Bay Area Ecstatic Dance Expansion Meetup

Ecstatic Dance Oakland @ Sweets Ballroom
April 30th - DJ: Kudos LoKey
Contact Improv: James Kapicka
Yoga: Maria Zotov
Opening Circle & Meditation: Tyler Blank
Tea: Kokko Wellness & Oli Marichi
Food: Sacred Decadence (Leela Maya)

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DJ: Kudos LoKey
Kudos LoKey is a cosmological being who channels the pulse, colours and movement of the Earth through musical poetry. With an unabating passion for pushing musical boundaries, Kudos LoKey blends genres through sonic alchemy; creating intoxicating dance-floor elixirs.

Musically influenced by the multicultural city of Toronto and extensive global travels, Kudos weaves a celebration of music born of diverse Peoples and Lands into a vibrant tapestry to create his signature sound, something he's calling "50 Shades of Bass."

The "50 Shades of Bass" umbrella offers audiences a sensual and stimulating kaleidoscope of Bass Music, Global Rhythms, and Psychedelic Textures intertwined through Kudos LoKey's unique and innovative production. As a sound sorcerer, Kudos crafts music to remind us of its primordial medicine, to awaken our cosmic hearts, and to inspire spaces for us to pray together with the entirety of our physical being.

As a respected veteran sound engineer and record producer, Snappy Homefry is the wizard behind the curtain, releasing original music and remixes as Kudos LoKey since 2019. Now a vetted leader in his local music communities, Snappy has been mixing and mastering dynamic styles like latin, folk, and techno from a diverse selection of artists in his Toronto-based Playhouse Studio for more than 25 years.

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Arrive when you wish:
6:45pm - Doors Open
7:00pm - Contact Improv Class (Main Floor)
7:00pm - Yoga Class (Upstairs)
7:50pm - Opening Circle
8:00pm - Ecstatic Dance
10:30pm - Sound Bath / Closing Meditation
10:45pm - Good Night Everyone!

Sweets Ballroom
1933 Broadway, Oakland, CA
19th St. BART
Secured Covered Parking: Dalziel Garage
250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612
$6.30

Tickets:
Available at the door with Cash / Card / Venmo
$25 Drop-In
$20 Circle Passes sold in 5 packs ($100)
Volunteer Opportunity: Show up at 6pm sharp! for Opening
or ask at the door for Closing Opportunities.

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Contact Improv: James Kapicka
James is an innovative contact improv facilitator, yoga teacher, and Thai massage practitioner dedicated to fostering a nurturing and explorative space for movement and connection. James blends his expertise in somatic movement with a unique emphasis on play, intuition, and embodied presence aiming to uncover deeper layers of awareness and engagement. His mission is to inspire personal freedom, foster genuine connections, and promote meaningful action through curiosity, creative play, and authentic self-expression.

Yoga: Maria Zotov
Maria (Masha) is a traditional style yoga teacher, who studied in India.
She left her Civil Engineering career to become a full time Hatha and Vinyasa yoga teacher.
Her current hobbies besides yoga are partner acrobatics, contact improvisation and chess.
With 6.5 years of experience teaching and 17 years of practice she’s currently leading group and corporate classes as well as privates and teaching in wellness retreats in the Bay Area.
Maria is mindful about efficient and safe alignment for injury prevention, helping to lose joint stiffness using traditional Hatha yoga techniques.
She's enthusiastic about Ashtanga Yoga for a balanced, strong and flexible body and uses breathing techniques to boost energy levels, improve focus and concentration, stress and sleep problems reduction and others.
IG: @traveling_yogini_maria

Opening Circle & Meditation: Tyler Blank
Founder of Ecstatic Dance Oakland, San Francisco, Fairfax, & EcstaticDance.org Community, Tyler is also an Ecstatic Dance DJ, & Partner Yoga & Contact Improv Guide. www.DoublePlay.fun & www.SoundCloud.com/mrblank

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All are Welcome, Without Restrictions or Limitations.
We only ask that you refrain from:

1. Talking on the Dancefloor
2. Using your Phone
3. Wearing Shoes or Scents
4. Using Substances (Be Yourself!)

Thank You for Respecting the Space so that everyone may Move, Celebrate, Heal, & Pray in their own unique way... Together.

Tix available at the Door:
Drop-In: $25 (Cash / Card / Venmo)
Circle Dance Passes: $20 each (sold in packs of 5 for $100)

Available at the Door.
@ Sweets Ballroom
1933 Broadway, Oakland, CA
19th St. BART

Secured Covered Parking: Dalziel Garage
250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612
$6.50

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Website: https://ecstaticdance.org/dance/oakland-ecstatic-dance/

Welcome Dancers to 2025!!! As we move into the New Year, we shift into an earlier timeframe for dance from 6:30-9:30pm. Mini Workshops will be a deep dive into various modalities - Our Ecstatic Djs will spin a two-hour Dance Wave - After sound healing, you’re invited to hangout and connect with the community.

6:30-7pm : Mini Workshop
7-9pm : Ecstatic Dance Dj Set
9-9:30pm : Sound Healing + Hangout

See you on the Dance Floor!!
Cash + Venmo are accepted at the door $25/drop in. Circle Passes are valid thru Feb 2025.

Ecstatic Dance Fairfax is now Organized & Hosted by Geneva Bybee.

AfterWelcome Dancers to 2025!!! As we move into the New Year, we shift into an earlier timeframe for dance from 6:30-9:30pm. Mini Workshops will be a deep dive into various modalities - Our Ecstatic Djs will spin a two-hour Dance Wave - After sound healing, you’re invited to hangout and connect with the community.

6:30-7pm : Mini Workshop
7-9:30pm : Ecstatic Dance Dj Set
9:30-10pmpm : Sound Healing + Hangout

See you on the Dance Floor!!
Cash + Venmo are accepted at the door $25/drop in. Circle Passes are valid thru Feb 2025.

Ecstatic Dance Fairfax is now Organized & Hosted by Geneva Bybee.w

Ecstatic Dance San Francisco
Sunday May 4th - DJ: Kudos LoKey
Partner Yoga meets Contact Improv : Tyler Blank
Opening Circle & Meditation: Tyler Blank

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DJ: Kudos LoKey
Kudos LoKey is a cosmological being who channels the pulse, colours and movement of the Earth through musical poetry. With an unabating passion for pushing musical boundaries, Kudos LoKey blends genres through sonic alchemy; creating intoxicating dance-floor elixirs.
Musically influenced by the multicultural city of Toronto and extensive global travels, Kudos weaves a celebration of music born of diverse Peoples and Lands into a vibrant tapestry to create his signature sound, something he's calling "50 Shades of Bass."
The "50 Shades of Bass" umbrella offers audiences a sensual and stimulating kaleidoscope of Bass Music, Global Rhythms, and Psychedelic Textures intertwined through Kudos LoKey's unique and innovative production. As a sound sorcerer, Kudos crafts music to remind us of its primordial medicine, to awaken our cosmic hearts, and to inspire spaces for us to pray together with the entirety of our physical being.
As a respected veteran sound engineer and record producer, Snappy Homefry is the wizard behind the curtain, releasing original music and remixes as Kudos LoKey since 2019. Now a vetted leader in his local music communities, Snappy has been mixing and mastering dynamic styles like latin, folk, and techno from a diverse selection of artists in his Toronto-based Playhouse Studio for more than 25 years.

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Arrive when you wish:
9:45am - Doors Open
10:00am - Contact Improv Class
10:50am - Opening Circle
11:00am - Ecstatic Dance
1:00pm - Sound Bath / Closing Meditation
1:11pm - Good Day Everyone!

Tickets available at the Door
Drop-In: $25 (Cash / Card / Venmo)
Circle Dance Passes: $20 each (sold in packs of 5 for $100)
Volunteer Opportunity: Show up at 9am sharp! for Opening
or ask at the door for Closing Opportunities.

@ Sacred Heart Church (of 8 Wheels)
554 Fillmore St., SF, CA
Street Parking

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Parnter Yoga meets Contact Improv: Tyler Blank
Tyler has 20 years experience leading Partner Yoga, and 14 years experience leading Contact Improv at Ecstatic Dances around the world. We will be playing with Shared Weight, Counter Balances, Rolling & Sliding Point of Contact, Creating Shelves, Fluid Lifts, and other partner dynamics in this deep, intimate, playful practice. Tyler is the CoFounder of Ecstatic Dance Bay Area, and also teaches Double Play Partner Yoga. www.DoublePlay.fun

Opening Circle & Meditation: Tyler Blank
Founder of Ecstatic Dance Oakland, San Francisco, Fairfax, & EcstaticDance.org Community, Tyler is also an Ecstatic Dance DJ, Partner Yoga & Contact Improv Teacher. His meditations dive deep into the vision of Tantra, allowing us to use our Bodies, and this Moment, as an opportunity to be Fully Present, Aware, and Fully Alive. Music Journeys at: www.SoundCloud.com/mrblank

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All are Welcome.

Ecstatic Dance is a Freeform Conscious Dance, Mixed by a Seasoned DJ for a Continuous Sonic Journey. Move however you wish, without verbal guidance, shoes, or booze. Music will flow through various Tempos, Genres, Intensities, and Emotions, so that Dancers may Experience, Express, and Transform their own Energies on the Dancefloor Together.

Ecstatic Dance can be your:

1. Physical Exercise
2. Mental Therapy
3. Connection to Spirit
4. Social Connection with Others
5. Personal Connection with Self

We only ask that you refrain from:

1. Talking on the Dancefloor
2. Using your Phone
3. Wearing Shoes
4. Using Substances (Be Yourself!)

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Drop-In: $25 (Cash / Card / Venmo)
Circle Dance Passes: $20 each (sold in packs of 5 for $100)

Available at the Door.
@ Sacred Heart Church (of 8 Wheels)
554 Fillmore St., SF, CA

Website: www.ecstaticdance.org/dance/san-francisco-ecstatic-dance/

Ecstatic Dance Oakland - Sweets Ballroom
Sunday May 4th - DJ: Izzy Wise
Contact Improv: Katie McClung
Yoga: Shanti Kat
Circle & Meditation: Katie McClung

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DJ: Izzy Wise
Hailing from San Francisco, Izzy Wise is a multi-instrumentalist and DJ whoproduces eclectic dance music that bounces from West Africa to the WestIndies, and all points in between.For more than a decade Wise cut his teeth in San Francisco, DJing at partieslike the legendary Afrolicious night and landmark venues like TheIndependent, Monarch and 1015 Folsom. His pursuit for unique rhythms &melodies has led him to the jungles of Nicaragua and fabled islands lost inthe Caribbean Sea. When he’s not making field recordings and playing in livegroups, Wise releases music on imprints likeDélicieuseRecords, Lips &Rhythm and Mule Musiq. His dedication in the studio is unwavering and hisoriginal output often reflects a well-blended taste of disco, boogie funk andhouse. Wise also plays live with a variety of instruments that he works intohis energetic performances. His sets are best described as funkyunderground ethnomusicology courses with hypnotic grooves.

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Timing: (Arrive when you Wish)
9:45am - Doors Open
10am - Contact Improv (Main Floor)
10am - Yoga (Upstairs)
10:45am - Opening Circle
11am - Ecstatic Dance
1pm - Sound Healing / Meditation
1:11pm - Good Day! - Time for Picnic

After Dance Picnic is held next to Lake Merritt near the Fairyland Sign by Whole Foods on Grand Avenue & Harrison.

Tickets:
Available at the door with Cash / Card / Venmo
$25 Drop-In
$20 Circle Passes sold in 5 packs ($100)
@ Sweets Ballroom
1933 Broadway, Oakland, CA
19th St. BART

Secured Covered Parking: Dalziel Garage
250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612
$6.30

Volunteer Opportunity: Show up at 9am sharp! for Opening
or ask at the door for Closing Opportunities.

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Contact Improv: Katie McClung
Katie McClung
Katie McClung is a yoga instructor, visual artist, musician, educator, and dance enthusiast who has been a part of the ecstatic dance community for over a decade. She has also been a non profit program manager and events manager for many years. Katie combines her skills, interests, talents, and playfulness in order to create an inviting space and joyous experience for dance attendees.

Yoga: Shanti Kat
Kat has been living and inspiring the practices of yoga, breathwork, bhakti, and dance for over 35 years. Her teaching style weaves mindfulness into the body with a focus on alignment, pranayama techniques, and a moving meditation, offering students a grounded and embodied experience.

Circle & Meditation: Katie McClung
Katie McClung is a yoga instructor, visual artist, musician, educator, and dance enthusiast who has been a part of the ecstatic dance community for over a decade. She has also been a non profit program manager and events manager for many years. Katie combines her skills, interests, talents, and playfulness in order to create an inviting space and joyous experience for dance attendees.

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All are Welcome.

Ecstatic Dance is a Freeform Conscious Dance, Mixed by a Seasoned DJ for a Continuous Sonic Journey. Move however you wish, without verbal guidance, shoes, or booze. Music will flow through various Tempos, Genres, Intensities, and Emotions, so that Dancers may Experience, Express, and Transform their own Energies on the Dancefloor Together.

Ecstatic Dance can be your:

1. Physical Exercise
2. Mental Therapy
3. Connection to Spirit
4. Social Connection with Others
5. Personal Connection with Self

We only ask that you refrain from:

1. Talking on the Dancefloor
2. Using your Phone
3. Wearing Shoes
4. Using Substances (Be Yourself!)

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Website:
https://ecstaticdance.org/dance/oakland-ecstatic-dance-sunday-morning/

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@ Sweets Ballroom
1933 Broadway, Oakland, CA
19th St. BART

Secured Covered Parking: Dalziel Garage
250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612
$6.30