Sign Up
Dates
Saturday 12/14/2024 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Pricing
$30.00 Ecstatic Dance
Are you looking for a fun and creative way to connect with others? Join our Ecstatic Dance community gathering, where you can express yourself through movement and art in a playful space. It is an unforgettable experience as we bring together a diverse group of individuals who share one common passion: dance.
Our event fosters creativity, connection, and community through movement. Whether you want to let loose or connect with others on a deeper level, our barefoot, non-verbal space will provide the perfect environment for your inner artist to thrive. We encourage participants to use the ecstatic dance space as a creative outlet for self-expression, authentic connections, and a healthy dose of sweat.
Our dance/movement space is inspiring and uplifting, without talking or alcohol.
Agenda-
1) Opening Ceremony
2) Warm-up
3) Ecstatic Dance
4) Sound Healing
5) Closing Ceremony
Rules and Regulations:
When on the dance floor, there is no talking allowed.
This is a substance-free environment.
No shoes.
Mutual respect for personal space.
Exercise your freedom of movement!
Dance alone or with partners, whichever you prefer. If you're not interested in dancing with someone else, politely decline by placing your hands together at your heart.
What to bring:
1. Wear loose and comfortable clothing, allowing for freedom of movement.
2. Bring a water bottle.
I hope to see you there!
Dante Baker
Dante Baker has been a native to the Washington DC area his entire life, growing up in Reston, VA. Since his childhood years, Dante has always had a fascination with the human anatomy and all of its abilities to heal, move, and process. This interest led Dante to studying and receiving a variety of personal training and massage therapy certifications. Through Dante’s own personal life experience and the influence of family and peers, he embarked on a journey that would ultimately move him in the direction of providing health on a more holistic level. In 2011, Dante was introduced to transcendental meditation by Dr. Mahapatra Gyanendra one of the personal physicians of the Mararishi meditation course. This practice shined a light on his own inner stillness that he never experienced before at that time.
Dante was fascinated by the Eastern philosophies such as Chinese medicine and enrolled in a nine month Qi Gong and Tai Chi Ball certification with Master Nianzu Li (L.Ac) in 2013. He went on to strengthen his Qi Gong practice and began to teach personal clients as well as larger classes at various health studios. The passion to discover different modalities of holistic health lead him to discover Singing Bowls and Tibetan bowl in 2013. By linking up with different yoga instructors like Atticus Mooley, he integrated singing bowls into yoga classes as a unique way to allow students to find deeper levels of meditation during savasana. Being a part of many different yoga classes inspired him to take a 200-hour Yoga certification from SOYA(Canada) in January of 2016. As a E-RYT 200 Yoga Instructor, Dante holds CEU courses around the D.C Metropolitan area teaching other yoga instructors how to play sacred instruments and use their voice to create vibratory frequencies that promotes wellness.
For Dante, Yoga is much more than just a form of exercise; it is a path that opens the doors to explore the mind, body and spirit. Students in Dante’s class are directed to stay focus on creating proper alignment within the asana and to consciously relax into each posture. Challenging asanas are suggested but never forced upon anyone, and modifications are always demonstrated to ensure that everyone can participant no matter what level they are at. At the end of class, students leave feeling physically restored and mentally rejuvenated.
