PORT ANGELES — Shelly Zollman will present the Joy of Movement at Ecstatic Dance on Sunday. The introduction to Ecstatic Dance will be at Studio Bob, 118½ E. Front St., Port Angeles. Admission is $5 ...

NEW YORK — On an otherwise unremarkable Tuesday evening, I found myself facing a stranger, swinging my arms back and forth, and hooting like an owl. “HOOOOOO!” I yelled, blinking uncomfortably.

Have you ever heard of Ecstatic Dance? Well, if not, you may be hearing about it soon. A new form of dance event, created in Hawaii, has taken firm root in the San Francisco Bay area in California.

In the world of ecstatic dance, you can dance how you want to.Throw your hands in the air. Jump around euphorically. Or just sway. Shoot, maybe you don’t want to move at all but just sit and meditate.

What is ecstatic dance? Why is it perfect — and even necessary — when breaking free from rigid movement? Right now, we are sadly living in a time where most of us live an extremely immobile lifestyle.

Ecstatic Dance is a movement about movement. The worldwide sensation with a branch in Charleston is all about unity among the fusion of conscious dance and DJ culture. Born on the Hawaiian islands, ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — On Friday, Emergence Movement & Wellness hosted their last Ecstatic Dance Party, prior to closing their doors for good. Ecstatic dance parties are completely alcohol-free, instead ...