Bring a dance to your people
Bring ecstatic dance
to your circle, studio or community.
You already hold a room: a women's circle, a men's group, a yoga studio, a healing practice, a community that trusts you. We love helping people like you bring ecstatic dance to the people you gather. A small first dance is the perfect place to start.
Who this is for
If you gather people, this can fit
Women's circles
Open with your circle's intention, dance it through the body, close with sharing. It fits right into what you already hold.
Men's circles
A wordless way to drop out of the head and into the body together, with no performance and nothing to get right.
Yoga & movement studios
A special evening or Sunday offering that brings your students and new faces into the room.
Healers & wellness practitioners
Pair dance with your own work: breath, sound, tea, cacao, ceremony or education.
Faith, spiritual & cultural communities
Hold the circles in your own language, Polish, Spanish or anything else. The music doesn't need translating.
Birthdays & celebrations
A sober, joyful way to celebrate that your guests will actually remember.
Ways to work together
Pick the shape that feels right
Option 1
A private dance for your group
Just your people. You hold the intention and the welcome; we bring the musical journey and walk you through the flow.
Option 2
Co-host a dance that's open to everyone
Your theme and your community, plus ours. We can help with the event page, tickets, waivers, check-in and sharing it with our mailing list.
Option 3
Bring your group to one of our dances
The easiest first step. Come together to a Sunday morning dance and feel it before you plan your own.
See upcoming dances →Option 4
Share an offering at one of our dances
Lead an opening or closing (a meditation, a song, a short circle) and invite your friends to come that day.
Apply to share an offering →A small first dance
What it can look like
- 1
Arrive
Shoes off, a cup of tea, settling in.
- 2
Opening circle
Your welcome and intention, plus the few simple agreements that keep the room safe.
- 3
The musical journey
About an hour to an hour and a half of music that starts slow, builds and comes back to stillness.
- 4
Closing circle
Rest, a short share and tea. Stay as long as feels good.
About two to two and a half hours in all. We shape it around your group, so yours may look a little different.
Together
What you bring, what we bring
You bring
- •Your people. Eight to fifteen is plenty for a first one.
- •A space, or ideas for one. We can help you find a room.
- •A date and the intention you want to hold.
We bring
- •A curated musical journey, shaped around your theme
- •The flow and agreements: no talking on the floor, substance-free, consent before contact, no phones on the floor
- •Help with the event page, tickets, waivers and check-in if you want them
- •Our mailing list and community, when the dance is open to the public
It's already happening
People who've brought their own flavor
Yolanda Lozano, sound practitioner
Holds her own dances in DeKalb and Lombard with Vilija's tea, and her sound journeys in Lombard. We help with the pages, tickets and spreading the word.
Shanti Wendy, Ananda Lila Kirtan
Brought kirtan and ecstatic dance together for TURNING, and we shared it with our community.
A meditation center in Palatine
The Himalayan Yoga Meditation Center opened its room to Sunday morning dances.
Let's talk
Tell us about your group
No commitment. Share what you're imagining and David will reply personally within a few days.
Questions
Good things to know
My group has never done ecstatic dance. Is that okay?
Yes. There are no steps to learn. The opening circle explains everything, and people can rest, sit or move gently the whole time.
Can it be just for women, or just for men?
For a private dance, you decide who's invited. Dances that are open to the public are open to everyone.
Can the circles be in another language?
Yes. You can lead the welcome and the sharing in your community's language. We're happy to support that.
Is it religious?
It can feel spiritual, but nobody is asked to believe anything. It works for secular groups and faith communities alike.
What about sound and the room?
It depends on the space. We'll talk through the room, the sound and the setup together before anything is planned.
How much does it cost?
Every group and space is different, so there's no package to pick. We'll work out the money side together on a short call.
New to all this? What is ecstatic dance?