We believe the dance floor is sacred space. What we build should honor that.
Ecstatic World exists to serve the global ecstatic dance movement — not to extract from it. This manifesto articulates the values, principles, and agreements that guide how we build, govern, and grow together.
These aren't marketing words. They're commitments. If we ever stray from them, hold us accountable.
Core Values
1. Sovereignty
Your data is yours. Your identity is yours. Your community is yours. We build on open protocols that ensure you're never locked in, never dependent, always free to leave with everything you brought.
2. Transparency
Decisions happen in the open. Governance is visible. We document our reasoning, share our struggles, and invite scrutiny. Trust is earned through visibility, not promises.
3. Stewardship
We are caretakers, not owners. This network belongs to the community that uses it. Our job is to tend the garden, not fence it off.
4. Local Autonomy
Every community has its own character, its own needs, its own way. The network should amplify local diversity, not flatten it into uniformity.
5. Coordination, Not Competition
We're not building a platform that pits communities against each other for attention. We're building infrastructure that helps us coordinate — share resources, learn together, grow the whole ecosystem.
Our Commitments
- We will never sell user data or monetize attention
- We will maintain data portability — you can always export everything
- We will make governance decisions transparently and document our reasoning
- We will prioritize community benefit over growth metrics
- We will build with, not for — the community shapes the roadmap
- We will remain accountable to the movement, not to investors
If it wouldn't feel right on the dance floor, it doesn't belong in our network.
The Dance Floor Principle
When we're uncertain about a decision, we ask: would this feel right on the dance floor? The dance floor teaches us consent, presence, respect for boundaries, and the beauty of moving together.
That's the energy we bring to building this network.
An Invitation
This manifesto isn't a finished document — it's a living agreement that evolves as we do. If these values resonate, you're already part of this.
Join us in building something different. Something that honors the movement. Something that lasts.
Ready to Join?
Become part of a network that honors the movement.