Pollinate Dance

21/09/2023

🪂 Outdoor Dancing this Weekend 🪂 -

⭐️⭐️⭐️ SIDE YARD SOIREE ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Friday September 22 (⭐️John Adams' Birthday ⭐️) 6pm - 9pm

14/09/2023

🍃 Bringing in more Fall Events!!! -

VIDAM Monday September 18 Join us for the practice of collaborative movement improvisation with curated  textured sounds 7:30p - 9:30p *Please arrive before 8p and join our brief opening circle.

12/09/2023

❗️Embodied Parts Training💥 Register by 9/15❗️ -

08/09/2023

🔆 Practicing Presence 🔆 -

Sunday September 10th / 2pm - 6pm  Karuna Studio Sliding Scale $40-$65 (please contact if additional monetary assistance is needed) Please register/pay in advance so we know your coming. Thank you!  Venmo = PayPal =   

30/08/2023

🍁 September Events 🍁 -

VIDAM Monday September 4 Join us for the practice of collaborative movement improvisation with curated  textured sounds 7:30p - 9:30p *Please arrive before 8p and join our brief opening circle.

17/08/2023

Embodied Parts Work Training This Fall

22/06/2023

Hi Friends,
I am excited to reach out about a great little festival I have the pleasure of being a part of…
TinyFly - https://events.humanitix.com/tinyfly
July 20-23 - I love the vibe here - easy, spacious, friendly, creative, sexy, and dancing all night
I will be DJ’ing and creating havoc EVERY NIGHT!
TinyFly is a burning-man-meets-ecstatic-dance camping weekend in Vermont that features art and dancing and spontaneous fun of all kinds.

MORE ABOUT TinyFly
It's happening from Thursday, July 20 to Sunday, July 23 on private land in Bethel, Vermont (you can arrive on Thursday or Friday).
We will be organizing a bunch of lovely activities. There will be an ecstatic dance each evening, late night snacks, a cuddle palace & lounge area, an optional sexy play space, and lit bonfires. We'll also host our annual charcuterie and steam bath party and a field trip to the river.
The rest of the event is co-created. We encourage you to consider what magical offerings, experiences, or gifts you’d like to share with us! Past offerings include an ice cream party at the steam bath, spa experiences at the stream, and creating human charcuterie board art (did we mention that we love charcuterie?!). Another exciting offering was a scavenger hunt experience with keys and clues to a mystery box that were hidden around the property.
Here’s a link to buy tickets. Early registration ($150) ends April 1, Regular tickets ($200) will be available until June 20 and last minute tickets available until July 14 ($250). Buying your ticket early helps us plan for infrastructure needs.
Now’s the time to invite your most wonderful friends! We’re intentionally making the event a little bigger this year and would love to meet your most awesome, consent-informed friends and partners. If there’s someone you want to invite, please forward them this email so that they can buy a ticket! If you have been forwarded this email, please sign up for our mailing list here!
Additional event details:
This is not a particularly kid friendly event :) If you’d like to bring a youth, check in with us about it!
Clothing optional. This does not mean we'll be naked all the time but that it's a safe space to be more or less clothed.
No food or services on site except porta-potties and well water that is safe for drinking. There’s no electricity. Bring extra portable battery packs.
This is very much DIY—we will have some basic infrastructure and a way for us all to know what’s happening when & where.
We'll likely be between 100 and 150 people.
There’s a store ½ mile away that sells ice. You can come and go.
There are a few RV spots, talk to us if you want one of these.
We have some discretion around dogs, talk to us about this before planning to bring your doggie.
This is a pack-in pack-out situation, and a leave no trace event. Please choose outfits that do not shed themselves as you frolic (e.g. no sequins and feathers, sorry!)
No car camping. You can load and unload your camping gear on site and then park your in the lot. If you have accessibility needs, please be in touch.
Let us know if you have other questions! You can contact us at [email protected]
We’re so excited!!!

Enjoy Tinyfly, Hosted at Bethel, Bethel, VT, USA, Thu Jul 20th 2023, 1:00 pm - Sun Jul 23rd 2023, 7:00 pm EDT. Tickets are between $5-$250. Only on Humanitix

05/03/2023

Dear Dancers,



Join us for the practice of collaborative movement improvisation in a beautiful open space

I will be curating textured electronic influenced music for this event.

Feel free to contact me Aaron Brando ([email protected]) with any questions or concerns - and with your support!

1st and 3rd Mondays from 7:30-9:30 pm

(see specific dates below)

Karuna Studio

25 Main Street - 3rd Floor

Northampton, MA 01060

💸 Pay what you can. Please don't let finances block you from coming!

04/08/2022

We're excited to host COSMAL *tomorrow* night for you to move to! Cosmal brings a unique experience by blending ~ world, indie, ambient electronic live original music with ecstatically charged painting. 🎨✨🪘

Full details, here: https://fb.me/e/2YjAkyryd

02/06/2022

Tomorrow night! You're invited to come shake, soar, and melt at our monthly rootsy drum-infused ecstatic dance EARTHSHAKE happening this Friday, June 3. 🌞

7pm arrival, we'll circle up at 7:30pm and then we're into the music for the night. DJ's Brando + Passionflower will be guiding the journey. Bring your drum for community drum circle!

We got you with some delicious cacao for an open-hearted, enlivening elixir. ♥️🚀

BRING YOUR ABUNDANCE: In the spirit of community, you may bring what treasures you have in abundance to share: nourishment for the night, excess veggies, baked goods, medicines, snacks, beverage or other valuable treats/resources/materials that will serve you to move on, while enriching our shared community!

Friday, June 3rd @ 7pm
25 Main St, 4th floor, Northampton MA
Entry: $20 (cash or Venmo: -kin)

please, be respectful and honest about potential sickness. sit this one out if you've recently been around someone who's sick, or not feeling well yourself. we want everyone healthy and we wanna keep this thing going!!

thank you, dancers for showing up with your whole heart. we love how this is growing. let's shake 🌍🔥🕺🏻!

~ Bri, Andrew, Nash

26/05/2022

Yooo let's get a Pollinate/Earthshake/Western MA ecstatic crew at this epic dance weekend facilitated by the NYC dance fam at Camp Timber Trails! an amazing line up of music makers + guides ~ ecstatic dance, transformational dance, 5 rhythms, cacao ceremony, fire circles, sufi whirling, zouk, african drumming, and more. WHO'S IN?!

for more deets + to register:
https://www.dancebeyondcampout.com/

05/11/2021

rootsy drum-infused ecstatic dance tonight, hosted by Bri, Andrew, and Nash! wanna come?? message Brianna Kin for the details 😚💃🏻

28/10/2021

who's ready for a Halloween get down??! this SATURDAY ⚡️4th floor of the fitzwilly's building 8pm ~ let's get it, babes. first POLLINATE DANCE since March 2020!!

check the deets:
https://fb.me/e/7UB9wV9gI

28/10/2021

who's ready for a Halloween get down??! SATURDAY ⚡️4th floor of the fitzwilly's building 8pm ~ let's get it, babes. first POLLINATE DANCE since March 2020!!!!

For more info, check the link in our bio.


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30/08/2021

Hellooo beautiful dancin community!!! Wanna come dance? Happening this Friday evening in Northampton. Comment or message Brianna Kin + I'll send you the full deets 🥰🦋🤘🏼💃🏻🔥

( this newly formed ecstatic dance is not officially affiliated with Pollinate )

02/09/2020

FRIDAY 🔥 fireside outdoor ecstatic dance - https://mailchi.mp/836c61436362/pollinate-love-feb-7-journey-weaver-brando-3222294

04/05/2020

keep on movin' keep on lovin' - https://mailchi.mp/2ef7d722c307/pollinate-love-feb-7-journey-weaver-brando-2651278

Pollinate Dance Awe you guys, it was amazing seeing you on Friday.  Moments of sweet joy, shared in a virtual room can be incredibly touching.  Thanks all for showin' up + gettin' down. 💜 💜 💜 And big love & thank you's to our DJ's Luminus, Brando, + Journey Weaver who come full blast ev...

01/05/2020

Pollinate goes down TONIGHT! - https://mailchi.mp/b9fd24287b86/pollinate-love-feb-7-journey-weaver-brando-2651274

24/04/2020

dance into spring: pollinate MAY - https://mailchi.mp/11fc66b92fe6/pollinate-love-feb-7-journey-weaver-brando-2651270

07/04/2020

It was amazing to see familiar faces, and even new faces at our virtual Pollinate: Cosmic Clown!
🌏 We had friends from the Valley, Costa Rica, Hawaii, Boston, NYC & California...

We had technical difficulties to start. WE ARE LEARNING how to give you the best experience. Thankfully, in a swoop of a moment, we got things really rollin'. We were delighted by your patience and stickin' through the hurtles with us. And it was worth it, yeah?!

DJ Brando & the circle of Love house set-up a mini Pollinate in their living room to give us that good ole' Pollinate vibe with the flashing lights and our signs, Brando's spiffy clown get up. Sarah held it the f down with a beautifully woven journey. We shared witnessing, sexy dances, eye gazes, stretches, smiles, and some tears.

I'll let you in on a secret: I personally had SO MUCH resistance to this. I hadn't yet joined a virtual dance in these Corona times. I felt skeptical about how connected it would feel. But I was so warmed by how connecting it really was. It was actually more intimate than our physical dances... we are witnessing each other in our homes; our sanctuary. It takes a bit of guts to turn that screen on. You have the ability to see someone even more intently than at a dance with a room packed of 80-100 sweaty humans. I loved it. My heart exploded seeing your faces, chatting in the chat section, just bein' real, witnessing & being witnessed.

Thank you for showing up.

If you, too, are resistant to the virtual thang, give it a chance. You may be surprised.

💙 💙 💙

07/04/2020

Thank you for dancing with us! - https://mailchi.mp/864b00e57882/pollinate-love-feb-7-journey-weaver-brando-2651265

03/04/2020

We are planning a special evening of dis-DANCING + connection.

We plan to take a few minutes at the onset to open the lines of communication so folks can shout out if they want to be seen & heard.

DJ Brando + DJ Journey Weaver will spin their magic from about 8:15-9:45p.

Then we will again open the lines of communication for Pollinators to share, reflect, and again be seen & heard. Community Style! ♥️

Catch us on ZOOM tonight 🕺🏻 By donation $0-20 via PayPal: [email protected] + Venmo:

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03/04/2020

TONIGHT! Dance with POLLINATE. - https://mailchi.mp/9b02444677e8/pollinate-love-feb-7-journey-weaver-brando-2651261

31/03/2020

April Pollinate: Cosmic Clown is still on - living room style! - https://mailchi.mp/d3d5cc0919e5/pollinate-love-feb-7-journey-weaver-brando-2651257

21/03/2020

We're super touched by how our global dance community is rising up & adapting so quickly. There are virtual dances popping up all over the world! To stay in the loop, visit facebook.com/groups/ecstaticdance/ - you can dance almost everyday in the comfort of your living room/kitchen/bedroom! Pollinate will also be joining the virtual realm soon ;) Stay tuned, babes.

Sending y'all lots of love, resilience, health & happiness. We are so grateful for you. Holding you in our hearts.

Enjoy this dive back to our 10 year anniversary dance video. We miss you!

Film by Roger Ingraham

This is our 10-year Anniversary evening... POLLINATE is the Pioneer Valley’s premiere ecstatic dance event. Over the years Pollinate has captivated the heart...

12/03/2020

THANK U for a fiery Pollinate + what's NEXT: - https://mailchi.mp/734a43d5c788/thanksupcoming-events-from-pollinate-dance-2651253

PRIMAL, it was.  Our warm-up led by Jaclynn was FIRE.  You could feel that Buti Yoga is in this woman's bones & blood, and it was a huge gift for everyone in the room to experience.  We exchanged howl's and giggles, swirling hips, new openings, shakes and tones, sweat and strength.  What an acti...

11/03/2020

Friday's Pollinate: Primal Shake ••• PRIMAL, it was. Our warm-up led by Jaclynn Moon was FIRE. You could feel that Buti Yoga is in this woman's bones & blood, and it was a huge gift for everyone in the room to experience. We exchanged howl's and giggles, swirling hips, new openings, shakes and tones, sweat and strength. What an activating experience! It got me primed and prepped for a full night of dance. Brando brought the beats 'til past midnight with some old school club scene beats. One of the things I appreciate so much about Pollinate + our DJ's is the varied styles and textures. Ya never know what you're gunna get! But the one constant thing is: expression. Different music brings out different parts of ourselves + our expression in the dance, and that's what makes it exciting, revealing, and healing.

Another special part of the evening was the feeling of community. People were warmed by the pop-up thrift shop we had in the hallway, created by Stillwater. Vibrant garments hung from a handmade birch clothing rack, next to a pile of free gifts ~ jewelry, essential oils, natural lotions...

And wow: Brandi made it possible for ALL food to be without any charge in celebration of her sweetie Justin's birthday!!! 🎉🎉 Stillwater made DELICIOUS raw flax bread, sweet pea hummus + sprouts, chocolate PB cupcakes, herbal soda's, and deccccaadant white chocolates with maca + roses!

big THANK YOU's to:
~ Jaclynn for offering fiery, invigorating buti yoga
~ Nash for holding down the sound
~ Our crew who held down set-up, the door + clean-up: Karen, Crystal, Casey, Orion, Avery, Donta', Abi, Ryan, D'vorah, Eon, Jalal, and all the other helping hands + hearts!
~ The fabulous Alicia who brought extra love + excitement
~ Brandi + Justin
~ Fae Fare for the next level nourishment
~ Brando for keeping Pollinate strong for the last 11 years + holdin' down the music all night long!

~ And to all of you who make Pollinate all that it is. ((( ❤️ )))

Save the date for some April Foolin' magic, Friday April 3 with Murry Eyeball, Konvergenz + DJ Brando!

06/03/2020

TONIGHT: get into your primal shake at Pollinate Dance 💃 - https://mailchi.mp/2807782d2b0f/pollinate-love-feb-7-journey-weaver-brando-2651245

**ARRIVE @ 8pm, babes. Yoga movement warm-up starting at 8:15pm with Jaclynn. This is not your average yoga.  Come find out what this high energy, activating movement is all about 😉 + bring your yoga mat! **POP-UP THRIFT STORE: out in the hall -- mostly femme clothing free - $10, ca$h only. *...

03/03/2020

ready to GET DOWN friday? - https://mailchi.mp/ca7fb99cb3a2/pollinate-love-feb-7-journey-weaver-brando-2651241

Friday, March 6th School for Contemporary Dance & Thought Northampton MA 8pm - midnight **ARRIVE @ 8pm, babes. Get all settled in for our yoga warm-up starting at 8:15pm. THIS is going to be high energy, activating + beyond the norm kinda yoga.  Bring your yoga mat!

25/02/2020

Pollinate: Primal Shake! with Jaclynn Moon + DJ Brando - https://mailchi.mp/4b1f99cae22d/pollinate-love-feb-7-journey-weaver-brando-2651237

11/02/2020

Thanks for bringin' in the love with us on Friday.
❤️❤️❤️

With eye gazes, and crawls across the dance floor, giggles + tea sharing, raspberry chocolate muffins, sweaty dances, emotional break-throughs, and bein' real.

Thank you to our crew!!! X's and O's for the amazing people behind the scenes that make Pollinate happen every month.

A big thanks to Mary-Hannah for providing the yum's: hot chaga chai, hot cacao with heart directed herbs, a delicious butternut squash vegan mac n' cheeze topped with broccoli + scallions, and yummy moist raspberry ginger chocolate muffins. SO GOOD! I gotta say. We have THE BEST food at Pollinate!!

COMIN' UP:
March Pollinate, 3/6 | Details soon.
We got some good stuff cookin' up for yah

You're electric. ⚡️

11/02/2020

Pollinate LOVES you 😚 - https://mailchi.mp/88912d47bfd2/dance-journey-for-december-pollinate-dance-2651221

09/02/2020

🚀 VIDAM w/S. Katz + Donation Based Class @5:30p - https://mailchi.mp/5541df8f05e0/skatz-2651217

07/02/2020

💗SINGING BOWL magic with Ankati ~ Authentic Embodiment Warm-Up - https://mailchi.mp/43c206bd6804/pollinate-love-feb-7-journey-weaver-brando-2651213

04/02/2020

🚀 VIDAM w/S. Katz + Donation Based Class @5:30p - https://mailchi.mp/85613448d5fd/skatz

25/01/2020

Dive in to the love of dance! - https://mailchi.mp/95b4729a4fe7/pollinate-love-feb-7-journey-weaver-brando