Chocolate Groove - Leo Full Moon Ecstatic Dance Party

Time to Kick off 2024 with a LEO BANG-ER! We are excited to announce that we will be hosting our first event of the year & only event in January on TUESDAY, Jan 23rd at the Lithuanian house! - 2024-01-23 This event is in alignment with the Leo Full Moon peaking on Jan 25th & will also be a send-off for Groove founder Jesse Buck & Matty Ryce as they heads down south for a few months. Jesse will be bringing the Groove back to Costa Rica to host our annual Costa Rica Retreat Feb 26th - March 3rd, host chocolate groove evets & play Envision Festival! We will be opening up the event with Peter Arcari bringing in his 100 frame drums, to lead a 30 minute Shamanic collective drum journey at 7pm. ** If you bring your own frame drum you can get in at our $25 Early Bird rate at the door! At 7:30 we will dive into our Cacao Ceremony and into a Liftin gHumanity Meditation with Scott Sniedzins who is found of the Atlas Project. The Atlas Project is a collective meditation to LIFT conciousness, together we gather and LIFT by focusing on a single moment. Toro will be providing orgone accumulation pillows that amplifies our toloidal field and push the envlope of what we can achieve. After the Dance is complete we will settle in to a deep soundbath with Jesse Buck & Peter Arcai to close out the night. Come get down and plant the seed of our 2024 season! You can expect Live Painting, Digital Art, Conscious Vendors, Elixirs, Snacks, a GIANT Lounge area and to dance yourself into ecstatic bliss. DRESS CODE : Be Courageously YOU / Cat themed (Bring out the fur, cat ears and facepaint) WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A VENDOR? - EMAIL US [email protected] >>> Schedule - 6:30 - Doors open 7:00 - 100 Frame Drum, Drum Journey with Peter Arcari 7:30 - Cacao Ceremony & Uplifiting Humanity Meditation with Toto 8:00 - MATTY RYCE B2 CACAOBOY 11:00 - Soundbath with Jesse Buck & Peter Arcari 12am- Everyone out :) >>> Live Art - Self Reflectron Vanessa Paxton Natasha Pascale >>> ENERGY Exchange - Early Birds - $25 (available until Jan 15th) General Admission - $30 Door - $40 ** PLEASE EMAIL US AT [email protected] if financial assistance is required as we never want to turn anyone away for lack of funds. >>> LOCATION - Lithuanian house - 1573 Bloor St W, Toronto What is Chocolate Groove? Chocolate Groove has been offering alcohol-free dance gatherings since the summer of 2018 and has evolved over the years. We are very excited to continue hosting events that create space for Ecstatic Dance & room for a more Social experience. At the root of all our elements, we are more than a dance party but a community that creates a safe space for celebration & connection. We are an intentional, all-inclusive safe space for everyone to come together, connect authentically & DANCE. ..:: CODE OF CONDUCT AGREEMENT ::.. Please Respect, honour & Love ... - Yourself - The Space - Each Other This is a space of intentional & Consensual connection This is an Alcohol / Drug-free Space We Are Co-Creating a Safe, All Inclusive, Family Friendly, Non-Judgmental, Shame Free Space for Radical Community Expression & Care. We are learning how to do this together and each person is an active participant in their own learning with us! If you experience yourself or someone else struggling to hold up any of our Values & Pillars, please come connect with us so we can care and support you as a community! Your Chocolate Groove Team