Start the year dancing, listening & communing together.

Beginnings > a New Year's Day Gathering - location annouced soon!

Hello friends

Join us to welcome the new year with dance, listening and community.

We will gather together for dancing, a guided movement meditation, listening to each other and rest with warm drinks and home made bits.

Come as you are.

About the Event

Beginnings> invites you into 2026 with spaciousness, attention and community.

Everyone is welcome.

No experience needed.

Just bring yourself.

We gather at.....Folkestone location announced soon.

A simple way to start the year feeling grounded and open.

The Journey

Start time: 6:00 PM

Arrive and settle into the space

Opening circle and attention-setting with Sasha

Movement meditation

Live DJ with André

Rest in sound with Sound Emergence

Closing circle and gentle gathering with warm drinks and home made bits.

A space to move, breathe, connect — and let the year begin from a grounded place.

What is Ecstatic Dance?

Ecstatic Dance is a free-form, alcohol-free movement journey guided entirely by music.

No choreography. No steps to learn.

Simply follow your body, your pace, your truth — wild, soft, playful or still.

The music rises, peaks and softens, supporting release and integration.

Two Simple Principles

No Words – drop out of the mind and into the body once we start

Come As You Are – substance-free, phone-free, full respect for self and others

We welcome dancers and non-dancers alike — ages 18 to 100+.

What to Bring

A bottle of water

Clothes you can move and rest in

A mat and and a blanket for the sound bath (LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED A MAT AS WE HAVE SOME)

Shoes - you may choose to dance bare feet or not! The floor might be colder than usual. Please look after your feet and knees :)

About Your Hosts

André Verissimo — DJ

Sound practioner with Sound Emergence, artist, performer and Qigong facilitator.

A lifelong music lover, André weaves world, electronic and atmospheric sounds to guide your movement journey.

https://www.instagram.com/soundemergence/

Sasha Maye — Ceremony Leader

Psychotherapist and body-based Pesso Boyden Psychotherapist.

Sound practioner with Sound Emergence.

Sasha is passionate about movement, community and creating safe spaces for expression.

www.sashamaye.co.uk (http://www.sashamaye.co.uk)

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