Cacao Dance
An Evening of Heart, Movement & Collective Joy
Thursday, October 16th · 7:00 – 9:00pm
Investment: $25
What Is Cacao Dance?
An evening to reconnect to joy, community and return to your center.
This is an intentional evening designed to take you on a journey — from stillness into ceremony, from ceremony into movement, and from movement back into the quiet knowing of yourself. Held in community, guided by the loving medicine of cacao and the undeniable power of live music, this night is an opportunity to let your body lead, your heart open, and your spirit remember what it feels like to be fully, joyfully alive.
No experience needed. All bodies welcome!
The Journey of the Evening
6:45 -7:00pm — Arrival & Settling
Arrive 15 minutes early to settle in and take a moment to arrive fully — leave the day at the door, connect with the community around you, and prepare to be present.
7:00pm — Cacao Ceremony
We open the evening with a traditional cacao ceremony, honoring the spirit of this ancient heart-opening medicine. Each guest will receive a cup of ceremonial grade cacao — revered for centuries by indigenous Mesoamerican cultures for its ability to soften the heart, elevate the spirit, and bring us into deeper presence with ourselves and one another.
7:15pm — Guided Meditation
From ceremony, we move into a brief guided meditation to settle the nervous system, drop out of the thinking mind, and arrive fully in the body. This is the threshold — the moment between stillness and movement where something quietly shifts.
7:30pm — Live DJ Dance Set with Mateo
Then — we dance.
For 60 minutes, Mateo will guide us through a live set crafted specifically for this container — a sonic journey that moves through opening rhythms, builds into full expression, and carries us toward ecstatic states of being.
8:30pm — Closing Meditation & Grounding
As the music settles, we gather back together for a brief grounding meditation — an intentional return to stillness after the height of movement. This is the integration: the quiet space where the body processes, the heart softens, and the medicine lands.
Closing Share Circle
We close as community — with a brief share circle to honor what was experienced, witnessed, and received. Words are not required. Presence is enough.
What to Expect
A warm, intentionally held space that welcomes all bodies, all experience levels, and all emotions
Ceremonial cacao included in your ticket
Live music by Mateo — a carefully crafted sonic journey built for this experience
A sober, substance-free environment where natural states of aliveness are the only fuel
A community of people who showed up — just like you — to feel something real
What to Wear & Bring
Bring your favorite mug for caao
Wear clothing you can move freely in — layers are welcome as the body warms with dance.
Bring a water bottle
Arrive with an open heart
Who This Is For
This evening is for anyone who loves to be in circle, community and intentional space. For the mover, the feeler, the seeker, and the one who simply needs a night to remember the joys of being alive.
You do not need to be a dancer.
You do not need experience with cacao or ceremony.
You only need to show up with curiosity and receive.