About this Event

Come and revel with us as we celebrate the return of The Big Love Ecstatic Dance in the potency of the new year with the sacred intention to dance our dreams and co-creating a beautiful space of movement medicine. Our last Big Love that we, Darren Austin Hall & Jesse Buck co-created with some of our beautiful soul family, was back in 2019 before the tumult of pandemia and all the effervescent transformation and evolution hitting human consciousness. We’ve been holding The Big Love for a number of years, helping to anchor the ecstatic dance medicine vibrations in Toronto and surrounding. It’s been a soil for so much to grow in the community and beyond and we’re so excited to bring it back. We’ll have our tradition of enchanting elements: ∞ Opening Prayer & Circle with Anu Veda ∞ Cacao Blessing with Jesse & Darren ∞ 5-Element Ecstatic Dance with DJ Druid ∞ Sacred Sound Journey with Margo Free & Darren Austin Hall ∞ Closing Vibrations of Peace Free-Chant The Big Love is presented by the Chocolate Groove. We are committed to co-creating a sacred, safe and playful container with everyone from a heart-led space. Join us as we come together to lift our spirits into harmonics of unity through the sacred medicine of dance and let’s make our love big! >>> ENERGY Exchange - Early Bird - $25 (Available until Dec 31st) - LIMITED Early Bird - $30 (Available until Jan 4th) - LIMITED General Admission - $35 DOOR TICKETS - $40 >>> LOCATION - Beach United Church – 140 Wineva Ave, Toronto Beach United Church has been one of our favourite venues to host ecstatic dances over the years. It truly was The Big Love dance temple space for many years and we are so excited to return after long absence. It features beautiful wood floors, a massive space that invokes the divine and wondrous acoustics for our closing sacred sounds. What is Chocolate Groove? Chocolate Groove has been offering alcohol-free dance gatherings since the summer of 2018 and has evolved over the years. We are very excited to continue to host our events that create space for Ecstatic Dance & space for a more Social experience. At the root of all our elements, we are more than a dance party but a community that creates a safe space for celebration & connection. We are an intentional, all-inclusive safe space for everyone to come together, connect authentically & DANCE. ..:: CODE OF CONDUCT AGREEMENT ::.. Please Respect, honour & Love ... - Yourself - the Space - Each Other This is a space of intentional & Consensual connection This is an Alcohol / Drug-free Space We Are Co-Creating a Safe, All inclusive, Family Friendly, Non-Judgmental, Shame Free Space for Radical Community Expression & Care. We are learning how to do this together and each person is an active participant in their own learning with us! If you experience yourself or someone else struggling to hold up any of our Values & Pillars, please come connect with us so we can care and support you as a community! Your Chocolate Groove Team If you want the learn more of what this is or want to join our community group chat on telegram. >>> Please contact us an email @ [email protected]

Dance Styles

Ecstatic Dance (100%)

Pricing

Early Bird:$25.00
Early Bird:$30.00
General Admission:$35.00
DOOR TICKETS:$40.00

Organizer

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Jesse Buck

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The Big Love Cacao Ceremony Ecstatic Dance

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Chocolate Groove

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Darren Austin Hall