Ecstatic Dance Oakland: Featuring Benny Doon

Ecstatic Dance Oakland is back under new stewardship at Sweets Ballroom: Sunday morning schedule: 9:45am - Doors Open 10am - Contact Improv & Yoga 10:45am - Opening Circle 11am - Ecstatic Dance 1pm - Sound Healing Sweets Ballroom 1933 Broadway, Oakland, CA BART: 19th St. BART Parking: *Secured Covered Parking: Dalziel Garage 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612 Tickets: Available at the door with Cash / Venmo $25 Drop-In $20 Passes sold in 5 packs Volunteer Opportunity: Please email us at [email protected] Ecstatic Dance Agreements: Let the dance be your language, we keep the floor a space of movement rather than words. Follow what feels true in your body, honor your own boundaries, and practice consent in every interaction. We gather in a clear, substance-free field, no alcohol or drugs. Please keep phones away so we can be fully present together. Dance barefoot if you can, or wear soft-soled dance shoes if needed. This is a community space open to all ages and expressions. --------------------------------------------------------------- About Benny Doon is a San Francisco–based DJ and selector passionate about musical storytelling. After joining the Bay Area ecstatic dance community in 2023, he fell in love with freeform dance as a practice of embodiment and with DJing as a medium for connection—translating the inner world outward through sound. Sound / Style Benny Doon weaves together bass, downtempo, breakbeat, four-on-the-floor, and electronic rhythms into cathartic dance journeys. His cross-genre sets blend certified booty shakers with euphoric goosebump-givers, creating experiences that evoke playfulness, release, and emotional resonance. Live DJ Influences Bonobo, Four Tet, Lane 8, Jamie xx, Black Coffee, Spencer Brown, Octo Octa, Rezz, Jeff Mills, CloZee, TOKiMONSTA Listen: https://soundcloud.com/bennydoon