.: Synergy Ecstatic Dance : Elkemist :.

Infinite expression

Danced awake through movement and passion

Tender breathful flow we shall follow~

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This movement session is a practice of deep listening through your senses, awakening dormant codes of somatic cognition and unfolding authentic expression.

Breathing deeply and flowing freely~

Coming back Home within.

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This dance floor will be a safe space to express your process to the outer worlds without needing words.

If you desire to converse, please move your conversation to the astroturf foyer outside the door, or take a breather for fresh air outside. Keep voices to a respectable volume when on the street.

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All expressions are indeed welcome; please feel empowered to laugh, cry, scream and shout. This is a sober space, to embody your emotions fully without reliance on use of substance. Clear mind, centered hearts.

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We are propagating a consent-based culture: please tune in with clear yeses and no's when engaging with others on the dancefloor. This is a judgement free zone. Here is a space to embody what's moving within you. No cameras or footage allowed. One of our team may take photos of the dj to share for their own profiles, yet this isn't a space for recording others in their movement journeys. This is a space of presence and acceptance of all that is.

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This will be a space to move to the beat of your heart, the rhythm of the depths of your being, and the spaces in-between sounds.

Your movement is your authentic art, waiting to be poured out onto the canvas of space and time.

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=Schedule=

6.45 - Doors open, welcome to come early to settle into the space

7pm - Opening Circle & Body Activation

7.15 - 8.45pm Music with Elkemist

8.45 - 9.15pm Sound Bath with Andrew Kim

9.45pm - Closing Integration Circle

10-10pm - Integration mingle flow

10.15pm - Time to flow onwards & vacate the space

=Music=

~Elkemist~

Elkemist is a multi-instrumentalist DJ who plays multi-genre dance journeys rooted in mystical sounds, supported by live looping with didjeridoo, vocals and percussion. He also facilitates a weekly ecstatic dance in Nelson, BC called Dance Wave, as well as co-hosting regular community ceremonial gatherings. 


Beyond dance journeys, Elkemist has also played hybrid live tribal bass sets at festivals around Canada and Australia including Shambhala, Wicked Woods, Chrysalis, Elevate, Tribe Ascension, The Secret Garden and Kootenay Yoga Festival. Whether it's a sunrise festival set, sacred gathering or an ecstatic dance, expect a journey across space and time, inspired by sounds from around the world to encourage dancers to move beyond the perceived limits of their bodies and minds.

IG: @ciscles_music

https://soundcloud.com/elkemist

=Sound Bath=

~Andrew Kim~

Andrew Kim is a multi instrumentalist who has studied music in India and around the world. After 7 years of touring global festivals as the sitar player for the band Delhi 2 Dublin, he decided he needed to focus his energies on more meditative music. Inspired by his experience with the traditional instruments of India and Africa, one day Andrew felt called to create his own incredibly unique musical inventions. Expertly wielding these magical instruments, he guides listeners on other-dimensional musical meditative sound journeys!

Andrew has performed throughout India, Bhutan, Nepal, China, and Thailand, appeared on stage with artists such as Bif Naked, Michael Franti, Arrested Development, and has been featured on 3 CBC documentaries.

https://musicinventor.weebly.com/

=What to Bring=

°Comfortable clothing for movement, water bottle, journal (optional) and an open heart and mind ?

°For sound bath : eye mask/scarf, blanket, and yoga mat (optional)

=Spring Water=

We will be providing fresh spring water from Silverdale Spring, Lynn Valley or Kangen water depending on the day. Stay hydrated with clean clear water~!

=Treats & Elixirs=

StarWaterZ Alchemy & Saucey Synergy

There will be a small vending area of superfood infused raw chocolates and herbal tinctures & herbs. Bring cash or etransfer for purchase if you feel like treating yourself!.

IG: @sauceysynergy & @starwaterz.alchemy

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=Tickets=

Presale tickets are posted now for $25.

The price goes up at 8pm $35 the day before the event.

We will also accept $35 cash at the door if there is space in our capacity at the venue.

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We are keeping the capacity low to allow space for fully expressive movement. We will keep the page updated when we are nearing capacity.

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We also have created a Facebook Group for our growing community. This is a space for expression about your experiences through dance, and also sharing events that are in resonance with the guidelines. Please join and invite your friends~

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/synergy.ecstaticdance.community

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We would like to acknowledge that this event takes place on the ancestral and unceded lands of the hən̓̓qəmin̓əm̓ and Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh) peoples. Acknowledging the pure waters, pristine moss & mycelial lands we live on. We are blessed to be guests on this land to receive and share on this beautiful blessed coast. We are eternally grateful ~

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Looking forward to weaving with you on the dance floor very soon!

Love,

The Synergy Fam

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Event flyer art by https://www.facebook.com/estara.one

Treats & Elixirs by @starwaterz.alchemy and https://www.facebook.com/sauceysynergy

Host or Publisher Synergy Ecstatic Dance