Ecstatic Dance
Ecstatic Dance uhlobo lomkhuba wokunyakaza okhululekile, ongewona owezwi osekelwe ezimisweni zokuziveza, ukubonakaliswa, kanye nomphakathi. Ngokuvamile lugcinwa ezindaweni ezingenazo izidakamizwa, ezingenazicathulo, lumema ababambiqhaza ukuthi bahambe ngokukhululeka emculweni ngaphandle kwemiyalelo, ukuhlelwa kwemidlalo, noma ukulindela. Lo mkhuba usukhule waba ukunyakaza komhlaba wonke okuhlanganisa amathonya ahlukahlukene amasiko, angokomoya, kanye nokwelapha.[1]
Ukubuka konke
Ecstatic Dance izikhathi zivame ukuqondiswa uDJ noma umgcini womculo odala uhambo lomculo olufana namagagasi olukhuthaza ukuhlola ngokomzwelo, ukuthulisa, kanye nokuba khona okubonakalayo. Abadansi bakhuthazwa ukuba banyakaze ngendlela abazizwa ngayo, belandela isigqi somculo kanye nemizwa yabo yangaphakathi.
Lo mkhuba ukhuthaza indawo ephephile nehlanganisa wonke umuntu esekelwe ezivumelwaneni ezimbalwa eziyinhloko:
- Akukho ukukhuluma enkundleni yokudansa
- Ukudansa ungagqokile izicathulo (ngaphandle uma kudingeka ngokwezokwelapha)
- Akukho izidakamizwa noma utshwala
- Zihloniphe wena nabanye
Lezi ziqondiso zisiza ekuhlakuleleni ukuqwashisa, ukuba khona, kanye nokuxhumana okunengqondo.
Umlando Nezimpande
Ngenkathi ifomethi yesimanje ye-Ecstatic Dance yathandwa kakhulu ekuqaleni kwawo-2000 ezindaweni ezifana neHawaii kanye neSan Francisco Bay Area, izimpande zayo ezijulile zisemikhuba yasendulo neyendabuko yokunyakaza okujabulisayo.
Ifomethi yamanje ye-Ecstatic Dance yakhiwe ngabantu ababalulekile okubalwa kubo uMax Fathom, uDonna Carroll, noTyler Blank, abasungula umphakathi wase-Oakland Ecstatic Dance ngo-2008.[2] Ephefumulelwe yi-Conscious Dancer Magazine kanye nomsebenzi we-_PH4__ kaGabrielle Roth, imodeli yabo igcizelele inkululeko yokuhamba, inhloso eqondile, kanye nezindawo ezisekelwa umphakathi.
Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, lo mkhuba usakazeke emhlabeni wonke, lapho imiphakathi yendawo kanye nabagqugquzeli bevumelanisa ifomethi nezimo zabo zamasiko nezenhlalo ezihlukile. Ayikho inhlangano eyodwa ebusa yonke imicimbi ye-Ecstatic Dance; kunalokho, kuyinhlangano evulekile, ehlukaniswe ngokwezindawo.
Isakhiwo Somculo
Uhambo olujwayelekile lwe-Ecstatic Dance luthatha imizuzu engama-90 kuya emahoreni ama-2 futhi lulandela umjikelezo onamandla:
- Ukufika/Ukufudumala: Umculo othambile, ozungezile ukuze umeme abahlanganyeli ukuba babe khona
- Yakha: Umculo onesigqi uyanda ngesivinini namandla
- Inani Eliphezulu/Ukukhululwa: Umculo onamandla aphezulu osekela ukubonakaliswa komzimba wonke
- Ukuhlanganiswa: Umculo ohamba kancane, ophansi ukuze usekele ukuzindla nokuzola
Umculo uvame ukumboza izinhlobo ezahlukene zomculo, kusukela ekushayweni kwezingoma zesizwe kanye ne-electronica kuya kumculo womhlaba wonke, izingoma ze-acoustic, ze-ambient, kanye nezingoma zakudala.
Ukufinyelela Komphakathi Nomhlaba Wonke
Ecstatic Dance isikhule yaba yinhlangano yomhlaba wonke, enemicimbi yamasonto onke noma yanyanga zonke eyenzeka emadolobheni emhlabeni jikelele. Nakuba umphakathi ngamunye ungase ube nokunambitheka okuhlukile, uvame ukwabelana ngezivumelwano eziyisisekelo zokuthula, ukungadli ngokweqile, kanye nokuhamba ngezinyawo.
Amahabhu adumile afaka:
- Ecstatic Dance Oakland (USA)
- Ecstatic Dance I-Hawaii (USA)
- Ecstatic Dance I-Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Ecstatic Dance Koh Phangan (Thailand)
Uhlu lwemibhalo lomhlaba wonke lwemiphakathi engu-Ecstatic Dance lugcinwa ku-ecstaticdance.org.
Benefits
Practitioners of Ecstatic Dance report a wide range of benefits:
- Stress reduction and emotional release
- Increased self-awareness and confidence
- Enhanced physical fitness and coordination
- Community bonding and non-verbal social connection
- Spiritual insight or altered states of consciousness (in some cases)
Comparison to Other Practices
Ecstatic Dance shares common ground with other conscious movement modalities, but what sets Ecstatic Dance apart is its DJ-led structure, community-centered ethos, and absence of formal facilitation. The format is typically more accessible to newcomers and less structured than mapped modalities.
