Ecstatic Dance 5 day immersion
Schedule
Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 09:30 am to Sun, 14 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Soul Studios Dance | Sarasota Springs, FL
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5-Day Ecstatic Dance Immersion: A Co-Created JourneySign up sheet here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17lseXQPVh0PsuxoGCJzcfkBpSymqFyYY8U4ekQVlPGI/edit
🌺 Overall Arc of the Immersion
* Day 1: Safety + landing
* Day 2: Emotional release + body intelligence
* Day 3: Connection + relational awareness
* Day 4: Shadow + full expression
* Day 5: Integration + embodiment of new self 9:30am-5pm wed-sun (with opportunity to go till 9pm Saturday night with regular 5pm ci, 7-9pm ecstatic dance)
Step into a living, breathing field of movement, connection, and transformation.
This 5-day immersion is an invitation to drop out of the ordinary rhythms of life and into a deeper listening—through the body, through nature, and through each other. Rooted in ecstatic dance, contact improvisation, meditation, and yoga, this experience weaves structure with spaciousness, guidance with co-creation.
Each day unfolds as a dynamic arc—awakening the body, exploring connection, expanding expression, and integrating through rest and reflection. Mornings begin in stillness and presence, moving gently through meditation and yoga to open the body and attune to the inner landscape. From there, we enter the realm of contact improvisation and relational practices—cultivating trust, sensitivity, and embodied communication.
As the day deepens, we flow into ecstatic dance journeys—spaces to move freely, release, discover, and celebrate the full spectrum of being. Evenings invite integration through softer practices, sharing circles, and grounded connection.
This immersion is not just something you attend—it is something you help create.
Participants are warmly invited to offer from their own gifts. Whether it’s a movement exploration, a somatic practice, a creative ritual, or a facilitated experience, there is space within the schedule for community-led workshops that align with the core practices of contact improv, ecstatic dance, meditation, and yoga. This co-creative element brings a unique richness, allowing the group to shape the experience together.
What to expect:
Daily meditation and yoga to ground and awaken
Contact improvisation labs to explore connection and trust
Ecstatic dance journeys to express, release, and expand
Authentic relating and group connection practices
Open space for participant-led workshops and offerings
Time for rest, nature, and integration
This is a space for all levels of experience—whether you are new to these practices or deeply immersed in them. Come as you are, with curiosity and willingness, and be supported in exploring your edges, your freedom, and your truth in motion.
This is a container for:
Rewilding the body
Reconnecting to intuition
Deepening relational awareness
Celebrating movement as medicine
And remembering the joy of being fully alive
You are not just joining an event—you are stepping into a community, a creative field, and a shared unfolding.
Fee: early bird $500 if paid in full by 5/15 $550 after. Daily rate $135 or to attend certain workshops $35 each
There will be dances open to the public included in this.
🌿 5-Day Immersion Workshop Breakdown (Detailed)
DAY 1 — ARRIVAL + UNWINDING THE BODY (Grounding + Safety + Connection)
Theme: “Landing in the body, landing in the room”
🌅 Morning Workshop (9:30–12:30)
* Opening Circle + Intentions
* Welcome, agreements, container setting
* Nervous system safety + group coherence practices
* Embodiment Warm-Up
* Breathwork to arrive fully in the body
* Gentle somatic scanning (where am I holding life?)
* Ecstatic Dance Journey (soft landing set)
* Slow build music: earth-based, fluid, spacious
* Focus: dropping armor, not performing
🌞 Afternoon Workshop (2:00–5:00)
* Movement Awareness Training
* “Moving from sensation instead of choreography”
* Partner Grounding Exercises
* Eye-gazing, mirroring, nervous system co-regulation
* Closing Integration Circle
* Sharing: “What did I notice in my body today?”
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DAY 2 — BODY INTELLIGENCE + RELEASE
Theme: “Letting the body speak what the mind holds”
🌅 Morning Workshop
* Somatic Activation Practice
* Shake + release (stress discharge methods)
* Voice + breath integration (sound as release)
* Ecstatic Dance Journey (elemental set: earth/water/fire)
* Invites emotional movement + expression
* Encouraging full range (not just “happy dance”)
🌞 Afternoon Workshop
* Emotional Movement Mapping
* How emotions show up in hips, chest, jaw, etc.
* Solo Expression Practice
* “Dance your current emotional state without fixing it”
* Group Reflection Circle
* Normalizing emotional waves in embodiment
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DAY 3 — CONNECTION + CONTACT + RELATIONSHIP WITH SPACE
Theme: “I move with you, not for you”
🌅 Morning Workshop
* Contact Improv Foundations
* Weight sharing, listening through touch
* Consent-based movement exploration
* Ecstatic Dance Journey (relational energy set)
* Music that invites play, curiosity, connection
🌞 Afternoon Workshop
* Relational Awareness Lab
* Boundaries in movement
* Leading/following dynamics without control
* Partner Integration Work
* “Stay with yourself while being with another”
* Closing Circle
* What did connection teach you about yourself?
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DAY 4 — SHADOW + AUTHENTIC EXPRESSION
Theme: “What I hide is also what wants to dance”
🌅 Morning Workshop
* Shadow Movement Practice
* Anger, grief, fear expressed safely through body
* Deconditioning “nice dancing”
* Ecstatic Dance Journey (wild expression set)
* Deep bass, tribal, glitch, raw emotional arc
🌞 Afternoon Workshop
* Authentic Expression Lab
* Sound, gesture, posture, instinct-led movement
* Witnessing Practice
* Being seen without fixing or interpreting
* Integration Circle
* “What part of me got to exist today that usually doesn’t?”
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DAY 5 — INTEGRATION + BECOMING
Theme: “The dance continues outside the room”
🌅 Morning Workshop
* Integration Movement Ceremony
* Slow, intentional movement practice
* Bringing together all elements learned
* Ecstatic Dance Journey (ceremonial set)
* Expansive, heart-opening, peak + release arc
🌞 Afternoon Workshop
* Life Integration Mapping
* How does this body wisdom apply to daily life?
* Relationships, work, creativity, self-care
* Closing Ritual Circle
* Gratitude, witnessing transformation
* Final embodiment practice + release
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Where is it happening?
Soul Studios Dance, 1100 N Tuttle Ave UNIT 17,Sarasota Springs,Florida, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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