Into the Unknown- Ecstatic Dance

Name: Into the Unknown- Ecstatic Dance
Start: 2025-02-07T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-07T21:00:00-05:00
Location: AllArtWorks

Schedule

Fri Feb 07 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

AllArtWorks | Grand Rapids, MI

The theme of this dance is INTO THE UNKNOWN.
Here we are. Each moment, each breath - stepping into the unknown. References from the past and projections into the future aren't something to grasp. When letting go and welcoming the essence of the unknown, one welcomes their totality and allows life to meet them there. Here, in the vast infinite spaciousness of possibility and depth.
It can be scary, no doubt to trust the mystery and unknown. And yet, despite the mind's attempts to lock things in and "know" what's next, we are always dancing with the unknown.
This dance experience is an invitation to explore your relationship to the unknown. Allowing things to unfold without force or control. Practicing letting go, softening into the moment and dancing with the multi-dimensional reality of the unknown. We get to show up as we are, exactly as we are - with our mind, body and soul - and dance with curiosity, wonder and awe as we ebb and flow and journey into the vast, infinite, spaciousness of the mystery of life and unknown.
Excited to be collaborating with @ellentrumbo at
https://allartworks.com/ (All ART Works) space in Grand Rapids!
All Art Works is a unique platform with art from all over the world, accessible in an online gallery and there’s an in person gallery to connect people with the art in an interactive format! The mission to highlight artists and their work in a unique format is incredible.
Tickets for the dance event are $20 (Venmo or PayPal @lexamaxdi or cash at the door). $5 from each ticket will be donated to All Art Works!
All are welcomed to join in this dance! Let your intuition guide and show up if called.
We will begin the journey with a meditation/grounding, intuitive ritual and brief sharing circle. After, the dance will commence and close with a sharing circle.
About Ecstatic Dance:
It's a free form dance, with no choreography. Simply intuitive movement. The dance playlist creates a wave of rhythms to facilitate journeying. The intention is to form community connection and connection with one's body/mind and soul.
Ecstatic Dance Guidelines:
-This is a substance free event. Please show up as you are.
-No photographs or video recording is permitted, unless the whole group consents.
-No verbal communication on the dance floor. Feel free to leave the dance floor if you need to speak with someone.
-You may dance with or interact with others during the dance but provide clear nonverbal communication to say yes or no to engage with another. Honor your needs!
-Have fun, respect the collective space and yourself and listen to your body!
*EVERYbody is welcome, regardless of ability. This event is a supportive space to move your body as much or as little as you'd like. Listen to what your body needs throughout the dance and feel free to honor its needs.
River/Alexa's Bio:
Dance has been a soulful companion throughout my life. I first discovered ecstatic dance in the Red Woods of California in 2019 and became inspired to share this embodied, community driven and holistic practice. It has been a gift to host and co-create events in Lansing and Traverse City, Michigan, along with British Columbia, Canada. Ecstatic dance offers organic body movement, feeling waves of e-motions and connecting in a space that is supportive and liberating. Dance feels like home and sharing it is a calling and return to love.
~Osteopathic Healer, Artist and Ecstatic Dance Facilitator~
Connect with River via email at [email protected] or Facebook @AlexaMagsoudi
Hope to see you there!
Feel free to message with any questions