Name: Community Drum and Fire Dancing Circle
Start: 2025-05-31T20:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-05-31T22:00:00-05:00
Location: John R. Grubb YMCA

Fire safety course for beginners 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Fire dancing drum circle 8:00 - 10:00 PM
Fire jams are a space for flow artists to connect with their community, practice their art and experience the feeling of dancing among flames in a safe setting.
In collaboration with Des Moines drummers, we incorporate live drumming to create a mesmerizing show that anyone from the community is welcome to enjoy.
Please bring your own prop or instrument to play with. To make yourself comfy, we suggest bringing your own lawn chair or blanket to sit on.
For you to spin fire a couple things are needed.
-Have completed a reputable fire safety course and have proof of experience.
We offer a beginner fire safety course before the jam. (6:30-8PM) In order to participate please register by sending us an email at [email protected]. Suggested donation is $20.
-Attend the pre-burn meeting. To ensure the safety of all participants, we require anyone who plans on spinning fire that evening, to attend there-burn safety meeting. This will happen immediately before the fire circle begins.
- Follow all community commitments.
Commit to Safety : By following safety protocols CONSISTENTLY you minimize the risk and/or injury to yourself and the people you share this art with. It is not IF but WHEN you get burned. It is fire after all.
Commit to Social Responsibility : Your choices affect the whole community. Make choices with this in mind. Pick up after yourself. Look out for others. Follow all safety protocols.
Commit to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion : To not acknowledge privilege and inequality is an act of violence that perpetuates systems of oppression. Commit to personal growth. Actively address “blind spots” individually, and as a community.
Commit to Kindness and Respect : In person and online we value emotional intelligence. Check in with you before speaking/typing. You will be held accountable for your intention as well as your impact.
Please note that there will NOT be a restroom on site.
Thank you!