Ecstatic Dance LA - Westwood Reunion! DJ Dragonfly

We’re delighted to announce Ecstatic Dance LA’s return to bi-monthly indoor Ecstatic Dance events in Westwood beginning November 5th, 2023! For 6 years pre-pandemic we hosted over 180+ events in this beautiful space. We are filled with gratitude for the many powerful and inspirational moments shared on this dancefloor and are so excited to be back after 3 years to pick up where we left off. Our inaugural return event is going down in epic fashion with non other than the legend of the ecstatic dance & conscious festival scene - DJ Dragonfly! Come join us for this very special occasion and reactivation of our original dancefloor. Let’s dance!! ~ ♡ ~ ------------------------------------------ ➤ EVENT SCHEDULE ≫ 2:45pm: Doors Open ≫ 3 - 4pm: Yoga & Movement Connection Workshop with Atasiea ≫ 4pm: Opening Circle ≫ 4:15pm: Ecstatic Dance with DJ DRAGONFLY ≫ 6:15pm: Sound Bath with Davina Joy ≫ 6:30pm: Closing Circle ≫ 6:45pm: Event End - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ▸▸▸ Plus: // Superfoods café with Chef Mallori // Massage and Healing Arts with Atasiea & Guest practitioners // Chill out zone & altar space ------------------------ TICKETS: ≫ https://www.ecstaticdancela.com/tickets/westwood-2023-nov5 ------------------------------------------ ➤ Ecstatic Dance LA weaves together world class DJs, immersive sound journeys and free-form movement. It's a substance-free, all ages community celebration where you can simply BE yourself and experience rejuvenation & inspiration through connection, dance & music! ---------------------------------------- ➤ DJ DRAGONFLY ≫ https://soundcloud.com/djdragonfly ≫ https://linktr.ee/DJDRAGONFLY Hailed as a pioneer in the Ecstatic Dance scene, Dragonfly meets you with over 25 years of experience DJing festivals and gatherings around the globe, shape-shifting and deepening the conscious movement communities’ dance experiences wherever he goes. His unique sets are always an adventure, a “trust-fall” if you will. They are the result of a life-long dancer whose Djing is inspired by incessant crate-digging to craft genre-fluid, polyrhythmic, tempo-twisting journeys into a uniquely ecstatic somatic experience of sonic morphology. The end goal? A dancefloor which invites you to surrender to a space where ecstatic movement reminds you that every part of your body has something beautiful to express to music. PAST APPEARANCES: Lightning in a Bottle, Symbiosis Festival, Envision Festival(Costa Rica), Enchanted Forest Festival, Northern Nights Festival, Lucidity Festival, Earthdance, Burning Man, Stilldream, Manifest, Great Convergence (Egypt), Shambala (Canada), Beloved, Global Eclipse(Australia & Oregon), Mystic Garden, Raindance Festival, Harmony Festival, Sonic Bloom, Wanderlust, Foreverland and many others... A magic carpet ride of sound transports the dancefloor when Dragonfly throws down his full-spectrum, body-mind-soul transglobal sound experience where cutting-edge, polyrhythmic akashic bass meets primordial sound, elastic dreamtempo, tribal mayhem, and ecstatic bliss. ------------------------------------------ ➤ Yoga & Movement Connection Warmup with Atasieá ≫ www.atasiea.com Join Atasieá for movement practices incorporating mindfullness, yoga stretches, improvisation, partner exercises, and group ensemble activities- with an emphasis on mind/body/spirit connection. This experience is tailored to help individuals & groups warm up for a freeform ecstatic dance journey, in a playful explorative context. ~ Atasieá- 'Oneness' (aka Kenneth L. Ferguson) is a Healer, Performance artist, Martial Artist, Reiki Master, Theta Healer, Bodyworker, Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Instructor, Minister, & Dancing Freedom Facilitator. He is the Co-founder/producer, resident facilitator, and healing arts practitioner of Ecstatic Dance Los Angeles. He has a healing arts Practice called “Angelic Presence Healing” doing massage, energy healing, teaching reiki, yoga instruction, and spiritual guidance counseling. As an intuitive healer he provides, physical, emotional, and psycho-spiritual support to all people through bodywork, Reiki, sound healing, channeling, conscious dance, and ceremonial facilitation. ------------------------------------------ ➤ How it works: We open with a special warmup yoga or movement class facilitated by a skilled practitioner. The opening class blends seamlessly into the the two hour freeform dance journey facilitated by our guest DJ. At the end of the DJ set we close with a sound bath and meditation to ground and complete the experience. ------------------------------------------ ➤What to expect: Ecstatic Dance is a community gathering for people who want to express themselves freely, to connect, and to expand together. ❃ Live DJs | Free-Form Movement | Workshops | Yoga | Sound Baths | Healing Arts | High Vibe Food | Bodywork | Community ❃ Join us and enjoy a safe and inspiring space to dance without talking, drinking, and the nightclub vibe. This is about self-expression, freeing your mind and body, and connecting with yourself and those around you. No booze, no shoes and no chit-chat on the dance floor helps us keep it intentional. Amazing music helps us keep it all about Dance. ------------------------------------------ ➤ Guidelines: ▸ Move your body however you wish ▸ Please refrain from talking on the dance floor ▸ Maintain care/awareness for the space and those around you ▸ This is a drug and alcohol free event ▸ No photos or videos; cellphones muted and out of sight ▸ Ecstatic Dance is a barefoot practice. (If you need to wear shoes due to health reasons, please note dance-specific shoes are allowed, but only shoes that have not been worn on the street) ------------------------------------------ ➤ What to Bring: 1. Loose-fitting clothes that let you move your body and free yourself 2. Water and a water bottle. You can refill it at the venue. 3. A good attitude, open heart, your business card or flyers for networking. 4. Please leave other non essential items at home as we have limited storage space at the venue. ------------------------------------------ KEEP IN TOUCH! 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