Ecstatic Dance International is now ALIXIR DANCE \i-ˈlik-sər\ a substance with a magical power to cure.

Freedom of Movement

When bodies, minds and spirits gather in a fun, community-minded dance experience.

Guiding Principles

Becoming

Do the work to heal so that we may grow into the people we are called to be.

Build a heartfelt connection to self and others so that we love and are loved.

Create ecstatic experiences* in order to feel a part of something more.

*Ecstatic experience - a moment where the mind goes into an altered state of consciousness and one's ordinary sense of self and reality changes.

March 28-30, 2025 & Sept. 26-28, 2025
Mountain View, California

ALIXIR DANCE will charge up your body, free your mind, and feed your spirit. And, it’s a hell of a lot of fun.

Challenge your body and recharge your spirit with freeform ecstatic dance.

Located in inspiring venues around the San Francisco Bay Area.

There are no steps to learn and no way to do it wrong. Here's what to know about our culture.

Good, clean fun.

Buddy W.