Seven nights, seven journeys

Ecstatic Dance

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  • 7nights a week
  • 90–180minutes per journey
  • Alllevels, no experience
  • 0steps to learn
Dancers moving together on the shala floor
No steps to learn

The Floor Is Open. The Body Already Knows.

Ecstatic dance is a barefoot, alcohol-free, phone-free space where nobody teaches you how to move. The music opens, and your body answers in its own language. Every night of the week we hold a different doorway—one works through the chakras, another shakes stress out of the nervous system, another moves through earth, water, fire, air and ether.

There is nothing to learn before you arrive and nothing to keep up with once you do. No steps, no partner, no counting. Some people dance hard from the first beat, others spend the first half hour lying on the floor listening—both are the practice. The only agreement is that we move rather than talk, so the room stays wordless and nobody has to perform a conversation.

Come once to see what it is, or walk the whole week and feel how differently each night lands in the body. Most people arrive alone and leave knowing half the room.

Monday to Sunday

One Week, Seven Different Dances

Dancers moving freely on an open wooden floor
6:30 – 8:30 pm · 120 min
Monday

Alchemy Ecstatic Dance Journey

The signature wave — from first breath to full stillness

Our house journey and the best place to begin. The DJ builds a slow, deliberate wave—grounding rhythms to wake the feet, a rising middle that lets the whole body throw itself open, and a long descent back into silence. Nothing is choreographed.

  • MusicOrganic house, tribal, world beat
  • Best forYour very first ecstatic dance
  • WhereShala, upper floor

INR600per person

Enrol for Monday
Dancer with arms raised in warm light
6:30 – 8:30 pm · 120 min
Tuesday

Chakra Dance Journey

Seven centres, seven rhythms — root to crown

The set climbs the body one energy centre at a time. Heavy, earthy drums for the root. Fluid hips for the sacral. Fire in the belly, opening across the chest, freedom in the throat, stillness behind the eyes, silence at the crown.

  • MusicMantra, downtempo, seed-sound frequencies
  • Best forEnergetic balance and emotional release
  • WhereShala, upper floor

INR700per person

Enrol for Tuesday
Group shaking and moving together
6:30 – 8:00 pm · 90 min
Wednesday

Somatic Shake & Release

Let the nervous system finish what it started

Animals shake after stress; humans learned to hold it in. This night gives the body permission to finish the job—guided shaking, tremor work and long exhales that let the nervous system discharge what it has been carrying.

  • MusicPercussion, breath-led, deep bass
  • Best forStress, anxiety and held tension
  • WhereShala, upper floor

INR600per person

Enrol for Wednesday
Dancers moving through firelight
6:30 – 8:30 pm · 120 min
Thursday

Five-Element Dance

Earth, water, fire, air, ether — danced in order

Five movements, five completely different bodies. Earth is heavy and rooted. Water is fluid, circular, endless. Fire is sharp and fast. Air is light and scattering. Ether is barely moving at all.

  • Earth
  • Water
  • Fire
  • Air
  • Ether
  • MusicElemental, cinematic, live percussion
  • Best forDancers who like structure inside freedom
  • WhereShala, upper floor

INR700per person

Enrol for Thursday
Dancers wearing glowing headphones at night
7:00 – 9:30 pm · 150 min
Friday

Silent Disco Meditation Dance

Headphones on, room silent, three channels to choose

Wireless headphones, three live channels, and a room that is completely quiet from the outside. Because the music is inside your own head, self-consciousness tends to disappear within minutes. Our lightest, most playful night.

  • 01Grounding & meditative
  • 02Rising rhythm
  • 03Full dance floor
  • MusicThree live channels — you choose
  • Best forFirst-timers, friends, pure joy
  • IncludedWireless headphones provided

INR900per person

Enrol for Friday
Facilitator guiding a group in movement
6:00 – 8:30 pm · 150 min
Saturday

Movement Medicine

Guided, deeper, and held all the way through

The most held night of the week. A facilitator guides the whole journey with spoken prompts—an intention at the start, invitations along the way, and a closing circle where the room speaks for the first time. Movement becomes the medicine.

  • MusicLive drum, voice and layered soundscape
  • Best forProcessing, integration, closing a week
  • NoteFacilitated — limited spots

INR900per person

Enrol for Saturday
Cacao ceremony circle before the dance
5:30 – 8:30 pm · 180 min
Most lovedSunday

Cacao & Ecstatic Dance

Ceremony first, then the longest dance of the week

We open sitting in a circle with a cup of ceremonial-grade cacao, an intention and a few minutes of silence. Cacao gently opens the heart and sharpens presence—then the music begins and the circle dissolves into the floor.

  • MusicCeremonial, tribal, ecstatic build
  • Best forHeart opening and community
  • IncludedCeremonial-grade cacao

INR1,200per person

Enrol for Sunday
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Single Nights & Weekly Passes

  • Drop-inINR600–1,200

    Any single night, priced per journey. Walk in and dance.

    Book a night
  • 3-Night CardINR1,650

    Pick any three nights. Valid for 30 days, transferable to a friend.

    Get the card
  • Best valueFull Week PassINR3,900

    All seven journeys, Monday to Sunday—cacao and headphones included. The complete arc of the week.

    Walk the whole week
  • Monthly UnlimitedINR9,500

    Every night, every week, for a full month. For those who live here.

    Join monthly

Students and Rishikesh residents get 25% off any single night with valid ID. Arrive 15 minutes early—doors close once the journey begins.

Seven nights are waiting. Take your shoes off and let the body speak first.

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