Soularus Grand Re-opening...a FREE event!

Sat Mar 01 2025 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm UTC-08:00

1620 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-2531, United States | Santa Cruz

ECSTATIC DANCE SANTA CRUZ
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Soularus Grand Re-opening...a FREE event!
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This FREE event is to kick-off the growth and expansion of both our weekly dances! We've added an extra hour, a warm-up class, more guest DJs, teachers, and vocal/musical artists plus a tea lounge and expanded altar area.
** Grand Re-opening!!! **
a FREE event Sat March 1st
to launch our new expanded hours and offerings

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S O U L A R U S
move ~ connect ~ express
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For our special "launch" on Saturday 3/1
9:45 Doors Open
10:00 Contact Improv with Daniel Mollner
10:50 Opening Circle
11:00 Dance Journey with Avira
1:00 Sound integration with Samantha Rose and Ya Mei

And into the future!
Our weekly dances are growing... come celebrate with us. We're making this first expanded dance free for you all to come and experience the evolution. Beginning with this first kick-off event on Sat 3/1, each and every week thereafter both of our weekly dances (Saturdays AND Wednesdays) will offer the following expanded format:

-- One hour warm-up class (Contact Improv, Yoga, etc.)
-- Two hour dance journey
-- Live sound bath/integration
-- Closing circle
-- plus tea lounge and altar space

Although you are encouraged to come for the full experience, you may arrive/depart whenever you like. This is a freeform movement space. Move however you wish. You are always at choice about your participation and whether you want to remain solo or connect with other people.

​For the warm-up class, expect something like yoga, contact, qi gong, microfusion, axis syllabus, and so on. We'll have a variety of teachers each with their own passion and expertise to get you warmed up and connected for the dance journey ahead. Will be having guest DJs every other week with Daniel holding it down between them.

Enjoy a two-hour, DJ'd musical "journey". Music for the first 10-15 minutes is ambient and downtempo for you to drop in and move slowly. The tempo begins to build gradually from there reaching a peak or catharsis in the second half of the dance. Afterwards the music comes down, softening and slowing towards the end for relaxation and rest as we conclude the dance.

A variety of local (and out-of-town) sound healers and musicians/vocal artists will provide the vibrational and energetic space for integration afterwards. And we end of course with a closing circle for you to share some of your experience if you like and to make announcements and give gratitude.

In sum, the expanded version of our weekly dances will be just over 3 hours total and is inspired by other communities who've grown in this way before us.

Saturday Mornings 10am to 1 pm
and
Wednesday Nights 7pm to 10 pm
in Santa Cruz, CA
Yoga Center Santa Cruz
1620 Seabright Ave

$20 for circle passes when bought in 4 packs
$25 without circle passes
Please pay in cash if possible otherwise an extra $3 is added for Venmo/Zelle/PayPal
(BILPOC/LGBTQIA+ Scholarships available)

All are at choice. Each individual takes full responsibility for their experience including their own health and safety.

** Dance Guidelines **
Be yourself, accept others.
Respect the space and everyone in it.
Yes to embodiment, creativity, and community!

Please keep this space drug/alcohol free and conversation off the dance floor! Turn phones and devices off if you can and please only use or check them if absolutely necessary (away from the dance area).

All are welcome, especially People of Color, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Same-Gender Loving People, seniors, and neurodiverse. Whatever your shape, size, age, or ability you are welcome and wanted here!

*** You’ll definitely want to check out BOTH, our Saturday daytime dance vibes AND our Wednesday nighttime dance!
These two weekly SOULARUS dances happen at the same location =)
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