Ecstatic Dance at Om Presents Sami the Animal and African Dance

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ecstatic Dance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *DJ:** Sami the Animal **Music Vibe:** Driving, Beat-heavy, moody, and fist pumping expansive spooky grooves **Theme:** My Shadow Is in Bed with Me Again- A night of Halloween Eve Vibes **Description:** playful, sultry, and alive. From deep rhythms to familiar anthems, Sami the Animal invites you to move with your shadow, sweat out your ghosts, **Bio:** Sami the Animal is a Seattle-based DJ who loves blending moods, eras, and genres to move a room. Expect heart, humor, and a few songs you didn’t know you needed to dance to. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pre-Dance Workshop ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Title: African Dance Facilitator: Sarah Lee Parker Description: Baba and Sarah Lee teach a variety of traditional dances from Guinea, Mali and Senegal, West Africa. You will find yourself enjoying the movements of these dances, as well as the workout it gives you. With their friendly "show and go" style of teaching, you will develop the strength, fitness and coordination needed to move and express yourself through these amazing and joyous African dances. In class, you will learn the movement vocabulary and rhythms that make up this beautiful art form and meet great like-minded people. Come out and give it a try, you will LOVE IT! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Evening flow ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6:30pm - Doors Open 7pm - Workshop 8:15p - Dance begins 10:20p - Dance ends, closing circle 10:35p - Snacks & Socializing 11:30p - Doors close ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cost ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Workshop: free if attending dance Drop-in $20 Pass $90 (6 dances @ $15) Cash or Venmo at door or prepay online at omculture.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~