The Sabbath Dance
Welcome Shabbat through guided movement, an ecstatic dance journey, and deep rest.
We gather to meet the transition from doing to being: moving with what the week has held, finding connection through music, and making room to rest together.
Move
An evening with a different rhythm.
We begin with guided movement and an invitation to notice how we are arriving. There is space to settle, become familiar with the room, and meet the threshold of Shabbat.
Rest
We slow down into shared stillness and deep rest. This transition gives the movement somewhere to land and makes space to encounter Shabbat with attention.
Music carries a dance journey with room for many kinds of expression. You can follow your own movement, pause, or rest. There is no choreography to learn or performance to give.
Arrive
Music with an arc.
Lawrence Dreyfuss, also known as DJ Oatmeal, is the founder of The Jewish Embodiment Lab and an RYT-500 yoga teacher. He brings movement facilitation and a carefully shaped musical journey to The Sabbath Dance, creating room for expression, connection, and rest.
A way of welcoming sacred time.
The Sabbath Dance is an embodied approach to Kabbalat Shabbat, the welcoming of Shabbat. Jewish teachings and ritual give the evening its frame; music and movement invite us to experience that transition together.
You may arrive with a familiar Shabbat practice, a complicated relationship to it, or a first encounter. There is room to explore what this weekly threshold might mean for you.
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Before you come.
Do I need dance experience?
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No. You do not need choreography or technique. You can move in your own way and pause when you want to.
Do I need to know Hebrew or be familiar with Shabbat?
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No. We introduce the Jewish frame of the gathering so you can participate with curiosity.
Can I come on my own?
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Yes. You are welcome to arrive on your own or with others.
What if I want to move less or participate seated?
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Who is welcome?
You can choose your level of participation. Check the event page for venue access details and contact us about what would support your participation.
People with different relationships to Judaism are welcome. We ask everyone to approach the practice and the shared space with respect.
Make room for Shabbat.
Come move, listen, and rest with us.