The Ecstatic Dance East Bay , on Wednesday evenings & Sunday mornings, started a year ago and is held at Sweets Ballroom in Oakland, CA . I first heard about it at the ecstatic dance at Kalani Oceanside Resort on the east side of the Big Island. When I’m hiding out in my jungle retreat there, I go every Sunday morning to this one where there are more tattoos than clothing and some great dancers. The best part is the ocean shimmering across the Red Road and the Tradewinds that cool me off after going on a lengthy, sweaty dance journey with the Big Island tribe.
The Ecstatic Dance East Bay is the sister of the one at Kalani, joined by dance rituals, trance djays, and an ever enlarging circle of dancers of all ages, shapes, and sizes.
This Wednesday evening, the East Bay dance is FREE! celebrating National Dance Week. One of my favorite yoga instructors, Eric Monkhouse, is spinning. He leads extremely inspiring yoga classes at YogaWorks in Mill Valley, CA.
