New Moon Ecstatic dance in Cape Town

New Moon Ecstatic dance for the Earth in us

According to the ancient Khoi tradition, their communities gathered every New Moon to co-create a sacred space under the stars, where dance and music would take them into transcendental states: ecstasy, trance, nervous system co-regulation and healing.

This tradition inspired New Moon Ecstatic dance — a collaboration of conscious dance DJs, contact improvisation facilitators, fire crew and dancing humans.

We dance to reconnect with our bodies, with one another, with the ocean, the mountains, the wind and the gifts of nature so generously given to us here in Cape Town. Through music and movement, we cultivate a deeper awareness of our spiritual responsibility to nourish and care for the living world.

Zero Alcohol • Zero Waste Zero Colonialism Earth consciousness

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On the day of 11th November'26, Wednesday:

15.00 - 15.30 Arrival Set

15.30 - 17.30 DJ Marc with Ecstatic dance set

17.30- 18.15 Contact Improv with Andrew van Diemen

15.30 - 16.30 Firedancing workshop with the Fire Crew (you can try various fire props under gentle guidance of our fire people)

18.15 - 20.05 Cacao ceremony and ecstatic dance with DJ AYIS

Tickets (R450 on Quicket, R500 cash on the beach. Children's ticket R100, or free if without headphones)

Note: the number of tickets is limited. The ticket includes headphones.

NB: if you really would like to come dance but can't afford the full price, pop us a Whatsapp message for 50% discount code.

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What to bring: water, sun hat, food, swimwear, towels (if you want to swim) and something warm to wear after the dance.

Directions: park at Clifton 1st Beach, walk down to the beach. Facing the ocean, turn right. Walk across Clifton 1st beach towards the boulders. You will see a path over the rocks. Walk it. We are there from 15.00

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The New Earth will not emerge from technology, political systems or economic reforms alone. It will emerge from a transformation of human consciousness that embraces both humanity and the Earth. And this is what we cultivate together through dance.

An ecstatic dance wave is designed to awaken the rhythm within you, get your blood flowing and evoke deeply nourishing ecstatic states. Gabrielle Roth identified five rhythms — Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness — yet dance, music and movement have been central to Indigenous communal and spiritual traditions for thousands of years.

Modern ecstatic dance DJ sets weave together a variety of musical genres, creating a sonic journey that invites you to lose yourself in movement and return revived, flowing and connected.

Beyond personal healing and ecstasy, we invite you to experience dance as an expression of gratitude to the living Earth. We receive so much from nature. Through our presence, intentions and actions, we can learn to give back.

Our Values

Zero Waste. Respect the ocean and the living world around us. Bring what you need and take it all home. Leave nothing behind but footprints in the sand.

Zero Alcohol. Because dancing sober is its own revolution.

Zero Colonialism. A commitment to honouring Indigenous movement traditions, respecting ancestral wisdom, and cultivating a relationship with nature based on reciprocity instead of exploitation.

Earth Consciousness. We dance not only for ourselves, but to deepen our connection with the Earth and awaken our responsibility to nourish and protect life.

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Join our Facebook group "Awake your inner shaman" to get access to the upcoming events in nature and images and videos from the past events (https://www.facebook.com/groups/648767755930797/).

Join WhatsApp group for updates on dances and location: https://chat.whatsapp.com/ITJXpmGvDQA00Xcj2eSPuQ?mode=wwt

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Unedited 8 min video of how it actually happens: https://youtu.be/LW53iRhFPVU?si=aa4kTC6yT-6v4ZRr

Video from the past dance:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/vmDMSRCFPXY?showinfo=0