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. You can also book on MoveGB
For 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.
Class Description
Legs into Lifts
Moving from body work exercises into duets and more open movement scores we will explore connections from the feet to the hip sockets and how connecting through and leading with the legs can lead us into the air.
This playful exploration will include embodied anatomy, opening up the hip sockets, finding articulation in the pelvis and lead to discovering some new movement pathways in the dance.
Ali is a qualified Somatic Movement Educator with the School for Body-Mind Centering (BMC). He teaches regular Contact Improvisation (CI), and somatic movement workshops and classes in Bristol. He has been dancing CI for over 10 years.
https://somaticmovement.co.uk/
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.