Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam

Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam

When

29/03/2015    
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Where

DMAC, (4th Floor) Hamilton House
80 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QY

Event Type

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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

In this class we are going to bring awareness to and dance the “dark side of the body” [Steve Paxton], our back, both in horizontal and vertical positioning.  Including the head & tail exploration from one of the previous classes, I will invite us to follow on to further explore the structure of the spine, practice spine undulation and mobilise adjacent bony and muscular structures. How can we use the back bone isolation to support our dance improvisation?

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.

  • Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.
  • For more information, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.