Northern Michigan Ecstatic Dance

Northern Michigan Ecstatic Dance We gather three times (or more) a month to move to music. All ages, all bodies welcome. Movement is freeform and individual, not guided, and with lots of love!

Northern Michigan Ecstatic Dance is a space for your own expression of movement or dance, however big or small that may be. This is not a class. This is a space is to connect with ourselves, listen to our bodies, and move through whatever is happening in our lives at the moment. It's a space to free the body to move without judgment. All bodies and all ages welcome. Gateway Center (Formerly Leelanau Studios)
10781 E. Cherry Bend Road, Traverse City, MI 49684

Outside while the weather is warm enough, behind the building. For most convenient access, park in the lot to the west and all the way to the back. Inside in the winter at New Moon Yoga Collaborative. First and Third Tuesdays
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Suggested Donation: $1-$20

We start in a circle to meet one another and check in. Then there's about an hour of music designed to help you move whatever you've got. It starts slowly, builds to high energy beats, then drops back into flowing rhythms, before ending with meditative sounds. We end in circle to give thanks and share about our experience. Guidelines:
1. Move in anyway that is safe for you and everyone else. Let your body guide you. Not moving is also just fine.
2. Come as you are, and accept others as they are.
3. No conversations on the dance floor. Clapping, whooping, singing, etc. are encouraged.
4. This is a drug & alcohol free space.
5. Photos or video with permission only. Bring your full self, nothing needs to be left behind. This is a place to let it all out. An offering for the dance (flowers, a sacred object, food to share, a poem, lights, an activity, drumming, etc.) are welcome. This is a community created event. Dec-May we are inside. The studio provides water, blankets, bolsters and bathrooms, but it's a good idea to bring a water bottle and layers to shed - it can heat up! June-November we dance outside. Bring water, a blanket, mat, or seat to sit or lay down on, weather appropriate clothing, and shoes (I like some with soft soles so I can still feel the ground). The grass and other plants can be pokey so you might want to wear pants. The space is held by Jeanie Williams who is a trained and experienced facilitator, educator and life coach. She will do everything she can to help you feel welcomed and safe and craft a meaningful experience for the group, however you are ultimately responsible for your well-being. Participate only in ways that are safe for you. Be gentle with your body, your heart, and your spirit. Also do what you can to help others to feel held and supported.

Our next dance will be a creative exploration with light and dark. Come prepared to cast shadows and dance with this sil...
01/22/2026

Our next dance will be a creative exploration with light and dark. Come prepared to cast shadows and dance with this silhouette of self. DJ D (light) casts the tunes and guides the thematic approach. J* will help hold it all down.

01/19/2026

How/What is your relationship with Money?
We dance with that Tuesday Jan 20
TC, 6pm. GT Circuit

MONEY Dance! Yikes. This might be the scariest theme we have done. But we do it together and it will be fiiiiiiiine. Tue...
01/15/2026

MONEY Dance! Yikes. This might be the scariest theme we have done. But we do it together and it will be fiiiiiiiine. Tuesday, January 20, 6PM, TC

01/06/2026

Dance TODAY, 6PM, "SNOW"
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
GT Circuit in Traverse City

The first Ecstatic Dance of 2026 is for SNOW. In all it's wonder and terribleness!6PM at the Circuit in Traverse City.
01/01/2026

The first Ecstatic Dance of 2026 is for SNOW. In all it's wonder and terribleness!
6PM at the Circuit in Traverse City.

We will be at the Leelanau Outdoor Center all day today and you can join us at any time. Simply show up and we will hel...
12/21/2025

We will be at the Leelanau Outdoor Center all day today and you can join us at any time. Simply show up and we will help you find your place. There are two dance sessions in the morning, two in the afternoon, and a big evening ecstatic dance at 6:30PM. For the full schedule see our website: https://www.nomiecstatic.dance/dances/WS25

Winter Solstice is tomorrow, Sunday December 21. We hope you can join us to recognize this day in community, in relation...
12/20/2025

Winter Solstice is tomorrow, Sunday December 21.
We hope you can join us to recognize this day in community, in relationship to the land and by moving and feeling all that is available to us right now.
Full details: https://www.nomiecstatic.dance/dances/WS25

12/19/2025

Winter Season of Dancing:

DEC 21, ALL DAY: 🕯️Winter Solstice Dance Retreat 🕯️Leelanau Outdoor Center 🔥
JAN 6, TC, 6PM: ❄️Snow🌨️
JAN 18, BZ, 10AM: 🐻‍❄️Fur🐰
JAN 20, TC, 6PM: 💰Money🪙
FEB 3 TC, 6PM: 🌞Shadow Play☁️
FEB 22, BZ, 10AM: 🐾Feet👣
Feb 17, TC, 6PM: 🐉Just My Luck🍀

Winter Solstice Dance Retreat is at the Lodge of the Leelanau Outdoor Center in Sleeping ear Dunes. Look for the event below!
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TC Dances are INSIDE at the Grand Traverse Circuit, 225 W 14th St, Traverse City, 6:06-8:08PM, $10-20/adult.
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BZ Dances are in Benzonia at the Mills Community House from 10-noon. By Donation.

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10/29/2025

Halloween Dance for Cutting Ties (Death Dance)
Thursday Oct 30, 6-8 PM @ Birch Point Farm

The final outdoor dance is at Hannah Park on October 21 - 7PMIt will be dark and so much fun!
10/09/2025

The final outdoor dance is at Hannah Park on October 21 - 7PM
It will be dark and so much fun!

Next dance is in Benzonia on Sunday. It is the bottom of the Chakras - ROOT.
09/03/2025

Next dance is in Benzonia on Sunday. It is the bottom of the Chakras - ROOT.

09/02/2025

Fall Season of Dancing:
🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕
The theme for the Traverse City Fall Season is Light and Shadow. We dance with our light on some dances, and others we look at how one thing is in the shadow of another thing.
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The Benzonia Dances continue through the Chakras.

SEPT 2, TC, 7PM: 💡Light Body
SEPT 7, BZ, 10AM: 🌳Root Chakra + Support
SEPT 16, TC, 7PM: ⌚️Habit/Whimsy🤸‍♀️
SEPT 20, PETOSKEY: 〰️Embodied Equinox, noon-9PM
OCT 5, BZ, 10AM: 🧘‍♀️ Thymus Chakra + Acceptance
OCT 7 , TC, 7PM: 💫 Meteor Shower
OCT 20-24, TC*, 7:30AM: ☀️ Dawn Dances
OCT 21, TC, 7PM: 🥀 Dis/order 🌹
OCT 30, LEELANAU, 6PM: 💀Halloween Death Dance
NOV 2, BZ, 10AM: 🌈 All Chakras
NOV 4, TC, 6PM: 🌕 Supermoon
NOV 18, TC, 6PM: 🐵 Visible/Hiding 🙈

Petoskey Equinox Dance is a half-day event located at the Carnegie Building in Petoskey. See Facebook, newsletter, and website for tickets and registration.
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TC Dances in SEP are OUTSIDE at the Senior Center Beach, 801 E Front St, Traverse City. 7:07-9:09PM, $10-20/adult.
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TC Dances in OCT are OUTSIDE at Hannah Park, 6th Street 7:07-9:09PM, $10-20/adult.
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TC Dances in NOV are INSIDE at the Grand Traverse Circuit, 225 W 14th St, Traverse City, 6:06-8:08PM, $10-20/adult.
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BZ Dances are in Benzonia at the Mills Community House from 10-noon. By Donation.
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*Dawn Dances are in West End Park, where Division Meets West Grandview Parkway in TC
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Halloween Death Dance in in Leelanau County at a private residence. Reach out for location.

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225 W 14st Street
Traverse City, MI
49684

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