Full Moon Eclipse Ecstatic Dance

Ecstatic Dance with Live Percussion & Vocalists!! Full Moon Eclipse Ecstatic Dance on Friday 13th! Facilitator & DJ Annalisa with guest musicians Maria Payne Vlahogiannis, Lucy Wylde & Lydia Baksh. I love bringing live music into the Ecstatic Dance experience and am totally thrilled to be bringing live percussionists and vocals from 3 talented women on Friday 13th! Day & number of Venus & the Goddess, a day to honour and celebrate the feminine and cycles of death and rebirth! ( This dance is open to all gender identities ). Held in the stunning, softly lit dance space The Studio, we will guide a movement warm up before flowing into an Ecstatic Dance , featuring live drumming and vocals from our guests! We will close the evening with some live vocals and relaxation/meditation. Warm your heart and bodies with this powerful & healing transmission from the empowered feminine. Flow 715pm Arrive & Land 730pm Live Percussion & Warm Up 8pm Ecstatic Dance DJ Set with Annalisa featuring Live Vocals 930pm Live Vocals & Relaxation 10pm Closing Circle Address The Studio 39 Whippingham Road Brighton BN2 3PF This beautiful dance studio has a sprung wooden floor, accessible toilets and changing room. Please do not talk once you enter the dance studio unless prompted. The studio is our sacred dance temple. http://www.thestudiobtn.com/studio-info Parking There is free on street parking on streets around the venue from 7pm Refunds/Exchanges Tickets are not refundable unless the organisers cancel the event. You may sell your ticket on / to anyone on the waiting list. What to Bring/Wear Wear comfy clothes that you can move to and layers to keep warm/cool. We dance barefoot or in gripped socks. Bring some water or a refreshing drink. Guest Musicians Maria Payne Vlahogiannis (of Scott & Maria) Lucy Wylde Lydia Baksh About Ecstatic Dance Ecstatic Dance is based in the natural understanding that our bodies know how they need and want to move in order to heal, strengthen, release and be nourished. Our ancestors practised rhythmic dancing to drums and chanting for centuries. Ecstatic Dance is based in this ancient practice of tuning in to the free movement desired by your body to shake and awaken your being into higher states of awareness, to release stress and trauma and to reconnect with your inner truth, beauty and enjoyment of life. I give some guidance to start and then you are invited to listen and move with your internal prompting. There will be a mix of slow, fast, playful, touching music and many styles including tribal, world, dance, folk, downtempo and ambient moods. You may have many different feelings, thoughts, experiences come up! Dance with them ALL! If you feel pain, tune in, is this something to gently move with and feel or do you need to change your movement or rest? If you feel tired, is this old, stagnant 'tired' feelings being released that you can keep dancing through, or do you need to slow down? There is no right or wrong way to move! Enjoy connecting with your body and the music and allow your journey to unfold. About Anna-Lisa Anna-Lisa is an Ecstatic Dance DJ and Facilitator, she creates layered dance landscapes to explore, reflect and process our inner worlds with a mix of global rhythms, beats and melodies both organic and electronic. Previously she trained and taught in Taoist energy and physical wellness practices, working 1-1 and in groups of up to 80 participants. She pioneered and led workshops for adults, families and children including running in school wellbeing programmes and research. Anna-Lisa has loved dancing and music since childhood and performed in clubs, festivals and carnivals as a dancer. She is also a Mama, Art Therapist and recently co-formed the community and family networking and play space Conscious Fun Club which held a series of very popular events in summer 2020 including sunset Ecstatic Dance events. Listen to my sets on Mixcloud! https://www.mixcloud.com/AnnaLisaDrew/