🍃Welcome to the 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 - 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 🍃
Ritual Dance invites you into a warm, winter gathering where movement becomes togetherness.
In this Christmas edition, we celebrate not only the season but the feeling of tribe — a place where you’re welcomed as you are, held by shared presence, rhythm, and gentle togetherness.
Step into a circle that feels like family: real, heartfelt, connected.
A moment to breathe, soften, and remember that you don’t walk this path alone. Shine light onto this path and gift this light to others.
There will be a special gathering & celebration for this event.
More info will follow soon.
~𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏~
We recently finished the Ritual Dance - Thanksgiving, where giving & gratitude were the essence. We will continue this, and add in the essence of 'gifting'.
Leading up to this dance, I invite you feel into and answer the following:
𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑔𝑖𝑓𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 & 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠?
(𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 & 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠?)
🍃𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌🍃
- 19:00 arrival and welcome
- 19:30 opening circle
- 20:00 Ritual Dance by Andrew Leigh (in English)
- 21:45 closing Ritual Dance and time for sharing
🍃𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐒 & 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍🍃
Registration for the Ritual Dance is necessary, because places are limited to 38 people.
Sliding Scale:
Supporting Ticket: €35 (Helps provide even more reduced tickets)
Standard Ticket: €30
Reduced Ticket: €25
To see which price really suits you, please see the following:
https://www.wortsandcunning.com/blog/sliding-scale
(Financial limitations? Contact us! We'll see about making dancing possible for you.)
🍃𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄?🍃
Ritual Dance is a dance experience where we come together in silence. From the silence we feel into ourselves, make eye contact with another dancer, show ourselves & recognize the other. The music is the invitation to go into spontaneous, free dance.
The concept of Ritual Dance is inspired by Ecstatic Dance and Ritual Play. As we only use body language & sound, we leave words behind. We dance barefoot, only drink water and let ourselves be carried away by the natural flow. There is a demarcated space (the field) and demarcated time (the music), in which we step into the unknown, to authentically follow our impulses in tune with the other.
Here you can find more information about Ritual Dance & Andrew:
https://www.ritualdance.be/over
🍃𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎🍃
***Where***
Inside, what we find, the beautiful Blaisant church (Blaisantkerk) in Gent.
***Transportation***
There will be a follow up mail upon buying a ticket.
You may also create a discussion on the FB page for any questions.
***What to bring***
- Wear comfortable dancing clothes
- Bring a water bottle
- You ❤️
🍃𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐮🍃
Winter lights gather,
Strangers breathe into one heart
A warm tribe is born.
Warmly 🔥
Andrew
~ Let us be light. Let us feel free. Let us dance in simplicity.
~ May we wake the inner fire within each other
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