ManDance w Permissionary

Brought to you by Fernhill Dance, in collaboration with the Ecstatic Heart Brotherhood. Now @ The Den, 116 SE Yamhill St This month’s theme: Allowing Ourselves to Rest and Receive. Some of the deep conditioning for men revolves around always expecting ourselves to be the producers and providers. Additionally we may expect ourselves and other men to be stoic, tough, and to eschew help when it’s offered. We may believe that our value comes from what we do. These beliefs can have the de facto effect of causing us to overwork, stress out, and sometimes break down. The solution? Slow down. Seek help. Focus more on our self care. Rest. Receive. As poet and activist Adrienne Marie Brown tells us, ‘rest is a radical act’. Part of the revolution is to stop doing too much. For men especially, letting ourselves be nourished by receiving care from Others helps to break down the stress cycle that is at the root of a lot of our less savory behavioral patterns. Come take it easy with us! After sharing, we will move into a men's only ecstatic dance container, where we'll have a chance to get primal, get real, get spirit-y, get connected, and get down! As always, in keeping with the ecstatic vibe, it'll be a choose your own adventure scenario, but we will provide some structural pieces to allow for the whole range of masculine energies to show up: from slower, contact improv-y to more rough and tumble vibes. This is a container for anyone who identifies as a man. Queer and trans friendly. Warm Up/Doors Open - 6:30 Opening Circle - 7:05 Dance from @ 7:15 - 9ish. Closing Circle after Dance. Sliding Scale: $15 - $25 This month's DJ: Permissionary Bring flow toys! Bring workout gear! Bring drums or other percussive elements! We'll have an organic breakdown mid-set where we drop out the amplified sound and get our groove on the old fashioned way.