★ Join us for a fulfilling night of community, connection and dance! Our artist of the week is Liquid Bloom and dance lab with Danny Balgooyen!★ 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.
★ Producer/DJ: Liquid Bloom
Liquid Bloom, founded by producer and sonic alchemist Amani Friend (co-founder of Desert Dwellers and curator of the Desert Trax label), is a visionary world-electronic project dedicated to creating immersive and transformative sound experiences. Emerging in the late 1990s from explorations in music for healing modalities, the project has evolved into a global bridge between ancient traditions and modern production, offering listeners portals into ceremony, dance, and deep inner journeys.
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Liquid Bloom’s music merges world instrumentation, transcendent vocals, and sacred musical traditions with modern electronic production. Collaborations with artists such as Poranguí, Janax Pacha, Bloomurian, Mose, Deya Dova, Ixchel Prisma, Savej, and many others have shaped an ever-expanding body of work that flows seamlessly between meditative ambient soundscapes, downtempo grooves, and ecstatic dancefloor energy. This versatility has made Liquid Bloom equally at home headlining international festivals including Boom, Ozora, Envision, Rainbow Serpent, Dreamersland, and Colours of Ostrava, while also serving as a powerful musical foundation for breathwork journeys, psychedelic-assisted therapy, cacao ceremonies, and ecstatic dance gatherings around the world.
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Beyond the music itself, Liquid Bloom has become a vessel for conscious culture and transformational work. The project has woven sound around spoken-word teachings by visionaries such as Paul Stamets, Dr. Joe Dispenza, and Ram Dass, helping carry wisdom traditions into modern contexts through music. Through the Desert Trax label, co-founded by Amani Friend, a global community of artists has emerged, expanding the reach of this music into festivals, healing spaces, and conscious gatherings worldwide.
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At its essence, Liquid Bloom creates sonic sanctuaries, spaces where listeners can connect with their bodies, emotions, and inner landscapes while sharing collective moments of rhythm and movement. The music serves as both a ritual tool and a dance catalyst, reminding audiences that sound can be prayer, medicine, and celebration all at once. With each release and performance, Liquid Bloom continues to evolve as a living musical offering for healing, connection, and transformation.
Check out Liquid Bloom:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/16N7BvvGgw3jvmXBSn0hVS?si=brJUTPNeRumRRjpnVX6BzA
https://on.soundcloud.com/BIus7aYRBRvCKCVbqO
https://on.soundcloud.com/BIus7aYRBRvCKCVbqO
★ Dance Lab: Danny Balgooyen
Danny is a conscious dance DJ, dance facilitator, breathworker and connection creator. Co-founder of Boulder Ecstatic Dance, Inner Light Revival Breathwork and formerly Dance Meets Tantra, he devotes himself to creating safe inspiring experiences that invite deeper and more authentic expressions of ourselves. After offering many of his own dance lab's and ecstatic dance events, he was inspired to create the Boulder Ecstatic Dance to bring in bigger artist and expand the deepening community around his events.
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 have 1 paid person to support us from 6:00 - 9:30pm. You will receive $50 plus 1 free dance admittance for the future.
- We have 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 have 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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