Ecstatic Dance

Tom Goldhand is one of the co-founders of Ecstatic Dance Amsterdam since 2012, and has held many hundreds of ceremonies at the legendary club lite and subsequent venues. He's also a trained dancer, dance therapist, a contact improv teacher, and a DJ. For me he is a great source of experience and inspiration, both indirectly when I attended his events and directly through our many personal conversations. I appreciate that he doesn't just do things in a certain way, but rather, he can also explain why he's doing it, share past experiences where he learned it, and give examples from adjacent fields. For example, listen to the discussion around the placement of the altar and the comparison with medicine circles around the 43 minute mark. If you're an organizer, ceremony leader, DJ or even just avid dancer, you will find huge value in this interview. You can watch the video version on Spotify or on our Youtube channel (Link TBA). A few highlights: ED is a practice of movement. How to crea