Afternoon Ecstatic Dance at Durham Friends

This is the fourth of our new Dances, in the manner of Ecstatic Dancewaves. We are having a following one June 27. Richard Jerram who did our last will follow up with this, as he has a unique style and it was well appreciated. Richard has for several decades instructed in 5Rhythms Dance in England and the US For those new to this form of dance see the description on page bottom. We hope to continue 1 or 2 Saturdays a month. Please come by 4. Schedule will be: 4:00 Gather 4:10 Circle Up 4:15 Dance 5:45 Final Circle 5:50 Socialize 6:00 Close Up. No fee, but we will accept donations to cover the rent only. No money is made by producers or DJs. There is a parking lot shared between Durham Friends and the Ronald McDonald House on Alexander. Park in the spots reserved for DFM. If lot is full street parking is free. For those new to this form of dance: Our dances are 90 minutes of improvisational unstructured dance to recorded music designed to create a deep free experience. There is no particular step or skill needed, just a chance to move the body and free the mind. People should abstain from conversation during the dance. Chairs will be there and one need not exert beyond your level of comfort and ability. These types of dances occur internationally and were largely inspired by the late Gabrielle Roth and her 5 Rhythms concept (https://www.5rhythms.com/ ), though it will be up to the designer of each set and the dancers how strictly they wish to adhere to 5 Rhythms concepts. It can be a useful model.