BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2283@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171119T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171119T203000 DTSTAMP:20171115T080555Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-12-2017- 11-19/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 19 Nov 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk . We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please  sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ nSoft and Strong in CI -  ‘Supporting &\; Channelling Weight’\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe focus of softness and strength I'm interested in explorin g in all aspects and moments of a CI session. The focus this evening will be more on what happens when I am supporting all or most of someone’s we ight. Actually\, I really prefer to think of it as channelling someone’s weight through me into the floor. It’s both.\n\nIf I am always soft\, w here am I for my partner? If I am always strong and hard and ‘supportive ’\, where’s the pleasure\, fun\, dialogue and ease?\n\nIt is possible to combine being present\, strong and supportive while being soft and resp onsive. Much of this comes down to technique and awareness of what I’m c ommunicating to a partner and how I’m responding to and interacting with another person offering and giving their weight.\n\nWe will look at and e xplore some techniques and underlying principles of inviting and allowing weight onto us (and\, conversely giving my weight)\, and developing awaren ess of what is happening in us and between us. \nCI is about play. CI is a bout dialogue. CI is about discovery.  CI is about being together in the moment.  So I dance and reside a while in a place of not knowing much.  \n \nAsher Levin has been practicing CI for over 15 years. Over the past 10 years he has taught regular classes in Berlin as well as at CI workshop s and festivals internationally. He now lives in Totnes\, Devon.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Jam\nA 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 a n opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and t o find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facili tate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (de veloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if y ou want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the danc ing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@conta ctdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171029T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR