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AscenDance is back! Please join us for our season opener dance at Hothouse with Earth G Koreen! We are excited for another great season of conscious dance in community with you all. 2025/2026 Schedule:
-> November 21 - Earth G Koreen
-> January 2 - botanicus
-> February 20 - Earth G Koreen
-> April 10 - botanicus
About Earth G Koreen:
Koreen Valdovinos (aka 🌎Earth G Koreen) is an expert at synchronizing the rhythms of music with the flow of primal movement, yoga,breathwork, and conscious dance.
Expect her DJ sets to flow through landscapes of diverse rhythms - to bring your moving meditations through space and time. Earthy organic house music, to hardcore beats, techhouse, and to bluesy, yummy, melodic downtempo music. Every dance is a journey.
Koreen is the owner, yogini, ecstatic dance guide, DJ at Open Minds Studio & Earth Goddess Yoga ~ Dance Church DJ ~ Senior teacher of Orgasmick Earth Goddess Embodiment Practices ~ Co-Founder of the infamous Dark Yoga cosmic muzak & Gong Sessions ~ & resident DJ at AscenDance!
-- TICKETS --
Presale: Sliding scale $22-$40
At the door: Sliding scale $25-$40
Venmo/PayPal/Cash are accepted at the door.
-- AGREEMENTS --
We follow these agreements and policies to create a safe experience that fosters free expression and protects our community.
1) AscenDance is a consent-based dance. Request and communicate consent when interacting, sharing space, and touching
2) We agree to arrive clean and unscented
3) We agree to refrain from taking photos/videos to protect the free expression of other dancers
4) We agree to not converse in the dance space (verbal consent chats are okay)
6) AscenDance is for dancers aged 16+
-- PARKING & ARRIVAL --
Hothouse Minneapolis
2303 Kennedy St NE UNIT 201, Minneapolis, MN 55413
There is plenty of parking behind and adjacent to the building. It is okay to park in the lots behind the building and in spots labeled "UCARE"
The dance studio is on floor 2 and can be accessed by stair or freight elevator. Outside shoes are to be removed before entering the dance space.
Please arrive early to allow time for parking. Please arrive at the door by 8:00pm to get settled in.
Outside shoes are to be removed before entering the dance space.
-- FLOW --
7:45 - 8:15pm - Arrival Window - Dancers must arrive in this time period
8:15 - 8:30pm - Opening Circle - Doors close and the experience starts
8:30 - 10:00pm - Ecstatic Dance led by Earth G Koreen
10:00 -10:15 - Sound Bath by Nat Tuna
-- ABOUT THE HOSTS --
AscenDance is a collaboration between Koreen Valdovinos (Earth Goddess Koreen), Sam Perko (Sammy Sunshine), and Nick Perko (botanicus).
Koreen is the founder of Open Minds Fusion Studio and has pioneered many one-of-a-kind sonic and somatic experiences, including Earth Goddess Yoga, Dark Yoga & Gong Baths, Sound Temple, and Dance Temple Tuesdays. Koreen is known for thoughtful sonic stories crafted for ecstatic dance arcs. She has grown to be a fantastic DJ. She recently joined Dance Church Minneapolis and is now a resident DJ.
Sammy Sunshine is a devoted dancer, community builder and designer. She is the communications lead and host for Dance Church Minneapolis, and is passionate about building the conscious dance community in the Twin Cities.
botanicus (Nick Perko) presents distinguished offerings of organic ecstatic dance music by blending live instrumentation, original productions, and eclectic curations with seamless mixing and improvisational sequencing to guide dancers through an arc of movements and emotions. Nick is the musical director of Dance Church Minneapolis, where he is also a resident DJ/performer. Nick is the founder and CEO of Solar Powered Studios, a Twin Cities audio production studio catering to spiritual and religious clients and specializing in unique projects.
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