Elevate! Ecstatic Dance - ft. Doe & Oats

gnite the light in your heart with this high energy ecstatic dance set and soundscape featuring artists Doe and Oats from Brooklyn, NY! Join our Pittsburgh native facilitator's, Alyssa and Bri, for a community-centered opening warmup with cacao to expand the capacity of your heart's connection.

Come as You Are ~ Move as You Please!

Ecstatic Dances are ALL ages, Substance-free, Family friendly, Free-form movement experiences. Kids 16 + under are FREE! And must be accompanied by an adult.

Event Details
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Date: August 2, 2024
Time: 6:30PM - 10:00PM
Location: Attack Theatre in Lawrenceville
Schedule:
6:30PM: Doors Open
7 PM: Opening Circle Welcome & Cacao Ceremony to open the heart led by Bri then followed by a movement warmup to expand into the heart by working with the element of water using breath and community connection led by Alyssa
7:30PM: Dance to the your heart's beat with Doe and Oats
9:30PM - 10 PM: Social Hour After Party

Theme: High Energy Heart Opening
Elevate your natural state! Pulse to the beat within and drop-in to the soundscape curated by New York City Artists, Doe and Oats. Experience how the power of Cacao allows you to be in a state of RECEIVING the wisdom that comes from your heart and that is all around you. Let the sensation and rhythms carry you into the ever-present ecstatic joy of your heart!

 What to Expect
~ An opening circle to set intentions and connect with fellow participants on a somatic level.
~ Free-form ecstatic dance where you can let your body move to the rhythm of your heart and the Earth.
~ A mesmerizing sound bath to facilitate relaxation and harmonize your energy centers.
~ An integration ritual to ground and conclude our transformative experience.
~ A social hour after the event for community bonding and sharing.

What to Bring
~Comfortable clothing for dancing
~Water bottle to stay hydrated
~An open heart and a willingness to explore

 Ethos
~Come as You Are ~ Move as You Please
~All ages, all abilities, all bodies and all beings are welcome
~We keep the dancefloor conversation free!
~Photo and video free space during dance
~Dance in bare feet or socks
~Substance-free sober space!
~We practice a culture of invitation and consent
~We embrace the spirit of non-judgment for ourselves and others
~Allow your heart to guide you

Energy Exchange
~ Pre-sale tickets: $20
~ $10 First-timers online pre-sale
~ Online Pre-Sale: Ends noon August 2nd
~ Day of Tix / At Door: $30 returnee; $20 1st Timers
~ Contact Alyssa on FB or IG if subsidized ticket needed, or with any questions, needs, or concerns

Come rise high & let the heart guide!
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Facilitators:

Alyssa Lukach
Alyssa has been a dancer since age 4 and learned the art facilitating intentional healing dance during her travels in Egypt where she studied a movement form called Awakened Bellydance. Additionally, Alyssa is a certified yoga teacher who teaches and practices styles of hatha and raja, both of which use powerful breath and energization techniques for purification, activation, and enhanced magnetism. Above all, Alyssa loves to embody and share wisdom teachings grounded in unconditional love shown by the earth.

Bri Fink
Bri is a certified yoga teacher and ayurveda practitioner. She specializes in facilitating fusion classes combining the elements of cacao, ayurveda and yoga to enhance mind-body-soul connection. She sources her cacao from ethical, ceremonial grade origins in South America.

DJ Oatmeal
DJ Oatmeal is an international Ecstatic Dance producer, performance artist, and spoken-word poet. Based in Brooklyn - he founded The Sabbath Dance - a New York City dance community rooted in Jewish mysticism. His career recently took him to Asia where he spent six months sharing music across the continent. Before that, he worked alongside East Africans for two years helping rural communities share stories about hunger and climate change. As a performer he has shared work at Electric Forest in Michigan, poetry clubs in Paris, music festivals in Thailand, beachside raves in Goa, and beyond.

DOEQUO
DOEQUO (Domi) is a Brooklyn-based multi-disciplinarian who makes art that plants trees. Her sound baths, meditations, journals, and paintings are inspired by nature’s vibrancy and groundedness. She currently publishes Inner Space — a digital collection of guided meditations, sound baths, and journaling prompts that support the exploration of inner spaciousness for her patrons. Additionally, DOEQUO experiments with the intersection of sound, wellbeing, and the built environment. She produces and facilitates Ambient Atrium — a series of live sound installations at CUNY’s School of Architecture in NYC, to help students regulate stress and deepen a sense of peace during the school day. Equally dedicated to visual and tactile arts, DOEQUO designs a line of kaleidoscopic journals for both new and experienced journalers alike. Every journal sold, Inner Space Patreon subscribed, and painting delivered is used to fund tree planting in ecosystems most in need of restoration. Over 2,000 trees have been planted so far.