Description
5 years ago, I (Tanner Roan) nervously approached Jessica DeLeo with an intention to create a home for Ecstatic Dance here in St. Pete. Standing on the steps of The Movement Sanctuary, knees shaking, I asked permission to do so there and was enthusiastically accepted.
After leading exactly 100 dances, I moved on to create Roots to Crown, the current home of Ecstatic Dance St. Pete. Not only have we made a home for the edance community here, but we've also created a hub for health-conscious community to come together in safe community experiences that activate their deepest inner development, their most authentic expression, and inspire their most impactful services to others. This movement we've built together has altered the fabric of our local community in a beautiful way we've only started!
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"Initiation" is a milestone.
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It's a celebration of this journey we're all on together.
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And true to it's name, it's an initiation. Initiating Ecstatic Dance St. Pete into the next stage of its evolution. As I turn this page, I'm doing so with way more collaboration to inspire deeper embodiment, more potent transformation, and a whole lot more magic than I could ever do alone.
It's an initiation for myself, to step into a greater, more aligned version more capable of leading this community into this next chapter. And, just as much, it's an initiation for you.
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This isn't a regular Ecstatic Dance. This is an opportunity to go deeper into the practice for yourself and with each other. You will be invited to intentionally connect with the Divine Feminine & Divine Masculine polarities within, and if you choose, without. Through ceremony, connection, movement, and song we'll move a lot of energy, dance in the polarities, and weave our energies into an ecstatic tapestry of bliss, joy, love, and freedom.
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This experience is closed container and limited to 60 people. You must purchase a ticket in advance to attend and arrive on time. Food will be provided at the end of the journey.
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Event Flow:
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6:30 pm | Arrival
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7:00 pm | Begin (doors close)
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> Soverignty Circle with Myco Focal
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7:30 pm | Ceremony
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> Cacao + Kanna with Alex Howe
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8:00 pm | Divine Feminine + Divine Masculine Circles
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Melissa Mascaro & Justin Lucci
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8:30 pm | Ecstatic Dance
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> Led by Tanner Roan & SheWxlf
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10:30 pm | Song Circle
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> Led by Thomas Waterman with Sacred City
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11:00 pm | Integration
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> Vegan, gluten free food will be served, Fire will be lit, cuddle puddle open
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Tickets: $55
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$33 for Roots to Crown Members
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Limited to 60 participants.
<p>Tickets available through:
www.rootstocrown.space, under featured events on the homepage.
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About the Facilitators
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Myco Focal
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Myco Focal is a Tantric healer and sacred relationship guide, empowering individuals through hands-on energy work and intimacy coaching to break free from the shame, depression, and disconnection that dominated 25 year of his own life, proving we can all achieve and deserve lives full of empowerment, presence, and expansion. Facilitating at transformational events including Tantra festivals, Burning Man, the Love Burn, and the International School of Temple Arts, Myco is honored to now also bring monthly Tantra Speed Dates to Roots to Crown and St. Pete.
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Melissa Mascaro
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Melissa founded The Heart Temple in 2015 to share her gifs as a Reiki Master, Licensed Massage Therapist, Speaker, Somatic Educator, Soulful Life Coach and Ordained Ministress. She facilitates the Womens Wheel gathering every 1st & 3rd Sunday here at Roots to Crown and releasing Women's Wheel: Insightful Tools for Embodying Feminine Wisdom Oct 3rd which you can learn more about at www.womenswheel.co
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Justin Lucci
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Alex Howe
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Namjai Plenty
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Tanner Roan
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Tanner is the founder of Ecstatic Dance St. Pete (2018) and Roots to Crown (2022). With a commitment to maximizing positive impact, he has initiated several businesses and community projects for the public good. Tanner is an accomplished writer, designer, and dedicated freediver. Tanner currently facilitates ecstatic dance every Thursday at Roots to Crown and manages the space.
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Thomas Waterman
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Thomas is the founder of Sacred City (2021). This is a community experiencing the rollercoaster of daily life as a magical ride through being authentic and embracing however things unfold. Thomas and the Sacred City Team lead kirtan ceremonies, personal initiation retreats, & dance party celebrations along this wild journey the community is on together. Thomas also owns a construction company called Build What Matters & a business consulting firm called Humans Together. Each of these paths of service are deeply meaningful to him.
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Ecstatic Dance St. Pete
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EDSP was founded by Tanner Roan in 2018 with the mission to regularly provide space for people of all ages to come together in a safe, loving, judgment-free space to express themselves through movement.
We've been holding edances weekly since 2019 and are committed to anchoring the ecstatic dance community in St. Pete.
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Here, you’ll find the opportunity to step into vulnerability, build courage, express yourself, be seen and heard fully, connect with community, connect with yourself, and experience transcendent states of bliss & transformation as you expand your awareness of your own potential.
There is no pressure to be or do anything. You can come and observe, or jump right into the full experience.
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Roots to Crown
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Roots to Crown is a transformational event venue and community center offering space for the growing health-conscious community to gather, connect, practice, and celebrate life.
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We envision a world where everyone feels safe, loved and supported in embodying their fullest expression and actualizing their greatest potential.
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We are located at:
1741 1st Ave N
St. Petersburg