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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AMC Sunday Ecstatic Dance w/ Ted Riskin
Location not specified yetSunday, May 17th
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
DJ | Facilitator Ted RiskinIntention: Let go of the banana!
You may have heard the parable of a simple way to catch monkeys in the jungle. Leave a banana in a container with an opening large enough for the monkey’s hand, but small enough that it can’t remove its hand while grasping the banana. Even as a hunter approaches, the monkey won’t release the banana so it can escape.
What is the banana that is keeping you stuck because you won’t let it go? Approval or acceptance of your lifestyle choices from a parent? Permission to set a boundary? Needing to prove your point or win the argument?
You are invited to release some bananas in Sunday’s dance and grieve their loss.About the Facilitator | DJ
Ted Riskin 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 mixcloud.com/tarisk.~~~
** Please note that the dance starts at Warm up. The doors close promptly at Opening Circle and people who arrive late will be turned away. Please be on time to ensure a safe and secure container. **
Ticket Price: $15-30 or name your price.
No one turned away for lack of funds!~~~
Pre-registration Recommended:
https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/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.See you on the dance floor!
1 attendee
AMC Friday Ecstatic Dance w/ Sara Bensman
Location not specified yetFriday, May 22nd
Evening Dance Wave 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Warmup 7pm | Opening Circle 7:30pm
Facilitator | DJ Sara BensmanIntention: Shapeshifters
Daylight, full of small dancing particles
and the one great turning, our souls
are dancing with you, without feet, they dance.
Can you see them when I whisper in your ear?
-RumiGnosis, the knowing that comes from experience, from fully understanding something from the inside out, transforms our soul, and opens us to empathy, connection and a sense of oneness. To know something physical, such as a river or a coat, we must try it on, envelope ourselves in its texture, form, scent and movement. Our ancestors became the lion, the eagle or the willow tree through the transformational magic of trance in order to know how a lion hunts, an eagle sees, or a willow bends, but also simply to know those beings. This shapeshifting dance is an invitation to explore the essences of others in order find ourselves within our "family of things."
About the DJ Sara Bensman
Sara’s mix-making arises from musical exploration. She seeks to understand energy through somatic responses to sonic vibrations. Her facilitation is propelled by a desire to help build and sustain community by creating a safe, loving container for self-expression, connection and release. If you’d like to listen to her sets visit https://soundcloud.com/sara-bensman~~~
** 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:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/.../djseigea.../
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
AMC Sunday Ecstatic Dance w/ Rory Jagdeo
Location not specified yetSunday, May 24th
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
DJ | Facilitator Rory JagdeoIntention: Embracing Life
Today I will Embrace Life:
Tomorrow is not certain
All I have is today
The present, the now
This moment in time
To live, to love
To experience life as it comes
To feel the essence of living
As I live each day
In the fullness of time
Today I will embrace life
Nudershada CabanesAbout the DJ
Rory Jagdeo is a singer/songwriter and an AMC Facilitator. He stepped into Ecstatic Dance in Houston, TX for the first time in 2014 and believes in the power of dance to transform and bring a healthier, happier, and connected lifestyle. It is that driving force and passion that pushes him to explore the role of being an Ecstatic Dance Facilitator using world rhythms and different musical genres to weave mixes that incorporate many elements of 8Rhythms. Listen to his mixes at: https://soundcloud.com/roryjagdeo. And his music at: https://roryjagdeo.bandcamp.com/releases~~~
** Please note that the dance starts at Warm up. The doors close promptly at Opening Circle and people who arrive late will be turned away. Please be on time to ensure a safe and secure container. **
Ticket Price: $15-30 or name your price.
No one turned away for lack of funds!~~~
Pre-registration Recommended:
https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/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.See you on the dance floor!
1 attendee
AMC Friday Ecstatic Dance w/ DJ Mikaya + Startribe
Location not specified yetFriday, May 29th
Evening Dance Wave 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Warmup 7pm | Opening Circle 7:30pm
Facilitator: DJ MikayaIntention: TBA
About the DJ
DJ Mikaya (Micah Swabb) is a facilitator at AMC and creator of dance waves with many styles and flavors within the Ecstatic Dance realm. His deejay skill has spanned over two decades covering many ecstatic dance containers, festivals, sound healing events and yoga classes. You can listen to his catalog of over 80 mixes and mashups at http://soundcloud.com/mikayaswabb.
We're excited to be dancing with StarTribe's amazing 24 speaker sound system outside in the park!~~~
** 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:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/.../djseigea.../
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: TBA
See you on the dance floor!
1 attendee
Past events
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