About this Event

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธWelcome to ๐‘๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž - ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ™ I stumbled upon a new Valentines Day, an internet Valentines day. "May 20th Lovers" refers to a, modern, digital-age Valentine's Day in China (and among Chinese speakers) known as "520 Day". It is celebrated because the number 520 (wว” รจr lรญng) sounds phonetically similar to "I love you" (wว’ ร i nว) in Mandarin. ๆˆ‘็ˆฑไฝ  So I thought and felt: Let us connect beyond the internet. Let us bring ourselves, and perhaps... a crush?... an internet date?? (Below is an special gift๐Ÿ˜‰) Let us connect as lovers... for an evening... for a dance... for ourselves to open up to love. This Ritual Dance will be a moment to: Express Love through body language Go on a 'Romantic Dancing Date' Exchange gifts of movement Dance with a crush Flirt ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐’€๐’๐’– are ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’—๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’…๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ Take a moment. ~ ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘... ๐ถ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘ฆ๐‘’๐‘ ... ๐ต๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’... ๐น๐‘’๐‘’๐‘™... ~ Ask: ๐–๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐‘๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž? ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ? ๐€๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ? ~ ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘“๐‘™๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก... ๐ต๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘กโ„Ž... ๐น๐‘’๐‘’๐‘™... ๐‘‚๐‘๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘ฆ๐‘’๐‘ ... ~ Ask: ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ? ~ ๐‘€๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘–๐‘ก ~ ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐๐‘๐Ž๐†๐‘๐€๐Œ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ - 19:00 arrival and welcome - 19:30 opening circle - 20:00 Ritual Dance by Andrew Leigh (in English) - 21:45 closing Ritual Dance and time for sharing ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐Š๐„๐“๐’ & ๐‘๐„๐†๐ˆ๐’๐“๐‘๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ Registration for the Ritual Dance is necessary, because places are limited. Sliding Scale: Support(ing) Ticket: โ‚ฌ40 (Helps provide even more reduced tickets) Standard Ticket: โ‚ฌ35 Support(ed) Ticket: โ‚ฌ30 To see which price really suits you, please see the following: https://www.wortsandcunning.com/blog/sliding-scale (Financial limitations? Contact us! We'll see about making dancing possible for you.) ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐‘๐ˆ๐“๐”๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐€๐๐‚๐„?๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ Ritual Dance is a dance experience where we come together in silence. From the silence we feel into ourselves, make eye contact with another dancer, show ourselves & recognize the other. The music is the invitation to go into spontaneous, free dance. The concept of Ritual Dance is inspired by Ecstatic Dance and Ritual Play. As we only use body language & sound, we leave words behind. We dance barefoot, only drink water and let ourselves be carried away by the natural flow. There is a demarcated space (the field) and demarcated time (the music), in which we step into the unknown, to authentically follow our impulses in tune with the other. Here you can find more information about Ritual Dance & Andrew: https://www.ritualdance.be/over ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐๐‘๐€๐‚๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐‹ ๐ˆ๐๐…๐Ž๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ ***Where*** Inside, what we find, the beautiful Blaisant church (Blaisantkerk) in Gent. ***Transportation*** There will be a follow up mail upon buying a ticket. You may also create a discussion on the FB page for any questions. ***What to bring*** - Wear comfortable dancing clothes - Bring a water bottle - You โค๏ธ ***Special gift for those reading all of this*** Bring a lover... a friend... a crush... a person you secretly fantasize about... For that person, there is a special 'Bring another' ticket, then use this code for a very loving discount: LOVERS520 *Only valid when buying a another ticket at the regular prices. If no other regular ticket is bought, this will be refunded. ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐‡๐š๐ข๐ค๐ฎ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ Music slowly sways A language beyond the tongue Love dances tonight With loving invitations, intentions & warmth ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ”ฅ Andrew & Ritual Dance โœจ Let us be light. Let us feel free. Let us dance in simplicity. ๐Ÿ”ฅ May we wake the inner fire within each other ~~~ To receive more updates on upcoming Ritual Dances, you can also subscribe to the Ritual Dance Newsletter on the website. https://www.ritualdance.be/contact

Dance Styles

Ecstatic Dance (100%)

Pricing

Support(ed) Ticket:โ‚ฌ30.00
Standard Ticket:โ‚ฌ35.00
Support(ing) Ticket:โ‚ฌ40.00

Organizer

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Ritual Dance

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Andrew Leigh