Is the venue wheelchair accessible?

Yes, the venue is wheelchair accessible. We have an elevator for easy access, spacious rooms for comfortable movement, and accessible restrooms available on site.

What if I cannot join at 12pm and need to come in later?

Of course! You’re welcome to join us at any time during the ceremony, depending on your ticket tier. Tier 1: Access to workshops and panel (12–5 PM) Tier 2: Access to the Ecstatic Dance & Ceremony (6–9 PM) Tier 3: Full-day access to all programming (12–9 PM) We’ll be happy to welcome you wheneve

What is an ecstatic dance ceremony?

An ecstatic dance ceremony is a free-form, guided movement experience that blends music, intention, and ritual. Participants move without judgment or choreography, allowing the body to release, express, and connect with spirit through rhythm.

Saturday, November 8

Ecstatic Descendants

By Yabisi

Join us on November 8th for an all-day gathering honoring ancestral wisdom through remembrance and collective joy.

Date and time

Location

208 E 126th St

208 East 126th Street New York, NY 10029

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Agenda

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Opening Ceremony

After arriving into the space cleansed by sacred, herbal waters–open yourself up to your ancestral lineage. Here we’ll remember our lineage through a hands-on building of the altar space, libations, ...

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Mind Lab w/ Ehime Ora

Ehime Ora

Join Ehime Ora for mind mapping with a transformative Mind Lab workshop based off her second book, Spirits Come from Water: An Introduction to Ancestral Veneration and Reclaiming African Spiritual Pr...

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Break!

Grab some food and water from our catering table!

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Somos Guerreros | We Are Warriors w/ Lynsey Ayala Rinaldi

Lynsey Ayala Rinaldi

Join Lynsey Ayala Rinaldi of Yabisi for a remembrance activation—a space to reclaim and reconnect to the warrior within. This workshop is guided by the wisdom of the Orishas as expressed through our ...

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Panel of Community Leaders

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Break!

Take a moment & take care of yourself!

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Afro-Escatic w/ Charlotte of New Old Ways

Charlotte James

t’s time for us to dance a new world into being! Inspired by movements of the diaspora and ancestral traditions that revere dance as a gateway to trance, AfroEcstatic bridges ancient and modern movem...

8:00 PM

Depart

Thank you for dancing with your ancestors!

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Highlights

9 hours
In person

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

Community • Heritage

Ecstatic Descendants is coming to Harlem! In partnership with CCCADI (Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute), Charlotte Duerr James, Ehime Ora & Lynsey Ayala Rinaldi of Yabisi.

Join us on November 8th at Ile Oyin for an all-day gathering honoring ancestral wisdom through remembrance and collective joy. We start with workshops from 12 PM to 5 PM and a powerful community leaders panel. As evening falls, we flow into an ecstatic dance party and sacred ceremony from 5 PM to 8 PM, featuring DJ Sabine Blaizin and Okai on drums.

Food & beverages will be available throughout the day by The Curly Vegan

Let’s celebrate, remember, and dance our way into deeper connection.

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Yabisi

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