Ecstatic Dance
Suburbia
A barefoot, sober, conscious dance practice — finally in the northwest suburbs. No steps to learn. No way to do it wrong. Just you, the music, and a room full of people moving however they're moved.
Upcoming Dances
Find your next floor
Sunday MainwoodSunMay 31Doors9:30 AMMainwood Dance ClubArlington Heights$25 · 20 spots- Sunday MainwoodSunJun 14Doors9:30 AMMainwood Dance ClubArlington Heights$25 · 20 spots
Ecstatic Dance with CacaoSatJun 20Doors7:00 PMThe Gathering LighthouseLombard · West SuburbsCacao $5 · Dance $25- Sunday MainwoodSunJun 28Doors9:30 AMMainwood Dance ClubArlington Heights$25 · 20 spots
- Chicago Ecstatic DanceWedJul 1Doors7:00 PMHairpin Arts CenterChicago · Logan SquareSliding scale
- Chicago Ecstatic DanceWedJul 8Doors7:00 PMHairpin Arts CenterChicago · Logan SquareSliding scale
- Sunday MainwoodSunJul 12Doors9:30 AMMainwood Dance ClubArlington Heights$25 · 20 spots
- Chicago Ecstatic DanceWedJul 15Doors7:00 PMHairpin Arts CenterChicago · Logan SquareSliding scale
- Chicago Ecstatic DanceWedJul 22Doors7:00 PMHairpin Arts CenterChicago · Logan SquareSliding scale
- Sunday MainwoodSunJul 26Doors9:30 AMMainwood Dance ClubArlington Heights$25 · 20 spots
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What to expect
No steps. No words. Just movement.
Ecstatic dance is a sober, DJ‑led movement practice — a wave of music that carries you from gentle stillness, into wild expression, and back to rest. No partners required. No experience needed. If you can move, you can dance — even if "moving" tonight means lying on the floor and breathing.
A DJ‑led journey
From soft and grounding into wild and luminous, then back to stillness.
All bodies welcome
No experience needed. Every age, shape, and rhythm belongs on the floor.
Three soft agreements
Barefoot if you can (socks or soft shoes welcome). Wordless on the floor (words always okay for consent or care). Phones away (so we can be fully here).
Every other Sunday
Next: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Our partner venue is open in Arlington Heights. We launched May 31, 2026 and we're running every other Sunday — with the potential to move to weekly once we've built enough of a steady crew.
Sunday mornings at Mainwood Dance Club
Doors 9:30 AM · 20 spots · $25. Pick the Sunday you want to come.
There's an ecstatic dance in Chicago every Wednesday.
Formerly known as Rhythm Sanctuary Ecstatic Dance, it's now Chicago Ecstatic Dance — same beloved Wednesday night ritual, new name. Can't wait until June? Get your feet on the floor this week.
Help us light the floor sooner
Every dollar goes to the floor: a venue with good acoustics, a sound system that lets the bass move through your bones, and DJs who know how to hold a room. $25 gets one person on the dance floor. $100 brings four friends.
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