Shalman - Ecstatic Dance Oakland - Sunday @ Sweets

Name: Shalman - Ecstatic Dance Oakland - Sunday @ Sweets
Start: 2025-01-26T10:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-01-26T13:11:00-08:00
Location: Sweets Ballroom

Schedule

Sun Jan 26 2025 at 10:00 am to 01:11 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Sweets Ballroom | Oakland, CA

Ecstatic Dance Oakland - Sweets Ballroom
Sunday Jan. 26 - DJ: Shalman
Contact Improv: Shannon Sahaja
Yoga: Katie McClung
Circle & Meditation: Shannon Sahaja
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Timing: (Arrive when you Wish)
9:45am - Doors Open
10am - Contact Improv (Main Floor)
10am - Yoga (Upstairs)
10:45am - Opening Circle
11am - Ecstatic Dance
1pm - Sound Healing / Meditation
1:11pm - Good Day! - Time for Picnic
After Dance Picnic is held next to Lake Merritt near the Fairyland Sign by Whole Foods on Grand Avenue & Harrison.
Tickets:
Available at the door with Cash / Card / Venmo
$25 Drop-In
$20 Circle Passes sold in 5 packs ($100)
@ Sweets Ballroom
1933 Broadway, Oakland, CA
19th St. BART
Secured Covered Parking: Dalziel Garage
250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612
$6.30
Volunteer Opportunity: Show up at 9am sharp! for Opening
or ask at the door for Closing Opportunities.
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DJ: Shalman
halman’s life and spiritual journey in this world started in California and has led him to experience the medicine of music and dance all over the world - from the jungles of Bali to the beaches of Costa Rica and all over in between.
His personal dancefloor downloads have inspired him to curate deep musical journeys that elevate and activate the senses and body, allowing permission for dancers to journey to their truths within. He blends medicine music with tribal bass, afro house, and all sorts of booty shaking beats in between. His signature sound is uplifting, spiritual, mystical, tribal, deep, and ecstatic. With every DJ set, which is a ceremony in itself, he invites you to dance to the soundtrack of your own medicine — your own life.
Salman has played at many ecstatic dances and festivals around the world including Bali Spirit Festival, Bali Bloom Festival, Envision Festival in Costa Rica, Burning Man, and Unison Festival in Colorado.
https://soundcloud.com/djshalman

Contact Improv: Shannon Sahaja
Shannon is an embodiment alchemist with 2 decades of teaching in the improvisational arts. She found a deep love and respect for the art and technique of Contact Improvisation through her studies with Kathleen Hermesdorf and Nancy Stark Smith. Shannon loves articulating the mechanics of weight sharing for those unfamiliar with the form and brings delight to the space with her unique ability to create safety while spicing things up with humor and spontaneity.
She holds a BFA in Dance from S.U.N.Y Purchase, has been practicing Contact Improvisation and Yoga for 2 decades, and has had good fortune to have studied extensively with many of the most influential practitioners of CI: www.shannonsahaja.com

Yoga: Katie McClung
Katie McClung is a yoga instructor, visual artist, musician, educator, and dance enthusiast who has been a part of the ecstatic dance community for over a decade. She has also been a non profit program manager and events manager for many years. Katie combines her skills, interests, talents, and playfulness in order to create an inviting space and joyous experience for dance attendees.

Circle & Meditation: Shannon Sahaja
Two decades of holding space for yoga, meditation, and multiple forms of dance. Shannon offers exquisite meditations while creating impeccable sacred space. Participants often reflect on how incredibly safe they feel in her field. www.shannonsahaja.com
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All are Welcome.
Ecstatic Dance is a Freeform Conscious Dance, Mixed by a Seasoned DJ for a Continuous Sonic Journey. Move however you wish, without verbal guidance, shoes, or booze. Music will flow through various Tempos, Genres, Intensities, and Emotions, so that Dancers may Experience, Express, and Transform their own Energies on the Dancefloor Together.
Ecstatic Dance can be your:
1. Physical Exercise
2. Mental Therapy
3. Connection to Spirit
4. Social Connection with Others
5. Personal Connection with Self
We only ask that you refrain from:
1. Talking on the Dancefloor
2. Using your Phone
3. Wearing Shoes
4. Using Substances (Be Yourself!)
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Website:
https://ecstaticdance.org/dance/oakland-ecstatic-dance-sunday-morning/
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@ Sweets Ballroom
1933 Broadway, Oakland, CA
19th St. BART
Secured Covered Parking: Dalziel Garage
250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612
$6.30