Ecstatic Dance (7pm Class & 8pm Open Dance)

Name: Ecstatic Dance (7pm Class & 8pm Open Dance)
Start: 2025-10-09T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-09T21:30:00-04:00
Location: 108 Pearl Street, Ypsilanti Township, MI, United States, Michigan 48197

Schedule

Thu Oct 09 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

108 Pearl Street, Ypsilanti Township, MI, United States, Michigan 48197 | Ypsilanti, MI

Everybody with a Body is Welcome - Find release, relaxation, or re-energize with somatic movement in safe and inclusive space.
7:00pm Ecstatic Dance for Absolute Beginners
7:30pm Arrival- Doors open for Ecstatic Dance
8:00pm Opening Circle Ecstatic Dance (Please arrive before 8pm to join- doors will be locked after 8pm)
Open Floor Ecstatic Dance led by Bea Embodied.
9:15pm Closing Circle and Reflection
9:30pm Your journey at Rhizome Roots ends, your experience in the world begins again.

$20-35 Cash at the door (cash preferable- venmo option if needed) If cost is a concern, reach out, we have volunteer opportunities.
Interested, but curious to know more. Here are further details. After reading if you still have questions, reach out to us.
Absolute Beginner Ecstatic Dance Class (7pm-730pm) will give you a chance to explore new movements with guided support of an Instructor. Improve your understanding of ecstatic dance, ask questions, and explore moving freely in your body.

Opening circle offers space to introduce ourselves, establish guidelines and social norms for the dance space. Some of the most important guidelines are as follows: Consent-based space, sober space, non-conversational space (while dancing), non-judgmental, and no photo/video during open dance.
The dance itself is led by music from all over the globe, and from all genres. You will hear instrumental, electronic, and vocal music as well. Somatic movement and ecstatic dance can be a powerful tool for healing trauma and tension, calming anxiety, or simply processing emotions held within the body. This is a safe space to feel and move freely. The music will intentionally flow and ebb until we find our way back to stillness.
The closing circle offers an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves, reflect, and share our experiences and emotions during our dance journey.
Ecstatic dance is a practice that we believe provides release, restoration, and re-energizes us, as we process, embody, and dance through our emotions. We look forward to sharing space with you.