ECSTATIC SATURDAYS: SOBER RAVE CONSCIOUS CLUBBING Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Ceremony in North London
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7:00PM–9:45PM Ecstatic Dance & Cacao
9:45PM–10:15PM Fruit Social
5:50PM-7:00PM Shaking Medicine® Workshop (Optional, see dates & tickets) Awaken your body, release deep-seated tension, and restore balance through the art of shaking. A beautiful way to ground yourself before the dance. More info further below.
Each Saturday night in our North London venue, we open the doors to a new sonic adventure, from the deep bass of Shamanic Bass Temple, to the mystical pulse of Desert Grooves, the fiery release of Catharsis or MVMNT, and the uplifting and heart-opening electronic dance music of My Ecstatic Odyssey!
Every session is a unique genre-specific experience (please check which event you’ve signed up to!), yet all follow the same timeless flow, the ecstatic wave, a rise and return through the natural rhythms of our human energy system: building from the cacao ceremony to the wild euphoric peak, then softening back into grounded peace and ending with a relaxation/sound journey phase.
✨ What to Expect:- 🎶 Next-level, ecstatic dance journeys!
- 🥁 Live percussion to ignite the dancefloor and merge rhythm with movement
- 🍫 Heart-opening cacao ceremony & positive intention setting to begin the night
- 🔊 Awesome sound system & mesmerising visuals for full sensory immersion
- 💃 A sacred, safe, and playful space to dance freely, express, release & connect
- 🍉 Complimentary fruit social afterwards to nourish & unwind together
- 💫 The best Saturday night out — and no hangover!
No alcohol. No drugs. Just pure music, movement, and magic.
Join London’s longest-running ecstatic dance community- Ecstatic Dance London, pioneers of the UK’s Sober ReLOVEution since 2009.
No experience needed, all welcome.
✨ Limited free crew spaces available, scroll below for info & sign-up.
BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecstatic-saturdays-ecstatic-dance-cacao-ceremony-in-north-london-tickets-120615336719
UPCOMING DATES, MUSIC GENRE THEMES:- Sat 26 Sept (Full Moon/Autumn Equinox) PRANA MYSTIC: Indian | Middle Eastern | Mystical. Part of All Day Transformational Retreat 11:45am–10.15pm TRYBE: Trance Dance, Rage Ritual, Ecstatic Dance Prana Mystic (Book here)
- Sat 3 Oct MY ECSTATIC ODYSSEY: Deep & Organic House (+optional SHAKING MEDICINE workshop 5:50pm-7pm)
- Sat 10 Oct (New Moon) DESERT GROOVES: Middle Eastern | Deep EDM
(+optional SHAKING MEDICINE workshop 5:50pm-7pm) - Sat 17 Oct CATHARSIS: Psytrance | EDM
(+optional SHAKING MEDICINE workshop 5:50pm-7pm) - ⚠️Sat 24 Oct – CANCELLED
- Sat 31 Oct THE ENCHANTED: A Halloween/Samhain Masquerade Ball: Global Bass, Psytrance, Ethno-Fusion, Folktronica, Medicine Music, Shamanic Soundscapes 🎭ENCHANTED FOREST & DIVINE BEINGS: Come as your divine, wild or mythical self. Dancers have the freedom to attend either as woodland creatures, celestial beings, or glamorous alter egos. Think: velvet, feathers, shimmer, autumn colours and beautiful masks. Come in a full transformation or add one magical detail: there’s no need for an elaborate costume! More info here.
- Sat 7 Nov ECSTATIC DISCO: House | Funk | Disco (+optional SHAKING MEDICINE workshop 5:50pm-7pm)
- Sat 14 Nov MY ECSTATIC ODYSSEY: Deep & Organic House (+optional SHAKING MEDICINE workshop 5:50pm-7pm)
- Sat 21 Nov (no event) we’ll be in Dorset for our annual Ecstatic Dance Retreat.
- Sat 28 Nov SHAMANIC BASS TEMPLE: Dub | Global Bass | Shamanic Soundscapes. Part of All Day Transformational Retreat 11:45am–10.15pm THE RITUAL: Tantric Trance Dance, Conscious Connections & Ritual Breath, Ecatatic Dance Shamanic Bass Temple (Book here)
- Sat 5 Dec URUBU Dance Tribe Live Music Ecstatic Dance (Book here)
- Sat 12 Dec CATHARSIS: Psytrance | EDM
(+optional SHAKING MEDICINE workshop 5:50pm-7pm) - Sat 19 Dec MEDICINA: Global Bass | Folktronica |Shamanic Soundscapes | Medicine Music + All Day WINTER SOLSTICE Celebration withTransformational Workshops!
- Thu, 31 Dec NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION Ecstatic Dance
- More event dates to be added
～ ECSTATIC DANCE AUTUMN RETREAT 2026 ～
💜 NOVEMBER 18-22, 2026 ECSTATIC DANCE RETREAT & RESTIVAL (Gillingham, Dorset, UK) Only 2h direct train from London. Join for 5 days or weekend only. Sober & Conscious Dance, Music, Rest & Healthy Living Gathering Join us for the full retreat, either the Transformational Ecstatic Dance pathway or Restival Rest and Rejuvenation pathway.
SCHEDULE:◈ 5:50pm doors open for Shaking Medicine session, SEE UPCOMING DATES List at the top to see when Shaking Medicine sessions will take place. (Optional workshop, please see ticket type. Scroll down to read more about the Shaking Medicine) Due to the nature of Shaking Medicine being a process that needs to be followed from the beginning, late arrivals of more than 10 minutes, unfortunately, can not be admitted.
◈6pm-7pm Shaking Medicine / Active Meditation session (Bring a yoga mat & blanket, blindfolds provided). See ticket options or pay £5 cash/ card on the door if you’ve already booked ticket for Ecstatic Dance. (Please bring a yoga mat & blanket, blindfolds provided, we also have some spare mats & blankets at the venue).
◈ 7pm-7:30pm Doors Open for Ecstatic Dance/ Check in / Dance Warm up (No entry after 7:30pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together)
◈ 7:30pm-9:45pm Cacao Ceremony, Positive Intention Setting/ Ecstatic Dance SoundWave
◈ 9:45pm-10:15pm Optional fruit social to nourish you after the dance
💜 ALL UPCOMING WELLBEING EVENTS, RETREATS, FESTIVALS +CREWING:Website: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events
Linktree: linktr.ee/ecstaticdancelondon
Instagram: @ecstaticdance_london
Mailing list: https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/we-are-london
💛FREE CREW SPACES: We’d be very happy to hear from you if you’d like to help us in exchange for a free ticket! Requirement – you need to have attended at least two indoor events before you can join the crew. Please complete the sign up form and we’ll be in touch.
ANY QUESTIONS? Please send us an email to: [email protected]
～ ECSTATIC DANCE AUTUMN RETREAT 2026 ～💜 NOVEMBER 18-22, 2026 ECSTATIC DANCE RETREAT & RESTIVAL (Gillingham, Dorset, UK) Only 2h direct train from London. Join for 5 days or weekend only. Sober & Conscious Dance, Music, Rest & Healthy Living Gathering
Join us for the full retreat, either the Transformational Ecstatic Dance pathway or Restival Rest and Rejuvenation pathway. Tickets aren’t open yet, but you can get early access by joining the waitlist below. SIGN UP FOR EARLY ACCESS
～ ECSTATIC DANCE TEMPLE® DJ & Facilitator Training ～12-Week Live Online Course
Dates: Monday 11 January – Monday 29 March 2027
Time: Mondays, 7:00–9:00 PM
Format: 12 consecutive live online sessions
Course Fee: £500 SIGN UP HERE
Course Purpose: Level 1 introduces participants to the foundations of becoming an Ecstatic Dance Temple DJ and facilitator. It’s designed for people who already have some experience of Ecstatic Dance, conscious movement or related personal-development practices, but who do not necessarily have previous DJing or facilitation experience.
𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦: The Sober ReLOVEution!We are super excited to be offering Ecstatic Dances with Live Percussion & Cacao Ceremonies on Saturday nights! Ecstatic Dance London – Pioneers of Ecstatic Dance in the UK since 2009
You are invited to join us for freestyle, expressive dance & moving meditation sessions. An Evening of Ecstatic Dance with No Alcohol, No Drugs – Just Music, Amazing Rhythms and Cacao! This is a unique sober Saturday night dance in London!
No prior experience of dance necessary. All welcome. We also offer limited free crew space, scroll down to find more info and crew sign up form.
Our Ecstatic Dance sessions have guidelines of: No booze, No Shoes, No phones, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish, Respect yourself and others. (More info about what is Ecstatic Dance – further down)
No late comers please. This is a shared journey from the beginning to the end and we aim to create a safe container for all dancers. If you are more than 30 min late from the start of the session, unfortunately you won’t be able to join the session, please respect this and arrive on time. Thank you
***Please note: this is a zero-tolerance drug and alcohol space! This is one of the very few spaces where Londoners can go out dancing on a Saturday night in London in a safe and clean sober space. Please respect this, and please don’t come drunk or high as you will be refused entry or asked to leave. No refunds!***
WHY CACAO?At Ecstatic Dance London we LOVE chocolate, RAW chocolate-CACAO! We will provide complimentary Raw Vegan Cacao to superfood charge your dance with us! Cacao is the ultimate heart opener, it will give you energy, revitalise your BodyMind inviting you to express, release & unleash your creativity during the dance! Our Raw Vegan Cacao is prepared lovingly by Diana (who makes the best, velvety-tasting cacao in town for sure!). She uses ethically sourced, highest quality ingredients from Guatemala. (Free from Gluten/ Dairy / Nut / Refined Sugar) Super Yummy! 🙂 Join us to explore Cacao + Ecstatic Dance as a potent synthesis for Transformation!
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive” – Joseph Campbell
1. Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing suitable for movement/fitness and dress in layers. Bring a set of dry clothes/small towel as you will probably get sweaty during the session. Toilets are available at the venue but there are no separate changing rooms.
2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks.
3. a Reusable water bottle. Tap water & lemon water refill available at the venue.
4. A healthy snack to have after the dance.
11 min walk from Tufnell Park station or 13 min walk from Gospel Oak station. (Exact venue details will be in your order confirmation email! Please scroll down in the email to ‘Additional Information’ section to see all details!)
-Please check tfl.gov for latest travel updates.
-If you are driving, please be aware that the venue is in an Ultra Low Emission Zone and you may be liable to pay the daily fee.
-Find parking on parkopedia and use venues postcode. There is no parking at the venue.
-There are bicycle racks at the venue to lock your bike if you are cycling.
-Venue is accessible to wheelchair users.
-Toilets are available at the venue.
PRICES:+Eventbrite fee. Book online or pay cash/ card on the door.
- Low waged/concession £15 (limited availability)
- Regular £20
- Abundance £25
- For Shaking Medicine add extra £5
CHILDREN: unfortunately these sessions are not suitable for children. 18+ only.
EVENTBRITE ORDER CONFIRMATION: Email might be in the spam folder. Please check the email you used to purchase the ticket, might not be your primary email account. Do not print any paper tickets, we will check you in by your name.
💛FREE CREW SPACES: We’d be very happy to hear from you if you’d like to help us in exchange for a free ticket! Requirement – you need to have attended at least two indoor events before you can join the crew. Please complete the sign up form and we’ll be in touch.
CANCELLATION POLICY:We do not offer refunds/ticket swaps for another event if you cannot attend. You are welcome to pass on your ticket to a friend, colleague or family member. If we (the organizers) need to cancel the event due to unforeseen circumstances, we will issue a full refund.
If you have any questions, please send us an email to: [email protected]
DJ & FACILITATOR:◈ Sessions are facilitated and DJed by Seth Newman – the pioneer of Ecstatic Dance in the UK since 2009!
www.urubu.com, www.ecstaticdancelondon.com, @esctaticdance_london
💗Seth Newman: As the founder of the Ecstatic Dance London, he integrates the roots of Humanistic therapies, Bioenergetics & Body Psychotherapy, Transpersonal Psychology, 5 Rhythms and Tantra. Seth has a life-long passion for active meditations and other movement, and embodiment practices. His in-depth studies, trainings and personal experiences of many therapeutic modalities infuse his approach in creating and facilitating life-transforming workshops, retreats and trainings. As a coach, Seth is dedicated to helping people calm, empower and rejuvenate their busy minds and bodies to achieve the best versions of themselves. Seth brings a wealth of experience holding heart-centered spaces and has been running various body-mind integration workshops for many years.
As a musician, Seth is passionate about the power of rhythm & drums to transform & awaken humanity, he has an MA in Community Music from Goldsmith College, and has worked as a world music percussion teacher in East London schools for almost 20 years. He formed the URUBU collective & Ecstatic Dance London back in 2009 as a Live Music Ecstatic Dance experience with Afro-Brazilian drummers & musicians, and with heart felt vision has forged the Ecstatic Dance scene in London and the UK. Seth channels his passion for rhythm into his DJ sets, incorporating Afro-centric, Cuban, and Brazilian influences, providing an electrifying and soulful experience!
Ecstatic Dance London & URUBU offers a variety of powerful holistic body-mind tools and practices.
WHAT IS ECSTATIC DANCE?MUSIC – MOVEMENT – COMMUNITY!
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – We love to dance. We love music. We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform!
Ecstatic Dance is a dance/movement practice to explore the exhilarating feeling of moving your body freely. You are invited to move, play, connect, sweat, stretch, sound, unwind, renew, release, improvise, transform. Be true to yourself, while respecting your body, in this space that we co-create together. Move your body, unleash the wild dancing self without caring what people think, claim your freedom, open your heart & touch the infinite!
Our Ecstatic Dance classes create a safe and respectful environment that embraces ‘all ways’. We offer a movement practice that supports your free expression of emotions and inner space through movement and music. Our intention for these Ecstatic Dance classes is self-exploration, connection, fun, healing, expanding human potential and community building through freestyle ecstatic dance.
Enter an open space…and with your bare feet explore the exhilarating feeling of moving your body freely. You are invited to move, play, connect, sweat, stretch, sound, unwind, renew, release, improvise, transform. Be true to yourself, while respecting your body, in this space that we co-create together.
PRACTICE SPECIFICS: Warm-up: stretch, move/dance and reflect on the intention for the dance to a gentle sound wave. The Practice: freestyle dancing to a large sound wave featuring Live DJ set. Some guidance & facilitation will be provided. And then we will let the music, the community and our own inner space direct our steps, our movements, our expression, our journey. Relaxation: Ecstatic Dance usually ends with a deep relaxation.
ECSTATIC DANCE GUIDELINES:No late comers please. This is a shared journey from the beginning to the end and we aim to create a safe container for all dancers.
1. No talking during the dance (if you wish to talk, you are welcome to chat before/after dance outside the main dance space). When we dance without the chitchat, something alchemical can happen on the dancefloor. A unified field of Being emerges and we feel both wild and free, contained within ourselves And connected to something much, much greater than our individual selves.
2. Drug-Free, Smoke-Free, Alcohol-Free environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. No spectating. Stay connected to your own body, sensations, emotions, and feelings. Ecstatic Dance is about you and your relationship to the Dance. Dancers feel uncomfortable when being spectated at. Come prepared to Dance yourself free from inhibitions!
7. You can dance alone, or with as many partners as (you) like to join. (If you’d rather not dance with someone, thank them for the offer by placing your hands in prayer position at your heart – Namaste. Thank you, no thank you.)
8. This is not a pick up place. Please respect all dancers (especially women) and do not ask for anyone’s contact details. If you wish to stay in touch with someone, give them your email instead of asking for their contact details. No means no.
💜 ALL UPCOMING WELLBEING EVENTS, RETREATS, FESTIVALS +CREWING:“Our bodies instinctively know what feels good or bad, right or wrong. However, often our heads get in the way. Ecstatic Dance is about finding our way through to what feels good. How can we use dance to consciously transform towards finding joy, without denying our anger or sadness? Ask yourself: what’s my body feeling in this moment? Does it feel good moving this way, or that? Does it feel nourishing to dance with another, or dance solo? Where do I most feel connected with Self? Let your body lead the way.” ~ Abigail Harris
Website: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events
Linktree: linktr.ee/ecstaticdancelondon
Instagram: @ecstaticdance_london
Mailing list: https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/we-are-london
💛FREE CREW SPACES: We’d be very happy to hear from you if you’d like to help us in exchange for a free ticket! Requirement – you need to have attended at least two indoor events before you can join the crew. Please complete the sign up form and we’ll be in touch.
～ ECSTATIC DANCE AUTUMN RETREAT 2026 ～💜 NOVEMBER 18-22, 2026 ECSTATIC DANCE RETREAT & RESTIVAL (Gillingham, Dorset, UK) Only 2h direct train from London. Join for 5 days or weekend only. Sober & Conscious Dance, Music, Rest & Healthy Living Gathering
Join us for the full retreat, either the Transformational Ecstatic Dance pathway or Restival Rest and Rejuvenation pathway. Tickets aren’t open yet, but you can get early access by joining the waitlist below. SIGN UP FOR EARLY ACCESS
～ ECSTATIC DANCE TEMPLE® DJ & Facilitator Training ～12-Week Live Online Course
Dates: Monday 11 January – Monday 29 March 2027
Time: Mondays, 7:00–9:00 PM
Format: 12 consecutive live online sessions
Course Fee: £500 SIGN UP HERE
Course Purpose: Level 1 introduces participants to the foundations of becoming an Ecstatic Dance Temple DJ and facilitator. It’s designed for people who already have some experience of Ecstatic Dance, conscious movement or related personal-development practices, but who do not necessarily have previous DJing or facilitation experience.
If you have any questions, please send us an email to: [email protected]
We look forward to welcoming you!
Ecstatic Dance London team
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