As someone who’s been into interpretive dancing since I was a kid, I couldn’t stop myself from trying ecstatic dance — a fun, cathartic movement trend I spotted on TikTok, where it has over 20 million ...

Growing up as a dancer, Jenna Stewart recalls that dance wasn’t “something I did, it was how I processed the world.” But somewhere along the way into adulthood, “without realizing it, I slowly lost my ...

Tucked away on the corner of Indianola and East Maynard avenues, a quiet church sits alongside the road. After dark, however, the church transforms into a mystical dance space. Called the Church of ...

In the world of ecstatic dance, you can dance how you want to.Throw your hands in the air. Jump around euphorically. Or just sway. Shoot, maybe you don’t want to move at all but just sit and meditate.

What is ecstatic dance? Why is it perfect — and even necessary — when breaking free from rigid movement? Right now, we are sadly living in a time where most of us live an extremely immobile lifestyle.

Right. Are we ready for this?” asks my friend, looking me dead in the eye. We’re still in the car. We could still back out. I shake my head. “Probably not. But we’ve come this far.” I wasn’t in the ...

When Jen “Jen Who Plays the Gong” Ryan of Douglassville, owner of White Wave Restorations, and Roberta “Kick Stranger” Moran of Phoenixville, who has a YouTube channel featuring her hobby as a ...

Jul. 19—Ecstatic dance is slated to return to Oneonta for its third monthly event where everyone is invited to dance in a judgement-free environment. Event organizer Isha Justyna Kostek said Friday, ...

Warren Station in River Run Village in Keystone will host an Ecstatic Dance  event on Saturday, Jan. 24, led by movement ...