👁 I-Opener Ecstatic Dance Boston - April

“Flowers are the songs of nature and dance of spring.” ~ Debasish Mridha Dance is love, community, nourishment, inspiration, connection, bliss... 🌀 Let's dance together and celebrate this month with our shared love of movement and magic. I-OPENER invites you into a Sunday morning gathering with community to co-create a journey together… with a mix of teachers, DJs, artists, and musicians to weave a rich experience with our worldwide ecstatic dance community and local dance family. And you! yes you! are an essential part of making this happen!!! *** Spread the word *** invite friends and family to come celebrate in dance and emerging spring with us… SUNDAY, April 16th… in an opening circle to ground us, a guided warmup with Alice Heller who will lead us in Nia ... a somatic journey to warm up the body mind spirit and heart... and from their we'll flow into an ecstatic dance wave with DJs *Michael Swerdloff & Journey Weaver* ... and finally closing with a community sing to integrate our experience and carry it with us into our lives 💞 … come together with your I-Opener Family and reconnect with your monthly dose of dancing bliss! ✨ 💠💠 PROGRAM 💠💠 10:45am Doors open, Welcome 11:00 Opening Circle & Nia Warmup w/ Alice Heller 11:30 Dance Wave w/DJ Michael Swerdloff 1:00 Closing Circle & Community Connections 💜 Arriving: please try to arrive early and be ready to join 11am Opening Circle… after that honor your later entrance into the dance by taking a mindful walk around the outer edge of the space to arrive, calibrate, and connect 💜 Afterglow: We invite friends to help clean and clear the space after dancing, connect in conversation and care for our community’s home before heading out into your world… carry the good vibrations of the morning into your lives and pass them along to others 💠💠 LOCATION 💠💠 The Somerville Armory 191 Highland Ave, Somerville MA Entrance in front and Dance Hall inside lobby strait ahead Parking: available in Lot behind the building and along the street (free on Sundays). Carpooling encouraged. Public Transport: 15 minute walk from Davis Square which is on the MBTA Red Line. Accessibility: The Somerville Armory is fully handicapped accessible. Contact [email protected] for more information or assistance. We are LGBTQIA+ friendly and do our best to offer a safer space for all. 💠💠 EXCHANGE 💠💠 Adults (sliding scale) $20-30 Students w/ID, Elders, & Low Income w/EBT Card $15 Children 12 and Under $10 ❖ pay at the door w/ cash, check, charge ❖ Kids: Are welcome but must be supervised, match the energy of the dance, and may only run around outside. Children must have a guardian to help them engage, in the dance space or out in the lobby, at all times. Financial Accessibility: + monthly "Inclusion Scholarships" offered for minorities, apply online at www.Iopenerdance.com/scholarships/ + work-exchange offered, 2 spots per event & fill quickly Dance Supporters!! - sponsorship & donations gratefully accepted to help maintain our equipment, compensate artists & teachers, and grow our dance. Please donate through www.ecstaticnortheast.com or email [email protected] for more information. 💠💠 GUIDELINES 💠💠 1. Conversation outside the dance space, connect with your dance 2. Judgement free, move how you wish in awareness of others and their space 3. No digital devices, capture the experience with your eyes and heart 4. Respect yourself and one another, always get consent Connect with inquiry before assumption, give yourself the gift of being fully present and free of distractions, enjoy a natural high, and co-create the experience with consideration. We dance barefoot and suggest wearing comfortable clothing to move in and bringing a water bottle to stay hydrated. COVID AWARENESS: in consideration of others, please do not attend if you have any cover-like symptoms or recent exposure, masks are welcome but not required, and be aware of others comfort levels of physical distance needs 💠💠 I-OPENER ECSTATIC DANCE 💠💠 A monthly morning dance journey to take us into self exploration and creative expression. We honor moving as the music inspires you in a judgement-free space designed to inspire easeful presence and energetic flow. I-OPENER is an opportunity to connect with your self, shake up your patterns, let free-form inspiration abound, and co-create a transformative experience with new and old friends of all ages. We offer a guided warmup, a carefully curated dance wave, co-created community art, themed altar for self reflection, side areas for connection, and opening & closing circles to hold time and space. Our upcoming offerings include... warmups of contact improv, gaga, soul motion, authentic movement, afroyoga... DJs from the local area and around the world!! Let carefully crafted musical journeys allow you to process emotions, exercise your body and mind, lift your spirits, and be welcomed by a vibrant local community as part of a global family in ecstatic expression. You can engage in the dance as you wish… through movement, meditation, expansion, observation, introspection, development, and connection. You’ll be amazed at what emerges when you let go and just dance! 💠💠 CONNECT 💠💠 Upcoming 2022-23 Dances: Monthly - most 3rd Sundays! ♦️ MAY 14 ** 2nd Sunday ** ♦️ JUN. 18 ♦️ JUL. - no dancing, enjoy summer adventures! ♦️ AUG. 20 ♦️ SEP. 17 ♦️ OCT. 15 ♦️ NOV. 19 ♦️ DEC. 17 --- PAST EVENTS --- 🔶MAR. 19 Warmup: Chandra Cantor (Yoga) steppingintobalance.com DJ: Journey Weaver (Boston/WestMass) www.djjourneyweaver.com 🔶FEB. 19 Warmup: Nikki Li (Connective Dance) DJ: Michael Swerdloff (Providence RI) 🔶JAN. 15, 2023 +Warmup: Katerina Tzouganaki (Somatic Connection) www.anasabodywork.com +DJ Journey Weaver www.djjourneyweaver.com 🔶NOV. 13 + Warmup: Chandra Cantor (Yoga) steppingintobalance.com + DJ Omar Aena (Dance Lab NYC, Dance Beyond Dance Retreats) Music: https://soundcloud.com/omaraena Learn more at www.IOpenerDance.com 🌀 Sign up for monthly email updates 🌀 Follow our FB Page: I-Opener Dance Join our FB Group: I-Opener Dance Community Find us on Instagram “IOpenerDance” 👁 I-Opener Ecstatic Dance began February 14th, 2016 and is produced by Sarah Monette (DJJourneyWeaver.com) of EcstaticNortheast.com, with support from co-creator Marek Tresnak (DJLuminus.com) of "Vortex Ecstatic & Healing Arts", Helen Cymbala "Inspirational Altar Creations", volunteers who rock, and an AMAZING Community!! ❖❖❖ We look forward to seeing you in the dance!! ❖❖❖ #IOpenerDance #EcstaticNortheast #VortexHealing #ComeAsYouAre #MoveAsYouWish