Join us Sunday morning, April 21 for a very special lineup of the Santa Cruz Ecstatic Dance Church!All the way from Australia and fresh from the Texas Eclipse Festival we have the well known vibes of Temple Step!!
Rose Dayal will be closing us out with a sound journey and River Nettles opens it up with a contact improv lesson.
Format:
✨9:45 doors open
✨10-10:50 River Nettles offering Contact Improv instruction. Beginners welcome!
✨ 10:50-11:00 Opening circle
✨ 11-1 Ecstatic dance journey with Temple Step DJing!!
✨ 1-1:15 Rose Dayal will close us out with some sweet sounds.
✨ Sean will be serving tea in the tea lounge. There will be a squish zone. There will be Tenders (angels) to support you if you need someone to support you.
✨$20 at the door. BIPOC by donation. Worktrade and Scholarship available. See you there! ✨
✨ The Palomar Ballroom
1344 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz
Mezzanine Floor - first stop on the stairs or M in the elevator.
✨✨TempleStep Bio✨✨
At the intersection of unified culture, ancient soul and electronic mastery resides the multi-genre fusions of Temple Step - a style and statement of music revered for igniting dance floors, hearts and transcendental shifts.
Music Producer, Benjamin Last, is defined by the mark of a maverick in the pursuit of creating extraordinary music that stands for oneness, passion and transformation. For 25 years, Temple Step has literally brought global culture to the people, bringing sets, ceremony and awakening to Live Performances, Ecstatic Dance and Sound Healing workshops.
His prolific career in studio production and stage performance has forged pioneering explorations into tribal-ethno-electronic flavours. Freelancing as a Producer, DJ and Sound Healer, he draws from an instrumental spread of beats, percussion, ethnic melodic instruments, synths, vocals and bold use of bass. Seamlessly, worlds are blended and timelines merge, all through the language of his music. The artist insists on sound as sacred; a vibrational, alchemical tool. With it, he evokes states and feelings that invite audiences to embrace full creative expression.
Temple Step has collaborated and remixed with artists such as Dub FX, Desert Dwellers, Deya Dova, Peruquois, Nessi Gomes, Ganga Giri, Murry Kyle, Wild Marmalade, Raio, Darpan and satisfied local and international festival circuits including Beloved Festival (USA), Sonic Bloom (USA), Rainbow Serpent (AUS), Earth Frequency (AUS), Woodford (AUS), Earthdance (AUS) and Bali Spirit Festival (INDO). He is the Principal Producer of Motiv Music – an international music production company. The Temple Step studio is based in Melbourne serving clientele, locally and abroad.
✨ ✨River Nettles Bio ✨✨
River is a creative creature who is passionate about finding and sharing flow states through dance, bodywork, and expressive movement. She has been practicing massage, energy work, and Thai bodywork for the past 10 years. Dance is one of her greatest joys in life. River has been exploring and teaching contact improvisation in unique ways, from finding approachable ways to help people begin their own exploration into CI, to diving into creative expressions of movement that combine some of her interests and talents such as Rope Dance (contact improv with the addition of a length of rope), and Contactsage (which is a blend of therapeutic touch and flowing movement).
River desires to create safe and welcoming environments where people can feel empowered to try new ways of moving and connecting with themselves and others.
✨✨ Rose Dayal Bio ✨✨
DJ, Producer, and musician since the age of 16, Rose brings a profound touch to her sound healing. With a soulful blend of angelic bowls, flute, chimes, drums, and her idiopan, she creates an immersive experience that resonates deeply with the receiver. In addition to these instrumental elements, Rose's ethereal voice serves as a captivating conduit for healing, enriching the sonic tapestry of the sound journey with toning, mantra & song. Special guests will collaborate to create a full spectrum experience.
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Agreements to Support this Intentional Gathering Space
We will have supportive agreements for folks to read and follow with regard to how to interact if you want to dance and connect with others.
These guidelines are meant to support all bodies in feeling like they have access to Voice and Choice.
Here are the agreements and they will be at the registration table as well:
Self:
I agree, to the best of my ability, to tune into myself and to track my Yes in interactions in this space and to advocate for myself and to make shifts when I need to, to stay in my Yes.
I agree, to the best of my ability, to pause and take some space when I am no longer clear about where my Yes is.
When I am unable to make those shifts I agree to track myself in that process and to learn and grow in my ability to be resilient and to courageously advocate for myself.
I am aware that there are Tenders to support me, and I will consider getting support from them if I am feeling like I need that support.
Each Other:
I agree, to the best of my ability, to attune to those I’m dancing with and sharing space with and to value them being in their Yes.
In that attunement I will be aware of dynamics that might affect the other dancers’ Voice and Choice in interactions with me including the possibility of there being gender and ethnicity dynamics, differences in experience level, age differences, or the possibility of someone being new to the community.
I agree to practice my resilience around receiving a No.
I agree to consider checking in if I’m sensing that someone may not be a Yes to an interaction.
I agree, to the best of my ability, to track the story I’m making up about the dance I’m having with someone and to be aware that the stronger that story is the less likely it is that I am attuning to my dance partner’s actual experience.
I agree to leave dances on the dance floor and to not expect another dance, nor a hug goodbye, nor a phone number nor anything else.
Space:
I agree to value inclusivity, and community building in this space and to have awareness of how my movements affect the space.
I understand that this is a sober space, and I agree to honor that.
I agree to be aware of my impact on the space and those around me and to exercise discernment with regard to how intimately I engage with my dance partners.
I understand that there are Angels who will be tending the space. I understand that in the interest of a harmonious dance floor experience they might check in with me at some point, and I agree to cooperate and collaborate with them to the best of my ability.
If something comes up for me that is causing an impact on the space and the Angels feel like it would be better supported outside of the dance floor space I agree to move it off the dance floor space into a more private area.
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Event Venue
Palomar Ballroom Santa Cruz, 1344 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060-3916, United States,Santa Cruz, California