Manawaecstaticdance

Manawaecstaticdance Manawa is a movement dedicated to heart-centered connection, community wellbeing, and self-expression — through the transformative power of Ecstatic dance.

Manawa ⟁ Home of Ecstatic Dance NZ
Heart-led movement
Fri week dance + Sat Mini Festivals in Tāmaki Makaurau
Come home to your body, your joy, your truth
👇 Upcoming dance & tickets Rooted in the meaning of its name — heart in te reo Māori — Manawa creates welcoming spaces where people of all backgrounds can move freely, release stress, and reconnect with themselves and others through music and embodied presence. Our events are substance-free, judgment-free, and open to all. Each gathering is a carefully held journey: from grounding practices like breathwork or yoga, to soul-stirring DJ sets, to restful integration through sound and music. At Manawa, we dance not to perform, but to feel. Not to escape, but to return — to the body, to the moment,

and to the wisdom of the heart. Whether it’s your first time or your hundredth, you’re welcome here. This is movement for healing. This is community in motion. He manawa o te tangata — the heartbeat of the people.

This Friday at Manawa, we’re dancing with our very own BLASE 🖤Auckland-based DJ & producer BLASE will take us on a multi...
11/10/2026

This Friday at Manawa, we’re dancing with our very own BLASE 🖤

Auckland-based DJ & producer BLASE will take us on a multi-genre journey designed to move us out of the mind and into the body.

BLASE is an absolute master on the tools, expect a decadently arranged dance wave through ecstatic highs, deep bassy lows and everything in between.

His sets explore the full spectrum of movement — giving space for the body to respond, release and discover where the music wants to take you.

Each Ecstatic Dance is a different journey
Come and explore where this one takes you too 🌟

There’s no steps to learn, no choreography to follow, come exactly as you are 💚

See you on the dance floor

08/10/2026
Hey Manawa Fam! ❤️We’ve finally got our SoundCloud up and running! 🎶✨We’ll do our best to get our DJs to upload their se...
08/10/2026

Hey Manawa Fam! ❤️

We’ve finally got our SoundCloud up and running! 🎶✨

We’ll do our best to get our DJs to upload their sets so you can relive some of those special moments on the dance floor!

If a particular dance really moved you, you’ll know where to find the music and bring those vibes into your own living room or house dance parties! 💃🕺

Because the dance doesn’t have to end when we leave the dance floor!

Happy dancing, wherever you are! ❤️

With love,
Manawa Team

https://on.soundcloud.com/4oc2NJEBBWsRV4E1dR

This Friday, we’re dancing with DJ LadyFem 💚🤩 We’re back at The Dust Palace in Ellerslie 🤩 LadyFem brings a deep love of...
04/10/2026

This Friday, we’re dancing with DJ LadyFem 💚

🤩 We’re back at The Dust Palace in Ellerslie 🤩

LadyFem brings a deep love of global sounds, organica and rhythmic grooves to the dance floor.

Her sets move between the earthy and the ecstatic — creating space to drop out of the mind, reconnect with your body and let the music take you, with a few unexpected twists along the way!

Expect juicy rhythms and a journey that invites you to move freely, feel deeply and follow whatever wants to move through you.

Come as you are and leave a little more connected to yourself 🌟

04/10/2026

Aucklands Ecstatic Dance community is growing!

Come dance with us Fridays in Ellerslie. 7-9pm.

Each week a new facilitator/ DJ

We loved DJ MangoSago this week!

Next up we have the talented LadyFem

Doors open at 6pm for hangs/ stretch
Dance 7-9pm

This Thursday we have something special 🔥🥁Yonier will be joining us on live drums, bringing even more energy to Mango Sa...
29/09/2026

This Thursday we have something special 🔥🥁

Yonier will be joining us on live drums, bringing even more energy to Mango Sago’s Afro House vibes.

The evening will be facilitated by Blase, holding the space and guiding us into the dance.

A beautiful opportunity to move, connect and dance with us right in the heart of the C*D.

Come join us! ❤️‍🔥

We’re at the Button Factory on THURSDAY evening this week for a dance with DJ Mangoago 🌟 Mangosago brings a rich blend o...
27/09/2026

We’re at the Button Factory on THURSDAY evening this week for a dance with DJ Mangoago 🌟

Mangosago brings a rich blend of Afro House, tribal grooves, Latin rhythms and deep, uplifting sounds to the Manawa dance floor.

Her sets have a way of building naturally — inviting you to settle into the rhythm, let go of the week, and allow your body to take over.

This isn’t about knowing how to dance or getting it right.

It’s about moving how you feel, reconnecting with your body, and sharing the energy of the dance floor with the people around you.

🌟 No experience needed
💃 Just music & movement

See you on the dance floor 🤍

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Auckland

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