Spirit Dance – PachaMama, Costa Rica

Spirit Dance is an ecstatic dance gathering at PachaMama Eco Village & Retreat Center in Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. It is for people drawn to dance as a shared practice, one that holds both the individual and the collective. It takes place over several days at the center, and the event is listed with no named teacher or DJ.

What to Expect

The organizer describes the intention of Spirit Dance as coming together, united as family, dancing for the stars and the visions, for the individual and for the collective. That is the spirit of the gathering: dance offered as communal prayer and celebration, not as performance or exercise.

PachaMama has a long relationship with music and movement. Its calendar includes all-night musical journeys, and it describes electronic music, trance in particular, as part of the place since its early days. Spirit Dance sits within that tradition of dancing together as a community.

The Setting

PachaMama is an eco village and retreat center set in the tropical forest of the Nicoya region of Guanacaste. The land includes a jungle reserve with riverbanks. Across the year the center hosts meditation retreats, yoga workshops, body cleanse programs, emotional healing workshops, Red Road ceremonies and musical journeys, so you will be sharing the place with a wider community of people on their own paths.

The center closes in September and October, during Costa Rica's rainy season, so gatherings are held in the other months of the year.

Before You Go

Nothing in the event's description sets a prerequisite, and no dance experience is mentioned as required. If you have questions about accommodation, meals, travel to Nicoya or what to pack, check the details on the event page before you plan your trip.