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SUMMARY:Beloved Beat
DESCRIPTION:Beloved Beat\nSunday\, June 15th\nFacilitator: Sara Bensman \nThis dance invites you to release yourself to the beat\, to let go of the mind and allow your body to be captivated by the rhythm. It’s a chance to try on the tempo of the heartbeat\, the breath\, the sun\, the moon\, the seasons\, and the arc of a life to more deeply sync with your own native beat.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/belovedbeat/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T210000
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SUMMARY:Come As You Are
DESCRIPTION:Come As You Are\nFriday\, June 13th\nFacilitator: Eduardo Arias
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/comeasyouare/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday Night Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250608T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250608T123000
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SUMMARY:Aperture
DESCRIPTION:Aperture\nSunday\, June 8th\nFacilitator: Jeannie Adair \nWe move to open. \nWe open to receive. \nWe open to see. \nThis is not performance. This is presence. \nNo choreography\, no expectations. \nThrough breath\, rhythm\, and freeform movement\, let’s explore the body as a lens—adjusting the aperture of awareness to let in more light\, more truth\, more presence\, and more freedom.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/aperture-2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250608T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250608T103000
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SUMMARY:Aperture
DESCRIPTION:Aperture\nSunday\, June 8th\nFacilitator: Jeannie Adair \nWe move to open. \nWe open to receive. \nWe open to see. \nThis is not performance. This is presence. \nNo choreography\, no expectations. \nThrough breath\, rhythm\, and freeform movement\, let’s explore the body as a lens—adjusting the aperture of awareness to let in more light\, more truth\, more presence\, and more freedom.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/aperture/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250606T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250606T210000
DTSTAMP:20250602T160722Z
CREATED:20250602T160547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T160722Z
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SUMMARY:Fringe Effect
DESCRIPTION:Fringe Effect\nFriday\, June 6th\nGuest DJ: Mikaya\nSupporting Facilitator: Sara Bensman \nLet’s play on the fringes of the norm\, to tap into our creativity and make a mess of it. This dance mix will be layered with experimental\, industrial and organic sounds curiously interwoven with hypnotic and discordant beats. The goal will be to create a wave progression out of sync with the familiar standard\, yet somehow still beholden to it.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/fringe-effect/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday Night Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T123000
DTSTAMP:20250521T132028Z
CREATED:20250521T132028Z
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SUMMARY:Blossom
DESCRIPTION:Blossom\nSunday\, June 1st\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nAnd the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ― Anais Nin\nAs warm weather encourages buds to open all around us\, would you like to blossom as well?
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/blossom-2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T103000
DTSTAMP:20250521T131754Z
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SUMMARY:Blossom
DESCRIPTION:Blossom\nSunday\, June 1st\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nAnd the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ― Anais Nin\nAs warm weather encourages buds to open all around us\, would you like to blossom as well?
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/blossom/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T210000
DTSTAMP:20250521T125659Z
CREATED:20250521T125659Z
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SUMMARY:NO DANCE!
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URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/no-dance/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday Night Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250525T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250525T123000
DTSTAMP:20250516T145222Z
CREATED:20250516T145052Z
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SUMMARY:Nobody's Perfect
DESCRIPTION:Nobody’s Perfect\nSunday\, May 25th\nFacilitator: Rory Jagdeo \nWe make mistakes. We say wrong things. We do wrong things. We fall. We get up. We learn. We grow. We move on. We live. \nIn this dance\, let’s take the opportunity to just be imperfect in our movements\, big and small\, and find healing.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/nobodys-perfect/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250525T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250525T103000
DTSTAMP:20250516T145059Z
CREATED:20250516T144727Z
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SUMMARY:Nobody's Perfect
DESCRIPTION:Nobody’s Perfect\nSunday\, May 25th\nFacilitator: Rory Jagdeo \nWe make mistakes. We say wrong things. We do wrong things. We fall. We get up. We learn. We grow. We move on. We live. \nIn this dance\, let’s take the opportunity to just be imperfect in our movements\, big and small\, and find healing.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/nobodysperfect/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T210000
DTSTAMP:20250516T144220Z
CREATED:20250516T144220Z
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SUMMARY:Trance Garden
DESCRIPTION:Trance Garden\nFriday\, May 23rd\nFacilitator: Sara Bensman  \nLet’s feast on the fecundity and variety of trance music from around the world.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/trancegarden/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday Night Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T123000
DTSTAMP:20250506T153619Z
CREATED:20250506T153619Z
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SUMMARY:Volition
DESCRIPTION:Volition\nSunday\, May 18th\nFacilitator: Marta Martin \nImage by: Joel Filipe \n\nVolition is the capacity of individuals to make conscious choices and decisions. Volition in our dance practice means bringing conscious intention to a space that often celebrates spontaneity. It’s the art of choosing how\, why\, and when to move—not just letting your body react\, but letting your will guide your expression. \n\nChoosing Presence\nVolition is: “I will be present.” \n\nMoving with Intention\nWe might set an internal intention: to explore fluidity\, express grief\, reclaim power\, or simply listen\nVolition is: “I move to express\, not escape.” \n\nDirecting Energy\nChoosing where our energy goes—upward\, outward\, inward\, grounded.\nVolition is: “I choose where my energy flows.” \n\nHonoring Boundaries\nVolition is: “I have agency in stillness and motion.” \n\nTransforming Emotion Through Choice\nYou feel rage or joy rising—but how you embody it is yours to craft.\nVolition is: “I choose how emotion becomes movement.” \n\nIn free form dance\, volition doesn’t kill spontaneity—it gives it depth. It’s the silent architecture behind authentic\, empowered movement. \nVolition is the line between living passively and living deliberately.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/volition-2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T103000
DTSTAMP:20250506T153719Z
CREATED:20250506T153402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T153719Z
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SUMMARY:Volition
DESCRIPTION:Volition\nSunday\, May 18th\nFacilitator: Marta Martin \nImage by: Joel Filipe \n\nVolition is the capacity of individuals to make conscious choices and decisions. Volition in our dance practice means bringing conscious intention to a space that often celebrates spontaneity. It’s the art of choosing how\, why\, and when to move—not just letting your body react\, but letting your will guide your expression. \n\nChoosing Presence\nVolition is: “I will be present.” \n\nMoving with Intention\nWe might set an internal intention: to explore fluidity\, express grief\, reclaim power\, or simply listen\nVolition is: “I move to express\, not escape.” \n\nDirecting Energy\nChoosing where our energy goes—upward\, outward\, inward\, grounded.\nVolition is: “I choose where my energy flows.” \n\nHonoring Boundaries\nVolition is: “I have agency in stillness and motion.” \n\nTransforming Emotion Through Choice\nYou feel rage or joy rising—but how you embody it is yours to craft.\nVolition is: “I choose how emotion becomes movement.” \n\nIn free form dance\, volition doesn’t kill spontaneity—it gives it depth. It’s the silent architecture behind authentic\, empowered movement. \nVolition is the line between living passively and living deliberately.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/volition/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T210000
DTSTAMP:20250508T140213Z
CREATED:20250508T135759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T140213Z
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SUMMARY:In Full Bloom
DESCRIPTION:In Full Bloom\nFriday\, May 16th\nGuest DJ: Stacey Butcher\nSupporting Facilitator: Marta Martin \nThis is your invitation to dance yourself wide open. \nIn Full Bloom is a movement journey into the heart of your becoming—an exploration of what it means to fully inhabit your body\, express your truth\, and rise into your fullest potential. Like wildflowers breaking through the soil\, you are meant to grow in all directions. \nThrough breath\, beat\, and embodied presence\, we’ll shed old skins\, stir dormant energies\, and root deeply into the ground of our being. From that rootedness\, we rise—expanding into color\, power\, and full-bodied expression. \nCome as you are. Sweat\, shed\, celebrate. \nThere is no choreography\, no performance—only your dance\, your truth\, in its most alive form. Together\, we’ll create a field of movement where every body is welcome\, and every bloom belongs. \nLet yourself be In Full Bloom.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/infullbloom/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday Night Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/In-Full-Bloom.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250511T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250511T123000
DTSTAMP:20250508T141305Z
CREATED:20250428T182653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T141305Z
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SUMMARY:Step Through
DESCRIPTION:Step Through\nSunday\, May 11th\nFacilitator: Lanie McKeever \n“[The Divine] speaks to each of us as [it] makes us\,\nthen walks with us silently out of the night.\nThese are the words we dimly hear:\n\n\nYou\, sent out beyond your recall\,\ngo to the limits of your longing.\nEmbody me.\nFlare up like a flame\nand make big shadows I can move in.\nLet everything happen to you: beauty and terror.\n\n\nJust keep going. No feeling is final.\nDon’t let yourself lose me.\nNearby is the country they call life.\nYou will know it by its seriousness.\nGive me your hand.”\n\n~Rainer Maria Rilke\, “Go to the Limits of Your Longing\,” Book of Hours\n\nPhoto by: Lanie McKeever
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/step-through/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250511T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250511T103000
DTSTAMP:20250508T141232Z
CREATED:20250428T182432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T141232Z
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SUMMARY:Step Through
DESCRIPTION:Step Through\nSunday\, May 11th\nFacilitator: Lanie McKeever \n“[The Divine] speaks to each of us as [it] makes us\,\nthen walks with us silently out of the night.\nThese are the words we dimly hear:\n\n\nYou\, sent out beyond your recall\,\ngo to the limits of your longing.\nEmbody me.\nFlare up like a flame\nand make big shadows I can move in.\nLet everything happen to you: beauty and terror.\n\n\nJust keep going. No feeling is final.\nDon’t let yourself lose me.\nNearby is the country they call life.\nYou will know it by its seriousness.\nGive me your hand.”\n\n~Rainer Maria Rilke\, “Go to the Limits of Your Longing\,” Book of Hours\n\nPhoto by: Lanie McKeever
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/stepthrough/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/StepThrough.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T210000
DTSTAMP:20250430T210703Z
CREATED:20250430T210415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T210703Z
UID:10000444-1746817200-1746824400@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Tapping the Inner Sun
DESCRIPTION:Tapping the Inner Sun\nFriday\, May 9th\nGuest DJ: Kristikka\nSupporting Facilitator: Lanie McKeever \nThere is a place within you that shines bright as the sun—\na hidden illumination beneath bone and breath.\nBare your soul\, beloved\, like petals to morning light.\nAllow yourself to be moved\, to be danced\,\nnot by will\, but by the rhythm that lives in silence.\nIn that sacred turning\, thought dissolves—\nand what remains is the burning beauty of being\,\nthe divine pulse of Love\, dancing you home. \n~ Kris Hostikka
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/tappingtheinnersun/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday Night Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Tappingtheinnersun2.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T123000
DTSTAMP:20250426T102137Z
CREATED:20250424T172401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250426T102137Z
UID:10000441-1746354600-1746361800@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Chaos Magician
DESCRIPTION:Chaos Magician\nSunday\, May 4th\nFacilitator: Eduardo Arias \nHe wasn’t just my best friend. He was my brother. Not by blood—but by something deeper. Soul recognition. Like we were carved from the same piece of sky. \nWe met on a bright June day back in 2016\, at a little breakfast spot in Asheville. Funny how something so ordinary ends up being the start of everything. We clicked instantly. Motorcycles\, weird old philosophy books\, emotional chaos\, the works. Gurdjieff\, Jung\, Osho—we weren’t into small talk\, we were into soul talk. \nOver the years\, we discovered just how similar we were. The same hopes. The same fears. The same wiring\, but also the same wild-hearted love for this strange\, beautiful life. He was the first person I ever told my darkest secrets to—the kind of stories you lock up deep. And he didn’t flinch. Just held space like a goddamn lighthouse. \nWe traveled together\, we drank and laughed and read each other poems while listening to Bon Iver and Nine Inch Nails and Miles Davis. We howled at the moon like two overgrown boys trying to out-feel the universe. He showed me his shadow\, and I showed him mine. But more than that—we showed each other the light. That deep\, radiant kind of light that only comes when someone truly sees you. \nAnd man\, could he push the limits of reality. \nOnce\, in Brooklyn\, we went to see this ambient piano genius. The line outside the venue was insane\, and we had crappy tickets. But he walks right up to a group of six total strangers and somehow convinces them to let us cut the line. Just like that. Then we sit in someone else’s seats—front and center—and when the actual ticket holders show up\, he hands them our tickets and says\, completely calm\, “Just go talk to the ushers—they’ll fix it.” And they did. They just walked away like he cast a spell on them. \nLater that night\, he sang a Radiohead song at a Korean karaoke bar. “Fake Plastic Trees.” And by the time he finished\, there were ten women in the room\, no joke\, who had drifted in like moths. He didn’t even flirt. Just talked and laughed like the world was brand new and made just for him. Like he was playing the simulation and the rest of us were catching up. \nHe could push the edge without ever being caught. Bend time\, bend people\, bend the whole damn vibe—and do it with a smirk and a shoulder shrug. \nHe left this world on March 25th. \nAnd there’s a part of me that still refuses to believe it. Still hears his voice when I walk alone. Still sees his face when I’m laughing too hard at nothing. Still feels him in the space between breaths. \nIf love could’ve saved him\, he’d still be here. But he gave me enough love to last this lifetime. \nRest easy\, brother. \nYou’re still here—in every story\, every dream\, every moment I remember to feel.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/chaosmagician-2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T103000
DTSTAMP:20250426T102049Z
CREATED:20250424T172055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250426T102049Z
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SUMMARY:Chaos Magician
DESCRIPTION:Chaos Magician\nSunday\, May 4th\nFacilitator: Eduardo Arias \nHe wasn’t just my best friend. He was my brother. Not by blood—but by something deeper. Soul recognition. Like we were carved from the same piece of sky. \nWe met on a bright June day back in 2016\, at a little breakfast spot in Asheville. Funny how something so ordinary ends up being the start of everything. We clicked instantly. Motorcycles\, weird old philosophy books\, emotional chaos\, the works. Gurdjieff\, Jung\, Osho—we weren’t into small talk\, we were into soul talk. \nOver the years\, we discovered just how similar we were. The same hopes. The same fears. The same wiring\, but also the same wild-hearted love for this strange\, beautiful life. He was the first person I ever told my darkest secrets to—the kind of stories you lock up deep. And he didn’t flinch. Just held space like a goddamn lighthouse. \nWe traveled together\, we drank and laughed and read each other poems while listening to Bon Iver and Nine Inch Nails and Miles Davis. We howled at the moon like two overgrown boys trying to out-feel the universe. He showed me his shadow\, and I showed him mine. But more than that—we showed each other the light. That deep\, radiant kind of light that only comes when someone truly sees you. \nAnd man\, could he push the limits of reality. \nOnce\, in Brooklyn\, we went to see this ambient piano genius. The line outside the venue was insane\, and we had crappy tickets. But he walks right up to a group of six total strangers and somehow convinces them to let us cut the line. Just like that. Then we sit in someone else’s seats—front and center—and when the actual ticket holders show up\, he hands them our tickets and says\, completely calm\, “Just go talk to the ushers—they’ll fix it.” And they did. They just walked away like he cast a spell on them. \nLater that night\, he sang a Radiohead song at a Korean karaoke bar. “Fake Plastic Trees.” And by the time he finished\, there were ten women in the room\, no joke\, who had drifted in like moths. He didn’t even flirt. Just talked and laughed like the world was brand new and made just for him. Like he was playing the simulation and the rest of us were catching up. \nHe could push the edge without ever being caught. Bend time\, bend people\, bend the whole damn vibe—and do it with a smirk and a shoulder shrug. \nHe left this world on March 25th. \nAnd there’s a part of me that still refuses to believe it. Still hears his voice when I walk alone. Still sees his face when I’m laughing too hard at nothing. Still feels him in the space between breaths. \nIf love could’ve saved him\, he’d still be here. But he gave me enough love to last this lifetime. \nRest easy\, brother. \nYou’re still here—in every story\, every dream\, every moment I remember to feel.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/chaosmagician/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T210000
DTSTAMP:20250501T120004Z
CREATED:20250422T121615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T120004Z
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SUMMARY:NO DANCE!
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/nodance/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday Night Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T123000
DTSTAMP:20250423T175522Z
CREATED:20250415T174101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T175522Z
UID:10000438-1745749800-1745757000@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Live Ecstatic Dance
DESCRIPTION:Live Ecstatic Dance\nSunday\, April 27th\nGuest Musician(s): Alex Caruso\, Sully Martinez and Sarah Louis\nSupporting Facilitator: Rory Jagdeo \nThis series of connected compositions moves through a deeply elemental and emotional journey filled with big love and dreamy dynamics and is structured around organic sounds and themes. The set is partially pre-produced but will mostly be performed with a colorful array of instruments and the help of Alex’s musical Oompa-Loompas\, percussionist Sully Martinez and vocalist Sarah Louis. \n 
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/liveecstaticdance2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T103000
DTSTAMP:20250423T175437Z
CREATED:20250415T173317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T175437Z
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SUMMARY:Live Ecstatic Dance
DESCRIPTION:Live Ecstatic Dance\nSunday\, April 27th\nGuest Musician(s): Alex Caruso\, Sully Martinez and Sarah Louis\nSupporting Facilitator: Marta Martin \nThis series of connected compositions moves through a deeply elemental and emotional journey filled with big love and dreamy dynamics and is structured around organic sounds and themes. The set is partially pre-produced but will mostly be performed with a colorful array of instruments and the help of Alex’s musical Oompa-Loompas\, percussionist Sully Martinez and vocalist Sarah Louis. \n 
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/liveecstaticdance/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250425T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250425T213000
DTSTAMP:20250422T123155Z
CREATED:20250401T180539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T123155Z
UID:10000429-1745607600-1745616600@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:AMC CCLD Ecstatic Dance Fundraiser - WWC Morris Pavilion
DESCRIPTION:Invitation to 3rd Annual Center for Conscious Living and Dying Ecstatic Dance Fundraiser with Asheville Movement Collective\n@ Warren Wilson College Morris Pavilion\nFriday\, April 25th \n✨ Dancing Into Connection: A Fundraiser for CCLD ✨ \nJoin us on April 25\, 2025\, as we gather in movement\, music\, and community with Asheville Movement Collective’s Center for Conscious Living and Dying Fundraiser Ecstatic Dance. \nHeld outdoors in the Pavilion at Warren Wilson College\, this dance is an opportunity to weave together intention\, joy\, and support for the Center for Conscious Living and Dying. \nOn this night\, the music\, the dance\, the community come together as an offering—supporting CCLD’s mission to bring heart-centered care and awareness to living and dying. \nFacilitator: Lanie McKeever\nIntention: Cycles of Beauty \nWhat will we paint on the canvas of our life?\nWhat melody sings your life into existence?\nWhat stories fall from your lips?\nWhat gentle footprints will we have kissed the Earth with on our dance here?\nRejoice\, rejoice\, rejoice!\nWhat has found you–\nis the most perfect instrument\nto color and celebrate\nthe cycles of Beauty\nin this great Waking Dream. \nPhotograph: (c) Lanie McKeever (2006)\nRegister and Donate. Suggested donation of $10-$20; more if you feel so called.\nAll proceeds go to the Center for Conscious Living and Dying\n(No one turned away for lack of funds). \nYou can park anywhere on campus on a Friday evening other than Public Safety spots or handicapped spots (unless your car has that permit).\nStaff spaces\, Visitor spaces\, Future Owl spaces\, etc. are all open for parking. \nPre-registration is recommended.\nStaff and students dance for free.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/amcccldecstatic-dance-fundraiser-wwc-morris-pavilion/
LOCATION:Warren Wilson College Morris Pavilion\, East Ln\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday Night Dance Wave,Special Event Dance,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250420T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250420T123000
DTSTAMP:20250410T211633Z
CREATED:20250410T211039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T211633Z
UID:10000436-1745145000-1745152200@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Unmap Yourself
DESCRIPTION:Unmap Yourself\nSunday\, April 20th\nFacilitator: Jeannie Adair \n“As you start to walk on the way\, the way appears.”\n—Rumi \nUnmap Yourself\n(a poem for the sacred dancer) \nLet’s lay down our maps.\nThe straight lines.\nThe switchbacks.\nThe well-worn trails. \nLet’s enter the sacred wilderness\nof our bodies—\neach breath\,\na prayer of surrender.\nEach step\,\na movement toward the not-knowing. \nThis is the dance of becoming.\nOf remembering.\nOf trust in the meandering. \nLet the zig zag dissolve.\nLet the rhythm\ncarry us into flow. \nLet’s unmap ourselves—\nand let the Way\nshow us where to go.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/unmap-yourself/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250420T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250420T103000
DTSTAMP:20250410T211529Z
CREATED:20250410T210745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T211529Z
UID:10000435-1745137800-1745145000@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Unmap Yourself
DESCRIPTION:Unmap Yourself\nSunday\, April 20th\nFacilitator: Jeannie Adair \n“As you start to walk on the way\, the way appears.”\n—Rumi \nUnmap Yourself\n(a poem for the sacred dancer) \nLet’s lay down our maps.\nThe straight lines.\nThe switchbacks.\nThe well-worn trails. \nLet’s enter the sacred wilderness\nof our bodies—\neach breath\,\na prayer of surrender.\nEach step\,\na movement toward the not-knowing. \nThis is the dance of becoming.\nOf remembering.\nOf trust in the meandering. \nLet the zig zag dissolve.\nLet the rhythm\ncarry us into flow. \nLet’s unmap ourselves—\nand let the Way\nshow us where to go.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/unmapyourself/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T210000
DTSTAMP:20250408T180811Z
CREATED:20250408T175357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T180811Z
UID:10000434-1745002800-1745010000@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Beyond the Veil
DESCRIPTION:Beyond the Veil\nFriday\, April 18th\nFacilitator: Rory Jagdeo \n“Across our path a sunbeam gently lies;We know not whence it came; we think we know;But\, as we watch its glories come and go\,It fades away! Whither? Into the skies?We seek to follow it\, with blinking eyes\,Beyond the Veil—of which we nothing know!But e’en imagination is too slowTo chase a sunbeam as it heavenward flies.The fairest and the dearest objects fade\,Just as a sunbeam comes and glides away;But\, e’en while lingering in the gloom and shade\,Struggling through sorrow’s night into the day\,We feel “’tis better to have loved and lostThan never to have loved”—whate’er the cost.”\n~ Timothy Thomas Fortune
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/beyondtheveil/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday Night Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250413T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250413T123000
DTSTAMP:20250403T104254Z
CREATED:20250403T104254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T104254Z
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SUMMARY:Fault Line
DESCRIPTION:Fault Line\nSunday\, April 13th\nFacilitator: Sara Bensman \nA fault line arises from underlying pressures beneath the surface. By the time it cracks open\, it’s usually been building for a long time. Even if we recognize that it will likely lead to a release of pent-up energy and new possibilities\, it tends to feel frightening and ominous. When faced with unstable ground beneath our feet\, what are the internal resources we need to cultivate to withstand the chaos that inevitably arises?
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/faultline-2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250413T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250413T103000
DTSTAMP:20250403T104009Z
CREATED:20250403T104009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T104009Z
UID:10000430-1744533000-1744540200@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Fault Line
DESCRIPTION:Fault Line\nSunday\, April 13th\nFacilitator: Sara Bensman \nA fault line arises from underlying pressures beneath the surface. By the time it cracks open\, it’s usually been building for a long time. Even if we recognize that it will likely lead to a release of pent-up energy and new possibilities\, it tends to feel frightening and ominous. When faced with unstable ground beneath our feet\, what are the internal resources we need to cultivate to withstand the chaos that inevitably arises?
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/faultline/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T210000
DTSTAMP:20250405T135331Z
CREATED:20250404T181837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250405T135331Z
UID:10000433-1744398000-1744405200@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Renewal
DESCRIPTION:Renewal\nFriday\, April 11th\nGuest DJ: Mikaya\nSupporting Facilitator: Rory Jagdeo \nSpring is a time of renewal and rebirth. Each dance offers an opportunity to refresh our practice\, allowing the music to move us and create space for deeper connection—both with ourselves and our community. Micah is curating a set that will span a diverse range of musical genres\, including downtempo\, global bass\, tropical bass house\, organica\, lyrical partner dance tracks\, and\, finally\, ending in ambient soundscapes.
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/renewal-3/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Friday Night Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250406T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250406T123000
DTSTAMP:20250324T154317Z
CREATED:20250321T185631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T154317Z
UID:10000427-1743935400-1743942600@ashevillemovementcollective.org
SUMMARY:Walk in Beauty
DESCRIPTION:Walk in Beauty\nSunday\, April 6th\nFacilitator: Ted Riskin \nThe Navajo concept of walking in beauty encapsulates a philosophy of living in harmony\, balance\, and reverence for the natural order. It is a way of life that integrates spiritual\, physical\, and emotional well-being\, emphasizing the interconnectedness of all things. This philosophy encourages individuals to strive for balance in their relationships with themselves\, others\, and the natural world\, often through ceremonies and practices that restore harmony when it is lost. Walking in beauty is a continuous journey of aligning oneself with the rhythms of existence\, fostering peace\, and embodying the beauty of creation in every step. \n(Walk in Beauty is also a salon where you don’t need an appointment.)
URL:https://ashevillemovementcollective.org/event/walk-in-beauty2/
LOCATION:Evergreen Community Charter School’s Gym\, 50 Bell Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28805\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Dance Wave,Weekly Dance
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