We are thrilled to return to the vibrant dance and tantra hub of Austin, TX! After back-to-back sold-out immersions in 2023 and 2024, we are eager to reunite with this incredible community for a special 2-day journey into Dance Meets Tantra.
Guided by a skilled, attuned, and experienced facilitation team, this immersive experience will set a trauma-informed foundation of consent, care, and self-responsibility. Together, we will embark on a profound exploration of conscious dance, relational intimacy, somatic attunement, shadow play, and ritual.
We’re coming to shed our masks and explore the vulnerable, messy, and sweaty beauty of our bodies, hearts, and souls. This is your chance to dive deep—bringing all of yourself to move, feel, and play in this extraordinary container of aliveness.
About the immersion:
Our 2-day immersion is an opportunity to spend a day moving, breathing, learning and loving together with an incredible group of embodied humans.
We will create a powerful heart-centered container, set clear agreements, and explore profound connection and movement-based workshops that build upon each other over the course of the immersion.
🌀 You will learn skills to access greater attunement while bringing more authenticity and aliveness to your dance
🌀 You will explore tools and practices that expand your range and depth of possibility in connection with yourself and others
🌀 You will have the opportunity to experience the freedom and joy that comes with exquisitely clear boundaries
You will depart this experience connected to a wonderful group of humans, and feeling fully alive, on fire, and ready to bring new ways of being, connecting, and creating into the rest of your life.
About Dance Meets Tantra
Originating in Boulder, CO, Dance Meets Tantra has been traveling nationwide (and soon internationally) offering sold-out monthly immersions that explore the intersection of conscious dance with relational intimacy, somatic attunement, ritual & ceremony, and kink & shadow work. We take pride in creating a trauma-informed space while also welcoming people to explore the edges of their comfort zone. It is a transformational journey and an emerging body of work dedicated to empowering communities to relate with more authenticity, aliveness, AND SAFETY while creating safer spaces where individuals can embrace their wholeness—both the light and the dark—while cultivating a collective field that is far greater than the sum of its parts.
Dance Meets Tantra is also a movement. Across the country, we’ve seen an outpouring of passion and yearning for conscious dance to evolve—embracing a fuller spectrum of human expression, and creating safer ways to welcome deep vulnerability and eros.
Perhaps you’ve been feeling this call– for dance to become more attuned and embrace a wider spectrum of expression, and for tantra to be more embodied, playful, and vibrant. You instinctively know that something extraordinary happens when embodied movers gather with full permission to be alive, to connect, and to share their magic.
This is Dance Meets Tantra.
A Note on Tantra
For us, tantra is the practice and art of being fully alive. There is nothing sexual in nature in the activities we share. Sometimes sexual energy arises, and is only permitted within the context of consent and the agreements and container that is set. Our intention with Dance Meets Tantra is to support individuals in deepening their love, respect, and relationship with themselves, others, and the earth. We believe that dance, eros, and tantra are fundamental aspects of living a vibrant, empowered, and creative life. Through various explorations, we aim to liberate creativity and life force, inviting you to step into your fullest expression.
For more details on sexual energy and our approach, please visit our [FAQ] (https://www.dancemeetstantra.com/faq).
Dance Meets Tantra is a space of:
🌀 Vulnerability: to be fully alive we need to get real. We create safer spaces to compassionately own and get present to the full range of our emotions, fears, blocks and discomfort.
🌀 Permission: to be the full expression of ourselves – including our sensual and erotic nature – however that looks.
🌀Safety: boundaries, consent, attunement, and self-responsibility are essential to navigating safe space together.
How do I know if this is for me?
– You read this far and are feeling excitement
– You are a dancer and love any opportunity go deeper into your dance
– You are exploring tantra and looking for a potent and embodied space to practice
*If you’re feeling the call, we invite you to join us. If you have more questions, please read our FAQ: www.dancemeetstantra.com/faq. You can also reach us directly at [email protected] or text Kayla our organizer at +1 (516) 469-0158.
*Space is extremely limited and this will sell out.
Diverse Backgrounds Partial Scholarship
At Dance Meets Tantra we understand that various forms of privilege can play a role in financial access to our containers. We believe that diversity is an important aspect of building a truly transformational journey and we desire to impact and support all people with our work. We are providing some partial scholarships for people from diverse backgrounds who may not otherwise be able to afford the full ticket price.
Partial scholarships are generally about 30-50% the cost of a regular priced ticket. If you purchase a scholarship ticket and can no longer attend, you must find someone to purchase your ticket from you. The tickets are non-refundable.
Apply here: https://forms.gle/jJe1cCb4fshLDgQb8
Logistics and FAQ
COVID/Health Protocol: please be self-responsible and caring for the group by monitoring your health and exposure leading into our journey.
Meals: Please arrive having nourished yourself on Friday evening. On Saturday, we will break for a late lunch and finish in time for a late dinner. Please bring your own lunch and come very nourished. We start in the late morning so make sure to eat plenty before then as we will not be breaking for lunch until late afternoon.
(In service of maintaining our time integrity and intimacy of the container we ask participants not to go out for lunch)
Time: To maintain the safety, connection and intimacy of our container we ask that participants plan to attend for the entire duration of the immersion
- Friday arrival: Doors Open 6:00pm-6:45pm. Doors close and container starts at 6:45pm. No one will be admitted after 6:45pm. There will be no exceptions.
- Friday workshop time: 6:45pm-10:00pm
- Saturday workshop time: 11:00am-8:00pm
Space: is limited to the first 50 sign-ups
Address: 10203 Old Manchaca Rd, Austin, TX 7874
Refund & Transfer Policy:
– There are no refunds. Tickets are transferrable to another participant in advance of the event and we ask that you be responsible for finding the buyer.
Your Dance Meets Tantra Guides:
Spencer Jacobson | Co-Founder of Dance Meets Tantra
Spencer is a transformational facilitator, DJ, poet and serial entrepreneur with a passion for the art of gathering humans to experience the deepest truths of ourselves individually and collectively. His facilitation style invites self-expression, connection, and creativity while playfully and safely exploring the edges of our comfort zone. He is forever a student of embodiment and healing arts – having studied 5Rhythms dance, tantra, contact improv, ontological coaching, cranialsacral therapy, and yoga. Through his training and deep personal experiences, he is committed to creating safer spaces that hold a trauma-informed perspective. He is co-founder of www.dancemeetstantra.com and www.emergence.love – and previously founded www.guided.co – an organization that has coached thousands of business leaders around the world. “Your heart knows the way, run in that direction” – Rumi | www.spencerjacobson.com | @spencerjacobson_
Briana Cribeyer
Briana Cribeyer can most often be felt in her ecstatic joy, grinning ear to ear, channeling her maiden that loves to jump in puddles, and her priestess who gathers the energy and sends it whirling to create alchemy in all around. Her happy place is in facilitation, and workshop creation has been a constant for the past 15 years.She is the founder of Sacred Sexuality Rising, an online community of over 9,000 participants, a lead trainer for Intuitive Tantra, speaker and facilitator for The Ohio State University on the topic of sacred sexuality, and Executive Director of the Columbus’s Coalition for Sexuality.She believes that deep and radical love, coupled with ownership and self-responsibility will shift the trajectory of humans on the planet.To work with Briana directly, to book her for teaching or speaking engagements, and for more information, visit www.brianacribeyer.com
Testimonials for Dance Meets Tantra:
“DMT is a beautifully, well-oiled offering. The container is created with an immense amount of care, intention, and trauma-informed awareness. Atilla, Spencer, Gemma, and all of the assistants cultivated a space of permission, of grace, of courage, of trust, of exploration, of depth, of joy, of love, and of acceptance. Whether you are brand new to the worlds of tantra and dance, or a devotee of these ways of life, DMT has something to offer everyone. Thank you for an incredible experience that re-sparked inspiration in my entire being!” ~ Brooke Alexander
“Having taught Tantra for 30 years, I know when a container is pristinely created and held and was impressed with how Spencer and Atilla build and held it. Before contact in the dances, they led us through 3 “Puja” stations that integrated the wisdom shared earlier of connecting first in our energy bodies with breath and, only with presence, going to touch. These experiences prepared this experienced dance community to move into contact from outside the auric field first, so settling to the nervous system of us empaths. I felt the contact more deeply for this Tantric approach to it that I left supremely satisfied.” ~Evalena Rose
“DMT empowered me to be in greater contact with my “yes’s” and “no’s.” This container gave me permission to participate in the exact ways that I was ready for, and not push myself beyond my comfort zone in a way that was unsustainable. By the end, I had such a fun time liberating my weird/ wild/ kinky/ primal self on the dance floor and relate with others in a way that is rare to find in common dance spaces. I am forever grateful for this space and what Danny, Atilla, and Spencer are creating. Also, their facilitation is ON POINT. Raw, real, potent, and just as human as the rest of us. Give yourself the gift of DMT. :)” – Erica Shapiro
“The instructional embodied ease of the facilitation was amazing! Their ability to create a safe container to go deeper or be wildly playful as a participant was amazing and appreciated! Their ability to speak directly and precisely with clear energy and boundaries, combined with inner wisdom and strength, supported me in being more open and trusting!” ~Candy James
“It’s rare that I go to something that is truly life-changing & empowering, and our Dance Meets Tantra day together was exactly that. It was one of the greatest days of personal growth, fun, and sensual exploration I’ve ever had.” ~ Jason Lamb
“It’s truly hard to put into words the profundity of what took place at the dance meets tantra retreat. There was an undeniable intelligence moving through each day that organized the field in the exact ways it needed. Moving through layers of shadow and alchemizing them into wholeness. Each person brought a piece to the puzzle that was incredibly important and the collective healing that unfolded was beyond anything I have ever been a part of. This container allowed it all to be there – tenderness, pleasure, joy, grief, beauty, pain, ecstasy, heartbreak, heart opening. I felt deeply safe in the space (and it takes a lot for me to feel safe) and a huge reason for that is the high quality presence and care each of the facilitators brought. It really was such a special experience that I will forever hold in my heart with deep gratitude and reverence.” ~Anaia Sundara
“Dance Meets Tantra was exactly what I was calling in, everything I didn’t know I needed, and beyond all my expectations all at the same time. I firmly believe that vulnerability and deep transformation in group contexts becomes possible when the container is IMPECCABLY held, where safety and invitation and expert facilitation are held in paramount importance…and not every event has that. DMT does. This team brings such a thoughtful, attentive approach towards the day and held the group with perfection, which allowed me to LET GO on a profound level. I felt the safety and space to connect with my body and with tender edges of my sexuality and expression, with the knowledge that I was deeply loved and celebrated in all of my rawness. I left DMT with a deeper understanding and embrace of my own desires, and with transformation in my relationship with my partner. My partner and I faced edges alone and together, and within DMT had the structure to lean into those and emerge in deeper love.” ~Megan Beatty
Feel free to check out our website for many many more testimonials <3
Thank you, thank you. Can’t wait to connect. ~
– Briana, Spencer & the rest of the Dance Meets Tantra team
LOCATION
Austin Ecstatic Dance Center, 78748