Ecstatic Dance Events in Boston, October 2024
Welcome back to this mailing list’s second month! I hope you find it helpful, whether you've been doing ecstatic dance for a long time, or it's totally new to you.
I know at least a few people interested in the idea of ecstatic dance, but “still working up the courage." It is a courageous step, but I assure you...there's nothing to be scared of! Ecstatic dance is done in a circle of loving acceptance. There is no right movement, or wrong movement...only the movement that’s true to you. I like to tell people, "Even if you just show up and sit in stillness for two hours, that is also a valid form of dance."
If you know of an event missed on this monthly list, please reach out to me! I will keep updating the Substack post as needed. If you're an organizer planning a new event for November, I would also love to hear from you…and thank you for growing this wonderful community!
And now, onto the events for the month of October 2024:
Short List
10/3: FlowState 5Rhythms Sweat with Joel Stanley in Somerville
10/18: FlowState 5Rhythms Sweat with Joel Stanley in Somerville
10/27: FlowState 5Rhythms Sweat with Joel Stanley in Jamaica Plain
Detailed List
Tuesday, Oct 1st: Contact Improv Jam in Cambridge
7:30 - 10:00 pm. Regularly every Tuesday. Contact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Each week has a different facilitator and theme. Sometimes silent, sometime with live music.
Thursday, Oct 3rd: FlowState 5Rhythms Sweat with Joel Stanley in Somerville
7:30 - 9:30 pm. Usually on the first and third Thursday of the month in Somerville. Joel is an accredited teacher of 5Rhythms, a form of movement therapy that brings us on a wave through a wave of five different rhythms: flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical, and stillness.
Thursday, Oct 3rd: Contact Improv Jam in Jamaica Plain
7:00 - 9:00 pm. Regularly every Thursday. Contact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Each week has a different facilitator and theme. Sometimes silent, sometime with live music.
Friday, Oct 4th: Vortex Ecstatic Dance
7:00 - 10:00 pm. Regularly on the first Friday of every month, near Harvard Square. Returning from a long hibernation, each Vortex begins with a cacao ceremony, before flowing into the main dance (with light show), and ending with a guided meditation.
Friday, Oct 4th: Ecstatic Dance at Theraspring
7:00 - 9:00 pm. The second in a new series of ecstatic dances at the Theraspring Myofascial Release Healing Center in Wellesley, MA. Room for 30 people!
Tuesday, Oct 8th: Contact Improv Jam in Cambridge
7:30 - 10:00 pm. Regularly every Tuesday. Contact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Each week has a different facilitator and theme. Sometimes silent, sometime with live music.
Thursday, Oct 10th: Contact Improv Jam in Jamaica Plain
7:00 - 9:00 pm. Regularly every Thursday. Contact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Each week has a different facilitator and theme. Sometimes silent, sometime with live music.
Sunday, Oct 13th: Heart Hive
10:30 am - 12:30 pm. Regularly one Sunday a month. A long running ecstatic dance near Porter Square, with a different warmup and closing ceremony each month, as well as community art projects.
Tuesday, Oct 15th: Contact Improv Jam in Cambridge
7:30 - 10:00 pm. Regularly every Tuesday. Contact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Each week has a different facilitator and theme. Sometimes silent, sometime with live music.
Thursday, Oct 17th: Contact Improv Jam in Jamaica Plain
7:00 - 9:00 pm. Regularly every Thursday. Contact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Each week has a different facilitator and theme. Sometimes silent, sometime with live music.
Friday, Oct 18th: Metamorphosis at Dance Friday
8:00 - 10:00 pm. An evening of ecstatic dance and community in Cambridge.
Friday, Oct 18th: FlowState 5Rhythms Sweat with Joel Stanley in Somerville
7:30 - 9:30 pm. Usually on the first and third Thursday of the month in Somerville. Joel is an accredited teacher of 5Rhythms, a form of movement therapy that brings us on a wave through a wave of five different rhythms: flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical, and stillness.
Saturday, Oct 19th: Biodanza: Life in Movement in Cambridge
Biodanza is a system of self-development through movement in community. This event will be held outside near Harvard Square, with an indoors rain location nearby.
Tuesday, Oct 22nd: Contact Improv Jam in Cambridge
7:30 - 10:00 pm. Regularly every Tuesday. Contact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Each week has a different facilitator and theme. Sometimes silent, sometime with live music.
Thursday, Oct 24th: Contact Improv Jam in Jamaica Plain
7:00 - 9:00 pm. Regularly every Thursday. Contact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Each week has a different facilitator and theme. Sometimes silent, sometime with live music.
Friday, Oct 25th: Dance Alive in Cambridge
7:45 - 10:30 pm. Regularly once a month on a Friday, at the Masonic Hall in Porter Square. Begins with a warm up before the main dance journey, ending with a guided meditation.
Saturday, Oct 26th: Samhain Ecstatic Dance at MAGMA in Gloucester
7:30 - 10:00 pm. Join us for an evening of moving meditation into ecstatic dance celebrating Samhain. It is a time of reflection on transition, of death and rebirth -this dance is an invitation to move in this space, with safety, curiosity, and respect. With DJ Clokwize, and opening facilitation by Sarah Slifer Swift. $20 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds. Ages 16+ welcome
Sunday, Oct 27th: FlowState 5Rhythms Sweat with Joel Stanley in Jamaica Plain
1:00 - 3:00 pm. Once a month in Jamaica Plain. Joel is an accredited teacher of 5Rhythms, a form of movement therapy that brings us on a wave through a wave of five different rhythms: flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical, and stillness.
Tuesday, Oct 29th: Contact Improv Jam in Cambridge
7:30 -10 pm. Regularly every Tuesday. Contact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Each week has a different facilitator and theme. Sometimes silent, sometime with live music.
Thursday, Oct 31st: Contact Improv Jam in Jamaica Plain
7:00 - 9:00 pm. Regularly every Thursday. Contact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Each week has a different facilitator and theme. Sometimes silent, sometime with live music.