Morning Gloryville Sydney is the pre-work fitness fad everyone is raving about

THE dancefloor is pumping, it’s crowded and everyone is hot and sweaty — and it’s only 8am. And there’s not a beer in sight.

THE dancefloor is pumping and the ravers are hot and sweaty.

It’s crowded and everyone is smiling. But this is no ordinary dancefloor — for a start, everyone is sober.

It’s also not midnight. It’s 8am and we’re at a breakfast rave where people dance for hours and work up a sweat before they’ve even poured their cereal.

Morning Gloryville Sydney, an event which began in the UK and made its way to New York City, bills itself as an “immersive morning dance experience”. It has all the trappings of a traditional late-night dance party, except it runs from 6.30 to 10 in the morning.

The event was pumping.

There is yoga, massage and pilates while some dancers walk around with signs offering free hugs as endorphins run high.

The only drinks you will find are from the superfood smoothie bar and the coffee kiosk, as well as protein balls and breakfast salad, enough to give the 300 people energy to go crazy on the dancefloor.

Ravers went all out with colour and glitter, while others danced away in gym gear.

Morning Gloryville Sydney co-organiser Juni Ross said the rave, which will be a monthly fixture, was a “conscious clubbing” event.

Ms Ross moved to Sydney from London last year and said it was a fear of missing out that had prompted her to launch the event in Australia.

“I went to the one in London last year and knew I was moving here,” she said.

“And really it was massive FOMO (fear of missing out) that made me want to bring it here.”

She said the appeal in Morning Gloryville was that people could experience the highs and endorphins of clubbing without the drugs and alcohol.

“This is totally different to a normal club,” she said.

There was no booze or drugs — just fruit smoothies, dancing and plenty of hugs.

“It’s guilty-free raving, you can dance for hours and have a good time but don’t have a hangover to show for it. You actually remember it.

“The release of endorphins gets people pumped up and this is so much more interactive than a gym class. It’s a crazy work out session.”

She said the event was more inclusive than a regular club rave as any age could attend, including families, fitness junkies and the average office worker.

Ravers were even treated to a massage.

Co-organiser David O’Riordon said he could think of nothing worse than spending hours on the treadmill at the gym. Instead he said raving was fun and a great form of healthy exercise.

Flo Pilates owner Many Millan was on hand to show dancers how to do ravilates — pilates done to rave music (of course).

Ms Millan, who has been to Morning Gloryville in the UK, said music and fitness was the perfect fit.

Attendees warm up with a bit of yoga and a stretch.

“People think they need to drink to get in the mood (to dance) but they don’t,” she said. “This releases stress and is fast flowing so releases lots of endorphins as well.”

Research executive Divya Gordon said she was impressed everyone was so enthusiastic.

“I’m definitely not disappointed by this,” she said. “I’d come again for sure. I danced so hard for 20 minutes I had to sit down.”

Ravers show how it's done even before breakfast.

Australian Fitness Network project manager Miriam Wood said she thought Morning Gloryville was a fantastic idea and a great way to kick off the day.

Ms Wood, who heard of the event via Facebook and word of mouth, said it was an “amazing and healthier alternative” to traditional clubbing.

“It’s amazing, I haven’t seen anything like this,” she said.

Organiser Juni Ross said she wanted to bring Morning Gloryville to Australia as part of a whole new approach to clubbing.

Finance IT worker Kareena May attended the event with her 15-year-old daughter Kouthar and said it was a fun thing for them to do together before heading off to school and work.

Lauren Fraser said she was pumped since hearing about the event on social media.

“I was so up for it, I’d come every day if it was on,” she said.

Friends Sarah Thamin and Jeshinta Widjaja said dancing for hours before work was much better than going to the gym because it was a more interactive workout.

Friends Jeshinta Widjaja and Sarah Thamin thought the breakfast rave beat the gym hands down any day.

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Australia’s Got Talent 2013 star Tommy Franklin was also in attendance — dressed in a yellow and black poker dot onesie — and pulled out his best dance moves.

He said the event was a great excuse for people to lose their inhibitions and let loose.

Morning Gloryville Sydney is held on the last Wednesday of each month.

Organisers hope to extend the event to other Australian cities including Melbourne and Brisbane.

Student Jacob Hkeik got into the spirit of things.