Ecstatic Dance // BABYSOX
Schedule
Sat Feb 28 2026 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia, Missouri (UUCC) | Columbia, MO
Welcome to the season of love and the return of longer days! This February, we dance to keep the flame alive through creative practice and deep Self-love. All are welcome to join before the dance for a free cacao ceremony to open our hearts and connect with our bodies. If joining for ceremony, please help us honor time. Arrive early (before 6:30) to respect the focus and intention of the experience. CED is ecstatic to once again welcome visionary DJ artist and production artist Alex White, aka BABYSOX, to guide our dance journey as we prepare to make the magical shift from winter into spring. Please check out the recent bio post with more info on this amazing local artist!
6pm- arrive, land, connect
6:30 p.m. sharp - cacao ceremony
7:30 - Ecstatic Dance with BABYSOX
9:00 - close ✨
CED is a safe, judgment-free sanctuary for you and your body to be exactly where you are, supported by intentional community and expertly crafted music to guide your dance journey. No prior dance experience necessary. All ages, genders, abilities and backgrounds are welcome in this carefully cultivated container for healing, connection, and authentic expression.
This is a drug and alcohol free event. Please come with a clear vessel to support natural elevation and connection.
Location:
Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia (UU), main sanctuary
Address:
2615 Shepard Blvd. Columbia, MO
What to bring:
*water bottle
*comfy clothes to move in
*clear, clean body
*open mind and heart
*mat or pillows if you’d like to relax between dancing
Payment:
Sliding scale $15 - $30 - We are taking a leap of faith and trying something new. All proceeds go directly back into CED to cover costs of rent, artists, speakers and other equipment. We would love to break even!
cash at door
or Venmo @lauren-holland-77
**NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS! It is most important that we show up and get the dance medicine.**
*KIDS 12 and UNDER are FREE!*
3 SIMPLE PRINCIPLES
1. We Dance without shoes (or: We Dance Barefoot)
This allows us to connect more fully with the Ground (socks are OK).
If you have a physical condition that you need dance shoes, then OK.
2. We Dance without words (or: We Dance with Body Language)
This makes it easier to be in a Meditative State.
No Verbal Instruction from the Facilitators during the dance.
No conversation on the dance floor (verbal connection in the foyer and outer spaces OK)
3. We Dance as We Are
No Drugs/Alcohol, No Phones, No Camera/Video, No Scents, No Expectations, No Judgements, No Shoulds, No Oughts… Just Be Yourself; With Respect for Ourselves, the Space, and One Another.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF ECSTATIC DANCE:
Ecstatic Dance is a beautiful freeform dance movement that started on the big island in Hawaii in the year 2000 and is now global. The above guidelines are universal to the ecstatic dance movement and help to ensure a safe and effective experience for all participants.
My name is Lo 💛 The sacred expression of dance as medicine has saved my life in more ways than I can list here. It is my honor to offer my energy, in return, to the facilitation and service of the dance. Ecstatic Dance is an intra and extrapersonal journey through which we come to fully honor, inspire, and actualize our highest authenticity, from right where we are at. There is no limit to our co-creative capacities!!
From the bottom, to the top, to the reverberating bass drop of this heart wave, GRATITUDE, dance family! ✨♾️ See you on the floor 💛
Where is it happening?
Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia, Missouri (UUCC), 2615 Shepard Blvd, Columbia, MO 65201-6132, United States
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