Welcome to Ecstatic Dance San Diego

Mission

We’re people who resonate with dance in all of life!

Calendar

We regularly dance on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month.

Directions

We dance at studios in San Diego and North County.

Feedback

Likes? Dislikes? Suggestions? Criticisms? We want it all!

Contributors

Everyone is invited to dance!

We’re Back!

After a year and a half hiatus ~ in-person dance is back!
Our first return dance was held 7/16. For now we won’t be holding to our 1st and 3rd Friday schedule so be careful to check the calendar and facebook page for our event date, time, and location. Our next event will be on the 2nd Friday of August due to the availability of an exciting DJ visiting from Berlin. Stay tuned for the full event details.

Post dance bliss
Contact improv
Playful connections inspire joyful expression
Sacred Visions altar creation
Thank you Aaryn Pyne!

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Testimonials

Loved tonight's class... everthing has its purpose and I have always been a loner. Lately I've been experiencing being part of groups ("herds")... its been exciting to be part of tribes/herds... the class made me feel confident! happy... you all know how to "move" others... Keep it up... we all need to continue growing... --M

Myra

01/31/2014

Myra

01/31/2014

I loved how Cara brought all of her being and body to the space, in her class, allowing and inspiring us to do the same. Thank you so much for creating this playful, authentic, safe and loving container. The hour was over WAY too soon.

Heike

Thank you Nancy. It truly was ecstatic. Look forward to more swirls and curls,floating,flying, leaping lizards and soft butterflies.

Diana

03/24/2014

Thank you for holding this space for connection! I haven't been in a year and its so needed! I always get anxious about group work, but that's because its exactly what I need. Pushing the comfort zones, engaging touching, breathing. Its all great. Cara you are amazing!

Jenny

01/31/2014

Nancy Parker's class at Ecstatic Dance opened up an evening of high energy interaction and communication. Her approach moved me out of my ordinary state on arrival and into a state of flow and expression.

Rio

03/22/2014

I think something juicy has been birthed. I fucking <3 you Cara, Burt, Nancy!

Morgan

01/31/2014

Into the deepest place of me, where I barely remember the beginning of a "me", that's where I returned. Returned to move as that which dances the Universe itself. Fearless, primal, and in love with the Love that it is. Nancy knows this realm, this place. She draws us back there, down there, into that sacred realm of divine movement and sensation, invites us to play and dance with our fear and desire,...invites us to meet there in that field of pure experience. She leaves us changed. Different creatures than we arrived as.

Rusty J

03/22/2014

I like the freedom, non-sensical being, safety, creativity. Love it! Thank you!

Anon

I first came to an E.D @ Yoga by Trader Joe's and thought y'all were weird. Then I came again and got weird. This is my fam. This is my community. This is my church. I am ecstatic about giving my time and passion here. Bodywork is also a dance and I can't get enough. Thank you so much! <3 Love y'all!

Joe R

01/31/2014

Spirits meeting in joy. Shared sacred space of mutual self expressed freedom. A new balance forming collective unions, moving it inward deeply feeding the soul, EXPANDING CONSCIOUSNESS TOGETHER <3

Olivia

01/31/2014

I came for the first time last week, liked it so much, I'm back today! Freedom of expression, that's what this place is.

Gina

01/31/2014

Nancy holds the container for a very safe, sacred, and healing space. She created an environment that encouraged both internal exploration and connection with the other...a polarity not easy for many facilitators to hold. Her music maintains a great balance of masculine and feminine, and as a DJ she is truly an artist, knowing how to create a wave of music that allows for active dancing as well as slower movements in a way that makes sense to even the most novice of dancers. It is easy to see that Nancy truly enjoys what she does, and that her primary objective is to support the dancers and their varying experiences. She makes the experience about the others, with the understanding that she is the vessel delivering the magic. I highly recommend being in any space that Nancy is a part of, because, as I said in the beginning, you will touch a bit of heaven

Letty R.

03/27/2014

I liked group-oriented activities. I'm always at dance. More discipline? More freedom. Sexy stuff!

Anon

01/31/2014

Nancy, thank you for your vibrant presence and gentle guidance during the class combined with a great evening of dance!

Mindy

03/22/2014

MAYBE I FOUND MY GURUS!

Anna C

01/31/2014

I'm in town for 10 days, found you on Faceboook. Took a different class on Wed - it was all about copy & memorize a score - I couldn't do it! No interaction or even a hello between dancers. Today Fri the complete opposite -- Hi, how are you and 2 hugs in the first minute, followed by mindful heartfelt play, dance, connection and love in action. Now I feel at home. Mahalo ("thank you" in Hawaiian). If you ever visit Maui, look me up and I will dance with you on the beach.

Rose G

01/31/2014

I have been to three events hosted by you and have always walked away full of love and life.The positive energy that is shared has been a true blessing for me as I am in a transitional state in my life.I can't imagine my life being the same without Dance and the true freedom that is from just "Being" without the fear of judgement. The moment is Divine when one moves from within.

Daniel

03/25/2014

First time! I love it! It's great! Makes me feel like I'm in another place. It's one of the best events Ive ever attended! Thanks!

Adrian R

01/31/2014

More Contact Improv classes! Tonight was fun + playful. Keep it that way! Great to have bodywork. Love to know about the music!

Jerry

01/31/2014

I loved the class because it was unlike ANY class I have attended. Everyone was improvising along so nicely.

Eric R

01/31/2014

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We’re Back!

Post dance bliss

Contact improv

Sacred Visions altar creation

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