Dancer neerav biography
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DJ Neerav is the creator and founding father of Dance Jam. Dance Jam is a process that allows participants to explore movement with others and self through the language of presence and dance.
Dance Jam is acknowledged to be the precursor to the wonderful Flow events that happen regularly in the Montreal region (produced by flow guru, Solomon Krueger) and beyond. Since the beginning, DJ Neerav’s been one of the resident DJs at both the Flow Montreal, as well as a co-organizer and DJ of the Flow Val David (along with Marie-Eve Collette and DJ Eoka) which features live music as well as DJs.
A typical Ecstatic Dance event such as Dance Jam or Flow starts with an opening ritual particular to the theme of the night. Often, it’s in the form of an opening circle with participants holding hands, allowing them to tune in, ground in their presence and symbolically connect to everyone present, followed by an Om.
Following this, the theme of the class is stated, setting an intention and creating a safe space for all to share and enjoy, followed by some ice-breaking fun exercises to activate the body and awareness.
Throughout the jam, guided exercises can be strategically offered, followed by long periods free form exploration and dance, allowing participants to slowly return to a
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DJ Neerav Bio (Overview)
…His sets on the festival scene are legendary.
With over 25 years of experience in the global music movement, DJ Neerav is one of the founding fathers of Montreal’s burgeoning scene, having come up with the likes of Tiga, Andrew Interchill and DJ Champion. His love and passion for music have taken him across the planet in search of the perfect groove. He’s headlined at major festivals the world over alongside Simon Posford (Sphongle/Hallucinogen), Ott, and other top artists as well as playing the ambient stages, and is known for his ability to tune into the dance-floor and deliver ‘the vibe’.
DJ Neerav has extensive record label experience, representing Interchill Records on the East Coast as a label DJ and releasing CD compilations. He’s also the man behind Canada’s original electronic music magazine ‘Trance 5000’.
After a return trip to Goa in 1995 he changed his DJ name to Neerav and became one of Canada’s main ambassadors of Trance on the international scene for about a decade or so. He moved to Berlin briefly after repeated DJ tours in Europe (https://voir.ca/chroniques/bpm/2003/03/26/au-revoir-neerav/), and following a season as a road manager in 2005 for good friend Misstress Barbara, he moved back t