

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 🕯️Ritual Dance - Spiritual Awakening🕯️
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 08 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 08 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 pm (+02:00)
- **Event Description**: 🕯️Welcome to 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 - 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠🕯️🙏

We will be celebrating Gautama Buddha, which literally translates to "Awakened One".

Originally, the theme for this Ritual Dance was going to be "You are a God". This did not resonate with me as I do not believe in putting something/someone 'higher' or 'lower', nor do I want to label others. 
The teachings from Buddha also express to awaken signifies attaining surpeme wisdom, not becoming a 'god' or 'diving being'.

If then 'You are God' can be transformed to 'becoming godly' and godly is being in a state of 'Pure Presence', then we strip the label, the hierarchy, and simply awaken our full selves by being fully present. The core of the energy in us, the spirit that guides us, the intuition we follow...
A 𝑺𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈.

So, we will celebrate you, all of you, all of us, being in Pure Presence during the Ritual Dance.

🕯️𝒀𝒐𝒖 are 𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅🕯️

Take a moment.

~ 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑝... 𝐶𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠... 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒... 𝐹𝑒𝑒𝑙... ~ 
Ask: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞?

~ 𝑅𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡... 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ... 𝐹𝑒𝑒𝑙... 𝑂𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠... ~ 
Ask: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐨𝐰?

~ 𝑀𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑡 ~ 


🕯️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 &amp; 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍🕯️

Registration for the Ritual Dance is necessary, because places are limited.

Sliding Scale:
Support(ing) Ticket: €40 (Helps provide even more reduced tickets)
Standard Ticket: €35
Support(ed) Ticket: €30

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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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🕯️
Step into the field
Step into all that moves you
Dance Awakened One

With loving invitations, intentions &amp; warmth  🙏🔥
Andrew &amp; Ritual Dance

✨ 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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To receive more updates on upcoming Ritual Dances, you can also subscribe to the Ritual Dance Newsletter on the website.
https://www.ritualdance.be/contact
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gent/ritual-dance-spiritual-awakening/200029805996648
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://hipsy.be/event/196035-ritual-dance-spiritual-awakening?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=gent-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Gent
- **state**: OV
- **country**: Belgium
- **location**: Blaisantkerk - ICCG
- **lat**: 51.06638
- **long**: 3.72176
- **full address**: Blaisantkerk - ICCG, Blaisantvest 37, 9000 Gent, België, Gent, Belgium

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Ritual Dance (https://allevents.in/org/ritual-dance/24453490)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 08 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+02:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Blaisantkerk - ICCG, Blaisantvest 37, 9000 Gent, België, Gent, Belgium
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Ritual Dance
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 🕯️Ritual Dance - Spiritual Awakening🕯️ ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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