A Fresh Start

Friday, September 6th

Guest DJ: Megan Belling
Supporting Facilitator: Marta Martín

The inspiration for this evening’s dance is simple and it’s about creating a fresh start. We’re closing out our day, and tomorrow we can simply start again and leave ideas or habits that aren’t serving us behind. At any moment we can choose something different. What would you like to leave on the dance floor tonight and what do you hope to pour into the new space you have freed up? We are the artist always creating who we are or who we want to be with every new action or thought. It’s never too late to change, add, or subtract to this sculpture that is you.

Megan fell in love with Ecstatic Dance as a movement and spiritual practice on the Big Island of Hawaii. After participating as a dancer for 9 years, she began DJing during 2020 live-streaming sets for people to feel connected to community at home. Her practice deepened when she moved to Austin, TX – eventually expanding into mentoring new DJs for Austin Ecstatic Rhythms and organizing the Sunday Second Wave. Her style is a modernized version of the 5 Rhythms, with a tribal edge. The intention for every set she creates is to provide a container for transformation while also not forgetting to play and have fun!