Inside an ecstatic dance party: 'There's no alcohol, there's no bullshit, it can feel far wilder than any night out with booze'
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Ecstatic dance gatherings allow individuals to express themselves through dance without the constraints of alcohol, judgment, or phones. Participants experience a liberated atmosphere that encourages movement in various forms. A participant described the experience likened to undergoing significant emotional release in a condensed timeframe. The evenings serve as a vibrant space for communal celebration and personal exploration through uninhibited movement.
"It's like going through a car wash," a woman called Caitriona tells me as I stand in Phibsborough Business Park. "It's like six months of counselling but in three hours."
People come together to move, rave, twirl, shimmy and boogie any way they fancy - the only rules? No alcohol, no judgment, no phones.
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