Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam

When

24/05/2015    
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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

An exploration of a Listening Touch and its impact on Weight Redistribution:
Through a ‘mapping’, ‘listening’, ‘tracking’ and ‘sharing’ of weight, guided by breath and hands on touch, we’ll engage in an exploration of personal Authentic movement qualities as a way into shared dance dialogues in and out of contact, in a process of intuitively accessing and rearranging patterns and implicit directionalities stored within our skinespheres.

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.