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Dance is Life / DownTemple

  • Soft Medicine Sanctuary 186 North Main Street Sebastopol, CA, 95472 United States (map)

For My People and Soft Medicine Sanctuary present...

An Evening with Gabriel Francisco and Friends!


Flow

Dance is Life: 4-6pm
DownTemple 7-10pm


Reserve Your Spot

$25 per event / $40 full pass


About the Event

Dance is Life

This class is a movement life exploration. It is dynamic zen, body/mind connection, human awareness, and FREEstyle (to be free of style.) It is primal, inclusive, basic and advanced. Movers will discover more about themselves and therefore the world around them. We will unlock the keys to life, living and loving, connecting the 'dancer' and the 'yogi', yourself and the Universe! We will work both solo, duo and in groups. This lecture & dance workshop fusion is a movement catalyst, a life changer and a whole lot of fun!

DownTemple

This is a unique dance event that will bring out your inner purr!

Come soft, come subtle.
Come curious, and get ready to snuggle.

The dance floor will be in full effect with DJ Gabriel Francisco and DJ Dyops.

Music will be deep, dirty, smooth, and sexy as our DJs explore the essence of DownTemple.


DJs

Gabriel Francisco

The wild and deep score of a future-ancient gathering. The soundtrack of the Cosmos, vibrating and rich with movement potential. Electronic percussion, heady almost nostalgic in its real-time recollection. Windy, wet and silky, yet Earthy, tanned and ashy. Sonic support for the Soul, binding past, releasing present and moving the future!

As an international dancer, teacher, and choreographer, Gabriel's entire professional career has been to take movers on an enriching, educational and insightful journey. In class it has been with movement he creates to music he loves, spinning tales, giving advice, helping, healing…

Transforming from Dancer to DJ, Gabriel has found an evolution, moving from the floor to the decks. Knowing what dancers want, has provided a special insight on what to provide as a DJ. Gabriel has taken his love of music and movement abroad, dropping DJ sets all over Europe, Thailand, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. Gabriel has as opened for Dirtwire, Dimond Saints, Random Rab, Soohan, David Starfire, and MORiLLO to name just a few...

DYOPS

Gravitates towards music that gets your body moving and takes the crowd on a musical journey with each performance. Her eclectic sets range from Hip Hop and R&B to Afrobeats and House to Trap and Bass. She takes great care in curating a unique musical experience for the audience.

DYOPS is a resident DJ at Vintage Space at the Flamingo Resort in Santa Rosa and Jasper’s in Sebastopol (until they closed last year), hosting LUSH - a monthly dance party for the LGBTQ+ community. She is also a regular DJ for Russian River Women’s Weekend’s Friday night dance parties. DYOPS co-hosted “The Precipice” with Kayatta, a monthly hip hop showcase featuring local talent and still works with Kayatta as her DJ. She has performed at Lightning in a Bottle and Northern Nights music festivals as well as many venues throughout Northern California.