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We’re not moving away from ecstatic dance nor are we trying to put movement into another box. We’re simply bringing more intention to the somatic exploration that’s always been woven into our dance journeys.

For those who danced with us back in the church days, you’ll recognise the essence. Epic musical journeys, guided exploration, freedom of expression and all the beautiful layers that unfold on the dance floor.

Ecstatic dance can be deeply somatic, and somatic dance can be wildly ecstatic. They don’t need to be separate. 🤍

We’re excited to bring this next chapter to life with you!

Somatic Sundays | Dance Tribe Queenstown
Every second Sunday at Te Atamira, Frankton.

Sunday 18th October
Soundcape: DJai Ma
Facilitator: Sarsha Hope

See you on the dance floor! 🌀 by @queenstown_ecstaticdance

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3 days ago

Not every dance needs to be deep or something to work through.

sometimes we get to move, laugh and dance simply because it feels good

At HomeComing, there is room for all of it 🤍 the depth, the rest, the connection and the joy.

9–11 October · Lake Ōhau

Comment “HomeComing” and we’ll send you the details by @queenstown_ecstaticdance

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a month ago

Last Friday, we gathered for one final dance on the wooden floor 🤍

Over the years, this space held so much

Thousands of footsteps

Countless tears
Endless laughter

Friendships formed
Communities woven

Moments that changed lives

What began as a simple invitation to dance became something far greater than any building could contain 🫶

To everyone who ever stepped onto this floor, shared a hug, shed a tear, danced with abandon, volunteered their time, played music, held space or simply showed up.. THANK YOU ♥️

Thank you to all the facilitators, DJs, musicians, volunteers and community members who have helped shape this space over the years.

What has been created here belongs to all of us

And while this chapter comes to a close, what was created here does not.

The connections.
The memories.
The courage to be fully ourselves.
The reminder that we belong.
These live on in each of us.

This is not goodbye.
Just deep gratitude for all that has been 🪶
And a quiet trust in all that is yet to come..

The building may have closed its doors to our dancing, but the spirit of this community was never held by those walls.

The dance continues 💃🔥.. by @queenstown_ecstaticdance

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4 months ago

SOIL to SKY ✨our bodies hold a whole world within them.
The stories we carry, the ways we protect ourselves, the longing for connection. And the capacity to feel something shift.

This Sunday the 18th, we’re exploring the body as a meeting place between earth and sky. Rooted below, open above, with the heart at the centre of what moves through us and ripples outward.

A dance with space for everything we’re arriving with. For tenderness, curiosity, connection and a little more wonder 🤍

Sunday 18 October · 11am–1pm
Te Atamira · Frankton · Queenstown

Soundscape: DJai Ma
Facilitation: Sarsha Hope

Tickets via the link in bio 🤍

Somatic Sundays · Dance Tribe Queenstown by @queenstown_ecstaticdance

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2 days ago

Come dance with us AND be part of the crew 💛

We’re looking for volunteers to help with setup, welcoming dancers and packing down, in exchange for a free dance ticket. Pre- and post-dance fun with the crew included ✨

No need to commit every time 👯‍♀️ we’ll work around your availability.

Somatic Dance returns every second Sunday from 18 October 🌿 Send me a message if you’re keen! X by @queenstown_ecstaticdance

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14 days ago

A weekend to dance, move, rest, connect, play, eat beautiful food and spend time in nature 🌿

Come as you are.

HomeComing Retreat
9–11 October · Lake Ōhau 🤎

Comment “HomeComing” and we’ll send you all the details. by @queenstown_ecstaticdance

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23 days ago

HomeComing is so much more than a dance retreat.

It’s ritual. Ceremony. Rest. Play. Nourishment. Time in nature. Dropping deeper into yourself while being held in connection with others.

You don’t need to know how to dance
You don’t need to arrive feeling ready
You only need to arrive as you are

Come dance. Come connect. Come home. 🤎

HomeComing Retreat
9–11 October · Lake Ōhau by @queenstown_ecstaticdance

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a month ago

Are we actually resting, or just trying to sit still while our minds keep running the show?

this is something I ask myself quite often 🫠

Sitting on the couch doesn’t necessarily mean I’m resting. My body can be still while everything beneath the surface keeps moving. In those moments, stillness doesn’t FEEL restful and slowing down itself can feel so damn hard.

Rest takes many shapes and forms. It isn’t the absence of movement and movement isn’t the opposite of rest. Movement can be a way into rest, giving the body space to move through whatever it is holding before it can truly soften.

This is part of what we’ll explore at HomeComing. Space to move, to rest, to be nourished, to connect and to just be exactly as you are.

You don’t need to know how to dance. You only need to follow that quiet yes 🤍

HomeComing Retreat
9 to 11 October · Lake Ōhau

Bring a Friend Rate ends this Sunday the 20th 🤍

Comment “HomeComing” and we’ll send you the details x by @queenstown_ecstaticdance

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a month ago

Maybe one of these feels familiar… 🤍

HomeComing isn’t about arriving as the most rested, confident or embodied version of yourself

It’s a space to arrive exactly as you are.

To step away from everyday life
To be nourished
To reconnect with your body through movement
To spend time in nature
To experience genuine connection without pressure, performance or needing to be anything other than yourself.

Throughout the weekend we’ll weave together somatic dance, ritual, eco-somatic nature practices, restorative sound, beautiful plant-based meals prepared in-house by our chef @bush2buffet , time to soak in the hot tub and plenty of space to simply be.

You don’t need to arrive feeling ready.
You only need to arrive as you are.

HomeComing Retreat
9–11 October · Lake Ōhau

Bring a friend and receive our special friends rate. Offer ends Sunday 20 September.

Comment “HomeComing” and we’ll send you all the details. 🤍 by @queenstown_ecstaticdance

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a month ago

Creating this grief dance and soundscape brought up more in me than I expected. It feels quite raw and vulnerable to share.

at times it felt like pure chaos moving through my nervous system… so many different emotions existing alongside each other.

trying to simply allow to feel what is actually here and yet somehow that can be one of the hardest things to do.

To be with what is here without needing to make sense of it, change it or wishing it to go away can be incredibly difficult sometimes.

To accept that grief doesn’t need to look a certain way. That it doesn’t need to follow a timeline and to notice the part of us that wants to rush towards acceptance, as if we need to “get over it” as quickly as possible.

That’s what this container is for.

Not to release or fix anything but to meet whatever is here and let the body move with it.

I’ve shared the full soundscape on SoundCloud, including a journal prompt and heart practice, for anyone who feels like they need a space to be with their grief

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You will find the link in my stories or through SoundCloud in my bio xx

@somaticdanceinternational @sarshahope @aroharetreats by @queenstown_ecstaticdance

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2 months ago

If you’ve been feeling the call,
this is your sign 🤍

Early Bird ends tonight

Comment ‘HOMECOMING’ and we’ll send you all the details 🤍

A weekend to slow down, reconnect, move, rest, feel and come home to yourself.

Lake Ōhau • 9–11 October by @queenstown_ecstaticdance

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2 months ago

There’s something pretty special about being in a room where nobody needs you to be anything other than yourself.

Where all parts of you are welcome.
The weird. The tender. The loud. The quiet. The overwhelmed. The completely unfiltered.

Spaces like this are where HomeComing was born 🤍

Somatic Dance • Ritual • Rest • Connection
Lake Ōhau • 9–11 October

Early Bird ends 15 August

Comment HOMECOMING and I’ll send you the details ✨ by @queenstown_ecstaticdance

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