Black Forest Ecstatic Dance Camp
June 18 - 21 2026
Djs and Musicians:
Martyn Zij (NL)
Pascal de Lacaze (Berlin)
Mystical Mystery (Belgium)
Subtill (Freiburg)
Aniketa (Freiburg)
THE MAGIC OF BEING in nature đ
Four days outdoors. Camping in the heart of the Black Forest, dancing barefoot on a wide, soft meadow â under open skies, with sunshine, wind, and stars above.
Once again this year, weâre coming together â to dance, to breathe, to unplug. Creating space for real connection â with nature, with ourselves, with each other. A break from everyday life, to recharge and simply be.
Every morning and evening we dance â Ecstatic Dance under the open sky. In between, thereâs yoga, contact improvisation, singing circles, and playful, grounding workshops. Plenty of space for lightness, presence, and shared experience.
No phones, no obligations. Instead: campfires, forest bathing, music, and moments that matter.
A close-knit camp that doesnât need much â and maybe thatâs exactly why it stays with you.
Community
Weâre an open and growing dance community with people joining from all over Germany and across Europe. Besides our weekly Ecstatic Dances, we host 3â4 festivals each year as a collective.
New people are always welcome.
Kids
For our younger guests, thereâs a dedicated kids' space with creative materials and toys. During workshop times, we also offer activities for children.
Location and Price
We are looking forward to dance with you
Ecstatic dance tribe Freiburg đ§Ą
Djs und Livemusik
Martyn Zij
Martyn Zij weaves music from all over the world into a diverse, grounding, and at the same time trance-inducing sound. His sets move between powerful basslines, tribal grooves, and meditative, lyrical moments â always rooted in the here and now.
Shaped by Ecstatic Dance, Martyn allows the energy of the dance floor to guide his DJ sets, bringing in unexpected and lively turns. Since 2013, he has been a resident DJ at Ecstatic Dance Amsterdam and has been playing for Ecstatic Dance communities across Europe. As a producer, he blends remixes and original compositions into a deep, heart-opening sound that touches both body and dance.
https://soundcloud.com/martynzij
Pascal de Lacaze
Pascal de Lacaze, based in Berlin, is a DJ and multi-instrumentalist who has been making waves in the global Ecstatic Dance scene. His DJ sets are a dynamic fusion of global bass, tropical and electronic sounds, skillfully combined with fiery live percussion and funky saxophone to create powerful and immersive dance journeys.
As a versatile instrumentalist, Pascal brings the rhythmic heartbeat of live music into his Ecstatic Dance sets. Since 2015, he has been touring extensively worldwide, performing at festivals and dance events in 24 countries, where he connects with dancers and musicians across cultures.
Mystical Mystery
Engelbert is a spiritual musician who creates singing circles, sound journeys and live ecstatic dances with his project âMystical Mysteryâ. He loves the nature of sound, which allows our consciousness to wander into mystical spaces.
As a multi-instrumentalist, he plays Persian santoor, handpan, percussion, guitar and flutes. He combines these instruments as a one-man band.
DJ Subtill
Subtill (Till) is a space holder, event organizer, passionate dancer, and DJ with over 20 years of experience across diverse musical styles. 12 years ago, he founded Ecstatic Dance Freiburg, which has since grown into a weekly dance format and a thriving community.
Four years ago, the Ecstatic Dance Festivals were added and now take place three times a year, attracting dancers from across Europe. Today, Till tours throughout Germany and Europe, sharing his unique musical journeys and heart-opening dance spaces.
His sets are known for their diversity and deep sensitivity to the collective field â beginning in meditative soundscapes, building through pulsating rhythms into powerful ecstatic peaks, and gently landing into integration and heartfelt connection.
https://soundcloud.com/sub-till
Aniketa
Aniketa is a passionate Ecstatic Dance DJ. She began her journey as a dancer more than two decades ago in the practice of the 5 Rhythms, where she discovered the transformative power of dance.
Her sets are journeys full of contrasts: fiery and gentle, wild and mystical, powerful and heart-opening. With a playful touch, she weaves together a wide variety of musical genres into an organic flow.
In Freiburg, Aniketa hosts monthly Ecstatic Dance events. She is also increasingly active within various Ecstatic Dance communities beyond her local scene.
Shaped by her experience as a body therapist and guide through times of transformation, she brings a unique depth and presence to her work.
Website: http://aniketahofmann.de
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/dj_aniketa
Workshops
Klaus Donarski
Singing Circles
Klaus Donarski is a musician, space holder, and guide for embodiment and consciousness. For more than 15 years, he has been sharing his songs in circles. Through live improvised music, he accompanies contact festivals, jams, and other spaces for movement and transformation. In music, bodywork, and consciousness practices, he follows what wants to come alive â in all its diversity.
His Singing Circles invite you to fully arrive within yourself â in the sound of the present moment. His songs open a space for depth, lightness, and connection. His music welcomes both light and darkness alike and reminds us of the love that we are â through the experience of being human.
Alica Scheer
Bodywork and dancing in nature
Bio
Alica is inspired by the question of what happens when we stop rushing ahead of life and instead say yes to what is present in the moment.
Expressing herself fully through movement makes her feel alive. Again and again, she discovers the power of witnessing othersâand of being truly seen and witnessed ourselves.
Workshop
Just a short walk away from the lively festival grounds, we enter the spacious and vibrant world of the forest.
We explore, recharge, move, and deepen our connection with natureâperceiving it and allowing ourselves to be perceived by it.
Working in pairs, we practice deep listening and the art of holding space for one another. Through gentle exploration of touch, we let go of the need to get anywhere and simply meet what is present, here and now.
Johanna Hector
Somatic Elemental Journey
Bio:
As a yoga teacher and embodiment coach, Johanna creates experiential spaces where you can fully be yourself and connect with your intuition. Inspired deeply by nature, she explores how seemingly opposite qualitiesâsuch as strength and softnessâcan come together to create balance and flow. Her sessions invite you to meet yourself and the world with authenticity.
Workshop
A journey of experience through the elements of nature and how they express themselves through our body
Through somatic movement and embodiment-based guidance, we explore the elements of earth, water, fire, air, and space within the body. In doing so, we open pathways to our inner sources of stability, lightness, strength, softness, and sensitivityâqualities that can be integrated and expressed through movement.
Nakhue Zeller
Soma Dance Flow
Bio:
Nakhue is a dance educator and movement therapist. She creates spaces for holistic bodywork, dance, and movement where people can arrive fully in their own bodies and in their authentic being.
She understands dance and movement as forms of expression through which emotions can be consciously perceived, accepted, and integrated. Gentle, soft, powerful, and light movements guide participants into relaxation and inner stillness.
Through mindful sensing and feeling of the body, the regulation of the nervous system is supported and the bodyâs natural self-healing capacities are strengthened. Nakhue invites people to move through these spaces, allowing themselves to be touched and inwardly transformed by the experience.
Workshop:
Silent meditation, gentle somatic movement, and flowing dance allow you to arrive warmly and comfortably within yourself, feeling grounded, balanced, and deeply self-accepting. The session concludes with a quiet phase for reflection, integration, relaxation, and simply being.
Sonja Schell
Fluentbodyâ˘
Bio:
Sonja supports people in connecting with the power and wisdom of the body in order to release the old and feel free and alive. She offers one-on-one sessions in Transformative Bodywork, Fluentbody group classes, and workshops in embodiment and partner dance in Freiburg.
More information at somatics-freiburg.de
Workshop:
Fluentbody⢠is a combination of movement and somatic exploration.
Through a blend of powerful and gentle movements, rhythms, and breathing techniques, we open the doors to physical and emotional sensations and learn to allow ourselves to fully be who we are â to play, to breathe, and to connect.
Alica Scheer
Contact Improvisation â Awakening the Animal Body
Bio
Alica is fascinated by the question of what happens when we stop rushing ahead of life and instead say yes to the present moment.
Expressing herself fully through movement makes her feel alive. She is continually inspired by the power of witnessing othersâand of being truly seen ourselves.
Workshop
After arriving in our own bodies, we work in pairs to awaken the instinctive, wild, and playful animal within.
Through bodywork, we release unnecessary tension and deepen our connection to ourselves. We then explore sharing weight, leaning into support, and trusting another body in motion.
The session concludes with an open dance space that invites playfulness, connection, and authentic encounter.
Nikolaj
Kundalini Yoga
Bio
In addition to teaching yoga, Nikolaj creates spaces for self-inquiry for men, offers systemic organizational development, and provides individual coaching. In his work, he draws on bodywork as well as breath and awareness practices, and incorporates initiatory and ritual elements.
Workshop
Kundalini is a powerfully transformative and ancient form of yoga. Through the combination of focused breath and specific movements, it efficiently and effectively cleanses the mind, body, and soul. This creates an inner space in which you can feel energized, light, centered, and alive.
Just as you are, you are meant, and you are exactly right. From this place of acceptance, we set a conscious foundation for the day.
Rike KĂśstlin
Himalayan Kundalini Kriya
Bio & Workshop:
Rikeâs spaces combine refreshing vitality with deep inner experience. They serve as a reminder that our lights are meant to shine.
She weaves together movement, breathwork, mantra, and meditation to free the body and voice, to bring emotion and energy into flow, and to invite conscious awareness of it all. These are moments that allow us to reconnect with our life force and joy â deeply and authentically.
More about Rikeâs work:
đ www.flowingalive.com
đ¸ @rikekoestlin
Nana & River
Voice Exploration
Bio
Nana and River are singer-songwriters exploring the voice as a powerful tool for healing, embodiment and transformation. Currently training in singing therapy, they create spaces for authentic expression, embodiment and connection through sound.
You can find out more about their concerts, workshops and individual sessions here:
https://linktr.ee/riverandnana
Description
We open space for you to get in touch with your voice as a tool for healing and connection. This is an invitation to delve into the power of your voice on a deeper level. You can expect a mix of humming, toning, healing songs, partner and group exercises, held in a loving way. No previous singing experience needed â everyone is welcome! The workshop will be held in English.
Vera la Fe
Consensual Cuddle Jam
A space for playful connection, mindful touch, and authentic togetherness.
After the ecstasy of dance, we invite you to settle into a shared space of stillness, closeness, and presence. Through simple practices exploring consent, trust, and co-regulation, we create a safe and supportive environment where genuine connection can unfold naturally.
You are invited to follow your own impulses, become aware of your boundaries, and explore touch as a language of connectionâalways voluntary, respectful, and in alignment with yourself and others.
Accompanied by gentle live music, a flowing field emerges where relaxation, comfort, and authentic contact can arise.
No prior experience is necessary. You are always free to choose how and to what extent you wish to participate.
Moritz Kling
Transcendence - a meditative journey into the depths of your being
Bio:
Momo - Moritz Kling accompanies people in individual work and in seminars on their path to themselves.
In addition to dialogue and guided meditations, he uses the support of emotional work, body energy work, massage, (holotropic) breathing, Kambo and Sananga to make a silent, deep presence of consciousness accessible. His vision is an awakened, compassionate and truth-centred society. He is a trained psychologist and loving father of two daughters.
Workshop:
Together we will dedicate ourselves to falling inwards. Into the body, the breath, the mind, the heart space and into our feelings.
In the boundlessness, depth and infinite expanse of our feelings, access to our true self is revealed. An access that does not lead to a free and timeless quality of our being through action or control, but merely through the deepest devotion.
Johanna Hector
Embodied Flow
Bio:
As a yoga teacher and embodiment coach, Johanna opens up experiential spaces in which you can be completely yourself and access your intuition. From her greatest source of inspiration, nature, she learns to unite apparent opposites such as strength and softness in order to experience balance and flow. Her classes invite you to meet yourself and the world authentically.
Workshop:
Embodied Flowâ˘ď¸
A moving dialogue between sensation and expression, where we weave embodied anatomy with the living teachings of non-dual tantric yoga philosophy.
Discover meditation in motion and unleash your somatic intelligence.
Anna Schmidt & Charlotte Clarke
Summer Solstice Ritual
Bio
Anna (medical doctor in training in psychosomatic medicine and systemic therapy) and Charlotte (psychological practitioner in training) have come together to reconnect with the natural cycles of nature, body, and soul.
They create spaces for ritual, co-creation, and circle culture, where we attune to our life rhythms and hold and celebrate transitions together.
Workshop
Feel your roots.
Close the circles.
Celebrate transformation.
As part of our Summer Solstice ritual, we will explore the mythology of this threshold, bring its essence to life, and celebrate the vibrant aliveness within us.
We will weave together elements of embodiment, voice, heart sharings, and creative expression.
Teaser: Itâs going to be colorful! đâ¨
Lea & Alica
Arriving
Bio
Lea and Alica explore the power of presence, movement, and conscious awareness in their work. Together, they create spaces for free expression, deep connection, and the experience of meeting oneself and others with openness.
Workshop
A gentle and mindful landing that invites you to explore your being and expression in the embrace of Mother Nature.
A space to arrive, soften, and simply be.
Vera La Fe
Authentic Relating
Vera La Fe is fascinated by the potential for growth and transformation that becomes possible when people allow themselves to feel and to meet each other authentically.
Workshop
Less small talk, more genuine connection.
In this playful workshop, we invite you to discover yourself and others in new ways. Through light, surprising, and sometimes deeper exercises, we explore what is truly present in the momentâbeyond roles, expectations, and masks.
Sometimes curious, sometimes honest, sometimes courageous: you will practice expressing what you perceive and truly listening to others. In this way, real and vibrant connections often emerge unexpectedly.
No prior experience is neededâjust a willingness to connect. Everything is an invitation, nothing is a must.
Lea Uhle
Yang to Yin
Bio:
Lea Uhle is a Somatic Dance facilitator, DJ, and yoga teacher. In her work, she explores dance and movement with curiosity and playfulness, sharing the freedom and power of free dance with others.
Workshop:
A powerful yet gentle class that invites you to enter a harmonious interplay between movement and stillness.
In the first half of the class, we flow through a mindful, dynamic Yang sequence. Guided by your conscious breath, you are invited to explore deeper layers of your body and being. What wants to express and unfold through the flow of your movements when you connect with your life force?
Afterwards, you can relax into a soft and grounding Yin practice, lovingly inviting you to sink into the softness and warmth of the earth.
Sonja & Ryan
Fusion Dance
Sonja and Ryan invite you to playfully explore leading and following, simple partner dance holds, and mindful communication. In this way, a colorful and diverse dance space emerges, where each dance becomes its own unique story.
Fusion is a free, improvised partner dance that blends different dance styles, with connection and creative expression at its core. No prior experience is needed â everyone is welcome.