Ecstatic Dance Online - ALIVE

Online Ecstatic Dance with live DJ music and international community of dancers For our international community dance is a healing practice. We dance regularly, consciously and with healing intentions in our hearts. And we have loads of fun every step of the way! WHAT IS ECSTATIC DANCE Ecstatic Dance is a free form of dance in which the dancers are encouraged to move, play and express as they please. Ecstatic Dance belongs to a conscious dance family and like other conscious dances (5 rhythms, Biodanza, Open Floor, Trance Dance and others) promotes integration of a person's emotional, mental, physical and spiritual well-being through therapeutic use of movement and dance. WHY WE DANCE ONLINE - Dancing from home saves time, money and energy and makes regular dancing so much easier! - We can dance on our own terms. Turn your camera on or off! - We can wear our craziest outfits and dance with a variety of props - We can bring Ecstatic Dance to our loved ones (pets, kids, family, friends, roomies, plants, etc.) and share the dancing space with them. - We can connect and dance with people and to DJs from other countries/places MUSIC As the variety of music is important to fully feel and move different types of emotions, we bring you as many international DJs as we can and encourage those who play regularly to experiment with genres and styles. Expect to discover new music and be surprised! �To enhance your experience, connect your device to a speaker or Bluetooth headphones.� OUR FOUNDER Alena was born in snowy Siberia, lived in many countries and is now located in Cornwall. Alena is a certified dance movement therapist, Ecstatic Dance event organiser, passionate dancer, facilitator and ceremony leader. She founded Ecstatic Dance Online during the pandemic as a safe and accessible space for people to dance and practice healing on a regular basis. Her community keeps dancing every week. Alena also holds regular Healing Dance Workshops where she shares practical and simple dance movement therapy tools which any dancer could use to enhance their emotional and physical wellbeing ALIVE DANCE When is it that you feel completely alive? For many of us it happens when we manage to go back to our body. To feel fully. It is in the magic of RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW when life happens. Come to our virtual dance floor and feel alive with us! OUR PRINCIPLES � We believe that healing happens by feeling, so acknowledgement and expression of emotions is fundamental for our dance sessions. � We want you to connect with your authentic self, so we provide a non-judgmental and non-directive space for you to move freely. � We use mediations, visualizations, breathing and movement exercises, so we can transmute emotions and changing our emotional states. �We invite different international DJs who create musical journeys for us to support our intentions. EVENT SCHEDULE (UK time) * Please adapt to your local time 18.00 – Meet and greet 18.05 – Opening circle + embodied practices 18.20 – Ecstatic Dance 19:40 – Sharing + Feedback + Closing circle HOW TO PREPARE �You can totally come as you are. Previous experience is not required! �Bring a bottle of water (or an alternative of your preference) to keep yourself hydrated. � You can bring some dancing props, to make dance more fun and to connect to others. Anything goes: hats, glasses, gloves, wigs, hula hoops, led lights, everyday objects, brooms, candles, plants, etc. Optional! But rest assured that it is a safe space for you to experiment with outfits, make up and different looks, if you want. �Blanket/sweater to keep you warm after the dance ends HOW TO CONNECT 1. Please, make a conscious donation to the Ecstatic Dance Online event creators here in Eventbrite. You can choose the amount you donate depending on your current situation. 2. You will receive the Zoom link to your email 3. Download FREE Zoom app, if you do not have it yet on your device (https://zoom.us/download) 4. Connect through Zoom and enjoy your dance! CANCELLATION POLICY As we operate on donations, we try to be as flexible as possible with our cancellation policy. If you already donated, but for any reason cannot make it, please consider dancing with us any other Saturday. If the first option is not possible, please, cancel at least 24 hours before the event. Thank you! KEEP IN TOUCH Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/ecstaticdanceonline0 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ecstaticdanceonline0/ Website https://www.ecstaticdanceonline.org/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/alenapashnova (Patreon subscription is a perfect option for our regular dancers. It saves you time and money and on top of that you’ll gain access to our dance offerings and other exclusive perks and content) *By donating you are signing up to Ecstatic Dance Online mailing list. You can unsubscribe at any time. **Ecstatic Dance Online may record some parts of the sessions for promotional purpose. Email : [email protected]