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URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/finding-tone-dancing-in-and-out-of-c
 ontact-a-contact-improvisation-workshop-with-lisa-may-thomas/
SUMMARY:Finding Tone: Dancing In and Out of Contact - A Contact Improvisati
 on Workshop with Lisa May Thomas -  - 7 Dec 25 14:00
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFinding Tone: Dancing In and Out of Contact - For beginners
  and intermediates\n\nIn this Contact Improvisation workshop\, we will exp
 lore how tone—the balance between release and readiness—laxation and t
 ension\, shapes our dancing both in and out of contact. Through solo\, par
 tner\, and group explorations\, participants will be guided to find greate
 r clarity\, playfulness\, and depth in their movement.\n\nTogether we will
 :\n* Practice centering techniques and weight transfer to ground and expan
 d our dancing.\n* Work with rolling\, reaching\, folding\, and off-balance
  to discover pathways into and out of the floor.\n* Explore listening in p
 artnership—how to follow\, support\, or disrupt through touch.\n* Invest
 igate “tone” from the inside out\, using living and moving sculptures 
 as playful structures for trio work.\n* Develop strategies for performing 
 contact—including piloting\, blindfolded duets\, and shifting between gi
 ving and receiving in the dance.\n\nThis session is open to movers with so
 me curiosity about Contact Improvisation—whether you are just beginning 
 or wishing to deepen your existing practice. Expect a balance of movement 
 drills\, creative scores\, and performance play\, all within a supportive 
 environment.\n\nLisa May Thomas is a dance artist\, teacher\, and facilita
 tor whose work weaves together somatic practice\, improvisation\, and cont
 emporary dance. She has also extensively explored how we are embodied with
  different technologies\, making dance films\, and working with technologi
 es such as motion capture and multi-person virtual reality to create parti
 cipatory immersive performances.\n\nLisa has a broad-range of teaching exp
 ertise which includes lecturing in higher education across the UK\, teachi
 ng class for experienced dancers\, working with inclusive dance groups and
  with communities of elders. With a background in both performance and mov
 ement research\, she creates spaces that encourage curiosity\, playfulness
 \, and embodied awareness. Her teaching is rooted in an attentiveness to t
 he body and exploring our interconnectedness to the world around us. She w
 orks with practices that orient around touch and weight to open new possib
 ilities for movement and connection.\n\nLisa has taught and performed wide
 ly\, developing a practice that values both rigorous technique and improvi
 sational responsivity\, supporting movers of all backgrounds to deepen the
 ir experience of dance as an expressive and relational artform\n\nTickets 
 £15/£20/£25\n\nhttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprov
 isationdance/1841532\n\n*Free entry to the jam and foodshare afterwards at
  5:15
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