Seattle Ecstatica: Presenting Alchemia; Exploring Boundaries & Connection w Alchemia

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ecstatic Dance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Music Vibe: Songs that evoke power, play, and passion, using a variety of instruments and sounds. Strong beats balanced with introspective instrumental moments. Inspired by music across the globe. Sultry, sexy, and slow songs work seamlessly together with bursts of tribal rhythms, flirty art pop, funk, and psychedelic electronic. Theme: Melt the Ice Description: Leave the hustle and bustle of the world at the door, and give yourself the time to melt. Slow and juicy build ups, bursts of energy and surprising sounds, inspiring a variety of movements and exploration of ways in which your body can feel delicious within the dance. Bio: Alchemia uses movement and music to process the human experience, as well as connect even more deeply to herself and those around her. She aims to have her sets do the same for others. Having travelled all across the globe, she pulls music from the places and people she meets, keeping her sets fresh and interesting. She is also a yoga teacher and leads events focused on healing the nervous system - you will notice that she brings that same purposeful energy and healing intention to her sets as well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pre-Dance Workshop ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Title: Melt the Ice: Exploring boundaries & connection within dance Facilitators: Michaela Brazington (@alchemia.yoga.music on Instagram) Michaela Brazington (Alchemia) is a Yoga teacher who focuses her work on events that combine music, movement, and bodywork to facilitate opportunities to learn about and regulate our nervous systems. This workshop will explore similar concepts through the lens of dance, discovering the organic movements that can come from any one at all - whether they have a dance background or not! Description: Melting our internal ice begins by tapping into breath, sensation, and the natural rhythms of our body. We will explore a few other practices to regulate the nervous system through dance and learn how to use rejection, boundaries, and desires as motivation for movement. From there, we will practice forming requests and responses through body language. We will use playful group exercises to find what a “yes” and a “no” feel like in our own bodies. Finally, we will slow down and practice deep listening in partner dancing, to discover how much is uncovered when we truly allow time for the ice to melt. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Evening flow ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6:30pm - Doors Open 6:45pm - Workshop 8:00p - Dance begins 10:00p - Dance ends, closing circle 10:10p - Snacks & Socializing 11:00p - Doors close ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cost ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Workshop: free if attending dance Drop-in $20 Pass $90 (6 dances @ $15) Cash or Venmo at door or prepay online at omculture.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~