Ecstatic Dance Oakland - Sasha Rose

8-11pm // Ecstatic Dance Journey - Sasha Rose 7pm // Yoga - Shannon Sahaja 7pm// Contact Dance - Sita Devi 8pm // OPENING CIRCLE 8-11pm // Ecstatic Dance Journey - Sasha Rose 11pm // Sound Healing - Sasha Rose Sasha's background of lifelong musicianship created a strong foundation for her unique style of electronic production and live dj performances. She combines many elements, learned from her vast variety of musical experience, to offer a truly innovative type of artistic expression. Her popularity with spiritually focused dance crowds comes from her unique hybridization of original production featuring her live vocals and flute playing with carefully selected inspirational dance tracks from various artists from around the world. Her performances flow from celestial grooves to tribal world rhythms to down tempo dance dub to collective ascensions to higher realms. Sasha is one of the most sought after dj's for Ecstatic Dance and Ecstatic Dance styled events throughout California and beyond. She has performed at over 40 such dances including multiple appearances at Ecstatic Dance Oakland, Dance Journey, and many others. Over the last 10 years Sasha has taken her live solo electronic show to festivals throughout the US including Symbiosis, Beloved Festival, Earthdance, Sonic Bloom, Enchanted Forest, Raindance Campout, Photosynthesis, and many more. She has guested with several electronic artists including Random Rab, Vibesquad, Mimosa, Anasia, Zilla, Eoto, J.Boogie, Lafa Taylor, Jamie Janover, Lynxand many others. In her musical production, Sasha creates lucious soundscapes and thick bass lines bridged by her soulful, angelic voice and a variety of live instrumentation. Her original lyrics bring awareness and create a deep earth connection to her listeners. www.sasharosemusic.com Shannon Sahaja is a dedicated yogini, dancer, artist and lover of the earth. With 17 years of experience as a movement facilitator, Shannon is devoted to inspiring students to experience their own essence through play, spontaneity and nourishment. She holds a BFA in Dance from S.U.N.Y Purchase, has been practicing Contact Improvisation for 2 decades, and is the Creative Director for Sunday Ecstatic Dance Oakland www.ShannonSahaja.com Sita Devi As a natural performer, Sita was put into dance and gymnastics at the age of three and soon began choreographing small theater for her parents' dinner parties. Her performing career advanced, receiving a BFA in dance from University of California Santa Barbara and is a co-founder and facilitator of the Ecstatic Dance Retreat on the Big Island of Hawaii. After some years of performing, Sita began to dive deeply into her yoga practice, realizing that this was the true path of her heart. www.SitaDeviLove.com There are 3 simple Guidelines to maintain a Safe and Sacred Space together. 1. No Talking on the Dancefloor 2. Move as You Wish 3. Respect the Space (which includes no Shoes, no Drugs, no Booze, no Phones, no Perfumes, and Respecting each other's Space) $20 Drop In Multiple Discount Passes also Available at the Door 3 for $18 each ($54), 10 for $15 each ($150) Cash or Card. Online or at the Door. Free Dance: Volunteers arrive at 6pm Sharp OR Stay till Midnight (check in at the Front Door first) Free Dance: Your Birthday Week! Upstairs: Free Kung Fu Tea Service benefitting Om Shan Tea At the Bar: Brilliant Herbal Elixirs & Rhythmic Seed Dancing Cuisine (Raw Vegan) Main Floor Windows: Meditation Altar & Table Massage available www.Edance.org