Ecstatic Dance: Feel it to Free; Workshop: You've Got Rhythm w Leah Russel

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ecstatic Dance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DJ: Leah James Russell Music vibe: From gritty grooves to blissed-out house beats and deep resounding bass, this set invites play, power, and raw expression on the dance floor. Theme: Feel it to Free It Description: This set invites dancers on a journey through the full spectrum of sensation from gritty tension to euphoric release. With a blend of earthy rhythms, pulsing bass, and expansive textures, the music encourages deep embodiment and emotional alchemy. Let whatever’s inside move through you. Shake it, stomp it, swirl it and sweat it until what was stuck becomes spacious, and what was heavy becomes free. Bio: Leah James Russell is a choreographer, dance teacher, movement artist, and fire spinner who believes movement is medicine. She blends grounded technique with wild creativity, and whether she’s spinning fire, dropping beats, or throwing shapes, she’s here to help people sweat, feel, and set themselves free through embodied expression. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pre-Dance Workshop ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Title: You've Got Rhythm! Facilitator: Leah James Russell Description: A tool box of techniques for how to lose yourself to the beat. Come play and experiment in a zero pressure environment and discover new ways to move and groove your body and embody the beat! All bodies, all levels, always welcome ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~