★ Join us for a fulfilling night of community, connection and dance! Our artist of the week is Ghostpipe and dance lab with Niki Caro!★ Rhythm of the Dance
6:15 - 6:30: Arrive and land in the space for Dance Lab
6:30 - 7:15: Dance Lab
Our intention for the Dance Lab is to co-create a core resonance of what is possible when we dance together in a more intentional, alive and collective way. We believe this is the foundation for creating a dance that so many of us are craving!!! Dance Lab can look like dance games, contact improvisation, connection games, etc. It is a place where we get to feel an invitation to bring more play, exploration, and attunement to our experience in dance space. Dance Lab primes us for a free-form, permission-filled ecstatic dance that invites us to tap into a more liberated expression of ourselves. [Accessible for all levels / No experience needed]
7:15 - 7:25: Dance Lab Debrief/ Opening Circle
7:25 - 9:15: Ecstatic Dance
This is the main course of the night where our artist will take us on a soundscape journey into movement as a community.
9:15 - 9:30: Closing
This is a space for individuals to share, express and be seen by the community and is the closing chapter of the evening.
*** Note: You are not required to participate in any part of this which does not feel alive for you. You have full permission to sit/rest/observe at any time of the evening. There is an altar space for pulling cards and meditation. There is also a squish zone for relaxing and cuddles. These spaces are still a part of the non-verbal dance space. You are free to arrive and leave when you wish. If the dance is at capacity, we must turn dancers away. Come early or buy a ticket in advance to ensure you make it in for the dance.
★ Location: Avalon Ballrom - 6185 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder, CO 80303
★ Tickets: Pay for a sliding scale ticket from $20-30 at the door or reserve a spot in advance through the Actualize ticket link.
★ DJ: Ghostpipe
Ghost Pipe is the originally produced, tribal/global bass/plant medicine musical offering of holistic psychotherapist and professor of psychology and counseling, Connor Wills.
Founded in Summer 2024, Ghost Pipe has performed over 100 shows to date and has been honored to share lineups in Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Ireland, Canada, and all across The United States with diverse acts including Ms. Lauryn Hill, Porangui, DJ Drez, Zion Marley, Savej, Liquid Bloom, Skysia, David Starfire, Habitaat, Iyakuh, Morillo, Drumspyder, Swaylo, Papadosio, Earthcry, M.C. Yogi, Ruby Chase, Lily Fangz, Sierra Marin, The Great Medicine Show, Chrystee, Ashira Sol, DTO, Johnny Buffalo, Setesh Free, CRSPY, Couch, Consider the Source, Tauk, Kanika Moore, Toubab Krewe, Holy River, Natalie Brooke, The Reality Check Experiment, Sicard Hollow, Hodera, Kuf Knotz, Noah Proudfoot, and more.
Ghost Pipe is much more than just a DJ set; it’s a multi-instrumental, improvised offering to support the healing and spiritual growth of the listener and connect them with their Creator, the plant medicine path, and ancestral roots through movement and community.
Whether an ecstatic dance, a late night festival slot, or a plant medicine ceremony, Ghost Pipe's hybrid DJ and live percussion performances tend to lean toward tribal indigenous music from South America and West Africa, held with great respect and reverence for these cultures and related traditions. Folks in attendance can also expect to hear tastefully improvised sampled spoken word wisdom from experts in trauma healing, spiritual leaders past and present, and indigenous healers from around the world to further infuse healing into the Ghost Pipe live experience.
With a new original EP “Integration” now released on all platforms and new singles on Ancient Future Collective and High Vibe Records, a robust national Fall 2026 tour on the books, several upcoming track collaborations with internationally recognized artists in the ecstatic dance/plant medicine space, 2027 is shaping up to be the biggest year yet for this spirit-led project. This is music as a healing modality.
Check out Ghostpipe:
IG: @GhostPipeMusic
https://soundcloud.com/ghostpipenj
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2o7h2v8GIPxgOUs0WPxomq?si=wig-6IzdRtam85M6ur7ivg
★ Dance Lab: Niki Caro
Niki will be guiding you through Somatic Conversations - a guided exploration of how we converse with the language of the body and others through authentic movement and contact dance. We’ll start by reconnecting with our own authenticity, exploring self and movement through the 5 elements. From there, we'll explore how we can communicate with others through movement, diving into playful and connective partner exercises to build trust and relatability.
Niki is an Embodiment Mentor who combines her passion for dance, background in psychology and training in Somatic Breathwork, Movement and trauma-informed healing to create transformative experiences. She is passionate about providing safe, inclusive spaces where participants can reconnect with their bodies, release stored emotions, and embrace their authentic selves. Drawing from her lifelong dance practice and various styles, including contemporary, jazz, hip hop, contact improv, yoga, and acrobatics, Niki empowers individuals to move beyond their thinking minds and tap into their body’s innate wisdom.
Boulder Ecstatic Dance Principles
- Drug and alcohol free
- Sacred dance floor.
- Judgment and expectation free zone with full inclusivity.
- Encouraging the practice of attunement to self, your physical space & other dancers.
- Full permission to feel, express and embody your emotions.
- Respectful honoring of your own and other dancer’s boundaries and personal space
-Non-verbal connection (no talking) Communicating via Body Language.
- Consensual. If it’s not a clear yes, it’s a no.
- Free of phones and cameras in the dance space. In other areas, keep them off or in airplane mode.
- Free of artificial perfumes or oils. Please practice body hygiene when you come to dance.
Want to Join the Team?
Each week we welcome a volunteer team to help with the day of dance roles. We hold this dance as a community effort and co-creation.
Sign up to volunteer here:
https://boulderecstaticdance.i...
★★ Volunteer Roles ★★
★ Vibe Guardians
- Setting up the altar, squish/cuddle zone, lights, ambiance and cleansing of the space
- Angels of the space, offering loving support to help maintain a safe and aware group field.
- Team break down and clean up
★ Welcome Squad
- Welcomes and checks in attendees and sell tickets for the dance
- We need 1 paid person to support us from 6:00 - 9:30pm. You will receive $50 plus 1 free dance admittance for the future.
- We need 2 additional volunteers as support. One person will help from 6:00 - 7:30 pm and the other will help from 7:30 - 9pm.
- We need 1 floater volunteer to be flexible to take on one of the other volunteer roles in the event that someone becomes sick on the night of the event.
★ Skill Offerers
- Tribal markers/body painting
- Massage (bring your own table/chair)
- Art Vendor
- Serve Tea / Cacao / Elixirs
- open to other creative ideas
* Note, permission to charge for offerings.
Refund Policy:
- There are no refunds.
- Tickets are transferrable to another participant in advance of the event. If you want to transfer a ticket you are responsible for finding the buyer.
- We will not be able to respond to any questions about ticketing or participation during the 24 hours before the start of the event.
★ Hosts: Danny, Robin, Philana & BED Volunteer Team
Event venue
Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80303, United States
Tickets
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