YOKE Conscious Dance Celebration with MOONTIDE

Spend your Sunday afternoon/evening in celebration of music, movement and connection. Come play, explore sound, rhythms, body percussion and your own inner song. Starting off with an intimate workshop with Poranguí followed by YOKE Conscious Dance Celebration with MOONTIDE.

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YOKE is a Melbourne based community fusing dance & self expression with live and electronic beats. The word YOKE is a Sanskrit term meaning ‘coming together’, forming union. Our workshops are about facilitating authentic connections to oneself and one other in a space completely free from judgments. We invite you to take the time to let go of the mind and drop into the body through conscious dance, movement and meditation. YOKE is a collaborative consciousness calling all individuals seeking to express intuitively and energize the soul.

At YOKE we believe in oneness at the core of all existence. With the help of our resident DJs and musicians, who play a mixture of down tempo, deep house, techno, world and live sound healing, we will take you on a two-hour journey releasing the mind and opening the heart. Always guided by your own body’s wisdom, the sacred space and music provided become a backing track to the deeper lessons that lie within ourselves when we truly let go.

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Sound by MOONTIDE Aus
soundcloud.com/moontideaus

Moontide is a project born in the mountains of Colombia, drawing from the vibrant culture of the Andes. The Moontide hybrid live set is designed to take listeners on a journey, encompassing live sampling and instrumentation as well as spoken word. The undercurrent of water has been a recurring theme for his productions as a motif for the collective healing of the planet and soul. The Moontide project has been exclusively showcased at notable events in Australia including Rainbow Serpent, Tanglewood, Rancho Relaxo and the Yoke Conscious Dance Party.

Moontide’s main influences include Nicolas Jaar, Bonobo, Dhafer Youssef, Stavroz and Nicola Cruz. His music appears on Beat & Path, Moon by Day as well as Lump Records. From the love and attention to detail that is poured into every element of his sets, the Moontide experience continues to expand with the intention of unifying listeners, heart to heart, soul to soul.

Facilitated by Sanna Olive Wittner

Sanna is a movement facilitator, body worker and motivational up-lifter. Having danced from a small age, she has explored various styles of Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz, African, Funk, Electronic and Improvisational free flow. She has recently expanded her knowledge of the correlation between body and mind through regular yoga, meditation and bodywork practices. Her vision for Yoke was to create a safe space for like-minded bodies and souls to call home. One where each individual feels comfortable expressing themselves in their unique and wonderful ways. A place of acceptance and nurture, as well as a whole lot of fun and funkiness!

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Full day programme breakdown:

1-4pm: Music is Medicine Workshop with Porangui exploring somatic rhythm and sound
4-6pm: Break while we setup for the evening event. Delicious whole food snacks available for purchase at the venue.
6pm: Doors re-open. Complimentary pre-dance brew served
6.30-9.00pm: YOKE Conscious Dance Celebration with MOONTIDE

ALL WELCOME.

Contribution:
$35 Online + bf
$60 discounted price for the whole day (Workshop + Dance)
$40 Door Price (unless sold out)

Please arrive a little before the scheduled start time for each event so we can all start as a collective.

Tickets are limited to the capacity of the studio space. We suggest booking online beforehand and so that we can cater for numbers.

The cost of this ticket covers the hard work and dedication on many parts that goes into the creation of each YOKE session. The exclusive sounds that have been carefully selected to tantalise your earholes, altering your consciousness into a state of transcendence. The sacred space we are lucky enough to be using, including complementary chai/tea/snacks/elixirs before or after the dance to integrate and connect to this growing community. A large portion of funds is put towards expanding this conscious dance network in new and dynamic ways, so YOU can get more out of this collective journey. This is a collaborative movement that has evolved based on what the community want and need, so please if you have any ideas, suggestions or contributions we would love to hear from you. We are ever grateful for the constant support. These are collective steps we are taking on the path to bringing a deeper understanding of our connectedness to each other and planet earth. ♥

See you on the d-floor!
Love the YOKE crew