Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 17 May 15 17:00
2015-05-17 17:00 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | DMAC, (4th Floor) Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QY, United Kingdom
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
Nancy Stark Smiths “The Underscore” Abridged
Usually around 3 hours long this practice developed by Nancy Stark Smith is a score for practising or supporting contact improvisation.
This will be a condensed version allowing us to explore the elements of this practice as a way of becoming more aware of, and supporting us in the jam.
If you want to find out more about The Underscore check out this great Youtube discussion with Nancy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzG609NWp1Y&spfreload=10
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.
