Kick off our Summer Series at Elevation Central with DJ Kukáro & host Christy Lynn Hicks! Stick around after dance for additional afternoon summer vibes and hangs! Cool off in the swimming pool and fill your belly with delicious potluck dishes (food contributions encouraged but not required)! Info below.
Kukāro, AKA Will Sacks, is a Canadian-born musician, producer and DJ currently residing in Nashville TN. Kukāro’s sound is at once fresh and familiar. Variously described as strum & bass, future funk, or spirit house, every production is focussed around combining organic and electronic elements to connect to the heart and get people moving. Kukāro plays festivals and ecstatic dances around North America, sometimes as a DJ and sometimes with a 7 piece band.
This dance journey will focus on themes of nature and expression. The invitation is to bring anything you’d like to let go of, and use this dance as an opportunity to fully express and connect to the joy of life.
EVENT DETAILS:
LOCATION: Elevation Central; 11465 Central Pike, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122
EVENT TIME: Check in is from 10:10-10:20. Please arrive early if you are bringing a potluck item so you have time to store it inside. Please be seated in the grass by 10:25 for our opening circle, which starts promptly at 10:30 AM. Dance ends around 12:30.
POOL PARTY INFO: Cool off after the dance in the pool! Bring your own towel, please! (Make sure to rinse all grass and dirt from dance off your body before getting in).
POTLUCK INFO: If you are able, please bring a dish, drink, or dessert to share! We will eat after dance. Potluck contributions are encouraged, but you are not required to bring anything if you can’t! All are welcome!
DANCE TICKET PRICING: $23/person. Kids are free! IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE OUR NON-PROFIT MORE EFFICIENT & STREAMLINED, WE ARE MOVING 100% TO OUR NEW ONLINE TICKETING SYSTEM! Buy your tickets online in advance to save time at check-in.*
*We encourage those with the ability to pay the optional checkout fees do so in order to keep the Zeffy platform thriving for nonprofits like us! If you have extenuating circumstance and cash is the only way you are able to pay for a ticket, please bring exact change. We have phased out use of Venmo.
ABOUT ECSTATIC DANCE NASHVILLE:
Get ready to move with Ecstatic Dance Nashville at our bi-monthly Sunday dance at Millennium Dance Complex! Join us every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month for an invigorating dance experience in a stunning space featuring a top-notch dance floor and a phenomenal sound system designed to move and inspire.
Ecstatic Dance is a dance container that weaves world class live music and electronic beats, with an alive, immersive, freeform movement experience. It’s a chance to connect deeply with yourself and others through the magic of music and movement. Our welcoming, substance-free environment is perfect for all forms of expression and fosters a strong sense of community through shared experiences. Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or new to ecstatic dance, this is the place where you can truly let loose.
Everyone is welcome, rain or shine. Let’s make magic on the dance floor. See you there
DANCE VALUES & GUIDELINES:
Be Clear—this is a sober event.
Be Consensual—always get a yes.
Be Present—no phones or chitchatting.
Be Inclusive—ALL are welcome.
Be Barefoot—ground yourself!
Be Tidy—respect the space.
Be Punctual—arrive early.
Be Attentive—of your children.
Be Accountable—sign in and pay.
Read our Values & Guidelines in detail.
PHOTO & VIDEO POLICY
In order to provide a space most conducive to healing and full self expression, attendees may not take photos or videos during the dance and we ask that phones be left on silent and off your person. The only people taking photos and video will be a designated EDN staff/volunteer and the DJ. This is for marketing purposes in order to help build our community and show new people what Ecstatic Dance is all about. Typically, at indoor dances, photography and videography will be limited to the front half of dance floor closest to the DJ during Opening Circle and the first 15-20 minutes of the DJ set, allowing any attendees who wish to not be featured on camera to remain in the back half of the room for that duration. At these outdoor dances, the footage will be limited closer to the stage. If you wish to stay off camera, stay further away from the stage for that time.