Saturday Evening Dance

If you have come to one of our dances before and stayed through the closing circle, you likely have heard us express our gratitude for the opportunity to bring these dances to our community and gratitude for our community joining us to make each dance a unique and joyful experience. As we head toward the holiday in celebration of our Giving of Thanks, we come to this dance with an extra intentional focus on our Gratitude.
We also often Acknowledge and Honor those who came before us— our ancestors as well as those on whose land we live. Please see the Land Acknowledgement at the bottom of this post in Recognition of these Peoples.
Please join the Columbia Ecstatic Dance Collective for an opportunity of self-expression through movement in a welcoming, supportive space. This is a free-form meditation through conscious movement without steps to follow, judgment, or any expectations— we welcome you exactly as you are today.
Please sign in at the door and, if you’d like to stay updated, provide your email address. After signing in, get settled and join the opening circle on the dance floor for an introduction and grounding before we start.
Move, rest, stretch, sway, or relax as you feel led. After 90 minutes of conscious movement, join us back in the circle for optional sharing of your experiences and closing.
👕 Wear comfortable clothing
💧 Bring water
🦶 Dance barefoot, in socks, or dance shoes (no street shoes)
💖 Come exactly as you are
📵 Be fully present- Please no phones during dance
🚫🥴Clear mind- Please keep sober for this event
🙏🏼 Suggested offering $10 (cash preferred, Cashapp and Venmo available)
📍 The Movement Lab, 223 Franklin Street, Suite A
🗓️ 14 November
⏰ Doors open at 6:45pm & Opening circle at 7:00pm
For more information, message us here or contact us at [email protected]
Please note that at this time, we cannot offer childcare, so this dance is not a place for younguns.
Land Acknowledgement:
The Movement Lab is located on the land of traditional nations of the Congaree, which later merged with the Yi Iswa, who colonizers named Catawba, and the Tsalaguwetiyi, or Cherokee. Most of us are here today because this land is colonized. Today, South Carolina is the home to many Indigenous people of the Pine Hill, Beaver Creek, Cherokee and Southern Irouios, Catawba, Chaloklowa Chickasaw, Pee Dee, Natchez, Chicora, Edisto, Cheraw, Santee, Yamassee, Wassamasaw, and Waccamaw nations, groups, and organizations who are descendants of these and other nations. We are grateful to have the opportunity to experience and share dance on this land.