ALIA - Oakland Ecstatic Dance - Weds Night @ Sweets

Jan 3 - DJ: ALIA- Contact Improv: Merrick Jacob - Yoga: Satya Gita - Sound Healing: M’Gilvry Allen - Meditation: Tyler Blank Arrive when you wish: 6:45pm - Doors Open 7:00pm - Contact Improv Class (Main Floor) 7:00pm - Yoga Class (Upstairs) 7:50pm - Opening Circle 8:00pm - Ecstatic Dance 10:00pm - Sound Bath / Closing Meditation 10:10pm - Good Day Everyone! Tickets available at the Door @ Sweets Ballroom 1933 Broadway, Oakland, CA 19th St. BART Covered Secure Parking at 19th St. Between Broadway & Franklin (Franklin Plaza Garage) - $5 flat rate Drop-In: $25 (Cash / Card / Venmo) Circle Dance Passes: $20 each (sold in packs of 5 for $100) Volunteer Opportunity: Show up at 6pm sharp! for Opening or ask at the door for Closing Opportunities. ----- Jan 3 - DJ: ALIA - Contact Improv: Merrick Jacob - Yoga: Satya Gita - Sound Healing: M’Gilvry Allen DJ: ALIA ALIA is an acclaimed Electronic Music Producer, DJ, Vocalist, and Producer of the Feminine Medicine™ Project based in San Francisco. Inspired by the global sacred bass movement, her music is an evocative, lush journey into her own blend of bass-heavy electronic dance beats, melodic frequencies, gorgeous feminine voices, conscious lyrics, and sacred psychedelic sounds. Described as feminine and fierce, elegant and gritty, ethereal and primal, her music unfolds in a pulsing, hypnotic journey that moves both bodies and hearts. Contact Improv: Merrick Jacob Merrick Jacob (she/her) is a lover of movement, continuously in awe of the body and its potential for unique expression, creativity, & authentic connection. Influenced by her background in figure skating, AcroYoga, hand-balancing, Gaga, and contact improv, she guides playful movement experiences as an opportunity for deep listening, exploration, and co-creation. She is a certified AcroYoga Teacher with AcroRevolution & AcroYoga Montréal. Merrick studied a variety of somatic movement therapy modalities with Dynamic Embodiment & The Moving On Center: School of Participatory Arts & Somatic Research, focusing on BodyMind Centering & Laban Movement Analysis. For more contact improv with Merrick, she hosts 2x a month at The Center SF. Say hi to her here: https://merrickjacob.com/ Yoga: Satya Gita Meditation: Tyler Blank Tyler Blank is the Founder of Ecstatic Dance Oakland, San Francisco, Fairfax, and the International Organization: Ecstatic Dance. org He is a Sanyassin of OSHO's and He dives deep into the vision of Tantra, allowing us to use our Bodies, and this Moment, as an opportunity to be Fully Present, and Fully Alive. ----- All are Welcome, Without Restrictions or Limitations. We only ask that you refrain from: 1. Talking on the Dancefloor 2. Using your Phone 3. Wearing Shoes or Scents 4. Using Substances (Be Yourself!) Thank You for Respecting the Space so that everyone may Move, Celebrate, Heal, & Pray in their own unique way... Together. Tix available at the Door: Drop-In: $25 (Cash / Card / Venmo) Circle Dance Passes: $20 each (sold in packs of 5 for $100) Available at the Door. @ Sweets Ballroom 1933 Broadway, Oakland, CA 19th St. BART Covered Secure Parking at 19th St. Between Broadway & Franklin (Franklin Plaza Garage) - $5 flat rate