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SPECIAL EVENTS

SAT
OCT 19
11AM-8:30PM

Dance meets Tantra

Led by Spencer Jacobson, Gemma Wilcox, and Evelin Molina Dacker
 

Details: https://www.dancemeetstantra.com/events/portland
Cost: $130-160

๐ŸŒ€ You will learn skills to access greater attunement while bringing more authenticity and aliveness to your dance
๐ŸŒ€ You will explore tools and practices that expand your range and depth of possibility in connection with yourself and others๐ŸŒ€ You will have the opportunity to experience the freedom and joy that comes with exquisitely clear boundaries


WEEKLY CALENDAR

SUNDAYS

Sacred Circle Ecstatic  Dance

Sundays 10:30AM-12:30PM    
** NO DANCE SUNDAY OCTOBER 13 **
Tiffany Center, 1410 SW Morrison St.

• 7000sf ballroom with vintage hardwood floors
• All-ages; children dance for free
Sliding scale (click for details)
• Volunteer opportunities available

Fernhill Ecstatic Dance

Sundays 11AM-1PM

Wintertime: The Den, 116 SE Yamhill St., Portland, OR
Summertime: Fernhill Park, Portland, OR
Please see our Facebook page for current location and DJs.

~ Dance However you Wish ~ Find your Flow.
~ Respect the Space, and the space between you and others.

~ Mind your self, your needs, your boundaries.
~ Care for and respect the expressed needs of others.
~ $12-$30 entry requested.

Soul Revival

Ecstatic Dance for BIPOC
First Sundays, 3:30-5:30PM and 3rd Fridays 7-9PM

Contact:soulrevivaldance@gmail.com

• This dance is solely for Black, Indigenous and People of Color
• Sliding scale $5 to $20

Contact Improv LAB

Sundays 6:30-9PM (New series 3/31-5/19/2024)

Lajja Yoga, 10851 SE Main St, Milwaukie, OR

• Led by Carolyn Stuart (touchmonk@yahoo.com)
• Pre-registration required
Sliding scale $120 to $240 for the series
• Drop-in option $20-30

MONDAYS

DanceLab

September 16, 23, 30
October 7, 21, 28 (no lab 10/14)
November 4, 11, 18 (no lab 11/25)
December 2, 9, 16

SomaSpace, 4050 NE Broadway Street, Portland, OR

~ Self-guided dance event combined with music, experiential prompts, and physio-movement cues.
~ All genres of somatic practice, previous dance experience, and intentions for dancing welcomed with reverence and joy.
~ Drop-in: sliding scale $10-$20

1st Mondays, 7:30pm: Temple For All with Saffire
2nd Mondays, 7:30pm: Dance Into Being with Saffire
3rd Mondays, 7pm: Kaleidoscope Yoga with Ayomide
4th Mondays, 7pm: BIPOC Restorative Movement with Ayomide

WEDNESDAYS

• Sacred dance space for the middle of your week
• Lovely hardwood floors
• Sliding scale $15-20
• Volunteer opportunities available

Mt. Tabor Dance Community

Wednesdays an hour before Sunset - 5PM-9:30PM.
Usually on Tabor but check Instagram in questionable weather.

• Volunteer-run outdoor dance
• Free. Donations accepted
 

• Pre-dance Embodiment Workshop from 7-7:45
• 2 hour Ecstatic Dance Journey from Local & Global Professional Ecstatic Dance DJ's
• Sound Healing/Closing, Bodywork, Altar, & more
• Professional Sound, Visuals, & Lighting, w/ a soft Studio Dance Floor
• $20 or $15/dance w/ 10 pass card for $150

Lajja Wednesdays Ecstatic Dance

Wednesdays EXCEPT first Wed of the month 7:30-9PM
Lajja Yoga, 10851 SE Main St, Milwaukie, OR

• Music by Saffire Bouchelion + space hosted by Jillian Nelson. We are in our 3rd year of weekly dances together. This is a cozier dance of 15-25 people which is perfect when you want something a bit more loose and intimate! Feel free to contact Saffire with any questions at 971-331-3956.

THURSDAYS

• Led by Autumn Amor + Kris Young
• The jam is an open, informal space to which dancers of all types and backgrounds are invited to explore their bodies in a kinesthetic relationship to other bodies.
• Cost: $12

FRIDAYS

Soul Revival

Ecstatic Dance for BIPOC
First Sundays, 3:30-5:30PM and 3rd Fridays 7-9PM

Contact:soulrevivaldance@gmail.com

• This dance is solely for Black, Indigenous and People of Color
• Sliding scale $5 to $20

Queer Movement Collective is a monthly accessible, brave space for queer and trans folx to express themselves and experiment with embodiment through movement and dance in community. Inspired by 5Rhythms created by Gabrielle Roth, QMC is expanding and queering what community dance spaces can be.

SATURDAYS

Soul Motion Next Steps

October 12, 19, 26
November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
December 7, 14, 21
11AM-12:30PM

Community Church for Joy, 8051 SE 16th Ave, Portland, OR

• In-person classes led by Vincent Grieco-Martinez
• Study with the creator of the Soul Motion dance practice
• Sliding scale $10-20/class