CACAO DANCE TRIBE: Afro House & World Beats Ecstatic Dance + Cacao Ceremony - Ecstatic Dance London

ECSTATIC DANCE LONDON presents:

🌎CACAO DANCE TRIBE: Afro House & World Beats Ecstatic Dance + Cacao Ceremony

with Seth Newman (DJ & live percussion set) & Master Brazilian Percussionist Romario

Friday Night | 7PM–9:45PM
Fruit Social | 9:45PM–10:15PM
Gospel Oak / Tufnell Park, North London

Immerse 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.

We’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.

Expect:
✨ Uplifting Afro House, Brazilian grooves, and organic world rhythms
🥁 Live percussion bringing fire and soul to the dancefloor
🍫 Raw ceremonial cacao to open your heart and elevate your energy
💃 Freestyle, expressive movement & moving meditation
🍉 Optional fruit social afterwards to nourish and connect

No alcohol, no drugs, just rhythm, breath, and community.
This 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.

About Cacao Dance Tribe

Founded 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.

No dance experience needed - everyone is welcome.
We also offer limited free crew spaces - scroll below for details and sign-up.

Music Vibe: Afro House | World Beats | Brazilian | Organic Rhythms

UPCOMING FRIDAY NIGHT DATES:

Join us 7pm-10:15pm at our temporary venue, just over 10 min walk from Gospel Oak/Tufnell Park stations.

• Fri 25 Sept (Full Moon/Autumn Equinox)
• Fri 2 Oct
• Fri 9 Oct (New Moon)
• Fri 16 Oct
• Fri 23 Oct
• Fri 30 Oct
• More dates to be added

ECSTATIC DANCE GUIDELINES

📌Ecstatic Dance guidelines: No booze, No Shoes, No phones, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish, Respect yourself and others.

📌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!***

📌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).

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).

****Alcohol, drug, psychedelic & smoke free space!!! We get a natural high through dance and cacao!***

WHAT TO EXPECT:

-Next-level, conscious, inspiring and diverse dance music journey with live percussion !

-A unique conscious clubbing experience!

-A beautiful, sacred, heartful, fun & safe space for you to dance freely in

-Yummy, velvety tasting raw vegan cacao drink and intention setting ritual

-Superb sound system!

-Vibrant people who love to dance and love music!

-Optional fruit social to nourish you after the dance

-Best Friday night out and no hangover!

WHY CACAO?

At Ecstatic Dance London we LOVE chocolate, RAW chocolate-CACAO! We will provide complimentary Raw Vegan Cacao to superfood charge your dance with us!

Cacao is the ultimate heart opener, it will give you energy, revitalise your BodyMind inviting you to express, release & unleash your creativity during the dance!

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! :)

Join us to explore Cacao + Ecstatic Dance as a potent synthesis for Transformation!

“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

SCHEDULE:

◈ 7pm-7:30pm Doors Open/ Check in / Dance Warm up (No entry after 8:15pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together)

◈ 7:30pm-9:45pm Cacao Ceremony, Positive Intention Setting/ Ecstatic Dance SoundWave

◈ 9:45pm-10:15pm Optional fruit social to nourish you after the dance.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

1. 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.

2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks.

3. a Reusable water bottle. Tap water refill available at the venue.

4. A healthy snack to have after the dance.

VENUE:

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!)

-Please check tfl.gov for latest travel updates.

-If you are driving, please be aware that the venue is in an Ultra Low Emission Zone and you may be liable to pay the daily fee.

-Find parking on parkopedia and use venues postcode. There is no parking at the venue.

-There are bicycle racks at the venue to lock your bike if you are cycling.

-Venue is accessible to wheelchair users.

-Toilets are available at the venue.

PRICES:

+Eventbrite fee. Book online or pay cash/ card on the door.

• Low waged/concession £15 (limited availability)
• Regular waged £20
• Abundance £25

CHILDREN: unfortunately these sessions are not suitable for children. 18+ only.

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.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

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.

ANY QUESTIONS? Please send us an email to: info@ecstaticdancelondon.com