Need some joy, healing, and love? Check out Dancorcism.

The New York Times called it “A dance party to heal the soul.”

I wrote about the roots of Dancorcism at this link. I will continue to write about it as often as possible because it is that amazing.

The only exercise I got for most of my adult life was dancing all night at clubs and bars, and the effort it took to lift a drink to my lips.

In those spaces, I found community. And in that community, I met Debbie Attias.

Debbie is the creator of Dancorcism, a joyful, magical, grounding, and transcendent healing dance experience where, just like a good night at the club, fun heals everything. The New York Times called it “A dance party to heal the soul.” And Debbie really delivers the soulful healing.

Debbie first found fame as Debbie D, one part of the turn-of-the-millenium electroclash duo Avenue D. The irreverence, coolness, and creativity that Avenue D brought to stages around the world are the threads that run through Debbie’s healing work, too.

I was so incredibly grateful when Debbie, who is based in Brooklyn, put Dancorcism online during the most miserable days of the pandemic. We’d just moved to D.C., my son was only three, and we were still washing the goddamn groceries. I had really forgotten what it was like to be me — not mommy, but me. It gave my son the chance to see his mom as a human being with friends and a keen sense of silliness.

“It’s not about dance moves. We don’t have to look like the Spice Girls,” Debbie explains of her work. “The whole point is about the practice of joy, to discover yourself and see yourself — and the ability to bring other people joy.”

With Dancorcism, you dance through the chakras, but you get to enter other planes in your mind as you move your body, and then ground yourself through yoga stretches. And her soundtracks are so damn good, they had us running to add songs to our Spotify every time.

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I found joy seeing old friends and recognizing new faces over those many weeks we did Dancorcism online. We shook and kicked our way through the worst days of pandemic loneliness, days I wish I could forget. We took breaks to really, though virtually, gaze into other peoples’ eyes in a way that was 100% not creepy, but loving.

"Dancorcism is about community healing,” she says, “shifting into the energy of love.”

Debbie shares tools to spread joy and love in her upcoming Oct. 4 Dancorcism Healer Teacher Training. It’s not just for people who want to learn how to teach Dancorcism, it’s a creative, healing process done in community. “This is for personal transformation and growth, as well as gaining tools to help other people find their personal transformation and growth,” she says.

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There will be profoundly personal communication about where each person is at in their lives and the world. “It’s a place to go deep with other people who are on the same page as you.” Past attendees include actress Vicky Krieps and Piera Gelardi, who founded Refinery 29. 

While I have not done the training myself, I attended another workshop series. I can promise that Debbie creates a really beautiful space in which you feel safe to explore everything that needs exploring so that you can heal emotionally. Breakthroughs are a real thing here.

I just wanted to send this out today in case anyone needed some love, joy, and healing and wanted to sign up for Debbie’s Dancorcism Healer Teacher Training. Debbie also offers sessions in Reiki, breathwork, sound healing, tarot, and sometimes hosts amazing retreats.

Find out more at funhealseverything.com, and follow Dancorcism on Instagram for updates, too!

Here’s a song by Debbie, “Chiki Tiki Boom,” with a video by artist Grant Worth.