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Cacao Dance Tribe - Friday Night Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Ceremony in North London

Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM UTC · 13 Minutes from Gospel Oak Station or 11 minutes from Tufnell Park Station (VENUE ADDRESS in order CONFIRMATION EMAIL, please SCROLL DOWN in the email to 'Additional Information')
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  "description": "#### 🌎CACAO DANCE TRIBE:  **Afro House & World Beats Ecstatic Dance + Cacao Ceremony**\n\n**Friday Nights | 7PM–9:45PM**  \n**Fruit Social | 9:45PM–10:15PM**  \n**11 min walk from Tufnell Park/ 13 min walk from Gospel Oak, North London**\n\nImmerse yourself in an  **ecstatic dance journey**  infused with  **Afro House rhythms, world beats, and live percussion**. Move freely, connect deeply, and let the music take you on a powerful journey of embodiment, release and ecstasy.\n\nWe’ll open the evening with a dance movement warmup, then shift to a  **heart-opening raw vegan cacao ceremony**  and positive intention setting ritual, tuning in together before the main dance Wave begins. \n\nFriday Night Ecstatic Dance, Delicious Cacao, Epic Music! No booze, No Shoes, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish!\n\n**Expect:**  \n✨ Uplifting _ **Afro House** ,  **Brazilian grooves** _, and_  **organic world rhythms** _  \n🥁  **Live percussion**  bringing fire and soul to the dancefloor  \n🍫  **Raw ceremonial cacao**  to open your heart and elevate your energy  \n💃 Freestyle, expressive movement & moving meditation  \n🍉  **Optional fruit social**  afterwards to nourish and connect\n\nNo alcohol, no drugs, just rhythm, breath, and community.  \nThis is one of London’s most loved  **sober Friday night dance experiences** , where you can shake off the week’s stress and celebrate life through movement.\n\n### **About Cacao Dance Tribe**\n\nFounded in 2017,  **Cacao Dance Tribe**  was one of the world’s first  **Cacao Ceremony + Ecstatic Dance**  events, originally held in Camden. After a pause during the pandemic, we’re thrilled to have  **revived the tribe in Tufnell Park since 2023, ** co-created by the  **Ecstatic Dance London**  community, pioneers of the UK’s sober dance movement since 2009.\n\nNo dance experience needed - everyone is welcome.  \nWe also offer limited  **free crew spaces**  - scroll below for details and sign-up.\n\n_ **Music Vibe:**  Afro House | World Beats | Brazilian | Organic Rhythms_\n\n![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2026/04/29/23/52/10/c7c77821-75ec-48c4-924e-a4cf3fdaf099/Ecstatic Saturdays Sober Rave LOVE Circle Tufnell Park.jpg)\n\n### **UPCOMING FRIDAY NIGHT DATES:**\n\nJoin us **7pm-10:15pm** at our temporary venue, just over 10 min walk from Gospel Oak/Tufnell Park stations.\n\n- **Fri 6 Nov**\n- **Fri 13 Nov**\n- Fri 20 Nov (no event) [we'll be in Dorset for our annual Ecstatic Dance Retreat.](https://ecstaticdancelondon.com/autumn-retreat-2026/)\n- **Fri 27 Nov**\n- More dates to be added\n\n**～ ECSTATIC DANCE AUTUMN RETREAT 2026 ～**\n\n💜 **NOVEMBER 18-22, 2026** [**ECSTATIC DANCE RETREAT & RESTIVAL**](https://ecstaticdancelondon.com/autumn-retreat-2026/)**(Gillingham, Dorset, UK) Only 2h direct train from London. Join for 5 days or weekend only. Sober & Conscious Dance, Music, Rest & Healthy Living Gathering** Join us for the full retreat, either the _ **Transformational Ecstatic Dance pathway** _ or _ **Restival Rest and Rejuvenation** _ _ **pathway** _.\n\n### **ECSTATIC DANCE GUIDELINES**\n\n**📌Ecstatic Dance guidelines: ** No booze, No Shoes, No phones, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish, Respect yourself and others.\n\n**📌Zero-tolerance drug and alcohol space! ** This is one of the very few spaces where Londoners can go out dancing in London in a safe and clean sober space. Please respect this, and please don't come drunk or high as you will be refused entry or asked to leave. No refunds!\\*\\*\\*\n\n**📌Dancers enter at their own risk. ** Ecstatic Dance London accepts no responsibility for spontaneous joy, open-heartedness or sore cheeks from too much smiling (we also accept no liability or responsibility for any injury, loss or damage).\n\n**PRACTICE SPECIFICS: ** _Warm-up:_ stretch, move/dance and reflect on the intention for the dance to a gentle sound wave. _The Practice: _freestyle dancing to a large sound wave featuring Live DJ set. Some guidance & facilitation will be provided. And then we will let the music, the community and our own inner space direct our steps, our movements, our expression, our journey. _Relaxation:_ Ecstatic Dance usually ends with a deep relaxation. **(More info about what is Ecstatic Dance - please scroll further down).**\n\n**\\*\\*\\*\\*Alcohol, drug, psychedelic & smoke free space!!! We get a natural high through dance and cacao!\\*\\*\\***\n\n### **WHAT TO EXPECT:**\n\n-Next-level, conscious, inspiring and diverse dance music journey with live percussion !\n\n-A unique conscious clubbing experience!\n\n-A beautiful, sacred, heartful, fun & safe space for you to dance freely in\n\n-Yummy, velvety tasting raw vegan cacao drink and intention setting ritual\n\n-Superb sound system!\n\n-Vibrant people who love to dance and love music!\n\n-Optional fruit social to nourish you after the dance\n\n-Best Friday night out and no hangover!\n\n### **WHY CACAO?**\n\nAt [Ecstatic Dance London](https://ecstaticdancelondon.com/) we LOVE chocolate, RAW chocolate-CACAO! We will provide complimentary Raw Vegan Cacao to superfood charge your dance with us!\n\nCacao is the _ **ultimate heart opener** _, it will give you energy, revitalise your BodyMind inviting you to express, release & unleash your creativity during the dance!\n\n**Our Raw Vegan Cacao is prepared lovingly by Diana**  (who makes the best, velvety-tasting cacao in town for sure!). She uses ethically sourced, highest quality ingredients from Guatemala. (_Free from Gluten/ Dairy / Nut / Refined Sugar) _**Super Yummy! :)**\n\n**Join us to explore Cacao + Ecstatic Dance as a potent synthesis for Transformation!**\n\n> _“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive” - Joseph Campbell_\n\n### **SCHEDULE:**\n\n◈ 7pm-7:30pm Doors Open/ Check in / Dance Warm up _(No entry after 7:30pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together)_\n\n◈ 7:30pm-9:45pm Cacao Ceremony, Positive Intention Setting/ Ecstatic Dance SoundWave\n\n◈ 9:45pm-10:15pm Optional fruit social to nourish you after the dance.\n\n### **WHAT YOU WILL NEED:**\n\n1. Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing suitable for movement/fitness and dress in layers. Bring a set of dry clothes/small towel as you will probably get sweaty during the session. Toilets are available at the venue but there are no separate changing rooms.\n\n2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks.\n\n**3. a Reusable water bottle. Tap water refill available at the venue.**\n\n4. A healthy snack to have after the dance.\n\n### **VENUE:**\n\n**11 min walk from Tufnell Park station or 13 min walk from Gospel Oak station.** _**(Exact venue details will be in your order confirmation email! Please scroll down in the email to 'Additional Information' section to see all details!)**_\n\n-Please check[tfl.gov](https://tfl.gov.uk/) for latest travel updates.\n\n-If you are driving, please be aware that the venue is in an [Ultra Low Emission Zone](https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone)and you may be liable to pay the daily fee.\n\n-Find parking on [parkopedia](https://en.parkopedia.co.uk/) and use venues postcode. There is no parking at the venue.\n\n-There are bicycle racks at the venue to lock your bike if you are cycling.\n\n-Venue is accessible to wheelchair users.\n\n-Toilets are available at the venue.\n\n### **PRICES:**\n\nBook online or pay cash/ card on the door. Includes booking fees. \n\n- Low waged/concession £15 + £1.50 Stripe fee (limited availability)\n- Regular waged £20 + £1.50 Stripe fee\n- Abundantly waged £25 + £1.50 Stripe fee\n\n**CHILDREN: ** unfortunately these sessions are not suitable for children. 18+ only.\n\n**EVENTBRITE ORDER CONFIRMATION: ** Email might be in the spam folder. Please check the email you used to purchase the ticket, might not be your primary email account. Do not print any paper tickets, we will check you in by your name.\n\n### **CANCELLATION POLICY:**\n\n**We do not offer refunds/ticket swaps for another event if you cannot attend. ** You are welcome to pass on your ticket to a friend, colleague or family member.** If we (the organizers) need to cancel the event due to unforeseen circumstances, we will issue a full refund.**\n\n**ANY QUESTIONS? ** Please send us an email to: [**info@ecstaticdancelondon.com**](https://mailto:info@ecstaticdancelondon.com/)\n\n![](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.evbuc.com%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fcdn.evbuc.com%252Fimages%252F1183374232%252F82236935953%252F1%252Foriginal.20260429-204112%3Fh%3D740%26w%3D1200%26auto%3Dformat%252Ccompress%26q%3D75%26sharp%3D10%26s%3D94c9b653a6a2d54405b0fb5379b31ffe&w=1880&q=75)\n\n### **DJ & FACILITATOR:**\n\n_◈ Sessions are facilitated and DJed by Seth Newman - the pioneer of Ecstatic Dance in the UK since 2009!_\n\n**💗Seth Newman: ** As the founder of the Ecstatic Dance London, he integrates the roots of  **Humanistic therapies, Bioenergetics & Body Psychotherapy, Transpersonal Psychology, 5 Rhythms and Tantra. ** Seth has a life-long passion for active meditations and other movement, and embodiment practices.  **His**   **in-depth studies, trainings and personal experiences of many therapeutic modalities**  infuse his approach in creating and facilitating life-transforming workshops, retreats and trainings. ** ** As a coach, Seth is dedicated to helping people calm, empower and rejuvenate their busy minds and bodies to achieve the best versions of themselves. Seth  **brings a wealth of experience**  holding heart-centered spaces and has been running various body-mind integration workshops for many years.\n\nAs a musician, Seth is  **passionate about the power of rhythm & drums**  to transform & awaken humanity, he has an MA in Community Music from Goldsmith College, and has worked as a world music percussion teacher in East London schools for almost 20 years.  **He formed the URUBU collective & Ecstatic Dance London back in 2009**  as a Live Music Ecstatic Dance experience with Afro-Brazilian drummers & musicians, and with heart felt vision has forged the Ecstatic Dance scene in London and the UK. Seth channels his passion for rhythm into his DJ sets, incorporating Afro-centric, Cuban, and Brazilian influences, providing an electrifying and soulful experience!\n\n_ **Ecstatic Dance London & URUBU offers a variety of powerful holistic body-mind tools and practices.**  _[**ecstaticdancelondon.com**](https://ecstaticdancelondon.com/) ** & ** [**urubu.com**](https://urubu.com/) ** ** [**@esctaticdance\\_london**](https://instagram.com/ecstaticdance_london)\n\n![](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.evbuc.com%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fcdn.evbuc.com%252Fimages%252F423254939%252F62792247299%252F1%252Foriginal.20230112-121828%3Fh%3D740%26w%3D1200%26auto%3Dformat%252Ccompress%26q%3D75%26sharp%3D10%26s%3Da72769e18ace84d8f6bc47615819ca4a&w=1880&q=75)\n\n### **WHAT IS ECSTATIC DANCE?**\n\nMUSIC - MOVEMENT - COMMUNITY!\n\n**Brought to you by: ** [**Ecstatic Dance London**](https://www.facebook.com/EcstaticDanceLondon/) ** - We love to dance. We love music. We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform!**\n\nEcstatic Dance is a dance/movement practice to explore the exhilarating feeling of moving your body freely. You are invited to move, play, connect, sweat, stretch, sound, unwind, renew, release, improvise, transform. Be true to yourself, while respecting your body, in this space that we co-create together. Move your body, unleash the wild dancing self without caring what people think, claim your freedom, open your heart & touch the infinite!\n\nOur Ecstatic Dance classes create a safe and respectful environment that embraces 'all ways'. We offer a movement practice that supports your free expression of emotions and inner space through movement and music. Our intention for these Ecstatic Dance classes is self-exploration, connection, fun, healing, expanding human potential and community building through freestyle ecstatic dance.\n\nEnter an open space...and with your bare feet explore the exhilarating feeling of moving your body freely. You are invited to move, play, connect, sweat, stretch, sound, unwind, renew, release, improvise, transform. Be true to yourself, while respecting your body, in this space that we co-create together.\n\n![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2026/04/29/23/54/18/a87727f1-562a-4268-88bd-01ed054ae78a/5f1f0f2a-9b03-4b66-92cc-0cfa9df127ee.jpeg)\n\n### **ECSTATIC DANCE GUIDELINES:**\n\nNo late comers please. This is a shared journey from the beginning to the end and we aim to create a safe container for all dancers.\n\n1. No talking during the dance (if you wish to talk, you are welcome to chat before/after dance outside the main dance space). When we dance without the chitchat, something alchemical can happen on the dancefloor. A unified field of Being emerges and we feel both wild and free, contained within ourselves And connected to something much, much greater than our individual selves.\n\n2. Drug-Free, Smoke-Free, Alcohol-Free environment\n\n3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight\n\n4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other\n\n5. Move your body however you wish\n\n6. No spectating. Stay connected to your own body, sensations, emotions, and feelings. Ecstatic Dance is about you and your relationship to the Dance. Dancers feel uncomfortable when being spectated at. Come prepared to Dance yourself free from inhibitions!\n\n7. You can dance alone, or with as many partners as (you) like to join. (If you’d rather not dance with someone, thank them for the offer by placing your hands in prayer position at your heart – Namaste. Thank you, no thank you.)\n\n8. This is not a pick up place. Please respect all dancers (especially women) and do not ask for anyone's contact details. If you wish to stay in touch with someone, give them your email instead of asking for their contact details. No means no.\n\n> _\"Our bodies instinctively know what feels good or bad, right or wrong. However, often our heads get in the way. Ecstatic Dance is about finding our way through to what feels good. How can we use dance to consciously transform towards finding joy, without denying our anger or sadness? Ask yourself: what’s my body feeling in this moment? Does it feel good moving this way, or that? Does it feel nourishing to dance with another, or dance solo? Where do I most feel connected with Self? Let your body lead the way.\" ~ Abigail Harris_\n\n![](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.evbuc.com%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fcdn.evbuc.com%252Fimages%252F185100729%252F62792247299%252F1%252Foriginal.20211112-195013%3Fh%3D740%26w%3D1200%26auto%3Dformat%252Ccompress%26q%3D75%26sharp%3D10%26s%3D85f3c766f6159e631321e0618c2e8c75&w=1880&q=75)\n\n### 💜 **ALL UPCOMING WELLBEING EVENTS, RETREATS, FESTIVALS +CREWING:**\n\n**Website:** [ecstaticdancelondon.com/events](https://ecstaticdancelondon.com/events/)  \n**Linktree:** [linktr.ee/ecstaticdancelondon](https://linktr.ee/ecstaticdancelondon)  \n**Instagram:** [@ecstaticdance\\_london](https://www.instagram.com/ecstaticdance_london)  \n**Mailing list:** [https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/we-are-london](https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/we-are-london)\n\n**💛FREE CREW SPACES:** We'd be very happy to hear from you if you'd like to help us in exchange for a free ticket! Requirement - you need to have attended at least two indoor events before you can join the crew. [Please complete the sign up form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1S2I2tnQA0YOv_RmSbRYcLHW8fEUkTmUtQibWk8XX6zs)and we'll be in touch.\n\n**ANY QUESTIONS?** Please send us an email to: [**info@ecstaticdancelondon.com**](https://mailto:info@ecstaticdancelondon.com)\n\n### **～ ECSTATIC DANCE AUTUMN RETREAT 2026 ～**\n\n💜 **NOVEMBER 18-22, 2026** [**ECSTATIC DANCE RETREAT & RESTIVAL**](https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/autumnretreat2026) **(Gillingham, Dorset, UK) Only 2h direct train from London. Join for 5 days or weekend only. Sober & Conscious Dance, Music, Rest & Healthy Living Gathering.** Join us for the full retreat, either the _ **Transformational Ecstatic Dance pathway** _ or _ **Restival Rest and Rejuvenation** _ _ **pathway** _. \n\n### **～ ECSTATIC DANCE TEMPLE® DJ & Facilitator Training ～**\n\n**12-Week Live Online Course**\n\n**Dates:** Monday 11 January – Monday 29 March 2027  \n**Time:** Mondays, 7:00–9:00 PM  \n**Format:** 12 consecutive live online sessions  \n**Course Fee:** £500 [**SIGN UP HERE**](https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/facilitatortraining)\n\n**Course Purpose** : Level 1 introduces participants to the foundations of becoming an Ecstatic Dance Temple DJ and facilitator. It’s designed for people who already have some experience of Ecstatic Dance, conscious movement or related personal-development practices, but who do not necessarily have previous DJing or facilitation experience.\n\n_We look forward to welcoming you!_  \n**Ecstatic Dance London team**  \n[**ecstaticdancelondon.com**](https://ecstaticdancelondon.com/)",
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