About us
Asheville Movement Collective envisions a world that moves in harmony where all are free to be their authentic selves within a loving community. Our mission and aim are to inspire authenticity and healthy community through free-form dance by hosting dance waves for personal and community transformation.
We host three dances per week, plus some special events.
Though you may notice just a few RSVPs on this site, our typical attendance is 20-30 on Friday, 50-60 for Sunday first wave, and a little over 100 for second wave.
For more information, please visit our website at ashevillemovementcollective.org.
Upcoming events
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The Attention Economy - Ecstatic Dance Waves w/ Ted Riskin
Evergreen Community Charter School, 50 Bell Rd, Asheville, NC, USSunday, September 27th
1st Dance Wave 8:30-10:30am | Warmup 8:30am | Opening Circle 9am
2nd Dance Wave 10:30-12:30am | Warmup 10:30am | Opening Circle 11am
Facilitator Ted RiskinIntention: The Attention Economy
What do we pay when we pay attention?
## About Ted Riskin
Ted is interested in anything that can get him out of his head, and music and movement do a pretty good job of that. He hopes to offer music that facilitates an inner journey and invitations that create a shift. While he likes modern electronic music, he can’t create a mix without including lots of natural instruments and voices. Due to a short attention span, he mixes in lots of different musical genres. You can hear some of his mixes on https://www.mixcloud.com/tarisk/
~~~** Please note that the dance starts at Warm up. The doors close promptly at Opening Circle and any that come late will be turned away. Please be on time to ensure a safe and secure container. **
Ticket Prices: $15 - $30 or name your price.No one turned away for lack of funds!
Pre-registration Recommended:VOLUNTEER!
We need volunteers. Volunteer and dance for free! Register to volunteer at:
https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/volunteer/IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Door will close at the beginning of the opening circle. Please note: NO ENTRY AFTER OPENING CIRCLE BOTH WAVES!
Collective agreements:
https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/our-dance/About AMC:
Asheville Movement Collective envisions a world that moves in harmony where all are free to be their authentic selves within a loving community. Our mission and aim are to inspire authenticity and healthy community through free-form dance by hosting dance waves for personal and community transformation. AMC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.Location: 50 Bell Rd, Asheville, NC 28805
See you on the dance floor!
1 attendee
Ecstatic Dance Wave w/ Kristikka
Evergreen Community Charter School, 50 Bell Road, Asheville, NC, USFriday, October 2nd
Evening Dance Wave 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Warmup 7pm | Opening Circle 7:30pm
Facilitator Kris Hostikka (Kristikka)Intention: Levity Obscuro
As the leaves fall and the earth draws her breath inward, we too are invited to soften, sink, and return to what is real. We step into the mystery—feeling our way through the dark, trusting the body to know what the mind cannot see. Let us meet the unknown with curiosity, courage, and a little mischief; perhaps the great mystery has a sense of humor too. May we feel the weight of our bodies, the pulse of the blood, the wildness beneath the skin. Tonight, we dance with all of it: the shadow and the spark, the grief and the joy, the animal and the divine. Nothing to hide, nothing to fix—just this wild, beautiful life moving through us, laughing as we find our way home.
## About Kristikka
Kristikka loves creating a sacred container that takes you on an inward journey utilizing rhythm to move us from quiet embodiment to chaos and down into stillness and integration. She feels that movement is medicine, weaving intention and a rich blend of world beats where it’s possible to be with what is and open to what wants to be seen, felt and moved. You can find her dance mixes here: http://soundcloud.com/dj-kristikka
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** Please note that the dance starts at Warm up. The doors close promptly at Opening Circle and any that come late will be turned away. Please be on time to ensure a safe and secure container. **
Ticket Prices: $15 - $30 or name your price.No one turned away for lack of funds!
Pre-registration Recommended:VOLUNTEER!
We need volunteers. Volunteer and dance for free! Register to volunteer at:
https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/volunteer/IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Door will close at the beginning of the opening circle. Please note: NO ENTRY AFTER OPENING CIRCLE BOTH WAVES!
Collective agreements:
https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/our-dance/About AMC:
Asheville Movement Collective envisions a world that moves in harmony where all are free to be their authentic selves within a loving community. Our mission and aim are to inspire authenticity and healthy community through free-form dance by hosting dance waves for personal and community transformation. AMC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.Location: 50 Bell Rd, Asheville, NC 28805
See you on the dance floor!
1 attendee
Ecstatic Dance Waves w/ Robert Kochka & Amanda Crowe
Evergreen Community Charter School, 50 Bell Rd, Asheville, NC, USSunday, October 4th
1st Dance Wave 8:30-10:30am | Warmup 8:30am | Opening Circle 9am
2nd Dance Wave 10:30-12:30am | Warmup 10:30am | Opening Circle 11am
Facilitator Robert Kochka and Amanda CroweIntention: Loop of Infinity
How many parts have been buried, composted,
Alchemized, reclaimed?
How many different
Maidens, mothers, crones
Have I been?
A lifetime spirals out
From every exhale
A new beginning
With every inhale
Each version of myself
A full circle,
Creating my fractal identity
Gobsmacked and
Drunk on eternity
At the pinpoint of timelines
Collapsing and expanding
Like a star birthing a galaxy
An infinite loop of
Past, future, and present
Wrapped in
Every
Single
Moment
Time melting on my tongue
Is an alchemic elixir
Every second is a chance
For Transmutation
Poem by Alia Alsaif Spiers
Painting: Amanda Crowe## About Robert Kochka and Amanda Crowe
Robert Kochka’s amazing dance waves and DJ sets are known for their fullness: bass, feeling, and energy! You’ll dance, you’ll move, you’ll feel new vibrations! Listen to his sets here: https://soundcloud.com/robert-kochka-jr
Amanda Crowe sets and holds a wonderful container seeded with intention and beauty.
This pair will lay out the carpet to welcome you more deeply into yourself, and perhaps into togetherness on the dance floor.
~~~** Please note that the dance starts at Warm up. The doors close promptly at Opening Circle and any that come late will be turned away. Please be on time to ensure a safe and secure container. **
Ticket Prices: $15 - $30 or name your price.No one turned away for lack of funds!
Pre-registration Recommended:VOLUNTEER!
We need volunteers. Volunteer and dance for free! Register to volunteer at:
https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/volunteer/IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Door will close at the beginning of the opening circle. Please note: NO ENTRY AFTER OPENING CIRCLE BOTH WAVES!
Collective agreements:
https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/our-dance/About AMC:
Asheville Movement Collective envisions a world that moves in harmony where all are free to be their authentic selves within a loving community. Our mission and aim are to inspire authenticity and healthy community through free-form dance by hosting dance waves for personal and community transformation. AMC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.Location: 50 Bell Rd, Asheville, NC 28805
See you on the dance floor!
1 attendee
Let it Fall - Ecstatic Dance Wave w/ Stacey Butcher
Evergreen Community Charter School, 50 Bell Road, Asheville, NC, USFriday, October 9th
Evening Dance Wave 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Warmup 7pm | Opening Circle 7:30pm
Guest DJ Stacey Butcher/ Support Facilitator Megan BellingIntention: Let it Fall
Fall invites us into a different rhythm. The days grow shorter, the air changes, and the natural world begins to release what it no longer needs.
What if we took a cue from the season?
What are you ready to let fall away? What happens when you stop holding yourself together so tightly? When you let your shoulders drop, your breath deepen, your body soften, and the music move you?
This Ecstatic Dance is an invitation to loosen your grip, shake things loose, and let yourself be moved. There’s nothing you need to figure out or get right. Just bring your body, your curiosity, and a willingness to follow where the dance takes you.
Come sweat. Come play. Come get a little wild. Come let it fall.
## About Stacey Butcher
Stacey Butcher is an Open Floor movement teacher, serving on the faculty of Open Floor International, and a Certified 5Rhythms teacher (trained by Gabrielle Roth). She is also a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), Integral Somatic Psychology practitioner, and a Reiki Master/Teacher. Stacey has been dedicated to the healing arts for over 25 years and has studied with healers and teachers from around the world. Her teaching is infused with passion, deep presence and humor. She is an inspirational facilitator and is skilled at holding space for transformation. For more info, visit her website at http://www.staceybutcher.com/.
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** Please note that the dance starts at Warm up. The doors close promptly at Opening Circle and any that come late will be turned away. Please be on time to ensure a safe and secure container. **
Ticket Prices: $15 - $30 or name your price.No one turned away for lack of funds!
Pre-registration Recommended:VOLUNTEER!
We need volunteers. Volunteer and dance for free! Register to volunteer at:
https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/volunteer/IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Door will close at the beginning of the opening circle. Please note: NO ENTRY AFTER OPENING CIRCLE BOTH WAVES!
Collective agreements:
https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/our-dance/About AMC:
Asheville Movement Collective envisions a world that moves in harmony where all are free to be their authentic selves within a loving community. Our mission and aim are to inspire authenticity and healthy community through free-form dance by hosting dance waves for personal and community transformation. AMC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.Location: 50 Bell Rd, Asheville, NC 28805
See you on the dance floor!
1 attendee
Past events
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