Tracing the lineage of conscious movement on the Island of the Gods.
Bali has always been an island of dance. For centuries, dance here has been an offering to the gods. A way to maintain cosmic balance. A way to tell the stories of the ancestors. The movements are precise, the costumes elaborate, the intention sacred. Dance is not entertainment; it is a ritual obligation. It is woven into the very fabric of daily life and spiritual practice.
The modern Ecstatic Dance movement found fertile ground here for a reason. The soil was already prepared. The understanding that movement is sacred was already in the air. When the global conscious dance movement began to take root in Ubud over a decade ago, it wasn't an imposition of a foreign culture; it was a resonance. The locals understood it. The expats sought it. It was a meeting of ancient wisdom and modern freedom.
In the early days, it was small circles in bamboo shalas. A few speakers, a few travelers, a few locals. But the intention was clear: to move freely. To move without judgment. To move as a prayer. There were no phones, no talking, no shoes, no booze. Just the music and the movement. These guidelines created a container of safety and respect that allowed the community to flourish.
Supermoon was born out of this lineage, but with a desire to go deeper. To bring back the ceremonial elements that sometimes get lost in the "party" vibe of larger events. To honor the Balinese roots of the land we dance on. We collaborate with local artists, we incorporate traditional instruments, we respect the calendar of the island. We see ourselves not just as event organizers, but as custodians of a flame that has been burning here for a long time.
We are not inventing something new. We are remembering something old. We are tapping into the same current that has moved dancers on this island for a thousand years. We just use different instruments. Synthesizers instead of gamelan. Subwoofers instead of gongs. But the spirit is the same. It is the spirit of connection—to the divine, to the earth, and to each other. As the scene grows and evolves, our mission is to keep that root strong, to ensure that the dance remains a prayer.
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