Voice of the Community

Jodi Begala

I have found absolute joy in this Ecstatic Dance community! After spending most of my life in disconnection and struggle with my physical body, nothing has helped me as much as this regular authentic movement practice. My original essence is finally stepping forward, I’m learning how to source my own healing from within, and am finding a level of self-acceptance and self-love I never knew was possible.

Kelly (DJ Kat) holds this beautiful container with reverence for anyone and everyone. She has taught me so much about “Life as Ceremony”, “Sweating your Prayers”, working with archetypal patterns and how nourishing it is when we give space in our lives to really experience Unity Consciousness. I’m so grateful for these gifts and for the entire community. I’m in love with the thought of healing the world one dance at a time

Written by Kol Wannigman:

“Ecstatic dance is like church. It’s where I go to commune with God, regain faith in humanity, reclaim the divinity within me, and release all the heavy pain and sorrow I’m carrying. And DJ Kat is more than just a DJ, she’s the guide who turns the dance into a sacred ceremony. She starts gently, then builds the energy until you’re dancing your socks off, and finally brings it back down, holding you like a mother and leaving you completely blissed out. It’s this beautiful wave of transcendence that makes the whole experience sacred.”

Meet Jonell Perez! She’s momma to Bodhi, super intuitive nurturer with a masters degree and creative artist of our cacao mugs (and will be leading cacao ceremonies ..)

A funny side note that speaks to her intuition. At the begining of our dance immersion she intuitively brought toilet paper … and we Ofcourse ran out. Day 2 she reminded me to bring some… I (Ofcourse) forgot… she also brought some from home. She’s just like that… thinks in detail, is grounded and practical. So grateful.

Testimonial from Jonell Perez of why she likes Ecstatic Dance:

Ecstatic Dance is medicine for s practical me. It’s my meditation. And there is something about the space DJ Kat holds that just feels different than other EDs. I loooooove dancing with a group of people in which the dance has nothing to do with performing or escaping. I can sit fully in my body, in a safe space, and allow what needs to come up, and be seen, to do so. By the end of the dance, we all feel more connected to each other, lighter. I’m so appreciative of the grounded space DJ Kat creates while also keeping it a high-vibrational practice. It’s not always easy to keep this kind of space clear and grounded; she does so beautifully.

Meet SOL………A loving human who holds such a deep space for himself and others…..

”Dance is a place of freedom.

Freedom to be exactly as I am in any given moment, without even needing to know what that is.

Freedom to laugh, freedom to cry. Freedom to scream, to dance, to leap, to lie perfectly still on the floor. To be in ecstasy, to be in pain, to be connected, to be alone, to be nothing or everything all at once.

To be without definition, continuity, or description. To be the story I am by nature.

TO BE. ALIVE.

This is where I come to live. To release the bonds of human doing and rekindle the spark of humanity that radiates with childlike purity if only allowed the space to grow. Where the masks and roles and expectations fall away and life can be again, ecstatic.

Our Voices of the Community project. Meet Kira! She’s a soul sister and courageous creative heart …

Ecstatic Dance Global means to me the deepest and rawest connection to community, that of the human race and all creatures. In our everyday lives it is so easy to lose focus of the connectedness we share, but this container Kelly (mother, goddess, devotee) has created allows us the safe space we need to feel and move through all of our emotions together, as one. Nobody is alone and everyone is seen and respected, and boundaries are firm and encouraged. This dance without speech but with intention clears out all the clutter, there is no shame, no judgment, just love and the desire to breathe, support, and move energy with one another. Even when we are apart, we are moving and grooving through life together. When we gather there is always a sense of relief, and rightness. No matter where we are, our dance is home. ❤️