Dance Ground - October 17 2026

DANCE GROUND Have you ever noticed how a child, without a second thought, would simply gather with other children and experience the joy of moving, playing and creating in spontaneous ways? Perhaps in the playground, perhaps after school, perhaps at the local park. Often these gatherings invited play and movement, yet as adults we can often lose touch with the simple rituals of moving our bodies for no specific gain. Dance Ground is an invitation to return to these ways of being. It is the playground for your adult self, where we gather together in our Common Humanity. A space to share the simple, yet at times profound, experience of Dancing and Moving in solidarity with other humans. It’s an opportunity to bring our innate innocence into expression. We can all move, so we can all dance. There is no right or wrong and no set moves. Just a strongly held intention, some great music, some simple guidance and the 'container' of verbal silence. Dance Ground offers you a space to come as you are, and be met where you're at. Movement is the shared language and our bodies are the teachers... We just support them to come alive for you. *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* What to expect: A 1.5hr guided musical journey to inspire free expression and movement. • Doors open 9.45am and close at 10am sharp *Please arrive on time so we may journey together • Dance concludes around 11.30am An opportunity to connect afterwards. • Tea and light refreshments offered for some social connection time. No talking. No shoes. No phones. No drugs or alcohol. 16+ Bring your own water and wear comfortable clothing. Tickets are $27.50 until 24 hours before the event, then it goes up to $32.50...so get in early. Cash doors sales available for $30. Please contact us if you need to come and dance but finances are a challenge, we want everyone to feel welcome and included so we encourage brave conversations. Please note: There is limited to NO parking at the venue (except for 1 disability bay) but plenty of street parking nearby, refer to the map for some options. Carlisle train station is about a 15 minute walk and there are several bus services commuting nearby. Please consider this in your planning as it’s important everyone arrives on time so we may journey together (and to avoid disappointment in the case of being locked out). *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* A little about this month's facilitator... Merieke Verbaten Merieke (DJ Meeka) is a multicultural, multilayered Dutchie, healer, and explorer. Aspiring to bring soul, mind, and body into alignment through mischief and fun. Merieke pours her skills as an Open Floor conscious movement teacher, DJ and therapist into her musical journeys. She enjoys taking you on an earthy, somatic ride of sacred moving confession. She is trained to prompt and invite you into the deeper depths of the undercurrents of humanness. On her dance ground, you are invited to leave the freaking thinking behind and let your animalistic being come out and play. She wants you to move with the suppressed, the taboo, and the ignored parts. So you can restore and ignite your inner fire again and again. She is excited to meet you at the dance ground. Come and Be Danced…