Ecstatic Dance Brisbane takes pride in being the pioneer who introduced Ecstatic Dance, and Cacao Ceremonies to Australia.

This trend, born in Brisbane, has become a source of inspiration and transformation that captured the hearts and spirits of dance communities nationwide!

You are invited to the Summer Solstice - One Day Family Festival!

Join us at Ecstatic Dance Brisbane, the trailblazer of Cacao Ceremonies in Australia, as we celebrate the Summer Solstice. Embrace the mid-Summer in an atmosphere filled with vibrant energy and community spirit.

Separate tickets for Daytime and Evening also available.

Daytime (Kids free entrance):

11:00 | Welcome and Entry

11:15 | Gather for our Opening Circle to set intentions

11:30 | Energizing Yoga Session

12:30 | Nourish your body with a wholesome lunch

• Vegetarian food, including fresh salads
• Refreshing smoothies and soothing tea
• Irresistible Cacao Bliss Balls
  (All included)

13:30 | Explore inner realms with Blindfold Trance – A Sensory Journey

15:15 | Experience the transformation of Breathwork & Ice Bath

16:45 | Enjoy a serene Tea Break

Late Afternoon and Evening:

17:00 | Venue Re-Opening for the night

17:30 | Express yourself with Face & Body Painting

18:10 | Opening Circle & Cacao Ceremony

18:50 | Ecstatic Dance

20:45 | Sound Healing

09:15 | Closing Circle and Mingling

10:30 | Fond Farewells

Let’s honor the solstice together, dancing through the mid-Summer. This is more than a festival; it’s a transformative journey.

Ecstatic Dance is a mindful movement practice that helps people connect with their bodies and inner wisdom. Through Dance, Music, and Cacao Ceremonies, participants reach ecstatic states, dissolving mental barriers and accessing deeper subconscious intelligence. It's a chance to connect deeply with oneself and others, embracing freedom, joy, and honesty.

For thousands of years, cacao has been celebrated as a food of the gods. Together we will drink a cacao elixir, giving ourselves the opportunity to enter into the stillness and wisdom of our being. 

This journey will offer a space to develop self-awareness, be moved by deep emotions, expand your intuitive awareness and align your actions with your intentions.

The session starts with an intention setting, followed by a set of somatic exercises used in shamanic practices to induce a state of relaxed awareness or trance and prepare for the dance journey.

Ecstatic Dance Agreements

To maintain ultimate freedom, we agree to the following:
1. No talking on the Dancefloor
2. No Cellphones
3. No street shoes on the Dancefloor (light, soft shoes are allowed)
4. No showing up drunk or drugged, no pictures, video, or wearing of scent.
5. Respect the Space - Others' Space and the Collective Space.

When Approaching others:
- Listen for a Yes (get eye contact first)
- Respect any No (when they are ignoring you)
- Respect the Solo Dancers' Right to their Space
- Hands in prayer at heart means: "I see you and thank you for the dance (that just ended)."
You will be asked to leave if you do not follow these agreements.
Thank you!

For Cacao Ceremony:

– Drink a lot of water during the day prior to the ceremony.

Cacao is generally a fairly mild medicine, but there are a few cases where it maybe too strong for your system.

* Anti-depressants (prescription anti-depressants can be Contraindicated with cacao)

* Heart Conditions: (Caution is required because of increased heart rate and vasodilation effects of cacao)

* Pregnant & Breastfeeding: If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, please let us know so that we can adjust your dose.

No dance experience required.

Free parking available onsite.

IMPORTANT: Entrance to the venue is across 199 Ashgrove Ave as pictured. For exact location search for Ecstatic Dance Brisbane on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/fTwR5Qiocq9b5rw79

Limited spots available, booking highly recommended.

Refunds up to 7 days before the event.

Our Story:

The first Ecstatic Dance Brisbane event happened In November 2013 in Northey St. Market, on the Cafe deck.

We started by offering free outdoor dance events, to share with the community the practice that changed our lives.For the first few times, Monica and I were the only ones dancing, while people curiously watched and enjoyed the music.

The first ones that joined us were the kids that were playing nearby doing arts and crafts with Bob - the wonderful teacher who offers his time every Sunday for decades, enriching the lives of hundreds of kids every year. The kids then began to drag their parents to join in and slowly the Cafe Deck was full of adults and kids dancing.

After almost a year, Northey St Market was temporary closed due to a Council concern, interrupting our events for a while.

From 2014 we started to hire venues and continue what we started on the beautiful Cafe deck under the mango trees.

About the Facilitator:

Adrian traveled and worked in a wide variety of places from the most alternative and unstructured to the rigid high end corporate and government environments for the last 20 years. From camp counselor in upstate NY and gardening in off the grid communities in Northern California to engineering telecommunication systems for the aerospace industry and Federal Emergency Management Agency. As an expert engineer, he taught technical classes for major corporations and the White House Military Office during the Obama administration. Living in such different environments required constant adjustments - pushed him out of the familiar, breaking habits and challenged his beliefs. This rhythm became overwhelming, and his body started to lose vitality and get sick. During a trip to California he encountered a great community of people that helped him reconnect with his inner wisdom using music, dance and Native American practices. He quit his job and moved to California for more than 2 years to learn how to live again.

In 2012 Adrian became a certified Conscious Dance Facilitator, held classes in North California until the end of 2012 when he and his partner continued their journey to Australia. Since 2013, they are facilitating weekly Ecstatic Dance journeys and a monthly Cacao Ceremony in Brisbane.