Taishan Stone L.Ac MsAOM practices and teaches classical Chinese Medicine, Qigong, and other traditional wisdom sciences.  He has taught at numerous west coast festivals in addition to his private practice and classes in Maui.  Taishan has also produced and performed at many conscious dance events as both DJ and event facilitator. He’s shared the stage with Clozee, Charlesthefirst, Soohan, KMLN, Partywave, Bumble, and many others.

Taishan is a devoted disciple of the beat. The beat of the heart, the beat of the drum, and the incessant beat of life that connects us all.  For him, music and medicine are inextricably intertwined and his sets reflect his love of both healing ancestral sounds and deep bass beats.  As a long-time contributor to Dance Church Maui and other conscious dance events, Taishan has cultivated a unique, heavy but elevating, sound.

Conway Weary is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Massage and Bodywork Professional & a long time dance and movement facilitator.  A mother and grandmother, she has raised her family here in Asheville and spent many years as a La Leche League Leader, teacher and performer, before becoming a therapist and pursuing the ever deepening path of mindful awareness.

Mikaya started playing for AMC in 2019 as a Guest DJ and has since entered the Facilitator Pathway. He brings a wide range of experience in event production, conscious dance facilitation, mix making and dance from his 8 years producing conscious dance events on Maui. He’s also a sound healer well versed in using gongs, vocal toning and Tibetan singing bowls.

CJ grew up doing martial arts and ‘extreme sports’ and found dance while traveling in distant Mongolia. Since then he’s enjoyed ecstatic dance, contact improvisation, and social dance. CJ appreciates AMC’s collaborative approach to organizing and the broad, safe container AMC creates at their dances.

Ted is interested in anything that can get him out of his head, and music and movement do a pretty good job of that. He hopes to offer music that facilitates an inner journey and invitations that create a shift. You can hear some of his mixes on Mixcloud.

Marta has been part of AMC since she moved to Asheville from Surfside, FL in 2008. She has been teaching movement for over 20 years, using music and movements from around the world. She loves to motivate people to find freedom in their bodies so they can dance to the spirit of the music.

“I was dancing in my father’s arms before I was walking. When I dance, I feel ageless. Through movement I have found my inner power. My light shines brightest on the dance floor.”

Dance is an experience by which Marilyn connects to herself and others on a very deep level. Everything that we have ever come in contact with, both positive and negative, is stored in our bodies. Dance movement is her practice for accessing and healing on the physical and emotional levels. Upon moving to Asheville five years ago, Marilyn jumped into AMC as a volunteer; then from Room Coordinator to Volunteer Coordinator to Event Facilitator. Volunteering is such a heart-centered giving of time and energy that  fosters community, connecting, and sustainability.

Michael Hurd started dancing at raves in the New York city in the 90’s (the 1890’s). He’s been doing contact Improv for 20 years, facilitating and DJ’ing ecstatic dance waves for 8 years, and he still hasn’t done any of it right (or wrong). Along the way, he did 8 years of residential Zen training, 4 months residential yoga training, got a Masters in Counseling and became an SEP (Somatic Experiencing Practitioner). He’s been practicing therapy for 5 years and has been a licensed General Contractor for 10 years. Despite having first encountered NVC (Non-Violent Communication) two decades ago he still manages to put his foot in his mouth on a regular basis. If you picture him with horns he kinda looks like Pan.

Suzanne is a long time AMC dancer and who’s recently back on the scene!