Atmosphere of Denver Ecstatic Dance — Highlands / North Denver

Denver Ecstatic Dance

Every Sunday morning a roomful of sober strangers in the Highlands move however they want — no booze, no phones, no chit-chat on the floor — guided live by a DJ instead of small talk. It opens with a somatic warm-up, builds into a two-hour ecstatic set, and lands in a savasana and closing circle, with an optional integration circle after. Sliding-scale admission means nobody's priced out (roughly $12 with a pass up to $40 at the door). It's a whole parallel Denver morning culture that the brunch-and-bottomless-mimosa crowd has no idea exists.

The move: Skip brunch and do a Sunday-morning ecstatic dance instead — arrive for the 10am somatic warm-up, dance the set with zero pressure to talk, then debrief the weirdness over coffee afterward. Surprisingly intimate for a sober activity that doesn't lean on alcohol.

Where: Highlands Event Center, 3550 N Federal Blvd, Denver, CO 80211

Hours: Sundays: ~10am somatic warm-up, 11am-1pm ecstatic set, 1-1:15pm savasana/closing. Sliding scale $12 (w/ pass) to $40 at door; kids under 12 free; work-trade available. Confirm each week's session on denverecstaticdance.com.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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Verified 2026-06-07.