ECSTATIC DANCE PARTY🌴☀

On 5 March, we open the doors once more to a night of ecstatic free form dancing, deep inner discovery journeys, grounding, live drumming, community fun and festivities! You can look forward to dancing bare feet on brand new floor mats, a professional sound system, visuals, amazing artists and an open and welcoming atmosphere! During the event, you are guided by experienced facilitators, DJs and musicians into a feeling of flow, ecstasy and bodily integration. Right now, our team consists of around 20 people based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and we work with partners across Northern Europe.

NEDA PROGRAM OF THE NIGHT 😍🎶

18:30 - 19:00: Welcome, joyful music and potluck (doors close at 19.00 sharp)
19:00 - 19:30: Opening circle and facilitation by Clara Vandeweerdt
19:30 - 21:30: Ecstatic dance set by DJ Grundstoff
21:30 - 22:15: Deep sound healing and therapy with Gongs by Aiste Venskune
22:15 - 22:30: Closing circle and integration
22:30 - 23:00: Community chat and potluck

About DJ Grundstoff:
Grundstoff discovered ecstatic dance in the 90s and it has been an essential part of her life ever since, alongside yoga, bodywork and meditation. The love of dancing inspired her to start dj:ing and train as DANCEmandala facilitator with Areeradh Tri-Siddha. As a DJ, she loves to build up a beautiful journey with a broad spectrum of expressions - sensitive slow, playful and raw explosive. Expect an electronic thread, combined with folk/world/organic elements.

About Aiste Venskune:
Over the past 8 years, Aiste has held more than 1200 sound therapy events with Gongs and will ground us fully after the dance with healing energy and sound vibrations. She has trained and played alongside all the heavyweights in the sound therapy community such as Alicija Eiliakas, Aidan McIntyre and Don Conreaux. Furthermore, she is educated psychologist, art therapist, life coach and reiki master. Currently, she is on her way to becoming a certified hypnotherapist as well.

Several dance angels and team members will be there as well to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere. We are looking very much forward to seeing you!

SAFE SPACE / NO ALCOHOL, INOXICATION, TALK 🌻🌿

One of the core elements of ecstatic dance is to co-create a socially comfortable and open space. A space where we can explore ourselves and our surroundings through sound and movement. Although its called 'ecstatic' it is just as much about grounding. As it’s a shared experience, we have an approach of acceptance, tolerance, and love for music and dance. Always, however, in a way where we respect and pay attention to each other's boundaries. Throughout the dance, we communicate with our eyes and bodies without words - and without the need for alcohol or other forms of intoxication. Furthermore, ecstatic dance does not require any inherent or acquired skills - while we welcome and embrace all ethnicities, beliefs and age groups. So, come as you are!

WHAT TO BRING? 🍓🥗

- A water bottle
- A towel (optional)
- Comfortable clothing for dancing
- Potluck. You are most welcome to bring some food, snacks, fruits, etc. for all of us to share at the beginning and the end (or if you get hungry in the middle). We call it 'potluck' as no one knows what we'll get. We will serve some fruits and nuts as well to keep you going!

ABOUT NEDA 💚💛

NEDA's core team members are educated 'Ecstatic Dance Facilitators' combined with multiple years of experience in yoga, meditative bodywork and music theory and practice. We promote and celebrate multiculturalism and diversity. This influences our community of dancers as well as our choice of music which typically is a combination of world, electronic, organic, folktronica and live drumming. We also seek to integrate various movement disciplines in our facilitation practices, such as yoga, martial arts and contact improvisation. Ecstatic dancing is a fun and healthy way of learning how to listen to our bodies, our senses and our longings.

TICKETS - SOLD OUT 🌸🌸

You are welcome to sign up on the waiting list. Tickets are only 200 DKK for the whole night. Note that the tickets are non-refundable, but you are welcome to sell it to another dancer. Just make sure to forward the ticket via mail or in print so that we can validate it at the entrance. Thanks!

See you soon on the dance floor!

Hugs, 
Team NEDA
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