Ecstatic Dance w/ live percussionist “Regional Coordinator of the Cosmic Yes”

Name: Ecstatic Dance w/ live percussionist “Regional Coordinator of the Cosmic Yes”
Start: 2025-09-26T19:45:00-05:00
Location: 1210 S. Gilbert St., Suite 105, 52240

Schedule

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025 at 07:45 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1210 S. Gilbert St., Suite 105, 52240 | Iowa City, IA

You are warmly invited to Full Moon Studio in Iowa City for our monthly Ecstatic Dance experience with live percussionist “Regional Coordinator of the Cosmic Yes”.
Live Music-with original percussion, soundscapes, and soundloops, created and performed by "Regional Coordinator of the Cosmic Yes". His music will guide our dancing by starting slow, building, reaching a summit, and then recovering with a cool down.
Regional Coordinator is always exploring ways to link the group with the music and to create new music that resonates through improvisation.......so this evening we will invite you to contribute some spoken word interactive soundbite/soundloop/intentions to fold into the dance experience (optional).
8-10pm
7:45pm-Doors open-welcome to arrive early to settle in
8pm-circle up and explain a bit about ecstatic dance and what to expect
1.5 hours of dancing
End with 15 mins guided cool down and grounding
10pm-welcome to stay to chat and connect with community
What is Ecstatic Dance?
(quotes below from Asheville Movement Collective website)
“…Ecstatic dance is an inner/outer journey, an authentic moving meditation where presence and ecstasy can be experienced. It creates a direct body-mind-spirit connection, allowing our body and inner guide to be our own teachers. It’s about being fully present, transparent and real with oneself and others, discovering our own true dance…”
“At ecstatic dance you have no one to impress, our attention is focused in ourselves not in others so you can be utterly yourself, getting down, letting loose, allowing your emotions, dreams and prayers to dance themselves, freeing your mind and body while connecting with yourself, others and spirit in a safe and healthy way.”
There is a wonderful longer description here:
https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/explore/what-is-ecstatic-dance/
Cost: Sliding scale $10-20, Venmo or cash at the door
Bring:
water bottle (suggested)-there is water on site
Altar item(optional)-if you would like to bring something to place in the center altar to connect with: your power, nature, spirituality, grief, life journey, loved one, sacred object (we won't be sharing about these items, this will be for you to interact with on a personal level while dancing and it will also bring your energy to the space)
Note on spirituality: All spiritual traditions are welcome in this space
LGBTQIA+ friendly
Clothing: You will likely get hot, so would advise layers.
Barefoot or socks are best, but shoes are permitted if you need them.
Valuables: Best to leave in your car, there isn’t a great place to store personal items.
Where: Full Moon Studio, 1210 S. Gilbert St., Suite 105, Iowa City
Directions: Across the street from Big Grove Brewery, in the same building as Thai Spice Restaurant, but all the way at the end of the row. Turn in the parking lot of Thai Spice and Euro Foods. There is no big sign for Full Moon on the street. There is a sign on the door of the studio. Free parking lot right outside.
This will happen monthly, with a pause in October, and back on track in November.
-Substance free space.
-Dance alone or with others, but please no contact on the dance floor. Physical safety/autonomy is a priority in this space.
-Please don’t take photos or videos (not everyone feels ready to share this with the world and we want people to be able to be in the moment).
-Avoid wearing scents.
Questions: Ask Adina at [email protected]