ECSTATIC DANCE BRIGHTON

Join the Ecstatic Dance Revolution! 

Combining a love for dance with healing intention these sessions are created for you to dive into your own innate potential for self transformation through dance and with a great soundtrack!


You are invited to use the dance floor as a tool for your personal development and discover a new lease of life.

Ecstatic Dance helps if you feel stuck or weighed down, your body feels sluggish or tired, you need some more fun and playfulness in your life, you would like to experiment with free movement and discover your own body expression, you just love music and dance!

No dance skill or experience is necessary! Movement may include walking, rolling, stretching, raging, shaking or anything you feel inspired to embody. 


Held in a large, softly lit dance space, you will be guided into the movement practice with a warm up before embarking on your own immersive journey flowing with the music, space and community.

The Ecstatic Dance will consist of a wide selection of heart centred and cathartic music that may include ambient, folk, electronic, tribal, house, techno, downtempo, classical, pop mashups/covers, funk, soul, drum & bass and more!

Facilitation

Our main DJ & Faciitator is Anna-Lisa. Anna-Lisa has a pure love of creating transformation, expression and expansion through the body. Weaving her knowledge and experience from energetic, physical, therapeutic and creative trainings she creates layered dance landscapes to explore, reflect and process our inner worlds with a mix of global rhythms, beats and melodies.

Guests!

Some sessions feature guest warm up facilitators & live musicians! As our events grow we will invite guest DJs too!

Community is important to us so there will be space to meet and hang out before and after the dance. Please make sure you join the dance on time so we can all journey together.

This dance is open to all gender, racial, religious and cultural identities.

Flow

6pm-7pm Social in the cafe

7pm Dance Space Opens

715pm Ecstatic Dance Session

9pm Sound Healing/Relaxation

920pm Closing Circle 

930pm-10pm Social in the Cafe

Address

Brighthelm Centre

North Road

BN1 1YD

Parking

Free parking in the Brighthelm Centre car park. Space for approx 20-25 cars - first come first served! The entrance is accessed from North Road on the left side of the front of the building. You need to get a parking receipt from reception.

Refunds/Exchanges


Tickets are not refundable unless the organisers cancel the event. You may sell your ticket on / to anyone on the waiting list.

What to Bring/Wear

Wear comfy clothes that you can move to and layers to keep warm/cool. We dance barefoot or in gripped socks.

Bring some water or a refreshing drink.

Photographs

There will be no photographs or videos taken during the dance. This is to allow dancers to drop into the dance space without worrying about how they look or move. There will be an optional group photo at the end.

About Ecstatic Dance

Ecstatic Dance is based in the natural understanding that our bodies know how they need and want to move in order to heal, strengthen, release and be nourished. Our ancestors practised rhythmic dancing to drums and chanting for centuries. Ecstatic Dance is based in this ancient practice of tuning in to the free movement desired by your body to shake and awaken your being into higher states of awareness, to release stress and trauma and to reconnect with your inner truth, beauty and enjoyment of life.

About Anna-Lisa

Annalisa Drew has a pure love of creating transformation, expression and expansion through the body. Weaving her knowledge and experience from energetic, physical, therapeutic and creative trainings she creates layered dance landscapes to explore, reflect and process our inner worlds with a mix of global rhythms, beats and melodies. She is an Ecstatic Dance Facilitator, DJ, Tao Master, Art Therapist & Mother.

Listen to my sets on Mixcloud!

https://www.mixcloud.com/AnnaLisaDrew/

Host or Publisher Anna-Lisa Drew