Ecstatic Dance at Om Presents Nyrus & African Dance

Name: Ecstatic Dance at Om Presents Nyrus & African Dance
Start: 2025-10-16T19:00:00-07:00
Location: OmCulture

Schedule

Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

OmCulture | Seattle, WA

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Ecstatic Dance
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DJ: Nyrus
A journey through deep bass, meditative sound, and the rhythms of the world, Nyrus brings a sense of reverence and ineffable awareness to the dance floor. Featuring a mixture of original music, collaborations, remixes, and handpicked tracks, this music is aimed at movement, meditation and inspiration.
Nyrus is the music project of Boulder, Colorado producer Colin Kingfisher. With appearances at festivals like Envision, Unison, Lucidity, High Vibe, and more, he has been bringing a unique and deep flavor to events and dances across the country for years.
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Pre-Dance Workshop
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Title: African Dance
Facilitator: Sarah Lee Parker
Description: Baba and Sarah Lee teach a variety of traditional dances from Guinea, Mali and Senegal, West Africa. You will find yourself enjoying the movements of these dances, as well as the workout it gives you. With their friendly "show and go" style of teaching, you will develop the strength, fitness and coordination needed to move and express yourself through these amazing and joyous African dances. In class, you will learn the movement vocabulary and rhythms that make up this beautiful art form and meet great like-minded people. Come out and give it a try, you will LOVE IT!

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Evening flow
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6:30pm - Doors Open
7pm - Workshop
8:15p - Dance begins
10:20p - Dance ends, closing circle
10:35p - Snacks & Socializing
11:30p - Doors close
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Cost
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Workshop: free if attending dance
Drop-in $20
Pass $90 (6 dances @ $15)
Cash or Venmo at door or prepay online at omculture.com
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