WE DANCE EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT FROM 7:30PM-10:30 PM. 237 SACKVILLE STREET, TORONTO.
$25-30 CASH AT THE DOOR OR EMAIL TRANSFER: HUB@ECSTATICDANCETORONTO.COM
Dance Weekly
Benefits of Ecstatic Dance Toronto
Emotional
Release
Provides an outlet for expressing and processing emotions.
Stress
Relief
Reduces tension and promotes relaxation.
Physical
Fitness
Improves cardiovascular health, flexibility, and overall fitness.
Enhanced
Creativity
Stimulates creative expression through movement.
Mindfulness
Encourages being present and aware of the body and surroundings.
Connection
Fosters a sense of community and connection with others.
Self-Discovery
Offers insights into personal feelings and self-awareness.
Freedom of Expression
Judgement-free zone allowing for authentic movement.
Why Ecstatic Dance Toronto?
Ecstatic Dance Toronto has been curating conscious dance gatherings since January 2006.
We are Toronto’s leading weekly Ecstatic Dance with nearly 1000 dances offered and counting.
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GUIDELINES
A safe non-verbal, barefoot, alcohol/drug-free space that is intentional.
Our dance space is scent free
Sounding and singing is welcome
No experience or partner is necessary
All ages, genders, cultures, sizes are welcome
We dance without alcohol/recreational drugs
Move how you wish and feel as long as it’s consensual and respectful to yourself and each other
Turn off your gadgets and detox from technology
We dance without talking after Opening Circle (from 8:15pm-9:45pm) during the Ecstatic Dance Toronto journey
Yes registration is required. You can register before dance or at dance. It will take one minute. Go to the REGISTER Page and follow the sign up process.
Absolutely! No experience necessary for you to find yourself dancing freely like no one is watching or like everyone is watching. Shake. Wiggle. Flow. Move as you wish. Honour your body and your movement. Being surrounded by others dancing freely will help liberate your own dance.
Wear comfortable stretchy clothes that make you feel free, that you can sweat in and clothes that will move with you.
This is a practice that allows us to reconnect to every part of our body, including our feet. We dance with bare feet unless you have a medical reason that requires you to wear shoes. Then please let our team know.
This is literally a dance for all ages and the bulk of our dancers range from their 20’s to well in their 50’s and beyond. Children are also welcome when accompanied by parents. Ecstatic dance is sweeping across the globe and many are jumping in to discover the essential goodness of moving freely with others to all kinds of fun and amazing musical journeys. All ages will feel very welcome!
Yes of course you can join the dance at any time after the start but best to join us from the start so you get the most out of your dance. Please note we do close the door during opening circle from 8pm-8:15pm.
We tend to live such busy and distracted lives that we don’t give ourselves enough opportunity to fully drop into our own bodies. It is an amazing experience to do so, requiring no additives or fillers. This is the beauty, power, freedom and joy of our discovering dance. It is a natural high. All you have to do is devote yourself to moving your body freely in whatever way you wish.
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Coming to dance revives my soul, every time!
The playfulness, the community, the dance has truly changed my life and
I encourage everyone to come!
WE INVITE YOU TO
- Dance, sweat and connect with yourselves and each other.
- Feel free to move and express whatever is alive in you (big or small) and whatever comes up when you shake up your cells including stillness.
- A safe nonverbal, barefoot, alcohol/drug-free to keep the experience intentional.
- Co-create a safe space for dance and authentic connection that is healing, inspiring and uplifting.
Community, music and dance is our medicine.
INCREDIBLY SPACIOUS
With high ceilings, huge windows, amazing hardwood floors
And a crystal clear high fidelity sound system.
Invite your dancing friends and uncover the transformative power of dance.
Join the Dance!
“Ecstatic Dance is the way we use to gather as a community
and dance to rhythms and beats for the purpose of
celebration, healing, transformation and prayer.”
– Julia Ray, Ecstatic Dance Toronto Visionary
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SUCCESS STORIES
DANCE SCHEDULE
Every Thursday night
7:30PM-10:30PM
7:30PM-8PM:
Arrive. Move. Stretch
During our intro please arrive, ground, stretch, wiggle, dance, connect with friends or go inward and meditate quietly in a corner. Talking is allowed before opening circle.
8PM-8:15PM
Opening Circle
We will come together for Opening Circle. The DJ will guide us through some gentle breathing stretches to awaken and relax the body. We will invite you into an optional theme as inspiration for your dance. Together we will settle onto the ground for an inspiring meditation.
8:15PM-9:45PM
Ecstatic Dance Journey
Our Ecstatic Dance Journey will start. There is no talking during the journey however sounding is welcome. We play a variety of rhythms and beats from around the world that encourage movement and expression! The journey starts in a low beat to give your body the chance to ground, connect and warm up. The rhythms and beats progressively increase to an energetic peak and slowly come back to conclude with a smooth landing back into stillness.
9:45PM-10PM
Closing Circle
We’ll gather for Closing Circle to sound and harmonize a little together and share reflections from the night (only if we wish).
10PM-10:30PM
Social Time
Delicious snacks will be passed around and our circle will be open for community-inspired social time. (We need to be out of the building by 10:30pm.) Invite your dancing friends and share the love of dance, music and community!
Emptiness
Quieting the mind and engaging in ecstatic dance may seem at odds with each other, but they share a connection in their ability to delve
The Cycles of Life
The theme will be about cycles, and how sustaining anything, no matter how desirable, isn’t always good. This factors into stuff outside our personal lives,
Dancing Beyond our Stories
Everyday we tell ourselves stories. Stories about the past, stories about the present and stories about the future. Lots of stories. While these stories can
Getting into your Flow State
Every so often things that felt confusing and challenging and hard start to flow. Rather than fighting to make things come to fruition, they just
