Beltane Dance

Join us for our Beltane celebration! We will dance under the maypole and move beneath the trees through a ceremonial dance journey. 🔥 Beltane celebrates life at its most alive, evoking sensual, creative, and abundant energy. It’s a festival of fire and flowers, of movement and union. It is an ancient Celtic festival considered the counterpart of Samhain (Halloween), as the veil is thin at this time of year, allowing for connection with our ancestors. It is also one of the fire festivals in the Wheel of the Year and is rooted in the ancient belief that fire purifies and protects. The word Beltane comes from the god, Bel, of Celtic mythology, meaning "bright fire" or "Bel's fire." Bel or Belenus is associated with light, healing, and the sun. This is a joyful celebration of abundance, beauty, sun magick, blossoming, and healing. 🔥WHAT TO EXPECT 🔥 The Maypole We will honor this ancient tradition by dancing and weaving beneath the Maypole! The maypole has ancient roots and is associated with fertility, tree worship, and the balance of the feminine and masculine. Biodanza Opening with Ashley King Ashley King will lead us in Biodanza: The Dance of Life + The Poetry of Human Encounter Explore movement, music, community, and heartfelt, intentional connection! Our “vivencia” (from the Spanish word “vivir,” meaning “to live”) will include a series of artfully guided dances and encounters designed to evoke core emotion and authentic expression. Together we will move, play, explore, and celebrate our collective aliveness. ECSTATIC DANCE with Damiana Then flow into an ecstatic dance experience guided by Damiana, whose beats will carry you through waves of rhythm, release, and joy. Cool Down + Sound Bath We will wind down from our ecstatic dance with a cool down led by Jayme followed by a sound bath with Allie. FIRE DANCE We will have live fire performers! A beautiful symbol of the magic of Beltane. Throughout the Event Build a Ceremonial Flower Crown Collaborative Artwork Interact with the Community Altar, feel free to bring items to add to it! Live Painting by Tina Sophia Intuitive Card Readings Chair Massage Vegan eats by Durga's Om Cooking Beltane Dance. A gathering of expression, renewal, and collective energy. Come as you are, move as you feel, and celebrate your fire and the fire of those around you.🔥✨ ✨✨ Important Items to Note ✨✨ - This event is sober-conscious! No alcohol. - Consent is priority, especially while on the dance floor! We will discuss this and set expectations at opening circle, too. - This event is ✨Family-FRIENDLY. ✨ AGENDA: 4:45 Doors Open 5:30 Maypole Dance 6:15 Biodanza Warmup 7:30 ECSTATIC DANCE 9:30 Cool Down + Closing Sound Bath TICKETS: Early Bird (Until 4/13/26) - $19.99 Sliding Scale (Until 3/20/26) - $25-$55 Day Of - Sliding Scale Beginning at $30 CONTENT DISCLAIMER The organizers will be taking photos and videos during the event. Please reach out if you do not want to be in any photos or video. In Collaboration + Community: Ancestral Rhythms + Wellness Fest NJ + Thyme Travelers Conservatory + Milkweed Medicine + The Rose Resonance + The Wholly School + Damiana + Ashley King + Green Revolution Herbals + Durgas OM Cooking Questions? Email: thymetravelersconservatory.com Event Waiver: https://thymetravelersconservatory.com/waiver-%2B-code-of-conduct Produced by Ancestral Rhythms Hosted by Thyme Travelers Conservatory Born through collaboration via Thyme Travelers Conservatory, we are four women - Allie, Jayme, Gina, and Simcha - connected in our spiritual practices, friendship, and deep desire to create nourishing experiences for our community. We celebrate the cycles of earth through ceremony on the sacred days of the Wheel of the Year, which is deeply rooted in ancient rituals that have guided our ancestors for millennia. It is with this sacred knowing we collaborate and we introduce ourselves to you as Ancestral Rhythms. ANCESTRAL RHYTHMS IS A COMMUNITY! Ancestral Rhythms would not be able to throw these beautiful events without the support of our volunteers. Thank you so deeply for always showing up, supporting our vision, and helping us create the community of our dreams. We see you building, carrying, decorating, smiling, dancing, be-ing, with us and we are so grateful. Ancestral Rhythms also does not exist without YOU, our community, that comes to throw down with us. Ancestral Rhythms is all of us... and our ancestors. We love you. Want to get involved? Volunteer with us! Email: [email protected]