Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.30-8.30pm. Doors will be closed for the duration of the class to keep the focus, so please arrive early to attend the class, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class, £6, or stay for the jam, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.
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Class Description
Jack is a graduate of the London Contemporary Dance School, and organised the contact jam there for two years whilst studying.
We’ll begin the class with feeding the soul; by dancing to soul music. After warming the space, we will work from somatic images into movement. Working with light contact, I will propose a toolkit to join and seperate from other bodies in the room, using touch and natural platforms within the body to utilise, manipulate and negotiate.
The Jam
A jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance, rest, or sit and watch, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned, and to find your own routes into dancing.
At some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith), or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.