Ecstatic Dance

I always hated couple dances.
Anything where you have to learn steps is out of question for me.
And I guess since I never had a good body coordination, if its a dance with learned steps, I just stay in my head, then I get confused, then frustrated and eventually just give up, cause I don't enjoy it.

When I first found Ecstatic Dance, it was like a heaven sent.
At that point I was over my partying phase, so I wasn't dancing much, only occasionally.
So finding a place to dance, with a purpose, I was over the moon.

What is Ecstatic Dance?

Ecstatic Dance is a journey, rather than just a dance.
When you arrive, they clearly tell you the rules:
No talking on the dancefloor - this is important for you to stay in your own energy.
No shoes - being barefoot helps you be more grounded.
No phones - again, staying in your own energy.

At the start, the facilitator, who most of the time is the DJ, will do an opening circle.
Doing a little guided meditation, they will ask you to think of something you wanna let go of that day.
It may be a habit, a belief, a situation that has too much power over you, anything really.
Before the main dance starts, there are usually some fun movement based exercises.
Once the main dance starts, you are invited to let your body guide you.
You will allow your body, to be moved by that very thing you wanna let go of, and eventually by moving it out of your body, you'll be free of it.
This may look beautiful and very dancey, but sometimes your body may wanna jump, or roll on the floor, or do whatever it feels like.
It is often a case that one would at some point find stillness during the dance (as a holistic therapist myself, I know that the biggest changes happen in the stillness), so no surprise that as you letting go, you may also enter a state of stillness.

Ecstatic Dance is a wonderful journey, and I make sure to go at least once a month.
We used to have a project; Divine Spark, where we also facilitated Ecstatic Dance, but it is on the pause for the foreseeable future.

So wherever you live, I'm pretty sure you can find Ecstatic Dance, as it is becoming more and more popular.

You may also do you own little practice at home.
Rules are the same, and just let your body move till the very thing you wanna let go of has no power over you anymore.

See the rules for the dance challenge here: https://blurt.blog/blurtchallenge/@blurtchallenge/blurtchallenge-contest-my-favourite-dance-0-1

BLURTCHALLENGE CONTEST! MY FAVOURITE DANCE (0.1)
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It's been over 2 months since we posted any updates here that's why we have come up with this amazing contests to tell you about our return.
ABOUT THE CONTEST
In this contest we will talk about dances that you like. Many people around the world have unique dances and dance styles that is why we are here to ask you today what dance do you like? It might be hip hop, waltz, ballet and other amazing dance, what do you like about this dance? can you dance it? do you wish to learn the dance? and even if you don't know how to dance it, just share your impressions about the dance.
The Rules of the Contest
Post must contain a minimum of 200 words.
One entry per account.
Any language is accepted.
You can use your personal photo or add source to free stock photos.
Invite at least one friend to participate.
Use the #blurtchallenge and #blurtcontest, the blurtchallenge tag is important so as to help us see your post easily.
Resteem this contest post.
Add the link to your post in the comment.
Contest starts today 18th may 2022 and ends on the 24th of may 2022.