Ecstatic Dance Assisi
Località Pastina. SR 444 Gualdo Tadino
About this dance
- We have been dancing together for over a year now, and are inviting in new growth.
We are trying to keep a regular schedule of every other Sunday, but sometimes our dates & times change… so BE ADVISED. You can in fact:
Join our WhatsApp group (where we confirm our dance times) with THIS link.
We are loving our NEW Dance space in Assisi–it’s gorgeous, please come find us!
Next dance is Sunday afternoon, May 3rd. Save the date!
We have dedicated ourselves to creating a bimonthly 3 hour dance (including time for a lead-in introduction and live music to finish, usually).
As of now, we are dancing on Sunday evenings, 16:30-19:30, often followed by a dinner (where a reservation is required). We want to attract lovers of Ecstatic Dance, who don’t come just for the social scene or to share food, but to truly come and groove! (Even if we also love our homegrown, local, organic dinner-feasts!).
We are currently located in a magical, historic venue in the heart of Assisi. Our Dj (Ecstatic Bear) has met Ecstatic Dance co-founder Donna Carroll in Oakland, California, and participated in ecstatic dance festivals in Greece and other parts of Europe. Now we have the honor of bringing this medicine into Umbria–the green heart of Italy!
The international town of Assisi, “the City of Peace”, with its 5 million annual visitors, is proud to host the global community of Ecstatic Dancers.
Please come and help us grow this incredible community where we believe music and movement is medicine.
Getting there
Our dance space is less than 450 meters from the Basilica of San Francesco, on the left as you walk up the road from the Basilica, on Via S. Francesco, 8. If you are coming from the valley of Assisi it may be the easiest to park in the paid parking lot below the Basilica. Linked here:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/SUhRPKdTvPxtCTNN7
Otherwise, if you come from the backside, behind Assisi, the best (and free!) parking lot is above the Basilica nearby Assisi's cemetary, linked here and before this little bar/cafe:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Hu8NW4csK2y3rJmC7
Once entering the bjuiliding you'll see an antique automobile and you will need to head up the stairs to the left.
Ecstatic Dance Italy
Dj Ecstatic BearThe space
Three simple guidelines
Learn more about ecstatic danceWe dance barefoot
This allows us to connect more fully with the ground. Socks are OK, and dance shoes are fine if a physical condition calls for them.
We dance without words
This makes it easier to be in a meditative state. No verbal instruction from the facilitators, no talking from the dancers.
We dance sober, as we are
No drugs or alcohol, no phones or cameras, no scents. Just be yourself, with respect for ourselves, the space and one another.
Message the organizer
Questions about the dance, the venue or your first visit? Your message goes straight to the people who run Ecstatic Dance Assisi.
