Temple Step - Ecstatic Dance Oakland - Sunday @ Sweets
Schedule
Sun Sep 15 2024 at 10:00 am to 01:11 pm
Location
Sweets Ballroom | Oakland, CA
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Ecstatic Dance Oakland - Sweets BallroomSunday Sept 15 - DJ: Temple Step
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
Webster Street Garage, 1721 Webster St, Oakland
Volunteer Opportunity: Show up at 9am sharp! for Opening
or ask at the door for Closing Opportunities.
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DJ: Temple Step
Temple Step. Music Producer, DJ, Sound Healer and Ceremonial Alchemist has been honing his craft in music for over 27 years. During this time he has had multiple collaborative producers groups, performed around the globe, shared countless Ecstatic Dance and Festival Sets, Co-developed Motiv Music, his music production business and Ecstatic Dance Melbourne.
His artist intention is to create transformative music that empowers, moves emotion and creates connection. His multicultural ingenious influences and diverse electronic music genres take the listener on a journey throughout planetary cultures and beyond.
To create this, Temple Step collaborates with sacred world musicians, vocalists and neo shamans from around the globe including Deya Dova, Desert Dwellers, Kalya Scintilla, Nessi Gomes, Darpan, Tahir Qawwal, Peruquois, Dysphemic, Ganga Giri, Murray Kyle, Kaliash Kokopelli, Raio, Dakini and Joony Joon.
https://soundcloud.com/temple-step-project
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, dance, Sunday Ecstatic Dance Oakland Facilitator, and Certified Sophia Circle Journey Faciliator. 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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Website:
https://ecstaticdance.org/dance/oakland-ecstatic-dance-sunday-morning/
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@ Sweets Ballroom
1933 Broadway, Oakland, CA
19th St. BART
Webster Street Garage, 1721 Webster St, Oakland
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Where is it happening?
Sweets Ballroom, 1933 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612-2205, United States,Oakland, CaliforniaEvent Location & Nearby Stays: