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.
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
Space Dynamics 1
Starting from an internal awareness of breath and of the space and movement that it creates inside our body, visualizing and sensing the support offered by our skeletal structure and the mobility given by our joints, we’ll gradually expand our awareness to the overall space. Exploring ways our body naturally organizes itself to defy gravity as we move through different kinospheres as solos, couples and trios, we’ll find points of interdependency and sharing of weight, swapping leaderships as we initiate movement across the space.
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.