The stars. That's what Karen Bond remembers most from her first ecstatic dance experience on a farm in Wales in the 1980s. She also remembers the drumming, chanting and, of course, the dancing that ...

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 ...

PORT ANGELES — Shelly Zollman will present the Joy of Movement at Ecstatic Dance on Sunday. The introduction to Ecstatic Dance will be at Studio Bob, 118½ E. Front St., Port Angeles. Admission is $5 ...

The Studio of Healthy Alternatives (SOHA) and its sister business, Take My Hand, will host their first Ecstatic Family Dance on Friday, May 13 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in their new building, 2234 S.

Have you ever heard of Ecstatic Dance? Well, if not, you may be hearing about it soon. A new form of dance event, created in Hawaii, has taken firm root in the San Francisco Bay area in California.

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.

NEW YORK — On an otherwise unremarkable Tuesday evening, I found myself facing a stranger, swinging my arms back and forth, and hooting like an owl. “HOOOOOO!” I yelled, blinking uncomfortably.

The stars. That’s what Karen Bond remembers most from her first ecstatic dance experience on a farm in Wales in the 1980s. She also remembers the drumming, chanting and, of course, the dancing that ...