BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110528T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110531T170000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/angela-doni-workshop-28-31-may/ SUMMARY:Angela Doni Workshop\, 28-31 May - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 28 M ay 11 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\nPractice and Romanticism in CI\nWith Angela Dony (Andjela Don i)\n28 – 31 May\, 10am – 5pm daily\nAngela Dony is a dance improviser\ , choreographer and a teacher oriented to contact improvisation and contem porary dance. She was born in Kishinev\, Moldavia. She was educated at the High School of Culture\, St-Petersburg. After graduation in 1985\, she wa s a theatrical choreographer for 10 Years. Since 1999 she is living in Mos cow\, and teaching Contact Improvisation\, Improvisation and Movement Deve lopment.\nSince September 2006 she has been the organizer and leader of a project of research\, experiment and exchange which aims to support and de velop the teaching and performance of Contact Improvisation and Improvisat ion in Moscow. She organises the yearly\, nine day\, International Contact Improvisation and Performance Festival in Moscow which includes an improv isational performance night in a central Moscow Theater.\nPractice and Rom anticism in CI\nWhen I teach I offer only those things which I know how to dance and love to dance. Observing my dance I discover my endless curiosi ty for spirals in movement\, and my aspiration to be light and to fly.\n\n \nFor me CI is a dance which can bring joy and pleasure and a discipline w hich develops the body. In this workshop I want to separate practical and emotional sides of CI.Practice:\n\n Movement that brings understanding of how the body is  organized and how it can move.\n Elements of contemporar y dance to explore pathways of Clear\, efficient movement with minimal eff ort.\n Elements which came to CI from Aikido.\n We will take time to work with weight. From the small dance to lifting.\n\nRomanticism:\n\n Techniqu es which help us to release\, tune into our dance\, such as bodywork\, aut hentic movement.\n Images and metaphors which inspire our dancing\n Practi ce of being attentive to the atmosphere in space and its weather.\n Co-cre ating with a partner\n Composition and improvisation – widening our choi ces\, using eyes\, ideas and playfulness.\n\nCosts: £145/155 Early Bird t hen £170/£160. For Early Bird\, send deposits by May 18th.\nInformation: email: info@movementmeditation.co.uk\, Tel: 07908582791\nBookings: To boo k\, please send a £30 non returnable cheque to\nJamus Wood\, 240 Mina Roa d\, Bristol\, BS29YP.\nwww.contactdance.co.uk\n\n LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:13@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110529T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110529T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 29 May 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION: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 dan ce\, rest or sit and watch as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learnt\, and to find your own r outes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n \n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n Occasion al Sunday's\, 6.30pm-8.30pm\n Often accompanied by live music\n Cost: £5\ n Facilitated by Agnieszka 07871 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n Location: Hamilton House (DMAC on 4th floor)\, Stokes Croft\n LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:14@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110612T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110612T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/dance-prayer/ SUMMARY:Dance Prayer - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 12 Jun 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:Dance Prayer\nMovement led by Jamus Wood\n Soundscapes by Mosse \n\nOur midsummer sun is rising and with it our energies as we find our wa y towards the fullness of summer. let us open to a pause in our doings to find stillness and silences. Find the movements of our inner flow surfacin g into expression. Allow ourselves to come to ground and to discover the n urture of our simple breath and from here coming forward into life and spo ntaneity.\n\nIn this movement meditation we will cycle through a sequence of sitting meditation\, sound bath\, dance and reflection.\n\n6.30 to 8.30 pm Cost £5 + £3 for our musician.\n@ DMAC\, 4th floor\, Hamilton House\, Stokes Croft.\nFor more information call Jamus 07908582791 or email: work shops@movementmeditati​on.co.uk LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110627T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110627T214500 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-dance-jam-2/ SUMMARY:Monday Dance Jam - Wild Goose Space - 27 Jun 11 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Dance Jam\n7.15pm – 9.45 pm\n\nLed by Jamus Wood and Lee Bolt on\n\nAn evening of dancing Contact Improvisation and improvisation.\nCome and join us to dance your dance. We will lead you into your body through an focused warmup into jamming’ and then you can release yourself into o pen space.\nPlease arrive by 7.30 so we can begin together.\nSee you danci ng.\nVenue: Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristol\, BS 29YP.\nCost: £7/£6 concs\nInfo: Jamus 07908582791 or Lee 07966498596 ema il: info@embodiedpresence.co.uk\nFor More Information www.embodiedpresence .co.uk LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110703T163000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110703T183000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-family-jam/ SUMMARY:CI Family Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 3 Jul 11 16:30 DESCRIPTION:Hello folks!\n\nLet me invite you and your little ones to a CI Family Jam this Sunday! Meet me at the dmac studios\, Hamilton House. We  start at 4.30 with an easy time warm up and we will rock until 6.30. Wear light clothing and bring soft drinks. If you are child-less\, come as to a regular jam.\n\nLooking forward to share the dance space with you all!\n\ nAgnieszka\n\n07871455025 x LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110704T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110704T214500 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-dance-jam/ SUMMARY:Monday Dance Jam - Wild Goose Space - 4 Jul 11 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Dance Jam\n7.15pm – 9.45 pm\n\nLed by Jamus Wood and Lee Bolt on\n\nAn evening of dancing Contact Improvisation and improvisation.\nCome and join us to dance your dance. We will lead you into your body through an focused warmup into jamming’ and then you can release yourself into o pen space.\nPlease arrive by 7.30 so we can begin together.\nSee you danci ng.\nVenue: Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristol\, BS 29YP.\nCost: £7/£6 concs\nInfo: Jamus 07908582791 or Lee 07966498596 ema il: info@embodiedpresence.co.uk\nFor More Information www.embodiedpresence .co.uk LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110801T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110801T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/move-it/ SUMMARY:Move It! - The Dance Space - 1 Aug 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:MOVE IT! A high energy improvised dance class. Please bring a t owel and water!\n\n19.30 -20.30 dancespace at The Island\, Bridewell St £ 4 (£3 concession)\n\nThis will run for 4 Mondays during AUGUST ONLY  1st \, 15th\, 22nd\, 29th (bank holiday)\n\nPlease arrive promptly. The space will be open from 7.15.\nWhat is it?\n…a chance to swing\, slide\, roll\ , fly\, shake\, reach\, wiggle\, stretch and more! After a short improvise d warm up. The class then follows a simple follow the leader format. To fi nish there is guided resistance stretching and a cool down. Movement is si mple and repetitive giving you the chance to really think about alignment and improving your fitness level. There will be a further 10 minutes after class for you to continue stretching or do some bodywork if you wish.\nWh o?\nThis class would suit people about to embark on a professional dance t raining\, those currently studying and on their summer break\, dance teach ers\, movement practitioners or anyone who just loves to dance.\nWhy?\nBec ause it’s fun and keeps you fit!\n\n \;\n\nPlease join Libby and Lis a – the more the merrier!\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:33@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110805T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110805T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-15/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 5 Aug 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:107@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110805T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110805T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-16/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 5 Aug 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:139@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110805T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110805T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-19/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 5 Aug 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:34@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110812T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110812T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-14/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 12 Aug 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:108@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110812T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110812T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 12 Aug 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:140@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110812T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110812T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-18/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 12 Aug 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:50@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110813T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110813T170000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-jam/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 13 Aug 11 14:30 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation and dance Jam\nSaturday 13th August\nOpen to everyone not just contact dancers People who just want to move in the way they want in a nice big clear space\nOpen to babies and children\, aun ts and grannies\, granddads and all the rest\n\nLocation: DMAC dance studi o Hamilton house\nTime: 2.30 till 5pm\nThere will be an opening circle at 2.30pm\nCost: a donation\nMusic: Hopefully live\nKathleen might lead a war m up LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110815T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110815T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/move-it-2/ SUMMARY:Move It! - The Dance Space - 15 Aug 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:MOVE IT! A high energy improvised dance class. Please bring a t owel and water!\n\n19.30 -20.30 dancespace at The Island\, Bridewell St £ 4 (£3 concession)\n\nThis will run for 4 Mondays during AUGUST ONLY  1st \, 15th\, 22nd\, 29th (bank holiday)\n\nPlease arrive promptly. The space will be open from 7.15.\nWhat is it?\n…a chance to swing\, slide\, roll\ , fly\, shake\, reach\, wiggle\, stretch and more! After a short improvise d warm up. The class then follows a simple follow the leader format. To fi nish there is guided resistance stretching and a cool down. Movement is si mple and repetitive giving you the chance to really think about alignment and improving your fitness level. There will be a further 10 minutes after class for you to continue stretching or do some bodywork if you wish.\nWh o?\nThis class would suit people about to embark on a professional dance t raining\, those currently studying and on their summer break\, dance teach ers\, movement practitioners or anyone who just loves to dance.\nWhy?\nBec ause it’s fun and keeps you fit!\n\n \;\n\nPlease join Libby and Lis a – the more the merrier!\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:164@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110816T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110816T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/summer-ci-in-the-south-west/ SUMMARY:Summer CI (in the South West) - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 16 Aug 11 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Summer Contact Improvisation in the South West\nThere will be a Contact session on Tuesday 16\, 23\, 31\, August at Sandwell Barns\, Totn es\nTime 6-9pm\nCost £3.00\nLocation Sandwell Barns TQ9 7LJ [off Totnes-A vonwick rd. at Sandwell turn between Tigley &\; Hazard turns \, then so on right up signed driveway]\nThere is a possibility of a sauna and social after if there is interest.\nReza is offering a Tango/CI introduction at 6.00pm on  Tuesday 23rd\nHope to see you there\, Noel LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:167@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110816T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110816T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/summer-ci-in-the-south-west-3/ SUMMARY:Summer CI (in the South West) - Other (see event for details) - 16 Aug 11 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Summer Contact Improvisation in the South West\nThere will be a Contact session on Tuesday 16\, 23\, 31\, August at Sandwell Barns\, Totn es\nTime 6-9pm\nCost £3.00\nLocation Sandwell Barns TQ9 7LJ [off Totnes-A vonwick rd. at Sandwell turn between Tigley &\; Hazard turns \, then so on right up signed driveway]\nThere is a possibility of a sauna and social after if there is interest.\nReza is offering a Tango/CI introduction at 6.00pm on  Tuesday 23rd\nHope to see you there\, Noel LOCATION:Other (see event for details)\, Other\, Other\, United Kingdom GEO:52.3072;-1.93542 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Other\, Other\, United King dom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Other (see event for details):geo:52.3072,- 1.93542 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:141@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110819T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110819T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-17/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 19 Aug 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110822T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110822T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/move-it-3/ SUMMARY:Move It! - The Dance Space - 22 Aug 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:MOVE IT! A high energy improvised dance class. Please bring a t owel and water!\n\n19.30 -20.30 dancespace at The Island\, Bridewell St £ 4 (£3 concession)\n\nThis will run for 4 Mondays during AUGUST ONLY  1st \, 15th\, 22nd\, 29th (bank holiday)\n\nPlease arrive promptly. The space will be open from 7.15.\nWhat is it?\n…a chance to swing\, slide\, roll\ , fly\, shake\, reach\, wiggle\, stretch and more! After a short improvise d warm up. The class then follows a simple follow the leader format. To fi nish there is guided resistance stretching and a cool down. Movement is si mple and repetitive giving you the chance to really think about alignment and improving your fitness level. There will be a further 10 minutes after class for you to continue stretching or do some bodywork if you wish.\nWh o?\nThis class would suit people about to embark on a professional dance t raining\, those currently studying and on their summer break\, dance teach ers\, movement practitioners or anyone who just loves to dance.\nWhy?\nBec ause it’s fun and keeps you fit!\n\n \;\n\nPlease join Libby and Lis a – the more the merrier!\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:168@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110823T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110823T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/summer-ci-in-the-south-west-2/ SUMMARY:Summer CI (in the South West) - Other (see event for details) - 23 Aug 11 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Summer Contact Improvisation in the South West\nThere will be a Contact session on Tuesday 16\, 23\, 31\, August at Sandwell Barns\, Totn es\nTime 6-9pm\nCost £3.00\nLocation Sandwell Barns TQ9 7LJ [off Totnes-A vonwick rd. at Sandwell turn between Tigley &\; Hazard turns \, then so on right up signed driveway]\nThere is a possibility of a sauna and social after if there is interest.\nReza is offering a Tango/CI introduction at 6.00pm on  Tuesday 23rd\nHope to see you there\, Noel LOCATION:Other (see event for details)\, Other\, Other\, United Kingdom GEO:52.3072;-1.93542 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Other\, Other\, United King dom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Other (see event for details):geo:52.3072,- 1.93542 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:142@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110826T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110826T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-13/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 26 Aug 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-142.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110829T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110829T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/move-it-4/ SUMMARY:Move It! - The Dance Space - 29 Aug 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:MOVE IT! A high energy improvised dance class. Please bring a t owel and water!\n\n19.30 -20.30 dancespace at The Island\, Bridewell St £ 4 (£3 concession)\n\nThis will run for 4 Mondays during AUGUST ONLY  1st \, 15th\, 22nd\, 29th (bank holiday)\n\nPlease arrive promptly. The space will be open from 7.15.\nWhat is it?\n…a chance to swing\, slide\, roll\ , fly\, shake\, reach\, wiggle\, stretch and more! After a short improvise d warm up. The class then follows a simple follow the leader format. To fi nish there is guided resistance stretching and a cool down. Movement is si mple and repetitive giving you the chance to really think about alignment and improving your fitness level. There will be a further 10 minutes after class for you to continue stretching or do some bodywork if you wish.\nWh o?\nThis class would suit people about to embark on a professional dance t raining\, those currently studying and on their summer break\, dance teach ers\, movement practitioners or anyone who just loves to dance.\nWhy?\nBec ause it’s fun and keeps you fit!\n\n \;\n\nPlease join Libby and Lis a – the more the merrier!\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:169@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110830T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110830T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/summer-ci-in-the-south-west-4/ SUMMARY:Summer CI (in the South West) - Other (see event for details) - 30 Aug 11 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Summer Contact Improvisation in the South West\nThere will be a Contact session on Tuesday 16\, 23\, 31\, August at Sandwell Barns\, Totn es\nTime 6-9pm\nCost £3.00\nLocation Sandwell Barns TQ9 7LJ [off Totnes-A vonwick rd. at Sandwell turn between Tigley &\; Hazard turns \, then so on right up signed driveway]\nThere is a possibility of a sauna and social after if there is interest.\nReza is offering a Tango/CI introduction at 6.00pm on  Tuesday 23rd\nHope to see you there\, Noel LOCATION:Other (see event for details)\, Other\, Other\, United Kingdom GEO:52.3072;-1.93542 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Other\, Other\, United King dom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Other (see event for details):geo:52.3072,- 1.93542 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:143@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110902T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110902T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-12/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 2 Sep 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:144@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110909T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110909T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-11/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 9 Sep 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:191@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110911T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110911T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-2/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 11 Sep 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:BRISTOL CONTACT IMPROVISATION JAM AUTUMN SEASON\n\nContact Impr ovisation Jam is a form of practice in which we are invited to express\, e xplore and experience our bodies in solo locomotion\, in juxtapositions an d in group improvisations - being vibrant particles of integral physical e ngagement as well as witnessing and stillness. We allow ourself to co exis t with echother and the sounds\, and we very much co create the space bein g held by presence and attention. It is opened to mixed levels and guidanc e is always available.\n\nThis Sunday Agnieszka would love to offer a guid ed warm up that leads us inside the jamming flow. To attend to warm up ple ase be on time\, we start at 18:30 and we go on til 20:30. The venue remai ns unchanged dmac 3rd floor (that is Hamilton House Stokes Croft) and the fee is £5.\nContact Agnieszka on 07871455025 LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:185@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110912T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110912T201000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-6/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual - The Dance Space - 12 Sep 11 18:1 5 DESCRIPTION:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual\nMonday's 18.15– 20.10\n\nAt DanceSpace\, The Island\, Bridewell Street\, Bristol\n\nStarting on 12 Se pt (6 sessions)\n\n£8 drop in OR £40 for 6 sessions\nAnna Halprin’s Mo vement Ritual and dance explorations\nMovement Ritual is a set of natural and organic movement sequences developed by American dance pioneer Anna Ha lprin. The primarily floor-based sequences focus on the spine\, improving flexibility\, strength\, inner connection and kinaesthetic awareness. Thro ugh individual and pair work we explore basic components of Movement Ritua l. We develop these creatively in dance explorations inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imaginal) and Itta’s a rtistic interests. Movement experiences are reflected on in drawing and wr iting (art materials provided) \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-156.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:371@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110913T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110913T200000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/games-for-big-kids-8/ SUMMARY:Games for Big Kids - Mina Road Park - 13 Sep 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:‘Games for Big Kids’\nStarting: Tuesday 13th Sept 2011\n\nC ontact: k-lo@contactdance.co.uk\n\nRunning every Tuesday that it is not ra ining until it gets so bad we have to stop\, but we can start again if it snows!\n\nWhile the weather is good why not come down to the park and play ! It’s not just for the kids you know! We all need to play…. To let of f steam\, to de-stress\, to have fun to remember there is more to life\, t o laugh\, to get physical\, to have some human interaction away from the c omputer.\n\nPlaying is vital to our growth and development\; this doesn’ t stop when we become adults.\n\nI will be in St Werburghs Park every Tues day eve 6.30-8pm leading the games. They will range from the ones we all k now like tag (and its various versions). To some more unusual ones like ‘pull your sock of’ (bring socks)\, Zoo and whatever else we can think up.\n\nWear loose clothing\, soft outdoor shoes and something to sit on t hat you don’t mind getting dirty and be prepared for a little rough and tumble (of course you can opt out of the ones that challenge you to much)\ n\nIf you bring kids you have to be responsible for them as these games ar e going to be pitched for adults.\n\nDonations gratefully accepted which a ll be given to a children’s charity. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-51.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Mina Road Park\, Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57594 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Mina Road Park:geo:51.4704,-2.5 7594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:94@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110914T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110914T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/move-it-16/ SUMMARY:Move It! - The Dance Space - 14 Sep 11 19:45 DESCRIPTION:New classes starting in September\nMOVE IT! A high energy impro vised dance class. Please bring a towel and water!\n\nWednesdays 19.45-21. 00 The Dance Space at The Island\, Bridewell St drop-in rate £5 (£4 conc ession) or £12 for 3 classes.\n\nPlease arrive promptly.\n\nClasses start on Wednesday 14th September and will run for the 12 sessions of the term starting 12/9/11 with a break the week commencing 24/10\nWhat is it?\n…a chance to swing\, slide\, roll\, fly\, shake\, reach\, wiggle\, stretch a nd more! After a short improvised warm up. The class then follows a simple follow the leader format. To finish there is guided resistance stretching and a cool down. Movement is simple and repetitive giving you the chance to really think about alignment and improving your fitness level.\nWho?\nT his class would suit people about to embark on a professional dance traini ng\, those currently training\, dance teachers\, movement practitioners or anyone professionally minded who just loves to dance.\nWhy?\nBecause it ’s fun and keeps you fit!\n\n \;\n\nPlease join Libby and Lisa – t he more the merrier!\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:145@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110916T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110916T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-10/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 16 Sep 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:193@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110918T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110918T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-cross-arts-improvisation/ SUMMARY:Sunday Cross-Arts Improvisation - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 18 Sep 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:An experimental night for improvising artists of all discipline s: music\, dance\, theatre\, writing\, visual arts\, etc. The focus is on how we improvise together as a group\, weaving and blending the different art forms\, creating a constant dialogue between sound\, movement\, words\ , space and lines.\n\nNo need to book … remember to bring any objects\, instruments or materials you’d like to use … ANYTHING GOES\n\n Occasio nal Sunday's\, 6.30pm-8.30pm\n Cost: £5\n Facilitated by Itta Howie or Ni na Wara\n Location: Hamilton House (DMAC on 4th floor)\, Stokes Croft\n CATEGORIES:Other Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:186@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110919T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110919T201000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-5/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual - The Dance Space - 19 Sep 11 18:1 5 DESCRIPTION:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual\nMonday's 18.15– 20.10\n\nAt DanceSpace\, The Island\, Bridewell Street\, Bristol\n\nStarting on 12 Se pt (6 sessions)\n\n£8 drop in OR £40 for 6 sessions\nAnna Halprin’s Mo vement Ritual and dance explorations\nMovement Ritual is a set of natural and organic movement sequences developed by American dance pioneer Anna Ha lprin. The primarily floor-based sequences focus on the spine\, improving flexibility\, strength\, inner connection and kinaesthetic awareness. Thro ugh individual and pair work we explore basic components of Movement Ritua l. We develop these creatively in dance explorations inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imaginal) and Itta’s a rtistic interests. Movement experiences are reflected on in drawing and wr iting (art materials provided) \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-156.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:372@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110920T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110920T200000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/games-for-big-kids-7/ SUMMARY:Games for Big Kids - Mina Road Park - 20 Sep 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:‘Games for Big Kids’\nStarting: Tuesday 13th Sept 2011\n\nC ontact: k-lo@contactdance.co.uk\n\nRunning every Tuesday that it is not ra ining until it gets so bad we have to stop\, but we can start again if it snows!\n\nWhile the weather is good why not come down to the park and play ! It’s not just for the kids you know! We all need to play…. To let of f steam\, to de-stress\, to have fun to remember there is more to life\, t o laugh\, to get physical\, to have some human interaction away from the c omputer.\n\nPlaying is vital to our growth and development\; this doesn’ t stop when we become adults.\n\nI will be in St Werburghs Park every Tues day eve 6.30-8pm leading the games. They will range from the ones we all k now like tag (and its various versions). To some more unusual ones like ‘pull your sock of’ (bring socks)\, Zoo and whatever else we can think up.\n\nWear loose clothing\, soft outdoor shoes and something to sit on t hat you don’t mind getting dirty and be prepared for a little rough and tumble (of course you can opt out of the ones that challenge you to much)\ n\nIf you bring kids you have to be responsible for them as these games ar e going to be pitched for adults.\n\nDonations gratefully accepted which a ll be given to a children’s charity. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-51.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Mina Road Park\, Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57594 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Mina Road Park:geo:51.4704,-2.5 7594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:95@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110921T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110921T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/move-it-5/ SUMMARY:Move It! - The Dance Space - 21 Sep 11 19:45 DESCRIPTION:New classes starting in September\nMOVE IT! A high energy impro vised dance class. Please bring a towel and water!\n\nWednesdays 19.45-21. 00 The Dance Space at The Island\, Bridewell St drop-in rate £5 (£4 conc ession) or £12 for 3 classes.\n\nPlease arrive promptly.\n\nClasses start on Wednesday 14th September and will run for the 12 sessions of the term starting 12/9/11 with a break the week commencing 24/10\nWhat is it?\n…a chance to swing\, slide\, roll\, fly\, shake\, reach\, wiggle\, stretch a nd more! After a short improvised warm up. The class then follows a simple follow the leader format. To finish there is guided resistance stretching and a cool down. Movement is simple and repetitive giving you the chance to really think about alignment and improving your fitness level.\nWho?\nT his class would suit people about to embark on a professional dance traini ng\, those currently training\, dance teachers\, movement practitioners or anyone professionally minded who just loves to dance.\nWhy?\nBecause it ’s fun and keeps you fit!\n\n \;\n\nPlease join Libby and Lisa – t he more the merrier!\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:146@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110923T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110923T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-9/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 23 Sep 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:192@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110925T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110925T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-3/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 25 Sep 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:BRISTOL CONTACT IMPROVISATION JAM\n\n25th September led by Jamu s\n\nSundays 6.30 to 8.30pm\n... @ DMAC\, 4th floor\, Hamilton House\, Sto kes Croft.\n\nCost £5\n\nSunday will be here very soon\, why not come and join me for an evening dedicated to moving your body in the sweetness of each moment.\n\nWe will start with a 30 minute warmup and a simple frame f or our dancing together. Beginners you are most welcome.\n\nContact Improv isation is FUN\, come and play!\n\n“Contact Improvisation is an honoring of every moment. There is a sweet surrendering that happens when our bodi es stay faithful to what is happening now\, and now… and NOW! One learns to recognize and differentiate subtle impulses in our movement choices an d our partner’s choices. We begin to decipher the cues that we give and receive which tell us when to lead or follow\, when to go up\, when to go down\, where to touch\, how to lift\, when to slow down\, and when to be s till. In this form one learns to stay in integrity with each choice\, neve r forcing\, never rushing. When Body\, Mind\, and Spirit are united in the ir instinctive wisdom one finds ones-self at home in every moment expressi ng ones true nature.” – Mark Moti Zemelman LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:187@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110926T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110926T201000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-4/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual - The Dance Space - 26 Sep 11 18:1 5 DESCRIPTION:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and dance explorations\nMoveme nt Ritual is a set of natural and organic movement sequences developed by American dance pioneer Anna Halprin. The primarily floor-based sequences f ocus on the spine\, improving flexibility\, strength\, inner connection an d kinaesthetic awareness. Through individual and pair work we explore basi c components of Movement Ritual. We develop these creatively in dance expl orations inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotio nal\, imaginal) and Itta’s artistic interests. Movement experiences are reflected on in drawing and writing (art materials provided)\n\nStarting o n the 12th September (6 sessions) \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-187.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:373@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110927T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110927T200000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/games-for-big-kids-6/ SUMMARY:Games for Big Kids - Mina Road Park - 27 Sep 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:‘Games for Big Kids’\nStarting: Tuesday 13th Sept 2011\n\nC ontact: k-lo@contactdance.co.uk\n\nRunning every Tuesday that it is not ra ining until it gets so bad we have to stop\, but we can start again if it snows!\n\nWhile the weather is good why not come down to the park and play ! It’s not just for the kids you know! We all need to play…. To let of f steam\, to de-stress\, to have fun to remember there is more to life\, t o laugh\, to get physical\, to have some human interaction away from the c omputer.\n\nPlaying is vital to our growth and development\; this doesn’ t stop when we become adults.\n\nI will be in St Werburghs Park every Tues day eve 6.30-8pm leading the games. They will range from the ones we all k now like tag (and its various versions). To some more unusual ones like ‘pull your sock of’ (bring socks)\, Zoo and whatever else we can think up.\n\nWear loose clothing\, soft outdoor shoes and something to sit on t hat you don’t mind getting dirty and be prepared for a little rough and tumble (of course you can opt out of the ones that challenge you to much)\ n\nIf you bring kids you have to be responsible for them as these games ar e going to be pitched for adults.\n\nDonations gratefully accepted which a ll be given to a children’s charity. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-51.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Mina Road Park\, Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57594 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Mina Road Park:geo:51.4704,-2.5 7594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:96@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110928T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110928T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/move-it-6/ SUMMARY:Move It! - The Dance Space - 28 Sep 11 19:45 DESCRIPTION:New classes starting in September\nMOVE IT! A high energy impro vised dance class. Please bring a towel and water!\n\nWednesdays 19.45-21. 00 The Dance Space at The Island\, Bridewell St drop-in rate £5 (£4 conc ession) or £12 for 3 classes.\n\nPlease arrive promptly.\n\nClasses start on Wednesday 14th September and will run for the 12 sessions of the term starting 12/9/11 with a break the week commencing 24/10\nWhat is it?\n…a chance to swing\, slide\, roll\, fly\, shake\, reach\, wiggle\, stretch a nd more! After a short improvised warm up. The class then follows a simple follow the leader format. To finish there is guided resistance stretching and a cool down. Movement is simple and repetitive giving you the chance to really think about alignment and improving your fitness level.\nWho?\nT his class would suit people about to embark on a professional dance traini ng\, those currently training\, dance teachers\, movement practitioners or anyone professionally minded who just loves to dance.\nWhy?\nBecause it ’s fun and keeps you fit!\n\n \;\n\nPlease join Libby and Lisa – t he more the merrier!\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:194@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110930T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111002T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/london-weekend-jam/ SUMMARY:London Weekend Jam - Chisenhale Dance Space - 30 Sep 11 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Celebrating 10 yrs of London Contact Improvisation\nFriday work shop 30th September (18.00-21.00)\, Saturday 1st October (13.00–22.00) & amp\; Sunday 2nd October (14.00-21.00)\n\n... Back by popular demand\, ano ther LCI weekend devoted to dance and creative connection\, open to all in terested in Contact Improvisation - beginners more than welcome.\n\nRick N odine will lead an opening workshop 6 - 9pm Friday evening.\n\nOn Saturday we start at 1pm with a warm-up class with Mary Prestidge followed by jamm ing with live music from David Leahy\; in the evening a sharing of perform ances followed by a warm-up into jamming by Caroline Waters.\n\nSunday aft ernoon will start at 2pm with a warm-up class by Natanja den Boeft (Hollan d) and in the evening Angus Balbernie will tune us in for a closing jam ti ll 9pm. There’ll be more live music.\n\nFoyer space is available all wee kend for video showings/networking/relaxing. Please let Robert know in adv ance if you have a video you'd like to share or you want take part in the performances. It would also be great if you bring food to share.\n\nSee yo u there!\n\n \;\nChisenhale Dance Space\n64 - 84 Chisenhale Road\, Lon don\, E3 5QZ\nhttp://www.chisenhaledancespace.co.uk/about/visit\nCOST:\n£ 35/28conc JAM &\; FRIDAY W/SHOP\n£28/£22conc WEEKEND (SAT &\; SUN) TICKET\n£15/£12conc DAY TICKET\n£10/£8conc Friday WORKSHOP ALONE\nTo book a place or for more info please contact:\nrobert@contactimprovisation .co.uk\n+44 (0)7814 790 757 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-194.jpg CATEGORIES:UK CI Jam LOCATION:Chisenhale Dance Space\, 64-84 Chisenhale Road\, London\, E3 5QZ\, United Kingdom GEO:51.5329;-0.03957 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=64-84 Chisenhale Road\, Lon don\, E3 5QZ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Chisenhale Dance Space:geo:51.5329,-0.03957 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:147@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110930T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110930T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-8/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 30 Sep 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:188@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111003T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111003T201000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-3/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual - The Dance Space - 3 Oct 11 18:15 DESCRIPTION:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual\nMonday's 18.15– 20.10\n\nAt DanceSpace\, The Island\, Bridewell Street\, Bristol\n\nStarting on 12 Se pt (6 sessions)\n\n£8 drop in OR £40 for 6 sessions\nAnna Halprin’s Mo vement Ritual and dance explorations\nMovement Ritual is a set of natural and organic movement sequences developed by American dance pioneer Anna Ha lprin. The primarily floor-based sequences focus on the spine\, improving flexibility\, strength\, inner connection and kinaesthetic awareness. Thro ugh individual and pair work we explore basic components of Movement Ritua l. We develop these creatively in dance explorations inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imaginal) and Itta’s a rtistic interests. Movement experiences are reflected on in drawing and wr iting (art materials provided) \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-156.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:374@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111004T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111004T200000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/games-for-big-kids-5/ SUMMARY:Games for Big Kids - Mina Road Park - 4 Oct 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:‘Games for Big Kids’\nStarting: Tuesday 13th Sept 2011\n\nC ontact: k-lo@contactdance.co.uk\n\nRunning every Tuesday that it is not ra ining until it gets so bad we have to stop\, but we can start again if it snows!\n\nWhile the weather is good why not come down to the park and play ! It’s not just for the kids you know! We all need to play…. To let of f steam\, to de-stress\, to have fun to remember there is more to life\, t o laugh\, to get physical\, to have some human interaction away from the c omputer.\n\nPlaying is vital to our growth and development\; this doesn’ t stop when we become adults.\n\nI will be in St Werburghs Park every Tues day eve 6.30-8pm leading the games. They will range from the ones we all k now like tag (and its various versions). To some more unusual ones like ‘pull your sock of’ (bring socks)\, Zoo and whatever else we can think up.\n\nWear loose clothing\, soft outdoor shoes and something to sit on t hat you don’t mind getting dirty and be prepared for a little rough and tumble (of course you can opt out of the ones that challenge you to much)\ n\nIf you bring kids you have to be responsible for them as these games ar e going to be pitched for adults.\n\nDonations gratefully accepted which a ll be given to a children’s charity. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-51.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Mina Road Park\, Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57594 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Mina Road Park:geo:51.4704,-2.5 7594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:97@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111005T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111005T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/move-it-7/ SUMMARY:Move It! - The Dance Space - 5 Oct 11 19:45 DESCRIPTION:New classes starting in September\nMOVE IT! A high energy impro vised dance class. Please bring a towel and water!\n\nWednesdays 19.45-21. 00 The Dance Space at The Island\, Bridewell St drop-in rate £5 (£4 conc ession) or £12 for 3 classes.\n\nPlease arrive promptly.\n\nClasses start on Wednesday 14th September and will run for the 12 sessions of the term starting 12/9/11 with a break the week commencing 24/10\nWhat is it?\n…a chance to swing\, slide\, roll\, fly\, shake\, reach\, wiggle\, stretch a nd more! After a short improvised warm up. The class then follows a simple follow the leader format. To finish there is guided resistance stretching and a cool down. Movement is simple and repetitive giving you the chance to really think about alignment and improving your fitness level.\nWho?\nT his class would suit people about to embark on a professional dance traini ng\, those currently training\, dance teachers\, movement practitioners or anyone professionally minded who just loves to dance.\nWhy?\nBecause it ’s fun and keeps you fit!\n\n \;\n\nPlease join Libby and Lisa – t he more the merrier!\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:198@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111007T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111009T170000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/gathering-in-harvesting-the-year/ SUMMARY:Gathering in - Harvesting the year - Other (see event for details) - 7 Oct 11 10:00 DESCRIPTION:Gathering In - Harvesting the Year. 7 - 9 October @ Wild Ways in Shropshire.\nJamus Wood will be offering sessions in embodied presence\ , moving out onto the land\, allowing our animal body to relate with what is. Self Inquiry\, tuning into where we are in our lives and digesting our experiences of this spring and summer. What is alive at this point in our lives\, what do we want to refine and support.\nNeil Pinnock will offer 5 Rhythms dance.\nCosts: £175 or £160 for early birds\, 21st September.\n All prices include food and accommodation at our beautiful venue Wild Ways .\nInfo call 07908582791 or email: info@embodiedpresence.co.uk\nwww.embodi edpresence.co.uk. CATEGORIES:Other Workshop LOCATION:Other (see event for details)\, Other\, Other\, United Kingdom GEO:52.3072;-1.93542 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Other\, Other\, United King dom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Other (see event for details):geo:52.3072,- 1.93542 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:148@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111007T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111007T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-7/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 7 Oct 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:211@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111009T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111009T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-7/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 9 Oct 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION: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 dan ce\, rest or sit and watch as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learnt\, and to find your own r outes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n \n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n Facilita ted by Agnieszka 07871 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:189@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111010T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111010T201000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-2/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual - The Dance Space - 10 Oct 11 18:1 5 DESCRIPTION:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual\nMonday's 18.15– 20.10\n\nAt DanceSpace\, The Island\, Bridewell Street\, Bristol\n\nStarting on 12 Se pt (6 sessions)\n\n£8 drop in OR £40 for 6 sessions\nAnna Halprin’s Mo vement Ritual and dance explorations\nMovement Ritual is a set of natural and organic movement sequences developed by American dance pioneer Anna Ha lprin. The primarily floor-based sequences focus on the spine\, improving flexibility\, strength\, inner connection and kinaesthetic awareness. Thro ugh individual and pair work we explore basic components of Movement Ritua l. We develop these creatively in dance explorations inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imaginal) and Itta’s a rtistic interests. Movement experiences are reflected on in drawing and wr iting (art materials provided) \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-156.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:375@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111011T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111011T200000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/games-for-big-kids/ SUMMARY:Games for Big Kids - Mina Road Park - 11 Oct 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:‘Games for Big Kids’\nStarting: Tuesday 13th Sept 2011\n\nC ontact: k-lo@contactdance.co.uk\n\nRunning every Tuesday that it is not ra ining until it gets so bad we have to stop\, but we can start again if it snows!\n\nWhile the weather is good why not come down to the park and play ! It’s not just for the kids you know! We all need to play…. To let of f steam\, to de-stress\, to have fun to remember there is more to life\, t o laugh\, to get physical\, to have some human interaction away from the c omputer.\n\nPlaying is vital to our growth and development\; this doesn’ t stop when we become adults.\n\nI will be in St Werburghs Park every Tues day eve 6.30-8pm leading the games. They will range from the ones we all k now like tag (and its various versions). To some more unusual ones like ‘pull your sock of’ (bring socks)\, Zoo and whatever else we can think up.\n\nWear loose clothing\, soft outdoor shoes and something to sit on t hat you don’t mind getting dirty and be prepared for a little rough and tumble (of course you can opt out of the ones that challenge you to much)\ n\nIf you bring kids you have to be responsible for them as these games ar e going to be pitched for adults.\n\nDonations gratefully accepted which a ll be given to a children’s charity. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-51.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Mina Road Park\, Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57594 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Mina Road Park:geo:51.4704,-2.5 7594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:98@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111012T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111012T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/move-it-8/ SUMMARY:Move It! - The Dance Space - 12 Oct 11 19:45 DESCRIPTION:New classes starting in September\nMOVE IT! A high energy impro vised dance class. Please bring a towel and water!\n\nWednesdays 19.45-21. 00 The Dance Space at The Island\, Bridewell St drop-in rate £5 (£4 conc ession) or £12 for 3 classes.\n\nPlease arrive promptly.\n\nClasses start on Wednesday 14th September and will run for the 12 sessions of the term starting 12/9/11 with a break the week commencing 24/10\nWhat is it?\n…a chance to swing\, slide\, roll\, fly\, shake\, reach\, wiggle\, stretch a nd more! After a short improvised warm up. The class then follows a simple follow the leader format. To finish there is guided resistance stretching and a cool down. Movement is simple and repetitive giving you the chance to really think about alignment and improving your fitness level.\nWho?\nT his class would suit people about to embark on a professional dance traini ng\, those currently training\, dance teachers\, movement practitioners or anyone professionally minded who just loves to dance.\nWhy?\nBecause it ’s fun and keeps you fit!\n\n \;\n\nPlease join Libby and Lisa – t he more the merrier!\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:149@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111014T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111014T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-6/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 14 Oct 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:268@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111016T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111016T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161921Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-23/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 16 Oct 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION: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 dan ce\, rest or sit and watch as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learnt\, and to find your own r outes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n \n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n Facilita ted by Agnieszka 07871 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-268.jpg LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:190@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111017T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111017T201000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual - The Dance Space - 17 Oct 11 18:1 5 DESCRIPTION:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual\nMonday's 18.15– 20.10\n\nAt DanceSpace\, The Island\, Bridewell Street\, Bristol\n\nStarting on 12 Se pt (6 sessions)\n\n£8 drop in OR £40 for 6 sessions\nAnna Halprin’s Mo vement Ritual and dance explorations\nMovement Ritual is a set of natural and organic movement sequences developed by American dance pioneer Anna Ha lprin. The primarily floor-based sequences focus on the spine\, improving flexibility\, strength\, inner connection and kinaesthetic awareness. Thro ugh individual and pair work we explore basic components of Movement Ritua l. We develop these creatively in dance explorations inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imaginal) and Itta’s a rtistic interests. Movement experiences are reflected on in drawing and wr iting (art materials provided) \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-156.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:376@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111018T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111018T200000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/games-for-big-kids-2/ SUMMARY:Games for Big Kids - Mina Road Park - 18 Oct 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:‘Games for Big Kids’\nStarting: Tuesday 13th Sept 2011\n\nC ontact: k-lo@contactdance.co.uk\n\nRunning every Tuesday that it is not ra ining until it gets so bad we have to stop\, but we can start again if it snows!\n\nWhile the weather is good why not come down to the park and play ! It’s not just for the kids you know! We all need to play…. To let of f steam\, to de-stress\, to have fun to remember there is more to life\, t o laugh\, to get physical\, to have some human interaction away from the c omputer.\n\nPlaying is vital to our growth and development\; this doesn’ t stop when we become adults.\n\nI will be in St Werburghs Park every Tues day eve 6.30-8pm leading the games. They will range from the ones we all k now like tag (and its various versions). To some more unusual ones like ‘pull your sock of’ (bring socks)\, Zoo and whatever else we can think up.\n\nWear loose clothing\, soft outdoor shoes and something to sit on t hat you don’t mind getting dirty and be prepared for a little rough and tumble (of course you can opt out of the ones that challenge you to much)\ n\nIf you bring kids you have to be responsible for them as these games ar e going to be pitched for adults.\n\nDonations gratefully accepted which a ll be given to a children’s charity. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-51.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Mina Road Park\, Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57594 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Mina Road Park:geo:51.4704,-2.5 7594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:99@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111019T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111019T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/move-it-9/ SUMMARY:Move It! - The Dance Space - 19 Oct 11 19:45 DESCRIPTION:New classes starting in September\nMOVE IT! A high energy impro vised dance class. Please bring a towel and water!\n\nWednesdays 19.45-21. 00 The Dance Space at The Island\, Bridewell St drop-in rate £5 (£4 conc ession) or £12 for 3 classes.\n\nPlease arrive promptly.\n\nClasses start on Wednesday 14th September and will run for the 12 sessions of the term starting 12/9/11 with a break the week commencing 24/10\nWhat is it?\n…a chance to swing\, slide\, roll\, fly\, shake\, reach\, wiggle\, stretch a nd more! After a short improvised warm up. The class then follows a simple follow the leader format. To finish there is guided resistance stretching and a cool down. Movement is simple and repetitive giving you the chance to really think about alignment and improving your fitness level.\nWho?\nT his class would suit people about to embark on a professional dance traini ng\, those currently training\, dance teachers\, movement practitioners or anyone professionally minded who just loves to dance.\nWhy?\nBecause it ’s fun and keeps you fit!\n\n \;\n\nPlease join Libby and Lisa – t he more the merrier!\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:150@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111021T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111021T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-5/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 21 Oct 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:195@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111022T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111023T170000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/our-instinctual-movement/ SUMMARY:Our Instinctual Movement - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 22 Oct 11 10 :30 DESCRIPTION:Our Instinctual Movement (a contact improvisation workshop) \ n\n\n \;\n\n22 - 23 October\, Bristol.\n\n \;\n\nFacilitated by Ja mus Wood and Lee Bolton.\n\n \;\n\nCosts: £70 or £60 concessions. Bo okings 07966498596 email: info@embodiedpresence.co.uk.\n\nwww.embodiedpre sence.co.uk.\n\n \;\n\nUnearthing your instinctual body\, discovering the power within muscle\, bone\, blood.\n\nA workshop dedicated to your in stinctual knowing\, unearthing your unique movement potential. A weekend w orkshop. Influenced by Instinctual Movement and Contact Improvisation. Com e expecting to move\, dancing on your own\, in contact duets and group imp rovisations.\n\nWhen I dance I feel that there are many places to dance fr om. One of these places that interests me greatly is a place of instinct\, my animal body. There is a knowing in each of us\, if we can let go of th e mind control on our moving we can begin to trust our sensate body.\n\nIn this workshop we will dive deeply into our senses and touch that which we already know but may have forgotten. A weekend dedicated to listening to the dance from the inside out.\n\nEach day will begin with a non stylised movement practice designed to allow us to inhabit our bodies\, and bring t he pure power and dexterity of our physicality into the dance. From here w e will touch contact practice\, score and group improvisation.\n\nIn the C ontact Improvisation aspect we will be offering focuses and scores that wi ll create new possibilities for our dancing. The potential of dancing beyo nd the box\, with aliveness and  a sense of freshness. We will be looking at the technical aspects of contact from a functional view. Using exercis es as starting places to play with to grow from\, giving us a chance to se e places of habit and choice around this. Our dancing can then become an o ffering to each moment fresh\, alive\, spontaneous.\n\nWe welcome beginner s through to experienced movers.\n\nWear warm comfortable clothes\, layers are good for any floor work we might do in the warmups.\n\nLook forward t o dancing with you.\n\n \;\n\nAbout Lee\n\nI suppose you could say at the heart of it all I am a dancer.  It seems my body was born to move.  My softness\, my passion\, my sadness\, my rage\, my sensuousness\, my sen se of chaos all come through when I dance.  This is where more than anywh ere else I can be close to myself and have the capacity to touch life with freshness.\n\nMy passion for dance and in particular the drive to be as a uthentic in each moment as possible has led me from 5 Rhythms to Contact I mprovisation and latterly into a practice of  Non-Stylised movement based on the teachings of Helen Poyner.\n\nThis has led me to co-design a serie s of classes and workshops that interweave the teachings of fundamental mo vement\, contact improvisation and presence based on the Movement of Being (Devon) teachings.\n\nDance for me is a metaphor for life.  How can I re ally meet myself? How can I truly be here in this moment to experience lif e and meet you?  This is what fascinates me.  Movement offers the opport unity to ask these questions\, with the potential to experience depth and understanding.\n\nI offer a space for this exploration.\n\n \;\n\nAbou t Jamus\n\nI love to move\, to inspire creativity through dance and connec tion. I teach and guide classes in Contact Improvisation\, Instinctual Mov ement\, Somatic Yoga and perform with the Touch Down Dance.\n\nI like it s imple. I find that working with simple themes can take us deep into our ow n experience and are pathways to presence and embodiment. So themes I work with like arriving\, how do we arrive into contact with ourselves\, into a space and with another. I find this a fascinating topic.\n\nUnusually\, my path has been defined by a congenital eye condition - I almost lost my sight 10 years ago. Six operations on\, my sight is improving\, with futur e operations pending. I have found ways to transform my wounding into a un ique gift. My life is not what it would have been without my eye condition \, many doors initially shut\, while others opened.\n\nAlong my journey\, I have had the good fortune to work with many gifted teachers\, many echo ’s of these teachings live in my teaching today. Key figures are Malcolm Manning\, Helen Poyner\, K J Holmes\, Lisa Nelson\, Nancy Stark Smith\, M iranda Tufnel\, Katy Dymoke\, Adam Bradpiece\, Ray Chung\, Angela Dony.\n\ n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-195.jpg LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:315@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111023T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111023T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-6/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 23 Oct 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will follow the Underscore\, as developed by Nancy Sta rk Smith. There will be a short talk through of the underscore before the jam begins\, so please arrive promptly.\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and c onfidence. 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 l earnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teache r will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bli ndfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the da ncing at some jams.\n Facilitated by Agnieszka 07871 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-315.jpg LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:377@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111025T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111025T200000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/games-for-big-kids-3/ SUMMARY:Games for Big Kids - Mina Road Park - 25 Oct 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:‘Games for Big Kids’\nStarting: Tuesday 13th Sept 2011\n\nC ontact: k-lo@contactdance.co.uk\n\nRunning every Tuesday that it is not ra ining until it gets so bad we have to stop\, but we can start again if it snows!\n\nWhile the weather is good why not come down to the park and play ! It’s not just for the kids you know! We all need to play…. To let of f steam\, to de-stress\, to have fun to remember there is more to life\, t o laugh\, to get physical\, to have some human interaction away from the c omputer.\n\nPlaying is vital to our growth and development\; this doesn’ t stop when we become adults.\n\nI will be in St Werburghs Park every Tues day eve 6.30-8pm leading the games. They will range from the ones we all k now like tag (and its various versions). To some more unusual ones like ‘pull your sock of’ (bring socks)\, Zoo and whatever else we can think up.\n\nWear loose clothing\, soft outdoor shoes and something to sit on t hat you don’t mind getting dirty and be prepared for a little rough and tumble (of course you can opt out of the ones that challenge you to much)\ n\nIf you bring kids you have to be responsible for them as these games ar e going to be pitched for adults.\n\nDonations gratefully accepted which a ll be given to a children’s charity. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-51.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Mina Road Park\, Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57594 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Mina Road Park:geo:51.4704,-2.5 7594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:151@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111028T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111028T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-4/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 28 Oct 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:196@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111029T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111029T170000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/turning-in/ SUMMARY:Turning In - Other (see event for details) - 29 Oct 11 10:00 DESCRIPTION:Turning In. (an embodied presence workshop)\n29 October in the Avebury Circle\nTurning your body to listen to stone and tree. Awakening y our senses. Your animal body feels the land.\nAn open workshop co facilita ted by Jamus Wood and Lee Bolton.\nA days workshop working in the studio a nd out on the ancestoral lands of Avebury. We will tune into this time bet ween autumn and winter\, Allowing our bodies to guide us through movement inquiry and simply walking this land.\nCosts: £40 or £35 conc. Bookings 07966498596 email: info@embodiedpresence.co.uk.\nwww.embodiedpresence.co .uk. CATEGORIES:Other Workshop LOCATION:Other (see event for details)\, Other\, Other\, United Kingdom GEO:52.3072;-1.93542 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Other\, Other\, United King dom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Other (see event for details):geo:52.3072,- 1.93542 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:263@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111030T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111030T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161922Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-24/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 30 Oct 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION: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 dan ce\, rest or sit and watch as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learnt\, and to find your own r outes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n \n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n Facilita ted by Agnieszka 07871 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:378@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111101T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111101T200000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/games-for-big-kids-4/ SUMMARY:Games for Big Kids - Mina Road Park - 1 Nov 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:‘Games for Big Kids’\nStarting: Tuesday 13th Sept 2011\n\nC ontact: k-lo@contactdance.co.uk\n\nRunning every Tuesday that it is not ra ining until it gets so bad we have to stop\, but we can start again if it snows!\n\nWhile the weather is good why not come down to the park and play ! It’s not just for the kids you know! We all need to play…. To let of f steam\, to de-stress\, to have fun to remember there is more to life\, t o laugh\, to get physical\, to have some human interaction away from the c omputer.\n\nPlaying is vital to our growth and development\; this doesn’ t stop when we become adults.\n\nI will be in St Werburghs Park every Tues day eve 6.30-8pm leading the games. They will range from the ones we all k now like tag (and its various versions). To some more unusual ones like ‘pull your sock of’ (bring socks)\, Zoo and whatever else we can think up.\n\nWear loose clothing\, soft outdoor shoes and something to sit on t hat you don’t mind getting dirty and be prepared for a little rough and tumble (of course you can opt out of the ones that challenge you to much)\ n\nIf you bring kids you have to be responsible for them as these games ar e going to be pitched for adults.\n\nDonations gratefully accepted which a ll be given to a children’s charity. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-51.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Mina Road Park\, Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57594 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Mina Road Park:geo:51.4704,-2.5 7594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:101@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111102T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111102T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/move-it-10/ SUMMARY:Move It! - The Dance Space - 2 Nov 11 19:45 DESCRIPTION:New classes starting in September\nMOVE IT! A high energy impro vised dance class. Please bring a towel and water!\n\nWednesdays 19.45-21. 00 The Dance Space at The Island\, Bridewell St drop-in rate £5 (£4 conc ession) or £12 for 3 classes.\n\nPlease arrive promptly.\n\nClasses start on Wednesday 14th September and will run for the 12 sessions of the term starting 12/9/11 with a break the week commencing 24/10\nWhat is it?\n…a chance to swing\, slide\, roll\, fly\, shake\, reach\, wiggle\, stretch a nd more! After a short improvised warm up. The class then follows a simple follow the leader format. To finish there is guided resistance stretching and a cool down. Movement is simple and repetitive giving you the chance to really think about alignment and improving your fitness level.\nWho?\nT his class would suit people about to embark on a professional dance traini ng\, those currently training\, dance teachers\, movement practitioners or anyone professionally minded who just loves to dance.\nWhy?\nBecause it ’s fun and keeps you fit!\n\n \;\n\nPlease join Libby and Lisa – t he more the merrier!\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:152@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111104T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111104T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-3/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 4 Nov 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:336@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111106T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111106T183000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161922Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-17/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 6 Nov 11 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nThe focus of the class will be on exploring the architecture of our upper higher body. Through some simple release and expanding awareness  techniques we will e ngage in solo and partner practices that are aimed at enabling us to move our arms\, neck and head with greater ease and expansion maintainig the st rong centre. We will revisit the point of contact practices and time allow ing we have a short round robin. Agnieszka\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-336.jpg LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:363@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111106T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111106T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161921Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-14/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 6 Nov 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:102@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111109T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111109T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/move-it-11/ SUMMARY:Move It! - The Dance Space - 9 Nov 11 19:45 DESCRIPTION:New classes starting in September\nMOVE IT! A high energy impro vised dance class. Please bring a towel and water!\n\nWednesdays 19.45-21. 00 The Dance Space at The Island\, Bridewell St drop-in rate £5 (£4 conc ession) or £12 for 3 classes.\n\nPlease arrive promptly.\n\nClasses start on Wednesday 14th September and will run for the 12 sessions of the term starting 12/9/11 with a break the week commencing 24/10\nWhat is it?\n…a chance to swing\, slide\, roll\, fly\, shake\, reach\, wiggle\, stretch a nd more! After a short improvised warm up. The class then follows a simple follow the leader format. To finish there is guided resistance stretching and a cool down. Movement is simple and repetitive giving you the chance to really think about alignment and improving your fitness level.\nWho?\nT his class would suit people about to embark on a professional dance traini ng\, those currently training\, dance teachers\, movement practitioners or anyone professionally minded who just loves to dance.\nWhy?\nBecause it ’s fun and keeps you fit!\n\n \;\n\nPlease join Libby and Lisa – t he more the merrier!\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:153@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111111T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111111T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-2/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 11 Nov 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:337@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111113T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111113T183000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161922Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-18/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 13 Nov 11 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nSpecific deta ils for this days class to follow. LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:364@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111113T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111113T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161921Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-15/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 13 Nov 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:103@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111116T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111116T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/move-it-12/ SUMMARY:Move It! - The Dance Space - 16 Nov 11 19:45 DESCRIPTION:New classes starting in September\nMOVE IT! A high energy impro vised dance class. Please bring a towel and water!\n\nWednesdays 19.45-21. 00 The Dance Space at The Island\, Bridewell St drop-in rate £5 (£4 conc ession) or £12 for 3 classes.\n\nPlease arrive promptly.\n\nClasses start on Wednesday 14th September and will run for the 12 sessions of the term starting 12/9/11 with a break the week commencing 24/10\nWhat is it?\n…a chance to swing\, slide\, roll\, fly\, shake\, reach\, wiggle\, stretch a nd more! After a short improvised warm up. The class then follows a simple follow the leader format. To finish there is guided resistance stretching and a cool down. Movement is simple and repetitive giving you the chance to really think about alignment and improving your fitness level.\nWho?\nT his class would suit people about to embark on a professional dance traini ng\, those currently training\, dance teachers\, movement practitioners or anyone professionally minded who just loves to dance.\nWhy?\nBecause it ’s fun and keeps you fit!\n\n \;\n\nPlease join Libby and Lisa – t he more the merrier!\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:154@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111118T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111118T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-20/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 18 Nov 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:197@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111120T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111120T170000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/a-community-lab-time-all-day-contact -improvisation-research-performance-night/ SUMMARY:A Community Lab Time. All Day Contact Improvisation Research +/- Pe rformance Night - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 20 Nov 11 10:00 DESCRIPTION:                                                                           A COMMUNITY LAB TIME\n\n                            All day Contact Improvisation research work shops +/- Perform ance Night\n\n \;\n\nTime: 10:00-11:15  Warm up start: Underscore Pra ctice (no explanation before but clear road map displayed on the walls)\n\ nvariation: Barbara Dilley's Contemplative Practice prior to  the score\n \nTea break 11:15-11:30\n\nTime 11:30-13:30\n\nFacilitated  talking circl e\, with short demonstration of lab proposals followed by work group forma tion.\n\nsome propositions submitted already are:\n\n1. Performance and re lationship lab. Relationship to self\, to the floor/environment\, to other \, and to the audience (use  of discussion\, maybe role play and probably BMC embodiment principles to start this exploration)\, facilitated by K'l o.\n\n2. Research based on the experiences of dancing during pregnancy.  Exploring connection to stillness\, holding\, dancing without using your b elly center\, dancing whilst caring for another in every moment  (my cent er is in another)\, plus dressing another whilst they dance without distur bing their movement\, facilitated by Jocasta.\n\n3. Exploration of Authent ic Movement practice\, presence and witnessing. Use of blind fold movement into expanding awareness in trio work\, facilitated by Lisa and Agnieszka .\n\n4. An exploration of the undercurrents of relationships in the dance. Themes for this lab may include: power\, manipulation\, hierarchy\, emoti ons. What happens when these (often unstated) aspects are brought into the open\, clearly stated in words\, expression\, and movement? How does this affect the dance and can it transform our experience? Following on from o ur exploration at ECITE this year\, in our ongoing group 'Community and (m icro) Politics' Saskia and Sonja are excited to share some of the exercise s we explored at the exchange.\n\nAll groups work simultaneously in the sa me hall clearly divided into workshop spaces.\n\nLunch break 13:30-14:30\n \nDuring lunch in the space there will be inspiration time: watching DVD's on  CI in performance and browsing through CQ (Contact Quarterly magazin e) library. Bring food to share please. Alternatively - you can use nearb y cafes.\n\noptional\n\n Time 15:00-17:00\n\nRegrouping and feedback.  W e share our research findings from the morning in the circle and declare w hat we wish to do in the afternoon - go on in labbing\, change group\,work towards developing performance piece* have a bodywork exchange session or a joined lab experience.\n\nThe afternoon format will be decided collecti vely.\n\nEnd of St Michael's Parish Hall Part and Dinner Time.\n\nWe disen gage peacefully....\n\n...or\n\n\n*Time: 19:30- 20:30  Hamilton House dma c studio 1\, fourth floor\, Stokes Croft\n\nFacilitated labs in semi forma l performance.\n\nInvite friends and family.\n\nAnd after performance :   Celebration! Canteen or another  hang out.\n\nTo find out more contact \n\nAgnieszka\n\n07871455025\n\nagnieszka@contactdance.co.uk\n\n \;\n\ nNote: All abilities and background interests welcome!!!\n\nNote:  the pr ice for attendance is not fixed yet: I want to cover the  cost of space hire which is £60 for a  whole day and the more of us come to support th e event the cheaper it will be for all of us us! Thank you. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-197.jpg LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:338@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111120T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111120T183000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161921Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/shin-somatics-class/ SUMMARY:Shin Somatics Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 20 Nov 11 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre Cross-Arts Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 t o 6.30 followed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the class for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nSp ecific details for this days class to follow. CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:370@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111120T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111120T193000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161921Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-cross-arts-improvisation-2/ SUMMARY:Sunday Cross-Arts Improvisation - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 20 Nov 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This is preceded by a Shin Somatics Class\, to attend both is j ust £7.\n\nAn experimental night for improvising artists of all disciplin es: music\, dance\, theatre\, writing\, visual arts\, etc. The focus is on how we improvise together as a group\, weaving and blending the different art forms\, creating a constant dialogue between sound\, movement\, words \, space and lines.\n\nNo need to book … remember to bring any objects\, instruments or materials you’d like to use … ANYTHING GOES\n\n Occasi onal Sunday's\, 6.30pm-8.30pm\n Cost: £5\n Facilitated by Itta Howie or N ina Wara\n Location: Hamilton House (DMAC on 4th floor)\, Stokes Croft\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-370.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:379@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111121T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111121T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/history-of-contact-jam/ SUMMARY:History of Contact Jam - Wild Goose Space - 21 Nov 11 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Come and be inspired by a movie about the History of Contact an d see how your body wants to express it in the dance. Watch and jam\, jam and watch...\n\n \; LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:104@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111123T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111123T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/move-it-13/ SUMMARY:Move It! - The Dance Space - 23 Nov 11 19:45 DESCRIPTION:New classes starting in September\nMOVE IT! A high energy impro vised dance class. Please bring a towel and water!\n\nWednesdays 19.45-21. 00 The Dance Space at The Island\, Bridewell St drop-in rate £5 (£4 conc ession) or £12 for 3 classes.\n\nPlease arrive promptly.\n\nClasses start on Wednesday 14th September and will run for the 12 sessions of the term starting 12/9/11 with a break the week commencing 24/10\nWhat is it?\n…a chance to swing\, slide\, roll\, fly\, shake\, reach\, wiggle\, stretch a nd more! After a short improvised warm up. The class then follows a simple follow the leader format. To finish there is guided resistance stretching and a cool down. Movement is simple and repetitive giving you the chance to really think about alignment and improving your fitness level.\nWho?\nT his class would suit people about to embark on a professional dance traini ng\, those currently training\, dance teachers\, movement practitioners or anyone professionally minded who just loves to dance.\nWhy?\nBecause it ’s fun and keeps you fit!\n\n \;\n\nPlease join Libby and Lisa – t he more the merrier!\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:155@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111125T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111125T213000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/let-go-and-dance-21/ SUMMARY:Let Go and Dance! - Wilder St Studio - 25 Nov 11 19:30 DESCRIPTION:Let go &\; Dance\nAn Invitation to play\, have fun\, be sill y\, lat go\, move your body &\; connect with other people…\n\nWhen: E very Friday from\nTime: 7:30pm – 9:30pm\nWhere: Wilder st Studio\nCost: £8 – £10\nContact: Rachel Jacobson 0750 77 66 927 or rachejacobson@yah oo.com\nAbout\nLet Go &\; Dance started up 2 years ago. After a break w e are back on! A place to break free from our usual conditioning and total ly Let Go &\; Dance! Everyone is welcome\, those who have not danced be fore\, to those who would like to develop further in there dance\, play an d movement practices. We have an array of musical talent accompanying the class which brings an extra added element of creativity\, spontaneity and life to the session.\n\nIf you want to bring sounds or feel to play an ins trument\, particularly in the second half where we have jam time\, this is very welcome. If you want to …dance\, be still or just let go in any wa y you feel is the right way for you\, then this is just perfect! Connectio n with the earth\, your centre\, your joy and feeling in your body will be a theme that runs right through\, other practices will vary each week.\n\ nThe Wilder Studio is a really good size with wooden floors and a spacious feel. It’s just round the corner from Hamilton House and just a little further on from Lakota club on the corner of Wilder Street and Upper York Street.\n\nBring a bottle of water\, loose clothing and be prepared to let go &\; dance!! CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Wilder St Studio\, 27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Ki ngdom GEO:51.4615;-2.58784 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=27-29 Wilder St\, Bristol\, BS2 8QA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wilder St Studio:geo: 51.4615,-2.58784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:383@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111127T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111127T173000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/jam-sandwich/ SUMMARY:Jam Sandwich! - The Dance Space - 27 Nov 11 14:00 DESCRIPTION:The Breaded Goods Collective Present:\nJam Sandwich!\nA Sticky essential to Sunday for Dance and Movement Enthusiasts!\n27 November · 14 :00 - 17:30\n\nDanceSpace\nThe Island\, Bridewell St\, Bristol\, BS1 2AG\n Bristol\, United Kingdom\n\nJoin us for an exploratory workshop of Dance a nd Movement practises that encourage a collective force\, will enable you to tune in as well as let it all out\, and will be led into a Contact Impr ovisation Jam.\n\nThere will be musicians to inspire and inform us\, body shaking to unite us and beautiful food afterwards to nourish us!\n\nThis w ill also be an opportunity for an informal Q+A and sharing.\n\nThe Breaded Goods Collective are\; Hannah Kew\, Tilly Webber\, Isabelle Cressy and Je ssie Percival – a heady mix of Dance\, Choreography and Performance Prac tioners currently based in Bristol.\n\nThrough Jam Sandwich We seek to ini tiate a Bristol wide informal collective of physical performers for mutual ly beneficial practise\, inspiration and sharing.\nDanceSpace\, Bridewell Street\, BS1\, November 27th 2-5.30pm\nAimed at individuals with some danc e/movement experience.\n\nYou must RSVP breadedgoods@gmail.com to confirm you want food by fri 25th Nov. Introductory price\; £12.50 with food\, £ 10 without/drop in. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-383.jpg LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:339@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111127T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111127T183000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161921Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-16/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 27 Nov 11 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nSpecific deta ils for this days class to follow. LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:366@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111127T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111127T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161921Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-17/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 27 Nov 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:105@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111130T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111130T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/move-it-14/ SUMMARY:Move It! - The Dance Space - 30 Nov 11 19:45 DESCRIPTION:New classes starting in September\nMOVE IT! A high energy impro vised dance class. Please bring a towel and water!\n\nWednesdays 19.45-21. 00 The Dance Space at The Island\, Bridewell St drop-in rate £5 (£4 conc ession) or £12 for 3 classes.\n\nPlease arrive promptly.\n\nClasses start on Wednesday 14th September and will run for the 12 sessions of the term starting 12/9/11 with a break the week commencing 24/10\nWhat is it?\n…a chance to swing\, slide\, roll\, fly\, shake\, reach\, wiggle\, stretch a nd more! After a short improvised warm up. The class then follows a simple follow the leader format. To finish there is guided resistance stretching and a cool down. Movement is simple and repetitive giving you the chance to really think about alignment and improving your fitness level.\nWho?\nT his class would suit people about to embark on a professional dance traini ng\, those currently training\, dance teachers\, movement practitioners or anyone professionally minded who just loves to dance.\nWhy?\nBecause it ’s fun and keeps you fit!\n\n \;\n\nPlease join Libby and Lisa – t he more the merrier!\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:340@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111204T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111204T183000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161921Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-15/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 4 Dec 11 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nSpecific deta ils for this days class to follow. LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:367@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111204T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111204T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161921Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-18/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 4 Dec 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:106@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111207T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111207T210000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/move-it-15/ SUMMARY:Move It! - The Dance Space - 7 Dec 11 19:45 DESCRIPTION:New classes starting in September\nMOVE IT! A high energy impro vised dance class. Please bring a towel and water!\n\nWednesdays 19.45-21. 00 The Dance Space at The Island\, Bridewell St drop-in rate £5 (£4 conc ession) or £12 for 3 classes.\n\nPlease arrive promptly.\n\nClasses start on Wednesday 14th September and will run for the 12 sessions of the term starting 12/9/11 with a break the week commencing 24/10\nWhat is it?\n…a chance to swing\, slide\, roll\, fly\, shake\, reach\, wiggle\, stretch a nd more! After a short improvised warm up. The class then follows a simple follow the leader format. To finish there is guided resistance stretching and a cool down. Movement is simple and repetitive giving you the chance to really think about alignment and improving your fitness level.\nWho?\nT his class would suit people about to embark on a professional dance traini ng\, those currently training\, dance teachers\, movement practitioners or anyone professionally minded who just loves to dance.\nWhy?\nBecause it ’s fun and keeps you fit!\n\n \;\n\nPlease join Libby and Lisa – t he more the merrier!\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:341@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111211T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111211T183000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161921Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-14/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 11 Dec 11 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nSpecific deta ils for this days class to follow. LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:368@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111211T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111211T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161921Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-19/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 11 Dec 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:342@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111218T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111218T183000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161921Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-13/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 18 Dec 11 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nSpecific deta ils for this days class to follow. LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:369@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111218T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111218T203000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161921Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-20/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 18 Dec 11 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:412@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20111229T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20111229T163000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161921Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-dancedance-improv-session/ SUMMARY:Contact Dance/Dance Improv Session - The Dance Space - 29 Dec 11 14 :00 DESCRIPTION:Hello\, I have booked the dancespace at the Island in Bristol f or some time to dance - improvise\, contact-jam\, bodywork ... whatever su its you. The space is from 2-4.30pm on Thursday 29th December and I have w onderful musicians coming to play for us.\n\nPlease let me know if you wou ld like to come along\, payment will be minimal as I am just looking to co ver the costs. Either post on facebook [in the Contact Improvisation Dance in Bristol group] or email me if you're interested lisamay.thomas@mac.com .\nLisa x LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:576@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120101T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120101T183000 DTSTAMP:20120114T103722Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-2012-01-01/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 1 Jan 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nSpecific deta ils for this days class to follow. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-398.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:446@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120101T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120101T183000 DTSTAMP:20120103T161921Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-11/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 1 Jan 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nSpecific deta ils for this days class to follow. LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:547@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120101T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120101T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T092208Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-201 2-01-01/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 1 Jan 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-384.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:577@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120108T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120108T183000 DTSTAMP:20120114T103722Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-2012-01-08/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 8 Jan 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nSpecific deta ils for this days class to follow. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-398.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:616@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120108T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120108T183000 DTSTAMP:20120114T103722Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-2012-01-08/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 8 Jan 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nSpecific deta ils for this days class to follow. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:548@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120108T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120108T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T092208Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-201 2-01-08/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 8 Jan 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-384.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:571@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120110T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120110T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T103631Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-and-da nce-explorations-2012-01-10/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and dance explorations - The Dance Space - 10 Jan 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and dance explorations\nwith I tta Howie\n\nTues 18:30-20:30\, 10 Jan-7 Feb (5 sessions)\n\nat DanceSpace \, The Island\, Bridewell Street\, Bristol BS1 2LE\n\n£8 drop-in OR £32 for 5 sessions\n\nSuitable for dancers\, movement artists and anyone curio us about the body.\n\nMovement Ritual is a set of natural and organic move ment sequences developed by American dance pioneer Anna Halprin. The prima rily floor-based sequences focus on the spine\, improving flexibility\, st rength\, inner connection and kinaesthetic awareness. Through individual a nd pair work we explore basic components of Movement Ritual. We develop th ese creatively in dance explorations inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imaginal) and Itta’s artistic interest s. Movement experiences are reflected on through drawing (art materials pr ovided).\n\nItta trained intensively with Helen Poynor\, Dorset who introd uced her to Movement Ritual. This summer Itta studied with Anna Halprin (n ow in her 91st year) on Anna’s famous outdoor dance deck at Mountain Hom e Studio\, California. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-439.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:597@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120111T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120111T211500 DTSTAMP:20120115T102140Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/dancefit-2012-01-11/ SUMMARY:DANCEfit - The Dance Space - 11 Jan 12 19:45 DESCRIPTION:5 sessions running from 11th Jan-8th Feb 2012\n\nWednesdays 7.4 5-9.15pm\nA high-energy improvised CONTEMPORARY DANCE FITNESS class with a simple follow the leader format. A chance to swing\, slide\, shake\, reac h\, wiggle\, jump\, stretch and more\, come and dance for fitness\, alignm ent\, posture and enjoyment and to work up a good sweat. There is a guided stretch at the end.\n\nAll levels welcome.\n\nCosts £6 drop-in or pre-pa y for all 5 classes for £25\n\nAt Dance Space ‘The Island’ via Bridew ell St entrance\, visit link below for directions\nhttp://invisiblecircus. co.uk/theislandbristol.com/index.php?option=com_content&\;view=article& amp\;id=119&\;Itemid=167\n\n \;\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com\nwww.lisa maythomas.co.uk\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:477@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120115T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120115T183000 DTSTAMP:20120114T091350Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-2012-01-15/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 15 Jan 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nFor this hour I'd like to warm up awakening our  sense-awareness of ourselves in rel ation to the physicality of space and other movers. Key words will be list ening\, attention\, intention and choice. Revisiting some of the pathways in our bodies that enable us to move in contact with others as well as enc ouraging people to find new ways.\n\nPlease arrive by 5.30 so we can begin together.\n\nNina ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-398.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:549@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120115T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120115T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T092208Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-201 2-01-15/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 15 Jan 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-384.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:602@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120116T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120116T214500 DTSTAMP:20120123T223057Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-monday-evenings-2012 -01-16/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals: Monday Evenings - Wild Goose Space - 16 Jan 12 19: 15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation\, our Moving Body.\nMonday evenings 7.15p m-9.45pm\, Returns 16th January 2012.\nTaught by Jamus Wood &\; Lee Bol ton\n \;\n\n Taster sessions £5 January 16 &\; 23.\n 8 Week course begins January 30\, Cost £65 / £55 conc\n At the Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristol BS2 9YP.\n Tel: 07966498596\n email: i nfo@embodiedpresence.co.uk\n www.embodiedpresence.co.uk.\n\n \;\nThe T eaching\nThis course draws together two strands of teaching material. A sy stematic approach to contact improvisation developed by Joerg Hassmann and Daniel Werner and non stylised movement practice as pioneered by Helen Po ynor. These are strong influences in the content of this course. The teach ing style and the music is very much our own\, and the content is our own personal relationship to this material.\n\nEach class will follow a patter n of warm up and arriving\, followed by technical and developmental moveme nt exercises and then onto a more open improvisation space to play with wh at we have learned.\n\n Week 1: Finding Centre and the Fish Body\n Week 2: Basic Principles\n Week 3: Yield\, push and reaching.\n Week 4: Soft Spin e and Spinal Push\n Week 5: Naval Radiation\n Week 6: Dancing Spirals and Rolling\n Week 7: Learning to Fall\n Week 8: Lifts and Counter Balance\n W eek 9: Dancing Conversations\n Week 10: Skills for Jamming.\n\nAbout Lee\n I suppose you could say at the heart of it all I am a dancer. It seems my body was born to move. My softness\, my passion\, my sadness\, my rage\, m y sensuousness\, my sense of chaos all come through when I dance. This is where more than anywhere else I can be close to myself and have the capaci ty to touch life with freshness.\n\nMy passion for dance and in particular the drive to be as authentic in each moment as possible has led me from 5 Rhythms to Contact Improvisation and latterly into a practice of Non-Styl ised movement based on the teachings of Helen Poyner.\n\nThis has led me t o co-design a series of classes and workshops that interweave the teaching s of fundamental movement\, contact improvisation and presence based on th e Movement of Being (Devon) teachings.\n\nDance for me is a metaphor for l ife. How can I really meet myself? How can I truly be here in this moment to experience life and meet you? This is what fascinates me. Movement offe rs the opportunity to ask these questions\, with the potential to experien ce depth and understanding.\n\nI offer a space for this exploration.\nAbou t Jamus\nI love to move\, to inspire creativity through dance and connecti on. I teach and guide classes in Contact Improvisation\, Instinctual Movem ent\, Somatic Yoga and perform with the Touch Down Dance.\n\nI like it sim ple. I find that working with simple themes can take us deep into our own experience and are pathways to presence and embodiment. So themes I work w ith like arriving\, how do we arrive into contact with ourselves\, into a space and with another. I find this a fascinating topic.\n\nUnusually\, my path has been defined by a congenital eye condition - I almost lost my si ght 10 years ago. Six operations on\, my sight is improving\, with future operations pending. I have found ways to transform my wounding into a uniq ue gift. My life is not what it would have been without my eye condition\, many doors initially shut\, while others opened.\n\nAlong my journey\, I have had the good fortune to work with many gifted teachers\, many echo’ s of these teachings live in my teaching today. Key figures are Malcolm Ma nning\, Helen Poyner\, K J Holmes\, Lisa Nelson\, Nancy Stark Smith\, Mira nda Tufnel\, Katy Dymoke\, Adam Bradpiece\, Ray Chung\, Angela Dony. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/ci-fundamentals1.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:572@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120117T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120117T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T103631Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-and-da nce-explorations-2012-01-17/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and dance explorations - The Dance Space - 17 Jan 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and dance explorations\nwith I tta Howie\n\nTues 18:30-20:30\, 10 Jan-7 Feb (5 sessions)\n\nat DanceSpace \, The Island\, Bridewell Street\, Bristol BS1 2LE\n\n£8 drop-in OR £32 for 5 sessions\n\nSuitable for dancers\, movement artists and anyone curio us about the body.\n\nMovement Ritual is a set of natural and organic move ment sequences developed by American dance pioneer Anna Halprin. The prima rily floor-based sequences focus on the spine\, improving flexibility\, st rength\, inner connection and kinaesthetic awareness. Through individual a nd pair work we explore basic components of Movement Ritual. We develop th ese creatively in dance explorations inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imaginal) and Itta’s artistic interest s. Movement experiences are reflected on through drawing (art materials pr ovided).\n\nItta trained intensively with Helen Poynor\, Dorset who introd uced her to Movement Ritual. This summer Itta studied with Anna Halprin (n ow in her 91st year) on Anna’s famous outdoor dance deck at Mountain Hom e Studio\, California. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-439.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:598@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120118T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120118T211500 DTSTAMP:20120115T102140Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/dancefit-2012-01-18/ SUMMARY:DANCEfit - The Dance Space - 18 Jan 12 19:45 DESCRIPTION:5 sessions running from 11th Jan-8th Feb 2012\n\nWednesdays 7.4 5-9.15pm\nA high-energy improvised CONTEMPORARY DANCE FITNESS class with a simple follow the leader format. A chance to swing\, slide\, shake\, reac h\, wiggle\, jump\, stretch and more\, come and dance for fitness\, alignm ent\, posture and enjoyment and to work up a good sweat. There is a guided stretch at the end.\n\nAll levels welcome.\n\nCosts £6 drop-in or pre-pa y for all 5 classes for £25\n\nAt Dance Space ‘The Island’ via Bridew ell St entrance\, visit link below for directions\nhttp://invisiblecircus. co.uk/theislandbristol.com/index.php?option=com_content&\;view=article& amp\;id=119&\;Itemid=167\n\n \;\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com\nwww.lisa maythomas.co.uk\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:579@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120122T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120122T183000 DTSTAMP:20120117T112558Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-2012-01-22/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 22 Jan 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nSpecific deta ils for this days class to follow. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-398.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:550@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120122T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120122T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T092208Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-201 2-01-22/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 22 Jan 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-384.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:573@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120124T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120124T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T103631Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-and-da nce-explorations-2012-01-24/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and dance explorations - The Dance Space - 24 Jan 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and dance explorations\nwith I tta Howie\n\nTues 18:30-20:30\, 10 Jan-7 Feb (5 sessions)\n\nat DanceSpace \, The Island\, Bridewell Street\, Bristol BS1 2LE\n\n£8 drop-in OR £32 for 5 sessions\n\nSuitable for dancers\, movement artists and anyone curio us about the body.\n\nMovement Ritual is a set of natural and organic move ment sequences developed by American dance pioneer Anna Halprin. The prima rily floor-based sequences focus on the spine\, improving flexibility\, st rength\, inner connection and kinaesthetic awareness. Through individual a nd pair work we explore basic components of Movement Ritual. We develop th ese creatively in dance explorations inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imaginal) and Itta’s artistic interest s. Movement experiences are reflected on through drawing (art materials pr ovided).\n\nItta trained intensively with Helen Poynor\, Dorset who introd uced her to Movement Ritual. This summer Itta studied with Anna Halprin (n ow in her 91st year) on Anna’s famous outdoor dance deck at Mountain Hom e Studio\, California. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-439.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:599@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120125T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120125T211500 DTSTAMP:20120115T102140Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/dancefit-2012-01-25/ SUMMARY:DANCEfit - The Dance Space - 25 Jan 12 19:45 DESCRIPTION:5 sessions running from 11th Jan-8th Feb 2012\n\nWednesdays 7.4 5-9.15pm\nA high-energy improvised CONTEMPORARY DANCE FITNESS class with a simple follow the leader format. A chance to swing\, slide\, shake\, reac h\, wiggle\, jump\, stretch and more\, come and dance for fitness\, alignm ent\, posture and enjoyment and to work up a good sweat. There is a guided stretch at the end.\n\nAll levels welcome.\n\nCosts £6 drop-in or pre-pa y for all 5 classes for £25\n\nAt Dance Space ‘The Island’ via Bridew ell St entrance\, visit link below for directions\nhttp://invisiblecircus. co.uk/theislandbristol.com/index.php?option=com_content&\;view=article& amp\;id=119&\;Itemid=167\n\n \;\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com\nwww.lisa maythomas.co.uk\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:580@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120129T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120129T183000 DTSTAMP:20120124T233839Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-2012-01-29/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 29 Jan 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\nAn introduction to trio\nThis class will be a gentle introduction to working as a three. We will focus on a specific body work into movement exercise\, exploring t he physicality of the body and learning the benefits of passive participat ion.\nAlistair ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-398.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:551@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120129T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120129T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T092208Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-201 2-01-29/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 29 Jan 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-384.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:604@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120130T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120130T214500 DTSTAMP:20120123T223057Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-monday-evenings-2012 -01-30/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals: Monday Evenings - Wild Goose Space - 30 Jan 12 19: 15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation\, our Moving Body.\nMonday evenings 7.15p m-9.45pm\, Returns 16th January 2012.\nTaught by Jamus Wood &\; Lee Bol ton\n \;\n\n Taster sessions £5 January 16 &\; 23.\n 8 Week course begins January 30\, Cost £65 / £55 conc\n At the Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristol BS2 9YP.\n Tel: 07966498596\n email: i nfo@embodiedpresence.co.uk\n www.embodiedpresence.co.uk.\n\n \;\nThe T eaching\nThis course draws together two strands of teaching material. A sy stematic approach to contact improvisation developed by Joerg Hassmann and Daniel Werner and non stylised movement practice as pioneered by Helen Po ynor. These are strong influences in the content of this course. The teach ing style and the music is very much our own\, and the content is our own personal relationship to this material.\n\nEach class will follow a patter n of warm up and arriving\, followed by technical and developmental moveme nt exercises and then onto a more open improvisation space to play with wh at we have learned.\n\n Week 1: Finding Centre and the Fish Body\n Week 2: Basic Principles\n Week 3: Yield\, push and reaching.\n Week 4: Soft Spin e and Spinal Push\n Week 5: Naval Radiation\n Week 6: Dancing Spirals and Rolling\n Week 7: Learning to Fall\n Week 8: Lifts and Counter Balance\n W eek 9: Dancing Conversations\n Week 10: Skills for Jamming.\n\nAbout Lee\n I suppose you could say at the heart of it all I am a dancer. It seems my body was born to move. My softness\, my passion\, my sadness\, my rage\, m y sensuousness\, my sense of chaos all come through when I dance. This is where more than anywhere else I can be close to myself and have the capaci ty to touch life with freshness.\n\nMy passion for dance and in particular the drive to be as authentic in each moment as possible has led me from 5 Rhythms to Contact Improvisation and latterly into a practice of Non-Styl ised movement based on the teachings of Helen Poyner.\n\nThis has led me t o co-design a series of classes and workshops that interweave the teaching s of fundamental movement\, contact improvisation and presence based on th e Movement of Being (Devon) teachings.\n\nDance for me is a metaphor for l ife. How can I really meet myself? How can I truly be here in this moment to experience life and meet you? This is what fascinates me. Movement offe rs the opportunity to ask these questions\, with the potential to experien ce depth and understanding.\n\nI offer a space for this exploration.\nAbou t Jamus\nI love to move\, to inspire creativity through dance and connecti on. I teach and guide classes in Contact Improvisation\, Instinctual Movem ent\, Somatic Yoga and perform with the Touch Down Dance.\n\nI like it sim ple. I find that working with simple themes can take us deep into our own experience and are pathways to presence and embodiment. So themes I work w ith like arriving\, how do we arrive into contact with ourselves\, into a space and with another. I find this a fascinating topic.\n\nUnusually\, my path has been defined by a congenital eye condition - I almost lost my si ght 10 years ago. Six operations on\, my sight is improving\, with future operations pending. I have found ways to transform my wounding into a uniq ue gift. My life is not what it would have been without my eye condition\, many doors initially shut\, while others opened.\n\nAlong my journey\, I have had the good fortune to work with many gifted teachers\, many echo’ s of these teachings live in my teaching today. Key figures are Malcolm Ma nning\, Helen Poyner\, K J Holmes\, Lisa Nelson\, Nancy Stark Smith\, Mira nda Tufnel\, Katy Dymoke\, Adam Bradpiece\, Ray Chung\, Angela Dony. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/ci-fundamentals1.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:574@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120131T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120131T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T103631Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-and-da nce-explorations-2012-01-31/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and dance explorations - The Dance Space - 31 Jan 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and dance explorations\nwith I tta Howie\n\nTues 18:30-20:30\, 10 Jan-7 Feb (5 sessions)\n\nat DanceSpace \, The Island\, Bridewell Street\, Bristol BS1 2LE\n\n£8 drop-in OR £32 for 5 sessions\n\nSuitable for dancers\, movement artists and anyone curio us about the body.\n\nMovement Ritual is a set of natural and organic move ment sequences developed by American dance pioneer Anna Halprin. The prima rily floor-based sequences focus on the spine\, improving flexibility\, st rength\, inner connection and kinaesthetic awareness. Through individual a nd pair work we explore basic components of Movement Ritual. We develop th ese creatively in dance explorations inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imaginal) and Itta’s artistic interest s. Movement experiences are reflected on through drawing (art materials pr ovided).\n\nItta trained intensively with Helen Poynor\, Dorset who introd uced her to Movement Ritual. This summer Itta studied with Anna Halprin (n ow in her 91st year) on Anna’s famous outdoor dance deck at Mountain Hom e Studio\, California. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-439.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:600@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120201T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120201T211500 DTSTAMP:20120115T102140Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/dancefit-2012-02-01/ SUMMARY:DANCEfit - The Dance Space - 1 Feb 12 19:45 DESCRIPTION:5 sessions running from 11th Jan-8th Feb 2012\n\nWednesdays 7.4 5-9.15pm\nA high-energy improvised CONTEMPORARY DANCE FITNESS class with a simple follow the leader format. A chance to swing\, slide\, shake\, reac h\, wiggle\, jump\, stretch and more\, come and dance for fitness\, alignm ent\, posture and enjoyment and to work up a good sweat. There is a guided stretch at the end.\n\nAll levels welcome.\n\nCosts £6 drop-in or pre-pa y for all 5 classes for £25\n\nAt Dance Space ‘The Island’ via Bridew ell St entrance\, visit link below for directions\nhttp://invisiblecircus. co.uk/theislandbristol.com/index.php?option=com_content&\;view=article& amp\;id=119&\;Itemid=167\n\n \;\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com\nwww.lisa maythomas.co.uk\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:581@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120205T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120205T183000 DTSTAMP:20120123T224558Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-2012-02-05/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 5 Feb 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\nWater Body\nSin king and seeping like ink into paper. Bubbling and flowing like a stream\, within our structure\, our skeleton. The curled paper floats on top of th e water\n\nThis class will feature a long slow warm-up connecting to our b odies as Water bag (a term from Butoh Dancer Menako Seki) In partners\, th en on our own near other bodies.\n\nFrom this perspective we will practice a couple of dynamic partner exercises time allowing….\n\nThis class is inspired from my own bodies need\, through accident and injury strain and pain\, continually teaching me to connect to the sinking and floating body of water that is our body.\n\nKathleen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-398.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:552@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120205T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120205T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T092208Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-201 2-02-05/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 5 Feb 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-384.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:575@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120207T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120207T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T103631Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-and-da nce-explorations-2012-02-07/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and dance explorations - The Dance Space - 7 Feb 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and dance explorations\nwith I tta Howie\n\nTues 18:30-20:30\, 10 Jan-7 Feb (5 sessions)\n\nat DanceSpace \, The Island\, Bridewell Street\, Bristol BS1 2LE\n\n£8 drop-in OR £32 for 5 sessions\n\nSuitable for dancers\, movement artists and anyone curio us about the body.\n\nMovement Ritual is a set of natural and organic move ment sequences developed by American dance pioneer Anna Halprin. The prima rily floor-based sequences focus on the spine\, improving flexibility\, st rength\, inner connection and kinaesthetic awareness. Through individual a nd pair work we explore basic components of Movement Ritual. We develop th ese creatively in dance explorations inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imaginal) and Itta’s artistic interest s. Movement experiences are reflected on through drawing (art materials pr ovided).\n\nItta trained intensively with Helen Poynor\, Dorset who introd uced her to Movement Ritual. This summer Itta studied with Anna Halprin (n ow in her 91st year) on Anna’s famous outdoor dance deck at Mountain Hom e Studio\, California. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-439.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:601@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120208T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120208T211500 DTSTAMP:20120115T102140Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/dancefit-2012-02-08/ SUMMARY:DANCEfit - The Dance Space - 8 Feb 12 19:45 DESCRIPTION:5 sessions running from 11th Jan-8th Feb 2012\n\nWednesdays 7.4 5-9.15pm\nA high-energy improvised CONTEMPORARY DANCE FITNESS class with a simple follow the leader format. A chance to swing\, slide\, shake\, reac h\, wiggle\, jump\, stretch and more\, come and dance for fitness\, alignm ent\, posture and enjoyment and to work up a good sweat. There is a guided stretch at the end.\n\nAll levels welcome.\n\nCosts £6 drop-in or pre-pa y for all 5 classes for £25\n\nAt Dance Space ‘The Island’ via Bridew ell St entrance\, visit link below for directions\nhttp://invisiblecircus. co.uk/theislandbristol.com/index.php?option=com_content&\;view=article& amp\;id=119&\;Itemid=167\n\n \;\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com\nwww.lisa maythomas.co.uk\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:582@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120212T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120212T183000 DTSTAMP:20120115T100739Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-2012-02-12/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 12 Feb 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nLisa will be teaching 'moving from the centre' for this session. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-398.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:553@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120212T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120212T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T092208Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-201 2-02-12/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 12 Feb 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-384.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:606@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120213T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120213T214500 DTSTAMP:20120123T223057Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-monday-evenings-2012 -02-13/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals: Monday Evenings - Wild Goose Space - 13 Feb 12 19: 15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation\, our Moving Body.\nMonday evenings 7.15p m-9.45pm\, Returns 16th January 2012.\nTaught by Jamus Wood &\; Lee Bol ton\n \;\n\n Taster sessions £5 January 16 &\; 23.\n 8 Week course begins January 30\, Cost £65 / £55 conc\n At the Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristol BS2 9YP.\n Tel: 07966498596\n email: i nfo@embodiedpresence.co.uk\n www.embodiedpresence.co.uk.\n\n \;\nThe T eaching\nThis course draws together two strands of teaching material. A sy stematic approach to contact improvisation developed by Joerg Hassmann and Daniel Werner and non stylised movement practice as pioneered by Helen Po ynor. These are strong influences in the content of this course. The teach ing style and the music is very much our own\, and the content is our own personal relationship to this material.\n\nEach class will follow a patter n of warm up and arriving\, followed by technical and developmental moveme nt exercises and then onto a more open improvisation space to play with wh at we have learned.\n\n Week 1: Finding Centre and the Fish Body\n Week 2: Basic Principles\n Week 3: Yield\, push and reaching.\n Week 4: Soft Spin e and Spinal Push\n Week 5: Naval Radiation\n Week 6: Dancing Spirals and Rolling\n Week 7: Learning to Fall\n Week 8: Lifts and Counter Balance\n W eek 9: Dancing Conversations\n Week 10: Skills for Jamming.\n\nAbout Lee\n I suppose you could say at the heart of it all I am a dancer. It seems my body was born to move. My softness\, my passion\, my sadness\, my rage\, m y sensuousness\, my sense of chaos all come through when I dance. This is where more than anywhere else I can be close to myself and have the capaci ty to touch life with freshness.\n\nMy passion for dance and in particular the drive to be as authentic in each moment as possible has led me from 5 Rhythms to Contact Improvisation and latterly into a practice of Non-Styl ised movement based on the teachings of Helen Poyner.\n\nThis has led me t o co-design a series of classes and workshops that interweave the teaching s of fundamental movement\, contact improvisation and presence based on th e Movement of Being (Devon) teachings.\n\nDance for me is a metaphor for l ife. How can I really meet myself? How can I truly be here in this moment to experience life and meet you? This is what fascinates me. Movement offe rs the opportunity to ask these questions\, with the potential to experien ce depth and understanding.\n\nI offer a space for this exploration.\nAbou t Jamus\nI love to move\, to inspire creativity through dance and connecti on. I teach and guide classes in Contact Improvisation\, Instinctual Movem ent\, Somatic Yoga and perform with the Touch Down Dance.\n\nI like it sim ple. I find that working with simple themes can take us deep into our own experience and are pathways to presence and embodiment. So themes I work w ith like arriving\, how do we arrive into contact with ourselves\, into a space and with another. I find this a fascinating topic.\n\nUnusually\, my path has been defined by a congenital eye condition - I almost lost my si ght 10 years ago. Six operations on\, my sight is improving\, with future operations pending. I have found ways to transform my wounding into a uniq ue gift. My life is not what it would have been without my eye condition\, many doors initially shut\, while others opened.\n\nAlong my journey\, I have had the good fortune to work with many gifted teachers\, many echo’ s of these teachings live in my teaching today. Key figures are Malcolm Ma nning\, Helen Poyner\, K J Holmes\, Lisa Nelson\, Nancy Stark Smith\, Mira nda Tufnel\, Katy Dymoke\, Adam Bradpiece\, Ray Chung\, Angela Dony. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/ci-fundamentals1.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:583@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120219T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120219T183000 DTSTAMP:20120216T215639Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-2012-02-19/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 19 Feb 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nTrios led by Alistair Edmunds\n\n2 + 1 = 3 !\nTuning in\, Keeping the flow\, Tuning out . ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-398.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:554@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120219T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120219T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T092208Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-201 2-02-19/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 19 Feb 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-384.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:607@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120220T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120220T214500 DTSTAMP:20120123T223057Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-monday-evenings-2012 -02-20/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals: Monday Evenings - Wild Goose Space - 20 Feb 12 19: 15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation\, our Moving Body.\nMonday evenings 7.15p m-9.45pm\, Returns 16th January 2012.\nTaught by Jamus Wood &\; Lee Bol ton\n \;\n\n Taster sessions £5 January 16 &\; 23.\n 8 Week course begins January 30\, Cost £65 / £55 conc\n At the Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristol BS2 9YP.\n Tel: 07966498596\n email: i nfo@embodiedpresence.co.uk\n www.embodiedpresence.co.uk.\n\n \;\nThe T eaching\nThis course draws together two strands of teaching material. A sy stematic approach to contact improvisation developed by Joerg Hassmann and Daniel Werner and non stylised movement practice as pioneered by Helen Po ynor. These are strong influences in the content of this course. The teach ing style and the music is very much our own\, and the content is our own personal relationship to this material.\n\nEach class will follow a patter n of warm up and arriving\, followed by technical and developmental moveme nt exercises and then onto a more open improvisation space to play with wh at we have learned.\n\n Week 1: Finding Centre and the Fish Body\n Week 2: Basic Principles\n Week 3: Yield\, push and reaching.\n Week 4: Soft Spin e and Spinal Push\n Week 5: Naval Radiation\n Week 6: Dancing Spirals and Rolling\n Week 7: Learning to Fall\n Week 8: Lifts and Counter Balance\n W eek 9: Dancing Conversations\n Week 10: Skills for Jamming.\n\nAbout Lee\n I suppose you could say at the heart of it all I am a dancer. It seems my body was born to move. My softness\, my passion\, my sadness\, my rage\, m y sensuousness\, my sense of chaos all come through when I dance. This is where more than anywhere else I can be close to myself and have the capaci ty to touch life with freshness.\n\nMy passion for dance and in particular the drive to be as authentic in each moment as possible has led me from 5 Rhythms to Contact Improvisation and latterly into a practice of Non-Styl ised movement based on the teachings of Helen Poyner.\n\nThis has led me t o co-design a series of classes and workshops that interweave the teaching s of fundamental movement\, contact improvisation and presence based on th e Movement of Being (Devon) teachings.\n\nDance for me is a metaphor for l ife. How can I really meet myself? How can I truly be here in this moment to experience life and meet you? This is what fascinates me. Movement offe rs the opportunity to ask these questions\, with the potential to experien ce depth and understanding.\n\nI offer a space for this exploration.\nAbou t Jamus\nI love to move\, to inspire creativity through dance and connecti on. I teach and guide classes in Contact Improvisation\, Instinctual Movem ent\, Somatic Yoga and perform with the Touch Down Dance.\n\nI like it sim ple. I find that working with simple themes can take us deep into our own experience and are pathways to presence and embodiment. So themes I work w ith like arriving\, how do we arrive into contact with ourselves\, into a space and with another. I find this a fascinating topic.\n\nUnusually\, my path has been defined by a congenital eye condition - I almost lost my si ght 10 years ago. Six operations on\, my sight is improving\, with future operations pending. I have found ways to transform my wounding into a uniq ue gift. My life is not what it would have been without my eye condition\, many doors initially shut\, while others opened.\n\nAlong my journey\, I have had the good fortune to work with many gifted teachers\, many echo’ s of these teachings live in my teaching today. Key figures are Malcolm Ma nning\, Helen Poyner\, K J Holmes\, Lisa Nelson\, Nancy Stark Smith\, Mira nda Tufnel\, Katy Dymoke\, Adam Bradpiece\, Ray Chung\, Angela Dony. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/ci-fundamentals1.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:584@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120226T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120226T183000 DTSTAMP:20120117T113309Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-2012-02-26/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 26 Feb 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nSpecific deta ils for this days class to follow. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-398.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:555@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120226T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120226T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T092208Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-201 2-02-26/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 26 Feb 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-384.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:608@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120227T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120227T214500 DTSTAMP:20120123T223057Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-monday-evenings-2012 -02-27/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals: Monday Evenings - Wild Goose Space - 27 Feb 12 19: 15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation\, our Moving Body.\nMonday evenings 7.15p m-9.45pm\, Returns 16th January 2012.\nTaught by Jamus Wood &\; Lee Bol ton\n \;\n\n Taster sessions £5 January 16 &\; 23.\n 8 Week course begins January 30\, Cost £65 / £55 conc\n At the Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristol BS2 9YP.\n Tel: 07966498596\n email: i nfo@embodiedpresence.co.uk\n www.embodiedpresence.co.uk.\n\n \;\nThe T eaching\nThis course draws together two strands of teaching material. A sy stematic approach to contact improvisation developed by Joerg Hassmann and Daniel Werner and non stylised movement practice as pioneered by Helen Po ynor. These are strong influences in the content of this course. The teach ing style and the music is very much our own\, and the content is our own personal relationship to this material.\n\nEach class will follow a patter n of warm up and arriving\, followed by technical and developmental moveme nt exercises and then onto a more open improvisation space to play with wh at we have learned.\n\n Week 1: Finding Centre and the Fish Body\n Week 2: Basic Principles\n Week 3: Yield\, push and reaching.\n Week 4: Soft Spin e and Spinal Push\n Week 5: Naval Radiation\n Week 6: Dancing Spirals and Rolling\n Week 7: Learning to Fall\n Week 8: Lifts and Counter Balance\n W eek 9: Dancing Conversations\n Week 10: Skills for Jamming.\n\nAbout Lee\n I suppose you could say at the heart of it all I am a dancer. It seems my body was born to move. My softness\, my passion\, my sadness\, my rage\, m y sensuousness\, my sense of chaos all come through when I dance. This is where more than anywhere else I can be close to myself and have the capaci ty to touch life with freshness.\n\nMy passion for dance and in particular the drive to be as authentic in each moment as possible has led me from 5 Rhythms to Contact Improvisation and latterly into a practice of Non-Styl ised movement based on the teachings of Helen Poyner.\n\nThis has led me t o co-design a series of classes and workshops that interweave the teaching s of fundamental movement\, contact improvisation and presence based on th e Movement of Being (Devon) teachings.\n\nDance for me is a metaphor for l ife. How can I really meet myself? How can I truly be here in this moment to experience life and meet you? This is what fascinates me. Movement offe rs the opportunity to ask these questions\, with the potential to experien ce depth and understanding.\n\nI offer a space for this exploration.\nAbou t Jamus\nI love to move\, to inspire creativity through dance and connecti on. I teach and guide classes in Contact Improvisation\, Instinctual Movem ent\, Somatic Yoga and perform with the Touch Down Dance.\n\nI like it sim ple. I find that working with simple themes can take us deep into our own experience and are pathways to presence and embodiment. So themes I work w ith like arriving\, how do we arrive into contact with ourselves\, into a space and with another. I find this a fascinating topic.\n\nUnusually\, my path has been defined by a congenital eye condition - I almost lost my si ght 10 years ago. Six operations on\, my sight is improving\, with future operations pending. I have found ways to transform my wounding into a uniq ue gift. My life is not what it would have been without my eye condition\, many doors initially shut\, while others opened.\n\nAlong my journey\, I have had the good fortune to work with many gifted teachers\, many echo’ s of these teachings live in my teaching today. Key figures are Malcolm Ma nning\, Helen Poyner\, K J Holmes\, Lisa Nelson\, Nancy Stark Smith\, Mira nda Tufnel\, Katy Dymoke\, Adam Bradpiece\, Ray Chung\, Angela Dony. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/ci-fundamentals1.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:381@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120302T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120304T180000 DTSTAMP:20120301T091504Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-national-jam/ SUMMARY:Bristol National Jam - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 2 Mar 12 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Dates: 2nd-4th March 2012\n\nTimes: Friday 2nd 7-10pm\, Saturda y 3rd 11am-5pm then 7-10pm\, Sunday 4th 11am-6pm\n\nPrice: Weekend ticket price\, £35-£45 (sliding scale according to income). Day ticket £25 (in cluding one evening)\, Evening ticket £10. Preference will be given to th ose wishing to come to the whole event.\n\nTeachers: Janis Claxton (Sunday )\, Malaika Sarco-Thomas (Saturday)\, Jamus Wood (Friday night)\n\nAll lev els welcome\n\n \;\n\nA weekend dedicated to contact improvisation. Th e afternoon and evenings will include a warm up into jamming. Live musicia ns will be playing at some of the jams.\n\nTo book\, please select a ticke t below (you will need to register with Bristol CI online community)\,  e mail workshops@contactdance.co.uk\, or call Lisa May Thomas on 07812 13668 1.\n\n\nIf you need a place to stay\, or can offer one\, be sure to put le t us know when registering. Registering with the Bristol CI online communi ty will also help you communicate with other participants for lift-share\, accommodation etc.\n\nAll profit from this event will go towards supporti ng future CI events in Bristol.\n\n \;\nJanis Claxton\nNo Mystery\, Ju st Dancing - push pull pleasure and play\nJanis’ class will be aimed at warming us up for a day of fun and juicy dancing. We will explore simple a nd clearly defined skills that bring us in and out of contact. Be prepared to sweat\, explore and expand your dancing through grounded and practical skills that entice play\, pleasure and the presence of being in contact w ith ourselves\, others and the space.\n\nJanis Claxton (UK/Aus) is a chore ographer\, teacher and performer based in Edinburgh. Artistic Director of the award winning company Janis Claxton Dance\, she is an internationally renowned and prolific teacher with over 30 years of experience in professi onal\, educational and community settings. As well as Contact Improvisatio n Janis’ influences include the Erick Hawkins Modern Dance Technique\, M artial Arts and Alexander Technique. An avid movement researcher\, she has practiced Contact Improvisation for over 20 years having studied\, taught and performed the form in numerous settings and all of her teaching and c horeographic works have been informed by this experience. Janis has choreo graphed for companies and independent dance artists in the UK and China wh ere she has worked extensively on numerous projects including introducing Contact Improvisation to Chinese professional and community dancers. Janis Claxton Dance make work for theatre spaces as well as unique site-specifi c settings such as the Edinburgh Zoo which housed the Herald Angel Award w inning Enclosure 44 – Humans a two week improvised performance. Janis is currently undertaking part-time studies towards a Masters in Philosophy ( Choreography) at the Edinburgh University. www.janisclaxton.com \nMalaika Sarco-Thomas\nUp\, Down\, Up!\nThis class will focus on finding direction \, weightlessness\, power and a touch of cheekiness when improvising in co ntact. Using listening and good-natured resistance as well as principles f rom Ki Aikido practice we will play with the complementary forces of up an d down to wrestle\, bowl\, and fly each other through the space. This is a class suitable to all levels of experience.\n\nMalaika Sarco-Thomas is a performer\, researcher and teacher of improvisation. Originally from the U SA\, her practice is informed by teachers such as Kirstie Simson\, Charlie Morrissey\, David Zambrano and an ongoing study of Ki Aikido. After train ing at PARTS in Brussels and recently completing her PhD thesis Dance Impr ovisation Performance as a Practice of Ecology she became Award Leader for Dance at University College Falmouth incorporating Dartington College of Arts. With Richard Sarco-Thomas she co-organizes weekly contact jams at Tr emough Campus and the annual Contact Festival Dartington. \nJamus Wood\nI love to move\, to inspire creativity through dance and connection. I teac h and guide classes in Contact Improvisation\, Instinctual Movement\, Soma tic Yoga and perform with the Touch Down Dance.\n\nI like it simple. I fin d that working with simple themes can take us deep into our own experience and are pathways to presence and embodiment. So themes I work with like a rriving\, how do we arrive into contact with ourselves\, into a space and with another. I find this a fascinating topic.\n\nUnusually\, my path has been defined by a congenital eye condition – I almost lost my sight 10 y ears ago. Six operations on\, my sight is improving\, with future operatio ns pending. I have found ways to transform my wounding into a unique gift. My life is not what it would have been without my eye condition\, many do ors initially shut\, while others opened.\n\nAlong my journey\, I have had the good fortune to work with many gifted teachers\, many echo’s of the se teachings live in my teaching today. Key figures are Malcolm Manning\, Helen Poyner\, K J Holmes\, Lisa Nelson\, Nancy Stark Smith\, Miranda Tufn el\, Katy Dymoke\, Adam Bradpiece\, Ray Chung\, Angela Dony.\n\n \;\n\ nIF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE BOOKING/REGISTERING TRY USING 'lower-case' IN E ACH FIELD.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Jam-Banner.jpg CATEGORIES:UK CI Jam LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:609@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120305T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120305T214500 DTSTAMP:20120123T223057Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-monday-evenings-2012 -03-05/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals: Monday Evenings - Wild Goose Space - 5 Mar 12 19:1 5 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation\, our Moving Body.\nMonday evenings 7.15p m-9.45pm\, Returns 16th January 2012.\nTaught by Jamus Wood &\; Lee Bol ton\n \;\n\n Taster sessions £5 January 16 &\; 23.\n 8 Week course begins January 30\, Cost £65 / £55 conc\n At the Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristol BS2 9YP.\n Tel: 07966498596\n email: i nfo@embodiedpresence.co.uk\n www.embodiedpresence.co.uk.\n\n \;\nThe T eaching\nThis course draws together two strands of teaching material. A sy stematic approach to contact improvisation developed by Joerg Hassmann and Daniel Werner and non stylised movement practice as pioneered by Helen Po ynor. These are strong influences in the content of this course. The teach ing style and the music is very much our own\, and the content is our own personal relationship to this material.\n\nEach class will follow a patter n of warm up and arriving\, followed by technical and developmental moveme nt exercises and then onto a more open improvisation space to play with wh at we have learned.\n\n Week 1: Finding Centre and the Fish Body\n Week 2: Basic Principles\n Week 3: Yield\, push and reaching.\n Week 4: Soft Spin e and Spinal Push\n Week 5: Naval Radiation\n Week 6: Dancing Spirals and Rolling\n Week 7: Learning to Fall\n Week 8: Lifts and Counter Balance\n W eek 9: Dancing Conversations\n Week 10: Skills for Jamming.\n\nAbout Lee\n I suppose you could say at the heart of it all I am a dancer. It seems my body was born to move. My softness\, my passion\, my sadness\, my rage\, m y sensuousness\, my sense of chaos all come through when I dance. This is where more than anywhere else I can be close to myself and have the capaci ty to touch life with freshness.\n\nMy passion for dance and in particular the drive to be as authentic in each moment as possible has led me from 5 Rhythms to Contact Improvisation and latterly into a practice of Non-Styl ised movement based on the teachings of Helen Poyner.\n\nThis has led me t o co-design a series of classes and workshops that interweave the teaching s of fundamental movement\, contact improvisation and presence based on th e Movement of Being (Devon) teachings.\n\nDance for me is a metaphor for l ife. How can I really meet myself? How can I truly be here in this moment to experience life and meet you? This is what fascinates me. Movement offe rs the opportunity to ask these questions\, with the potential to experien ce depth and understanding.\n\nI offer a space for this exploration.\nAbou t Jamus\nI love to move\, to inspire creativity through dance and connecti on. I teach and guide classes in Contact Improvisation\, Instinctual Movem ent\, Somatic Yoga and perform with the Touch Down Dance.\n\nI like it sim ple. I find that working with simple themes can take us deep into our own experience and are pathways to presence and embodiment. So themes I work w ith like arriving\, how do we arrive into contact with ourselves\, into a space and with another. I find this a fascinating topic.\n\nUnusually\, my path has been defined by a congenital eye condition - I almost lost my si ght 10 years ago. Six operations on\, my sight is improving\, with future operations pending. I have found ways to transform my wounding into a uniq ue gift. My life is not what it would have been without my eye condition\, many doors initially shut\, while others opened.\n\nAlong my journey\, I have had the good fortune to work with many gifted teachers\, many echo’ s of these teachings live in my teaching today. Key figures are Malcolm Ma nning\, Helen Poyner\, K J Holmes\, Lisa Nelson\, Nancy Stark Smith\, Mira nda Tufnel\, Katy Dymoke\, Adam Bradpiece\, Ray Chung\, Angela Dony. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/ci-fundamentals1.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:586@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120311T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120311T183000 DTSTAMP:20120306T145501Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-2012-03-11/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 11 Mar 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\n \;\n\nAn exploration into Michael Parmenters Piloting\n\n"A partner-led improvisat ion in which we will play with the dialogue between moving and being moved . PILOTING is a practice of guided movement\, alternating roles of PILOT a nd PASSENGER." MP\n\nPlease arrive by 5.30 so we can begin together.\n\nTh e Jam\n\nAn evening of dancing Contact Improvisation and improvisation\n\n LIVE MUSIC with Luke and Casper\n\nCome and join us to dance your dance.\n \nSee you dancing. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-398.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:557@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120311T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120311T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T092208Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-201 2-03-11/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 11 Mar 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-384.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:610@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120312T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120312T214500 DTSTAMP:20120123T223057Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-monday-evenings-2012 -03-12/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals: Monday Evenings - Wild Goose Space - 12 Mar 12 19: 15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation\, our Moving Body.\nMonday evenings 7.15p m-9.45pm\, Returns 16th January 2012.\nTaught by Jamus Wood &\; Lee Bol ton\n \;\n\n Taster sessions £5 January 16 &\; 23.\n 8 Week course begins January 30\, Cost £65 / £55 conc\n At the Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristol BS2 9YP.\n Tel: 07966498596\n email: i nfo@embodiedpresence.co.uk\n www.embodiedpresence.co.uk.\n\n \;\nThe T eaching\nThis course draws together two strands of teaching material. A sy stematic approach to contact improvisation developed by Joerg Hassmann and Daniel Werner and non stylised movement practice as pioneered by Helen Po ynor. These are strong influences in the content of this course. The teach ing style and the music is very much our own\, and the content is our own personal relationship to this material.\n\nEach class will follow a patter n of warm up and arriving\, followed by technical and developmental moveme nt exercises and then onto a more open improvisation space to play with wh at we have learned.\n\n Week 1: Finding Centre and the Fish Body\n Week 2: Basic Principles\n Week 3: Yield\, push and reaching.\n Week 4: Soft Spin e and Spinal Push\n Week 5: Naval Radiation\n Week 6: Dancing Spirals and Rolling\n Week 7: Learning to Fall\n Week 8: Lifts and Counter Balance\n W eek 9: Dancing Conversations\n Week 10: Skills for Jamming.\n\nAbout Lee\n I suppose you could say at the heart of it all I am a dancer. It seems my body was born to move. My softness\, my passion\, my sadness\, my rage\, m y sensuousness\, my sense of chaos all come through when I dance. This is where more than anywhere else I can be close to myself and have the capaci ty to touch life with freshness.\n\nMy passion for dance and in particular the drive to be as authentic in each moment as possible has led me from 5 Rhythms to Contact Improvisation and latterly into a practice of Non-Styl ised movement based on the teachings of Helen Poyner.\n\nThis has led me t o co-design a series of classes and workshops that interweave the teaching s of fundamental movement\, contact improvisation and presence based on th e Movement of Being (Devon) teachings.\n\nDance for me is a metaphor for l ife. How can I really meet myself? How can I truly be here in this moment to experience life and meet you? This is what fascinates me. Movement offe rs the opportunity to ask these questions\, with the potential to experien ce depth and understanding.\n\nI offer a space for this exploration.\nAbou t Jamus\nI love to move\, to inspire creativity through dance and connecti on. I teach and guide classes in Contact Improvisation\, Instinctual Movem ent\, Somatic Yoga and perform with the Touch Down Dance.\n\nI like it sim ple. I find that working with simple themes can take us deep into our own experience and are pathways to presence and embodiment. So themes I work w ith like arriving\, how do we arrive into contact with ourselves\, into a space and with another. I find this a fascinating topic.\n\nUnusually\, my path has been defined by a congenital eye condition - I almost lost my si ght 10 years ago. Six operations on\, my sight is improving\, with future operations pending. I have found ways to transform my wounding into a uniq ue gift. My life is not what it would have been without my eye condition\, many doors initially shut\, while others opened.\n\nAlong my journey\, I have had the good fortune to work with many gifted teachers\, many echo’ s of these teachings live in my teaching today. Key figures are Malcolm Ma nning\, Helen Poyner\, K J Holmes\, Lisa Nelson\, Nancy Stark Smith\, Mira nda Tufnel\, Katy Dymoke\, Adam Bradpiece\, Ray Chung\, Angela Dony. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/ci-fundamentals1.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:614@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120317T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120318T170000 DTSTAMP:20120217T000239Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-workshop-1/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals Workshop 1- Center & Our Spine - St. Michael's Pari sh Hall - 17 Mar 12 10:00 DESCRIPTION: The Teaching\nThis course draws together two strands of teach ing material. A systematic approach to contact improvisation developed by Joerg Hassmann and Daniel Werner and non stylised movement practice as pio neered by Helen Poynor. These are strong influences in the content of this course. The teaching style and the music is very much our own\, and the c ontent is our own personal relationship to this material.\n\nWeekend One - March 17 - 18\n- Finding Center and Fish Body\n- Basic Principles\n- Yiel d\, Push and Reaching\n- Soft Spine and Spinal Push\n\nDates: March 17 - 1 8 and April 14 - 15\nTime: Saturday and Sunday 10:00 - 17:00\nVenue: St Mi cheals Parish Hall\, BS2 8BE\nCost: £130 for both weekends or £70 each\n Teachers: Jamus Wood and Lee Bolton\n\nAs we will need to make a decision on this in the next couple of weeks please register as soon as possible.\n \nTel: 07966498596\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk\n\n\n CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:445@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120317T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120318T160000 DTSTAMP:20120115T222603Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-and-da nce-explorations-weekend/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and dance explorations – Weekend - Jubilee Hall - 17 Mar 12 10:00 DESCRIPTION:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and dance explorations – Wee kend\nwith Itta Howie\n\nWeekend 17-18 March\, Sat 10:00-17:00\, Sun 10:00 -16:00\n\nat Jubilee Hall\, 67 Wedmore Vale\, Bedminster\, Bristol BS3 5HX \n\nCosts TBC. Limited places. Booking essential.\n\nSuitable for dancers\ , movement artists and anyone curious about the body.\n\nMovement Ritual i s a set of natural and organic movement sequences developed by American da nce pioneer Anna Halprin. The primarily floor-based sequences focus on the spine\, improving flexibility\, strength\, inner connection and kinaesthe tic awareness. Through individual and pair work we explore basic component s of Movement Ritual. We develop these creatively in dance explorations in spired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imagi nal) and Itta’s artistic interests. Movement experiences are reflected o n through drawing (art materials provided).\n\nItta trained intensively wi th Helen Poynor\, Dorset who introduced her to Movement Ritual. This summe r Itta studied with Anna Halprin (now in her 91st year) on Anna’s famous outdoor dance deck at Mountain Home Studio\, California. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-445.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Workshop LOCATION:Jubilee Hall\, 67 Wedmore Vale\, Bedminster\, Bristol\, BS3 5HX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.434;-2.58801 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=67 Wedmore Vale\, Bedminste r\, Bristol\, BS3 5HX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Jubilee Hall:geo:51.434,-2.58801 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:587@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120318T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120318T183000 DTSTAMP:20120317T094618Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-2012-03-18/ SUMMARY:Sunday Dance Prayer - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 18 Mar 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Movement led by Jamus Wood\n\n\n Soundscapes by Mosses\n\nIt is the time of balance where night and day are equals. When we have climbed out of our mid winter cacoon and are creating and making our life.\n\nSo w hy not join Mosses and myself for a movement exploration and inquiry space .\n\nlet us together open to a pause in our doings to find stillness and s ilences. Find the movements of our inner flow surfacing into expression. A llow ourselves to come to ground and to discover the nurture of our simple breath and from here coming forward into life and spontaneity.\n\nYou may want to bring something to sit on for the sitting meditation.\n\nPlease a rrive by 5.30 so we can begin together.\n\nThe Jam\n\nThis evening the jam will be a little different. I will offer a score and open the space to da nce improvisation rather than purely contact improvisation. Inviting more soloing\, group interactions.\n\nPlease arrive by 7pm.\n\nVenue: DMAC\, 4t h Floor\, Hamilton House\, Stokes Croft\, Bristol\nCost:\n£7 class &\; jam\n£5 class or jam\n\nemail: info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor More Informa tion www.contactdance.co.uk\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/CI-36.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:558@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120318T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120318T210000 DTSTAMP:20120317T094847Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-201 2-03-18/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 18 Mar 12 19:00 DESCRIPTION:This evening the jam will be a little different. Jamus will off er a score and open the space to dance improvisation rather than purely co ntact improvisation. Inviting more soloing\, group interactions.\n\nPlease arrive by 7pm.\n\nVenue: DMAC\, 4th Floor\, Hamilton House\, Stokes Croft \, Bristol\nCost:\n£7 class &\; jam\n£5 class or jam\n\nemail: info@c ontactdance.co.uk\nFor More Information www.contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-384.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:611@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120319T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120319T214500 DTSTAMP:20120123T223057Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-monday-evenings-2012 -03-19/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals: Monday Evenings - Wild Goose Space - 19 Mar 12 19: 15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation\, our Moving Body.\nMonday evenings 7.15p m-9.45pm\, Returns 16th January 2012.\nTaught by Jamus Wood &\; Lee Bol ton\n \;\n\n Taster sessions £5 January 16 &\; 23.\n 8 Week course begins January 30\, Cost £65 / £55 conc\n At the Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristol BS2 9YP.\n Tel: 07966498596\n email: i nfo@embodiedpresence.co.uk\n www.embodiedpresence.co.uk.\n\n \;\nThe T eaching\nThis course draws together two strands of teaching material. A sy stematic approach to contact improvisation developed by Joerg Hassmann and Daniel Werner and non stylised movement practice as pioneered by Helen Po ynor. These are strong influences in the content of this course. The teach ing style and the music is very much our own\, and the content is our own personal relationship to this material.\n\nEach class will follow a patter n of warm up and arriving\, followed by technical and developmental moveme nt exercises and then onto a more open improvisation space to play with wh at we have learned.\n\n Week 1: Finding Centre and the Fish Body\n Week 2: Basic Principles\n Week 3: Yield\, push and reaching.\n Week 4: Soft Spin e and Spinal Push\n Week 5: Naval Radiation\n Week 6: Dancing Spirals and Rolling\n Week 7: Learning to Fall\n Week 8: Lifts and Counter Balance\n W eek 9: Dancing Conversations\n Week 10: Skills for Jamming.\n\nAbout Lee\n I suppose you could say at the heart of it all I am a dancer. It seems my body was born to move. My softness\, my passion\, my sadness\, my rage\, m y sensuousness\, my sense of chaos all come through when I dance. This is where more than anywhere else I can be close to myself and have the capaci ty to touch life with freshness.\n\nMy passion for dance and in particular the drive to be as authentic in each moment as possible has led me from 5 Rhythms to Contact Improvisation and latterly into a practice of Non-Styl ised movement based on the teachings of Helen Poyner.\n\nThis has led me t o co-design a series of classes and workshops that interweave the teaching s of fundamental movement\, contact improvisation and presence based on th e Movement of Being (Devon) teachings.\n\nDance for me is a metaphor for l ife. How can I really meet myself? How can I truly be here in this moment to experience life and meet you? This is what fascinates me. Movement offe rs the opportunity to ask these questions\, with the potential to experien ce depth and understanding.\n\nI offer a space for this exploration.\nAbou t Jamus\nI love to move\, to inspire creativity through dance and connecti on. I teach and guide classes in Contact Improvisation\, Instinctual Movem ent\, Somatic Yoga and perform with the Touch Down Dance.\n\nI like it sim ple. I find that working with simple themes can take us deep into our own experience and are pathways to presence and embodiment. So themes I work w ith like arriving\, how do we arrive into contact with ourselves\, into a space and with another. I find this a fascinating topic.\n\nUnusually\, my path has been defined by a congenital eye condition - I almost lost my si ght 10 years ago. Six operations on\, my sight is improving\, with future operations pending. I have found ways to transform my wounding into a uniq ue gift. My life is not what it would have been without my eye condition\, many doors initially shut\, while others opened.\n\nAlong my journey\, I have had the good fortune to work with many gifted teachers\, many echo’ s of these teachings live in my teaching today. Key figures are Malcolm Ma nning\, Helen Poyner\, K J Holmes\, Lisa Nelson\, Nancy Stark Smith\, Mira nda Tufnel\, Katy Dymoke\, Adam Bradpiece\, Ray Chung\, Angela Dony. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/ci-fundamentals1.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:588@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120325T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120325T183000 DTSTAMP:20120117T211928Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-2012-03-25/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 25 Mar 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\nSpringing into Action\nIn the warm up I hope to facilitate a sense of our sap rising in t he body\, the energy of the new life pushing up through the earth.\n\nMovi ng from slumber into the energy of spring\, by exploring our ligaments and muscles\, waking them up ready to SPRING\, BOUNCE &\; REBOUND.\n\nK'Lo ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-398.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:559@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120325T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120325T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T092208Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-201 2-03-25/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 25 Mar 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-384.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:612@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120326T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120326T214500 DTSTAMP:20120123T223057Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-monday-evenings-2012 -03-26/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals: Monday Evenings - Wild Goose Space - 26 Mar 12 19: 15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation\, our Moving Body.\nMonday evenings 7.15p m-9.45pm\, Returns 16th January 2012.\nTaught by Jamus Wood &\; Lee Bol ton\n \;\n\n Taster sessions £5 January 16 &\; 23.\n 8 Week course begins January 30\, Cost £65 / £55 conc\n At the Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristol BS2 9YP.\n Tel: 07966498596\n email: i nfo@embodiedpresence.co.uk\n www.embodiedpresence.co.uk.\n\n \;\nThe T eaching\nThis course draws together two strands of teaching material. A sy stematic approach to contact improvisation developed by Joerg Hassmann and Daniel Werner and non stylised movement practice as pioneered by Helen Po ynor. These are strong influences in the content of this course. The teach ing style and the music is very much our own\, and the content is our own personal relationship to this material.\n\nEach class will follow a patter n of warm up and arriving\, followed by technical and developmental moveme nt exercises and then onto a more open improvisation space to play with wh at we have learned.\n\n Week 1: Finding Centre and the Fish Body\n Week 2: Basic Principles\n Week 3: Yield\, push and reaching.\n Week 4: Soft Spin e and Spinal Push\n Week 5: Naval Radiation\n Week 6: Dancing Spirals and Rolling\n Week 7: Learning to Fall\n Week 8: Lifts and Counter Balance\n W eek 9: Dancing Conversations\n Week 10: Skills for Jamming.\n\nAbout Lee\n I suppose you could say at the heart of it all I am a dancer. It seems my body was born to move. My softness\, my passion\, my sadness\, my rage\, m y sensuousness\, my sense of chaos all come through when I dance. This is where more than anywhere else I can be close to myself and have the capaci ty to touch life with freshness.\n\nMy passion for dance and in particular the drive to be as authentic in each moment as possible has led me from 5 Rhythms to Contact Improvisation and latterly into a practice of Non-Styl ised movement based on the teachings of Helen Poyner.\n\nThis has led me t o co-design a series of classes and workshops that interweave the teaching s of fundamental movement\, contact improvisation and presence based on th e Movement of Being (Devon) teachings.\n\nDance for me is a metaphor for l ife. How can I really meet myself? How can I truly be here in this moment to experience life and meet you? This is what fascinates me. Movement offe rs the opportunity to ask these questions\, with the potential to experien ce depth and understanding.\n\nI offer a space for this exploration.\nAbou t Jamus\nI love to move\, to inspire creativity through dance and connecti on. I teach and guide classes in Contact Improvisation\, Instinctual Movem ent\, Somatic Yoga and perform with the Touch Down Dance.\n\nI like it sim ple. I find that working with simple themes can take us deep into our own experience and are pathways to presence and embodiment. So themes I work w ith like arriving\, how do we arrive into contact with ourselves\, into a space and with another. I find this a fascinating topic.\n\nUnusually\, my path has been defined by a congenital eye condition - I almost lost my si ght 10 years ago. Six operations on\, my sight is improving\, with future operations pending. I have found ways to transform my wounding into a uniq ue gift. My life is not what it would have been without my eye condition\, many doors initially shut\, while others opened.\n\nAlong my journey\, I have had the good fortune to work with many gifted teachers\, many echo’ s of these teachings live in my teaching today. Key figures are Malcolm Ma nning\, Helen Poyner\, K J Holmes\, Lisa Nelson\, Nancy Stark Smith\, Mira nda Tufnel\, Katy Dymoke\, Adam Bradpiece\, Ray Chung\, Angela Dony. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/ci-fundamentals1.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:589@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120401T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120401T183000 DTSTAMP:20120117T211739Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-2012-04-01/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 1 Apr 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\nFooling Around! \nExploring our alertness to life\, how do we respond/ react to the unexpe cted. Teasing\, naughty\, playful (just a little). Are we high tone alert or can we stay relaxed and ready to play?\n\nwith K'Lo ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-398.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:560@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120401T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120401T203000 DTSTAMP:20120114T092208Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-201 2-04-01/ SUMMARY:Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hous e - 1 Apr 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 learnt\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focuse d (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a bl indfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please contact Agnieszka 078 71 455025 or Jamus 07908 582791\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-384.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:613@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120402T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120402T214500 DTSTAMP:20120123T223057Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-monday-evenings-2012 -04-02/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals: Monday Evenings - Wild Goose Space - 2 Apr 12 19:1 5 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation\, our Moving Body.\nMonday evenings 7.15p m-9.45pm\, Returns 16th January 2012.\nTaught by Jamus Wood &\; Lee Bol ton\n \;\n\n Taster sessions £5 January 16 &\; 23.\n 8 Week course begins January 30\, Cost £65 / £55 conc\n At the Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristol BS2 9YP.\n Tel: 07966498596\n email: i nfo@embodiedpresence.co.uk\n www.embodiedpresence.co.uk.\n\n \;\nThe T eaching\nThis course draws together two strands of teaching material. A sy stematic approach to contact improvisation developed by Joerg Hassmann and Daniel Werner and non stylised movement practice as pioneered by Helen Po ynor. These are strong influences in the content of this course. The teach ing style and the music is very much our own\, and the content is our own personal relationship to this material.\n\nEach class will follow a patter n of warm up and arriving\, followed by technical and developmental moveme nt exercises and then onto a more open improvisation space to play with wh at we have learned.\n\n Week 1: Finding Centre and the Fish Body\n Week 2: Basic Principles\n Week 3: Yield\, push and reaching.\n Week 4: Soft Spin e and Spinal Push\n Week 5: Naval Radiation\n Week 6: Dancing Spirals and Rolling\n Week 7: Learning to Fall\n Week 8: Lifts and Counter Balance\n W eek 9: Dancing Conversations\n Week 10: Skills for Jamming.\n\nAbout Lee\n I suppose you could say at the heart of it all I am a dancer. It seems my body was born to move. My softness\, my passion\, my sadness\, my rage\, m y sensuousness\, my sense of chaos all come through when I dance. This is where more than anywhere else I can be close to myself and have the capaci ty to touch life with freshness.\n\nMy passion for dance and in particular the drive to be as authentic in each moment as possible has led me from 5 Rhythms to Contact Improvisation and latterly into a practice of Non-Styl ised movement based on the teachings of Helen Poyner.\n\nThis has led me t o co-design a series of classes and workshops that interweave the teaching s of fundamental movement\, contact improvisation and presence based on th e Movement of Being (Devon) teachings.\n\nDance for me is a metaphor for l ife. How can I really meet myself? How can I truly be here in this moment to experience life and meet you? This is what fascinates me. Movement offe rs the opportunity to ask these questions\, with the potential to experien ce depth and understanding.\n\nI offer a space for this exploration.\nAbou t Jamus\nI love to move\, to inspire creativity through dance and connecti on. I teach and guide classes in Contact Improvisation\, Instinctual Movem ent\, Somatic Yoga and perform with the Touch Down Dance.\n\nI like it sim ple. I find that working with simple themes can take us deep into our own experience and are pathways to presence and embodiment. So themes I work w ith like arriving\, how do we arrive into contact with ourselves\, into a space and with another. I find this a fascinating topic.\n\nUnusually\, my path has been defined by a congenital eye condition - I almost lost my si ght 10 years ago. Six operations on\, my sight is improving\, with future operations pending. I have found ways to transform my wounding into a uniq ue gift. My life is not what it would have been without my eye condition\, many doors initially shut\, while others opened.\n\nAlong my journey\, I have had the good fortune to work with many gifted teachers\, many echo’ s of these teachings live in my teaching today. Key figures are Malcolm Ma nning\, Helen Poyner\, K J Holmes\, Lisa Nelson\, Nancy Stark Smith\, Mira nda Tufnel\, Katy Dymoke\, Adam Bradpiece\, Ray Chung\, Angela Dony. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/ci-fundamentals1.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:615@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120414T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120415T170000 DTSTAMP:20120331T141702Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-2-april-1516/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals 2 - Flying and Falling - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 14 Apr 12 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\nThe Teaching\nWhen I dance it is moment to moment. Each momen t has a life of its own only too die as the next moment arises. In this wo rkshop we learn to commit to each moment. To arrive fresh to each other in our dancing.\n\nIn this workshop we will learn to initiate our movement f rom our center. Allow the spine to find both fluidity and strength in movi ng. Working both with technical exercise\, movement scores and open dancin g we will come together and dance together.\n\nThis workshop draws togethe r two strands of teaching material. A systematic approach to contact impro visation developed by Joerg Hassmann and Daniel Werner and non stylised mo vement practice as pioneered by Helen Poynor. These are strong influences in the content of this course. The teaching style and the music is very mu ch our own\, and the content is our own personal relationship to this mate rial.\n\nThemes\n- Naval Radiation\n- Dancing Spirals and Rolling\n- Learn ing to Fall\n- Lifts and Counter Balance\n\nDates: April 14 - 15\nTime: Sa turday and Sunday 10:00 - 17:00\nVenue: St Micheals Parish Hall\, BS2 8BE\ nCost: £70\nTeachers: Jamus Wood and Lee Bolton\n\nTel: 07966498596\nemai l: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresence.co.uk\n\nFor Informati on contact Lee on 07966498596 or email embodiedpresence@gmail.com\n\nTo bo ok please send a £20 non returnable cheque to Jamus Wood\, Hill Breeze\, Tynings Lane\, Freshford\, BA27UA. Or £20 Bank Transfer - Bank: Santander Account: Embody Account No:43741673 Sort: 090666.\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/02/Jamus-angela.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:778@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120415T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120415T183000 DTSTAMP:20120331T172503Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-3-2012-04-15/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 15 Apr 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nSpecific deta ils for this days class to follow.... ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:826@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120415T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120415T203000 DTSTAMP:20120625T214301Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2012-04-15/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 15 Apr 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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.\n\nAt some jams a teac her will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focus ed (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a b lindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:790@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120416T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120416T214500 DTSTAMP:20120413T112249Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-night-contact-improvisation-c lass-three-orbs/ SUMMARY:Monday Night Contact Improvisation Class - three orbs - Wild Goose Space - 16 Apr 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Three Orbs\nIn this class we will take time to meet our pelvis\ , ribcage and skull. Using touch\, anatomical imagery and sensing into our body. Trusting that our body knows how to unfold and move us. We will fol low impulse\, allowing our dance to grow from here.\n\nThe last 30 minutes of this class will be a improvised movement space.\n CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:741@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120422T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120422T170000 DTSTAMP:20120331T124247Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/breaking-the-bubble/ SUMMARY:Breaking the Bubble - Improvising in Contact Improvisation - Wild G oose Space - 22 Apr 12 10:30 DESCRIPTION:This workshop will address the subject of breaking our own patt erns and limits within the practice of Contact Improvisation. We will deal with one of the side effect of many intermediate and even advanced practi tioners – staying confined within our mutual kineshpheric bubble.\n\nCon tact is the physical technique\, Improvisation is the life behind this dan ce. Much of our emphasis in the jams\, classes and workshops goes to impro ve our physical technique yet not much work explores the dance that can gr ow from our bubble and beyond it.\n\nOne glass ceiling that an advanced Co ntact Improviser may encounter is seeing the dance as only 2 people in a v ery confined space – the bubble. The side effect of this is that the wor ld disappears and there is only the sensation and movement that is inside our mutual bubble\, this nice and comfortable feeling holds us back from g oing into the next step – keeping the same feeling of our point of conta ct\, using our strong technique\, whilst improvising with everything else that is there in the moment.\n\nIn this workshop we will try to break our bubble – not to lose that feeling but rather to grow from it into a wide r bigger world. To Improvise not only with our physical partner and input but also with space\, composition\, and other potential partners that are not yet in physical contact.\n\nThis workshop is meant for Intermediate an d advanced people who have experience in one of these fields - Contact Imp rovisation\, Dance Improvisation and dance performers who wish to enlarge their vocabulary in dance and on stage.\n\nThe number of participants is l imited. If you wish to participate you need to register in advance by send ing an E-mail to this address - saskia@contactdance.co.uk\n\n \;\n\nTo m Goldhand - I am a performance artist in the field of Dance &\; Contac t Improvisation. I studied Dance and theater Improvisation in Israel at “Hakvuza beyafo” and “play school for Improvisation”. After finish ing my studies I moved to Amsterdam where I had the privilege to work\, le arn and be inspired by great teachers of dance and contact Improvisation - Paulien de Groot\, David Zambrano and Karl Frost amongst others. In the last years I perform and give workshops on the technique of Improvisation in Dance and Contact. 2 years ago I chose Amsterdam as my base and co foun ded with 5 other performance artists the group - Mono Collective that perf orms free and anchored Improvisation pieces as well as choreographed piece s. For me\, Improvisation is a way of life and I try to take it out of th e studio into everyday life. I believe that the core of man spirit comes f rom new experiences\, and that it is much more important to be open and pr esent\, than to make plans and try to stick to them. For more information \, go to www.tomgoldhand.com.\n“You cannot teach an old dog new tricks\, but you don’t have to be an old dog”  \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/03/Tom.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:779@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120422T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120422T183000 DTSTAMP:20120418T122419Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-3-2012-04-22/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 22 Apr 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\nClass descripti on\nSpring: Finding springiness from heaviness and helping each other jump . ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:827@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120422T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120422T203000 DTSTAMP:20120625T214301Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2012-04-22/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 22 Apr 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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.\n\nAt some jams a teac her will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focus ed (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a b lindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:791@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120423T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120423T214500 DTSTAMP:20120413T113006Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-class-dancing-hands-free/ SUMMARY:CI Class - Dancing Hands Free - Wild Goose Space - 23 Apr 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Can we dance with out our arms\, and once we have danced with n o arms for a time what happens when we bring them back in. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:780@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120429T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120429T183000 DTSTAMP:20120425T204142Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-3-2012-04-29/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 29 Apr 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\n \;\nTran sitioning pathways of weight \nIn this class we will look at fluidity and mobility when lifting.\n\nAs the over dancer - giving weight\, and findin g pathways into and out of lifts\,\n\nAs the under dancer - staying mobile \, and being able to shift weight\,\n\nAs a duet\, the communication betwe en the two.\n\n \;\n\nPlease arrive promptly for a 17:30 start. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:828@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120429T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120429T203000 DTSTAMP:20120625T214301Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2012-04-29/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 29 Apr 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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.\n\nAt some jams a teac her will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focus ed (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a b lindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:781@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120506T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120506T183000 DTSTAMP:20120430T080522Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-3-2012-05-06/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 6 May 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nClass Descrip tion\n\nAfter watching my baby son throw himself backwards with no fear of hurting himself\, I am inspired to offer a session on backspace\, how to move into it and own the space behind you in your dance.\n\nJocasta ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:829@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120506T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120506T203000 DTSTAMP:20120625T214301Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2012-05-06/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 6 May 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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.\n\nAt some jams a teac her will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focus ed (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a b lindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:782@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120513T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120513T183000 DTSTAMP:20120501T195551Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-3-2012-05-13/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 13 May 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nSpirals\nwith Itta Howie\n\nI will guide you through spiral elements of Anna Halprin’ s Movement Ritual. Working solo on the floor\, we focus on the spine and e xperience an opening in hip joints and chest. We then explore spirals spat ially and in connection with others.\n\nLive sound for the jam by Andy Kee p. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:830@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120513T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120513T203000 DTSTAMP:20120625T214301Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2012-05-13/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 13 May 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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.\n\nAt some jams a teac her will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focus ed (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a b lindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:783@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120520T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120520T183000 DTSTAMP:20120516T082451Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-3-2012-05-20/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 20 May 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nPour\nverb (u sed with object)\n\n1. To send (a liquid\, fluid\, or anything in  loose particles) flowing or falling\, as from one container to  another\, or into\,over\, or on something: to pour a glass of m ilk\; to pour water on a plant.\n\n\n\nPouring into\, pouring out of \, \npouring onto\, pouring over. and \nhow much to pour. \n\n\nPlease arrive early so we can start promptly at 5.30pm. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:831@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120520T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120520T203000 DTSTAMP:20120625T214301Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2012-05-20/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 20 May 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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.\n\nAt some jams a teac her will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focus ed (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a b lindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:784@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120527T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120527T183000 DTSTAMP:20120428T152512Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-3-2012-05-27/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 27 May 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nSpecific deta ils for this days class to follow.... ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:832@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120527T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120527T203000 DTSTAMP:20120625T214301Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2012-05-27/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 27 May 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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.\n\nAt some jams a teac her will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focus ed (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a b lindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:816@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120528T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120528T113000 DTSTAMP:20120523T195636Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2012-05-28/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 28 May 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n\nhttp://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n\nhttp://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-down ie CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:785@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120603T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120603T183000 DTSTAMP:20120504T081108Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-3-2012-06-03/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 3 Jun 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nClass Descrip tion\n\nThis class will look at our body structures and in particular how our weight 'stacks' through our bones. Using this concept\, we will work  with how we can place our weight on each other and finally how that can ma nifest into a contact dance. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:833@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120603T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120603T203000 DTSTAMP:20120625T214301Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2012-06-03/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 3 Jun 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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.\n\nAt some jams a teac her will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focus ed (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a b lindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:786@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120610T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120610T183000 DTSTAMP:20120428T153821Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-3-2012-06-10/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 10 Jun 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nSpecific deta ils for this days class to follow.... ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:834@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120610T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120610T203000 DTSTAMP:20120625T214301Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2012-06-10/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 10 Jun 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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.\n\nAt some jams a teac her will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focus ed (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a b lindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:818@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120611T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120611T113000 DTSTAMP:20120523T195636Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2012-06-11/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 11 Jun 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n\nhttp://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n\nhttp://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-down ie CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:792@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120611T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120611T191500 DTSTAMP:20120428T155148Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/4-week-ci-course-skills-for-jamming/ SUMMARY:4 Week CI Course - Skills For Jamming - Wild Goose Space - 11 Jun 1 2 19:15 DESCRIPTION:A 4 week program aimed at developing skills and confidence in t he jam space. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:787@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120617T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120617T183000 DTSTAMP:20120530T123537Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-3-2012-06-17/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 17 Jun 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\n\nClass descrip tion\n\nto come.... ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:835@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120617T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120617T203000 DTSTAMP:20120625T214301Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2012-06-17/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 17 Jun 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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.\n\nAt some jams a teac her will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focus ed (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a b lindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:819@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120618T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120618T113000 DTSTAMP:20120523T195636Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2012-06-18/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 18 Jun 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n\nhttp://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n\nhttp://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-down ie CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:795@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120618T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120618T214500 DTSTAMP:20120428T154326Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/4-week-ci-course-skills-for-jamming- 2/ SUMMARY:4 Week CI Course - Skills For Jamming - Wild Goose Space - 18 Jun 1 2 19:15 DESCRIPTION:A 4 week program aimed at developing skills and confidence in t he jam space. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:797@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120623T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120623T183000 DTSTAMP:20120522T193403Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/global-underscore-2012-june-23rd/ SUMMARY:Global Underscore 2012 - June 23rd - Other (see event for details) - 23 Jun 12 14:30 DESCRIPTION:The Global Underscore 2012 at University of Chichester\nSaturda y\, June 23\, 2:30–6:30pm (UK time)\nat University of Chichester\, West Sussex\, UK\n\n\nphoto: Raisa Kyllikki Karjalainen\n\nNancy Stark Smith (f acilitating)\nMike Vargas (music)\n\nThe Underscore is a framework for pra cticing and researching dance improvisation that Nancy has been developing since 1990 based on her work with Contact Improvisation. It is a long jam ming/CI/improvisation score that guides dancers through a series of "chang ing states"—from solo relaxation and sensitizing to gravity and support\ , through group circulation and interaction\, to contact improvisation eng agements\, then opening out to full group improvisation\, and back to rest and reflection.\n\nFor the past 11 years\, a Global Underscore has been o ccurring near the summer solstice. Conceived and organized by French dance r Claire Filmon for 10 years\, the Global Underscore Solstice is an annual event during which dancers at many sites around the world practice the Un derscore simultaneously.\n\nNancy will be hosting/facilitating one site of the 2012 Global Underscore as part of the Somatics and Technology Confere nce taking place at the University of Chichester\, in Chichester\, UK\, on Saturday\, June 23\, 2:30–6:30 pm. All dancers with previous experience with Contact Improvisation and with the Underscore are welcome to apply/r egister to participate. It should be a very special Underscore!\n\nEmbedde d in the Somatics and Technology Conference (http://somaticstechnologyconf erence2012.com/)\, the Chichester Global Underscore will take place in an unusual and fascinating context. Nancy will give an Underscore talk to the conference participants on Saturday morning to offer some preliminary bac kground and outline the basic structure (Global Underscore dancers are wel come but not required to attend). Later that day\, the Global Underscore p ractice will occur\, with live music improvised/composed by Nancy’s long time collaborator\, musician Mike Vargas. The Chichester Underscore will b e danced by improvisers from London and elsewhere who have had previous tr aining in Contact Improvisation and the Underscore. There will also be a s pecial technological component with a worldwideweb link-up. The event will be open for observation by conference participants.\n\nAfter a brief rece ption following the Underscore\, Global Underscore dancers and observers a re welcome come out together for an evening meal in a local restaurant.\n\ nWe hope you’ll join us and the other Underscores happening around the g lobe on June 23!\n\nTo register for participation in the Global Underscore \, send email with a brief description of your background with CI and the Underscore to Lalitaraja j.lalitaraja@roehampton.ac.uk.\n\nGlobal Undersc ore fee: £15\, (£10\, for conference participants\, limited places) CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:Other (see event for details)\, Other\, Other\, United Kingdom GEO:52.3072;-1.93542 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Other\, Other\, United King dom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Other (see event for details):geo:52.3072,- 1.93542 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:788@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120624T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120624T183000 DTSTAMP:20120614T194221Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-3-2012-06-24/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 24 Jun 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\nClass Descripti on\nJenny Moy "What I love about Contact Improvisation is that there’s n o syllabus\, no standard way to learn\, no qualified teachers. The lab for mat celebrates that – dancers coming together to share\, experiment and review: all teachers\, all learners. London currently has a weekly labbing group\, exploring themes like constriction\, low-level flying and mixing Contact with Authentic movement. I’d like to make a link between the Lon don lab and Bristol: sharing some of our ideas and exercises and taking ba ck more questions and discoveries." ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:836@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120624T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120624T203000 DTSTAMP:20120625T214301Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2012-06-24/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 24 Jun 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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.\n\nAt some jams a teac her will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focus ed (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a b lindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:820@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120625T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120625T113000 DTSTAMP:20120523T195636Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2012-06-25/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 25 Jun 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n\nhttp://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n\nhttp://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-down ie CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:796@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120625T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120625T214500 DTSTAMP:20120428T154603Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/4-week-ci-course-skills-for-jamming- 2-2/ SUMMARY:4 Week CI Course - Skills For Jamming - Wild Goose Space - 25 Jun 1 2 19:15 DESCRIPTION:A 4 week program aimed at developing skills and confidence in t he jam space. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:822@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120701T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120701T183000 DTSTAMP:20120530T123920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-3-2012-07-01/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 1 Jul 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\nClass Desciptio n\nIn this contact warm up session \, we will look at how we connect using different types of contact\, for example subtle contact\, direct and indi rect contact\, and intention. We will explore the use of non verbal commun ication to direct another’s movement. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:837@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120701T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120701T203000 DTSTAMP:20120625T214301Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2012-07-01/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 1 Jul 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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.\n\nAt some jams a teac her will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focus ed (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a b lindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:821@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120702T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120702T113000 DTSTAMP:20120523T195636Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2012-07-02/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 2 Jul 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\nlisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n\nhttp://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n\nhttp://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-down ie CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:793@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120702T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120702T214500 DTSTAMP:20120428T154928Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/4-week-ci-course-skills-for-jamming- 2-2-2/ SUMMARY:4 Week CI Course - Skills For Jamming - Wild Goose Space - 2 Jul 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:A 4 week program aimed at developing skills and confidence in t he jam space. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:823@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120708T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120708T183000 DTSTAMP:20120706T203431Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-3-2012-07-01-2/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 8 Jul 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\nClass Descripti on\nMassaging into Contact: in this warm-up class we will explore engagin g with anothers body through awareness\, attention\, and intention. Using different forms of touch and mobilisation as tools for giving and receivin g information\, as well as exploring possibilities and creative impulses i nto our moving together. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:838@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120708T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120708T203000 DTSTAMP:20120625T214301Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2012-07-08/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 8 Jul 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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.\n\nAt some jams a teac her will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focus ed (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a b lindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:825@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120715T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120715T183000 DTSTAMP:20120706T203548Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-3-2012-07-01-2-2/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 15 Jul 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\nClass Descripti on\nto come.... ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:839@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120715T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120715T203000 DTSTAMP:20120625T214301Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2012-07-15/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 15 Jul 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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.\n\nAt some jams a teac her will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focus ed (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a b lindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:840@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120722T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120722T203000 DTSTAMP:20120722T110920Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/underscore-2012-07-22/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI - Underscore - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 22 Jul 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:This is a special format following Nancy Stark-Smith's Undersco re.\n\n 5.30pm-8.30pm (no late entry)\n Cost is £7\n Facilitated by Alis tair Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n Live music by Joe Evans\n\nAlistair & amp\; Saskia will take you through the journey at the start\, so please a rrive promptly to start at 5.30pm. We will begin with a 30-40 minute intro duction to the score. Participation is required for the full 3 hours 5.30p m-8.30pm. Doors will close at 5.45pm. \nThe Underscore is a long jamming c ontact improvisation score that Nancy Stark Smith has been developing sin ce 1990. "It is a score that guides dancers through a series of “changi ng states”\, from solo deepening/releasing and sensitizing to gravity a nd support\; through group circulation and interaction\, contact improvis ation engagements\, opening out to full group improvisation with composit ional awareness\, and back to rest and reflections."Nancy Stark Smith\, C aught Falling\n Special seed for the evening: music &\; dance\, musicia n and dancer\, the suggestion being that we look at the "connections liste d in the underscore (for example attraction\, coincidence\, contrast and i nfluence) to observe our relationship between what we hear and how we move ."\n\nPlease bring water and knee pads if you have them.\n\nFor more infor mation\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:210@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120729T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120805T140000 DTSTAMP:20120331T122033Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-festival-dartington-2012/ SUMMARY:Contact Festival Dartington 2012 - The Performance Centre - 29 Jul 12 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Dartington is in the air\, as this year Contact Festival Dartin gton travels to Cornwall to take residence at the brand new Performance Ce ntre studios at Tremough Campus in Penryn. The studios are spacious and fe ature fully sprung Harlequin oak floors\, and natural light from large win dows. A popular holiday destination for UK residents and international vis itors alike\, Cornwall boasts some of the most pristine beaches and coastl ines in the world\, and is awash with fresh ocean air from both sides of t he Cornish peninsula.\n\nContact improvisation first landed in the UK in t he 1970s and 80s when Steve Paxton began researching and teaching at Darti ngton College of Arts\, in the theatre program under the direction of Mary O’Donnell Fulkerson\, European pioneer of release technique.  In colla boration with other artists of the New Dance movement\, Fulkerson and Paxt on began a series of spring festivals of dance and improvisation at Dartin gton.  In the spirit of these gatherings and following a very successful National Contact Jam hosted at Dartington in 2010\, and first annual Conta ct Festival Dartington in 2011\, both which garnered a huge response from participants to continue\, we now present the second annual Contact Festiv al Dartington.\n\nThe festival features a series of two-day workshops with exceptional teachers\, showings of work\, and jams with live music.  All sessions take place in the same space\, and no parallel sessions mean tha t participants do not need to choose between workshops and that a shared e xperience of work and play develops throughout the week. Homemade vegetari an and omnivorous food is provided by our talented team of cooks who prepa re three meals daily.  Hot beverages are also available throughout the da y.  All food is included in the festival price\, and special diets can be catered for on request.\n\nApartment-style accommodation on the grounds o f the Tremough Campus is also included in the festival price. Participant s can choose between rooms with a large double bed and ensuite bathroom fo r one to two people\, or a limited number of rooms with bunk beds\, also w ith ensuite bathroom.\n\nTremough Campus\, TR10 9EZ\, is easily accessible by road or by rail from Penryn train station\, which is a ten-minute walk away. By plane\, regular flights from London come to Newquay Airport (1 hour by train)\, Exeter Airport (3 hours by train) and Bristol Internation al Airport (4 hours by train). Follow the link for travel advice to Tremou gh Campus.\n\nStandard price of £285 includes all festival events\, food and accommodation.  There is also a day rate of £60 with accommodation o r £50 without accommodation\; both prices include food.\n\nUp to six burs aries of £100 each for artists from the southwest have been made availabl e through dance cards for continuing professional development activities v ia dance agencies in the southwest including Plymouth Dance\, Dance in Dev on and The Works Dance &\; Theatre in Cornwall. Deadline for CPD dance card applications is the 1st of June for Contact Festival Dartington parti cipants. (Note this is an extension from the earlier deadline of 1 April.) \n\nFor more information. Click on their website: www.contactfestivaldarti ngton.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-210.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Festival LOCATION:The Performance Centre\, University College Falmouth\, Tremough Ca mpus\, Penryn\, Cornwall\, TR10 9LX\, United Kingdom GEO:50.1708086;-5.1254165000000285 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=University College Falmouth \, Tremough Campus\, Penryn\, Cornwall\, TR10 9LX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE -RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Performance Centre:geo:50.1708086,-5.1254165000000 285 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:789@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120729T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120729T183000 DTSTAMP:20120723T201025Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-3-2012-07-01-2-4/ SUMMARY:Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 29 Jul 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Pre-Jam Warmup Class\nBeginner friendly class 5.30 to 6.30 foll owed by the Jam from 6.45pm to 8.30pm.\n\nDancers can come just for the cl ass for £5\, or stay for the class and jam for just £7.\nClass Descripti on\nto come.... ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:841@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120729T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120729T203000 DTSTAMP:20120625T214301Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2012-07-29/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 29 Jul 12 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a Warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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.\n\nAt some jams a teac her will facilitate a warm-up or suggest a score to follow such as a focus ed (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a b lindfold (or eyes-closed) jam.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at some jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:380@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120901T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120902T170000 DTSTAMP:20120706T203123Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/totnes-nationa-jam/ SUMMARY:Totnes National Jam - Dartington Estate - 1 Sep 12 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\nNational Contact Jam\nBrought to you by Dartington Contact Im provisation\n\n\n\n August 31st - September 2nd 2012 (Friday evening to Su nday afternoon)\n Harberton Hall\, near Totnes\, Devon\n Classes with Jani s Claxton and Angus Balbernie\, dancing on the moor\, open jamming\, live music and film night.\n Cost: £35 unemployed / £40 low-waged / £45 full price.\n\nFor enquiries and bookings contact Tariq: email: tariqedwards@ yahoo.co.uk or Tel: 07923542522\n\nHalf board accommodation available at E den Rise.\n\n 2 nights accommodation including breakfast and dinner will c ost:\n £21 for camping and use of facilities\n £26 for shared dorm (brin g own sleeping bag/mats etc)\n £31 for bed in shared rooms\n Eden Rise is situated in the rolling hills of South Devon\, with a view of dartmoor an d is within easy walking distance of Harberton hall. There is a sauna\, ca mpfire and a movement space. Check it out at www.edenrise.org\n\nPlease bo ok early to guarantee beds as spaces are limited. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/flyer.jpg CATEGORIES:UK CI Jam LOCATION:Dartington Estate\, Dartington Hall\, Totnes\, TQ9 6EL\, Devon\, U nited Kingdom GEO:50.4514;-3.69398 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dartington Hall\, Totnes\, TQ9 6EL\, Devon\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Dartington Est ate:geo:50.4514,-3.69398 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1082@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120903T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120903T113000 DTSTAMP:20120923T073258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2-2012-09-03/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 3 Sep 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\n lisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n http://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n http://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-downi e\n CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:942@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120909T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120909T183000 DTSTAMP:20120904T194140Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-4-2012-09-09/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 9 Sep 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £7.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nExploring new pathways - we will look at finding new ways o f moving and breaking old habits.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:987@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120909T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120909T203000 DTSTAMP:20120811T204541Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-3-2 012-09-09/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 9 Sep 12 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1083@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120910T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120910T113000 DTSTAMP:20120923T073258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2-2012-09-10/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 10 Sep 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\n lisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n http://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n http://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-downi e\n CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1019@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120910T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120910T214500 DTSTAMP:20120826T213302Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-ci-fundamentals-2012-09-10/ SUMMARY:Mondays Contact Improvisation - Continuation - Wild Goose Space - 10 Sep 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nCourse 1 - Body Paths\nIs an exploration of embodied Anatomy using imag es and sensation to invite us into new places and spaces within our contac t dance. Each week we will explore a part of the body\, discovering new pa thways and body wisdom.\n\nWill Include:\n\n Exploration of our connection to the center.\n Learning to use the breath as our guide and movement ins piration.\n Taking time to inhabit our early developmental patterns to cre ate an effortlessness in our moving.\n Learning to play with the logic of momentum - lifts\, suspension\, balances\, surrender and falling.\n\nOUR T EACHING\n\nEach class will follow a pattern of warm up and arriving\, foll owed by technical and developmental movement exercises and then onto a mor e open improvisation space to play with what we have learned.\n\nDetails\n We look forward to dancing with you!\n\nTimes: Mondays 7.15pm - 9.45pm\nWh ere: At the Wildgoose Space\, The Yard\, Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristo l\, BS2 9YP\n\nDrop In Classes No Need to book these.. but best to be on t ime !\n10th\, 17th\, 24th September\nCost: no wage/student £8\, low wage £10\, waged £12\n\nBooking Essential!\nPlease Note The blocks have been full to capacity and we have had to turn people away\, if you wish to join a block please don't wait until October to book let us know as soon as yo u can.\n\nBlock 1: 1st October - 5th November\nBlock 2: 12th November - 17 th October\nCost: no wage/student £48\, low wage £60\, waged £72\n\nNB: Prices are per block\n\nEach block will follow on from the last but will stand alone if you wish to join later in the year.\n\n18 Places only\n\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/jamus-lee.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:943@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120916T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120916T183000 DTSTAMP:20120912T182618Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-4-2012-09-16/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 16 Sep 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £7.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nTouch&\;Play\nContact improvisation as a game of authent ic connections\n\nD.J. Hayes is a Medical Doctor\, public health scientist \, eco-anarchist and practical idealist who has been playing\, dancing\, m editating and conversing CI for over a decade and has been actively sharin g his curiosity and knowledge for the past five years. He is the founder o f the Touch&\;Play Project\, which explores the edges of Contact Improv isation by inviting our alchemical bodies (emotions\, fears\, fantasies\, thoughts\, sexuality) into the dance. He engages with Contact Improv as a practice and tool to create authentic connections to the self and the othe r. He was further one of the core organizers of the 1st Spanish Contact Te achers and Organizers Meeting (EMOCIE) and the first ever ECITE held in Sp ain. His current interest is to open-up ‘classical’ CI and to take the form out of the Dance world and into the realms of play\, meditation\, co mmunication\, BDSM\, healing\, education\, sexuality and more through rigo rous artistic and academic research. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:988@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120916T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120916T203000 DTSTAMP:20120811T204541Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-3-2 012-09-16/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 16 Sep 12 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1084@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120917T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120917T113000 DTSTAMP:20120923T073258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2-2012-09-17/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 17 Sep 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\n lisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n http://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n http://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-downi e\n CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1020@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120917T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120917T214500 DTSTAMP:20120826T213302Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-ci-fundamentals-2012-09-17/ SUMMARY:Mondays Contact Improvisation - Continuation - Wild Goose Space - 17 Sep 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nCourse 1 - Body Paths\nIs an exploration of embodied Anatomy using imag es and sensation to invite us into new places and spaces within our contac t dance. Each week we will explore a part of the body\, discovering new pa thways and body wisdom.\n\nWill Include:\n\n Exploration of our connection to the center.\n Learning to use the breath as our guide and movement ins piration.\n Taking time to inhabit our early developmental patterns to cre ate an effortlessness in our moving.\n Learning to play with the logic of momentum - lifts\, suspension\, balances\, surrender and falling.\n\nOUR T EACHING\n\nEach class will follow a pattern of warm up and arriving\, foll owed by technical and developmental movement exercises and then onto a mor e open improvisation space to play with what we have learned.\n\nDetails\n We look forward to dancing with you!\n\nTimes: Mondays 7.15pm - 9.45pm\nWh ere: At the Wildgoose Space\, The Yard\, Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristo l\, BS2 9YP\n\nDrop In Classes No Need to book these.. but best to be on t ime !\n10th\, 17th\, 24th September\nCost: no wage/student £8\, low wage £10\, waged £12\n\nBooking Essential!\nPlease Note The blocks have been full to capacity and we have had to turn people away\, if you wish to join a block please don't wait until October to book let us know as soon as yo u can.\n\nBlock 1: 1st October - 5th November\nBlock 2: 12th November - 17 th October\nCost: no wage/student £48\, low wage £60\, waged £72\n\nNB: Prices are per block\n\nEach block will follow on from the last but will stand alone if you wish to join later in the year.\n\n18 Places only\n\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/jamus-lee.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1072@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120918T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120918T213000 DTSTAMP:20120918T212325Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/movement-journey-2012-09-18/ SUMMARY:Movement Journey - Other (see event for details) - 18 Sep 12 19:30 DESCRIPTION:The Movement Journey is intended to be a launch pad for a creat ive exploration in response to some questions we may have\, or just a way to relax and share heart space.\n\nThe intention is to create a safe time and space\, with a clear start and ending\, and so generate a crucible in which whatever happens is can be relevant to us as individuals and as a gr oup.\n\nWe may use any of the following process…\n\n Shamanic Journeying to look at what we need to\n Movement for relaxation and non verbal expre ssion\n Art for relaxation and non verbal expression\n Sound and Music for relaxation and expression\n Group Process for sharing and support\n\nThe Movement Journey process is intended to take place over 8 weeks and the gr oup would need to be closed after 2 weeks to allow the group to gain trust in the Journey.\n\n It will run from 18th September for 8 weeks.\n 23 Bac kfields Lane\, Bristol\, BS2 8QW\n www.movementjourney.co.uk\n or call Kev in on 0117 9540509\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/09/movement-journey-small.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Other (see event for details)\, Other\, Other\, United Kingdom GEO:52.3072;-1.93542 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Other\, Other\, United King dom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Other (see event for details):geo:52.3072,- 1.93542 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1048@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120921T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120921T200000 DTSTAMP:20120905T190415Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-and-da nce-explorations-2-2012-09-21/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and Dance Explorations - The Dance Space - 21 Sep 12 18:00 DESCRIPTION:It’s Friday … Remember your body and relax into the weekend . Some sessions with live music by Tony Lloyd (aka Moses).\n\nSuitable for dancers\, movement artists and anyone curious about the body.\n\nMovement Ritual is a set of natural and organic movement sequences developed by Am erican dance pioneer Anna Halprin. The primarily floor-based sequences foc us on the spine\, improving flexibility\, strength\, inner connection and kinaesthetic awareness.\n\nThrough individual and pair work we explore com ponents of Movement Ritual. We develop these creatively in dance explorati ons inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imaginal) and my artistic interests. Movement experiences are expressed a nd reflected on in drawings (art materials provided). CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:944@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120923T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120923T183000 DTSTAMP:20120923T143044Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-4-2012-09-23/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 23 Sep 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £7.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nUnfortunately Nina is unwell today\, fortunately Saskia wou ld love to share an exploration of 'feet as hands' in our dance tonight.\n \nDuring Sunday class we will be exploring movement and contact through em bodied awareness of our nervous system. I will guide you through solo and partner exercises helping us to arrive\, explore\, expand\, play and dance . All welcome\, looking forward to it\, yea!\n\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:989@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120923T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120923T203000 DTSTAMP:20120811T204541Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-3-2 012-09-23/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 23 Sep 12 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1085@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120924T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120924T113000 DTSTAMP:20120923T073258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2-2012-09-24/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 24 Sep 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\n lisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n http://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n http://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-downi e\n CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1021@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120924T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120924T214500 DTSTAMP:20120826T213302Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-ci-fundamentals-2012-09-24/ SUMMARY:Mondays Contact Improvisation - Continuation - Wild Goose Space - 24 Sep 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nCourse 1 - Body Paths\nIs an exploration of embodied Anatomy using imag es and sensation to invite us into new places and spaces within our contac t dance. Each week we will explore a part of the body\, discovering new pa thways and body wisdom.\n\nWill Include:\n\n Exploration of our connection to the center.\n Learning to use the breath as our guide and movement ins piration.\n Taking time to inhabit our early developmental patterns to cre ate an effortlessness in our moving.\n Learning to play with the logic of momentum - lifts\, suspension\, balances\, surrender and falling.\n\nOUR T EACHING\n\nEach class will follow a pattern of warm up and arriving\, foll owed by technical and developmental movement exercises and then onto a mor e open improvisation space to play with what we have learned.\n\nDetails\n We look forward to dancing with you!\n\nTimes: Mondays 7.15pm - 9.45pm\nWh ere: At the Wildgoose Space\, The Yard\, Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristo l\, BS2 9YP\n\nDrop In Classes No Need to book these.. but best to be on t ime !\n10th\, 17th\, 24th September\nCost: no wage/student £8\, low wage £10\, waged £12\n\nBooking Essential!\nPlease Note The blocks have been full to capacity and we have had to turn people away\, if you wish to join a block please don't wait until October to book let us know as soon as yo u can.\n\nBlock 1: 1st October - 5th November\nBlock 2: 12th November - 17 th October\nCost: no wage/student £48\, low wage £60\, waged £72\n\nNB: Prices are per block\n\nEach block will follow on from the last but will stand alone if you wish to join later in the year.\n\n18 Places only\n\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/jamus-lee.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1073@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120925T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120925T213000 DTSTAMP:20120918T212325Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/movement-journey-2012-09-25/ SUMMARY:Movement Journey - Other (see event for details) - 25 Sep 12 19:30 DESCRIPTION:The Movement Journey is intended to be a launch pad for a creat ive exploration in response to some questions we may have\, or just a way to relax and share heart space.\n\nThe intention is to create a safe time and space\, with a clear start and ending\, and so generate a crucible in which whatever happens is can be relevant to us as individuals and as a gr oup.\n\nWe may use any of the following process…\n\n Shamanic Journeying to look at what we need to\n Movement for relaxation and non verbal expre ssion\n Art for relaxation and non verbal expression\n Sound and Music for relaxation and expression\n Group Process for sharing and support\n\nThe Movement Journey process is intended to take place over 8 weeks and the gr oup would need to be closed after 2 weeks to allow the group to gain trust in the Journey.\n\n It will run from 18th September for 8 weeks.\n 23 Bac kfields Lane\, Bristol\, BS2 8QW\n www.movementjourney.co.uk\n or call Kev in on 0117 9540509\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/09/movement-journey-small.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Other (see event for details)\, Other\, Other\, United Kingdom GEO:52.3072;-1.93542 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Other\, Other\, United King dom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Other (see event for details):geo:52.3072,- 1.93542 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1049@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120928T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120928T200000 DTSTAMP:20120905T190415Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-and-da nce-explorations-2-2012-09-28/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and Dance Explorations - The Dance Space - 28 Sep 12 18:00 DESCRIPTION:It’s Friday … Remember your body and relax into the weekend . Some sessions with live music by Tony Lloyd (aka Moses).\n\nSuitable for dancers\, movement artists and anyone curious about the body.\n\nMovement Ritual is a set of natural and organic movement sequences developed by Am erican dance pioneer Anna Halprin. The primarily floor-based sequences foc us on the spine\, improving flexibility\, strength\, inner connection and kinaesthetic awareness.\n\nThrough individual and pair work we explore com ponents of Movement Ritual. We develop these creatively in dance explorati ons inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imaginal) and my artistic interests. Movement experiences are expressed a nd reflected on in drawings (art materials provided). CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:945@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120930T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120930T183000 DTSTAMP:20120914T143634Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-4-2012-09-30/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 30 Sep 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £7.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nZones and collisions.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:990@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120930T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120930T203000 DTSTAMP:20120811T204541Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-3-2 012-09-30/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 30 Sep 12 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1086@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121001T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121001T113000 DTSTAMP:20120923T073258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2-2012-10-01/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 1 Oct 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\n lisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n http://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n http://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-downi e\n CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1022@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121001T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121001T214500 DTSTAMP:20120826T213302Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-ci-fundamentals-2012-10-01/ SUMMARY:Mondays Contact Improvisation - Continuation - Wild Goose Space - 1 Oct 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nCourse 1 - Body Paths\nIs an exploration of embodied Anatomy using imag es and sensation to invite us into new places and spaces within our contac t dance. Each week we will explore a part of the body\, discovering new pa thways and body wisdom.\n\nWill Include:\n\n Exploration of our connection to the center.\n Learning to use the breath as our guide and movement ins piration.\n Taking time to inhabit our early developmental patterns to cre ate an effortlessness in our moving.\n Learning to play with the logic of momentum - lifts\, suspension\, balances\, surrender and falling.\n\nOUR T EACHING\n\nEach class will follow a pattern of warm up and arriving\, foll owed by technical and developmental movement exercises and then onto a mor e open improvisation space to play with what we have learned.\n\nDetails\n We look forward to dancing with you!\n\nTimes: Mondays 7.15pm - 9.45pm\nWh ere: At the Wildgoose Space\, The Yard\, Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristo l\, BS2 9YP\n\nDrop In Classes No Need to book these.. but best to be on t ime !\n10th\, 17th\, 24th September\nCost: no wage/student £8\, low wage £10\, waged £12\n\nBooking Essential!\nPlease Note The blocks have been full to capacity and we have had to turn people away\, if you wish to join a block please don't wait until October to book let us know as soon as yo u can.\n\nBlock 1: 1st October - 5th November\nBlock 2: 12th November - 17 th October\nCost: no wage/student £48\, low wage £60\, waged £72\n\nNB: Prices are per block\n\nEach block will follow on from the last but will stand alone if you wish to join later in the year.\n\n18 Places only\n\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/jamus-lee.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1074@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121002T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121002T213000 DTSTAMP:20120918T212325Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/movement-journey-2012-10-02/ SUMMARY:Movement Journey - Other (see event for details) - 2 Oct 12 19:30 DESCRIPTION:The Movement Journey is intended to be a launch pad for a creat ive exploration in response to some questions we may have\, or just a way to relax and share heart space.\n\nThe intention is to create a safe time and space\, with a clear start and ending\, and so generate a crucible in which whatever happens is can be relevant to us as individuals and as a gr oup.\n\nWe may use any of the following process…\n\n Shamanic Journeying to look at what we need to\n Movement for relaxation and non verbal expre ssion\n Art for relaxation and non verbal expression\n Sound and Music for relaxation and expression\n Group Process for sharing and support\n\nThe Movement Journey process is intended to take place over 8 weeks and the gr oup would need to be closed after 2 weeks to allow the group to gain trust in the Journey.\n\n It will run from 18th September for 8 weeks.\n 23 Bac kfields Lane\, Bristol\, BS2 8QW\n www.movementjourney.co.uk\n or call Kev in on 0117 9540509\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/09/movement-journey-small.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Other (see event for details)\, Other\, Other\, United Kingdom GEO:52.3072;-1.93542 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Other\, Other\, United King dom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Other (see event for details):geo:52.3072,- 1.93542 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1050@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121005T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121005T200000 DTSTAMP:20120905T190415Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-and-da nce-explorations-2-2012-10-05/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and Dance Explorations - The Dance Space - 5 Oct 12 18:00 DESCRIPTION:It’s Friday … Remember your body and relax into the weekend . Some sessions with live music by Tony Lloyd (aka Moses).\n\nSuitable for dancers\, movement artists and anyone curious about the body.\n\nMovement Ritual is a set of natural and organic movement sequences developed by Am erican dance pioneer Anna Halprin. The primarily floor-based sequences foc us on the spine\, improving flexibility\, strength\, inner connection and kinaesthetic awareness.\n\nThrough individual and pair work we explore com ponents of Movement Ritual. We develop these creatively in dance explorati ons inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imaginal) and my artistic interests. Movement experiences are expressed a nd reflected on in drawings (art materials provided). CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1002@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121007T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121007T163000 DTSTAMP:20120904T173426Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/music-making-contact/ SUMMARY:Music Making Contact - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 7 Oct 12 10:00 DESCRIPTION:Bristol Contact Improvisation 'Music making Contact'\nled by Da vid Leahy\nco-ordinated by Lisa May Thomas and Saskia Chaplin\nSunday Octo ber 7th\, 10am - 4.30pm\, just £15 for the day\n\n\nA workshop based on e xploring the connection between music and movement\, and\, in particular\, improvised movement styles such as Contact improvisation. Open to both mo vers and music makers at any level\, we research together what works and w hat doesn’t when collaborating across artforms. Identifying our various needs and finding possible ways towards clearer communications and better collaborative experiences.\n\nTrained as a professional double bass player \, David has over the years extended his improvisation practice to include dance. His performance practice is now equally divided between the two ar tforms and he has worked with dancers such as Frey Faust\, Nancy Stark-Smi th\, Geraldo Si and Claire Filmon\, and musicians such as Evan Parker\, To ny Marsh\, Tony Kofi\, Roland Sutherland and Mike Vargas. Check out his we bsite www.dafmusic.com.\n\nFor more information and to book\, please email  saskia@contactdance.co.uk.\n\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/David-Leahy.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:946@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121007T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121007T183000 DTSTAMP:20120904T180724Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-4-2012-10-07/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 7 Oct 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £7.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nFeet – locating and grounding\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:991@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121007T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121007T203000 DTSTAMP:20120811T204541Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-3-2 012-10-07/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 7 Oct 12 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1087@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121008T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121008T113000 DTSTAMP:20120923T073258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2-2012-10-08/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 8 Oct 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\n lisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n http://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n http://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-downi e\n CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1023@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121008T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121008T214500 DTSTAMP:20120826T213302Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-ci-fundamentals-2012-10-08/ SUMMARY:Mondays Contact Improvisation - Continuation - Wild Goose Space - 8 Oct 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nCourse 1 - Body Paths\nIs an exploration of embodied Anatomy using imag es and sensation to invite us into new places and spaces within our contac t dance. Each week we will explore a part of the body\, discovering new pa thways and body wisdom.\n\nWill Include:\n\n Exploration of our connection to the center.\n Learning to use the breath as our guide and movement ins piration.\n Taking time to inhabit our early developmental patterns to cre ate an effortlessness in our moving.\n Learning to play with the logic of momentum - lifts\, suspension\, balances\, surrender and falling.\n\nOUR T EACHING\n\nEach class will follow a pattern of warm up and arriving\, foll owed by technical and developmental movement exercises and then onto a mor e open improvisation space to play with what we have learned.\n\nDetails\n We look forward to dancing with you!\n\nTimes: Mondays 7.15pm - 9.45pm\nWh ere: At the Wildgoose Space\, The Yard\, Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristo l\, BS2 9YP\n\nDrop In Classes No Need to book these.. but best to be on t ime !\n10th\, 17th\, 24th September\nCost: no wage/student £8\, low wage £10\, waged £12\n\nBooking Essential!\nPlease Note The blocks have been full to capacity and we have had to turn people away\, if you wish to join a block please don't wait until October to book let us know as soon as yo u can.\n\nBlock 1: 1st October - 5th November\nBlock 2: 12th November - 17 th October\nCost: no wage/student £48\, low wage £60\, waged £72\n\nNB: Prices are per block\n\nEach block will follow on from the last but will stand alone if you wish to join later in the year.\n\n18 Places only\n\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/jamus-lee.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1075@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121009T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121009T213000 DTSTAMP:20120918T212325Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/movement-journey-2012-10-09/ SUMMARY:Movement Journey - Other (see event for details) - 9 Oct 12 19:30 DESCRIPTION:The Movement Journey is intended to be a launch pad for a creat ive exploration in response to some questions we may have\, or just a way to relax and share heart space.\n\nThe intention is to create a safe time and space\, with a clear start and ending\, and so generate a crucible in which whatever happens is can be relevant to us as individuals and as a gr oup.\n\nWe may use any of the following process…\n\n Shamanic Journeying to look at what we need to\n Movement for relaxation and non verbal expre ssion\n Art for relaxation and non verbal expression\n Sound and Music for relaxation and expression\n Group Process for sharing and support\n\nThe Movement Journey process is intended to take place over 8 weeks and the gr oup would need to be closed after 2 weeks to allow the group to gain trust in the Journey.\n\n It will run from 18th September for 8 weeks.\n 23 Bac kfields Lane\, Bristol\, BS2 8QW\n www.movementjourney.co.uk\n or call Kev in on 0117 9540509\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/09/movement-journey-small.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Other (see event for details)\, Other\, Other\, United Kingdom GEO:52.3072;-1.93542 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Other\, Other\, United King dom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Other (see event for details):geo:52.3072,- 1.93542 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1051@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121012T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121012T200000 DTSTAMP:20120905T190415Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-and-da nce-explorations-2-2012-10-12/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and Dance Explorations - The Dance Space - 12 Oct 12 18:00 DESCRIPTION:It’s Friday … Remember your body and relax into the weekend . Some sessions with live music by Tony Lloyd (aka Moses).\n\nSuitable for dancers\, movement artists and anyone curious about the body.\n\nMovement Ritual is a set of natural and organic movement sequences developed by Am erican dance pioneer Anna Halprin. The primarily floor-based sequences foc us on the spine\, improving flexibility\, strength\, inner connection and kinaesthetic awareness.\n\nThrough individual and pair work we explore com ponents of Movement Ritual. We develop these creatively in dance explorati ons inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imaginal) and my artistic interests. Movement experiences are expressed a nd reflected on in drawings (art materials provided). CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1041@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121014T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121014T170000 DTSTAMP:20120904T180051Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/going-feral/ SUMMARY:Going Feral - - 14 Oct 12 10:30 DESCRIPTION:Going Feral in collaboration with Mel McCree\nLocation: Woodlan ds near Bristol\nCreative Playday for Adults\nSinging together and swingin g from branches … An enchanted day with creative ways to explore and res pond to the beautiful woodlands around you. Time to breathe the fresh air\ , to leave your everyday cares behind and get inspired in the great outdoo rs. You don’t need to know how to sing\, how to dance\, what trees are c alled or indeed anything. You need curiosity\, a good jacket and a sense o f adventure. The woods await you and beckon you in …\n\nYou will be guid ed by Mel and Itta\, both experienced leaders in ecological arts\, improvi sation and site-specific performance. Their workshop style is supportive a nd playful. Beginning with a good vocal and physical warm up\, we explore using voice\, words\, movement\, trailmaking\, questing\, mapping\, foragi ng\, group creativity and solo reflection time. We inhabit our voices and bodies\, season and place together\, landing in the present with a satisfy ing thump.\n\nAdvance booking essential.\n\nContact: goingferalinfo@gmail. com CATEGORIES:Other Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:947@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121014T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121014T183000 DTSTAMP:20120911T110443Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-4-2012-10-14/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 14 Oct 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £7.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nTo come . . .\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:992@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121014T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121014T203000 DTSTAMP:20120811T204541Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-3-2 012-10-14/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 14 Oct 12 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1088@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121015T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121015T113000 DTSTAMP:20120923T073258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2-2012-10-15/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 15 Oct 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\n lisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n http://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n http://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-downi e\n CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1024@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121015T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121015T214500 DTSTAMP:20120826T213302Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-ci-fundamentals-2012-10-15/ SUMMARY:Mondays Contact Improvisation - Continuation - Wild Goose Space - 15 Oct 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nCourse 1 - Body Paths\nIs an exploration of embodied Anatomy using imag es and sensation to invite us into new places and spaces within our contac t dance. Each week we will explore a part of the body\, discovering new pa thways and body wisdom.\n\nWill Include:\n\n Exploration of our connection to the center.\n Learning to use the breath as our guide and movement ins piration.\n Taking time to inhabit our early developmental patterns to cre ate an effortlessness in our moving.\n Learning to play with the logic of momentum - lifts\, suspension\, balances\, surrender and falling.\n\nOUR T EACHING\n\nEach class will follow a pattern of warm up and arriving\, foll owed by technical and developmental movement exercises and then onto a mor e open improvisation space to play with what we have learned.\n\nDetails\n We look forward to dancing with you!\n\nTimes: Mondays 7.15pm - 9.45pm\nWh ere: At the Wildgoose Space\, The Yard\, Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristo l\, BS2 9YP\n\nDrop In Classes No Need to book these.. but best to be on t ime !\n10th\, 17th\, 24th September\nCost: no wage/student £8\, low wage £10\, waged £12\n\nBooking Essential!\nPlease Note The blocks have been full to capacity and we have had to turn people away\, if you wish to join a block please don't wait until October to book let us know as soon as yo u can.\n\nBlock 1: 1st October - 5th November\nBlock 2: 12th November - 17 th October\nCost: no wage/student £48\, low wage £60\, waged £72\n\nNB: Prices are per block\n\nEach block will follow on from the last but will stand alone if you wish to join later in the year.\n\n18 Places only\n\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/jamus-lee.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1076@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121016T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121016T213000 DTSTAMP:20120918T212325Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/movement-journey-2012-10-16/ SUMMARY:Movement Journey - Other (see event for details) - 16 Oct 12 19:30 DESCRIPTION:The Movement Journey is intended to be a launch pad for a creat ive exploration in response to some questions we may have\, or just a way to relax and share heart space.\n\nThe intention is to create a safe time and space\, with a clear start and ending\, and so generate a crucible in which whatever happens is can be relevant to us as individuals and as a gr oup.\n\nWe may use any of the following process…\n\n Shamanic Journeying to look at what we need to\n Movement for relaxation and non verbal expre ssion\n Art for relaxation and non verbal expression\n Sound and Music for relaxation and expression\n Group Process for sharing and support\n\nThe Movement Journey process is intended to take place over 8 weeks and the gr oup would need to be closed after 2 weeks to allow the group to gain trust in the Journey.\n\n It will run from 18th September for 8 weeks.\n 23 Bac kfields Lane\, Bristol\, BS2 8QW\n www.movementjourney.co.uk\n or call Kev in on 0117 9540509\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/09/movement-journey-small.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Other (see event for details)\, Other\, Other\, United Kingdom GEO:52.3072;-1.93542 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Other\, Other\, United King dom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Other (see event for details):geo:52.3072,- 1.93542 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1052@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121019T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121019T200000 DTSTAMP:20120905T190415Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-and-da nce-explorations-2-2012-10-19/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and Dance Explorations - The Dance Space - 19 Oct 12 18:00 DESCRIPTION:It’s Friday … Remember your body and relax into the weekend . Some sessions with live music by Tony Lloyd (aka Moses).\n\nSuitable for dancers\, movement artists and anyone curious about the body.\n\nMovement Ritual is a set of natural and organic movement sequences developed by Am erican dance pioneer Anna Halprin. The primarily floor-based sequences foc us on the spine\, improving flexibility\, strength\, inner connection and kinaesthetic awareness.\n\nThrough individual and pair work we explore com ponents of Movement Ritual. We develop these creatively in dance explorati ons inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imaginal) and my artistic interests. Movement experiences are expressed a nd reflected on in drawings (art materials provided). CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:948@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121021T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121021T183000 DTSTAMP:20120912T103833Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-4-2012-10-21/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 21 Oct 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £7.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\n'something relating to furniture'\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:993@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121021T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121021T203000 DTSTAMP:20120811T204541Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-3-2 012-10-21/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 21 Oct 12 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1089@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121022T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121022T113000 DTSTAMP:20120923T073258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2-2012-10-22/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 22 Oct 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\n lisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n http://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n http://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-downi e\n CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1025@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121022T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121022T214500 DTSTAMP:20120826T213302Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-ci-fundamentals-2012-10-22/ SUMMARY:Mondays Contact Improvisation - Continuation - Wild Goose Space - 22 Oct 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nCourse 1 - Body Paths\nIs an exploration of embodied Anatomy using imag es and sensation to invite us into new places and spaces within our contac t dance. Each week we will explore a part of the body\, discovering new pa thways and body wisdom.\n\nWill Include:\n\n Exploration of our connection to the center.\n Learning to use the breath as our guide and movement ins piration.\n Taking time to inhabit our early developmental patterns to cre ate an effortlessness in our moving.\n Learning to play with the logic of momentum - lifts\, suspension\, balances\, surrender and falling.\n\nOUR T EACHING\n\nEach class will follow a pattern of warm up and arriving\, foll owed by technical and developmental movement exercises and then onto a mor e open improvisation space to play with what we have learned.\n\nDetails\n We look forward to dancing with you!\n\nTimes: Mondays 7.15pm - 9.45pm\nWh ere: At the Wildgoose Space\, The Yard\, Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristo l\, BS2 9YP\n\nDrop In Classes No Need to book these.. but best to be on t ime !\n10th\, 17th\, 24th September\nCost: no wage/student £8\, low wage £10\, waged £12\n\nBooking Essential!\nPlease Note The blocks have been full to capacity and we have had to turn people away\, if you wish to join a block please don't wait until October to book let us know as soon as yo u can.\n\nBlock 1: 1st October - 5th November\nBlock 2: 12th November - 17 th October\nCost: no wage/student £48\, low wage £60\, waged £72\n\nNB: Prices are per block\n\nEach block will follow on from the last but will stand alone if you wish to join later in the year.\n\n18 Places only\n\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/jamus-lee.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1077@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121023T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121023T213000 DTSTAMP:20120918T212325Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/movement-journey-2012-10-23/ SUMMARY:Movement Journey - Other (see event for details) - 23 Oct 12 19:30 DESCRIPTION:The Movement Journey is intended to be a launch pad for a creat ive exploration in response to some questions we may have\, or just a way to relax and share heart space.\n\nThe intention is to create a safe time and space\, with a clear start and ending\, and so generate a crucible in which whatever happens is can be relevant to us as individuals and as a gr oup.\n\nWe may use any of the following process…\n\n Shamanic Journeying to look at what we need to\n Movement for relaxation and non verbal expre ssion\n Art for relaxation and non verbal expression\n Sound and Music for relaxation and expression\n Group Process for sharing and support\n\nThe Movement Journey process is intended to take place over 8 weeks and the gr oup would need to be closed after 2 weeks to allow the group to gain trust in the Journey.\n\n It will run from 18th September for 8 weeks.\n 23 Bac kfields Lane\, Bristol\, BS2 8QW\n www.movementjourney.co.uk\n or call Kev in on 0117 9540509\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/09/movement-journey-small.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Other (see event for details)\, Other\, Other\, United Kingdom GEO:52.3072;-1.93542 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Other\, Other\, United King dom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Other (see event for details):geo:52.3072,- 1.93542 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1053@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121026T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121026T200000 DTSTAMP:20120905T190415Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/anna-halprins-movement-ritual-and-da nce-explorations-2-2012-10-26/ SUMMARY:Anna Halprin’s Movement Ritual and Dance Explorations - The Dance Space - 26 Oct 12 18:00 DESCRIPTION:It’s Friday … Remember your body and relax into the weekend . Some sessions with live music by Tony Lloyd (aka Moses).\n\nSuitable for dancers\, movement artists and anyone curious about the body.\n\nMovement Ritual is a set of natural and organic movement sequences developed by Am erican dance pioneer Anna Halprin. The primarily floor-based sequences foc us on the spine\, improving flexibility\, strength\, inner connection and kinaesthetic awareness.\n\nThrough individual and pair work we explore com ponents of Movement Ritual. We develop these creatively in dance explorati ons inspired by Anna’s Three Levels of Awareness (physical\, emotional\, imaginal) and my artistic interests. Movement experiences are expressed a nd reflected on in drawings (art materials provided). CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:949@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121028T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121028T183000 DTSTAMP:20121028T092802Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-4-2012-10-28/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 28 Oct 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £7.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nJocasta now covering class as Malaika no longer able to. Cl ass theme still brewing...\n\nPlaying with Energy\n\nStarting from a place of meeting another person with a simple handshake and moving into ki wres tling\, we will warm up by exploring principles of energy which can be use d to extend awareness including: staying awake while falling\, expanding o ur sense of space in the upside down world\, and using playful but powerfu l resistance to move with our environment.\n\nMalaika Sarco-Thomas is a re searcher\, teacher\, performer and writer of improvisation practices in va rious contexts including theatres\, contact improvisation jams and with li ving plants in outdoor locations.  As a researcher she investigates prin ciples introduced in the practice of Ki Aikido and in the work of improvis ation artists including Kirstie Simson\, Michael Schumacher\, Charlie Morr issey\, David Zambrano\, Lucia Walker\, Jess Curtis and Danny Lepkoff.  M alaika is senior lecturer and award leader for the BA Honours Dance progra mme at University College Falmouth\, and with Richard Sarco-Thomas organis es weekly Wednesday contact jams at The Performance Centre\, Tremough Camp us\, Cornwall. Together they coordinate the annual Contact Festival Dartin gton\, a celebration and investigation of practices of contact and improvi sation\, taking place in 2013 from 23-30 March at The Performance Centre.\ n\n\n\n \;\n\n[caption id="attachment_1876" align="alignnone" width="3 00"] Malaika Sarco-Thomans and Lucia Walker. Photo by Claire Summers\, Con tact Festival Dartington 2012[/caption]\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:994@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121028T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121028T203000 DTSTAMP:20120811T204541Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-3-2 012-10-28/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 28 Oct 12 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1090@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121029T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121029T113000 DTSTAMP:20120923T073258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2-2012-10-29/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 29 Oct 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\n lisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n http://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n http://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-downi e\n CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1026@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121029T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121029T214500 DTSTAMP:20120826T213302Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-ci-fundamentals-2012-10-29/ SUMMARY:Mondays Contact Improvisation - Continuation - Wild Goose Space - 29 Oct 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nCourse 1 - Body Paths\nIs an exploration of embodied Anatomy using imag es and sensation to invite us into new places and spaces within our contac t dance. Each week we will explore a part of the body\, discovering new pa thways and body wisdom.\n\nWill Include:\n\n Exploration of our connection to the center.\n Learning to use the breath as our guide and movement ins piration.\n Taking time to inhabit our early developmental patterns to cre ate an effortlessness in our moving.\n Learning to play with the logic of momentum - lifts\, suspension\, balances\, surrender and falling.\n\nOUR T EACHING\n\nEach class will follow a pattern of warm up and arriving\, foll owed by technical and developmental movement exercises and then onto a mor e open improvisation space to play with what we have learned.\n\nDetails\n We look forward to dancing with you!\n\nTimes: Mondays 7.15pm - 9.45pm\nWh ere: At the Wildgoose Space\, The Yard\, Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristo l\, BS2 9YP\n\nDrop In Classes No Need to book these.. but best to be on t ime !\n10th\, 17th\, 24th September\nCost: no wage/student £8\, low wage £10\, waged £12\n\nBooking Essential!\nPlease Note The blocks have been full to capacity and we have had to turn people away\, if you wish to join a block please don't wait until October to book let us know as soon as yo u can.\n\nBlock 1: 1st October - 5th November\nBlock 2: 12th November - 17 th October\nCost: no wage/student £48\, low wage £60\, waged £72\n\nNB: Prices are per block\n\nEach block will follow on from the last but will stand alone if you wish to join later in the year.\n\n18 Places only\n\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/jamus-lee.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1078@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121030T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121030T213000 DTSTAMP:20120918T212325Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/movement-journey-2012-10-30/ SUMMARY:Movement Journey - Other (see event for details) - 30 Oct 12 19:30 DESCRIPTION:The Movement Journey is intended to be a launch pad for a creat ive exploration in response to some questions we may have\, or just a way to relax and share heart space.\n\nThe intention is to create a safe time and space\, with a clear start and ending\, and so generate a crucible in which whatever happens is can be relevant to us as individuals and as a gr oup.\n\nWe may use any of the following process…\n\n Shamanic Journeying to look at what we need to\n Movement for relaxation and non verbal expre ssion\n Art for relaxation and non verbal expression\n Sound and Music for relaxation and expression\n Group Process for sharing and support\n\nThe Movement Journey process is intended to take place over 8 weeks and the gr oup would need to be closed after 2 weeks to allow the group to gain trust in the Journey.\n\n It will run from 18th September for 8 weeks.\n 23 Bac kfields Lane\, Bristol\, BS2 8QW\n www.movementjourney.co.uk\n or call Kev in on 0117 9540509\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/09/movement-journey-small.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Other (see event for details)\, Other\, Other\, United Kingdom GEO:52.3072;-1.93542 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Other\, Other\, United King dom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Other (see event for details):geo:52.3072,- 1.93542 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:950@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121104T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121104T183000 DTSTAMP:20121101T123419Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-4-2012-11-04/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 4 Nov 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £7.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nRolling and Spirals\n\nIn this class we will take some time to look at a few different form of rolling the body\, and why this migh t be useful in the dance.\n\nSlowing down and fully embodying some of the various types of rolling\, we allow ourselves to become familiar with their shapes and patterns\, training our muscle memory and helping each other map the pathways of the body through space.\n\nEmbracing the powerf ul spiral shape with in the roll we allow ourselves to move more fluidly\,  to explore new possibilities of movement and to respond safely when in unfamiliar territory.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:995@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121104T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121104T203000 DTSTAMP:20120811T204541Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-3-2 012-11-04/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 4 Nov 12 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1091@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121105T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121105T113000 DTSTAMP:20120923T073258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2-2012-11-05/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 5 Nov 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\n lisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n http://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n http://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-downi e\n CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1027@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121105T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121105T214500 DTSTAMP:20120826T213302Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-ci-fundamentals-2012-11-05/ SUMMARY:Mondays Contact Improvisation - Continuation - Wild Goose Space - 5 Nov 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nCourse 1 - Body Paths\nIs an exploration of embodied Anatomy using imag es and sensation to invite us into new places and spaces within our contac t dance. Each week we will explore a part of the body\, discovering new pa thways and body wisdom.\n\nWill Include:\n\n Exploration of our connection to the center.\n Learning to use the breath as our guide and movement ins piration.\n Taking time to inhabit our early developmental patterns to cre ate an effortlessness in our moving.\n Learning to play with the logic of momentum - lifts\, suspension\, balances\, surrender and falling.\n\nOUR T EACHING\n\nEach class will follow a pattern of warm up and arriving\, foll owed by technical and developmental movement exercises and then onto a mor e open improvisation space to play with what we have learned.\n\nDetails\n We look forward to dancing with you!\n\nTimes: Mondays 7.15pm - 9.45pm\nWh ere: At the Wildgoose Space\, The Yard\, Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristo l\, BS2 9YP\n\nDrop In Classes No Need to book these.. but best to be on t ime !\n10th\, 17th\, 24th September\nCost: no wage/student £8\, low wage £10\, waged £12\n\nBooking Essential!\nPlease Note The blocks have been full to capacity and we have had to turn people away\, if you wish to join a block please don't wait until October to book let us know as soon as yo u can.\n\nBlock 1: 1st October - 5th November\nBlock 2: 12th November - 17 th October\nCost: no wage/student £48\, low wage £60\, waged £72\n\nNB: Prices are per block\n\nEach block will follow on from the last but will stand alone if you wish to join later in the year.\n\n18 Places only\n\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/jamus-lee.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1079@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121106T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121106T213000 DTSTAMP:20120918T212325Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/movement-journey-2012-11-06/ SUMMARY:Movement Journey - Other (see event for details) - 6 Nov 12 19:30 DESCRIPTION:The Movement Journey is intended to be a launch pad for a creat ive exploration in response to some questions we may have\, or just a way to relax and share heart space.\n\nThe intention is to create a safe time and space\, with a clear start and ending\, and so generate a crucible in which whatever happens is can be relevant to us as individuals and as a gr oup.\n\nWe may use any of the following process…\n\n Shamanic Journeying to look at what we need to\n Movement for relaxation and non verbal expre ssion\n Art for relaxation and non verbal expression\n Sound and Music for relaxation and expression\n Group Process for sharing and support\n\nThe Movement Journey process is intended to take place over 8 weeks and the gr oup would need to be closed after 2 weeks to allow the group to gain trust in the Journey.\n\n It will run from 18th September for 8 weeks.\n 23 Bac kfields Lane\, Bristol\, BS2 8QW\n www.movementjourney.co.uk\n or call Kev in on 0117 9540509\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/09/movement-journey-small.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Other (see event for details)\, Other\, Other\, United Kingdom GEO:52.3072;-1.93542 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Other\, Other\, United King dom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Other (see event for details):geo:52.3072,- 1.93542 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:951@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121111T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121111T183000 DTSTAMP:20121108T110118Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-4-2012-11-11/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 11 Nov 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £7.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nIn this class\, we will see\, feel\, imagine and touch the space of our dance: considering the general space around us\, the space be tween 2 or more dancers and the internal space of our body\, we will get f low to circulate between body and mind systems and connect myriads of cent res to myriads of peripheries. Please note\, you don't need to like geomet ry to enjoy it...\n\nAnne-Gaëlle Thiriot\nAnne-Gaëlle grew up in Burgund y\, France. She started getting involved in dance and performance in 1999 while studying Geology in Jussieu (Paris). She went on getting an MA in Mo vement Education in Bologna\, Italy. She worked as a movement therapist an d a dance teacher alongside her studies of contemporary techniques\, Insta nt composition\, yoga and Body Mind Centering in Paris\, Italy\, Israel an d the UK. She met Contact Improvisation through the work of Didier Silhol\ , Kirstie Simson and Mark Tompkins in 2001\, and she kept studying with th em and Lisa Nelson\, Simone Forti\, Julyen Hamilton\, KJ Holmes\, among ot hers. Graduated from Laban in 2008\, she is currently finishing a 3y. spec ialist programme in Choreological Studies there. She is interested in the way we embody dynamic\, relationship\, spatial and social structures and h ow we develop our sense of empathy through movement awareness. As an impro viser and dancer\, she has worked with H2Dance\, Giannalberto De Filippis and Michal Mualem (Sasha Waltz and Guests)\, Joe Moran\, Plan B\, Tadam/No a Zamir\, and she regularly teaches for City Lit and Candoco. Currently ba sed in SE London.\nContact: anga.thiriot@gmail.com\n\nPlease arrive early so we can start promptly at 5.30pm.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:996@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121111T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121111T203000 DTSTAMP:20120811T204541Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-3-2 012-11-11/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 11 Nov 12 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1092@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121112T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121112T113000 DTSTAMP:20120923T073258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2-2012-11-12/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 12 Nov 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\n lisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n http://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n http://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-downi e\n CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1028@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121112T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121112T214500 DTSTAMP:20120826T213302Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-ci-fundamentals-2012-11-12/ SUMMARY:Mondays Contact Improvisation - Continuation - Wild Goose Space - 12 Nov 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nCourse 1 - Body Paths\nIs an exploration of embodied Anatomy using imag es and sensation to invite us into new places and spaces within our contac t dance. Each week we will explore a part of the body\, discovering new pa thways and body wisdom.\n\nWill Include:\n\n Exploration of our connection to the center.\n Learning to use the breath as our guide and movement ins piration.\n Taking time to inhabit our early developmental patterns to cre ate an effortlessness in our moving.\n Learning to play with the logic of momentum - lifts\, suspension\, balances\, surrender and falling.\n\nOUR T EACHING\n\nEach class will follow a pattern of warm up and arriving\, foll owed by technical and developmental movement exercises and then onto a mor e open improvisation space to play with what we have learned.\n\nDetails\n We look forward to dancing with you!\n\nTimes: Mondays 7.15pm - 9.45pm\nWh ere: At the Wildgoose Space\, The Yard\, Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristo l\, BS2 9YP\n\nDrop In Classes No Need to book these.. but best to be on t ime !\n10th\, 17th\, 24th September\nCost: no wage/student £8\, low wage £10\, waged £12\n\nBooking Essential!\nPlease Note The blocks have been full to capacity and we have had to turn people away\, if you wish to join a block please don't wait until October to book let us know as soon as yo u can.\n\nBlock 1: 1st October - 5th November\nBlock 2: 12th November - 17 th October\nCost: no wage/student £48\, low wage £60\, waged £72\n\nNB: Prices are per block\n\nEach block will follow on from the last but will stand alone if you wish to join later in the year.\n\n18 Places only\n\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/jamus-lee.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:952@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121118T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121118T183000 DTSTAMP:20120906T104615Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-4-2012-11-18/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 18 Nov 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £7.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nConstructing the contact improvisation body\n\nIn this hour before the jam starts we will practice sharing weight\; following a rolli ng point of contact\; modulating our weight\; lifting someone\; getting us ed to inversion\; offering a plateau\; extending into falling\; having our landing gear ready... Through these practices we will enrich\, refine and define our contact improvisation body.\n\nWhat is the relation of this sp ecific way of living our physicality that is "doing contact"\, to the many other ways we have of being embodied - our other bodies? What choices do we have in the relationships between the contact improvisation body and ou r other bodies? When do we incorporate an everyday gesture into contact? W hen does a touch mean something completely different in one body than it m eans in another? When does a sensibility born in contact improvisation une xpectedly appear in our everyday life?\n\n \;\n\nDaniel Mang has been doing bodywork professionally for the last 25 years and teaching contact i mprovisation since 1990. His movement background includes aikido\, the Fel denkrais Method and Body Mind Centering. He lives in London.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:997@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121118T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121118T203000 DTSTAMP:20120811T204541Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-3-2 012-11-18/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 18 Nov 12 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1093@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121119T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121119T113000 DTSTAMP:20120923T073258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2-2012-11-19/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 19 Nov 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\n lisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n http://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n http://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-downi e\n CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1029@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121119T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121119T214500 DTSTAMP:20120826T213302Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-ci-fundamentals-2012-11-19/ SUMMARY:Mondays Contact Improvisation - Continuation - Wild Goose Space - 19 Nov 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nCourse 1 - Body Paths\nIs an exploration of embodied Anatomy using imag es and sensation to invite us into new places and spaces within our contac t dance. Each week we will explore a part of the body\, discovering new pa thways and body wisdom.\n\nWill Include:\n\n Exploration of our connection to the center.\n Learning to use the breath as our guide and movement ins piration.\n Taking time to inhabit our early developmental patterns to cre ate an effortlessness in our moving.\n Learning to play with the logic of momentum - lifts\, suspension\, balances\, surrender and falling.\n\nOUR T EACHING\n\nEach class will follow a pattern of warm up and arriving\, foll owed by technical and developmental movement exercises and then onto a mor e open improvisation space to play with what we have learned.\n\nDetails\n We look forward to dancing with you!\n\nTimes: Mondays 7.15pm - 9.45pm\nWh ere: At the Wildgoose Space\, The Yard\, Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristo l\, BS2 9YP\n\nDrop In Classes No Need to book these.. but best to be on t ime !\n10th\, 17th\, 24th September\nCost: no wage/student £8\, low wage £10\, waged £12\n\nBooking Essential!\nPlease Note The blocks have been full to capacity and we have had to turn people away\, if you wish to join a block please don't wait until October to book let us know as soon as yo u can.\n\nBlock 1: 1st October - 5th November\nBlock 2: 12th November - 17 th October\nCost: no wage/student £48\, low wage £60\, waged £72\n\nNB: Prices are per block\n\nEach block will follow on from the last but will stand alone if you wish to join later in the year.\n\n18 Places only\n\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/jamus-lee.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1098@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121120T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121124T173000 DTSTAMP:20120923T205751Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/perception-presence-and-performance- 5-day-intensive-with-jess-curtis/ SUMMARY:Perception\, Presence and Performance: 5 Day intensive with Jess Cu rtis - The Dance Space - 20 Nov 12 10:30 DESCRIPTION:This course will be an embodied exploration of cycles and scale s of sensing\, observing\, and consequential action in physical practice. Working from the cellular to the global\, we will examine how we sense eac h other\, take action and make meaning while we move. We will give particu lar attention to the tension between the concepts of presence and performa nce as lenses through which to observe/view/feel/listen-to/activate the bo dy.\n\nWe will “spend” time shifting our awareness to a more cyclical time state\, unencumbered by desires and goals and we will “take” time observing ourselves and each other\, thoughtfully examining the consequen ces of our actions. We will examine the physical actualities of touch\, ma nipulation\, counterbalance\, force\, resistance\, and surrender\, both as physical states and as meaningful expressions of interpersonal and interc ultural relations. Bring curiosity\, a desire to dance and a willingness t o be seen.\nTo Book\nTo book or for more information about accommodation a nd travel contact: noel_perkins@yahoo.co.uk or 07816603937\n\nThis intensi ve will be followed by a one day Contact Improvisation workshop on Sunday 25th November. For more info and booking\, contactdance.co.uk/events/jess- curtis-25-12/\nJess Curtis\nJess Curtis has created a body of work ranging from the underground extremes of Mission District Warehouses with Contrab and and CORE (1985-1998) to the formal refinement and exuberance of Europe an State Theaters and Circus Tents with Compagnie Cahin-Caha and Jess Curt is/Gravity (1998-present). Often working within a paradigm of collaboratio n and co-authorship\, he has also produced thoughtful and engaging work wi th a number of innovative artists including Maria Francesca Scaroni\, Jör g Müller\, Claire Cunningham and the FabrikCompanie in Potsdam\, Germany. He has been commissioned to create works for companies such as Artblau in Germany\, ContactArt in Milan\, Italy\, Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company in E ngland\, and Croi Glan Integrated Dance in Ireland. Recently awarded the p restigious 2011 Alpert Award in the Arts for choreography\, Curtis and Gra vity have received a total of six Isadora Duncan Dance awards and a Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for fallen\, which went on t o tour to over 40 cities in 9 countries. Curtis teaches Dance\, Contact Im provisation\, and Interdisciplinary Performance throughout the US and Euro pe and has been a visiting professor at UC Berkeley and the University of the Arts in Berlin. He holds an MFA in Choreography from UC Davis and is c urrently pursuing a PhD in Performance Studies there. CATEGORIES:Other Workshop LOCATION:The Dance Space\, The Island\, Silver Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4571;-2.59226 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Island\, Silver Street\ , Bristol\, BS1 2PY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Dance Space:geo:51.4571,-2.59226 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1003@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121125T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121125T163000 DTSTAMP:20120920T122621Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/jess-curtis-25-12/ SUMMARY:Precision Contact with Jess Curtis - Bristol Community Dance Centre - 25 Nov 12 10:00 DESCRIPTION:Precision Contact\nContact Improvisation is an improvisational dance form utilizing physical principles such as touch\, momentum\, gravit y\, friction\, resistance\, counterbalance\, lifting and falling. Primaril y practiced as a duet form\, Contact trains the senses and reflexes to all ow for nuanced communication through touch\,  and the playful interaction of weight and momentum in space.  The dancers work at the speed of refle x\, tuned to the speed of falling.[1]\n\nThis is a skills-based Contact Im provisation workshop for movers that want to increase the awareness and pr ecision in their dance.\n\nWe will address and practice 1) sustaining a cl ear point or points of contact.  2) the modulation of speed and pressure\ , 3) control during inversion\, supporting and riding\, 4) sensitivity to the floor\, 5) integration of multiple foci\, and 6) extending the variety of qualities in your dancing and your ability to move easily and intentio nally between them.\n[1] Paraphrased from Steve Paxton.\n\n\n\n\n \;\n \n\n\nTo book:\nContact Jocasta Crofts: mobile: 07875 151582\, email: joca sta@contactdance.co.uk\nPayment of £35 for the day\, to be made in advanc e.\n\n \;\n\n* NB: this event follows a 5 day performance making inten sive 'Perceptions\, Presence\, and Performance' held by Jess\, in Bristol. The two events are separate. For information about the longer event\, ple ase check out http://www.jesscurtisgravity.org/pgs/calendar.html.\n\n&nbs p\;\nJess Curtis\n\nJess Curtis has created a body of work ranging from th e underground extremes of Mission District Warehouses with Contraband and CORE (1985-1998) to the formal refinement and exuberance of European State Theaters and Circus Tents with Compagnie Cahin-Caha and Jess Curtis/Gravi ty (1998-present). Often working within a paradigm of collaboration and co -authorship\, he has also produced thoughtful and engaging work with a num ber of innovative artists including Maria Francesca Scaroni\, Jörg Mülle r\, Claire Cunningham and the FabrikCompanie in Potsdam\, Germany. He has been commissioned to create works for companies such as Artblau in Germany \, ContactArt in Milan\, Italy\, Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company in England\, and Croi Glan Integrated Dance in Ireland. Recently awarded the prestigio us 2011 Alpert Award in the Arts for choreography\, Curtis and Gravity hav e received a total of six Isadora Duncan Dance awards and a Fringe First A ward at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for fallen\, which went on to tour t o over 40 cities in 9 countries. Curtis teaches Dance\, Contact Improvisat ion\, and Interdisciplinary Performance throughout the US and Europe and h as been a visiting professor at UC Berkeley and the University of the Arts in Berlin. He holds an MFA in Choreography from UC Davis and is currently a Ph.D candidate in Performance Studies there\, focusing on embodiment an d performativity in movement-based performance. www.jesscurtisgravity.org\ n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/Curtis_0119.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:Bristol Community Dance Centre\, Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwells\, Br istol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4526589;-2.609549300000026 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwell s\, Bristol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bristol Community Dance Centre:geo:51.4526589,-2.609549300000026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:953@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121125T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121125T183000 DTSTAMP:20121120T192141Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-4-2012-11-25/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 25 Nov 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £7.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nA few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending a week-lon g lab with internationally known teachers Joerg Hassman &\; Jaqui Wan\, working on how to combine Contact Improvisation principles with Acroyoga. In this class I’d like to share an exercise where acro-base &\; flye r work with eyes closed and one or two active supporters to find ways to i mprovise freely with positions for taking weight that aren’t often used in CI. I’m interested to see how these possibilities can get taken into the jam afterwards.\n\nJenny Moy: What I love about Contact Improvisation is that there’s no syllabus\, no standard way to learn\, no qualified te achers. The lab format celebrates that – dancers coming together to shar e\, experiment and review: all teachers\, all learners. London currently h as a weekly labbing group\, exploring themes like mixing Contact with Auth entic movement or Acroyoga. I’d like to make a link between the London l ab and Bristol: sharing some of our ideas and exercises and taking back mo re questions and discoveries. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:998@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121125T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121125T203000 DTSTAMP:20120811T204541Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-3-2 012-11-25/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 25 Nov 12 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1094@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121126T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121126T113000 DTSTAMP:20120923T073258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2-2012-11-26/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 26 Nov 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\n lisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n http://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n http://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-downi e\n CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1030@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121126T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121126T214500 DTSTAMP:20120826T213302Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-ci-fundamentals-2012-11-26/ SUMMARY:Mondays Contact Improvisation - Continuation - Wild Goose Space - 26 Nov 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nCourse 1 - Body Paths\nIs an exploration of embodied Anatomy using imag es and sensation to invite us into new places and spaces within our contac t dance. Each week we will explore a part of the body\, discovering new pa thways and body wisdom.\n\nWill Include:\n\n Exploration of our connection to the center.\n Learning to use the breath as our guide and movement ins piration.\n Taking time to inhabit our early developmental patterns to cre ate an effortlessness in our moving.\n Learning to play with the logic of momentum - lifts\, suspension\, balances\, surrender and falling.\n\nOUR T EACHING\n\nEach class will follow a pattern of warm up and arriving\, foll owed by technical and developmental movement exercises and then onto a mor e open improvisation space to play with what we have learned.\n\nDetails\n We look forward to dancing with you!\n\nTimes: Mondays 7.15pm - 9.45pm\nWh ere: At the Wildgoose Space\, The Yard\, Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristo l\, BS2 9YP\n\nDrop In Classes No Need to book these.. but best to be on t ime !\n10th\, 17th\, 24th September\nCost: no wage/student £8\, low wage £10\, waged £12\n\nBooking Essential!\nPlease Note The blocks have been full to capacity and we have had to turn people away\, if you wish to join a block please don't wait until October to book let us know as soon as yo u can.\n\nBlock 1: 1st October - 5th November\nBlock 2: 12th November - 17 th October\nCost: no wage/student £48\, low wage £60\, waged £72\n\nNB: Prices are per block\n\nEach block will follow on from the last but will stand alone if you wish to join later in the year.\n\n18 Places only\n\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/jamus-lee.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:954@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121202T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121202T183000 DTSTAMP:20121128T122830Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-4-2012-12-02/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 2 Dec 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £7.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nThe introductory session will work from stillness through t o an intuitive connection both in and out of contact. We will play with se nsing another’s movement intention and responding once again\, in and ou t of contact. The basis for this session will be the essence of playfulnes s of the muddy carpet (see biog\, here).\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:999@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121202T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121202T203000 DTSTAMP:20120811T204541Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-3-2 012-12-02/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 2 Dec 12 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1095@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121203T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121203T113000 DTSTAMP:20120923T073258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2-2012-12-03/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 3 Dec 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\n lisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n http://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n http://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-downi e\n CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1031@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121203T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121203T214500 DTSTAMP:20120826T213302Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-ci-fundamentals-2012-12-03/ SUMMARY:Mondays Contact Improvisation - Continuation - Wild Goose Space - 3 Dec 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nCourse 1 - Body Paths\nIs an exploration of embodied Anatomy using imag es and sensation to invite us into new places and spaces within our contac t dance. Each week we will explore a part of the body\, discovering new pa thways and body wisdom.\n\nWill Include:\n\n Exploration of our connection to the center.\n Learning to use the breath as our guide and movement ins piration.\n Taking time to inhabit our early developmental patterns to cre ate an effortlessness in our moving.\n Learning to play with the logic of momentum - lifts\, suspension\, balances\, surrender and falling.\n\nOUR T EACHING\n\nEach class will follow a pattern of warm up and arriving\, foll owed by technical and developmental movement exercises and then onto a mor e open improvisation space to play with what we have learned.\n\nDetails\n We look forward to dancing with you!\n\nTimes: Mondays 7.15pm - 9.45pm\nWh ere: At the Wildgoose Space\, The Yard\, Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristo l\, BS2 9YP\n\nDrop In Classes No Need to book these.. but best to be on t ime !\n10th\, 17th\, 24th September\nCost: no wage/student £8\, low wage £10\, waged £12\n\nBooking Essential!\nPlease Note The blocks have been full to capacity and we have had to turn people away\, if you wish to join a block please don't wait until October to book let us know as soon as yo u can.\n\nBlock 1: 1st October - 5th November\nBlock 2: 12th November - 17 th October\nCost: no wage/student £48\, low wage £60\, waged £72\n\nNB: Prices are per block\n\nEach block will follow on from the last but will stand alone if you wish to join later in the year.\n\n18 Places only\n\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/jamus-lee.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:955@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121209T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121209T183000 DTSTAMP:20121212T132228Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-4-2012-12-09/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 9 Dec 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £7.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nPracticing fundamentals of Contact Improvisation concentrat ing on leaning and falling\, using the skin as a landscape to dive into da ncing with a partner and  using the air and the floor to experiment with momentum and gravity.\n\nAlso exploring creative strategies for sourcing m ovement in improvisation. How to access ones own emotional landscape and i magination to support more expressive dancing?\nThis class is not exclusiv e to performers or centred on performance. However\, with performance as m y personal focus\, I am interested in using some imagery and techniques fr om physical theatre and performance to find diverse physical qualities\, d ensities and dynamics in the dancing.\n\nMary Pearson is a performance mak er\, dancer\, teacher and organiser based in Liverpool\, UK. In 2005 she c o-founded Fool's Proof Theatre\, with whom she has toured nationally inter nationally in the UK/USA with their devised work. She is currently touring her solo show called FAILURE and facilitating interdisciplinary improvisa tion workshops called FAILURE Lab.\n\nMary has guest taught CI\, Improvisa tion\, Choreography &\; Performance at Liverpool Hope and Liverpool Joh n Moore’s Universities (2009-2011) and has facilitated at various artist exchanges in Europe/US including: Ponderosa /P.O.R.C.H 2011/12\, E/merge interdisciplinary artist residency Earthdance 2011/12\, and E.C.I.T.E 2011 /10. She leads ongoing CI classes in Liverpool in association with Liverpo ol Improvisation Collective.\n\nMary earned her B.A. in English Literature &\; Studio Art from Oberlin College (USA) and studied physical theatre at Kiklos Teatro International School of Theatre Creation (Padua\, Italy) . She has trained extensively in dance and diverse movement forms since al ways - including ballet and modern dance\, yoga\, capoeira\, and CI.\n\nMa ry Pearson\, Nancy Stark Smith January Intensive\, photo: Emily Bowman\n&n bsp\; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1000@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121209T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121209T203000 DTSTAMP:20120811T204541Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-3-2 012-12-09/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 9 Dec 12 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1096@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121210T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121210T113000 DTSTAMP:20120923T073258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2-2012-12-10/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 10 Dec 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\n lisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n http://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n http://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-downi e\n CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1032@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121210T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121210T214500 DTSTAMP:20120826T213302Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-ci-fundamentals-2012-12-10/ SUMMARY:Mondays Contact Improvisation - Continuation - Wild Goose Space - 10 Dec 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nCourse 1 - Body Paths\nIs an exploration of embodied Anatomy using imag es and sensation to invite us into new places and spaces within our contac t dance. Each week we will explore a part of the body\, discovering new pa thways and body wisdom.\n\nWill Include:\n\n Exploration of our connection to the center.\n Learning to use the breath as our guide and movement ins piration.\n Taking time to inhabit our early developmental patterns to cre ate an effortlessness in our moving.\n Learning to play with the logic of momentum - lifts\, suspension\, balances\, surrender and falling.\n\nOUR T EACHING\n\nEach class will follow a pattern of warm up and arriving\, foll owed by technical and developmental movement exercises and then onto a mor e open improvisation space to play with what we have learned.\n\nDetails\n We look forward to dancing with you!\n\nTimes: Mondays 7.15pm - 9.45pm\nWh ere: At the Wildgoose Space\, The Yard\, Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristo l\, BS2 9YP\n\nDrop In Classes No Need to book these.. but best to be on t ime !\n10th\, 17th\, 24th September\nCost: no wage/student £8\, low wage £10\, waged £12\n\nBooking Essential!\nPlease Note The blocks have been full to capacity and we have had to turn people away\, if you wish to join a block please don't wait until October to book let us know as soon as yo u can.\n\nBlock 1: 1st October - 5th November\nBlock 2: 12th November - 17 th October\nCost: no wage/student £48\, low wage £60\, waged £72\n\nNB: Prices are per block\n\nEach block will follow on from the last but will stand alone if you wish to join later in the year.\n\n18 Places only\n\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/jamus-lee.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:956@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121216T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121216T183000 DTSTAMP:20121212T132005Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/warmup-class-4-2012-12-16/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warmup Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 16 Dec 12 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £7.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nBreathing from the Heart\n\nBringing awareness to our breat hing \, making contact to the area around our chest we will explore the mo vements that originates from this connection.\n\nExploring how breath can free the mobility of  our arms and shoulders\, we will  expand the aware ness to the whole body\, finding how our weight can  be supported   by the contact with the ground and with other bodies\, looking to connect in a dance generated by the rhythm of our hearts.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1001@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121216T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121216T203000 DTSTAMP:20120811T204541Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-contact-improvisation-jam-3-2 012-12-16/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 16 Dec 12 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £7\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1097@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121217T094500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121217T113000 DTSTAMP:20120923T073258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-practice-group-2-2012-12-17/ SUMMARY:The Practice Group - - 17 Dec 12 09:45 DESCRIPTION:The Practice Group - an invitation ...\nThe Practice Group is a n independent group of experienced movement improvisation artists from Bri stol and across the South West. It was instigated and set-up in January 20 12 at DanceSpace in Bristol by Lisa May Thomas and is co-ordinated by Kath leen Downie and Lisa May Thomas.\nThe overall objective of the group is to support a space for regular improvisation practice.\n\nThis space is for members of the group to connect with one another and to\, individually and as a group\, open up new levels of enquiry into improvisation techniques for solo and ensemble work for both practice and performance. The group ad vocates peer support\, mentoring\, skills sharing\, research and developme nt.\n\nIf you are an experienced 'improviser' and interested in joining th e group\, please send a some information about yourself/your background to :\n\n lisamay.thomas@mac.com and leenybath@hotmail.com\n http://www.lisa maythomas.co.uk/\n http://www.interval-bristol.org.uk/users/kathleen-downi e\n CATEGORIES:Other Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1033@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121217T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121217T214500 DTSTAMP:20120826T213302Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monday-ci-fundamentals-2012-12-17/ SUMMARY:Mondays Contact Improvisation - Continuation - Wild Goose Space - 17 Dec 12 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nCourse 1 - Body Paths\nIs an exploration of embodied Anatomy using imag es and sensation to invite us into new places and spaces within our contac t dance. Each week we will explore a part of the body\, discovering new pa thways and body wisdom.\n\nWill Include:\n\n Exploration of our connection to the center.\n Learning to use the breath as our guide and movement ins piration.\n Taking time to inhabit our early developmental patterns to cre ate an effortlessness in our moving.\n Learning to play with the logic of momentum - lifts\, suspension\, balances\, surrender and falling.\n\nOUR T EACHING\n\nEach class will follow a pattern of warm up and arriving\, foll owed by technical and developmental movement exercises and then onto a mor e open improvisation space to play with what we have learned.\n\nDetails\n We look forward to dancing with you!\n\nTimes: Mondays 7.15pm - 9.45pm\nWh ere: At the Wildgoose Space\, The Yard\, Mina Road\, St Werburghs\, Bristo l\, BS2 9YP\n\nDrop In Classes No Need to book these.. but best to be on t ime !\n10th\, 17th\, 24th September\nCost: no wage/student £8\, low wage £10\, waged £12\n\nBooking Essential!\nPlease Note The blocks have been full to capacity and we have had to turn people away\, if you wish to join a block please don't wait until October to book let us know as soon as yo u can.\n\nBlock 1: 1st October - 5th November\nBlock 2: 12th November - 17 th October\nCost: no wage/student £48\, low wage £60\, waged £72\n\nNB: Prices are per block\n\nEach block will follow on from the last but will stand alone if you wish to join later in the year.\n\n18 Places only\n\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/08/jamus-lee.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1099@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121230T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130101T180000 DTSTAMP:20121229T135940Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/embrace-2013/ SUMMARY:Embrace 2013 - The Kingswood Foundation - 30 Dec 12 11:00 DESCRIPTION:Bristol’s 3 day CI New Year’s Celebration Jam\n~ book now f or early bird price\, ends 21st December ~\n\n\n\nDates: Sunday 30th Decem ber 2012 – Tuesday 1st January 2013\n\nTimes: 30th Dec: 11am-10.30pm | 3 1st Dec: 11-1am | 1st Jan: 11-6pm*\n\nVenue: The Kingswood Foundation\n\nA celebratory event of contact improvisation to welcome in the New Year\, c o-created by the community who come\, all welcome.\n\nEvent Highlights:\n\ n♥   Lots of lush Jam-time\n\n♥   Live music to titillate the senses \n\n♥  Class by Katy Dymoke\n\n♥   Lead warm-ups to ease us in by Al i\, Jocasta &\; K'Lo\n\n♥   Silent spaces\n\n♥   Children under 15 welcome for free**\n\n♥   New Years eve shared Feast\n\n♥   Spa ce for attendees to create-your-own sessions\n\n♥   Surprises…\n\n&nb sp\;\n\nPrice: £40 early bird (before 21st December) then £50 (£45 conc s) for the full event. Day rates are £20 for the 30th\, £25 for the 31s t and £15 for the 1st.  Session rates available\, contact organisers. (i ncludes basic refreshments but not food and accommodation)\n\nTo book: ema il ny2012-13@contactdance.co.uk call Claire on 0777 373 8241\n\nPlease not e:\n♥  * Exact timings and format may change\, check here or our facebo ok event for updates to the schedule\n♥  ** Please let us know in advan ce if you plan to bring children and if you have ideas for sharing childca re over the event\n♥  Please let us know in advance if you need\, or ca n offer\, accommodation\n♥  To attend the Meditation please arrive at 9 .50am latest\n♥  To attend the Underscore you will need to know the sco re beforehand\, there will be explanations held on the 30th &\; 31st fo r those that don't\n\n \;\n\nWelcome Letter\n\nClick here to download the welcome info\n\n\nClosest train station is Lawrence Hill\, but this is a very small one\, from where you can get a bus to Two Mile Hill and walk . Closest main train station is Bristol Temple Meads.\n\n  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/11/nyeventpic.png CATEGORIES:CI Festival LOCATION:The Kingswood Foundation\, The Kingswood Estate\, 20 Old School Ho use\, Britannia road\, Bristol\, BS15 8DB\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45870137137366;-2.516200375146468 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Kingswood Estate\, 20 O ld School House\, Britannia road\, Bristol\, BS15 8DB\, United Kingdom;X-A PPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Kingswood Foundation:geo:51.45870137137366,-2. 516200375146468 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1101@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130106T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130106T183000 DTSTAMP:20130102T213837Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2013-01-06/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 6 Jan 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\n'Moving Furniture'\nWorking with support and structure\, be ing the structure for each others extension.\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1134@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130106T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130106T203000 DTSTAMP:20130102T213650Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2-2013-01-06/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 6 Jan 13 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email in fo@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1147@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130113T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130113T183000 DTSTAMP:20130109T150805Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2013-01-13/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 13 Jan 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nHow does a monkey dance with a cat? How close can a an otte r get to a lizard.By using animal metaphors for our dance we can explore r elationships and perhaps even step out of our dance comfort zone.\n\nWe ca n also play with the animal kinosphere\, how to move like a koala (homage to Janice Claxton)\, get grounded like a lizard\, and roll like an otter. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1135@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130113T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130113T203000 DTSTAMP:20130102T213650Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2-2013-01-13/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 13 Jan 13 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email in fo@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1231@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130114T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130114T214500 DTSTAMP:20130108T203426Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-mondays-2013-0 1-14/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Mondays - Wild Goose Space - 14 Jan 13 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nOPEN CLASSES\nJanuary 14 - Back to Basics\nJanuary 21 - Underdancing.\n Cost : £10/£8\n\n7 WEEK CI FUNDAMENTALS COURSE\nStarts January 28th\n\nT hese classes are open to those new to Contact Improvisation and dancers wh o want to improve their skills. All classes bring in elements of the funda mentals to CI and movement as we see them. Great for learning Contact but equally as valuable for dancers of any form.\nWill also Include:\nExplorat ion of our connection to the center.\nLearning to use the breath as our gu ide and movement inspiration.\nTaking time to inhabit our early developmen tal movement patterns to create an effortlessness in our moving.\n\nCourse Cost: no wage/student £56\, waged £70\, Booking essential.\nContact\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/CI-36.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1148@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130120T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130120T183000 DTSTAMP:20130118T193310Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2013-01-20/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 20 Jan 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nThis spring we are introducing our Bristol CI Guidelines\, currently in their first draft and open for feedback from the community. A s part of this introduction teachers of the warm-up will be including aspe cts of the Guidelines in their class for us to explore together.\n\nThe Wa rmup\n\nWorking with our Community Guidelines - Awareness and Witnessing\n \nENJOYING THE DANCE IN ITS SIMPLICITY\nWorking with proximity and distanc e\, find how rich the dance can become\, from firstly meeting yourself the n coming in and out of contact.\nUsing simple scores and 'open-hearted' wi tnessing.\nCome with an open mind (and open heart!) and a willingness to m eet each other by first meeting yourself. A dance of relationships. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1136@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130120T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130120T203000 DTSTAMP:20130102T213650Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2-2013-01-20/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 20 Jan 13 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email in fo@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1232@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130121T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130121T214500 DTSTAMP:20130108T203426Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-mondays-2013-0 1-21/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Mondays - Wild Goose Space - 21 Jan 13 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nOPEN CLASSES\nJanuary 14 - Back to Basics\nJanuary 21 - Underdancing.\n Cost : £10/£8\n\n7 WEEK CI FUNDAMENTALS COURSE\nStarts January 28th\n\nT hese classes are open to those new to Contact Improvisation and dancers wh o want to improve their skills. All classes bring in elements of the funda mentals to CI and movement as we see them. Great for learning Contact but equally as valuable for dancers of any form.\nWill also Include:\nExplorat ion of our connection to the center.\nLearning to use the breath as our gu ide and movement inspiration.\nTaking time to inhabit our early developmen tal movement patterns to create an effortlessness in our moving.\n\nCourse Cost: no wage/student £56\, waged £70\, Booking essential.\nContact\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/CI-36.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1149@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130127T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130127T183000 DTSTAMP:20130123T111125Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2013-01-27/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 27 Jan 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nThis spring we are introducing our Bristol CI Guidelines\, currently in their first draft and open for feedback from the community. A s part of this introduction teachers of the warm-up will be including aspe cts of the Guidelines in their class for us to explore together.\nThe Warm up\nWorking with our community Guidelines - Feedback\n\nFeedback from floo r and partner: In this class we will address the issue of the feedback tha t we receive from our dancing partner\, either the floor beneath our feet (or other parts)\, or our partner which is simply an extension of the floo r.\nWe will learn to better listen to that feedback and also to give it mo re clearly\, we will even play with verbal feedback during the dance and s ee how that changes it.\nThis class is great for beginners and also for mo re advanced Contact Improvisers\n\nPlease arrive early so we can start pro mptly at 5.30pm.\n\nTom Goldhand: is a performance artist in the field of Dance &\; Contact Improvisation. He studied  Dance and Theatre Improvi sation in Israel at “Hakvuza Beyafo” and “Play School for Improvisat ion”. His work is influenced by the teachings of Ohad Naharin (Gaga move ment language)\, Julien Hamilton\, Paulien de Groot\, David Zambrano and K arl Frost\, amongst others.\n\nIn the last few years Tom has been performi ng and giving workshops on the technique of Improvisation in Dance and Con tact. In 2010 he moved to Amsterdam and co-founded with 5 other performanc e artists the group Mono Collective\, who perform free and anchored Improv isation pieces as well as choreographed set pieces.\n\nTom gives weekly cl asses of Dance and Contact Improvisation in Amsterdam. “For me\, Improvi sation is a way of life and I try to take it out of the studio into everyd ay life. I believe that the core of man spirit comes from new experiences. ”\n\n“You cannot teach an old dog new tricks\, but you don’t have to be an old dog”\n\nFor more information\, go to www.tomgoldhand.com.\n\n  \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/group-pic-2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1137@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130127T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130127T203000 DTSTAMP:20130102T213650Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2-2013-01-27/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 27 Jan 13 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email in fo@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1233@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130128T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130128T214500 DTSTAMP:20130108T203426Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-mondays-2013-0 1-28/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Mondays - Wild Goose Space - 28 Jan 13 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is a dance of partnering and improvising using touch\, physical/energetic connection\, weight\, space and breath. I t can go from quietly meditative to the exuberantly acrobatic\, from using little or light touch to sending weight through a partner's body to fly.\ n\nOPEN CLASSES\nJanuary 14 - Back to Basics\nJanuary 21 - Underdancing.\n Cost : £10/£8\n\n7 WEEK CI FUNDAMENTALS COURSE\nStarts January 28th\n\nT hese classes are open to those new to Contact Improvisation and dancers wh o want to improve their skills. All classes bring in elements of the funda mentals to CI and movement as we see them. Great for learning Contact but equally as valuable for dancers of any form.\nWill also Include:\nExplorat ion of our connection to the center.\nLearning to use the breath as our gu ide and movement inspiration.\nTaking time to inhabit our early developmen tal movement patterns to create an effortlessness in our moving.\n\nCourse Cost: no wage/student £56\, waged £70\, Booking essential.\nContact\nTe l: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nwww.embodiedpresenc e.co.uk. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/CI-36.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1150@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130203T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130203T183000 DTSTAMP:20130120T232718Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2013-02-03/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 3 Feb 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nTo come . . . ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1138@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130203T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130203T203000 DTSTAMP:20130102T213650Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2-2013-02-03/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 3 Feb 13 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email in fo@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1234@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130204T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130204T214500 DTSTAMP:20130204T131806Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-lab-evening-20 13-02-04/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Lab Evening - Wild Goose Space - 4 Feb 13 19: 15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nDear Dancer\,\n\nThere will be a Contact Improv Lab space t his Monday the 4th of Feb at the Wild Goose Space.\n\nThis is an open spac e where we work as peers to explore different ideas and techniques within Contact Improvisation. It is specifically for those who have some CI skill s as it is not a taught class.\nProposed Subject is 'Upside Down'.\nIf the re is anything else you are interested in working with bring ideas along a nd lets see where they take us.\n\nLook forward to seeing you there\nLee x \n\n\n \;\nContact\nTel: 07966498596 Lee\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmai l.com\nwww.embodiedpresence.co.uk. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/CI-36.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1151@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130210T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130210T183000 DTSTAMP:20130207T220307Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2013-02-10/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 10 Feb 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\n\n\nWitnessing: We will explore aspects of Witnessing based on Authentic Movement practice: quality\, presence\, clarity and the noti on of holding the space. How do we witness? How do witnesses affect movers ? How do we make the transition from witnessing to moving and back?\n\n&nb sp\;\n\n \;\n\n \n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1139@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130210T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130210T203000 DTSTAMP:20130102T213650Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2-2013-02-10/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 10 Feb 13 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email in fo@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1152@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130217T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130217T183000 DTSTAMP:20130217T151654Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2013-02-17/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 17 Feb 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nBoundaries (cont...) I'd like to go deeper into the explora tion of boundaries as a continuation of my last boundary class. I'd like t o see how we can activate our organs\, muscles\, bones\, skin to deepen ou r connection to our innate knowing of our natural boundaries. What keeps u s safe in space as we are moving fast. Jocasta ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1140@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130217T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130217T203000 DTSTAMP:20130102T213650Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2-2013-02-17/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 17 Feb 13 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email in fo@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1153@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130224T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130224T183000 DTSTAMP:20130223T145755Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2013-02-24/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 24 Feb 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nThis weeks class is led by Kevin as Jenny Moy is unwell.\n\ nIn this class we will be working with the Guidelines theme of Awareness a nd sensing where movement arises from.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-384.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1141@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130224T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130224T203000 DTSTAMP:20130102T213650Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2-2013-02-24/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 24 Feb 13 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email in fo@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1154@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130303T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130303T183000 DTSTAMP:20130228T105957Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2013-03-03/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 3 Mar 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nPatterns and Habits\nThis session we will focus on Awarenes s\, bringing our attention to the patterns and habits in our dancing. What patterns of movement do we habitually use? What assumptions do we make ab out how our partners will move? How can we disrupt these habits to give ou rselves new possibilities and pathways in our dancing?\n\nNoel Perkins\nI originally trained and worked for many years as a sculptor before beginnin g to study dance and movement improvisation in 2002. At the time the chang e seemed quite natural as both were physical practices- sculpture was a ki nd of very slow dance and dance a form of fast sculpture. Contact Improvis ation has been a core interest from the start and my practice has been sha ped by many wonderful teachers including Janis Claxton\, KirstieSimson\, K eith Hennessy\, Jess Curtis and many more. My work has evolved through a f ascination with improvisation as a performance that creates itself moment by moment and alongside CI\, Butoh and Action Theatre are strong influence s.\n\nIn teaching Contact Improvisation I work with the principles of CI t hat I believe are essential to the form- listening\, sensing\, grounding\, moving from centre and flow. I try to create environments where we can le arn by doing to discover and integrate these as embodied principles in our dance. Whilst the palette of Contact "moves" is useful to learn I'm inter ested in balancing technique with the unique dance that emerges from deep sensing and listening and how we can use this to dance more fully\, expans ively and consciously.\n\nI passionately believe in the transformative pow er of art and have worked extensively in the field of arts for health. I a m an associate lecturer at the Peninsula Medical School Exeter and Plymout h where I teach Contact Improvisation and embodied creativity to medical s tudents. I co-facilitate Dartington Contact Improvisation and independentl y teach CI\, creative movement and improvisation. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1142@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130303T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130303T203000 DTSTAMP:20130102T213650Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2-2013-03-03/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 3 Mar 13 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email in fo@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1155@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130310T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130310T183000 DTSTAMP:20130307T123742Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2013-03-10/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 10 Mar 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nRelating to the Bristol CI guidelines on 'Safety'\, specifi cally: "We encourage you to cultivate patient curiosity\, and a soft and s upple relationship with the floor."\n\nThis class will be a focused explor ation of movement that flows from the skull down the spine\, called 'Ser pentine' (Steve Paxton/Nancy Stark Smith). Following subtle multidirection al circles and spirals using the weight of the skull and the movement impu lses of the spine\, the dance flows into and grows out of the floor with s oftness and ease. With partners we will explore some duet possibilities li stening to the skull and spine to lead into fluid dancing with momentum.\n \nMary Pearson is an interdisciplinary performance maker\, dancer\, teache r and improviser based in Liverpool. In 2005 she co-founded Fool's Proof T heatre\, which has toured nationally internationally in the UK/USA with th eir devised work. She teaches ongoing CI and performance classes in Liverp ool in association with members of Liverpool Improvisation Collective (LIC ). ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1143@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130310T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130310T203000 DTSTAMP:20130102T213650Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2-2013-03-10/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 10 Mar 13 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email in fo@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1156@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130317T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130317T183000 DTSTAMP:20130313T181112Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2013-03-17/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 17 Mar 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nWhat would it be/feel/look like if I was to join the dance? What would it be/feel/look like if I was to leave the dance?\n\nAre you r eady to get grounded and available\, a fully present multi way communicato r? Are you ready to focus on the “or more” part of statement describin g CI as an improvised form of movement based on real time communication an d point of physical contact between two people or more?\n\nIn today’s cl ass together we are being guided to explore THE INCLUSIVENESS in Contact I mprovisation. Through the popular formats of dance engagements like Tried and Truth\, Round Robin and Grazing (Nancy Stark Smith) we will flow in an d out of physical and sensory (fear\, excitement) information we create wi th our bodies and we’ll continue exercise to listen to that what is alre ady there in the “global dancing village”.\n\nChildren of all ages (0- 70)\, dancers with physical challenges\, dancers of non-contact improvisat ion forms and newcomers are welcome. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1144@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130317T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130317T203000 DTSTAMP:20130102T213650Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-2-2013-03-17/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 17 Mar 13 18:45 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at most jams.\n For more information\, please email in fo@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1240@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130322T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130324T180000 DTSTAMP:20130319T102747Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-national-jam-2013/ SUMMARY:Bristol National Jam 2013 - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 22 Mar 13 1 9:00 DESCRIPTION:Dates: Friday 22nd March 2013 –Sunday 24th January 2013\nTime s: 22nd Mar: 7:30pm-10pm | 23rd Mar: 10am-10pm | 24th Mar: 10am-6pm*\nVenu e: St Michaels Parish Hall\, Park Lane\, Bristol.\n\nA space to Dance\, Le arn\, and Jam. All welcome.\n\nEvent highlights to include:\n\n  Lots of lush Jam-time\n  Saturday class with Lucia Walker\n  Sunday class with R ick Nodine\n  Live music\n  Space to relax\n  Friday Night Film jam\n  Children under 15 welcome for free\n\nPrice:\n\nFull Event\n\n £40 earl y bird (before 28th Febuary)\n £55\, (£50 concs) (after 28th Febuary)\ n\nDay Rate £30\n\n(Includes basic refreshments but not food and accommod ation)\n\nClick here To book\n\nFor any further question or queries plea se contact Claire Coveney \, Tel: 07773738241\n\n* exact timings may ch ange\n\n \;\n\nLucia Walker \n\nhas been practicing and teaching Cont act Improvisation since 1986. She first encountered the form in workshops with Steve Paxton\, Nancy Stark-Smith and Kirstie Simson. In 1987 Lucia qu alified as a teacher of Alexander Technique and teaches the technique to i ndividuals\, groups and on teacher training programmes in England\, German y\, US and Japan.\n\nLucia worked for many years with Jointwork Dance Grou p exploring improvised performance and continued this research with Tellin g Times International Theatre project. She also works on performance colla borations with other artists and dancers Attention\, vitality and curiosit y are central to her work as a teacher and a performer.\n\nRick Nodine\n\n After completing a degree in biology\, Rick Nodine went on to study cont act improvisation with the pioneers of the form. He began a performing car eer in the early 90s\, and In 2001\, he became a member of staff at London Contemporary Dance School where he teaches composition and improvisation. \n\nFor the past 15 years Rick has collaborated with dancers\, actors\, mu sicians and designers to create improvised performances.\n\nAs a guest tea cher Rick has been invited to teach in 10 countries and more than 30 citie s and this year he has been selected as a Key Teacher to represent the UK in the international IDOCDE project\, a Contemporary dance education docum entation project.\n\nRecent Choreography has been for The National Theatre \, Glyndebourne Opera\, Shift\, Edge\, Coventry University\, Devon Youth D ance\, LCDS and he is a 2013 Place Prize Finalist.\n\nClass description: R ick’s warm-up articulates the soft athletics and multidirectional awaren ess of CI in solo movement. Taking responsibility of one’s own weight wi thin one’s own dancing allows CI to be a meeting place for two aware bod ies. Embracing opposites will be the theme for partner dances throughout the morning. Sets of opposed qualities\, ideas or materials such as stilln ess and movement\;  Improvisation and set exercises\; Pedestrian movement and virtuosic dancing will frame a range of explorations - from the slow and meditative to the vigorous and acrobatic.\n\n \;\nSCHEDULE &\; WELCOME INFO\nClick here to download a copy of the Schedule and the Welco me Letter\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/group-pic-2.jpg CATEGORIES:UK CI Jam LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1241@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130401T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130407T180000 DTSTAMP:20130202T091233Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-festival-dartington-2013/ SUMMARY:Contact Festival Dartington 2013 - The Performance Centre - 1 Apr 1 3 12:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Festival Dartington is in its third year as the UK’s only international festival of contact improvisation. In the spirit of the summer dance festivals organised by Steve Paxton and Mary Fulkerson at Da rtington College of Arts in the 1980s\, CFD formed to support the rigorous \, delightful investigation and enquiry which is at the heart of contact i mprovisation.​\n\n​​​​Contact Festival Dartington aims to:\n\n s upport the development and appreciation of contact and improvisation pract ices\n facilitate a collaborative learning environment in which principles of movement can be explored by practitioners of all levels of experience\ n promote research into the applications and implications of contact impro visation practice for different contexts including movement education\, so matic studies\, performance training\, health and wellbeing\, choreographi c practice\, medical research\, social sciences\, experiential learning an d philosophy\n encourage questioning of the impact and application of cont act improvisation practice in different contexts through dialogues\, prese ntations of research\, performances and shared workshop experience\n\nCFD is a small festival in which all participants are invited to join in a pro gramme of workshops\, jams\, performances and dialogues which take place i n the same studio space from early morning until late evening. No parallel sessions means that the activities of the week promote a shared language and research experience among all members of the group. ​\n\n​Three in ternational teachers are featured each year. Charlie Morrissey\, a Darting ton alumni and dance artist based in Brighton\, UK\, teaches a two-day int ensive during each year of the festival and is joined in 2013 by Ezster Ga l of Budapest\, Hungary\, Karen Nelson of Seattle\, USA and Kayla Dougan B owtell UK. In addition to Charlie Morrissey\, teachers at past CFDs have i ncluded:\n\n2012 Mirva Makinen (Finland)\, Lucia Walker (UK) and Kayla Dou gan Bowtell (UK)\n\n2011 Kathy Crick (UK) and Riccardo Meneghini (Italy/UK )\n\nFor more information: www.contactfestivaldartington.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/02/CFD2013.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Festival LOCATION:The Performance Centre\, University College Falmouth\, Tremough Ca mpus\, Penryn\, Cornwall\, TR10 9LX\, United Kingdom GEO:50.1708086;-5.1254165000000285 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=University College Falmouth \, Tremough Campus\, Penryn\, Cornwall\, TR10 9LX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE -RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Performance Centre:geo:50.1708086,-5.1254165000000 285 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1308@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130407T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130407T183000 DTSTAMP:20130403T191536Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2-2013-04-07/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 7 Apr 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\n\n\n\n\nBEING GROUNDED: Grounding is the definitively funda mental foundation skill of CI. In This class we'll be looking at what it i s\; what it isn't\; how to experience it\; how to share it and why it's so worth the effort. Please be punctual as that's a lot to manage in a short period of time.\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1292@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130407T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130407T203000 DTSTAMP:20130406T063241Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-3-2013-04-07/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 7 Apr 13 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1337@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130410T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130410T191500 DTSTAMP:20130424T134059Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-2013 -04-10/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation (beginners) - Bristol Community Dance Centre - 10 Apr 13 18:15 DESCRIPTION:With partners and in groups Contact is a shared dance experienc e. Technical exercises support exploration of the form. Sessions contrast wild energy with meditative stillness. Come along and revel in the unexpec ted and limitless dialogue of improvisation\, both in silence and with mus ic.\n\nContact Julia on 07986 961809 for more info.\n\nHeld in the 'South Studio at the Bristol Community Dance Centre CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Bristol Community Dance Centre\, Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwells\, Br istol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4526589;-2.609549300000026 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwell s\, Bristol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bristol Community Dance Centre:geo:51.4526589,-2.609549300000026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1309@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130414T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130414T183000 DTSTAMP:20130411T112155Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2-2013-04-14/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 14 Apr 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nI am the centre of my dance\, From Here I meet you.\n\nI ha ve been venturing back into the dance arena after having eye surgery. I ha ve been given the following restrictions by my doctor\, do not pick up mor e than 15kg of weight and limited bending forward. To put it simply dance without strain\, dance from my centre. So I have been exploring this terri tory and I invite you to this dance\, one where you truly look after yours elf and yet commit to the dance. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1293@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130414T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130414T203000 DTSTAMP:20130411T112316Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-3-2013-04-14/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 14 Apr 13 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1338@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130417T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130417T191500 DTSTAMP:20130424T134059Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-2013 -04-17/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation (beginners) - Bristol Community Dance Centre - 17 Apr 13 18:15 DESCRIPTION:With partners and in groups Contact is a shared dance experienc e. Technical exercises support exploration of the form. Sessions contrast wild energy with meditative stillness. Come along and revel in the unexpec ted and limitless dialogue of improvisation\, both in silence and with mus ic.\n\nContact Julia on 07986 961809 for more info.\n\nHeld in the 'South Studio at the Bristol Community Dance Centre CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Bristol Community Dance Centre\, Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwells\, Br istol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4526589;-2.609549300000026 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwell s\, Bristol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bristol Community Dance Centre:geo:51.4526589,-2.609549300000026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1310@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130421T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130421T183000 DTSTAMP:20130418T200214Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2-2013-04-21/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 21 Apr 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and taught by a communi ty of contact dancers. Classes are open to all levels and generally led by a different teacher each week. If you are new to the form and want to fin d out more before you come\, feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\n\nSoft power: In this class I want to look at fluidity and resistance. how can we use the strength of our structure while being released and flu id in our dance. I'd like to take some time to examine some different form s of structure and where and how we can use this information in the dance\ , how we can offer and take weight subletly\, and how to redirect a strong invitations\, challenging our habbitual patterns but let the dance flow.\ n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1294@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130421T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130421T203000 DTSTAMP:20130313T222652Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-3-2013-04-21/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 21 Apr 13 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1339@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130424T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130424T191500 DTSTAMP:20130424T134059Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-2013 -04-24/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation (beginners) - Bristol Community Dance Centre - 24 Apr 13 18:15 DESCRIPTION:With partners and in groups Contact is a shared dance experienc e. Technical exercises support exploration of the form. Sessions contrast wild energy with meditative stillness. Come along and revel in the unexpec ted and limitless dialogue of improvisation\, both in silence and with mus ic.\n\nContact Julia on 07986 961809 for more info.\n\nHeld in the 'South Studio at the Bristol Community Dance Centre CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Bristol Community Dance Centre\, Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwells\, Br istol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4526589;-2.609549300000026 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwell s\, Bristol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bristol Community Dance Centre:geo:51.4526589,-2.609549300000026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1311@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130428T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130428T183000 DTSTAMP:20130508T204304Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2-2013-04-28/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 28 Apr 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFollowing the point\, traveling with the point\ , traveling towards the point\nWe will:\n\n\n Warm various layers of our b ody up\n Practice a couple of contact improvisation techniques around the point of contact\n Explore a score ‘Destination\, direction\, obstacle\, arrival’ into the jam where you can apply these techniques.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1295@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130428T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130428T203000 DTSTAMP:20130313T222652Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-3-2013-04-28/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 28 Apr 13 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1340@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130501T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130501T191500 DTSTAMP:20130424T134059Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-2013 -05-01/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation (beginners) - Bristol Community Dance Centre - 1 May 13 18:15 DESCRIPTION:With partners and in groups Contact is a shared dance experienc e. Technical exercises support exploration of the form. Sessions contrast wild energy with meditative stillness. Come along and revel in the unexpec ted and limitless dialogue of improvisation\, both in silence and with mus ic.\n\nContact Julia on 07986 961809 for more info.\n\nHeld in the 'South Studio at the Bristol Community Dance Centre CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Bristol Community Dance Centre\, Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwells\, Br istol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4526589;-2.609549300000026 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwell s\, Bristol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bristol Community Dance Centre:geo:51.4526589,-2.609549300000026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1312@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130505T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130505T183000 DTSTAMP:20130508T203859Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2-2013-05-05/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 5 May 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nOpen/Closed/Edges: Following my own line of inquiry and cur iosity around what more is possible when we acknowledge where we are in th e dance I offer an exploration of our edges of opening and closing.  Held by similar themes to Nancy Stark Smiths underscore and my own interest in how fascia responds to more than just physical stretching\, my interest i s around what is actually possible in physical range and connection. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1296@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130505T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130505T203000 DTSTAMP:20130313T222652Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-3-2013-05-05/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 5 May 13 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1341@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130508T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130508T191500 DTSTAMP:20130424T134059Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-2013 -05-08/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation (beginners) - Bristol Community Dance Centre - 8 May 13 18:15 DESCRIPTION:With partners and in groups Contact is a shared dance experienc e. Technical exercises support exploration of the form. Sessions contrast wild energy with meditative stillness. Come along and revel in the unexpec ted and limitless dialogue of improvisation\, both in silence and with mus ic.\n\nContact Julia on 07986 961809 for more info.\n\nHeld in the 'South Studio at the Bristol Community Dance Centre CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Bristol Community Dance Centre\, Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwells\, Br istol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4526589;-2.609549300000026 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwell s\, Bristol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bristol Community Dance Centre:geo:51.4526589,-2.609549300000026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1313@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130512T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130512T183000 DTSTAMP:20130508T203346Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2-2013-05-12/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 12 May 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nBreath &\; Flow\n\nWhen I move from dancing by myself in to contact with a partner\, I often feel a disruption in my breathing patt ern\, sometimes holding my breath in anticipation. Using this experience a s a starting point\, I offer an exploration on breath and flow. We will fo cus on breath awareness\, initiate movement from breath\, lungs and heart\ , and use our breathing rhythms like music to dance to. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1297@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130512T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130512T203000 DTSTAMP:20130313T222652Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-3-2013-05-12/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 12 May 13 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1342@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130515T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130515T191500 DTSTAMP:20130424T134059Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-2013 -05-15/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation (beginners) - Bristol Community Dance Centre - 15 May 13 18:15 DESCRIPTION:With partners and in groups Contact is a shared dance experienc e. Technical exercises support exploration of the form. Sessions contrast wild energy with meditative stillness. Come along and revel in the unexpec ted and limitless dialogue of improvisation\, both in silence and with mus ic.\n\nContact Julia on 07986 961809 for more info.\n\nHeld in the 'South Studio at the Bristol Community Dance Centre CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Bristol Community Dance Centre\, Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwells\, Br istol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4526589;-2.609549300000026 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwell s\, Bristol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bristol Community Dance Centre:geo:51.4526589,-2.609549300000026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1314@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130519T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130519T183000 DTSTAMP:20130518T173544Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2-2013-05-19/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 19 May 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nChange in schedule! I will be taking this week's class and Rebecca will take next week (26th).\nMy class will be a playful exploratio n of Contact as a movement dialogue. Are we clear and articulate in our da ncing? Is our physical communication clear or do we mumble incoherently. D o we listen and initiate in equal measure or "talk" incessantly? How long are our physical sentences? Is politeness over valued? Is clarity a good t hing? Is not knowing an absence of wisdom? These questions and more in phy sical form\, Noel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1298@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130519T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130519T203000 DTSTAMP:20130313T222652Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-3-2013-05-19/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 19 May 13 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1343@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130522T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130522T191500 DTSTAMP:20130424T134059Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-2013 -05-22/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation (beginners) - Bristol Community Dance Centre - 22 May 13 18:15 DESCRIPTION:With partners and in groups Contact is a shared dance experienc e. Technical exercises support exploration of the form. Sessions contrast wild energy with meditative stillness. Come along and revel in the unexpec ted and limitless dialogue of improvisation\, both in silence and with mus ic.\n\nContact Julia on 07986 961809 for more info.\n\nHeld in the 'South Studio at the Bristol Community Dance Centre CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Bristol Community Dance Centre\, Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwells\, Br istol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4526589;-2.609549300000026 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwell s\, Bristol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bristol Community Dance Centre:geo:51.4526589,-2.609549300000026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1315@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130526T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130526T183000 DTSTAMP:20130518T173736Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2-2013-05-26/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 26 May 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nExploring the point of contact \nGoing back to basics! In t his warm up classes I will propose simple exercises to explore different w ays to relate to the point of contact:\nMoving towards\, moving away\,push ing\, rolling\, sliding\, pivoting moving in and out of contact in order t o find efficient interdependency with the ground and with other bodies. Re becca ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1299@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130526T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130526T203000 DTSTAMP:20130313T222652Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-3-2013-05-26/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 26 May 13 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1344@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130529T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130529T191500 DTSTAMP:20130424T134059Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-2013 -05-29/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation (beginners) - Bristol Community Dance Centre - 29 May 13 18:15 DESCRIPTION:With partners and in groups Contact is a shared dance experienc e. Technical exercises support exploration of the form. Sessions contrast wild energy with meditative stillness. Come along and revel in the unexpec ted and limitless dialogue of improvisation\, both in silence and with mus ic.\n\nContact Julia on 07986 961809 for more info.\n\nHeld in the 'South Studio at the Bristol Community Dance Centre CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Bristol Community Dance Centre\, Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwells\, Br istol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4526589;-2.609549300000026 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwell s\, Bristol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bristol Community Dance Centre:geo:51.4526589,-2.609549300000026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1316@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130602T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130602T183000 DTSTAMP:20130602T084343Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2-2013-06-02/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 2 Jun 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nIn this class we will play with the notion of scaffolding a nd how our body structures itself in space to propose places of balance fo r each other and share off-balance. Slow motion\, build ups and soft crash es governed by the law of gravity and flow will lead us into the dance. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1300@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130602T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130602T203000 DTSTAMP:20130313T222652Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-3-2013-06-02/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 2 Jun 13 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1345@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130605T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130605T191500 DTSTAMP:20130424T134059Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-2013 -06-05/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation (beginners) - Bristol Community Dance Centre - 5 Jun 13 18:15 DESCRIPTION:With partners and in groups Contact is a shared dance experienc e. Technical exercises support exploration of the form. Sessions contrast wild energy with meditative stillness. Come along and revel in the unexpec ted and limitless dialogue of improvisation\, both in silence and with mus ic.\n\nContact Julia on 07986 961809 for more info.\n\nHeld in the 'South Studio at the Bristol Community Dance Centre CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Bristol Community Dance Centre\, Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwells\, Br istol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4526589;-2.609549300000026 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwell s\, Bristol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bristol Community Dance Centre:geo:51.4526589,-2.609549300000026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1317@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130609T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130609T183000 DTSTAMP:20130607T063533Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2-2013-06-09/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 9 Jun 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nIn this class we will explore tone\, and its effect on our movement\, our partner\, and how we can use it in our dance to be soft\, h eavy\, or help create momentum.\n\nNB. Hamilton House are having an open d ay\, that afternoon\, which includes some DMAC classes offering tasters to the public. This means there is a chance it will be busy in the building. \nPlease arrive early so we can start promptly at 5.30pm. DOORS WILL BE CL OSED BETWEEN 5.30-6.30PM SO AS NOT TO INTERRUPT THE CLASS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1301@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130609T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130609T203000 DTSTAMP:20130313T222652Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-3-2013-06-09/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 9 Jun 13 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1346@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130612T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130612T191500 DTSTAMP:20130424T134059Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-2013 -06-12/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation (beginners) - Bristol Community Dance Centre - 12 Jun 13 18:15 DESCRIPTION:With partners and in groups Contact is a shared dance experienc e. Technical exercises support exploration of the form. Sessions contrast wild energy with meditative stillness. Come along and revel in the unexpec ted and limitless dialogue of improvisation\, both in silence and with mus ic.\n\nContact Julia on 07986 961809 for more info.\n\nHeld in the 'South Studio at the Bristol Community Dance Centre CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Bristol Community Dance Centre\, Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwells\, Br istol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4526589;-2.609549300000026 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwell s\, Bristol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bristol Community Dance Centre:geo:51.4526589,-2.609549300000026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1318@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130616T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130616T183000 DTSTAMP:20130612T093941Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2-2013-06-16/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 16 Jun 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nThe alchemy between the polarities\n\nImagine two polaritie s\, feel into one of them\, move it\, become it\, be moved by it\, describ e it and let it go. Then go to the other pole and do the same. Finally bri ng the two experiences together into the same space and see how they melt\ , fuse\, react as a mix. This is at the heart of the dance between the pol arities\, dark and light\, male and female\, energy and conciousness. I’ d like to explore what the fusion of two opposite energies create as a thi rd energy in the middle\; and then dance it.\n\nPlease arrive early so we can start promptly at 5.30pm. DOORS WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 5.30-6.30PM SO AS NOT TO INTERRUPT THE CLASS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1302@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130616T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130616T203000 DTSTAMP:20130313T222652Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-3-2013-06-16/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 16 Jun 13 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1347@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130619T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130619T191500 DTSTAMP:20130424T134059Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-2013 -06-19/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation (beginners) - Bristol Community Dance Centre - 19 Jun 13 18:15 DESCRIPTION:With partners and in groups Contact is a shared dance experienc e. Technical exercises support exploration of the form. Sessions contrast wild energy with meditative stillness. Come along and revel in the unexpec ted and limitless dialogue of improvisation\, both in silence and with mus ic.\n\nContact Julia on 07986 961809 for more info.\n\nHeld in the 'South Studio at the Bristol Community Dance Centre CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Bristol Community Dance Centre\, Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwells\, Br istol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4526589;-2.609549300000026 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwell s\, Bristol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bristol Community Dance Centre:geo:51.4526589,-2.609549300000026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1319@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130623T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130623T180000 DTSTAMP:20130620T193930Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/global-underscore-2013/ SUMMARY:Global Underscore 2013 - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 23 Jun 13 14:00 DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: doors close at 2.15pm\, though arrive early for th e explanation at 2pm if you are unfamiliar with the underscore. Please com e prepared to stay for the whole time\n\nOpen to all - beginners welcome\n \n \;\n\nThe Global Underscore is a simultaneous practice of the Under score around the world. The Underscore NYC group has continued the traditi on that dancer Claire Filmon began in 2000 of creating and coordinating a global Underscore at the summer solstice.\n\n Click here to see a map of p articipants across the globe.\n\nThe Global Underscore practice is a sligh tly modified Underscore. A special “small dance” stand happens during the “skinesphere” phase\, in which each site faces the next site on th e path of Underscores happening around the world. A closing small dance st and\, facing the other direction\, concludes the Global Underscore.\n\nIf you have never been at an Underscore before\, be there by 2pm to hear the explanation. Doors close at 2.15pm and you undertake to stay for the whole event.\n\nPlease note: there will be no class and jam at the usual time o n this day\n\nSchedule\n\n 14:45 preambulation\n 14:50 opening 5 min globa l Small Dance\, facing the next site to the east according to the map\n 17 :55 closing global Small Dance\, facing the next site to the west accord ing to the map\n 18:00 closing\n\nPlease be prompt as no latecomers admitt ed.\nWhat is an Underscore?\nThe Underscore is a framework for practicing and researching dance improvisation that Nancy Stark Smith has been develo ping since 1990 based on her work with Contact Improvisation. It is a long jamming/CI/improvisation score that guides dancers through a series of “changing states”—from solo relaxation and sensitizing to gravity an d support\, through group circulation and interaction\, to contact improvi sation engagements\, then opening out to full group improvisation\, and ba ck to rest and reflection.\n\nFor more Information go to www.nancystarksmi th.com/underscore\nGlobal Underscore blog: www.globalunderscore.blogspot.c o.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/02/global-underscore.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1348@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130626T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130626T191500 DTSTAMP:20130424T134059Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-2013 -06-26/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation (beginners) - Bristol Community Dance Centre - 26 Jun 13 18:15 DESCRIPTION:With partners and in groups Contact is a shared dance experienc e. Technical exercises support exploration of the form. Sessions contrast wild energy with meditative stillness. Come along and revel in the unexpec ted and limitless dialogue of improvisation\, both in silence and with mus ic.\n\nContact Julia on 07986 961809 for more info.\n\nHeld in the 'South Studio at the Bristol Community Dance Centre CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Bristol Community Dance Centre\, Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwells\, Br istol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4526589;-2.609549300000026 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwell s\, Bristol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bristol Community Dance Centre:geo:51.4526589,-2.609549300000026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1351@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130629T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130629T000000 DTSTAMP:20130602T080333Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/impulsive-melody-making/ SUMMARY:Impulsive Melody Making - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 29 Ju n 13 00:00 DESCRIPTION: ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/06/Melody-WS_web.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Workshop LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1320@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130630T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130630T183000 DTSTAMP:20130403T090759Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2-2013-06-30/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 30 Jun 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nTo come... (usually updated by the Wednesday or Thursday pr ior to the class\, if not earlier\, so please check back later) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1304@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130630T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130630T203000 DTSTAMP:20130313T222652Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-3-2013-06-30/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 30 Jun 13 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1321@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130707T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130707T183000 DTSTAMP:20130704T093229Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2-2013-07-07/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 7 Jul 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nWe will begin solo\, finding release and tone through the b ody\, exploring levels and potential structures as we move and arrive into our bodies.  Our partners will then create structures for us to explore\ , play and climb on - here we can experiment with weight giving\, balance\ , dis-orientation\, rolling\, extending\, release. Finally we can dance fl uidly together\, both partners offering structures and support for one ano ther as we explore the limitless possibilites of the contact improvisation playground!\n\n\nSuna studied performance and visual arts\, and has subse quently trained with many dance practitioners including Helen Poyner\, Mir anda Tufnell\, and Andrea Olsen.  Her passion for contact improvisation h as been informed by working with practitioners such as Nitta Little\, Luci a Walker and Karen Nelson.  In 2012 she undertook intensive training with Nancy Stark Smith and subsequently runs bi-weekly jams and workshops in C ontact Improvisation in Hampshire.  Suna teaches improvisation and site s pecific performance at The University of Winchester and is a self employed dance practitioner. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1305@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130707T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130707T203000 DTSTAMP:20130313T222652Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-3-2013-07-07/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 7 Jul 13 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1322@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130714T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130714T183000 DTSTAMP:20130708T114410Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-warm-up-class-2-2013-07-14/ SUMMARY:Sunday Warm-Up Class - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 14 Jul 1 3 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay f or the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cla ss descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClas s Description\nMyriad Shades of Touch\nThis class will be about listening with your skin\; speaking through your body\; negotiating boundaries\; dif ferentiating qualities of touch\; altering the „map of the body“\; cre ating new meanings for touch\, movement\, gesture. To this end\, we will r efine our perception of inner space and body rhythms\, as well as our oute r sensory/spatial awareness. We will focus on working with the basic princ iples of contact improvisation. We’ll also look at ways of combining con tact improvisation and bodywork. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1306@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130714T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130714T203000 DTSTAMP:20130313T222652Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sunday-ci-jam-3-2013-07-14/ SUMMARY:Sunday CI Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 14 Jul 13 18:30 DESCRIPTION:This Jam will be preceded by a warm-up class. To attend both is just £8\, to attend just one is £5.\n\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1369@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130908T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130908T203000 DTSTAMP:20130905T092831Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2013-09- 08/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 8 Sep 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Doors will be closed for the duration of the class to keep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arr ive at any time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, o r stay for the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular email s of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing lis t.\nClass Description\nA fascia-nating dance: An Experiential journey into the connective tissue of the body. In this class we will go into some inv estigation of our fascia system. "A structure of connective tissue that surrounds muscles\, groups of muscles\, blood vessels\, and nerves\, bindi ng some structures together\, while permitting others to slide smoothly ov er each other."  ( wikipedia ) Through some hands on work\, along with s ome visualisations we shall develop an awareness of how it is to move wit h these qualities as a contact dancer.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gath ering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skil ls and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as yo u wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate technique s you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 mai lout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will im provise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, ple ase email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1370@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130915T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130915T203000 DTSTAMP:20130912T173320Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2013-09- 15/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 15 Sep 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Doors will be closed for the duration of the class to keep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arr ive at any time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, o r stay for the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular email s of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing lis t.\nClass Description\nPlay\nFor me contact dance has always been a playgr ound\, not only a place to move and flow\, but also a place to explore our physical selves and express ourselves in ways that most of our life doesn 't encourage\; expression through physicality\, not for competitive purpos es\, just for the sheer joy of movement and freedom of expression! This wa rm up will be based around physical games\, incorporating: mimicry\, co-or dination\, reflexes\, and the senses. K'Lo\nThe Jam\nA 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 tech niques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (s ilent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindf old (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regula r mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians wi ll improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\ , please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers. \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1420@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130918T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130918T210000 DTSTAMP:20130916T140235Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-with-saskia-chaplin- 2013-09-18/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 18 Sep 13 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Date:  Starts Wednesday 18th September\nTime: 7pm - 9pm\nVen ue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\nCost: £50 for all or £10/£8 (conc) drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesd ay 18th September for 7 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class explor ing the basics of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is a n improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your abil ity to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling point of contact\, weight exchange\, ba sic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, and more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundam entals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, at a cost of just £50. H owever\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class (£8 concessions)\n\nE ach class will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end \, a focus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and fe edback.\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them (I will bring a few pairs for sale\, £10 per pair)\, and water (though there is access to tap water).\ n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@ contactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646 (if phoning\, please do so on o r after the 15th September as I’m currently abroad)\n\nContent\nWeek 1: \nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the floor we will exp lore the use of push\, roll\, and slide in contact with the floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFollow the leader  – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and following our partn ers in space\n\nWeek 3:\nGive and take – giving and taking weight\, cou nterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our b odies\n\nWeek 4:\nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip li fts\, etc\, and finding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Cent re – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the floor and our partners\n\nWeek 7:\nBringing it all together – following our 7-week journey this class will revisit wha t we have learnt\, combining it in a dance\n\n* please note I may decide t o change the format slightly as we work together as a group\n*See you Danc ing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/sas-dancing-dartington-e1369314605477.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1371@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130922T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130922T170000 DTSTAMP:20130920T114035Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2013-09- 22/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam * EARLY EDITION * - DMAC\, (4th Floor ) Hamilton House - 22 Sep 13 14:00 DESCRIPTION:We are trying out a series of monthly earlier Sunday class & \; jams to enable dancers with children to come\, and bring their children too if they want. This is the first one!\n\nBeginner friendly pre-jam war mup class 2-3pm followed by the jam 3-5pm. Children Welcome. 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. Dance rs can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay for the jam\, £8.\n\nFor m ore information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@conta ctdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get t hese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description - Suitable f or All\n\n\n\nBody Structures part 1. Taking Root (to Fly) [* part 2 next week... ]\nIn the class we will spend the majority of time “taking root ” in the dance floor and only then we begin to explore ways of rising of f the floor. We will use various imagery tools to arrive in the body in th e solo work: body carthography\, bone meditations and partner work: explor ing landscapes. As the floor work continues we will engage in body round d ances.\nThe class covers grounds of experiential anatomy\, perception\, pr oprioception and multidimensionality.\nAgnieszka\nNote: As this is an earl y class time slot we encourage children to join us and we embrace their pr esence in the dance space. We will use the following statements as a guide line for all of us moving together:\n\n\nSuitable for All class – Vision Statements:\n1. Parents/carers of younger ones are the co facilitators of the class. The teacher’s role is to flag up situations where it might b e unsafe to proceed with movement.\n2. Safety is a joint responsibility of all in the space. We are all aware of what is happening in us and around us.\n3. For the younger ones we allocate a protected quiet base in the dan ce space\, where non messy snacks\, art materials and soft toys can be fou nd.\n4. When it gets to class to jam transition time it is solely down to parents/carers to take responsibility for the younger ones. We all continu e to keep awareness of safety and the protected quiet base remains unchang ed. \n\n\nPlease arrive early so we can start promptly at 2pm. DOORS WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 2-3PM SO AS NOT TO INTERRUPT THE CLASS\n\n\nThe Jam\nA j am is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space an d 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 a nd integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes int o dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow suc h as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smi th)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertis ed via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the ind ividual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1421@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130925T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130925T210000 DTSTAMP:20130916T140235Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-with-saskia-chaplin- 2013-09-25/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 25 Sep 13 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Date:  Starts Wednesday 18th September\nTime: 7pm - 9pm\nVen ue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\nCost: £50 for all or £10/£8 (conc) drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesd ay 18th September for 7 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class explor ing the basics of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is a n improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your abil ity to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling point of contact\, weight exchange\, ba sic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, and more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundam entals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, at a cost of just £50. H owever\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class (£8 concessions)\n\nE ach class will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end \, a focus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and fe edback.\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them (I will bring a few pairs for sale\, £10 per pair)\, and water (though there is access to tap water).\ n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@ contactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646 (if phoning\, please do so on o r after the 15th September as I’m currently abroad)\n\nContent\nWeek 1: \nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the floor we will exp lore the use of push\, roll\, and slide in contact with the floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFollow the leader  – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and following our partn ers in space\n\nWeek 3:\nGive and take – giving and taking weight\, cou nterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our b odies\n\nWeek 4:\nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip li fts\, etc\, and finding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Cent re – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the floor and our partners\n\nWeek 7:\nBringing it all together – following our 7-week journey this class will revisit wha t we have learnt\, combining it in a dance\n\n* please note I may decide t o change the format slightly as we work together as a group\n*See you Danc ing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/sas-dancing-dartington-e1369314605477.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1372@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20130929T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20130929T203000 DTSTAMP:20130926T144001Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2013-09- 29/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 29 Sep 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Doors will be closed for the duration of the class to keep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arr ive at any time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, o r stay for the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular email s of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing lis t.\nClass Description\n\n\nBody Structures part 2.\nModulation of Tone – and Center Work.\nFrom exploring the skeletal structure of the dancing bo dy last week\, in this class we move down to deeper layers of our muscular system and its web of connective tissue (fascia).\nWe will be invited to start by finding and connecting to the center – the sphere of initiation of all movement\, using one simple and potent practice. From there we wil l articulate different ways of tone modulation in partner work. We’ll ex amine the muscles -­‐ flexible hinges that travel across the bones\, ab le to extend and contract\, lengthen and shorten\, reach and retreat. From the place of “muscle meditations” with the awareness of the all -­ ‐ connecting center we will arrive in focused duet dance engagements and practice some center to center work.\n\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal g athering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop s kills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techni ques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt so me jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (sil ent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfol d (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1422@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131002T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131002T210000 DTSTAMP:20130916T140235Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-with-saskia-chaplin- 2013-10-02/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 2 Oct 13 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Date:  Starts Wednesday 18th September\nTime: 7pm - 9pm\nVen ue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\nCost: £50 for all or £10/£8 (conc) drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesd ay 18th September for 7 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class explor ing the basics of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is a n improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your abil ity to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling point of contact\, weight exchange\, ba sic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, and more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundam entals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, at a cost of just £50. H owever\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class (£8 concessions)\n\nE ach class will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end \, a focus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and fe edback.\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them (I will bring a few pairs for sale\, £10 per pair)\, and water (though there is access to tap water).\ n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@ contactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646 (if phoning\, please do so on o r after the 15th September as I’m currently abroad)\n\nContent\nWeek 1: \nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the floor we will exp lore the use of push\, roll\, and slide in contact with the floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFollow the leader  – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and following our partn ers in space\n\nWeek 3:\nGive and take – giving and taking weight\, cou nterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our b odies\n\nWeek 4:\nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip li fts\, etc\, and finding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Cent re – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the floor and our partners\n\nWeek 7:\nBringing it all together – following our 7-week journey this class will revisit wha t we have learnt\, combining it in a dance\n\n* please note I may decide t o change the format slightly as we work together as a group\n*See you Danc ing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/sas-dancing-dartington-e1369314605477.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1373@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131006T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131006T170000 DTSTAMP:20131003T133331Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2013-10- 06/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam * EARLY EDITION * - DMAC\, (4th Floor ) Hamilton House - 6 Oct 13 14:00 DESCRIPTION:We are trying out a series of monthly earlier Sunday class & \; jams to enable dancers with children to come\, and bring their children too if they want.\n\nBeginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 2-3pm followe d by the jam 3-5pm. Children Welcome. Doors will be closed for the duratio n of the class to keep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the cl ass\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Dancers can come just for th e class\, £5\, or stay for the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel fr ee to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up t o our mailing list.\nClass Description\nInterruption: keeping open and sof t - class taken by Lisa and Poppy\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills an d confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wis h. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 ey es-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1423@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131009T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131009T210000 DTSTAMP:20130916T140235Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-with-saskia-chaplin- 2013-10-09/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 9 Oct 13 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Date:  Starts Wednesday 18th September\nTime: 7pm - 9pm\nVen ue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\nCost: £50 for all or £10/£8 (conc) drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesd ay 18th September for 7 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class explor ing the basics of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is a n improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your abil ity to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling point of contact\, weight exchange\, ba sic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, and more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundam entals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, at a cost of just £50. H owever\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class (£8 concessions)\n\nE ach class will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end \, a focus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and fe edback.\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them (I will bring a few pairs for sale\, £10 per pair)\, and water (though there is access to tap water).\ n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@ contactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646 (if phoning\, please do so on o r after the 15th September as I’m currently abroad)\n\nContent\nWeek 1: \nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the floor we will exp lore the use of push\, roll\, and slide in contact with the floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFollow the leader  – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and following our partn ers in space\n\nWeek 3:\nGive and take – giving and taking weight\, cou nterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our b odies\n\nWeek 4:\nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip li fts\, etc\, and finding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Cent re – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the floor and our partners\n\nWeek 7:\nBringing it all together – following our 7-week journey this class will revisit wha t we have learnt\, combining it in a dance\n\n* please note I may decide t o change the format slightly as we work together as a group\n*See you Danc ing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/sas-dancing-dartington-e1369314605477.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1374@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131013T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131013T203000 DTSTAMP:20131011T091725Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2013-10- 13/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday UNDERSCORE - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 13 Oct 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Time: 5.30-8.30pm (no late entry) Please come prepared to stay for the whole time \;\nThe Underscore\nI am facilitating The Underscor e this Sunday. It would be great to see some of you there\, Kathleen\n\nAb out the Underscore:\nIt is a long-form dance improvisation structure devel oped by Nancy Stark Smith. It has been evolving since 1990 and is practice d all over the globe.\nThe Underscore is a vehicle for incorporating Conta ct Improvisation into a broader arena of improvisational dance practice\; for developing greater ease dancing in spherical space - lone and with oth ers\; and for integrating kinesthetic and compositional concerns while imp rovising. It allows for a full spectrum of energetic and physical expressi ons\, embodying a range of forms and changing states. Its practice is fami liar yet unpredictable.\n\nThe practice - usually 3 to 4 hours in length - progresses through a broad range of dynamic states\, including long perio ds of very small\, private\, and quiet internal activity and other times o f higher energy and interactive dancing.\n\nThere are 20+ phases of the sc ore - each with a name and a graphic symbol.\n\n This session runs through from 5.30pm till 8.30pm with no separation between class and jam.\n If yo u are coming be prepared to be here for 3 hours without leaving it makes a big difference to the whole group.\n I will talk through the score before we dance.\n Please arrive by 5.20pm so we can start at 5.30pm\n\nFor more Information go to www.nancystarksmith.com/underscore ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1424@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131016T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131016T210000 DTSTAMP:20130916T140235Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-with-saskia-chaplin- 2013-10-16/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 16 Oct 13 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Date:  Starts Wednesday 18th September\nTime: 7pm - 9pm\nVen ue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\nCost: £50 for all or £10/£8 (conc) drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesd ay 18th September for 7 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class explor ing the basics of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is a n improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your abil ity to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling point of contact\, weight exchange\, ba sic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, and more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundam entals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, at a cost of just £50. H owever\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class (£8 concessions)\n\nE ach class will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end \, a focus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and fe edback.\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them (I will bring a few pairs for sale\, £10 per pair)\, and water (though there is access to tap water).\ n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@ contactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646 (if phoning\, please do so on o r after the 15th September as I’m currently abroad)\n\nContent\nWeek 1: \nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the floor we will exp lore the use of push\, roll\, and slide in contact with the floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFollow the leader  – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and following our partn ers in space\n\nWeek 3:\nGive and take – giving and taking weight\, cou nterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our b odies\n\nWeek 4:\nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip li fts\, etc\, and finding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Cent re – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the floor and our partners\n\nWeek 7:\nBringing it all together – following our 7-week journey this class will revisit wha t we have learnt\, combining it in a dance\n\n* please note I may decide t o change the format slightly as we work together as a group\n*See you Danc ing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/sas-dancing-dartington-e1369314605477.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1375@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131020T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131020T203000 DTSTAMP:20131020T115609Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2013-10- 20/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 20 Oct 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Doors will be closed for the duration of the class to keep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arr ive at any time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, o r stay for the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular email s of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing lis t.\nClass Description\nWe're going to be using partner inquiry and blindfo lds to deepen sensory awareness. This work can be profound and lovely in i ts own right as it promotes a sense of timeless engagement with the world of touch. It also deepens the somatic awareness required to make CI gracef ul\, satisfying and safe.  There should be something there for all levels of dancers and meditators. Tariq\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gatheri ng 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 w ish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques y ou have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jam s a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) j am\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailou t – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will impro vise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1425@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131023T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131023T210000 DTSTAMP:20130916T140235Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-with-saskia-chaplin- 2013-10-23/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 23 Oct 13 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Date:  Starts Wednesday 18th September\nTime: 7pm - 9pm\nVen ue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\nCost: £50 for all or £10/£8 (conc) drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesd ay 18th September for 7 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class explor ing the basics of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is a n improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your abil ity to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling point of contact\, weight exchange\, ba sic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, and more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundam entals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, at a cost of just £50. H owever\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class (£8 concessions)\n\nE ach class will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end \, a focus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and fe edback.\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them (I will bring a few pairs for sale\, £10 per pair)\, and water (though there is access to tap water).\ n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@ contactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646 (if phoning\, please do so on o r after the 15th September as I’m currently abroad)\n\nContent\nWeek 1: \nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the floor we will exp lore the use of push\, roll\, and slide in contact with the floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFollow the leader  – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and following our partn ers in space\n\nWeek 3:\nGive and take – giving and taking weight\, cou nterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our b odies\n\nWeek 4:\nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip li fts\, etc\, and finding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Cent re – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the floor and our partners\n\nWeek 7:\nBringing it all together – following our 7-week journey this class will revisit wha t we have learnt\, combining it in a dance\n\n* please note I may decide t o change the format slightly as we work together as a group\n*See you Danc ing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/sas-dancing-dartington-e1369314605477.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1376@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131027T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131027T203000 DTSTAMP:20131021T120853Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2013-10- 27/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 27 Oct 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Doors will be closed for the duration of the class to keep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arr ive at any time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, o r stay for the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular email s of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing lis t.\nClass Description\n[This description is usually updated by the Wednesd ay/Thursday before the class and sent out in our regular mailouts\, along with information about what musician is playing\, if any\, for the jam.]\n The Jam\nA 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 ow n routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score t o follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nan cy 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or con tact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1377@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131103T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131103T203000 DTSTAMP:20131031T103600Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2013-11- 03/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 3 Nov 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Doors will be closed for the duration of the class to keep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arr ive at any time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, o r stay for the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular email s of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing lis t.\nClass Description\nThe Spaces in Between\nWhen dancing in contact with each other our kine spheres merge\, creating a relationship that supports our bodies moving in space where our individual structures organize thems elves in a collaboration to defy gravity.\nIn this warm up class I would l ike to pay attention and explore the space 'in between' our bodies moving\ , developing and awareness of the contextual space around us as well as of our individual spaces and how these influence each other in the overall d ance.We will explore this through exercises with voice and movement\, allo wing sound to be part of the dance.\n\n \;\nThe Jam\nA jam is an infor mal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to deve lop 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 t echniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\n 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 bli ndfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our reg ular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more informati on\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teache rs.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1426@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131106T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131106T210000 DTSTAMP:20131012T094818Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-with-saskia-chaplin- 2013-10-30/ SUMMARY:CI Fundamentals with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 6 Nov 13 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Date:  Starts Wednesday 18th September*\nTime: 7pm - 9pm\nVe nue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\nCost: £50 for all or £10/£8 (conc) drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednes day 18th September for 7 consecutive weeks (*except for the 30th October when there will be no class\, so last session is on the 6th November). A w eekly two-hour class exploring the basics of contact improvisation.\n\nCon tact Improvisation\nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your se nses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fund amentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling point of con tact\, weight exchange\, basic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, and more.\ n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wa nting to revisit the fundamentals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\ , at a cost of just £50. However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per c lass (£8 concessions)\n\nEach class will include a led warm-up at the sta rt and warm-down at the end\, a focus on CI fundamentals\, and time for qu estions\, discussion and feedback.\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable cloth ing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them (I will bring a few pairs for sale\, £10 per pair)\, and water (though ther e is access to tap water).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more \, email Saskia on saskia@contactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646 (if phoning\, please do so on or after the 15th September as I’m currently abroad)\n\nContent\nWeek 1:\nFirst contact – first finding our connecti on to the floor we will explore the use of push\, roll\, and slide in cont act with the floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\n Week 2:\nGive and take – giving and taking weight\, counterbalance\, us ing weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our bodies\n\nWeek 3: \nFollow the leader – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and following our partners in space\n\nWeek 4:\nUp – the art of simple lift s (the table\, hip lifts\, etc)\, and finding movement with weight exchang e\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Centre – moving from our centres\, offering and takin g lifts\, leading and following from the centre\n\nWeek 6:\nSpiraling Soft ly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the floor and our partners \n\nWeek 7:\nBringing it all together – following our 7-week journey th is class will revisit what we have learnt\, combining it in a dance\n\n* p lease note I may decide to change the format slightly as we work together as a group\n*See you Dancing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/sas-dancing-dartington-e1369314605477.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1350@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131109T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131113T170000 DTSTAMP:20131004T121434Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/martin-keogh-bristol-2013/ SUMMARY:Martin Keogh in Bristol\, 9-13th November - The Kingswood Foundatio n - 9 Nov 13 11:00 DESCRIPTION:Hi all\, we're excited to be inviting Martin Keogh to Bristol f or a 5-day intensive from the 9-13th November. This is an advanced level t raining for those with a strong grasp of Contact Improvisation fundamental s.\nGalactic Pelvis Global Awakening Tour\nJoin good company on the shores of Bristol for dancing and discovery. With somatic exercises\, games\, so me sweat\, and the unique physicality of the contact body we will savor an d rock the boundaries of our dances.\n\nIn this five-day intensive we will investigate the relationship of our pelvic floor to the unpremeditated da nce. Contact Improvisation reveals to us that instability leads to mobilit y … and great instability leads to exhilarating mobility.\n\nWe begin by decelerating our sense of time to enter the details of our pelvic bowl. F rom here we locate our ground to dance while in the act of falling. Surpri sing ourselves in flight and extended follow-through. And dance we will.\n \nThis is an advanced level training for those with a strong grasp of CI f undamentals.\nPrice\nThe cost of this 5-day intensive is £170 waged\, £1 60 part-time/freelance\, £150 unwaged. A deposit of £50 (or the full amo unt) is needed to confirm your place.\n\nPrice does not include food or lo dging – for those participants traveling from afar\, we hope to host you with local dancers. You could also try airbnb.co.uk as an alternative\, a nd perhaps cheaper and nicer way\, to find a B&\;B.\n\nCancellations an d Refunds: The price includes a non-refundable registration fee of £10. F ull payment to be made 2 weeks prior to the start of the event. Cancellati ons made with at least 2 weeks notice will receive full refund less regist ration fee. Cancellations made with at least 1 weeks notice will receive f ull refund less deposit amount. If you cancel with less than a weeks notic e we will keep the full amount.\nContact\nTo book email: saskia@contactdan ce.co.uk\, giving a brief outline of your CI experience\, and stating if y ou need or can offer lifts and/or accommodation. You can also join the fac ebook event.\nTimings\n\n Saturday 11am - 6m (with a 1-hour lunch break)\n Sunday 10am - 5pm (with a 1-hour lunch break) * Please note that Bristol' s normal class &\; jam will happen from 5.30pm - 8.30pm\, a group of us will probably travel from Kinsgwood Estate to Hamilton House for this\n M onday 10am - 1pm HALF DAY\n Tuesday 10am - 5pm (with a 1-hour lunch break) \n Wednesday 10am - 5pm (with a 1-hour lunch break)\n\n* timings may vary slightly\nVenue\n\nThe Kingswood Estate\, Studio 1\n\n \;\nMartin Keog h\n\nMartin Keogh has taught and performed contact improvisation for over three decades. For his contribution to the development of the form he is a Fulbright Senior Specialist and listed in Who's Who in the World. Martin spent time traveling to monasteries in Japan and Korea and was the direct or of the Empty Gate Zen Center in Berkeley before discovering the world o f dance. He has co-facilitated teacher's conferences on five continents an d is the author several books including: Hope Beneath Our Feet: Restoring Our Place in the Natural World.\n\nMartin now rarely tours as he concentr ates on his writing. He currently lives in San Miguel\, Mexico where he is on the board of directors of El Charco del Ingenio. The Dalai Lama recent ly designated this conservation area a “Zone of Peace.” http://www.el charco.org.mx/Ingles/index.html\n\nMore info at: www.martinkeogh.com\n\ n \;\n\nDoesn't everything die at last\, and too soon?Tell me\, what i s it you plan to dowith your one wild and precious life?(Mary Oliver)  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/05/martin_rick.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:The Kingswood Foundation\, The Kingswood Estate\, 20 Old School Ho use\, Britannia road\, Bristol\, BS15 8DB\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45870137137366;-2.516200375146468 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Kingswood Estate\, 20 O ld School House\, Britannia road\, Bristol\, BS15 8DB\, United Kingdom;X-A PPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Kingswood Foundation:geo:51.45870137137366,-2. 516200375146468 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1378@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131110T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131110T203000 DTSTAMP:20131021T122751Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2013-11- 10/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 10 Nov 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Doors will be closed for the duration of the class to keep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arr ive at any time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, o r stay for the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular email s of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing lis t.\nClass Description\n[This description is usually updated by the Wednesd ay/Thursday before the class and sent out in our regular mailouts\, along with information about what musician is playing\, if any\, for the jam.]\n The Jam\nA 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 ow n routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score t o follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nan cy 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or con tact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1428@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131113T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131113T210000 DTSTAMP:20131024T123408Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/exploring-centre-jamus-wood-2013-11- 13/ SUMMARY:EXPLORING CENTER with Jamus Wood - Class 1 - The Willow Studio - 13 Nov 13 19:00 DESCRIPTION:EXPLORING CENTER with Jamus Wood\n2 contact fundamentals classe s\, open to all.\n\n \n\nClass 1: FINDING CENTER\n\nIn this class we will start from a soft fluid place\, yielding our weight to the earth. Discove ring how it feels to melt into the support of the floor. Letting go and fi nding ways to move from a softened body. In the first part of this class w e will create 'the right conditions' to find and move from center. Letting go of our habitual need to get somewhere and opening our beginners mind t o move from sensation.\n\nIn the latter stages of the class we will take t his moving center and move through a series of contact exercises working c lose to the ground. Using our center to move us on and around our dance pa rtner. And ending the class with some jam time.\n\nI start my classes prom ptly so please arrive in good time so we can begin together.\n\n \; CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1379@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131117T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131117T170000 DTSTAMP:20130814T094219Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2013-11- 17/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam * EARLY EDITION * - DMAC\, (4th Floor ) Hamilton House - 17 Nov 13 14:00 DESCRIPTION:We are trying out a series of monthly earlier Sunday class & \; jams to enable dancers with children to come\, and bring their children too if they want.\n\nBeginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 2-3pm followe d by the jam 3-5pm. Children Welcome. Doors will be closed for the duratio n of the class to keep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the cl ass\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Dancers can come just for th e class\, £5\, or stay for the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel fr ee to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up t o our mailing list.\nClass Description\n[This description is usually updat ed by the Wednesday/Thursday before the class and sent out in our regular mailouts\, along with information about what musician is playing\, if any\ , for the jam.]\nThe Jam\nA 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 provide s an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, an d to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will fac ilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, t his will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancin g at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactd ance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1429@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131120T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131120T210000 DTSTAMP:20131024T123605Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/exploring-centre-jamus-wood-2013-11- 20/ SUMMARY:EXPLORING CENTER with Jamus Wood - Class 2 - The Willow Studio - 20 Nov 13 19:00 DESCRIPTION:EXPLORING CENTER with Jamus Wood\n2 contact fundamentals classe s\, open to all.\n\n \;\n\nI start my classes promptly so please arriv e in good time so we can begin together.\n\n \;\n\nClass 2: HANDS\, FE ET AND CENTER\n\nWe will return to our sense of center from the previous w eeks explorations. This time we will seek out a playful connection to our hands and feet. Discovering the vitality of pushing and pulling. Moving th rough space and occupying space.\n\nWe will return to exercises’ from th e previous week and add detail. This time working in and out of the floor\ , to discover creativity\, spontaneity and pleasure in our dancing\, with time to dance at the end of the class. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1380@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131124T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131124T203000 DTSTAMP:20131121T131627Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2013-11- 24/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 24 Nov 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Doors will be closed for the duration of the class to keep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arr ive at any time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, o r stay for the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular email s of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing lis t.\nClass Description\n“An exploration of contact and space”\nDifferen t ways we can invite and lead in the dance. Using Pressure and Breath\, In side and Outside\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. Ther e 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 provid es an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, a nd to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will fa cilitate 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the danci ng at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contact dance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1434@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131127T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131127T210000 DTSTAMP:20131012T101052Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-labbing-session/ SUMMARY:CI Labbing Session - The Willow Studio - 27 Nov 13 19:00 DESCRIPTION:A co-created session of exploration around one or more aspects of contact improvisation. Topic may be pre-decided or worked out on the da y. CATEGORIES:CI Labbing Session LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1381@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131201T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131201T203000 DTSTAMP:20131128T140547Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2013-12- 01/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 1 Dec 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Doors will be closed for the duration of the class to keep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arr ive at any time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, o r stay for the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular email s of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing lis t.\nClass Description\nWe will spend time working with eyes closed\, explo ring sensory perception. We will also explore shared perception within our dance. We will experiment with spoken audio-description when witnessing a nd participating in the dance. I look forward to dancing with you - Holly\ n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher \, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to da nce\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportuni ty to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a scor e to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will norma lly be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advan ce notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of t he jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1349@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131206T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131208T180000 DTSTAMP:20130905T101617Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/water-dancer/ SUMMARY:Water Dancer - - 6 Dec 13 18:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nwith Daniel Werner\nWhen I float in water\, my body remembe rs. What does it remember you might ask.  It remembers what it is like to be held utterly. All my years of holding it together begin to relax\, the muscles around my spine soften and expand\, my spine starts to move in ways that it has not done since I was a 2 year old. Truly I have a snake spine\, joyful early movement patterns and qualities\, become available to me.\n\nTogether we will spend one full day in the warm water unfolding unwrapping opening. Dancing in water will open new dimensions and possibi lities that the will guide and nourish our bodies. Then we will return to our dance on the land ground this new movement potential into our land d ancing body.\n \;\n\n\nBookings\n\nTo Book your Place:\n\nOr For More Information\nTel: 07966498596\nemail: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/04/Daniel-Werner-e1378376086725.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1382@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131208T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131208T203000 DTSTAMP:20131121T112808Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2013-12- 08/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 8 Dec 13 17:30 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5.30-6.30pm followed by the jam 6.45-8.30pm. Doors will be closed for the duration of the class to keep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arr ive at any time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, o r stay for the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular email s of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing lis t.\nClass Description\nPathways of supportBy tracking the pathways that ru n around our boney structure of the shoulder girdle and the pelvis\, we ca n find new ways to give and receive support whilst we dance. I'd like also to explore the pathways that run through the crossing muscles groups in o ur trunk to link up with our shoulder girdle and pelvis. Finding the cross cross matrix of support that lives in our whole torso from our shoulders to our pelvis.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You a re 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will faci litate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore ( developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, th is will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if y ou want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1383@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131215T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131215T170000 DTSTAMP:20131128T230546Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2013-12- 15/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - EARLY EDITION - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 15 Dec 13 14:00 DESCRIPTION:We are trying out a series of monthly earlier Sunday class & \; jams to enable dancers with children to come\, and bring their children too if they want. \n\nBeginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 2-3pm follo wed by the jam 3-5pm. Children Welcome. Doors will be closed for the durat ion 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\, £5\, or stay for the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We sen d out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\nFlying Angels: Contact and Chris tmas\nFocusing on the power of centering\, we will begin by practicing fly ing angels in the ground\, with the support of another and in the air\, an d celebrate the spirit of Christmas in our contact dancing.  Beginning wi th some fundamentals of weight sharing and partnering we will work to buil d trust between us and develop full expansive dancing where we release the angels within. The class will be energetic\, fun and suitable for all age s.  You are invited to wear something sparkly and join us for a christmas drink and nibble after the jam.\nTamara Ashley's Bio:\nTamara's improvisa tion practice is focused on durational\, site-specific\, digital and envir onmental performance.  She has undertaken several large-scale durational performances in landscapes and places\, such as Performing the Pennine Way  and The Garden\, as well as working as a choreographer for theatre comp anies\, community groups and youth dance programmes.  She holds an MFA in Choreography for which she developed a series of stage works that explore d the politics of social rituals in everyday situations.  Her PhD investi gated dance improvisation in the context of ecological activism and enviro nmental change.  She has enjoyed fruitful collaborations with other artis ts including Simone Kenyon\, Lilly Picts\, Tim Rubidge\, Fiona Wright\, an d Nala Walla.  Tamara has practiced improvisation in performance for over 15 years\, taking inspiration from mentors and teachers such as Nancy Sta rk Smith\, KJ Holmes\, Andrew Harwood and Janis Claxton\, and has performe d at Earthdance\, West Coast Contact Improvisation Jam\, Contact Festival Dartington\, NottDance\, and at other venues nationally and internationall y.  Her work has also been informed by somatic practices\, through her te acher training certifications in yoga and pilates\, and performer training in body mind centering.  She was previously the programme leader for BA( Hons) Choreography at Northumbria University. She is currently the artisti c director of dancedigital and programme leader for the MA in Community Da nce Leadership at the University of Bedfordshire.\n \;\nThe Jam\nA 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 s it 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.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Li ve musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For mo re information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the indiv idual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1493@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140112T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140112T190000 DTSTAMP:20140109T175249Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2-2014-0 1-12/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 12 Jan 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/ facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of clas s descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list. \nClas s Description\nHi\, I'll be leading the warm up / class on Sunday. Last ti me I was in Bristol (and at the solstice jam) I was focussing on the 'chem istry' end of the contact spectrum. This time I'll explore more at the 'ph ysics' end. \n Specifically I want to look at the 'under-dance'\; playing with balance\, and how the two can combine. This can be a gentle approach to aerial dance for those who want to develop in that direction\, or it ca n open up new possibilities for those who are tired of the old shoulder lo op routine. I'm looking forward to seeing you there x Tariq\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space a nd time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, o r 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 in to dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow su ch as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Sm ith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be adverti sed via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the in dividual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1494@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140119T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140119T190000 DTSTAMP:20140116T183404Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2-2014-0 1-19/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 19 Jan 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/ facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of clas s descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\nMovement Mandala\nMy proposition for this class is for us to explore such constellation of the dance form where:\nContact stands for Inner/Outer\nImprovisation stands for In and Out of contact\, in and out of time\, in and out of structure\nDance stands for dance with the body t hat you have.\n\nWe simply begin in the center of self\, from breath to mo vement to following whilst practicing being responsive to center of gravit y shifts and point of contact constantly moving and changing. We’ll be i nvited to warm up in three planes of movement\, practice three types of we ight and three types of spaces. This will lead us to finally engage in the trio dance practice rooted in the authentic dance score. \nAgnieszka Gre nckowska\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is n o teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are f ree 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilita te a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (deve loped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this w ill normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you w ant advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance. co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1486@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140122T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140122T210000 DTSTAMP:20140122T102707Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-alistair-edmunds-2014 -01-22/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Alistair Edmunds - The Willow Studio - 22 Jan 14 19: 00 DESCRIPTION:The Body Parts Series\nA collection of contact improvisation cl asses exploring movement through different parts of the body\nIn this seri es we will use a variety of: body work\, hands on investigations\, somatic movement\, limited scores\, body puzzle and movement biased activities to develop a better understanding of fundamental CI-skills. We will look at : active listening\, rolling\, pushing\, sliding\, spirals\, sharing weigh t\, staying mobile\, getting support form the floor\, communication throug h touch and flying through the lens of specific body parts.\nOpen to all l evels.\nThis will be a good foundation for beginners\, as well as providin g space for deeper investigation for more experienced movers. Classes can be attended individually\, however there will be some progression in the m aterial so it is recommended to complete the course ( 8 Weeks )\nBring you r questions\, curiosity welcome and encouraged.\nContact Alistair on 07805 762998 for further information.\nFirst Class\nFeet on the ground \nIn th is first class of the series we will explore the feet and our connection t o the earth\, how to have a sense of the ground through the feet. We will look at some ways into and out of the floor\, and the concept of pouring w eight\n \;\nDirections To the Studio: (map below) \nFrom Better food in St Werburghs\, continue along York St\, over the small roundabout to Ja mes Street\, Go past Stafford Road on the right\, and you will see St Werb urghs Primary School on the right\, (before going under the railway bridge )\nTurn into the School front car park\, To get to the studio\, go throug h the gate on the right and follow the path round to the back of the schoo l\, you will be able to get into the last door on the left\, this will lea d to the studio.\nSee you on the dance floor!\nRing me if you get lost : 0 7805762998.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1495@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140126T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140126T190000 DTSTAMP:20140124T123538Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2-2014-0 1-26/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 26 Jan 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/ facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of clas s descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\nBeing in the moment: Working with breath to find presence i n our movement alone and in contact\, using the floor and each other to gi ve us feedback in a rolling moment of time...  Lisa May Thomas \n\nThe J am\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but s pace and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, re st\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to ex plore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own rou tes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to fol low such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy St ark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be a dvertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notic e.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams. \n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1487@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140129T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140129T210000 DTSTAMP:20140115T221546Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-alistair-edmunds-2014 -01-29/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Alistair Edmunds - The Willow Studio - 29 Jan 14 19: 00 DESCRIPTION:The Body Parts Series\nA collection of contact improvisation cl asses exploring movement through different parts of the body\n\nIn this se ries we will use a variety of: body work\, hands on investigations\, somat ic movement\, limited scores\, body puzzle and movement biased activities to develop a better understanding of fundamental CI-skills. We will look at: active listening\, rolling\, pushing\, sliding\, spirals\, sharing wei ght\, staying mobile\, getting support form the floor\, communication thro ugh touch and flying through the lens of specific body parts.\n\nOpen to a ll levels.\n\nThis will be a good foundation for beginners\, as well as pr oviding space for deeper investigation for more experienced movers. Classe s can be attended individually\, however there will be some progression in the material so it is recommended to complete the course ( 8 Weeks )\n\nB ring your questions\, curiosity welcome and encouraged.\n\nContact Alistai r on 07805 762998 for further information.\n\n \;\n\n Playful Legs\n\ nIn this class we will spend some time looking at the role of the legs in the dance\, we will spend some time releasing tension in the legs from the ankles right into the hip sockets\, we will explore some configurations o f how the legs can facilitate effortless spirals through the body which ca n help us move with weight and change levels easily. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1496@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140202T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140202T190000 DTSTAMP:20140130T170506Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2-2014-0 2-02/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 2 Feb 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/ facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of clas s descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\nMoments and Momentum\nIn my dance\, I find movement that flo ws and then there is a moment when everything becomes still. In these mome nts there is a three dimensional sense of myself and everything around me. I would like to visit this place in our time together. We will begin with the floor and work our way out of the floor into playing with momentum\, falls and small flights of fancy. See you there.\nJamus Wood\n\nThe Jam\nA 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 i nto dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow s uch as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-S mith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advert ised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\ n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n Fo r more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the i ndividual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1488@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140205T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140205T210000 DTSTAMP:20140115T221745Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-alistair-edmunds-2014 -02-05/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Alistair Edmunds - The Willow Studio - 5 Feb 14 19:0 0 DESCRIPTION:The Body Parts Series\nA collection of contact improvisation cl asses exploring movement through different parts of the body\n\nIn this se ries we will use a variety of: body work\, hands on investigations\, somat ic movement\, limited scores\, body puzzle and movement biased activities to develop a better understanding of fundamental CI-skills. We will look at: active listening\, rolling\, pushing\, sliding\, spirals\, sharing wei ght\, staying mobile\, getting support form the floor\, communication thro ugh touch and flying through the lens of specific body parts.\n\nOpen to a ll levels.\n\nThis will be a good foundation for beginners\, as well as pr oviding space for deeper investigation for more experienced movers. Classe s can be attended individually\, however there will be some progression in the material so it is recommended to complete the course ( 8 Weeks )\n\nB ring your questions\, curiosity welcome and encouraged.\n\nContact Alistai r on 07805 762998 for further information.\n\n Curious pelvis\n\nSpending some time with the centre of the body\, we will explore how a subtle cont rol of the pelvis and centre can increase our ability to respond to impuls es and input to move. We will explore connectivity in the dance and see ho w this centre to centre connection helps flow and fluidity. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1497@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140209T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140209T190000 DTSTAMP:20140209T100524Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2-2014-0 2-09/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 9 Feb 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/ facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of clas s descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\nI will be leading the class this week. During the class we w ill explore our shared perception within our dance. Working with eyes clos ed\; we will begin to listen to and describe our dance. This workshop will be acessible to people with a visual impairment. If you would like to dis cuss any access requirements that you may have\, prior to the class please email me.\nHolly Thomas \nholly.bristol@btinternet.com\n\nThe Jam\nA 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 s it 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.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Li ve musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For mo re information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the indiv idual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1489@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140212T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140212T210000 DTSTAMP:20140115T221900Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-alistair-edmunds-2014 -02-12/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Alistair Edmunds - The Willow Studio - 12 Feb 14 19: 00 DESCRIPTION:The Body Parts Series\nA collection of contact improvisation cl asses exploring movement through different parts of the body\n\nIn this se ries we will use a variety of: body work\, hands on investigations\, somat ic movement\, limited scores\, body puzzle and movement biased activities to develop a better understanding of fundamental CI-skills. We will look at: active listening\, rolling\, pushing\, sliding\, spirals\, sharing wei ght\, staying mobile\, getting support form the floor\, communication thro ugh touch and flying through the lens of specific body parts.\n\nOpen to a ll levels.\n\nThis will be a good foundation for beginners\, as well as pr oviding space for deeper investigation for more experienced movers. Classe s can be attended individually\, however there will be some progression in the material so it is recommended to complete the course ( 8 Weeks )\n\nB ring your questions\, curiosity welcome and encouraged.\n\nContact Alistai r on 07805 762998 for further information.\n\n Articulating the Spine\n\n Through a series of hands on exploration\, body work\, body puzzles\, and movement scores we will explore how to combine soft suppleness of the spin e with inner strength and support for taking weight. Connecting the whole of the upper body a supple spine can open a wealth of options in the dance \, we will explore some ways to release tension in the spine and look at t he role of the spine in some lifts. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1498@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140216T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140216T190000 DTSTAMP:20140212T145835Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2-2014-0 2-16/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 16 Feb 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/ facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of clas s descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\nSpiralling Support: In this warm up class we will explore s piralling motion to find soft pathways\, meet\, greet and leave the floor and our partners.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up i f you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the danc ing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contac tdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1490@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140219T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140219T210000 DTSTAMP:20140115T221943Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-alistair-edmunds-2014 -02-19/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Alistair Edmunds - The Willow Studio - 19 Feb 14 19: 00 DESCRIPTION:The Body Parts Series\nA collection of contact improvisation cl asses exploring movement through different parts of the body\n\nIn this se ries we will use a variety of: body work\, hands on investigations\, somat ic movement\, limited scores\, body puzzle and movement biased activities to develop a better understanding of fundamental CI-skills. We will look at: active listening\, rolling\, pushing\, sliding\, spirals\, sharing wei ght\, staying mobile\, getting support form the floor\, communication thro ugh touch and flying through the lens of specific body parts.\n\nOpen to a ll levels.\n\nThis will be a good foundation for beginners\, as well as pr oviding space for deeper investigation for more experienced movers. Classe s can be attended individually\, however there will be some progression in the material so it is recommended to complete the course ( 8 Weeks )\n\nB ring your questions\, curiosity welcome and encouraged.\n\nContact Alistai r on 07805 762998 for further information.\n\n Pathways of the hart\n\nTh is class will look at the area round the heart\, the shoulder girdle and t he ribcage\, sometimes referred to as our high centre. We will trace the p athways around this area of the body\, freeing up movement in the shoulder s and down the arms. we can also look at getting and offering support usin g hooks and fluid transitioning pathways of weight. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1499@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140223T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140223T190000 DTSTAMP:20140218T120051Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2-2014-0 2-23/ SUMMARY:UNDERSCORE - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 23 Feb 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:This format is different to our regular Sunday class and jam.  You will be expected to stay for the whole 3 hours and to arrive on time\, 4pm.\nWhat is an Underscore?\nThe Underscore is a framework for practicin g and researching dance improvisation that Nancy Stark Smith has been de veloping since 1990 based on her work with Contact Improvisation. It is a long jamming/CI/improvisation score that guides dancers through a series o f “changing states”—from solo relaxation and sensitizing to gravity and support\, through group circulation and interaction\, to contact impro visation engagements\, then opening out to full group improvisation\, and back to rest and reflection.\n\nFor more Information go to www.nancystark smith.com/underscore ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1491@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140226T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140226T210000 DTSTAMP:20140115T222019Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-alistair-edmunds-2014 -02-26/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Alistair Edmunds - The Willow Studio - 26 Feb 14 19: 00 DESCRIPTION:The Body Parts Series\nA collection of contact improvisation cl asses exploring movement through different parts of the body\n\nIn this se ries we will use a variety of: body work\, hands on investigations\, somat ic movement\, limited scores\, body puzzle and movement biased activities to develop a better understanding of fundamental CI-skills. We will look at: active listening\, rolling\, pushing\, sliding\, spirals\, sharing wei ght\, staying mobile\, getting support form the floor\, communication thro ugh touch and flying through the lens of specific body parts.\n\nOpen to a ll levels.\n\nThis will be a good foundation for beginners\, as well as pr oviding space for deeper investigation for more experienced movers. Classe s can be attended individually\, however there will be some progression in the material so it is recommended to complete the course ( 8 Weeks )\n\nB ring your questions\, curiosity welcome and encouraged.\n\nContact Alistai r on 07805 762998 for further information.\n\nThe art of hugging \n\n… and other arm related material. we will have a detailed look at how the ar ms feed into the dance. Both as a way in and as a way to get space. We wil l also spend some time on the concepts of leading and following\, the opti ons we have in accepting and going with\, or resisting and opposing what o pportunities these decision present. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1509@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140228T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140302T200000 DTSTAMP:20140122T225501Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/london-national-jam/ SUMMARY:London National Jam - Siobhan Davies Studio - 28 Feb 14 18:00 DESCRIPTION:WEEKEND NATIONAL CONTACT IMPROVISATION JAM\nAT SIOBHAN DAVIES S TUDIOS\nSaturday 1st March (11.00–21.00) &\; Sunday 2nd March (11.00- 20.00)\n\nPlus a Friday evening jam at Chisenhale Dance Space (18.00-21.00 ) to welcome our Parisian guests\n\nBack by popular demand\, a weekend dev oted to dance and creative connection\, open to all interested in Contact Improvisation. Come and join us for an evening and two full days of dancin g. There will be warm up classes (with Thomas Kampe and others TBC). There will be live music with Gianfranco Biasiol and David Leahy. We will dance an Underscore on Sunday afternoon. Please bring food to share. Beginners are more than welcome.\n\nFurther details of the programme coming soon.... \n\nSiobhan Davies Studios\, 85 St George's Road\, London\, SE1 6ER\, h ttp://www.siobhandavies.com/visit/\n\nChisenhale Dance Space\, 64 - 84 Ch isenhale Road\, London\, E3 5QZ\, http://www.chisenhaledancespace.co.uk/a bout/visit\n\n \;\nCOST:\n\n £35/£25conc JAM &\; FRIDAY\n £30/£ 20conc WEEKEND (SAT &\; SUN) TICKET\n £15/£10conc DAY TICKET\n £7/£ 5conc FRIDAY JAM ONLY\n\n \;\n\nTo book a place or for more info pleas e contact: robert@contactimprovisation.co.uk\, +44 (0)7814 790 757\n\nAc commodation help available for dancers from out of town. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/01/London-CI-jam.jpeg CATEGORIES:UK CI Jam LOCATION:Siobhan Davies Studio\, 85 St George's Road\, London\, SE1 6ER\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4960939;-0.10525099999995291 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS= 85 St George's Road\, Lond on\, SE1 6ER\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Siobhan Davies St udio:geo:51.4960939,-0.10525099999995291 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1500@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140302T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140302T190000 DTSTAMP:20140131T165759Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2-2014-0 3-02/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 2 Mar 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/ facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of clas s descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the class - it is also send out weekly via our mailing lis t}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teac her\, 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 opport unity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find y our own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a s core to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will no rmally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want ad vance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many o f the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1492@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140305T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140305T210000 DTSTAMP:20140115T222106Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-alistair-edmunds-2014 -03-05/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Alistair Edmunds - The Willow Studio - 5 Mar 14 19:0 0 DESCRIPTION:The Body Parts Series\nA collection of contact improvisation cl asses exploring movement through different parts of the body\n\nIn this se ries we will use a variety of: body work\, hands on investigations\, somat ic movement\, limited scores\, body puzzle and movement biased activities to develop a better understanding of fundamental CI-skills. We will look at: active listening\, rolling\, pushing\, sliding\, spirals\, sharing wei ght\, staying mobile\, getting support form the floor\, communication thro ugh touch and flying through the lens of specific body parts.\n\nOpen to a ll levels.\n\nThis will be a good foundation for beginners\, as well as pr oviding space for deeper investigation for more experienced movers. Classe s can be attended individually\, however there will be some progression in the material so it is recommended to complete the course ( 8 Weeks )\n\nB ring your questions\, curiosity welcome and encouraged.\n\nContact Alistai r on 07805 762998 for further information.\n\nFree you mind and you ass wi ll follow\n\nWe will take some time to go deep into bodywork to release th e neck and allow the head to initiate movement. This process can be extrem ely helpful in opening up new possibilities in the dance\, helping us brea k some of our patterns ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1501@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140309T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140309T190000 DTSTAMP:20140305T173951Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2-2014-0 3-09/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 9 Mar 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/ facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of clas s descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n… its behind you ! \nIn this warm up class we will spend some time awakening the back body.  Bringing some awareness to the lesser seen part of the body. After warming up the back\, we will look at movin g into and falling into the back space as well as how to go there safely .\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher \, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to da nce\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportuni ty to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a scor e to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will norma lly be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advan ce notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of t he jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1507@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140312T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140312T210000 DTSTAMP:20140115T222239Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-alistair-edmunds/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Alistair Edmunds - The Willow Studio - 12 Mar 14 19: 00 DESCRIPTION:The Body Parts Series\nA collection of contact improvisation cl asses exploring movement through different parts of the body\n\nIn this se ries we will use a variety of: body work\, hands on investigations\, somat ic movement\, limited scores\, body puzzle and movement biased activities to develop a better understanding of fundamental CI-skills. We will look at: active listening\, rolling\, pushing\, sliding\, spirals\, sharing wei ght\, staying mobile\, getting support form the floor\, communication thro ugh touch and flying through the lens of specific body parts.\n\nOpen to a ll levels.\n\nThis will be a good foundation for beginners\, as well as pr oviding space for deeper investigation for more experienced movers. Classe s can be attended individually\, however there will be some progression in the material so it is recommended to complete the course ( 8 Weeks )\n\nB ring your questions\, curiosity welcome and encouraged.\n\nContact Alistai r on 07805 762998 for further information.\n\nMaking jam \n\nThroughout t his course\, I want to offer a number of useful skills for jamming\, In th is last class we will really draw out the usefulness of those skills in th e context of a jam. Leaving you free to further explore and develop you co ntact improvisation skills\, so you can continue to explore your investiga tions and to follow your curiosity whilst evolving your dance. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/Ali_n_emilia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1502@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140316T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140316T190000 DTSTAMP:20140314T091215Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2-2014-0 3-16/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 16 Mar 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/ facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of clas s descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\nUpside Down Together\nIn this class we will look at ways of using each others support to travel through headstand and handstand positi ons. This is good for people who are frightened of handstands\, or headsta nds\, well versed or anywhere else in between. You can also do the class w ith whatever energy you have soft and squidgy or springy and bouncy!\nIt f ollows on well from the backspace class as we use a lot of back space in t he exercises\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You a re 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will faci litate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore ( developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, th is will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if y ou want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1511@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140319T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140319T210000 DTSTAMP:20140314T091724Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-labbing-session-2/ SUMMARY:CI Labbing Session - The Willow Studio - 19 Mar 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:A co-created session of exploration around one or more aspects of contact improvisation. Topic may be pre-decided or worked out on the da y. All welcome. CATEGORIES:CI Labbing Session LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1503@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140323T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140323T190000 DTSTAMP:20140131T183215Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2-2014-0 3-23/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 23 Mar 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/ facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of clas s descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the class - it is also send out weekly via our mailing lis t}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teac her\, 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 opport unity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find y our own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a s core to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will no rmally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want ad vance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many o f the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1600@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140326T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140326T210000 DTSTAMP:20140413T142015Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-saskia-chaplin-2014-0 3-26/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 26 Mar 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:States of Being and Becoming\nExplorations in Contact Improvisa tion - increasing our vocabulary of movement possibilities\n8 week course.  Open to all levels. Drop in welcome.\n\nDate:  Starts Wednesday 26th M arch - ends Wednesday 14th May 2014\nTime: 7pm – 9pm\nVenue: The Willo w Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol BS2 9US\nC ost: £10 (£8 conc) drop-in. £60 for the course (2 classes free)\n\nCon tact Improvisation opens a door to a world of fun\, creative expression\, joy in movement\, and awareness. To get the most out of it\, having a heal thy mix of technique alongside an openness and ability to improvise really helps.\n\nThe aim of this course is to find ways in to the dance by conne cting to where we are in the moment and offering explorations of other sta tes\; through improvisational scores\, imagery\, and bodywork. Weaving in exercises of CI fundamentals to embody the techniques of the form.\n\nArea s we will cover include\; connecting to ourselves\, the floor and our part ners\, attuning our listening\, exploring movement patterns and pathways\, working with restrictions\, finding disorientation\, finding ease and flo w. There will also be time for discussion and open dancing.\n\nThere will be a progression of material\, so attending the whole course is recommende d\, but drop in is also welcome.\n\n Class 1: 26th March -  A 3-part jou rney of listening\; moving from your internal landscape of feeling and sen sation\, into aware contact through touch with others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space\, as we dance in and out of contact.\n Class 2 : 2nd April - Working with ease and flow and exploring the awkward.\n Cla ss 3: 9th April - Massaging into Movement: we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from our skin\, muscles and bones.\n Class 4: 16th April - Evolution in movement: exploring natures pathways and our animal bodies.\n Class 5: 23rd April - Nature in Movement\n Class 6: 30th April - Covered by Lisa May Thomas Piloting - working with eyes closed/blindfo lds\n Class 7: 7th May - Orientation &\; Disorientation\n Class 8: 14 th May -\n\nPracticalities\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openn ess to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to s upport your learning.\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, em ail Saskia on saskia@contactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1508@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140330T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140406T173000 DTSTAMP:20140122T225728Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-festival-dartington-2014/ SUMMARY:Contact Festival Dartington 2014 - Performance Centre - 30 Mar 14 1 4:30 DESCRIPTION:Dear performers and improvisers\, You are warmly invited to att end Contact Festival Dartington 2014\, taking place this spring break 30 M arch – 6 April in The Performance Centre at Falmouth University and feat uring internationally recognised teachers of improvisation Ray Chung (San Francisco\, USA)\, Charlie Morrissey (Brighton\, UK)\, and Eszter Gal (Bud apest\, Hungary). The week will include a series of workshops in contact i mprovisation\, morning vinyasa yoga with Kayla Dougan Bowtell (UK) \, even ing jamming and performances by teachers and participants\, as well as a h alf-day conference of research presentations. The unique format of Contact Festival Dartington with no parallel sessions mean that teachers and stud ents follow a shared journey of research throughout the week.   More info rmation is available attached and at www.contactfestivaldartington.com Reg istration is now open\; we look forward to welcoming you to The Performanc e Centre in March and April. All the best\, Malaika &\; Richard Sarco-T homas\, co-organisers of Contact Festival Dartington 2014 www.contactfesti valdartington.com CATEGORIES:CI Festival LOCATION:Performance Centre\, Falmouth University\, Falmouth\, United Kingd om GEO:50.149181;-5.070854999999938 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Falmouth University\, Falmo uth\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Performance Centre:geo:50. 149181,-5.070854999999938 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1504@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140330T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140330T190000 DTSTAMP:20140325T221029Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2-2014-0 3-30/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 30 Mar 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/ facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of clas s descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\nOpening the Chest\n\nWeaving Pilates\, somatic exploration a nd pair work we will focus on movement in shoulder girdle and thoracic spi ne to help us reach upwards\, outwards and beyond. I am currently completi ng my Pilates teacher training at the Scott Studio\, and this class is par t of my research on how to teach Pilates in the context of dance improvisa tion.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no tea cher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free t o dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an oppor tunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 n ormally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want a dvance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1562@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140402T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140402T210000 DTSTAMP:20140331T123352Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-saskia-chaplin-2014-0 4-02/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 2 Apr 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:States of Being and Becoming\nExplorations in Contact Improvisa tion - increasing our vocabulary of movement possibilities\n8 week course.  Open to all levels. Drop in welcome.\n\nDate:  Starts Wednesday 26th M arch - ends Wednesday 14th May 2014\nTime: 7pm – 9pm\nVenue: The Willo w Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol BS2 9US\nC ost: £10 (£8 conc) drop-in. £60 for the course (2 classes free)\n\nCon tact Improvisation opens a door to a world of fun\, creative expression\, joy in movement\, and awareness. To get the most out of it\, having a heal thy mix of technique alongside an openness and ability to improvise really helps.\n\nThe aim of this course is to find ways in to the dance by conne cting to where we are in the moment and offering explorations of other sta tes\; through improvisational scores\, imagery\, and bodywork. Weaving in exercises of CI fundamentals to embody the techniques of the form.\n\nArea s we will cover include\; connecting to ourselves\, the floor and our part ners\, attuning our listening\, exploring movement patterns and pathways\, working with restrictions\, finding disorientation\, finding ease and flo w. There will also be time for discussion and open dancing.\n\nThere will be a progression of material\, so attending the whole course is recommende d\, but drop in is also welcome.\n\nClass 1: A 3-part journey of listening \; moving from your internal landscape of feeling and sensation\, into awa re contact through touch with others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space\, as we dance in and out of contact.\n\nClass 2: Working with e ase and flow\, and exploring the awkward.\n\nPracticalities\nBring yoursel f as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It a lso helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@contactdance.co.uk  or phone 07904 121 646. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1601@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140402T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140402T210000 DTSTAMP:20140413T142015Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-saskia-chaplin-2014-0 4-02/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 2 Apr 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:States of Being and Becoming\nExplorations in Contact Improvisa tion - increasing our vocabulary of movement possibilities\n8 week course.  Open to all levels. Drop in welcome.\n\nDate:  Starts Wednesday 26th M arch - ends Wednesday 14th May 2014\nTime: 7pm – 9pm\nVenue: The Willo w Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol BS2 9US\nC ost: £10 (£8 conc) drop-in. £60 for the course (2 classes free)\n\nCon tact Improvisation opens a door to a world of fun\, creative expression\, joy in movement\, and awareness. To get the most out of it\, having a heal thy mix of technique alongside an openness and ability to improvise really helps.\n\nThe aim of this course is to find ways in to the dance by conne cting to where we are in the moment and offering explorations of other sta tes\; through improvisational scores\, imagery\, and bodywork. Weaving in exercises of CI fundamentals to embody the techniques of the form.\n\nArea s we will cover include\; connecting to ourselves\, the floor and our part ners\, attuning our listening\, exploring movement patterns and pathways\, working with restrictions\, finding disorientation\, finding ease and flo w. There will also be time for discussion and open dancing.\n\nThere will be a progression of material\, so attending the whole course is recommende d\, but drop in is also welcome.\n\n Class 1: 26th March -  A 3-part jou rney of listening\; moving from your internal landscape of feeling and sen sation\, into aware contact through touch with others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space\, as we dance in and out of contact.\n Class 2 : 2nd April - Working with ease and flow and exploring the awkward.\n Cla ss 3: 9th April - Massaging into Movement: we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from our skin\, muscles and bones.\n Class 4: 16th April - Evolution in movement: exploring natures pathways and our animal bodies.\n Class 5: 23rd April - Nature in Movement\n Class 6: 30th April - Covered by Lisa May Thomas Piloting - working with eyes closed/blindfo lds\n Class 7: 7th May - Orientation &\; Disorientation\n Class 8: 14 th May -\n\nPracticalities\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openn ess to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to s upport your learning.\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, em ail Saskia on saskia@contactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1505@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140406T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140406T190000 DTSTAMP:20140331T210909Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2-2014-0 4-06/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 6 Apr 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/ facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of clas s descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\nChoices: Exploring the delicate relationship of our head ba lancing on top of our spine we will begin with some gentle bodywork into m ovement. We will then play with making choices in the dance. Choosing to r espond or not so that we can notice more closely our reactions\, exploring new possibilities of playful choice within the dance.\n\n \;\n\nClair e Coveney\n\nI have always danced and feel a real need in me to move. I ha ve also always been really inquisitive about others movement and the way I can feel drawn to the way someone moves.\n\nI completed a degree in Dance with Biology in 1994 from Roehampton Institute and danced mainly contempo rary techniques until discovering contact improvisation around 2004 but at the time didn’t really realise that was what this form was. At the time I was training as an Alexander Technique teacher and found that I really enjoyed exploring Alexanders ideas through a more improvised form. I have been teaching the Alexander Technique since 2005 and love exploring this w ork every time I dance and enjoy how the dance can be both fun and a way o f learning more about myself.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and co nfidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. T he jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you hav e learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a te acher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, t he Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-c losed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1563@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140409T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140409T210000 DTSTAMP:20140409T150949Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-saskia-chaplin-2014-0 4-09/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 9 Apr 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:States of Being and Becoming\nExplorations in Contact Improvisa tion - increasing our vocabulary of movement possibilities\n8 week course.  Open to all levels. Drop in welcome.\n\nDate:  Starts Wednesday 26th M arch - ends Wednesday 14th May 2014\nTime: 7pm – 9pm\nVenue: The Willo w Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol BS2 9US\nC ost: £10 (£8 conc) drop-in. £60 for the course (2 classes free)\n\nCon tact Improvisation opens a door to a world of fun\, creative expression\, joy in movement\, and awareness. To get the most out of it\, having a heal thy mix of technique alongside an openness and ability to improvise really helps.\n\nThe aim of this course is to find ways in to the dance by conne cting to where we are in the moment and offering explorations of other sta tes\; through improvisational scores\, imagery\, and bodywork. Weaving in exercises of CI fundamentals to embody the techniques of the form.\n\nArea s we will cover include\; connecting to ourselves\, the floor and our part ners\, attuning our listening\, exploring movement patterns and pathways\, working with restrictions\, finding disorientation\, finding ease and flo w. There will also be time for discussion and open dancing.\n\nThere will be a progression of material\, so attending the whole course is recommende d\, but drop in is also welcome.\n\nClass 3: Massaging into Movement: we w ill use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from our skin\, muscles a nd bones.\n\nPracticalities\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an open ness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, e mail Saskia on saskia@contactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1602@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140409T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140409T210000 DTSTAMP:20140413T142015Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-saskia-chaplin-2014-0 4-09/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 9 Apr 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:States of Being and Becoming\nExplorations in Contact Improvisa tion - increasing our vocabulary of movement possibilities\n8 week course.  Open to all levels. Drop in welcome.\n\nDate:  Starts Wednesday 26th M arch - ends Wednesday 14th May 2014\nTime: 7pm – 9pm\nVenue: The Willo w Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol BS2 9US\nC ost: £10 (£8 conc) drop-in. £60 for the course (2 classes free)\n\nCon tact Improvisation opens a door to a world of fun\, creative expression\, joy in movement\, and awareness. To get the most out of it\, having a heal thy mix of technique alongside an openness and ability to improvise really helps.\n\nThe aim of this course is to find ways in to the dance by conne cting to where we are in the moment and offering explorations of other sta tes\; through improvisational scores\, imagery\, and bodywork. Weaving in exercises of CI fundamentals to embody the techniques of the form.\n\nArea s we will cover include\; connecting to ourselves\, the floor and our part ners\, attuning our listening\, exploring movement patterns and pathways\, working with restrictions\, finding disorientation\, finding ease and flo w. There will also be time for discussion and open dancing.\n\nThere will be a progression of material\, so attending the whole course is recommende d\, but drop in is also welcome.\n\n Class 1: 26th March -  A 3-part jou rney of listening\; moving from your internal landscape of feeling and sen sation\, into aware contact through touch with others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space\, as we dance in and out of contact.\n Class 2 : 2nd April - Working with ease and flow and exploring the awkward.\n Cla ss 3: 9th April - Massaging into Movement: we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from our skin\, muscles and bones.\n Class 4: 16th April - Evolution in movement: exploring natures pathways and our animal bodies.\n Class 5: 23rd April - Nature in Movement\n Class 6: 30th April - Covered by Lisa May Thomas Piloting - working with eyes closed/blindfo lds\n Class 7: 7th May - Orientation &\; Disorientation\n Class 8: 14 th May -\n\nPracticalities\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openn ess to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to s upport your learning.\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, em ail Saskia on saskia@contactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1506@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140413T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140413T190000 DTSTAMP:20140413T140727Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-2-2014-0 4-13/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 13 Apr 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/ facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of clas s descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\nHow many hands have you got?\nCultivating embodied presence for the dance. Suitable for all levels.\n\nThe Jam\nA 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\, a s you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techn iques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt s ome jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (si lent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfo ld (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians wil l improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\ n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/06/wsb_282x172_jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1603@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140416T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140416T210000 DTSTAMP:20140413T142015Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-saskia-chaplin-2014-0 4-16/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 16 Apr 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:States of Being and Becoming\nExplorations in Contact Improvisa tion - increasing our vocabulary of movement possibilities\n8 week course.  Open to all levels. Drop in welcome.\n\nDate:  Starts Wednesday 26th M arch - ends Wednesday 14th May 2014\nTime: 7pm – 9pm\nVenue: The Willo w Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol BS2 9US\nC ost: £10 (£8 conc) drop-in. £60 for the course (2 classes free)\n\nCon tact Improvisation opens a door to a world of fun\, creative expression\, joy in movement\, and awareness. To get the most out of it\, having a heal thy mix of technique alongside an openness and ability to improvise really helps.\n\nThe aim of this course is to find ways in to the dance by conne cting to where we are in the moment and offering explorations of other sta tes\; through improvisational scores\, imagery\, and bodywork. Weaving in exercises of CI fundamentals to embody the techniques of the form.\n\nArea s we will cover include\; connecting to ourselves\, the floor and our part ners\, attuning our listening\, exploring movement patterns and pathways\, working with restrictions\, finding disorientation\, finding ease and flo w. There will also be time for discussion and open dancing.\n\nThere will be a progression of material\, so attending the whole course is recommende d\, but drop in is also welcome.\n\n Class 1: 26th March -  A 3-part jou rney of listening\; moving from your internal landscape of feeling and sen sation\, into aware contact through touch with others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space\, as we dance in and out of contact.\n Class 2 : 2nd April - Working with ease and flow and exploring the awkward.\n Cla ss 3: 9th April - Massaging into Movement: we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from our skin\, muscles and bones.\n Class 4: 16th April - Evolution in movement: exploring natures pathways and our animal bodies.\n Class 5: 23rd April - Nature in Movement\n Class 6: 30th April - Covered by Lisa May Thomas Piloting - working with eyes closed/blindfo lds\n Class 7: 7th May - Orientation &\; Disorientation\n Class 8: 14 th May -\n\nPracticalities\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openn ess to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to s upport your learning.\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, em ail Saskia on saskia@contactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1585@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140420T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140420T190000 DTSTAMP:20140420T144026Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-3-2014-0 4-20/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 20 Apr 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cl ass descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nC lass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our mail ing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilit ate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (dev eloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if yo u want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancin g at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactd ance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1604@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140423T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140423T210000 DTSTAMP:20140413T142015Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-saskia-chaplin-2014-0 4-23/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 23 Apr 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:States of Being and Becoming\nExplorations in Contact Improvisa tion - increasing our vocabulary of movement possibilities\n8 week course.  Open to all levels. Drop in welcome.\n\nDate:  Starts Wednesday 26th M arch - ends Wednesday 14th May 2014\nTime: 7pm – 9pm\nVenue: The Willo w Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol BS2 9US\nC ost: £10 (£8 conc) drop-in. £60 for the course (2 classes free)\n\nCon tact Improvisation opens a door to a world of fun\, creative expression\, joy in movement\, and awareness. To get the most out of it\, having a heal thy mix of technique alongside an openness and ability to improvise really helps.\n\nThe aim of this course is to find ways in to the dance by conne cting to where we are in the moment and offering explorations of other sta tes\; through improvisational scores\, imagery\, and bodywork. Weaving in exercises of CI fundamentals to embody the techniques of the form.\n\nArea s we will cover include\; connecting to ourselves\, the floor and our part ners\, attuning our listening\, exploring movement patterns and pathways\, working with restrictions\, finding disorientation\, finding ease and flo w. There will also be time for discussion and open dancing.\n\nThere will be a progression of material\, so attending the whole course is recommende d\, but drop in is also welcome.\n\n Class 1: 26th March -  A 3-part jou rney of listening\; moving from your internal landscape of feeling and sen sation\, into aware contact through touch with others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space\, as we dance in and out of contact.\n Class 2 : 2nd April - Working with ease and flow and exploring the awkward.\n Cla ss 3: 9th April - Massaging into Movement: we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from our skin\, muscles and bones.\n Class 4: 16th April - Evolution in movement: exploring natures pathways and our animal bodies.\n Class 5: 23rd April - Nature in Movement\n Class 6: 30th April - Covered by Lisa May Thomas Piloting - working with eyes closed/blindfo lds\n Class 7: 7th May - Orientation &\; Disorientation\n Class 8: 14 th May -\n\nPracticalities\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openn ess to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to s upport your learning.\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, em ail Saskia on saskia@contactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1586@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140427T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140427T190000 DTSTAMP:20140408T213956Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-3-2014-0 4-27/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 27 Apr 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cl ass descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nC lass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our mail ing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilit ate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (dev eloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if yo u want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancin g at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactd ance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1605@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140430T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140430T210000 DTSTAMP:20140413T142015Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-saskia-chaplin-2014-0 4-30/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 30 Apr 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:States of Being and Becoming\nExplorations in Contact Improvisa tion - increasing our vocabulary of movement possibilities\n8 week course.  Open to all levels. Drop in welcome.\n\nDate:  Starts Wednesday 26th M arch - ends Wednesday 14th May 2014\nTime: 7pm – 9pm\nVenue: The Willo w Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol BS2 9US\nC ost: £10 (£8 conc) drop-in. £60 for the course (2 classes free)\n\nCon tact Improvisation opens a door to a world of fun\, creative expression\, joy in movement\, and awareness. To get the most out of it\, having a heal thy mix of technique alongside an openness and ability to improvise really helps.\n\nThe aim of this course is to find ways in to the dance by conne cting to where we are in the moment and offering explorations of other sta tes\; through improvisational scores\, imagery\, and bodywork. Weaving in exercises of CI fundamentals to embody the techniques of the form.\n\nArea s we will cover include\; connecting to ourselves\, the floor and our part ners\, attuning our listening\, exploring movement patterns and pathways\, working with restrictions\, finding disorientation\, finding ease and flo w. There will also be time for discussion and open dancing.\n\nThere will be a progression of material\, so attending the whole course is recommende d\, but drop in is also welcome.\n\n Class 1: 26th March -  A 3-part jou rney of listening\; moving from your internal landscape of feeling and sen sation\, into aware contact through touch with others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space\, as we dance in and out of contact.\n Class 2 : 2nd April - Working with ease and flow and exploring the awkward.\n Cla ss 3: 9th April - Massaging into Movement: we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from our skin\, muscles and bones.\n Class 4: 16th April - Evolution in movement: exploring natures pathways and our animal bodies.\n Class 5: 23rd April - Nature in Movement\n Class 6: 30th April - Covered by Lisa May Thomas Piloting - working with eyes closed/blindfo lds\n Class 7: 7th May - Orientation &\; Disorientation\n Class 8: 14 th May -\n\nPracticalities\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openn ess to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to s upport your learning.\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, em ail Saskia on saskia@contactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1510@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140502T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140505T180000 DTSTAMP:20140427T105642Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-national-jam-2014/ SUMMARY:Bristol National Jam 2014 & Contact In Water Workshop - Bristol Co mmunity Dance Centre - 2 May 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Dates: Friday 2nd May 2014 –Monday 5th May 2014\nTimes: 2nd M ay: 7:30pm-10pm | 3rd May: 10am-10pm | 4th May: 10am-10pm | 5th May: 10am - 6pm *\nVenue: Bristol community dance centre\, Jacob wells road.\n\nOffe ring 3 days of Contact Improvisation jamming\, embracing all levels and in viting inquiring body minds.\n\nIts also possible to come to any part of t he event\, single days\, or parts of a day\, please see the schedule attac hed at the bottom of the page.\n\nWe are excited to welcome two guest teac hers from Switzerland\, Adrian Russi and Manuela Blanchard Russi who wil l be leading morning classes. There will also be various jam formats\, fac ilitated and not\, music scores form talented local musicians and open lab invitations from local teachers.\n\nManuela will also be offering an opti onal full day of Contact Improvisation in Water on Monday 5th May in a hea ted pool situated on the grounds of Bristol’s Leigh Woods.\n\nShort Vide o from Manuela\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVvDsB9gMdI\n\nPrice:\n\nFu ll Event\n\n £60 early bird (before 31th March) - Jam only\n £70  (af ter 31th March) - Jam only\n £15  Single Class (see schedule attached ) \n £8  Single Jam ( see schedule attached )\n\n( water day fully booked !)\n\n(Includes basic refreshments but not food and accommodation)\n\nClic k here To book\n\nFor any further question or queries please contact C laire Coveney \, Tel: 07773738241\n\n* exact timings may change\n\nAdrian Russi \n\nFor more than twenty years Adrian has been deeply involved in the exploration of the body and many things more that go beyond but stay c onnected with the physical basis. Beside the dance he has studied martial art (Wu Chi\, Tai Chi\, Escrima\, Kung Fu)\, bodywork and energy work. Sta rting with Contact Improvisation in 1992 \,  New Dance and Open Improvisa tion joined short time later. And since then dance has kept him - "it infl uences and inspires my life to a high degree". After finishing his studies in New Dance at “bewegungs-art” in Freiburg / Germany Adrian started teaching Contact Improvisation and New Dance and initiated “Arte Schoki ”\, a company working with open improvisation on stage\, and this became the basis of further performance work. Formation went on continuously in different ways (workshops\, festivals\, laboratories) and with various tea chers\, among them Steve Paxton and Nancy Stark Smith who have started to develop CI in the early seventies with a group of  other movers. A big influence also came from Lilo Stahl\, Andrew Harwood and David Zambrano. B esides the dance Adrain studied Craniosacral Bodywork what has been very i mportant for my understanding of the subtle connections within the body.\n \n \;\n\nManuela Blanchard Russi (originally a sociologist/ethnologis t from french speaking Switzerland)\n\nHas taught contact improvisation an d new dance for the past 10 years after having trained intensively and per formed in dance\, physical theatre\, clown and synchronised swimming for t he past 25 years. Discovering improvised dance touched a very profound cor e in her\, and led her to meet great teachers (such as Steve Paxton\, Nanc y Stark Smith\, Kirstie Simson\, Martin Keogh und Andrew Harwood) and to c ontinue to explore the form with others. Manuela is also a water body ther apist\, certified in  WATSU® &\; Water Dance®\, and trained in Heal ing Dance®. Her love for contact improvisation and aquatic bodywork has b rought her to develop "Contact Dance in Water" in 2007\, as an integration of her different passions. She is been teaching CI in water\, in nature a nd even on the dance floor \;-) in several contact festivals abroad (Israe l water &\; CI festivals\, Moscow\, CMC Göttingen\, Cadaquès\, Grenob le\, Fuerteventura\, Ibiza\, Crete\, Tokyo\, Freiburg\, Thailand). She is also Esalen Massage practitionner (Californian bodywork). \n\nFor more in formation on the schedule and welcome info\, please see the attachments be low.  \nSchedule 2014\nwelcome info NJ 2014\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/02/Image-5.jpg CATEGORIES:UK CI Jam LOCATION:Bristol Community Dance Centre\, Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwells\, Br istol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4526589;-2.609549300000026 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwell s\, Bristol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bristol Community Dance Centre:geo:51.4526589,-2.609549300000026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1606@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140507T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140507T210000 DTSTAMP:20140506T193030Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-saskia-chaplin-2014-0 5-07/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 7 May 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:States of Being and Becoming\nExplorations in Contact Improvisa tion - increasing our vocabulary of movement possibilities\n8 week course.  Open to all levels. Drop in welcome.\n\nDate:  Starts Wednesday 26th M arch - ends Wednesday 14th May 2014\nTime: 7pm – 9pm\nVenue: The Willo w Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol BS2 9US\nC ost: £10 (£8 conc) drop-in. £60 for the course (2 classes free)\n\nCon tact Improvisation opens a door to a world of fun\, creative expression\, joy in movement\, and awareness. To get the most out of it\, having a heal thy mix of technique alongside an openness and ability to improvise really helps.\n\nThe aim of this course is to find ways in to the dance by conne cting to where we are in the moment and offering explorations of other sta tes\; through improvisational scores\, imagery\, and bodywork. Weaving in exercises of CI fundamentals to embody the techniques of the form.\n\nArea s we will cover include\; connecting to ourselves\, the floor and our part ners\, attuning our listening\, exploring movement patterns and pathways\, working with restrictions\, finding disorientation\, finding ease and flo w. There will also be time for discussion and open dancing.\n\nThere will be a progression of material\, so attending the whole course is recommende d\, but drop in is also welcome.\n\n Class 1: 26th March -  A 3-part jou rney of listening\; moving from your internal landscape of feeling and sen sation\, into aware contact through touch with others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space\, as we dance in and out of contact.\n Class 2 : 2nd April - Working with ease and flow and exploring the awkward.\n Cla ss 3: 9th April - Massaging into Movement: we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from our skin\, muscles and bones.\n Class 4: 16th April - Evolution in movement: exploring natures pathways and our animal bodies.\n Class 5: 23rd April - Nature in Movement\n Class 6: 30th April - Covered by Lisa May Thomas Piloting - working with eyes closed/blindfo lds\n Class 7: 7th May - Orientation &\; Disorientation: opening up o ur back spaces to find our upside down\, downside up\, and round-a-bout!\n Class 8: 14th May -\n\nPracticalities\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@contactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1588@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140511T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140511T190000 DTSTAMP:20140511T120816Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-3-2014-0 5-11/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 11 May 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cl ass descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nC lass Description\nDuring this session we will explore tactile mapping\, li stening with touch\, spoken description and the breath as tools to enable us to establish and maintain a dialogue with our partner in the dance.  H olly Thomas\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There i s no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You ar e 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facil itate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (d eveloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, thi s will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the danc ing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contac tdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1607@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140514T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140514T210000 DTSTAMP:20140511T120706Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-saskia-chaplin-2014-0 5-14/ SUMMARY:CI Course with Saskia Chaplin - The Willow Studio - 14 May 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:States of Being and Becoming\nExplorations in Contact Improvisa tion - increasing our vocabulary of movement possibilities\n8 week course.  Open to all levels. Drop in welcome.\n\nDate:  Starts Wednesday 26th M arch - ends Wednesday 14th May 2014\nTime: 7pm – 9pm\nVenue: The Willo w Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol BS2 9US\nC ost: £10 (£8 conc) drop-in. £60 for the course (2 classes free)\n\nCon tact Improvisation opens a door to a world of fun\, creative expression\, joy in movement\, and awareness. To get the most out of it\, having a heal thy mix of technique alongside an openness and ability to improvise really helps.\n\nThe aim of this course is to find ways in to the dance by conne cting to where we are in the moment and offering explorations of other sta tes\; through improvisational scores\, imagery\, and bodywork. Weaving in exercises of CI fundamentals to embody the techniques of the form.\n\nArea s we will cover include\; connecting to ourselves\, the floor and our part ners\, attuning our listening\, exploring movement patterns and pathways\, working with restrictions\, finding disorientation\, finding ease and flo w. There will also be time for discussion and open dancing.\n\nThere will be a progression of material\, so attending the whole course is recommende d\, but drop in is also welcome.\n\n Class 1: 26th March -  A 3-part jou rney of listening\; moving from your internal landscape of feeling and sen sation\, into aware contact through touch with others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space\, as we dance in and out of contact.\n Class 2 : 2nd April - Working with ease and flow and exploring the awkward.\n Cla ss 3: 9th April - Massaging into Movement: we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from our skin\, muscles and bones.\n Class 4: 16th April - Evolution in movement: exploring natures pathways and our animal bodies.\n Class 5: 23rd April - Nature in Movement\n Class 6: 30th April - Covered by Lisa May Thomas Piloting - working with eyes closed/blindfo lds\n Class 7: 7th May - Orientation &\; Disorientation\n Class 8: 14 th May - Essential Jam skills: offering\, taking\, leaving invitations\, and exploring ways in and out of the dance.\n\nPracticalities\nBring yours elf as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n\nContact\nTo bo ok your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@contactdance.co.u k or phone 07904 121 646. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1589@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140518T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140518T190000 DTSTAMP:20140517T075251Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-3-2014-0 5-18/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 18 May 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cl ass descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nC lass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our mail ing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilit ate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (dev eloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if yo u want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancin g at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactd ance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1608@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140521T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140521T210000 DTSTAMP:20140512T095036Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-lab-held-by-agnieszka/ SUMMARY:CI Lab - held by Agnieszka - The Willow Studio - 21 May 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Willow studio LAB proposal May the 21st and May the 28th Agnies zka Grenckowska\n\nI’d like to invite all the teachers\, facilitators\, creators and CI dance enthusiasts to take part in these series of CI LAB ’s.\n\nThe offering is to give:\n\n Training ground for your ideas\n Opp ortunity to practice the skill of giving and receiving feedback\n\nTo expa nd on the above\, I’d like to ask you :\n\nAre you working on a design f or a workshop\, writing a class\, thinking of a score\, working on a solo piece or group performance?\n\nThis LAB could be a great opportunity to pr esent it to a peer group. Can be an unfinished work in progress type mater ial or a ready to go stuff.\n\nAre you\, like me\, inspired to learn and p ractice the art of feedback and articulation?\n\nThis LAB could give you t he tools to start or improve your navigating the creative process that fee dback giving and receiving offers.\n\n \;\n\nSo\, what’s next? I wou ld like to hear from you beforehand if you have something in mind that you would like to present in the LAB. Otherwise we will go with what is in th e space when we get together.\n\nWe can do a series of demos or one long d emo\, all followed by a feedback.\n\nI will do my best to facilitate the f eedback process\, drawing form Liz Lerman’s ‘Critical Response Process ’ and other feedback systems as outlined in the Contact Quarterly. Feedb ack and Articulation\, 2008.\n\nI am aware that we have volunteered CI for a taster class as well as performance for the Hamilton House open day in June. I suggest that we use this LAB space to design what we aim to delive r to the wide public in these promotional slots.\n\nAs there are two LAB ’s scheduled\, I propose we dedicate the first one on the 21st May to CI class/workshop/score and the following one on the 28th either continue or present/develop &\; review a performance piece.\n\n \;\n\nHow does this sound for you?\n\nLooking forward to sharing those Wednesday evening s with you\, back in our hub of Bristol CI.\n\n \;\n\nAgnieszka CATEGORIES:CI Labbing Session LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1590@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140525T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140525T190000 DTSTAMP:20140524T074325Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-3-2014-0 5-25/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 25 May 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cl ass descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nC lass Description\nHere you are a bit of info about the theme:\n\n\nMa is a Japanese word which can be roughly translated as "gap"\, "space"\, "pause " or "the space between two structural parts." The spatial concept is expe rienced progressively through intervals of spatial designation. In Japanes e\, ma\, the word for space\, suggests interval. It is best described as a consciousness of place\, not in the sense of an enclosed three-dimensiona l entity\, but rather the simultaneous awareness of form and non-form deri ving from an intensification of vision.\nMa is not something that is creat ed by compositional elements\; it is the thing that takes place in the ima gination of the human who experiences these elements. Therefore ma can be defined as experiential place understood with emphasis on interval.(from W ikipedia)\n'This warm up class will focus on the spatial relationships and designs that we create as we move in and out of contact.\nWe will start o ur exploration\, rather than thinking straight away about how to make cont act\, by observing the spaces in between our bodies\, continuing our movem ent exploration from this point of view gradually moving into contact.'\nH ope to see you there!\n\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of danc ers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confid ence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The j am provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have le arned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teache r will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the U nderscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-close d) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so  sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise w ith the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1609@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140528T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140528T210000 DTSTAMP:20140528T160820Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-lab-held-by-agnieszka-2/ SUMMARY:CI Lab - held by Agnieszka CANCELLED - The Willow Studio - 28 May 1 4 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Apologies - this lab is cancelled as the studio is unable to op en up for us due to unforeseen circumstances.\n\n \;\n\nWillow studi o LAB proposal May the 21st and May the 28th Agnieszka Grenckowska\n\nI ’d like to invite all the teachers\, facilitators\, creators and CI danc e enthusiasts to take part in these series of CI LAB’s.\n\nThe offering is to give:\n\n Training ground for your ideas\n Opportunity to practice t he skill of giving and receiving feedback\n\nTo expand on the above\, I’ d like to ask you :\n\nAre you working on a design for a workshop\, writin g a class\, thinking of a score\, working on a solo piece or group perform ance?\n\nThis LAB could be a great opportunity to present it to a peer gro up. Can be an unfinished work in progress type material or a ready to go s tuff.\n\nAre you\, like me\, inspired to learn and practice the art of fee dback and articulation?\n\nThis LAB could give you the tools to start or i mprove your navigating the creative process that feedback giving and recei ving offers.\n\n \;\n\nSo\, what’s next? I would like to hear from y ou beforehand if you have something in mind that you would like to present in the LAB. Otherwise we will go with what is in the space when we get to gether.\n\nWe can do a series of demos or one long demo\, all followed by a feedback.\n\nI will do my best to facilitate the feedback process\, draw ing form Liz Lerman’s ‘Critical Response Process’ and other feedback systems as outlined in the Contact Quarterly. Feedback and Articulation\ , 2008.\n\nI am aware that we have volunteered CI for a taster class as w ell as performance for the Hamilton House open day in June. I suggest that we use this LAB space to design what we aim to deliver to the wide public in these promotional slots.\n\nAs there are two LAB’s scheduled\, I pro pose we dedicate the first one on the 21st May to CI class/workshop/score and the following one on the 28th either continue or present/develop &am p\; review a performance piece.\n\n \;\n\nHow does this sound for you? \n\nLooking forward to sharing those Wednesday evenings with you\, back in our hub of Bristol CI.\n\n \;\n\nAgnieszka CATEGORIES:CI Labbing Session LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1591@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140601T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140601T190000 DTSTAMP:20140524T074414Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-3-2014-0 6-01/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 1 Jun 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cl ass descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nC lass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our mail ing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilit ate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (dev eloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if yo u want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancin g at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactd ance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1627@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140604T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140604T210000 DTSTAMP:20140526T090410Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-klo-harris-2014-06-04 / SUMMARY:Sensing\, Feeling\, and Action - Short Course with K'Lo Harris - Th e Willow Studio - 4 Jun 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Short 4-week course from 4th June 26th June. Suitable for all l evels. Drop-ins welcome\, but attending the whole series is ideal.\nSensin g\, Feeling\, and Action (Ready Steady Go!)\nA series of four Body Mind Ce ntering inspired somatic movement workshops\, for dancers and movers and m ovement therapists\, a very brief introduction to some very big ideas.\n\n This is about a journey into ourselves and back out again\, through moveme nt and how states of being effect our movement and how movement effects ou r state of being.\nDancing the Senses\nThis workshop will explore movement in relationship to our senses. What it is to be in the sensing place. By stimulating our different sense organs to heighten the awareness of the pr ocess of simply receiving information.\nMoving the Feelings\nBy stimulatin g the endocrine system\, that part of our physiology that release the chem icals\, as well as exploring some of our organs\, often cited by in orient al medicine as a place that houses our emotions\, in relationship to movem ent\, to find out how move when we are in a state of feeling.\nAction! Act ion! Action!\nAction is something that is happening all the time in the fi rst two classes\, but the focus is not on it\, in this class we will use t he muscles as a way into exploring action in movement\, without thinking o r feeling or sensing were that movement might come from. This class will b e about just doing and moving.\nIntegration\nThis fourth workshop will pla y with the score of sensing\, feeling and action\, moving between all the different states\, a chance to experience ourselves in our dance and were we like to hover. And the relationship between them and the grey areas of where they meet.\n\nThis mini set of workshops\, ideally should be done as a whole as you will be led through a process that will culminate in the f ourth. They can be taken individually if this isn’t possible for you. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1592@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140608T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140608T190000 DTSTAMP:20140607T141201Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-3-2014-0 6-08/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 8 Jun 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cl ass descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nC lass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our mail ing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilit ate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (dev eloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if yo u want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancin g at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactd ance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1628@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140611T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140611T210000 DTSTAMP:20140526T090410Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-klo-harris-2014-06-11 / SUMMARY:Sensing\, Feeling\, and Action - Short Course with K'Lo Harris - Th e Willow Studio - 11 Jun 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Short 4-week course from 4th June 26th June. Suitable for all l evels. Drop-ins welcome\, but attending the whole series is ideal.\nSensin g\, Feeling\, and Action (Ready Steady Go!)\nA series of four Body Mind Ce ntering inspired somatic movement workshops\, for dancers and movers and m ovement therapists\, a very brief introduction to some very big ideas.\n\n This is about a journey into ourselves and back out again\, through moveme nt and how states of being effect our movement and how movement effects ou r state of being.\nDancing the Senses\nThis workshop will explore movement in relationship to our senses. What it is to be in the sensing place. By stimulating our different sense organs to heighten the awareness of the pr ocess of simply receiving information.\nMoving the Feelings\nBy stimulatin g the endocrine system\, that part of our physiology that release the chem icals\, as well as exploring some of our organs\, often cited by in orient al medicine as a place that houses our emotions\, in relationship to movem ent\, to find out how move when we are in a state of feeling.\nAction! Act ion! Action!\nAction is something that is happening all the time in the fi rst two classes\, but the focus is not on it\, in this class we will use t he muscles as a way into exploring action in movement\, without thinking o r feeling or sensing were that movement might come from. This class will b e about just doing and moving.\nIntegration\nThis fourth workshop will pla y with the score of sensing\, feeling and action\, moving between all the different states\, a chance to experience ourselves in our dance and were we like to hover. And the relationship between them and the grey areas of where they meet.\n\nThis mini set of workshops\, ideally should be done as a whole as you will be led through a process that will culminate in the f ourth. They can be taken individually if this isn’t possible for you. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1593@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140615T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140615T190000 DTSTAMP:20140607T141313Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-3-2014-0 6-15/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 15 Jun 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cl ass descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nC lass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our mail ing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilit ate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (dev eloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if yo u want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancin g at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactd ance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1629@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140618T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140618T210000 DTSTAMP:20140526T090410Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-klo-harris-2014-06-18 / SUMMARY:Sensing\, Feeling\, and Action - Short Course with K'Lo Harris - Th e Willow Studio - 18 Jun 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Short 4-week course from 4th June 26th June. Suitable for all l evels. Drop-ins welcome\, but attending the whole series is ideal.\nSensin g\, Feeling\, and Action (Ready Steady Go!)\nA series of four Body Mind Ce ntering inspired somatic movement workshops\, for dancers and movers and m ovement therapists\, a very brief introduction to some very big ideas.\n\n This is about a journey into ourselves and back out again\, through moveme nt and how states of being effect our movement and how movement effects ou r state of being.\nDancing the Senses\nThis workshop will explore movement in relationship to our senses. What it is to be in the sensing place. By stimulating our different sense organs to heighten the awareness of the pr ocess of simply receiving information.\nMoving the Feelings\nBy stimulatin g the endocrine system\, that part of our physiology that release the chem icals\, as well as exploring some of our organs\, often cited by in orient al medicine as a place that houses our emotions\, in relationship to movem ent\, to find out how move when we are in a state of feeling.\nAction! Act ion! Action!\nAction is something that is happening all the time in the fi rst two classes\, but the focus is not on it\, in this class we will use t he muscles as a way into exploring action in movement\, without thinking o r feeling or sensing were that movement might come from. This class will b e about just doing and moving.\nIntegration\nThis fourth workshop will pla y with the score of sensing\, feeling and action\, moving between all the different states\, a chance to experience ourselves in our dance and were we like to hover. And the relationship between them and the grey areas of where they meet.\n\nThis mini set of workshops\, ideally should be done as a whole as you will be led through a process that will culminate in the f ourth. They can be taken individually if this isn’t possible for you. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1594@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140622T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140622T190000 DTSTAMP:20140607T141402Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-3-2014-0 6-22/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 22 Jun 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cl ass descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nC lass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our mail ing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilit ate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (dev eloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if yo u want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancin g at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactd ance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1630@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140625T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140625T210000 DTSTAMP:20140526T090410Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-course-with-klo-harris-2014-06-25 / SUMMARY:Sensing\, Feeling\, and Action - Short Course with K'Lo Harris - Th e Willow Studio - 25 Jun 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Short 4-week course from 4th June 26th June. Suitable for all l evels. Drop-ins welcome\, but attending the whole series is ideal.\nSensin g\, Feeling\, and Action (Ready Steady Go!)\nA series of four Body Mind Ce ntering inspired somatic movement workshops\, for dancers and movers and m ovement therapists\, a very brief introduction to some very big ideas.\n\n This is about a journey into ourselves and back out again\, through moveme nt and how states of being effect our movement and how movement effects ou r state of being.\nDancing the Senses\nThis workshop will explore movement in relationship to our senses. What it is to be in the sensing place. By stimulating our different sense organs to heighten the awareness of the pr ocess of simply receiving information.\nMoving the Feelings\nBy stimulatin g the endocrine system\, that part of our physiology that release the chem icals\, as well as exploring some of our organs\, often cited by in orient al medicine as a place that houses our emotions\, in relationship to movem ent\, to find out how move when we are in a state of feeling.\nAction! Act ion! Action!\nAction is something that is happening all the time in the fi rst two classes\, but the focus is not on it\, in this class we will use t he muscles as a way into exploring action in movement\, without thinking o r feeling or sensing were that movement might come from. This class will b e about just doing and moving.\nIntegration\nThis fourth workshop will pla y with the score of sensing\, feeling and action\, moving between all the different states\, a chance to experience ourselves in our dance and were we like to hover. And the relationship between them and the grey areas of where they meet.\n\nThis mini set of workshops\, ideally should be done as a whole as you will be led through a process that will culminate in the f ourth. They can be taken individually if this isn’t possible for you. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1595@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140629T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140629T190000 DTSTAMP:20140607T141504Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-3-2014-0 6-29/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 29 Jun 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cl ass descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nC lass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our mail ing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilit ate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (dev eloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if yo u want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancin g at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactd ance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1615@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140702T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140702T210000 DTSTAMP:20140625T082449Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-class-with-lisa-may-thomas/ SUMMARY:CI Class With Lisa May Thomas - The Willow Studio - 2 Jul 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Two classes with Lisa May Thomas\;\nSession 1 (TODAY!)\nFollow\ , help\, hinder - working with the idea of following\, supporting the flow and moving against the flow.\nA lead session with Lisa May Thomas leading into time for open jam space\n\n\n\nSession 2 (next week)\nMoving from ou r own dancing spaces to dancing with each other\, moving through layers of air\, body surfaces and deep tissues to connect with each other.\nA lead session with Lisa May Thomas leading into time for open jam space CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1596@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140706T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140706T190000 DTSTAMP:20140704T154722Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-3-2014-0 7-06/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 6 Jul 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cl ass descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nC lass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our mail ing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilit ate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (dev eloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if yo u want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancin g at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactd ance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1616@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140709T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140709T210000 DTSTAMP:20140625T082549Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-class-with-lisa-may-thomas-2/ SUMMARY:CI Class With Lisa May Thomas - The Willow Studio - 9 Jul 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:Class with Lisa May Thomas\;\nSession 2\nMoving from our own d ancing spaces to dancing with each other\, moving through layers of air\, body surfaces and deep tissues to connect with each other.\nA lead session with Lisa May Thomas leading into time for open jam space CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1597@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140713T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140713T190000 DTSTAMP:20140607T141633Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-3-2014-0 7-13/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 13 Jul 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cl ass descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nC lass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our mail ing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilit ate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (dev eloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if yo u want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancin g at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactd ance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1617@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140716T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140716T210000 DTSTAMP:20140716T171406Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-class-with-holly-thomas/ SUMMARY:CI Class With Holly Thomas - The Willow Studio - 16 Jul 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:I am leading the contact classes on the 16th and 23rd of July a t the Willow Studio 7 - 9 pm. The classes are open to any one with an inte rest in contact improvisation\, no previous experience is needed. Both cla sses will be accessible to visually impaired people. Please contact me if you have any access requirements. It would be great to see you there!! Hol ly\n\n \;\n\nClass one: Tuning in: We will spend time becoming aware o f and ‘tuning in’ to our senses and our dance. We will explore the tac tile and auditory space around us. From here we will find ways of connecti ng with each other in the space. Working with a partner we will explore li stening\, reading\, leading and following within our dance. During this cl ass we will spend some time working with eyes closed.\n\n \;\n\nClass two: (next week) pathways:We will explore some of the movement pathways a vailable to us when dancing in contact with our partner. Using rolling and surfing we will find the ‘over’ and ’under’ in the dance. We will then work from the point of contact to find our own pathways in the dance . There will be time for open jamming toward the end of the class. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1598@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140720T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140720T190000 DTSTAMP:20140607T141715Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-3-2014-0 7-20/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 20 Jul 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cl ass descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nC lass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our mail ing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilit ate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (dev eloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if yo u want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancin g at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactd ance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1618@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140723T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140723T210000 DTSTAMP:20140716T171427Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-class-with-holly-thomas-2/ SUMMARY:CI Class With Holly Thomas - The Willow Studio - 23 Jul 14 19:00 DESCRIPTION:I am leading the contact classes on the 16th and 23rd of July a t the Willow Studio 7 - 9 pm. The classes are open to any one with an inte rest in contact improvisation\, no previous experience is needed. Both cla sses will be accessible to visually impaired people. Please contact me if you have any access requirements. It would be great to see you there!! Ho lly\n\n \;\n\nClass one: (last week) Tuning in: We will spend time be coming aware of and ‘tuning in’ to our senses and our dance. We will e xplore the tactile and auditory space around us. From here we will find wa ys of connecting with each other in the space. Working with a partner we w ill explore listening\, reading\, leading and following within our dance. During this class we will spend some time working with eyes closed.\n\n&nb sp\;\n\nClass two: (this week) pathways:We will explore some of the movem ent pathways available to us when dancing in contact with our partner. Usi ng rolling and surfing we will find the ‘over’ and ’under’ in the dance. We will then work from the point of contact to find our own pathway s in the dance. There will be time for open jamming toward the end of the class. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1599@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140727T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140727T190000 DTSTAMP:20140725T131319Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-3-2014-0 7-27/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 27 Jul 14 16:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 4-5pm followed by the ja m 5.15-7pm. 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 an y time for the jam. Dancers can come just for the class\, £5\, or stay fo r the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher /facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of cl ass descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nC lass Description\nBreath &\; Flow\nMany\, many months ago I led a class on Breath &\; Flow\, which went down a treat. For the last class of th e term we will revisit and develop this material\, focussing on breath awa reness\, initiating movement from breath\, lungs and heart\, and using our breathing rhythms like music to dance to. Let’s “sail” into the sum mer holidays!\nItta Howie\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of da ncers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and conf idence. 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.\n\nAt some jams a teac her will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-clo sed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so  sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please ema il info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1646@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140903T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140903T210000 DTSTAMP:20140828T204129Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/series-for-the-spine/ SUMMARY:CI Course With Jocasta and Ali - The Willow Studio - 3 Sep 14 19:0 0 DESCRIPTION:A Series for the Spine\nA collection of contact improvisation classes exploring the spine in detail.\n\nIn this series we will go into a deep exploration into the anatomy of our most delightful backbone\,  Inv estigating the structure of your spine and how it allows you to arch\, b end and twist.\n\nUsing  a variety of techniques such as: body work\, han ds on investigations\, somatic movement\, limited scores\, body puzzle and movement biased activities. We will further our understanding of Contact improvisation through a deeper understanding of our own anatomy expanding our capacity for movement within the form\n\nOpen to all levels.\n\nThis will be a good foundation for beginners\, as well as providing space for d eeper investigation for more experienced movers. Classes can be attended i ndividually\, however there will be some progression in the material so it is recommended to complete the course ( 8 Weeks )\n\nWeek 1 - An Introduc tion to the Spine\n\nIn this class we will try and gain some insight to ou r own perception of our spine\, and throughout the class this may change\, we will map the different regions of the spinal column and identify some of their differences\n\nContact Alistair on 07805 762998 for further infor mation. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/08/admin-ajax.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1647@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140910T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140910T210000 DTSTAMP:20140909T090101Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/series-for-the-spine-2/ SUMMARY:CI Course With Jocasta and Ali - The Willow Studio - 10 Sep 14 19: 00 DESCRIPTION:A Series for the Spine\nA collection of contact improvisation classes exploring the spine in detail.\n\nIn this series we will go into a deep exploration into the anatomy of our most delightful backbone\,  Inv estigating the structure of your spine and how it allows you to arch\, b end and twist.\n\nUsing  a variety of techniques such as: body work\, han ds on investigations\, somatic movement\, limited scores\, body puzzle and movement biased activities. We will further our understanding of Contact improvisation through a deeper understanding of our own anatomy expanding our capacity for movement within the form\n\nOpen to all levels.\n\nThis will be a good foundation for beginners\, as well as providing space for d eeper investigation for more experienced movers. Classes can be attended i ndividually\, however there will be some progression in the material so it is recommended to complete the course ( 8 Weeks )\n\nWeek 2 - The Tail\n\ nContact Alistair on 07805 762998 for further information. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/08/admin-ajax.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1632@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140914T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140914T203000 DTSTAMP:20140914T085858Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2014-0 9-14/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 14 Sep 14 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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\, £5\, or s tay for the jam\, £8.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nBeginnings - With Jamus Wood \nIn this class we wi ll return to a simple score of releasing and arriving into touch and conne ction. Allowing a dance to emerge from listening. This class will include a simple warm up and a return to of contact improvisations core skills. In this class there will be something for the beginner and for those with mu ch more experience. If this is your first class ever\, feel very welcome t o join us.\n\nJamus Wood is a dancer and teacher of the embodied arts\, ha ving spent the last 15 years researching and exploring his moving body. Ja mus generally co teaches with his partner Lee Bolton and together they off er trainings in Somatic Embodiment. For more information please visit www. embodiedpresence.co.uk.\n\nJamus and Lee will be running a series of 5 mor ning classes in Contact Improvisation 27 -31 October. Exploring moving fro m the centre. Stay tuned.\n\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and co nfidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. T he jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you hav e learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a te acher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, t he Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-c losed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvi se with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1648@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140917T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140917T210000 DTSTAMP:20140909T090109Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/series-for-the-spine-3/ SUMMARY:CI Course With Jocasta and Ali - The Willow Studio - 17 Sep 14 19: 00 DESCRIPTION:A Series for the Spine\nA collection of contact improvisation classes exploring the spine in detail.\n\nIn this series we will go into a deep exploration into the anatomy of our most delightful backbone\,  Inv estigating the structure of your spine and how it allows you to arch\, b end and twist.\n\nUsing  a variety of techniques such as: body work\, han ds on investigations\, somatic movement\, limited scores\, body puzzle and movement biased activities. We will further our understanding of Contact improvisation through a deeper understanding of our own anatomy expanding our capacity for movement within the form\n\nOpen to all levels.\n\nThis will be a good foundation for beginners\, as well as providing space for d eeper investigation for more experienced movers. Classes can be attended i ndividually\, however there will be some progression in the material so it is recommended to complete the course ( 8 Weeks )\n\nWeek 3 - The Sacrum\ n\n \;\n\nContact Alistair on 07805 762998 for further information. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/08/admin-ajax.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1633@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140921T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140921T203000 DTSTAMP:20140918T214924Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2014-0 9-21/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 21 Sep 14 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1649@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140924T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140924T210000 DTSTAMP:20140909T090117Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/series-for-the-spine-4/ SUMMARY:CI Course With Jocasta and Ali - The Willow Studio - 24 Sep 14 19: 00 DESCRIPTION:A Series for the Spine\nA collection of contact improvisation classes exploring the spine in detail.\n\nIn this series we will go into a deep exploration into the anatomy of our most delightful backbone\,  Inv estigating the structure of your spine and how it allows you to arch\, b end and twist.\n\nUsing  a variety of techniques such as: body work\, han ds on investigations\, somatic movement\, limited scores\, body puzzle and movement biased activities. We will further our understanding of Contact improvisation through a deeper understanding of our own anatomy expanding our capacity for movement within the form\n\nOpen to all levels.\n\nThis will be a good foundation for beginners\, as well as providing space for d eeper investigation for more experienced movers. Classes can be attended i ndividually\, however there will be some progression in the material so it is recommended to complete the course ( 8 Weeks )\n\nWeek 4 - Lumbar\n\n& nbsp\;\n\nContact Alistair on 07805 762998 for further information. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/08/admin-ajax.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1634@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140928T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140928T203000 DTSTAMP:20140927T100503Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2014-0 9-28/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 28 Sep 14 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nFlying close to the ground Part2\n\nIn this 2 part class we will engage with the floor work in Contact Improvisation.\nThe i nspiration comes from watching the predator birds gliding very close to th e ground yet staying masterful and focused. The observation we will togeth er explore is - how we consciously bring our dance toolkit from upper leve ls to lower levels and vice versa.\nEach class will start with taking cons iderable amount of time for recognition and release of tension in the body to free up inner space. Next we'll explore our relationship to the floor and the "last six inches"\, the underside and the backspace.\nThis will al low us to practice movement principles of rolling\, body surfing and falli ng and consequently establish a baseline for active participation in a due t.\nEach of the two classes is complete in itself\, but may vary in terms of dynamic. All levels welcome.\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills an d confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wis h. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 ey es-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will imp rovise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, plea se email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1650@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141001T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141001T210000 DTSTAMP:20140909T090031Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/series-for-the-spine-5/ SUMMARY:CI Course With Jocasta and Ali - The Willow Studio - 1 Oct 14 19:0 0 DESCRIPTION:A Series for the Spine\nA collection of contact improvisation classes exploring the spine in detail.\n\nIn this series we will go into a deep exploration into the anatomy of our most delightful backbone\,  Inv estigating the structure of your spine and how it allows you to arch\, b end and twist.\n\nUsing  a variety of techniques such as: body work\, han ds on investigations\, somatic movement\, limited scores\, body puzzle and movement biased activities. We will further our understanding of Contact improvisation through a deeper understanding of our own anatomy expanding our capacity for movement within the form\n\nOpen to all levels.\n\nThis will be a good foundation for beginners\, as well as providing space for d eeper investigation for more experienced movers. Classes can be attended i ndividually\, however there will be some progression in the material so it is recommended to complete the course ( 8 Weeks )\n\nWeek 5 - Thoracic\n\ nIn this class we will investigate the part of the spine that attaches to the rib cadge\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nContact Alistair on 07805 762998 fo r further information. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/08/admin-ajax.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1635@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141005T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141005T203000 DTSTAMP:20141004T172609Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2014-1 0-05/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 5 Oct 14 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nSpace Dynamics 1 \nStarting from an internal awar eness of breath and of the space and movement that it creates inside our b ody\, visualizing and sensing the support offered by our skeletal structu re and the mobility given by our joints\, we'll gradually expand our awar eness to the overall space. Exploring ways our body naturally organizes it self to defy gravity as we move through different kinospheres as solos\, c ouples and trios\, we'll find points of interdependency and sharing of wei ght\, swapping leaderships as we initiate movement across the space.\nThe Jam\nA 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\, r est\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to e xplore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own ro utes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to fo llow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy S tark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance no tice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or con tact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1651@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141008T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141008T210000 DTSTAMP:20140909T090136Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/series-for-the-spine-6/ SUMMARY:CI Course With Jocasta and Ali - The Willow Studio - 8 Oct 14 19:0 0 DESCRIPTION:A Series for the Spine\nA collection of contact improvisation classes exploring the spine in detail.\n\nIn this series we will go into a deep exploration into the anatomy of our most delightful backbone\,  Inv estigating the structure of your spine and how it allows you to arch\, b end and twist.\n\nUsing  a variety of techniques such as: body work\, han ds on investigations\, somatic movement\, limited scores\, body puzzle and movement biased activities. We will further our understanding of Contact improvisation through a deeper understanding of our own anatomy expanding our capacity for movement within the form\n\nOpen to all levels.\n\nThis will be a good foundation for beginners\, as well as providing space for d eeper investigation for more experienced movers. Classes can be attended i ndividually\, however there will be some progression in the material so it is recommended to complete the course ( 8 Weeks )\n\nWeek 6 - Cervical\n\ nThis weeks class will explore the vertebra of the neck\n\n \;\n\nCont act Alistair on 07805 762998 for further information. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/08/admin-ajax.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1636@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141012T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141012T203000 DTSTAMP:20141011T155324Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2014-1 0-12/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 12 Oct 14 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nSpace Dynamics 2\n\nStarting from an internal awar eness of breath and of the space and movement that it creates inside our b ody\, visualizing and sensing the support offered by our skeletal structu re and the mobility given by our joints\, we'll gradually expand our awar eness to the overall space. Exploring ways our body naturally organizes it self to defy gravity as we move through different kinospheres as solos\, c ouples and trios\, we'll find points of interdependency and sharing of wei ght\, swapping leaderships as we initiate movement across the space.\n\nTh e Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, bu t 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.\n\nAt 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 b e advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of th e jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or c ontact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1652@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141015T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141015T210000 DTSTAMP:20140909T090143Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/seires-for-the-spine-7/ SUMMARY:CI Course With Jocasta and Ali - The Willow Studio - 15 Oct 14 19: 00 DESCRIPTION:A Series for the Spine\nA collection of contact improvisation classes exploring the spine in detail.\n\nIn this series we will go into a deep exploration into the anatomy of our most delightful backbone\,  Inv estigating the structure of your spine and how it allows you to arch\, b end and twist.\n\nUsing  a variety of techniques such as: body work\, han ds on investigations\, somatic movement\, limited scores\, body puzzle and movement biased activities. We will further our understanding of Contact improvisation through a deeper understanding of our own anatomy expanding our capacity for movement within the form\n\nOpen to all levels.\n\nThis will be a good foundation for beginners\, as well as providing space for d eeper investigation for more experienced movers. Classes can be attended i ndividually\, however there will be some progression in the material so it is recommended to complete the course ( 8 Weeks )\n\nWeek 7 - Integration of the spine\n\nHow all the parts fit together.\n\n \;\n\nContact Ali stair on 07805 762998 for further information. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/08/admin-ajax.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1637@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141019T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141019T203000 DTSTAMP:20140926T210147Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2014-1 0-19/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 19 Oct 14 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1653@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141022T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141022T210000 DTSTAMP:20140909T090153Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/series-for-the-spine-8/ SUMMARY:CI Course With Jocasta and Ali - The Willow Studio - 22 Oct 14 19: 00 DESCRIPTION:A Series for the Spine\nA collection of contact improvisation classes exploring the spine in detail.\n\nIn this series we will go into a deep exploration into the anatomy of our most delightful backbone\,  Inv estigating the structure of your spine and how it allows you to arch\, b end and twist.\n\nUsing  a variety of techniques such as: body work\, han ds on investigations\, somatic movement\, limited scores\, body puzzle and movement biased activities. We will further our understanding of Contact improvisation through a deeper understanding of our own anatomy expanding our capacity for movement within the form\n\nOpen to all levels.\n\nThis will be a good foundation for beginners\, as well as providing space for d eeper investigation for more experienced movers. Classes can be attended i ndividually\, however there will be some progression in the material so it is recommended to complete the course ( 8 Weeks )\n\nWeek 8 - Integration spine to rest of the body.\n\nJoin us for our last class of this series\, where we place the spine in the context and landscape of the body.\n\n&nb sp\;\n\nContact Alistair on 07805 762998 for further information. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/08/admin-ajax.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1638@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141026T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141026T203000 DTSTAMP:20141023T115819Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2014-1 0-26/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 26 Oct 14 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nIn this class I’d like to take a look at early d evelopmental movement pattern within the context of contact improvisation. Going back to these early patterns ( 0 - 1 years approx. ) as dancers\, l ooking for ease of movement and efficiency of transition form floor to sta nding both with and with out weight.\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gath ering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skil ls and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as yo u wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate technique s you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 mai lout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians wil l improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers. \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1639@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141102T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141102T203000 DTSTAMP:20141030T225034Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2014-1 1-02/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 2 Nov 14 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description - This Table is Alive !\n\nIn way of continuation f rom last week ( belly to all 4’s ) I like in this class to go into some details about the the “Table” position or small animal. Finding ways\; up and down\; into and out of this structure both with and without weight \, letting the static becoming fluid and mobile support. Inhabiting this p osture with a sense of aliveness can increase the options we have in the d ance.\n\nThere is no need to have attended last weeks class.\n\nThe Jam\nA 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 i nto dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow s uch as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-S mith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advert ised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\ n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\ n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact t he individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1640@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141109T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141109T203000 DTSTAMP:20141109T091111Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2014-1 1-09/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 9 Nov 14 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1655@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141112T070000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141112T090000 DTSTAMP:20141103T213535Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/spirals-of-the-body-bones/ SUMMARY:Spirals of the body - Bones - The Willow Studio - 12 Nov 14 07:00 DESCRIPTION:In this course I want to look at some of the different spirals we can find in the body. Starting with small details\, body work or somati c movement\, circling and expanding out into connections within the body.. through whole body systems and out into the space.\n\nOpen to all levels\ , this course would serve as a good grounding in various contact Improvisa tion Techniques. Should also provide some development and progression for those with some experience.\n\nThere is no need to come to all the classes \, But I will build on themes so there will be an advantage in doing so.\n \nI would like to work with 4 specific system in this course: Bones\, Orga ns\, Embryology and Fascia. Throughout the course we will be looking at ho w we can use these spirals we find in our body to enhance our dance both i n and out of contact.\n\nInspiration\n\n"The koru (Māori for "loop") is a spiral shape based on the shape of a new unfurling silver fern frond and symbolizing new life\, growth\, strength and peace. It is an integral symb ol in Māori art\, carving and tattoos. The circular shape of the koru hel ps to convey the idea of perpetual movement while the inner coil suggests a return to the point of origin."\n\nquote form Wikipedia\n\n\n12th Nov: W eek 1 - Spirals in the Bones\n\n19th Nov: Week 2 - Spiralling through the Organs\n\n26th Nov: Week 3 - Embryological Spirals\n\n3rd Dec: Week 4 - Fa cia and spirals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/11/koru-large.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1654@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141115T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141116T170000 DTSTAMP:20140927T101658Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/malcolm-manning-workshop-in-bristol/ SUMMARY:Malcolm Manning Workshop in Bristol - Bristol Community Dance Centr e - 15 Nov 14 10:00 DESCRIPTION:Expanding into space : an investigation of spatial support\nSup port can come from orientation to space as well as from the earth. Spatial support brings lightness and expansiveness to dancing CI. It's the key to all the flying skills and a sense of freedom and independence in dancing with another.In this workshop we’ll study the relationship between struc tural and spatial support\, bring what we learn from that into our practic e of CI technique\, and explore what this expanded awareness of space can bring to open dancing together.\n\nMalcolm Manning : I think of myself as a somatic movement researcher\, educator\, mentor and artist. In my classe s\, I share my inquiry of what it is to be a thinking\, feeling\, moving s ubject in this world through developing a dialogue with ourselves and our environment in which we are empowered to be our own experts.\n\nI am certi fied to teach the Feldenkrais Method® and the Body And Earth work develop ed by Andrea Olsen and Caryn McHose. I studied for two years at SNDO Amste rdam and have an MA in Dance Pedagogy. I have also made extensive studies of Contact Improvisation\, Authentic Movement\, Movement Shiatsu\, Body Mi nd Centering and experiential anatomy. For more info visit  www.movetole arn.com\n\n\n\nDetails\nDate: Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November\nVenu e: The Dance Center Bristol\, Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwells\, Bristol\, BS8 1DX\nCost: £80 / £70 concs.\nBookings: To book please contact Jocasta o n -  deva-shanti@hotmail.com or 07875151582 / 0117 9255539 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/09/Malcolm-Manning.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:Bristol Community Dance Centre\, Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwells\, Br istol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4526589;-2.609549300000026 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jacobs Wells Road\, Hotwell s\, Bristol\, BS8 1DX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bristol Community Dance Centre:geo:51.4526589,-2.609549300000026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1641@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141116T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141116T203000 DTSTAMP:20141109T085156Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2014-1 1-16/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 16 Nov 14 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1656@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141119T070000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141119T090000 DTSTAMP:20141103T214810Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/spirals-of-the-body-organs/ SUMMARY:Spirals of the body - Organs - The Willow Studio - 19 Nov 14 07:00 DESCRIPTION:In this course I want to look at some of the different spirals we can find in the body. Starting with small details\, body work or somati c movement\, circling and expanding out into connections within the body.. through whole body systems and out into the space.\n\nOpen to all levels\ , this course would serve as a good grounding in various contact Improvisa tion Techniques. Should also provide some development and progression for those with some experience.\n\nThere is no need to come to all the classes \, But I will build on themes so there will be an advantage in doing so.\n \nI would like to work with 4 specific system in this course: Bones\, Orga ns\, Embryology and Fascia. Throughout the course we will be looking at ho w we can use these spirals we find in our body to enhance our dance both i n and out of contact.\n\nInspiration\n\n"The koru (Māori for "loop") is a spiral shape based on the shape of a new unfurling silver fern frond and symbolizing new life\, growth\, strength and peace. It is an integral symb ol in Māori art\, carving and tattoos. The circular shape of the koru hel ps to convey the idea of perpetual movement while the inner coil suggests a return to the point of origin."\n\nquote form Wikipedia\n\n19th Nov: Wee k 2 - Spiralling through the Organs\n\n26th Nov: Week 3 - Embryological Sp irals\n\n3rd Dec: Week 4 - Facia and spirals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/11/koru-large.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1642@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141123T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141123T203000 DTSTAMP:20141122T142734Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2014-1 1-23/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 23 Nov 14 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1657@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141126T070000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141126T090000 DTSTAMP:20141103T214839Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/spirals-of-the-body-embryology/ SUMMARY:Spirals of the body - Embryology - The Willow Studio - 26 Nov 14 0 7:00 DESCRIPTION:In this course I want to look at some of the different spirals we can find in the body. Starting with small details\, body work or somati c movement\, circling and expanding out into connections within the body.. through whole body systems and out into the space.\n\nOpen to all levels\ , this course would serve as a good grounding in various contact Improvisa tion Techniques. Should also provide some development and progression for those with some experience.\n\nThere is no need to come to all the classes \, But I will build on themes so there will be an advantage in doing so.\n \nI would like to work with 4 specific system in this course: Bones\, Orga ns\, Embryology and Fascia. Throughout the course we will be looking at ho w we can use these spirals we find in our body to enhance our dance both i n and out of contact.\n\nInspiration\n\n"The koru (Māori for "loop") is a spiral shape based on the shape of a new unfurling silver fern frond and symbolizing new life\, growth\, strength and peace. It is an integral symb ol in Māori art\, carving and tattoos. The circular shape of the koru hel ps to convey the idea of perpetual movement while the inner coil suggests a return to the point of origin."\n\nquote form Wikipedia\n\n\n26th Nov: W eek 3 - Embryological Spirals\n\n3rd Dec: Week 4 - Facia and spirals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/11/koru-large.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1643@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141130T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141130T203000 DTSTAMP:20141030T230159Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2014-1 1-30/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 30 Nov 14 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1658@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141203T070000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141203T090000 DTSTAMP:20141103T214915Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/spirals-of-the-body-fascia/ SUMMARY:Spirals of the body - Fascia - The Willow Studio - 3 Dec 14 07:00 DESCRIPTION:In this course I want to look at some of the different spirals we can find in the body. Starting with small details\, body work or somati c movement\, circling and expanding out into connections within the body.. through whole body systems and out into the space.\n\nOpen to all levels\ , this course would serve as a good grounding in various contact Improvisa tion Techniques. Should also provide some development and progression for those with some experience.\n\nThere is no need to come to all the classes \, But I will build on themes so there will be an advantage in doing so.\n \nI would like to work with 4 specific system in this course: Bones\, Orga ns\, Embryology and Fascia. Throughout the course we will be looking at ho w we can use these spirals we find in our body to enhance our dance both i n and out of contact.\n\nInspiration\n\n"The koru (Māori for "loop") is a spiral shape based on the shape of a new unfurling silver fern frond and symbolizing new life\, growth\, strength and peace. It is an integral symb ol in Māori art\, carving and tattoos. The circular shape of the koru hel ps to convey the idea of perpetual movement while the inner coil suggests a return to the point of origin."\n\nquote form Wikipedia\n\n3rd Dec: Week 4 - Facia and spirals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/11/koru-large.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1644@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141207T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141207T203000 DTSTAMP:20140918T221343Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2014-1 2-07/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 7 Dec 14 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1685@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141213T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141213T170000 DTSTAMP:20141209T181047Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/saturday-13th-dec-ci-workshop-with-t ara-brandel-in-stroud/ SUMMARY:Saturday 13th Dec CI workshop with Tara Brandel in Stroud - The Old Endowed School\, Walkley Hill\, Stroud\, Gloucestershire - 13 Dec 14 11:0 0 DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA day long Conta ct Improvisation workshop\nwith Tara Brandel\nSaturday 13th December 11am- 5pm.\n@ 'The Old Endowed School'\nWalkley Hill\,\nStroud\,\nGloucestershir e.\n\n"Focusing on sensation to find new ways into lifts\, rides and airbo rne dancing.\nWe will build up our responsiveness to and awareness of touc h and weight to lead us beyond the mechanics of dancing. Where am I? Where is the dance? How can I respond to the dance now and now and now?\nWorkin g with the idea of 'velcro contact' we will play with hands free dancing\, will free dancing and effort free dancing.\nWhere does the dance go when I am no longer leading?"\n\nTara Brandel is a contemporary dancer\, choreo grapher and CI teacher\, and currently artistic Director of Croi Glan\, an Integrated Dance company in Ireland (croiglan.com).\nShe trained in conte mporary dance at the Laban Centre\, and trained in CI with Steve Paxton\, Juleyn Hamilton and Kirstie Simpson. She has danced for Ka Rustler\, Feri de Gues\, Jess Curtis\, and Emilyn Claid\, among others\, and has taught C ontact Improvisation at Tanz Fabrik\, Ponderosa\, Seattle Festival of Danc e and Improvisation (SFADI)\, West Coast Contact Festival (San Francisco)\ , GLACIER (USA)\, Liverpool Performing Arts School (LIPA) and Chisenhale D ance Space amongst others.\n\nMost recently she has taught contact worksho ps in Melbourne\, Sydney and Toronto\, and also teaches ongoing contact cl asses in West Cork Ireland where she lives.\n\n£30 waged\n£25 unwaged/lo w wage\n\nFor more information or to Book contact:\nNatasha 07944780874\nk aayathai@gmail.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \; CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:The Old Endowed School\, Walkley Hill\, Stroud\, Gloucestershire\, Walkley Hill\, Stroud\, Gloucestershire\, United Kingdom GEO:51.737949;-2.2284332000000404 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS= Walkley Hill\, Stroud\, Gl oucestershire\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Old Endowed School\, Walkley Hill\, Stroud\, Gloucestershire:geo:51.737949,-2.22843320 00000404 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1645@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141214T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141214T203000 DTSTAMP:20141213T203830Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2014-1 2-14/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 14 Dec 14 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nThis week we have a visiting teacher\, all the way from Ireland. Here is her Bio:\nTara Brandel is a contemporary dancer\, c horeograher and Contact Improv teacher\, and currently artistic Director o f Croi Glan\, an Integrated Dance company in Ireland (www.croiglan.com).\n \nShe trained in Contact Improv with Steve Paxton\, Juleyn Hamilton and Kirstie Simpson. She has taught Contact Improvisation at Tanz Fabrik\, Pon derosa\, Seattle Festival of Dance and Improvisation (SFADI)\, West Coast Contact Festival (San Francisco)\, GLACIER (USA)\, Liverpool Performing Ar ts School (LIPA) and Chisenhale Dance Space amongst others.\n\nMost recent ly she has taught Contact workshops in Melbourne\, Sydney and Toronto\, an d also teaches ongoing contact classes in West Cork Ireland where she live s.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teache r\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to d ance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportun ity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find you r own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a sco re to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will norm ally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want ad vance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.u k or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1659@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20141221T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20141221T203000 DTSTAMP:20141220T172522Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 21 Dec 14 17:00 DESCRIPTION:Solstice Fancy Dress Jam!\n\nThis will be a jam with a differen ce. It may contain serious dancing and silly costumes\, silly dancing and serious costumes. Ace comedy improv musician Knud Stuwe (from "Instant Wit ") will provide suitably eclectic musical accompaniment. \n\n"Winter Sols tice" is the theme\, so let your imagination run riot.  Dancing in non-co ntact clothing can change your dance and can be very interesting\, fun\, e ntertaining\, improvisational. Make sure that whatever you wear isn't too special\, so if it gets ripped or damaged in the dance\, it's ok.\n\nBegin ner 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\, s o 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.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitat or or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descri ptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Descr iption\nSunday's class will start by tuning into organ time\, resting\, li stening and slowly moving into organic dancing as a group. Then we'll swee p out the old and welcome in the new together\, finally dancing out the op posites inside us and with each other in our fancy dress clothes. Be sure to come fancy...\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. Th ere is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Y ou are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam prov ides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\nAt some jams a teacher will fa cilitate 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@con tactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/11/snowmen.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1672@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150104T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150104T203000 DTSTAMP:20150102T145828Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2015-0 1-04/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 4 Jan 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nOne Prescription for a Jam...\n"The Underscore" is a framework for dancing\, describing and understanding the different thin gs that might happen in a contact improvisation jam\, formulated by Nancy Stark Smith\, one of the originators of CI. This class will be inclusive a nd beginner friendly\, actively exploring some of the content of the under score.\nThis is an all action/no sitting around underscore\,that will re c irculate straight into the jam\, so if you are new or unconfident with the concept of underscore please come from the beginning. For the confident t here will be a window of opportunity to join in from 6.45. Please arrive e nergetically in the mind of the underscore if joining late.\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space a nd time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, o r 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 in to dancing.\n\nFrom the warm-up class we will move into the jam\, continui ng our exploration of the underscore elements in a freely improvised forma t.\n\nHope you can come to both\, but it is OK to come to either on its ow n.\n\nFor more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or conta ct the individual teachers. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1673@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150111T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150111T203000 DTSTAMP:20150109T073611Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2015-0 1-11/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 11 Jan 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nThe Class\nBack To Basics\n\nThis class will revisit the pattern of n aval radiation\, also no known as the starfish pattern. We will use it to facilitate rolling at floor level\, as well as exploring the possibilities of rolling upwards against gravity in partner work and to roll on and off table position. It will also be used to explore our moving kinosphears\, looking for the spaces as well as the moments of connection. Dancing in an d out of contact.\n\n\nThis pattern is very useful for connecting our cent re to our periphery in that it helps us move from our centre whilst still being able to extend out into space. It is also useful for strengthening c ore mobility\, underpinning and bringing to consciousness a lot of what al ready happens in contact dance.\nFor those new to contact this will really get you moving\, and for those of you with experience it is a chance to r evisit one of the core techniques of improvisational movement.\n\n\nThe Ja m\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but sp ace and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, res t\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to exp lore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own rout es into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to foll ow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Sta rk-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be ad vertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance noti ce.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the ja ms.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or conta ct the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1733@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150114T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150114T211500 DTSTAMP:20150113T100156Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-eve-ci-12-week-fundamental s-course-2015-01-14/ SUMMARY:Wednesday Eve CI: 12 week Fundamentals Course - The Willow Studio - 14 Jan 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Date: 14th January - 1st April 2015 inclusive\nClass time: 7 .15pm - 9.15pm *please note slightly later start time\n\nTaught by Alist air Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the te aching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills to suppor t fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your mo vement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienc ed in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which t here is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\nWednesday 14th Janu ary: This first class will be taught by Saskia and will explore 'ways i n' to the dance.\n- : -\nContact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physi cal exploration of how the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respo nd to what is happening in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, somet imes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalitiesBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortabl e clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an ope nness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost:  £10/£8 conc.  (disco unt for booking all 12 - £85)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1674@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150118T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150118T203000 DTSTAMP:20150109T073711Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2015-0 1-18/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 18 Jan 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1734@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150121T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150121T211500 DTSTAMP:20150119T190832Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-eve-ci-12-week-fundamental s-course-2015-01-21/ SUMMARY:Wednesday Eve CI: 12 week Fundamentals Course - The Willow Studio - 21 Jan 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Date: 14th January - 1st April 2015 inclusive\nClass time: 7 .15pm - 9.15pm *please note slightly later start time\n\nTaught by Alist air Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the te aching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills to suppor t fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your mo vement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienc ed in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which t here is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\nWednesday 14th Janu ary: This first class will be taught by Saskia and will explore 'ways i n' to the dance.\nWednesday 21st January: This class will be taught by Al istair and will be looking at giving and receiving weight.\n \;\n- :  -\nContact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your s enses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditati ve\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPractic alitiesBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads i f you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired fr om new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning. \nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost:  £10/£8 conc.  (discount for booking all 12  - £85)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@contactdance.co.uk or Sask ia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1675@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150125T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150125T203000 DTSTAMP:20150109T073826Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2015-0 1-25/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 25 Jan 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1735@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150128T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150128T211500 DTSTAMP:20150113T100156Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-eve-ci-12-week-fundamental s-course-2015-01-28/ SUMMARY:Wednesday Eve CI: 12 week Fundamentals Course - The Willow Studio - 28 Jan 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Date: 14th January - 1st April 2015 inclusive\nClass time: 7 .15pm - 9.15pm *please note slightly later start time\n\nTaught by Alist air Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the te aching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills to suppor t fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your mo vement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienc ed in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which t here is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\nWednesday 14th Janu ary: This first class will be taught by Saskia and will explore 'ways i n' to the dance.\n- : -\nContact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physi cal exploration of how the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respo nd to what is happening in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, somet imes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalitiesBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortabl e clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an ope nness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost:  £10/£8 conc.  (disco unt for booking all 12 - £85)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1676@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150201T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150201T203000 DTSTAMP:20150130T170131Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2015-0 2-01/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 1 Feb 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1736@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150204T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150204T211500 DTSTAMP:20150113T100156Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-eve-ci-12-week-fundamental s-course-2015-02-04/ SUMMARY:Wednesday Eve CI: 12 week Fundamentals Course - The Willow Studio - 4 Feb 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Date: 14th January - 1st April 2015 inclusive\nClass time: 7 .15pm - 9.15pm *please note slightly later start time\n\nTaught by Alist air Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the te aching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills to suppor t fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your mo vement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienc ed in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which t here is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\nWednesday 14th Janu ary: This first class will be taught by Saskia and will explore 'ways i n' to the dance.\n- : -\nContact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physi cal exploration of how the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respo nd to what is happening in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, somet imes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalitiesBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortabl e clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an ope nness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost:  £10/£8 conc.  (disco unt for booking all 12 - £85)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1677@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150208T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150208T203000 DTSTAMP:20150130T170220Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2015-0 2-08/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 8 Feb 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1737@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150211T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150211T211500 DTSTAMP:20150113T100156Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-eve-ci-12-week-fundamental s-course-2015-02-11/ SUMMARY:Wednesday Eve CI: 12 week Fundamentals Course - The Willow Studio - 11 Feb 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Date: 14th January - 1st April 2015 inclusive\nClass time: 7 .15pm - 9.15pm *please note slightly later start time\n\nTaught by Alist air Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the te aching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills to suppor t fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your mo vement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienc ed in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which t here is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\nWednesday 14th Janu ary: This first class will be taught by Saskia and will explore 'ways i n' to the dance.\n- : -\nContact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physi cal exploration of how the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respo nd to what is happening in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, somet imes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalitiesBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortabl e clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an ope nness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost:  £10/£8 conc.  (disco unt for booking all 12 - £85)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1678@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150215T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150215T203000 DTSTAMP:20150212T232500Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2015-0 2-15/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 15 Feb 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n Space Dynamics 3 Starting from an internal awar eness of breath and of the space and movement that it creates inside and outside our body\, visualizing and sensing the support offered by our ske letal structure and the mobility given by our joints\, we ll gradually e xpand our awareness to the overall space. We will play with the idea of dance as a conversation\, alternating questioning and answering as tools for dialogue with the shared space and in between each other\, from agree ments to disagreements\, we will play with possible solutions on how to i nvestigate ways into embodiment of space from our core.\n\nThe Jam\nA 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 s it 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.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n Fo r more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the i ndividual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1738@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150218T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150218T211500 DTSTAMP:20150113T100156Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-eve-ci-12-week-fundamental s-course-2015-02-18/ SUMMARY:Wednesday Eve CI: 12 week Fundamentals Course - The Willow Studio - 18 Feb 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Date: 14th January - 1st April 2015 inclusive\nClass time: 7 .15pm - 9.15pm *please note slightly later start time\n\nTaught by Alist air Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the te aching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills to suppor t fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your mo vement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienc ed in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which t here is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\nWednesday 14th Janu ary: This first class will be taught by Saskia and will explore 'ways i n' to the dance.\n- : -\nContact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physi cal exploration of how the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respo nd to what is happening in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, somet imes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalitiesBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortabl e clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an ope nness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost:  £10/£8 conc.  (disco unt for booking all 12 - £85)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1679@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150222T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150222T203000 DTSTAMP:20150218T175206Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2015-0 2-22/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 22 Feb 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nSpace Dynamics \nStarting from an internal aware ness of breath and of the space inside and outside our body\, we ll gradua lly shift our attention to the overall space\, investigating possible dial ogues we will play with the idea of dance as a conversation in and out of contact. Moving from agreements to disagreements\, to new agreements we wi ll play with possible solutions investigate different ways to embody space .\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teach er\, 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 opportu nity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find yo ur own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a sc ore to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed b y Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will nor mally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want a dvance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at man y of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co. uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1739@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150225T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150225T211500 DTSTAMP:20150113T100156Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-eve-ci-12-week-fundamental s-course-2015-02-25/ SUMMARY:Wednesday Eve CI: 12 week Fundamentals Course - The Willow Studio - 25 Feb 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Date: 14th January - 1st April 2015 inclusive\nClass time: 7 .15pm - 9.15pm *please note slightly later start time\n\nTaught by Alist air Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the te aching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills to suppor t fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your mo vement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienc ed in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which t here is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\nWednesday 14th Janu ary: This first class will be taught by Saskia and will explore 'ways i n' to the dance.\n- : -\nContact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physi cal exploration of how the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respo nd to what is happening in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, somet imes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalitiesBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortabl e clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an ope nness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost:  £10/£8 conc.  (disco unt for booking all 12 - £85)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1680@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150301T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150301T203000 DTSTAMP:20150227T161340Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2015-0 3-01/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 1 Mar 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nIn this weeks class I want to explore verticality. Last week we looked at grounding through the lower limbs and the pelvis\, I want to continue this week with an exploration of the spine and head re aching into space\, as well as awakening a sense of connectivity through t he spine. I’m interested in how this can support us our lifts and help u s to fly.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are fr ee to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an o pportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to f ind your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitat e a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (devel oped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this wi ll normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdan ce.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1740@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150304T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150304T211500 DTSTAMP:20150113T100156Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-eve-ci-12-week-fundamental s-course-2015-03-04/ SUMMARY:Wednesday Eve CI: 12 week Fundamentals Course - The Willow Studio - 4 Mar 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Date: 14th January - 1st April 2015 inclusive\nClass time: 7 .15pm - 9.15pm *please note slightly later start time\n\nTaught by Alist air Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the te aching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills to suppor t fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your mo vement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienc ed in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which t here is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\nWednesday 14th Janu ary: This first class will be taught by Saskia and will explore 'ways i n' to the dance.\n- : -\nContact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physi cal exploration of how the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respo nd to what is happening in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, somet imes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalitiesBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortabl e clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an ope nness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost:  £10/£8 conc.  (disco unt for booking all 12 - £85)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1681@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150308T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150308T203000 DTSTAMP:20150305T180800Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2015-0 3-08/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 8 Mar 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nSpace Dynamics\nStarting from an internal awarenes s of breath and of the space inside and outside our body\, we ll gradually shift our attention to the overall space\, investigating possible dialogu es\, we will play with the idea of dance as a conversation in and out of c ontact. Moving from agreements to disagreements\, to new agreements\, we w ill play with possible solutions and investigate different ways to embody space.\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are fr ee to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an o pportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to f ind your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitat e a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (devel oped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this wi ll normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdan ce.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1741@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150311T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150311T211500 DTSTAMP:20150113T100156Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-eve-ci-12-week-fundamental s-course-2015-03-11/ SUMMARY:Wednesday Eve CI: 12 week Fundamentals Course - The Willow Studio - 11 Mar 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Date: 14th January - 1st April 2015 inclusive\nClass time: 7 .15pm - 9.15pm *please note slightly later start time\n\nTaught by Alist air Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the te aching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills to suppor t fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your mo vement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienc ed in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which t here is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\nWednesday 14th Janu ary: This first class will be taught by Saskia and will explore 'ways i n' to the dance.\n- : -\nContact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physi cal exploration of how the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respo nd to what is happening in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, somet imes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalitiesBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortabl e clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an ope nness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost:  £10/£8 conc.  (disco unt for booking all 12 - £85)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1682@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150315T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150315T203000 DTSTAMP:20150313T165727Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2015-0 3-15/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 15 Mar 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n"The Underscore" is a framework for dancing\, desc ribing and understanding the different things that might happen in a conta ct improvisation jam\, formulated by Nancy Stark Smith\, one of the origin ators of CI. This class will be inclusive and beginner friendly\, actively exploring some of the content of the underscore. \n\nFrom the warm-up cla ss we will move into the jam\, continuing our exploration of the underscor e elements in a freely improvised format.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal g athering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop s kills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techni ques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt so me jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (sil ent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfol d (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians  will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more informatio n\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teache rs.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1742@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150318T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150318T211500 DTSTAMP:20150113T100156Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-eve-ci-12-week-fundamental s-course-2015-03-18/ SUMMARY:Wednesday Eve CI: 12 week Fundamentals Course - The Willow Studio - 18 Mar 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Date: 14th January - 1st April 2015 inclusive\nClass time: 7 .15pm - 9.15pm *please note slightly later start time\n\nTaught by Alist air Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the te aching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills to suppor t fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your mo vement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienc ed in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which t here is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\nWednesday 14th Janu ary: This first class will be taught by Saskia and will explore 'ways i n' to the dance.\n- : -\nContact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physi cal exploration of how the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respo nd to what is happening in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, somet imes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalitiesBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortabl e clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an ope nness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost:  £10/£8 conc.  (disco unt for booking all 12 - £85)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1683@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150322T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150322T203000 DTSTAMP:20150317T203642Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2015-0 3-22/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 22 Mar 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nRolling\, rolling and more rolling! Rolling in the horizontal\, rolling up\, rolling down\, rolling on\, and rolling off. Ro lling in and out of contact. Maybe a few twists and turns and spirals to.\ nOne of the most fundamental skills a contact dancer needs.\n\nLet’s rol l and roll!\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilit ate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (dev eloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if yo u want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancin g at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactd ance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1743@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150325T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150325T211500 DTSTAMP:20150113T100156Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-eve-ci-12-week-fundamental s-course-2015-03-25/ SUMMARY:Wednesday Eve CI: 12 week Fundamentals Course - The Willow Studio - 25 Mar 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Date: 14th January - 1st April 2015 inclusive\nClass time: 7 .15pm - 9.15pm *please note slightly later start time\n\nTaught by Alist air Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the te aching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills to suppor t fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your mo vement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienc ed in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which t here is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\nWednesday 14th Janu ary: This first class will be taught by Saskia and will explore 'ways i n' to the dance.\n- : -\nContact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physi cal exploration of how the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respo nd to what is happening in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, somet imes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalitiesBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortabl e clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an ope nness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost:  £10/£8 conc.  (disco unt for booking all 12 - £85)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1684@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150329T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150329T203000 DTSTAMP:20150326T232423Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-4-2015-0 3-29/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 29 Mar 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nIn this class we are going to bring awareness to a nd dance the "dark side of the body" [Steve Paxton]\, our back\, both in h orizontal and vertical positioning.  Including the head &\; tail explo ration from one of the previous classes\, I will invite us to follow on to further explore the structure of the spine\, practice spine undulation an d mobilise adjacent bony and muscular structures. How can we use the back bone isolation to support our dance improvisation?\nThe Jam\nA jam is an i nformal 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 w atch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integra te techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing. \n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a foc used (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.\n\n Live mu sicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more i nformation\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individua l teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-211-e1416260660609.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1744@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150401T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150401T211500 DTSTAMP:20150113T100156Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-eve-ci-12-week-fundamental s-course-2015-04-01/ SUMMARY:Wednesday Eve CI: 12 week Fundamentals Course - The Willow Studio - 1 Apr 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Date: 14th January - 1st April 2015 inclusive\nClass time: 7 .15pm - 9.15pm *please note slightly later start time\n\nTaught by Alist air Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the te aching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills to suppor t fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your mo vement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienc ed in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which t here is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\nWednesday 14th Janu ary: This first class will be taught by Saskia and will explore 'ways i n' to the dance.\n- : -\nContact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physi cal exploration of how the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respo nd to what is happening in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, somet imes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalitiesBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortabl e clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an ope nness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost:  £10/£8 conc.  (disco unt for booking all 12 - £85)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/03/Me-flying-e1421143299645.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1746@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150412T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150412T203000 DTSTAMP:20150408T151749Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-5-2015-0 4-12/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 12 Apr 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nRolling cont…\n\nContinuing the theme of rolling and rolling patterns in the body ( from my last class in March)\, this cl ass will explore more initiation points of rolling\, using the senses and our reach and pull patterns as guides. Finding momentum as we evolve these patterns into spirals in and out of the floor as well as in and out of co ntact\, touching briefly on rolling points of contact\, this theme will be continued in the next class as well thus layering and building our core C ontact Dance stamina and skills.\n\nSuitable for all abilities\nThe Jam\nA 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 i nto dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow s uch as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-S mith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advert ised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\ n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\ n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact t he individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/04/jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1770@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150415T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150415T211500 DTSTAMP:20150408T174542Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/centred-and-connected-4-classes-in-c ontact-improvisation-2015-04-15/ SUMMARY:Centred and Connected - 4 classes in contact improvisation - The Wi llow Studio - 15 Apr 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:4 weeks in Contact Improvisation and Movement Fundamentals\n\nT aught by Jamus Wood\n\nDates: April 15\, 22 &\; 29 May 6\nTimes: 7.15 - 9.15pm ( please arrive a little early so that we can begin in good time)\ nCost: £32 (£28) for 4\n£10 (£8) drop in\n\nContact Improvisation is a physical conversation in space and time\, to describe it we us words such as weight\, space\, reach\, release and sense.\n\nIt is a way of living o ur life in an alive and awake manner. To dance contact is to be brought in to the presence of time and space changing. Each moment is a new opportuni ty\, to be lived afresh.\n\nThese 4 weeks of dancing are centred in this c onversation.\n\nWeek 1: Moving from centre: An exploration of our bodies c entre. Clarifying our centre of gravity and our moving centre\, they are d ifferent.\n\nWeek 2: Making Connections: Exploring our arms and our legs a nd how they can reach deep into our moving centre. Finding softness and fl uidity as our dance comes and goes from the floor.\n\nWeek 3: Finding cent re amongst the many: This class concerns itself in arriving into your own physical space and the physical space of the group. Dance into of out of c onnection.\n\nWeek 4: Bringing it all together: This week will work with g roup scores\, plenty of dancing and some time to revisit themes presented in the previous three weeks.\n\nEach class stands on its own\, yet one wee k connects to the next week.\n\nPlease wear comfortable clothes to move in \, that give you full movement possibility. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 15/04/centred.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1747@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150419T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150419T203000 DTSTAMP:20150408T152835Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-5-2015-0 4-19/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 19 Apr 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nRolling Point of Contact and Momentum\n\nBuilding on the themes in the last two classes\, we will explore rolling point of C ontact in more detail\, playing with qualities of meeting\, how to hold an d play the tone between you and your partner\, so that different dance dyn amics can emerge. Momentum will also be explored as it is a way to investi gate continuous motion by finding your flow in the rolling and spiralling patterns.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are fr ee to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an o pportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to f ind your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitat e a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (devel oped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this wi ll normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdan ce.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/04/jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1771@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150422T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150422T211500 DTSTAMP:20150408T174542Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/centred-and-connected-4-classes-in-c ontact-improvisation-2015-04-22/ SUMMARY:Centred and Connected - 4 classes in contact improvisation - The Wi llow Studio - 22 Apr 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:4 weeks in Contact Improvisation and Movement Fundamentals\n\nT aught by Jamus Wood\n\nDates: April 15\, 22 &\; 29 May 6\nTimes: 7.15 - 9.15pm ( please arrive a little early so that we can begin in good time)\ nCost: £32 (£28) for 4\n£10 (£8) drop in\n\nContact Improvisation is a physical conversation in space and time\, to describe it we us words such as weight\, space\, reach\, release and sense.\n\nIt is a way of living o ur life in an alive and awake manner. To dance contact is to be brought in to the presence of time and space changing. Each moment is a new opportuni ty\, to be lived afresh.\n\nThese 4 weeks of dancing are centred in this c onversation.\n\nWeek 1: Moving from centre: An exploration of our bodies c entre. Clarifying our centre of gravity and our moving centre\, they are d ifferent.\n\nWeek 2: Making Connections: Exploring our arms and our legs a nd how they can reach deep into our moving centre. Finding softness and fl uidity as our dance comes and goes from the floor.\n\nWeek 3: Finding cent re amongst the many: This class concerns itself in arriving into your own physical space and the physical space of the group. Dance into of out of c onnection.\n\nWeek 4: Bringing it all together: This week will work with g roup scores\, plenty of dancing and some time to revisit themes presented in the previous three weeks.\n\nEach class stands on its own\, yet one wee k connects to the next week.\n\nPlease wear comfortable clothes to move in \, that give you full movement possibility. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 15/04/centred.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1748@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150426T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150426T203000 DTSTAMP:20150408T171004Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-5-2015-0 4-26/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 26 Apr 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nMomentum\, Structure\, and Rest.\n\nThis class wil l aim to integrate the previous three classes\, offering chances to witnes s each other as well as just dancing\, and looking for the resting places in the dance\, whilst at the same time briefly introducing structure throu gh the bones as a way to build confidence with taking weight\, a theme I w ill continue in my next set of classes.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gat hering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop ski lls and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as y ou wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniqu es you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silen t) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular ma ilout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians wi ll improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\ , please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers .\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/04/jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1772@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150429T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150429T211500 DTSTAMP:20150408T174542Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/centred-and-connected-4-classes-in-c ontact-improvisation-2015-04-29/ SUMMARY:Centred and Connected - 4 classes in contact improvisation - The Wi llow Studio - 29 Apr 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:4 weeks in Contact Improvisation and Movement Fundamentals\n\nT aught by Jamus Wood\n\nDates: April 15\, 22 &\; 29 May 6\nTimes: 7.15 - 9.15pm ( please arrive a little early so that we can begin in good time)\ nCost: £32 (£28) for 4\n£10 (£8) drop in\n\nContact Improvisation is a physical conversation in space and time\, to describe it we us words such as weight\, space\, reach\, release and sense.\n\nIt is a way of living o ur life in an alive and awake manner. To dance contact is to be brought in to the presence of time and space changing. Each moment is a new opportuni ty\, to be lived afresh.\n\nThese 4 weeks of dancing are centred in this c onversation.\n\nWeek 1: Moving from centre: An exploration of our bodies c entre. Clarifying our centre of gravity and our moving centre\, they are d ifferent.\n\nWeek 2: Making Connections: Exploring our arms and our legs a nd how they can reach deep into our moving centre. Finding softness and fl uidity as our dance comes and goes from the floor.\n\nWeek 3: Finding cent re amongst the many: This class concerns itself in arriving into your own physical space and the physical space of the group. Dance into of out of c onnection.\n\nWeek 4: Bringing it all together: This week will work with g roup scores\, plenty of dancing and some time to revisit themes presented in the previous three weeks.\n\nEach class stands on its own\, yet one wee k connects to the next week.\n\nPlease wear comfortable clothes to move in \, that give you full movement possibility. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 15/04/centred.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1749@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150503T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150503T203000 DTSTAMP:20150430T223220Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-5-2015-0 5-03/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 3 May 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n \;\n\nThe Falling Up Dance\n\nAn experimental exploration into the bodies postural righting reflex and how the reflexes can work to help us fall safely if we let them.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an inf ormal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to de velop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and wat ch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n \nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focus ed (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a b lindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our r egular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musi cians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more inf ormation\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual  teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/04/jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1773@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150506T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150506T211500 DTSTAMP:20150408T174542Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/centred-and-connected-4-classes-in-c ontact-improvisation-2015-05-06/ SUMMARY:Centred and Connected - 4 classes in contact improvisation - The Wi llow Studio - 6 May 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:4 weeks in Contact Improvisation and Movement Fundamentals\n\nT aught by Jamus Wood\n\nDates: April 15\, 22 &\; 29 May 6\nTimes: 7.15 - 9.15pm ( please arrive a little early so that we can begin in good time)\ nCost: £32 (£28) for 4\n£10 (£8) drop in\n\nContact Improvisation is a physical conversation in space and time\, to describe it we us words such as weight\, space\, reach\, release and sense.\n\nIt is a way of living o ur life in an alive and awake manner. To dance contact is to be brought in to the presence of time and space changing. Each moment is a new opportuni ty\, to be lived afresh.\n\nThese 4 weeks of dancing are centred in this c onversation.\n\nWeek 1: Moving from centre: An exploration of our bodies c entre. Clarifying our centre of gravity and our moving centre\, they are d ifferent.\n\nWeek 2: Making Connections: Exploring our arms and our legs a nd how they can reach deep into our moving centre. Finding softness and fl uidity as our dance comes and goes from the floor.\n\nWeek 3: Finding cent re amongst the many: This class concerns itself in arriving into your own physical space and the physical space of the group. Dance into of out of c onnection.\n\nWeek 4: Bringing it all together: This week will work with g roup scores\, plenty of dancing and some time to revisit themes presented in the previous three weeks.\n\nEach class stands on its own\, yet one wee k connects to the next week.\n\nPlease wear comfortable clothes to move in \, that give you full movement possibility. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 15/04/centred.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1750@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150510T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150510T203000 DTSTAMP:20150430T222013Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-5-2015-0 5-10/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 10 May 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/04/jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1785@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150513T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150514T211500 DTSTAMP:20150430T224610Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-classes-with-a gnieszka-2015-05-13/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation classes with Agnieszka - The Willow Studio - 13 May 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nContact Improvisation Dance block of 4 sessions\n\nP lease arrive a little early so that we can begin in good time ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 15/04/CI-agni.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1751@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150517T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150517T203000 DTSTAMP:20150512T161242Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-5-2015-0 5-17/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 17 May 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nNancy Stark Smiths “The Underscore” Abridged\n Usually around 3 hours long this practice developed by Nancy Stark Smith i s a score for practising or supporting contact improvisation.\nThis will b e 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.\nIf yo u want to find out more about The Underscore check out this great Youtube discussion with Nancy.\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzG609NWp1Y&\;s pfreload=10\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilit ate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (dev eloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if yo u want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancin g at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactd ance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/04/jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1786@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150520T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150521T211500 DTSTAMP:20150430T224610Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-classes-with-a gnieszka-2015-05-20/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation classes with Agnieszka - The Willow Studio - 20 May 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nContact Improvisation Dance block of 4 sessions\n\nP lease arrive a little early so that we can begin in good time ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 15/04/CI-agni.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1774@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20150523 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20150525 DTSTAMP:20150417T170812Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-and-shiatsu-wo rkshop-with-ray-chung/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation and Shiatsu workshop with Ray Chung - Wild Go ose Space - 23 May 15 09:00 DESCRIPTION:Touch into Movement workshop Bristol 23/24 May 2015\nParallels between shiatsu and CI are examined and explored as different levels of to uch and weight give rise to similar bodily connections and pathways in bot h practices. Drawing on the movement vocabulary of Contact Improvisation\, judo\, and shiatsu\, we will mix and match\, contrast and compare and re- invent new ways of using our bodies as we work with the bodies of others. These classes will work with the individual´s particular way of moving an d the organization of their body to enable the effortless\, integration of movement and bodywork (shiatsu) into dancing. Fundamental concepts of shi atsu\, meridians\, and tsubos\, as well as functional and experiential ana tomical features will be covered. Some experience with dance or CI is desi rable but not essential.\nRay Chung is a performer\, teacher\, engineer\, and artist\nwho has a passion for dancing which he likes to share\nwith ot her people. His main focus is improvisation and he\nhas worked with Contac t Improvisation since 1979 as part\nof improvisational performance practic e and integrates\nother movement forms into his work\, including martial a rts\,\nbodywork and Authentic Movement. Ray has worked with\nthe leading p roponents of Contact Improvisation and\nregularly collaborates with dancer s\, musicians\, and other\nartists. His work has been featured at numerous national\nand international festivals and venues. Currently based in\nSan Francisco\, Ray regularly teaches abroad.\nFixed price for the event is £90  Book here:   http://contactdance2.apphb.com/Touch-into-movement-M ay-2015/Bookings/Create\n\nAll levels of experience welcome - please ask i f you have any questions about this. Contact:\n\ncontactimprov_shiatsu_inf o@yahoo.co.uk\n\nThis workshop is intended to be a small intensive workgro up so please book early.\n\nWhat to expect at Touch into Movement weekend? \n\nContact Improvisation is an evolving system of movement form based on the communication between two moving bodies that are in physical contact a nd their combined relationship to the physical laws that govern their moti on—gravity\, momentum\, inertia.\nIt is a free play with balance\, bring ing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement tha t leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. [ early def inition by Steve Paxton and others\, 1970s\, from CQ Vol. 5:1\, Fall 1979 ]\n\nIn my recent years of practicing CI\, I became curious about some of the in – the - body pathways that often enable more easy and natural flo w of solo dance and may be pivotal for our level of openness into sensatio n and skills of negotiation in improvisation dialogues. I look forward to experiencing where we get to go together at the Touch Into Movement.\nAgni eszka Grenckowska\n\nShiatsu is a bodywork therapy\, which supports body ’s natural wisdom and intuition creating space for healing.\nShiatsu has its roots in Traditional Chinese Medicine and its diagnostics but the ver y important aspect is based on the human contact\, touch in the present mo ment.\n\nAs Shiatsu so much relates to the movement of energy in the body or its restricted flow\, a practitioner follows it intuitively\, meeting a nother where the need is. And in this meeting there is a great potential f or transformation and healing.\n\nIn my own work as a shiatsu practitioner I greatly value a spontaneous and playful approach to shiatsu and I am ve ry excited about the opportunity Touch Into Movement workshop will give.\n Lets all dive into unknown…\nKasia Bratek ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 15/04/chung1-e1428516594401.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1752@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150524T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150524T203000 DTSTAMP:20150519T200936Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-5-2015-0 5-24/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 24 May 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nAn exploration of a Listening Touch and its impact on Weight Redistribution:\nThrough a 'mapping'\, 'listening'\, 'tracking' and 'sharing' of weight\, guided by breath and hands on touch\, we'll eng age in an exploration of personal Authentic movement qualities as a way in to shared dance dialogues in and out of contact\, in a process of intuitiv ely accessing and rearranging patterns and implicit directionalities store d within our skinespheres.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dan cers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confi dence. 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 l earned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-clos ed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so  sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please ema il info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/04/jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1787@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150527T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150528T211500 DTSTAMP:20150430T224610Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-classes-with-a gnieszka-2015-05-27/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation classes with Agnieszka - The Willow Studio - 27 May 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nContact Improvisation Dance block of 4 sessions\n\nP lease arrive a little early so that we can begin in good time ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 15/04/CI-agni.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1753@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150531T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150531T203000 DTSTAMP:20150528T124454Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-5-2015-0 5-31/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 31 May 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nligaments and fascia\n\nIn this class I want to lo ok at the space between. How the ligaments and fascia can provide directio n\, clarity and support in the dance. We will start with some detailed exp loration of small ligaments leading into investigation of joint casuals an d finally integrating with the fascia matrix throughout the body\, as we t ransition from static to more fluid movement scores.\nThe Jam\n \;\n\n 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 explor e and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 adver tised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice. \n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams. \n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/04/jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1788@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150603T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150604T211500 DTSTAMP:20150430T224610Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-classes-with-a gnieszka-2015-06-03/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation classes with Agnieszka - The Willow Studio - 3 Jun 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nContact Improvisation Dance block of 4 sessions\n\nP lease arrive a little early so that we can begin in good time ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 15/04/CI-agni.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1775@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150605T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150607T170000 DTSTAMP:20150417T184559Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-national-jam-2015/ SUMMARY:Bristol National Jam 2015 - ICIA\, Bath - 5 Jun 15 13:00 DESCRIPTION:Charlie Morrissey and Gesine Daniels will join us for this year 's Bristol National Jam. Held in the beautiful dance studio in the brand n ew ICIA Bath.\n\nClasses\, underscore\, open jam\, live local musicians\, social time and sharing.\n\nPlease join us for an exploration of this incr edible dance form.\n\nAll levels welcome.\n\n£80.00 Early bird (booking b efore 10th of May)\n£90.00 Full price (booking after 10th of May)\n\nBook here: \n\nhttp://contactdance2.apphb.com/bristol-national-jam-2015/Booki ngs/Create\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:ICIA\, Bath\, ICIA\, The Edge\, University of Bath\, Claverton Dow n\, Bath\, BA2 7AY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.3804415;-2.3306731000000127 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=ICIA\, The Edge\, Universit y of Bath\, Claverton Down\, Bath\, BA2 7AY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIU S=100;X-TITLE=ICIA\, Bath:geo:51.3804415,-2.3306731000000127 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1838@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150610T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150610T211500 DTSTAMP:20150608T204516Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-ongoing-2015-06 -10/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes (ongoing) - The Willow Studio - 10 Jun 15 19:1 5 DESCRIPTION:Back again for a 6 week series: From floor to flying\n\nTaught by Alistair Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will shar e the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer expl orations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills t o support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those ex perienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\n- : -\n Con tact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the bo dy moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contac t with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in th e moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, i t is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalities \nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from ne w ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n\nC ontact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@contactdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 12164 6 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 15/06/sasali1.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1755@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150614T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150614T203000 DTSTAMP:20150610T174758Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-5-2015-0 6-14/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 14 Jun 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nAn exploration of a Listening Touch and its impact on Weight Redistribution:\nThrough a 'mapping'\, 'listening'\, 'tracking' and 'sharing' of weight\, guided by breath and hands on touch\, we'll eng age in an exploration of personal Authentic movement qualities as a way in to shared dance dialogues in and out of contact\, in a process of intuitiv ely accessing and rearranging patterns and implicit directionalities store d within our skinespheres.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dan cers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confi dence. 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 l earned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-clos ed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so  sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please ema il info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/04/jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1839@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150617T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150617T211500 DTSTAMP:20150608T204516Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-ongoing-2015-06 -17/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes (ongoing) - The Willow Studio - 17 Jun 15 19:1 5 DESCRIPTION:Back again for a 6 week series: From floor to flying\n\nTaught by Alistair Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will shar e the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer expl orations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills t o support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those ex perienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\n- : -\n Con tact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the bo dy moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contac t with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in th e moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, i t is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalities \nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from ne w ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n\nC ontact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@contactdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 12164 6 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 15/06/sasali1.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1756@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150621T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150621T203000 DTSTAMP:20150617T170914Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-5-2015-0 6-21/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 21 Jun 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nThis class will be focussing on trying out some si mple techniques with an awareness on the movements of the spine through bo dywork\, solo practice and dancing together in duos and trios.\n\nThe Jam\ nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but spac e 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 explo re and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 adve rtised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice .\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams .\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/04/jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1840@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150624T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150624T211500 DTSTAMP:20150608T204516Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-ongoing-2015-06 -24/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes (ongoing) - The Willow Studio - 24 Jun 15 19:1 5 DESCRIPTION:Back again for a 6 week series: From floor to flying\n\nTaught by Alistair Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will shar e the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer expl orations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills t o support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those ex perienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\n- : -\n Con tact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the bo dy moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contac t with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in th e moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, i t is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalities \nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from ne w ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n\nC ontact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@contactdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 12164 6 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 15/06/sasali1.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1757@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150628T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150628T203000 DTSTAMP:20150625T210842Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-5-2015-0 6-28/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 28 Jun 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n\nOn Breathing: a warm up class exploring how our breath affects the way we move and designs our movement composition in spa ce.\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no tea cher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free t o dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an oppor tunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 n ormally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at m any of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.c o.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/04/jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1841@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150701T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150701T211500 DTSTAMP:20150608T204516Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-ongoing-2015-07 -01/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes (ongoing) - The Willow Studio - 1 Jul 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Back again for a 6 week series: From floor to flying\n\nTaught by Alistair Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will shar e the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer expl orations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills t o support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those ex perienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\n- : -\n Con tact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the bo dy moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contac t with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in th e moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, i t is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalities \nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from ne w ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n\nC ontact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@contactdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 12164 6 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 15/06/sasali1.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1758@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150705T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150705T220000 DTSTAMP:20150703T170839Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-5-2015-0 7-05/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 5 Jul 15 18:30 DESCRIPTION: \;\nPlease note there is no class 5 to 6:30 on this date. The jam will run as normal 6:30 to 8:30\nThe Jam\n\nA jam is an informal g athering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop s kills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techni ques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt so me jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (sil ent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfol d (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians  will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more informatio n\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teache rs.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/04/jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1842@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150708T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150708T211500 DTSTAMP:20150608T204516Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-ongoing-2015-07 -08/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes (ongoing) - The Willow Studio - 8 Jul 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Back again for a 6 week series: From floor to flying\n\nTaught by Alistair Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will shar e the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer expl orations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills t o support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those ex perienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\n- : -\n Con tact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the bo dy moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contac t with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in th e moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, i t is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalities \nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from ne w ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n\nC ontact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@contactdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 12164 6 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 15/06/sasali1.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1759@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150712T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150712T203000 DTSTAMP:20150709T215412Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-5-2015-0 7-12/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 12 Jul 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nIn this class we will be looking at some in and ou t of contact connections\, playing with proximity and distance into fallin g. We will also explore various tones of tension/relaxation to find easy w ays up and of the floor into continuous movement using the format of fun d uets and trios.\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/04/jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1843@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150715T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150715T211500 DTSTAMP:20150608T204516Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-ongoing-2015-07 -15/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes (ongoing) - The Willow Studio - 15 Jul 15 19:1 5 DESCRIPTION:Back again for a 6 week series: From floor to flying\n\nTaught by Alistair Edmunds &\; Saskia Chaplin\n\nAlistair and Saskia will shar e the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We aim to offer expl orations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to develop core skills t o support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those ex perienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the whole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in basis.\n- : -\n Con tact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the bo dy moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contac t with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in th e moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, i t is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\nPracticalities \nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from ne w ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n\nC ontact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@contactdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 12164 6 saskia@contactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 15/06/sasali1.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1760@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150719T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150719T203000 DTSTAMP:20150709T214326Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-5-2015-0 7-19/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 19 Jul 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/04/jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1761@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150726T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150726T203000 DTSTAMP:20150721T195219Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-5-2015-0 7-26/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 26 Jul 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/04/jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1859@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150913T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150913T203000 DTSTAMP:20150907T190923Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-6-2015-0 9-13/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 13 Sep 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1916@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150916T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150916T211500 DTSTAMP:20151015T185934Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-autumn-term-201 5-09-16/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes - Autumn Term - The Willow Studio - 16 Sep 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Back for the Autumn with something to warm your heart as the da ys draw in and the nights get colder. Let's celebrate this gathering and h arvesting season\; can we fall as a leaf from a tree\, or gather and sweep up majestically like wind blown foliage?\nContact Improvisation Classes\n Taught by Saskia Chaplin and Alistair Edmunds\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We will offer m ore in depth explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the wh ole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in bas is.\n\nFor our regulars we will be gathering and enriching some of the ski lls you know\, we will dig deeper and find the new within the familiar.\n\ nFor people new to the form this will be an ideal introduction\, as always \, with contact there are many levels\, in which to engage.\n\n- : -\n\nCo ntact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the b ody moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in conta ct with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in t he moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\n\nPracticalit ies\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n \nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost: £10/£8 conc. (discount for booking all 14 clas ses £100 or 7 in a row for £52)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor mor e information and updates go to www.contactdance.co.uk or join the Faceboo k event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Saskia-pic2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1860@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150920T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150920T203000 DTSTAMP:20150907T191051Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-6-2015-0 9-20/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 20 Sep 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1917@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150923T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150923T211500 DTSTAMP:20151015T185934Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-autumn-term-201 5-09-23/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes - Autumn Term - The Willow Studio - 23 Sep 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Back for the Autumn with something to warm your heart as the da ys draw in and the nights get colder. Let's celebrate this gathering and h arvesting season\; can we fall as a leaf from a tree\, or gather and sweep up majestically like wind blown foliage?\nContact Improvisation Classes\n Taught by Saskia Chaplin and Alistair Edmunds\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We will offer m ore in depth explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the wh ole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in bas is.\n\nFor our regulars we will be gathering and enriching some of the ski lls you know\, we will dig deeper and find the new within the familiar.\n\ nFor people new to the form this will be an ideal introduction\, as always \, with contact there are many levels\, in which to engage.\n\n- : -\n\nCo ntact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the b ody moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in conta ct with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in t he moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\n\nPracticalit ies\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n \nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost: £10/£8 conc. (discount for booking all 14 clas ses £100 or 7 in a row for £52)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor mor e information and updates go to www.contactdance.co.uk or join the Faceboo k event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Saskia-pic2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1861@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150927T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150927T203000 DTSTAMP:20150924T221514Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-6-2015-0 9-27/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 27 Sep 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nContinuing this trio of classes all themed around Fascia.\n\nThis class will explore the strength and support aspects of fas cia through its tensile structure.\n\nFascia holds the possibility of acti ve support through its contracting and expanding qualities.\n\nThe idea be ing that by really getting in touch with this structural component of our anatomy we can explore how to lift from a place flexible support.\n\n‘Du e to its strong tensile nature\, fascia can mechanically transfer pulling forces throughout the body. Indeed\, much of the stability of the body is provided by fascia via what is known as the tensegrity model: tensegrity r efers to the tensile (pulling) forces that hold structures in their approp riate postures’ (from an article called: Body Mechanics by Joseph E. Mus colino).\n\nBy reviewing briefly the flow\, bounce and connective aspects of our fascia we may also make ourselves more able to be lifted by flowing and bouncing in and of the ground.\n\nBut let’s see how far we get.\n\n \nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\ , but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dan ce\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunit y to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by N ancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normal ly be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want adva nce notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many o f the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1918@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150930T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150930T211500 DTSTAMP:20151015T185934Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-autumn-term-201 5-09-30/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes - Autumn Term - The Willow Studio - 30 Sep 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Back for the Autumn with something to warm your heart as the da ys draw in and the nights get colder. Let's celebrate this gathering and h arvesting season\; can we fall as a leaf from a tree\, or gather and sweep up majestically like wind blown foliage?\nContact Improvisation Classes\n Taught by Saskia Chaplin and Alistair Edmunds\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We will offer m ore in depth explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the wh ole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in bas is.\n\nFor our regulars we will be gathering and enriching some of the ski lls you know\, we will dig deeper and find the new within the familiar.\n\ nFor people new to the form this will be an ideal introduction\, as always \, with contact there are many levels\, in which to engage.\n\n- : -\n\nCo ntact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the b ody moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in conta ct with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in t he moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\n\nPracticalit ies\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n \nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost: £10/£8 conc. (discount for booking all 14 clas ses £100 or 7 in a row for £52)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor mor e information and updates go to www.contactdance.co.uk or join the Faceboo k event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Saskia-pic2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1862@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151004T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151004T203000 DTSTAMP:20151001T200845Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-6-2015-1 0-04/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 4 Oct 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nBreathing space\nAn exploration of how our way of breathing affects our weight distribution\, our way of dancing and perceiv ing the relationship to our own body\, the one of others and the surroundi ng space.\n\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilit ate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (dev eloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if yo u want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancin g at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactd ance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1919@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151007T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151007T211500 DTSTAMP:20151015T185934Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-autumn-term-201 5-10-07/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes - Autumn Term - The Willow Studio - 7 Oct 15 1 9:15 DESCRIPTION:Back for the Autumn with something to warm your heart as the da ys draw in and the nights get colder. Let's celebrate this gathering and h arvesting season\; can we fall as a leaf from a tree\, or gather and sweep up majestically like wind blown foliage?\nContact Improvisation Classes\n Taught by Saskia Chaplin and Alistair Edmunds\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We will offer m ore in depth explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the wh ole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in bas is.\n\nFor our regulars we will be gathering and enriching some of the ski lls you know\, we will dig deeper and find the new within the familiar.\n\ nFor people new to the form this will be an ideal introduction\, as always \, with contact there are many levels\, in which to engage.\n\n- : -\n\nCo ntact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the b ody moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in conta ct with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in t he moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\n\nPracticalit ies\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n \nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost: £10/£8 conc. (discount for booking all 14 clas ses £100 or 7 in a row for £52)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor mor e information and updates go to www.contactdance.co.uk or join the Faceboo k event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Saskia-pic2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1863@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151011T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151011T203000 DTSTAMP:20151006T200418Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-6-2015-1 0-11/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 11 Oct 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nClass Description\nBreathing space\nAn exploration of how our way of breathing affects our weight distribution\, our way of dancing and perceiving the relationship to our own body\, the one of other s and the surrounding space.\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and c onfidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you ha ve learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a t eacher 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.\n\n Live musicians will improv ise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1920@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151014T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151014T211500 DTSTAMP:20151015T185934Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-autumn-term-201 5-10-14/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes - Autumn Term - The Willow Studio - 14 Oct 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Back for the Autumn with something to warm your heart as the da ys draw in and the nights get colder. Let's celebrate this gathering and h arvesting season\; can we fall as a leaf from a tree\, or gather and sweep up majestically like wind blown foliage?\nContact Improvisation Classes\n Taught by Saskia Chaplin and Alistair Edmunds\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We will offer m ore in depth explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the wh ole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in bas is.\n\nFor our regulars we will be gathering and enriching some of the ski lls you know\, we will dig deeper and find the new within the familiar.\n\ nFor people new to the form this will be an ideal introduction\, as always \, with contact there are many levels\, in which to engage.\n\n- : -\n\nCo ntact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the b ody moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in conta ct with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in t he moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\n\nPracticalit ies\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n \nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost: £10/£8 conc. (discount for booking all 14 clas ses £100 or 7 in a row for £52)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor mor e information and updates go to www.contactdance.co.uk or join the Faceboo k event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Saskia-pic2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1864@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151018T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151018T203000 DTSTAMP:20151001T133649Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-6-2015-1 0-18/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 18 Oct 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1921@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151021T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151021T211500 DTSTAMP:20151015T185934Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-autumn-term-201 5-10-21/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes - Autumn Term - The Willow Studio - 21 Oct 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Back for the Autumn with something to warm your heart as the da ys draw in and the nights get colder. Let's celebrate this gathering and h arvesting season\; can we fall as a leaf from a tree\, or gather and sweep up majestically like wind blown foliage?\nContact Improvisation Classes\n Taught by Saskia Chaplin and Alistair Edmunds\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We will offer m ore in depth explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the wh ole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in bas is.\n\nFor our regulars we will be gathering and enriching some of the ski lls you know\, we will dig deeper and find the new within the familiar.\n\ nFor people new to the form this will be an ideal introduction\, as always \, with contact there are many levels\, in which to engage.\n\n- : -\n\nCo ntact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the b ody moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in conta ct with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in t he moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\n\nPracticalit ies\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n \nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost: £10/£8 conc. (discount for booking all 14 clas ses £100 or 7 in a row for £52)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor mor e information and updates go to www.contactdance.co.uk or join the Faceboo k event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Saskia-pic2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1865@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151025T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151025T203000 DTSTAMP:20151021T112822Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-6-2015-1 0-25/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 25 Oct 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n\n\n\n\nLow\nLevel\nDynamic.\n\n\nWe'll stay low-t o-the-ground\, sitting or kneeling on all fours being the highest we'll co me... Often when we're low to the floor\, we melt and cuddle\, squash and squeeze\; all lovely and delightful. Yet\, there are also waýs to move do wn low that may be thrilling\, freeing and wild... we'll practice and play with various ways to move that could open up new possibilities\, pathways and pleasures in your CI...\n\n5.00pm -6.30pm at DMAC\, Hamilton House. C lass £6 or stay for the jam as well 6.30pm to 8.30pm for £9.\n\nAsher Le vin\, born and raised in Bristol\, lives in Berlin and the countryside of the Uckermark. He teaches regular CI classes in Berlin\, at K77 Studio and Tanzfabrik\; he teaches at various festivals\, generally preferring weeke nd events\, as long festivals may be a bit overwhelming. He can be found t his year in Bremen Christmas and New year Jam festivals. Bremen is a very sweet cosy town and the festivals are great. Last year he performed in a h istory of CI with Company Degadezo in Strasbourg University\, which was in spiring and interesting. Mmmm\, what else? Rich CI for me is about play\, about beauty\, beauty of moving from the bodymind\, about being willing ti me and time again to not know what I'm doing\, about instantly forgiving m yself and enjoying making a mistake or being clumsy or ugly or undefinable \, about discovering and showing what I am\, what I'm not\, how I react or not... it's about having a frame\, a space to meet\, move and be together in as free a way as a frame or space allows....Hmmm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is n o teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are f ree 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilita te a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (deve loped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this w ill normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1922@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151028T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151028T211500 DTSTAMP:20151015T185934Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-autumn-term-201 5-10-28/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes - Autumn Term - The Willow Studio - 28 Oct 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Back for the Autumn with something to warm your heart as the da ys draw in and the nights get colder. Let's celebrate this gathering and h arvesting season\; can we fall as a leaf from a tree\, or gather and sweep up majestically like wind blown foliage?\nContact Improvisation Classes\n Taught by Saskia Chaplin and Alistair Edmunds\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We will offer m ore in depth explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the wh ole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in bas is.\n\nFor our regulars we will be gathering and enriching some of the ski lls you know\, we will dig deeper and find the new within the familiar.\n\ nFor people new to the form this will be an ideal introduction\, as always \, with contact there are many levels\, in which to engage.\n\n- : -\n\nCo ntact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the b ody moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in conta ct with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in t he moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\n\nPracticalit ies\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n \nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost: £10/£8 conc. (discount for booking all 14 clas ses £100 or 7 in a row for £52)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor mor e information and updates go to www.contactdance.co.uk or join the Faceboo k event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Saskia-pic2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1866@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151101T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151101T203000 DTSTAMP:20151027T225411Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-6-2015-1 1-01/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: The Moving Underscore - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton Hou se - 1 Nov 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION:Really want to get confident with how to Jam?\nThis will give y ou everything you need to know.\nThe how\, the what\, the where you are in the dance space at any given moment.\nThe underscore is a practice based around the observations made a\nnd notated by Nancy Stark Smith\, (one of the pioneers of Contact Improvisation Dance).\nNancy has over time observe d the ingredients that go in to a Jam.\nWhilst there are some staple ingre dients that a CI Jam will always need\, other ingredients are optional\, c onsequently CI Jams will always be experimental\, and unknown depending on what gets put in the pot (dance space).\nOk so enough with the Jam analog y perhaps.\nAgnieszka and I will lead you through the Jam space in an aliv e and moving way. There will not be a long talk through the ingredients\, rather we will take you through them in movement.\nTHINGS YOU NEED TO BE A WARE OF!\n• We are TAKING OVER THE WHOLE CLASS AND JAM SPACE.\n• You n eed to arrive on time (especially if you have never done the underscore be fore)\n• Once the Jam starts we are happy for experienced Underscore jam mers to join\, but can cannot guarantee any one will be available to answe r the door\n• If you really know you want to come and can’t get there on time contact us in advance of Sunday\, we may be able to sort something out.\n• Bring fruit\, juice or other goodies to share for the thanks gi ving at the end.\nABSOLUTLY NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED AND WE AIM TO MAKE THIS EVENT AS ACCESSABLE AS POSSIBLE\, IF YOU HAVE ANY ENQUIRY’S PLEASE DO M ESSAGE US.\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1644301125823592/\n\ninfo@co ntactdance.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1923@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151104T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151104T211500 DTSTAMP:20151015T185934Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-autumn-term-201 5-11-04/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes - Autumn Term - The Willow Studio - 4 Nov 15 1 9:15 DESCRIPTION:Back for the Autumn with something to warm your heart as the da ys draw in and the nights get colder. Let's celebrate this gathering and h arvesting season\; can we fall as a leaf from a tree\, or gather and sweep up majestically like wind blown foliage?\nContact Improvisation Classes\n Taught by Saskia Chaplin and Alistair Edmunds\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We will offer m ore in depth explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the wh ole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in bas is.\n\nFor our regulars we will be gathering and enriching some of the ski lls you know\, we will dig deeper and find the new within the familiar.\n\ nFor people new to the form this will be an ideal introduction\, as always \, with contact there are many levels\, in which to engage.\n\n- : -\n\nCo ntact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the b ody moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in conta ct with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in t he moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\n\nPracticalit ies\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n \nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost: £10/£8 conc. (discount for booking all 14 clas ses £100 or 7 in a row for £52)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor mor e information and updates go to www.contactdance.co.uk or join the Faceboo k event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Saskia-pic2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1867@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151108T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151108T203000 DTSTAMP:20151107T162738Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-6-2015-1 1-08/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 8 Nov 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nBryn Thomas recently graduated from the Northern S chool of Contemporary Dance with an MA in dance performance\, he previousl y trained at London Contemporary Dance School working on contact improvisa tion with teachers including Rick Nodine and Charlie Morrissey.\n\n\n\n&nb sp\;\n\nThe class will look into the conversation of weight that occurs wh en two individuals move together and the functional structure of our bodie s meeting the demands of another.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills an d confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wis h. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 ey es-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will imp rovise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, plea se email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1924@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151111T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151111T211500 DTSTAMP:20151015T185934Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-autumn-term-201 5-11-11/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes - Autumn Term - The Willow Studio - 11 Nov 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Back for the Autumn with something to warm your heart as the da ys draw in and the nights get colder. Let's celebrate this gathering and h arvesting season\; can we fall as a leaf from a tree\, or gather and sweep up majestically like wind blown foliage?\nContact Improvisation Classes\n Taught by Saskia Chaplin and Alistair Edmunds\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We will offer m ore in depth explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the wh ole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in bas is.\n\nFor our regulars we will be gathering and enriching some of the ski lls you know\, we will dig deeper and find the new within the familiar.\n\ nFor people new to the form this will be an ideal introduction\, as always \, with contact there are many levels\, in which to engage.\n\n- : -\n\nCo ntact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the b ody moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in conta ct with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in t he moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\n\nPracticalit ies\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n \nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost: £10/£8 conc. (discount for booking all 14 clas ses £100 or 7 in a row for £52)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor mor e information and updates go to www.contactdance.co.uk or join the Faceboo k event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Saskia-pic2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1868@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151115T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151115T203000 DTSTAMP:20151112T220616Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-6-2015-1 1-15/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 15 Nov 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nThis week's class will focus on serious playing. W e will look at giving receiving in a light\, impulsive manner. Expect fun and games!\n\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You a re 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will faci litate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore ( developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, th is will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dan cing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@conta ctdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1925@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151118T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151118T211500 DTSTAMP:20151015T185934Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-autumn-term-201 5-11-18/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes - Autumn Term - The Willow Studio - 18 Nov 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Back for the Autumn with something to warm your heart as the da ys draw in and the nights get colder. Let's celebrate this gathering and h arvesting season\; can we fall as a leaf from a tree\, or gather and sweep up majestically like wind blown foliage?\nContact Improvisation Classes\n Taught by Saskia Chaplin and Alistair Edmunds\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We will offer m ore in depth explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the wh ole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in bas is.\n\nFor our regulars we will be gathering and enriching some of the ski lls you know\, we will dig deeper and find the new within the familiar.\n\ nFor people new to the form this will be an ideal introduction\, as always \, with contact there are many levels\, in which to engage.\n\n- : -\n\nCo ntact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the b ody moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in conta ct with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in t he moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\n\nPracticalit ies\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n \nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost: £10/£8 conc. (discount for booking all 14 clas ses £100 or 7 in a row for £52)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor mor e information and updates go to www.contactdance.co.uk or join the Faceboo k event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Saskia-pic2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1869@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151122T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151122T203000 DTSTAMP:20151119T234042Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-6-2015-1 1-22/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 22 Nov 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nWe will be exploring dynamics of individual and gr oup work as well as our readiness to give and receive contact\, grades of intensity of this experience while changing pace.\nIt’s very tempting to get into the pattern of dancing in pairs while improvising. I believe tha t there is plenty to discover while consciously synchronizing breath and m ovement with the whole group of people.\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal g athering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop s kills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techni ques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt so me jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (sil ent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfol d (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians  will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more informatio n\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teache rs.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1926@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151125T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151125T211500 DTSTAMP:20151015T185934Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-autumn-term-201 5-11-25/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes - Autumn Term - The Willow Studio - 25 Nov 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Back for the Autumn with something to warm your heart as the da ys draw in and the nights get colder. Let's celebrate this gathering and h arvesting season\; can we fall as a leaf from a tree\, or gather and sweep up majestically like wind blown foliage?\nContact Improvisation Classes\n Taught by Saskia Chaplin and Alistair Edmunds\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We will offer m ore in depth explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the wh ole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in bas is.\n\nFor our regulars we will be gathering and enriching some of the ski lls you know\, we will dig deeper and find the new within the familiar.\n\ nFor people new to the form this will be an ideal introduction\, as always \, with contact there are many levels\, in which to engage.\n\n- : -\n\nCo ntact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the b ody moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in conta ct with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in t he moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\n\nPracticalit ies\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n \nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost: £10/£8 conc. (discount for booking all 14 clas ses £100 or 7 in a row for £52)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor mor e information and updates go to www.contactdance.co.uk or join the Faceboo k event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Saskia-pic2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1870@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151129T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151129T203000 DTSTAMP:20151119T233443Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-6-2015-1 1-29/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 29 Nov 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION:We are excited to bring to you teachings of Sebastian Flegiel. After probing what skills are most desired in our practicing CI here in Br istol myself (Agnieszka) and Sebastian have come up with this class descri ption:\n Responding to popular interest\, I'd like to work on aikido mate rial in CI. Whilst cracking that\, we will work on using spirals in moveme nt and how spirals lead to partnering and lifting. During all that work I will speak about methodology of teaching this material and how brake the i deas to step it up in terms of advancement in movement.\n\nSebastain Flegi el is a contact improvisation dancer and teacher with a broad experience o f various movement disciplines from contemporary dance through acrobatics\ , gymnastics\, juggling to action theatre and physical theatre. Based in P oland (Lodz) and England (Brighton)\, he regulary teaches in his home coun try as well as abroad\, is co funder of contactimprovisation.eu website a nd recently co created and run series of successfull and inspiring "Peacef ul Dynamics" workshop (together with Maga Radlowska).\nSebastian is dancin g CI\, on daily basis\, from 2001\, and started to teach in 2007. Being a philosopher and engineer\, he understands movement from both artistic and construction point of view. He is interested in broadening awareness in mo vement\, through conscious attention as well as understanding of physics o f bodies in motion.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1927@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151202T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151202T211500 DTSTAMP:20151015T185934Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-autumn-term-201 5-12-02/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes - Autumn Term - The Willow Studio - 2 Dec 15 1 9:15 DESCRIPTION:Back for the Autumn with something to warm your heart as the da ys draw in and the nights get colder. Let's celebrate this gathering and h arvesting season\; can we fall as a leaf from a tree\, or gather and sweep up majestically like wind blown foliage?\nContact Improvisation Classes\n Taught by Saskia Chaplin and Alistair Edmunds\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We will offer m ore in depth explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the wh ole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in bas is.\n\nFor our regulars we will be gathering and enriching some of the ski lls you know\, we will dig deeper and find the new within the familiar.\n\ nFor people new to the form this will be an ideal introduction\, as always \, with contact there are many levels\, in which to engage.\n\n- : -\n\nCo ntact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the b ody moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in conta ct with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in t he moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\n\nPracticalit ies\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n \nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost: £10/£8 conc. (discount for booking all 14 clas ses £100 or 7 in a row for £52)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor mor e information and updates go to www.contactdance.co.uk or join the Faceboo k event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Saskia-pic2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1871@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151206T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151206T203000 DTSTAMP:20151204T233512Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-6-2015-1 2-06/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 6 Dec 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n \;\n\nLeaving the floor\n\nThis week’s warm up class will focus on getting airborne. We will work on some techniques for supporting and being supported\, as well as looking at having clear co mmunication with your partner so moments of possible flight don’t go beg ging!\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no tea cher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free t o dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an oppor tunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 n ormally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at m any of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.c o.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1928@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151209T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151209T211500 DTSTAMP:20151015T185934Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-autumn-term-201 5-12-09/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes - Autumn Term - The Willow Studio - 9 Dec 15 1 9:15 DESCRIPTION:Back for the Autumn with something to warm your heart as the da ys draw in and the nights get colder. Let's celebrate this gathering and h arvesting season\; can we fall as a leaf from a tree\, or gather and sweep up majestically like wind blown foliage?\nContact Improvisation Classes\n Taught by Saskia Chaplin and Alistair Edmunds\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We will offer m ore in depth explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the wh ole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in bas is.\n\nFor our regulars we will be gathering and enriching some of the ski lls you know\, we will dig deeper and find the new within the familiar.\n\ nFor people new to the form this will be an ideal introduction\, as always \, with contact there are many levels\, in which to engage.\n\n- : -\n\nCo ntact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the b ody moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in conta ct with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in t he moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\n\nPracticalit ies\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n \nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost: £10/£8 conc. (discount for booking all 14 clas ses £100 or 7 in a row for £52)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor mor e information and updates go to www.contactdance.co.uk or join the Faceboo k event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Saskia-pic2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1872@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151213T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151213T203000 DTSTAMP:20151209T132312Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-6-2015-1 2-13/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 13 Dec 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nSomething Simple: Slipping and Sliding\, Rolling\, Falling and Gliding\n\nThis class will be a playful exploration into ways we can move in and around each\, in and out of the floor.\n\nSuitable for all who like to move.\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancer s. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confiden ce. 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 lear ned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Und erscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so si gn-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise wit h the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email i nfo@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1929@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151216T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151216T211500 DTSTAMP:20151015T185934Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-classes-autumn-term-201 5-12-16/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Classes - Autumn Term - The Willow Studio - 16 Dec 15 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Back for the Autumn with something to warm your heart as the da ys draw in and the nights get colder. Let's celebrate this gathering and h arvesting season\; can we fall as a leaf from a tree\, or gather and sweep up majestically like wind blown foliage?\nContact Improvisation Classes\n Taught by Saskia Chaplin and Alistair Edmunds\n\nAlistair and Saskia will share the teaching of this course\, alternating sessions. We will offer m ore in depth explorations of the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginners as well as those experienced in the form. You are welcome to join for the wh ole course\, for which there is a discount\, or to attend on a drop in bas is.\n\nFor our regulars we will be gathering and enriching some of the ski lls you know\, we will dig deeper and find the new within the familiar.\n\ nFor people new to the form this will be an ideal introduction\, as always \, with contact there are many levels\, in which to engage.\n\n- : -\n\nCo ntact Improvisation (CI) is based on the physical exploration of how the b ody moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in conta ct with each other can move together\, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in t he moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.\n- : -\n\nPracticalit ies\nBring yourself as you are\, loose comfortable clothing\, kneepads if you have them\, a curiosity to explore and an openness to be inspired from new ways in. It also helps to have a notebook to support your learning.\n \nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nCost: £10/£8 conc. (discount for booking all 14 clas ses £100 or 7 in a row for £52)\nContact: Ali 07805 762998 alistair@cont actdance.co.uk or Saskia 07904 121646 saskia@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor mor e information and updates go to www.contactdance.co.uk or join the Faceboo k event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Saskia-pic2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1873@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151220T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20151220T203000 DTSTAMP:20151216T121312Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-6-2015-1 2-20/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 20 Dec 15 17:00 DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n \;\n\nParty night!\nTonight is Bristol CI's Sol stice party night\, featuring warm up games from K'Lo Harris and Holly Tho mas 5pm to 6pm followed by jamming from 6pm to 8:30\, with music to groove \, roll\, slide and fly to from the incomparable DJ Kevin Hughes. Special price £7 for the whole evening. Please bring snacks to share dress in som ething sparkly!\nThe Jam\nA 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 provide s an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, an d to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will fac ilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, t his will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up i f you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the da ncing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@cont actdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/12/fundamentals.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1954@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160110T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160110T203000 DTSTAMP:20160105T171124Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-7-2016-0 1-10/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 10 Jan 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-199.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1988@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160113T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160113T211500 DTSTAMP:20160201T085716Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-201 6-01-13/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 13 Jan 16 19 :15 DESCRIPTION:\n\n10 weeks of Contact Improvisation Fundamentals\n\nWith Jamu s Wood and Lee Bolton\nStarts January 13th 2016\n\nThis 10 week Course is an invitation to explore the roots and core exercises of contact improvisa tion. It will be a course devoted to bringing a sense of practice to our d ancing. We will return again and again to a set of core movement inquiries and over time allow these core movements or dancing puzzles to release th ere potential into our bodies. Each week there will be some of the same an d something new to dance with.\n\nWe will work hard and play well. As such the last 30 minutes of each class will be devoted to dancing\, digesting and playful physics where we will let the teaching and exercises go and da nce together.\n\nPart 1: Finding Ground\nJanuary 13: Finding a relationshi p to Gravity\nJanuary 20: Dancing From Our Mid Line.\nJanuary 27: Finding Breath or Taking Away What Binds Us\nFebruary 3: Connections - From Center Into Space\nFebruary 10: Rolling\, Sliding and Pivoting: Dancing in Conta ct.\n\nPart 2: Letting Go Into Confidence\nFebruary 24: Falling: Gaining C onfidence\nMarch 2: Traveling: small lifts\nMarch 9: Flying: Leaving The F loor\nMarch 16: Conversations Of Space &\; Form\nMarch 23: Mixing it Up .\n\nCost: £10 or £8 concessions or a block of 5 consecutive classes £4 0 or £30 concessions.\n\nWednesdays 7.15 - 9.15pm\n\nVenue: The Willow St udio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US. Ac cess the studio by walking around to the back of the building from the mai n car park.\n\nContact: Jamus 07908582791\, email: embodiedpresence@gmai l.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet4-e1454317007654.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1955@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160117T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160117T203000 DTSTAMP:20151231T160753Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-7-2016-0 1-17/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 17 Jan 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-199.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1989@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160120T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160120T211500 DTSTAMP:20160201T085716Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-201 6-01-20/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 20 Jan 16 19 :15 DESCRIPTION:\n\n10 weeks of Contact Improvisation Fundamentals\n\nWith Jamu s Wood and Lee Bolton\nStarts January 13th 2016\n\nThis 10 week Course is an invitation to explore the roots and core exercises of contact improvisa tion. It will be a course devoted to bringing a sense of practice to our d ancing. We will return again and again to a set of core movement inquiries and over time allow these core movements or dancing puzzles to release th ere potential into our bodies. Each week there will be some of the same an d something new to dance with.\n\nWe will work hard and play well. As such the last 30 minutes of each class will be devoted to dancing\, digesting and playful physics where we will let the teaching and exercises go and da nce together.\n\nPart 1: Finding Ground\nJanuary 13: Finding a relationshi p to Gravity\nJanuary 20: Dancing From Our Mid Line.\nJanuary 27: Finding Breath or Taking Away What Binds Us\nFebruary 3: Connections - From Center Into Space\nFebruary 10: Rolling\, Sliding and Pivoting: Dancing in Conta ct.\n\nPart 2: Letting Go Into Confidence\nFebruary 24: Falling: Gaining C onfidence\nMarch 2: Traveling: small lifts\nMarch 9: Flying: Leaving The F loor\nMarch 16: Conversations Of Space &\; Form\nMarch 23: Mixing it Up .\n\nCost: £10 or £8 concessions or a block of 5 consecutive classes £4 0 or £30 concessions.\n\nWednesdays 7.15 - 9.15pm\n\nVenue: The Willow St udio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US. Ac cess the studio by walking around to the back of the building from the mai n car park.\n\nContact: Jamus 07908582791\, email: embodiedpresence@gmai l.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet4-e1454317007654.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1956@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160124T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160124T203000 DTSTAMP:20151231T161026Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-7-2016-0 1-24/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 24 Jan 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-199.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1990@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160127T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160127T211500 DTSTAMP:20160201T085716Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-201 6-01-27/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 27 Jan 16 19 :15 DESCRIPTION:\n\n10 weeks of Contact Improvisation Fundamentals\n\nWith Jamu s Wood and Lee Bolton\nStarts January 13th 2016\n\nThis 10 week Course is an invitation to explore the roots and core exercises of contact improvisa tion. It will be a course devoted to bringing a sense of practice to our d ancing. We will return again and again to a set of core movement inquiries and over time allow these core movements or dancing puzzles to release th ere potential into our bodies. Each week there will be some of the same an d something new to dance with.\n\nWe will work hard and play well. As such the last 30 minutes of each class will be devoted to dancing\, digesting and playful physics where we will let the teaching and exercises go and da nce together.\n\nPart 1: Finding Ground\nJanuary 13: Finding a relationshi p to Gravity\nJanuary 20: Dancing From Our Mid Line.\nJanuary 27: Finding Breath or Taking Away What Binds Us\nFebruary 3: Connections - From Center Into Space\nFebruary 10: Rolling\, Sliding and Pivoting: Dancing in Conta ct.\n\nPart 2: Letting Go Into Confidence\nFebruary 24: Falling: Gaining C onfidence\nMarch 2: Traveling: small lifts\nMarch 9: Flying: Leaving The F loor\nMarch 16: Conversations Of Space &\; Form\nMarch 23: Mixing it Up .\n\nCost: £10 or £8 concessions or a block of 5 consecutive classes £4 0 or £30 concessions.\n\nWednesdays 7.15 - 9.15pm\n\nVenue: The Willow St udio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US. Ac cess the studio by walking around to the back of the building from the mai n car park.\n\nContact: Jamus 07908582791\, email: embodiedpresence@gmai l.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet4-e1454317007654.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1957@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160131T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160131T203000 DTSTAMP:20160128T185325Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-7-2016-0 1-31/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 31 Jan 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n\nShake &\; Bounce: exploring our inner bounce and elasticity. This class will offer ways in to real-ise the potential\, energy and softness of our body's innate resilient elastic form\; as we ro ll\, meet\, interrupt\, and safely collide with our partners and the floor .\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher \, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to da nce\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportuni ty to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a scor e to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will norma lly be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want adv ance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-199.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1991@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160203T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160203T211500 DTSTAMP:20160201T085716Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-201 6-02-03/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 3 Feb 16 19: 15 DESCRIPTION:\n\n10 weeks of Contact Improvisation Fundamentals\n\nWith Jamu s Wood and Lee Bolton\nStarts January 13th 2016\n\nThis 10 week Course is an invitation to explore the roots and core exercises of contact improvisa tion. It will be a course devoted to bringing a sense of practice to our d ancing. We will return again and again to a set of core movement inquiries and over time allow these core movements or dancing puzzles to release th ere potential into our bodies. Each week there will be some of the same an d something new to dance with.\n\nWe will work hard and play well. As such the last 30 minutes of each class will be devoted to dancing\, digesting and playful physics where we will let the teaching and exercises go and da nce together.\n\nPart 1: Finding Ground\nJanuary 13: Finding a relationshi p to Gravity\nJanuary 20: Dancing From Our Mid Line.\nJanuary 27: Finding Breath or Taking Away What Binds Us\nFebruary 3: Connections - From Center Into Space\nFebruary 10: Rolling\, Sliding and Pivoting: Dancing in Conta ct.\n\nPart 2: Letting Go Into Confidence\nFebruary 24: Falling: Gaining C onfidence\nMarch 2: Traveling: small lifts\nMarch 9: Flying: Leaving The F loor\nMarch 16: Conversations Of Space &\; Form\nMarch 23: Mixing it Up .\n\nCost: £10 or £8 concessions or a block of 5 consecutive classes £4 0 or £30 concessions.\n\nWednesdays 7.15 - 9.15pm\n\nVenue: The Willow St udio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US. Ac cess the studio by walking around to the back of the building from the mai n car park.\n\nContact: Jamus 07908582791\, email: embodiedpresence@gmai l.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet4-e1454317007654.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1958@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160207T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160207T203000 DTSTAMP:20160131T012105Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-7-2016-0 2-07/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 7 Feb 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nLinzy Nakorn is teaching. Have a look at her websi te here.\n\nhttps://nananakornmoving.wordpress.com/\nHello!\n\nCome join m e for an evening of exploring contact dance through breath!\n\nWe will pla y with how breath can affect our touch\, speed and agility when moving thr ough space together whilst also focusing on how breath can help us to soft en into the body allowing us to be kind to our joints and muscles.\n\nThis will be a short class\, the space will be available from 5 o'clock so ple ase be warm and ready to move at 5:30!\nSee you there!\nLinzy\nx\n\nAbout Linzy\n\nLinzy Na Nakorn is a free-lance dance artist newly re-located to Bristol. She is a co-facilitator and performer for multi-sensory performan ce company Bittersuite as well as a maker of her own work. Linzy likes to explore what it means to be human with the central focus of her work looki ng to engage with current social\, cultural and archetectual environments. \n\nShe has shown work across the UK and Italy and has taught classes in c ontemporary technique\, contact\, choreography and improvisation\, to danc ers\, adults and chidren a like.\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gatherin g of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills a nd confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wi sh. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques yo u have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) ja m\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or e yes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will im provise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, ple ase email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-199.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1992@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160210T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160210T211500 DTSTAMP:20160201T085716Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-201 6-02-10/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 10 Feb 16 19 :15 DESCRIPTION:\n\n10 weeks of Contact Improvisation Fundamentals\n\nWith Jamu s Wood and Lee Bolton\nStarts January 13th 2016\n\nThis 10 week Course is an invitation to explore the roots and core exercises of contact improvisa tion. It will be a course devoted to bringing a sense of practice to our d ancing. We will return again and again to a set of core movement inquiries and over time allow these core movements or dancing puzzles to release th ere potential into our bodies. Each week there will be some of the same an d something new to dance with.\n\nWe will work hard and play well. As such the last 30 minutes of each class will be devoted to dancing\, digesting and playful physics where we will let the teaching and exercises go and da nce together.\n\nPart 1: Finding Ground\nJanuary 13: Finding a relationshi p to Gravity\nJanuary 20: Dancing From Our Mid Line.\nJanuary 27: Finding Breath or Taking Away What Binds Us\nFebruary 3: Connections - From Center Into Space\nFebruary 10: Rolling\, Sliding and Pivoting: Dancing in Conta ct.\n\nPart 2: Letting Go Into Confidence\nFebruary 24: Falling: Gaining C onfidence\nMarch 2: Traveling: small lifts\nMarch 9: Flying: Leaving The F loor\nMarch 16: Conversations Of Space &\; Form\nMarch 23: Mixing it Up .\n\nCost: £10 or £8 concessions or a block of 5 consecutive classes £4 0 or £30 concessions.\n\nWednesdays 7.15 - 9.15pm\n\nVenue: The Willow St udio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US. Ac cess the studio by walking around to the back of the building from the mai n car park.\n\nContact: Jamus 07908582791\, email: embodiedpresence@gmai l.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet4-e1454317007654.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1959@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160214T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160214T203000 DTSTAMP:20160208T220122Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-7-2016-0 2-14/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 14 Feb 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n \;\n\nLittle Lows\, Little Highs.\n\nPart wor k shop\, part lab this session will focus on key tools that help us be lif ted and if time help us be confident with lifting.\n\nI will lead a warm b ased around giving the body the patterns it needs\, that help facilitate ‘flying’.\n\nExploring key ingredients like\, momentum\, gravity\, int ention\, continuous motion\, extension and gaze.\n\nBeing confident with l ifting is all about catching the moment of up\, not about how strong you a re or how big they are.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancer s. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confiden ce. 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 lear ned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Und erscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so si gn-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise wit h the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email i nfo@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-199.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1960@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160221T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160221T203000 DTSTAMP:20160217T073642Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-7-2016-0 2-21/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 21 Feb 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION:Beginner friendly pre-jam warmup class 5-7pm (please note this is an extra long class) followed by the jam 7-8.30pm. 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.\n\nFor more inf ormation feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdan ce.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\ , please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\nPlease note: E xtra long class flowing straight into Open Jam from 7pm\n\nA sea of people all moving in and around each other\nSometimes apart\, sometimes together .\nColliding Kinesphere’s\nRolling\, tumbling\, flying\nStanding\, snooz ing\, breathing\, laughing or maybe even crying.\nWhat the hell is going o n?\nBang goes the idiot button.\n\nBased on the observations of Nancy Star k Smith\, we will guide you in movement through the Underscore. Giving ins ight to the dynamics of any CI Jam you may encounter\, but also now a prac tice in its own right that brings focus to the dance.\n\nFacilitated By Ag nieszka Grenckowska and K’lo Harris.\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal ga thering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop sk ills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniq ues you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt som e jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (sile nt) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular m ailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians w ill improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information \, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teacher s.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-199.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1994@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160224T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160224T211500 DTSTAMP:20160201T085716Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-201 6-02-24/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 24 Feb 16 19 :15 DESCRIPTION:\n\n10 weeks of Contact Improvisation Fundamentals\n\nWith Jamu s Wood and Lee Bolton\nStarts January 13th 2016\n\nThis 10 week Course is an invitation to explore the roots and core exercises of contact improvisa tion. It will be a course devoted to bringing a sense of practice to our d ancing. We will return again and again to a set of core movement inquiries and over time allow these core movements or dancing puzzles to release th ere potential into our bodies. Each week there will be some of the same an d something new to dance with.\n\nWe will work hard and play well. As such the last 30 minutes of each class will be devoted to dancing\, digesting and playful physics where we will let the teaching and exercises go and da nce together.\n\nPart 1: Finding Ground\nJanuary 13: Finding a relationshi p to Gravity\nJanuary 20: Dancing From Our Mid Line.\nJanuary 27: Finding Breath or Taking Away What Binds Us\nFebruary 3: Connections - From Center Into Space\nFebruary 10: Rolling\, Sliding and Pivoting: Dancing in Conta ct.\n\nPart 2: Letting Go Into Confidence\nFebruary 24: Falling: Gaining C onfidence\nMarch 2: Traveling: small lifts\nMarch 9: Flying: Leaving The F loor\nMarch 16: Conversations Of Space &\; Form\nMarch 23: Mixing it Up .\n\nCost: £10 or £8 concessions or a block of 5 consecutive classes £4 0 or £30 concessions.\n\nWednesdays 7.15 - 9.15pm\n\nVenue: The Willow St udio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US. Ac cess the studio by walking around to the back of the building from the mai n car park.\n\nContact: Jamus 07908582791\, email: embodiedpresence@gmai l.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet4-e1454317007654.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1961@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160228T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160228T203000 DTSTAMP:20160225T225501Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-7-2016-0 2-28/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 28 Feb 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n"This will be a journey through many different sta ges\, with partner and without\, to:\nopen up your awareness\nopen up your senses\nlisten to the group\nlisten to your own body\nobserve what you se e\nexplore the space\nexplore movement and different qualities of movement \nwake-up\, energise and be dynamic\nfind your place to rest\ndiscover the landscape of your body\nmove through levels from floor to standing\noffer support and make a conversation in your body\nembody the flow of the imag ination in movement and stillness\nand feel...\nand dance...\nand enjoy… "\n\n\n \;\n\nAbout Maga: Graduating from LCDC and Middlesex Universit y in London\, Magdalena has fifteen years professional experience in conte mporary dance\, physical theatre\, contact improvisation and improvisation \, and has created and performed in many pieces in international festivals across Europe and the Middle East. Magdalena has worked with companies\, dancers and choreographers such as Jose Vidal Company\, Bettina Carpi\, Pa weł Matyasik and Nadar Rosano. In 2013 and 2014 Magdalena performed for Z awirowanie Dance Theatre in Israel\, Sweden\, Lithuania\, Ukraine\, Hungar y\, Germany\, Croatia and Portugal. She has been taught by: Melissa Monter os\, Wojciech Mochniej\, Gabriella Koch\, Nita Little\, Ray Chung\, Daniel Kramer\, Frauke Requardt\, Robert Anderson\, Katy Dymoke\, Simonetta Alle sandri\, Rick Nodine\, Charlie Morrissey\, Thomas Kampe\, Andrew Harwood ( GB). Magdalena was co-organiser for ECITE 2013 in Poland. Magdalena has be en nominated for scholarships and won several awards\, most recently winni ng first prize in the Warsaw Polish Platform Choreography Contest (Novembe r 2014). Her award-winning work in the community sector has been presented across Europe and attracted interest from national media.\n\n\nThe Jam\nA 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 i nto dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow s uch as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-S mith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advert ised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\ n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\ n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact t he individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-199.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1995@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160302T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160302T211500 DTSTAMP:20160201T085716Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-201 6-03-02/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 2 Mar 16 19: 15 DESCRIPTION:\n\n10 weeks of Contact Improvisation Fundamentals\n\nWith Jamu s Wood and Lee Bolton\nStarts January 13th 2016\n\nThis 10 week Course is an invitation to explore the roots and core exercises of contact improvisa tion. It will be a course devoted to bringing a sense of practice to our d ancing. We will return again and again to a set of core movement inquiries and over time allow these core movements or dancing puzzles to release th ere potential into our bodies. Each week there will be some of the same an d something new to dance with.\n\nWe will work hard and play well. As such the last 30 minutes of each class will be devoted to dancing\, digesting and playful physics where we will let the teaching and exercises go and da nce together.\n\nPart 1: Finding Ground\nJanuary 13: Finding a relationshi p to Gravity\nJanuary 20: Dancing From Our Mid Line.\nJanuary 27: Finding Breath or Taking Away What Binds Us\nFebruary 3: Connections - From Center Into Space\nFebruary 10: Rolling\, Sliding and Pivoting: Dancing in Conta ct.\n\nPart 2: Letting Go Into Confidence\nFebruary 24: Falling: Gaining C onfidence\nMarch 2: Traveling: small lifts\nMarch 9: Flying: Leaving The F loor\nMarch 16: Conversations Of Space &\; Form\nMarch 23: Mixing it Up .\n\nCost: £10 or £8 concessions or a block of 5 consecutive classes £4 0 or £30 concessions.\n\nWednesdays 7.15 - 9.15pm\n\nVenue: The Willow St udio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US. Ac cess the studio by walking around to the back of the building from the mai n car park.\n\nContact: Jamus 07908582791\, email: embodiedpresence@gmai l.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet4-e1454317007654.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1962@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160306T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160306T203000 DTSTAMP:20160301T193451Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-7-2016-0 3-06/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 6 Mar 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nLoving the ground\nIn this class we will make frie nds with the ground. There will be simple solo exercises\, links to human developmental patterns and partner bodywork (suitable for all levels). We will practice in twos and threes\, giving and receiving weight\, opening i nto a CI jam to use what we have learnt. Perfect for beginners or more exp erienced dancers who want to revisit fundamental principles.\n\nThe Class is facilitated by Sam Bloomfield. Sam is a trainee Dance Movement Psychoth erapist and an experienced workshop leader and bodyworker. Email with ques tions to sam@sambloomfield.org.uk\n\nSam Bloomfield sam@sambloomfield.org. uk tel: 07527885150\n\nThe Jam\nA 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 p rovides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learne d\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher wi ll facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Under score (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) j am\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign -up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email inf o@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-199.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1996@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160309T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160309T211500 DTSTAMP:20160201T085716Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-201 6-03-09/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 9 Mar 16 19: 15 DESCRIPTION:\n\n10 weeks of Contact Improvisation Fundamentals\n\nWith Jamu s Wood and Lee Bolton\nStarts January 13th 2016\n\nThis 10 week Course is an invitation to explore the roots and core exercises of contact improvisa tion. It will be a course devoted to bringing a sense of practice to our d ancing. We will return again and again to a set of core movement inquiries and over time allow these core movements or dancing puzzles to release th ere potential into our bodies. Each week there will be some of the same an d something new to dance with.\n\nWe will work hard and play well. As such the last 30 minutes of each class will be devoted to dancing\, digesting and playful physics where we will let the teaching and exercises go and da nce together.\n\nPart 1: Finding Ground\nJanuary 13: Finding a relationshi p to Gravity\nJanuary 20: Dancing From Our Mid Line.\nJanuary 27: Finding Breath or Taking Away What Binds Us\nFebruary 3: Connections - From Center Into Space\nFebruary 10: Rolling\, Sliding and Pivoting: Dancing in Conta ct.\n\nPart 2: Letting Go Into Confidence\nFebruary 24: Falling: Gaining C onfidence\nMarch 2: Traveling: small lifts\nMarch 9: Flying: Leaving The F loor\nMarch 16: Conversations Of Space &\; Form\nMarch 23: Mixing it Up .\n\nCost: £10 or £8 concessions or a block of 5 consecutive classes £4 0 or £30 concessions.\n\nWednesdays 7.15 - 9.15pm\n\nVenue: The Willow St udio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US. Ac cess the studio by walking around to the back of the building from the mai n car park.\n\nContact: Jamus 07908582791\, email: embodiedpresence@gmai l.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet4-e1454317007654.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1963@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160313T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160313T203000 DTSTAMP:20160313T160924Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-7-2016-0 3-13/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 13 Mar 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n\nTonight's live m usic is provided by 'Over and Ava Again'\, an improvised musical project by Ava Osbiston. She uses live vocal and percussion loops to create exten ded soundscapes that gradually change and evolve. She uses effects and r eversing to alter the sounds. Ava is primarily focused on fresh raw creat ivity without edit as a form of expression\, release\, meditation and fun . ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-199.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1997@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160316T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160316T211500 DTSTAMP:20160201T085716Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-201 6-03-16/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 16 Mar 16 19 :15 DESCRIPTION:\n\n10 weeks of Contact Improvisation Fundamentals\n\nWith Jamu s Wood and Lee Bolton\nStarts January 13th 2016\n\nThis 10 week Course is an invitation to explore the roots and core exercises of contact improvisa tion. It will be a course devoted to bringing a sense of practice to our d ancing. We will return again and again to a set of core movement inquiries and over time allow these core movements or dancing puzzles to release th ere potential into our bodies. Each week there will be some of the same an d something new to dance with.\n\nWe will work hard and play well. As such the last 30 minutes of each class will be devoted to dancing\, digesting and playful physics where we will let the teaching and exercises go and da nce together.\n\nPart 1: Finding Ground\nJanuary 13: Finding a relationshi p to Gravity\nJanuary 20: Dancing From Our Mid Line.\nJanuary 27: Finding Breath or Taking Away What Binds Us\nFebruary 3: Connections - From Center Into Space\nFebruary 10: Rolling\, Sliding and Pivoting: Dancing in Conta ct.\n\nPart 2: Letting Go Into Confidence\nFebruary 24: Falling: Gaining C onfidence\nMarch 2: Traveling: small lifts\nMarch 9: Flying: Leaving The F loor\nMarch 16: Conversations Of Space &\; Form\nMarch 23: Mixing it Up .\n\nCost: £10 or £8 concessions or a block of 5 consecutive classes £4 0 or £30 concessions.\n\nWednesdays 7.15 - 9.15pm\n\nVenue: The Willow St udio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US. Ac cess the studio by walking around to the back of the building from the mai n car park.\n\nContact: Jamus 07908582791\, email: embodiedpresence@gmai l.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet4-e1454317007654.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1964@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160320T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160320T203000 DTSTAMP:20160313T160508Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-7-2016-0 3-20/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 20 Mar 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\nThe class will focus on listening\, and sensing th e source of movement for improvisation in contact. We will explore inner a nd outer impulse and our choice to follow or resist this movement while ma intaining a sense of our centre in the space. There will be a gradual prog ression towards free improvisation and the jam....\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time t o 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 integ rate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancin g.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a f ocused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via o ur regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live  musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individ ual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/lo cations-pics/event-199.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1998@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160323T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160323T211500 DTSTAMP:20160201T085716Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-201 6-03-23/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 23 Mar 16 19 :15 DESCRIPTION:\n\n10 weeks of Contact Improvisation Fundamentals\n\nWith Jamu s Wood and Lee Bolton\nStarts January 13th 2016\n\nThis 10 week Course is an invitation to explore the roots and core exercises of contact improvisa tion. It will be a course devoted to bringing a sense of practice to our d ancing. We will return again and again to a set of core movement inquiries and over time allow these core movements or dancing puzzles to release th ere potential into our bodies. Each week there will be some of the same an d something new to dance with.\n\nWe will work hard and play well. As such the last 30 minutes of each class will be devoted to dancing\, digesting and playful physics where we will let the teaching and exercises go and da nce together.\n\nPart 1: Finding Ground\nJanuary 13: Finding a relationshi p to Gravity\nJanuary 20: Dancing From Our Mid Line.\nJanuary 27: Finding Breath or Taking Away What Binds Us\nFebruary 3: Connections - From Center Into Space\nFebruary 10: Rolling\, Sliding and Pivoting: Dancing in Conta ct.\n\nPart 2: Letting Go Into Confidence\nFebruary 24: Falling: Gaining C onfidence\nMarch 2: Traveling: small lifts\nMarch 9: Flying: Leaving The F loor\nMarch 16: Conversations Of Space &\; Form\nMarch 23: Mixing it Up .\n\nCost: £10 or £8 concessions or a block of 5 consecutive classes £4 0 or £30 concessions.\n\nWednesdays 7.15 - 9.15pm\n\nVenue: The Willow St udio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US. Ac cess the studio by walking around to the back of the building from the mai n car park.\n\nContact: Jamus 07908582791\, email: embodiedpresence@gmai l.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet4-e1454317007654.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2011@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160417T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160417T203000 DTSTAMP:20160414T070419Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-8-2016-0 4-17/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 17 Apr 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n \;\n\n\n\nDynamic Space\, an exploration of o ur body perceived as density in and of space\, through drawing\,moving and sensing.\n\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There i s no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You ar e 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facil itate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (d eveloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, thi s will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dan cing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@cont actdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/cropped-feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2012@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160424T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160424T203000 DTSTAMP:20160414T071122Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-8-2016-0 4-24/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 24 Apr 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n\n\nHaptical Viewing: and exploration of the dialo gue between the sense of touch and the sense of vision and how they influe nce our way of moving and connecting to one another in space.\n\nThe Jam\n 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 explor e and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 adver tised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice. \n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams .\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contac t the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/cropped-feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2013@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160501T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160501T203000 DTSTAMP:20160328T094516Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-8-2016-0 5-01/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 1 May 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/cropped-feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2014@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160508T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160508T203000 DTSTAMP:20160328T094743Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-8-2016-0 5-08/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 8 May 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/cropped-feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2015@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160515T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160515T203000 DTSTAMP:20160328T095002Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-8-2016-0 5-15/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 15 May 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@c ontactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/cropped-feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2016@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160522T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160522T203000 DTSTAMP:20160518T152446Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-8-2016-0 5-22/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 22 May 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with th e dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info @contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/cropped-feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2017@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160529T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160529T203000 DTSTAMP:20160518T152545Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-8-2016-0 5-29/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 29 May 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with th e dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info @contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/cropped-feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2022@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20160604 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20160606 DTSTAMP:20160601T215025Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-contact-improvisation-nation al-jam-2016/ SUMMARY:Bristol Contact Improvisation National Jam 2016 - The Trinity Centr e - 4 Jun 16 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nBristol National Jam 2016\nHere are the final details for the event. Please read carefully if you are coming or are thinking of coming.\n\nDear participants dancers\, musicians\, helpers\, organisers a nd support teachers coming to the event\, if you've been following us you know we are having a social and food on Friday evening at 6pm at the Old M arket Assembly Rooms. If you are keen to join and eat please go ahead and look at the menu below and DO LET ME KNOW YOUR CHOICE BY FRIDAY MORNING 10 am AT THE LATEST by emailing me on agrenckowska@hotmail.com To make it eas y could you follow a format: your name and one choice from the main menu p lus if you'd like a side. I'm looking forward to trying an english version of polish Pierogi myself \;) Agnieszka.\nTo find the Assembly Rooms fol low these directionshttp://www.oldmarketassembly.co.uk/contact/\nRemember that after the social we are heading off to the Trinity Centre for our ope ning Jam at 8 pm!\n\n\nContact Improvisation Dance event\, a weekend devot ed to dance and creative connection\, morning and afternoon classes explor ing some of the most essential practices in CI including physical forces o f gravity\, levity\, inertia and momentum\, aerial and acrobatic work\, ro lling points of contact\, perceiving and following\, different axis and ho w to use rotation in them to generate a centrifugal force\; breath as base line for the above.\n\nTeachers\nCo teaching this year are Sebastain Flegi el (Poland/Brighton UK) and Maga Radlowska (Poland/London UK) and will del iver series of classes exploring momentum\, centrifugal and gravitational forces of two bodies in a shared kinosphere and how from there  we can ge nerate lifts and be airborne. We will be learning how to domesticate dynam ics and use them to our advantage\, whilst focusing on the importance of b reathing.\nThere is a potential for working towards short performance piec e that Maga would facilitate and direct. We will decide on Saturday by lu nchtime.\n\nJams\n3 evenings for open jamming welcoming all interested in Contact Improvisation.\nThis year our support musicians are first time BNJ musicians:\n\nAva Osbiston (Bristol  UK) with the slow changing improvis ed soundscapes made with overlapping loops played with synth\, percussion and vocals.\n\nA pop up musician...\n\nJim Barnes (Bristol UK) playing han g drum\n\n\nMovement Lab for children\nAlso\, first time appearance is the Movement Lab for Children (included in your event/day pass ticket\; or if you only dropping in with your kid for exclusively this session - we ask for a donation) created and facilitated by lovely Reby and Silvia\n     \nPlaying with movement\, discovering the body through creative dance and imagination.\nMovement Lab for children ages 5 to 11\nDate: Sunday\, 5th J une\nTime: 14 to 16\nFacilitators: Rebecca Marta D’Andrea &\; Silvia Carderelli-Gronau \nThe Movement LAB invites a playful approach into Cont act Improvisation\, facilitating and giving basic tools for children to en ter and enjoy a Jam session.\nUsing simple movement games and sequences to introduce the idea of body awareness\, sharing of weight and touch to fin d new possibilities of being in relationship with one another and dancing together.\n\nThat’s 11 hrs CI practice time and up to 10 hrs jamming tim e\, packed with some rigorous and some less serious dancing. GET READY TO RAISE THE BAR OF YOUR CI PRACTICE! WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING EACH ONE O F YOU THERE!\n\nBooking\nPay in advance or just turn up.\nFull admission i s 90 GBP\nDay pass: 40 pounds\nIndividual sessions: one class 15 pounds/on e jam 10 pounds\nBook here http://contactdance2.apphb.com/\nAny booking q ueries please contact Bryn 07846278379\nAny accommodation queries please c ontact Jocasta 07875151582\nAny other questions direct to Agnieszka 078714 55025 or Lisa May 07812136681\nAny queries regarding Movement Lab for Chil dren get in touch with Silvia 07780855165\n\nHow to get there:\nLocation 1 : Main event at Trinity Community Centre is an old converted church situat ed on the corner of Trinity Road and Clarence Road\, address is Trinity Ro ad\, BS2 0NW.  It is 10 minutes walk from the main Bristol railway stati on\, Bristol Temple Meads and close to Stapleton Road where a number of   bus  routes run\, For details directions go to Trinity Centre website ht tp://3ca.org.uk/contact\n\nLocation 2: Meeting point on Friday 3rd June at 6 pm at the Assembly Rooms\,25 West Street\, Old Market BS2 0DF. We are a iming to all gather there and have food together before we move on to the dance venue that is 5 minutes down the road. It is 5 minutes walk from th e main venue. To get there is a ten-minute walk from Bristol city centre\, through Castle Park and up Old Market high street. The Old Market Assembl y is the one on the left hand side that has big windows with flagpoles abo ve\, on the other side of the road to the Bristol Bear Bar. For detailed directions and info about the place go to their website: http://www.oldma rketassembly.co.uk/\n\nThe food is really good there so check out their me nu - you may be wanting to get your nutritional needs met there during the event!\n\nParking: there is parking at the roadside and there is car park at the venue that has meter (doesn't accept mobile payment\, so please br ing cash if you consider this option)\n\nBNJ 2016 schedule\n\nLocation: Tr inity Community Centre\, Trinity Garden\, Assemby Rooms Note: space is ope n from 9 am for your personal warm up\n\n\n\n\nTime / period\n\n\nFriday 3 rd June\n\n\nSaturday 4thJune\n\n\nSunday 5th June\n\n\n\n10-13\n\n\n\nCla ss\n\nEnding with a Jam\nClass\n\nEnding with a Jam\n\n\n13-16\n \;\nL unch\n\nOpen space (bodywork/ labbing/\ndance practice)\nLunch\n\n14-16 Mo vement LAB for Children\n\n(age 5 – 11)\n\n\n16-19\n18-20\n\nWelcome and food at the\n\nAssembly Rooms&\;\n\nWardrobe Theatre\n\nOld Market\n\n  \;\nWarm up class\n\nInto Jam\nWarm up class\n\nInto Jam\n\n\n19-22\n 20-22\n\nOpening Jam\n\nwith Ava delivering soundscapes\nMusic Jam +/- Per formance\nClosing Jam\n\nWith Jim Barnes on Hang\n\n\n\n \;\n\n\n CATEGORIES:UK CI Jam LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kin gdom GEO:51.4584901;-2.57659979999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS 2 0NW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Trinity Centre:geo:5 1.4584901,-2.57659979999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2019@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160612T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160612T203000 DTSTAMP:20160518T152709Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-8-2016-0 6-12/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 12 Jun 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with th e dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info @contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/cropped-feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2020@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160619T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160619T203000 DTSTAMP:20160615T145503Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-8-2016-0 6-19/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 19 Jun 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator orinfo@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing lis t.\nClass Description\n \;\n\n\n\nWe are very excited to have visiting teacher Jacqueline McCormick teaching tonight.\nJacqueline McCormick ha s been teaching\, performing and making dances for over thirty years. Her work has been greatly influenced by her research into improvisation\, espe cially Contact Improvisation. Since 1990 Jacqueline has taught Contact Imp rovisation at numerous Contact Festivals and workshops throughout the USA and Europe\, and from 1997-2000 she co-led the CI Teachers Lab in San Fran cisco\, California.\nJacqueline has a B.Ed in Human Movement Studies\, an M.A degree in Dance from Mills College\, California\, and has been an Asso ciate Professor in Dance at Western Oregon University (1985- 1996) and Con necticut College\, USA (2000-2004). She has directed and performed in her company DanceAbout\, works that take a dancing journey through the outback of the self. Her current inquiry is exploring site as contact partner. J acqueline was Artistic Director for Cheshire Dance from 2004-2016.\nAlong with Contact Improvisation her curiosities lie in dance forms that emphasi se ‘process\,’ bringing the dance artist to engage the whole body-mind \, the feeling\, sensing\, learning and expressive being. She has taught w orkshops in New Dance Technique\, Authentic Movement and Ensemble Improvis ation. All of her work is informed by her extensive knowledge of the kines iology of the body. To have a look at Jacqueline’s solo film work click on the links below…\n Settle www.vimeo.com/68956462\nOutside www.vimeo. com/68960956 \nParched Earth www.vimeo.com/68519471\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShe has j ust returned from teaching at the Italy Contact Festival in Amelia and is excited to share some of the work she has been developing around Vulnerabi lity as power in Contact Improvisation and how a quiet listening centre pr epares for spiralling in partnership.\n\n\n\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an inform al gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to devel op 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 te chniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nA t 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 blin dfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regu lar mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musici ans will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more info rmation\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual  teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/cropped-feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2021@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160626T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160626T203000 DTSTAMP:20160518T152845Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-8-2016-0 6-26/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 26 Jun 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the t eacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing li st.\nClass Description\n{Class description usually updated here on the Wed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with th e dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info @contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/cropped-feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2023@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160703T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160703T203000 DTSTAMP:20160701T195655Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/outdoor-contact-improvisation-jam/ SUMMARY:Outdoor Contact Improvisation Jam - The Old Bowling Green\, Brandon Hill Park - 3 Jul 16 18:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nAn outdoor contact improvisation jam in "The Old Bowling Gr een"\, Brandon Hill Park\, off Park Street.\nInspired by the possibility o f some sunshine and no jam at Hamilton House until September\, we are prop osing an outdoor jam Sunday evening as long as it's not chucking it down. Come and dance!\n\n \; CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:The Old Bowling Green\, Brandon Hill Park\, Park Street\, Bristol\ , BS1 5RR\, United Kingdom GEO:51.453750252491126;-2.6075588106200485 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Street\, Bristol\, BS1 5RR\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Old Bowling Green\, B randon Hill Park:geo:51.453750252491126,-2.6075588106200485 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2024@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160710T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160710T203000 DTSTAMP:20160708T180125Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/outdoor-contact-jam/ SUMMARY:Outdoor Contact Jam - Brandon Hill Park - 10 Jul 16 18:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThere are no Sunday night contact jams at Hamilton House un til September......\nHowever\, last week we had a fantastic outdoor jam w ith loads of dancers doing their thing\, so if it isn't raining there will be another contact jam in Brandon Hill Park on the evening of Sunday 10th July at 6pm. We found a good spot on a flattish bit of grass below the t ower looking out towards Jacob's Well Road. We'll gather there and then we can choose if we want to go to the really flat Old Bowling Green or not. Come and dance!\n\n \; CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Brandon Hill Park\, Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom GEO:51.453965923513046;-2.606924734423842 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Brandon Hill Park:geo:51.45396592351304 6,-2.606924734423842 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2127@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160911T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160911T203000 DTSTAMP:20161118T160926Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-9-2016-0 9-11/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 11 Sep 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n{Class des cription usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the clas s – it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and t ime to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or si t 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 d ancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such a s 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n F or more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/01/feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2112@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160914T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160914T211500 DTSTAMP:20160907T173526Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-class-2016-09-14/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Class - The Willow Studio - 14 Sep 16 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation - 14 week course - with Saskia\n\nDate:   Starts Wednesday 14th September 2016 - ends Wednesay 14th December 2016\ nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary Sc hool\nCost: £84 for the course\, or £42 per block of 7. Otherwise £10 (£8 conc) to drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesday 14t h September for 14 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring th e basics and more of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation (CI)\ nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up y our ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nThis series of classes will offer a n in depth explorations into the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nPracticalities\nThis course is suitable for all levels\, whether complete beginners\, or those wanting to deepen  their practice. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will b e a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 pe r class (or £8 concessions)\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and wa ter (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n \nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@co ntactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646.\n\nAbout the Teacher\nSaskia Chap lin "I first met CI in 2007 and have since attended events and workshops all over the UK and Europe\, entering the world of teaching in 2011. It ’s a form that suits me well\; I love the physicality of it\, to be surp rised and delighted in the moment. I love that sense of responding in new and unexpected ways in creative play\, finding moments of synchronicity\, feeling my body respond confidently and instinctively\, whilst exploring the world in the moving 3D offered by other bodies &\; minds in the spa ce.\n\nDespite a science degree in Photography\, I have always been drawn to engaging with the world through the body - yoga\, meditation\, and\, si nce 2002\, working as a massage therapist.\nMy CI journey coincided with m y journey into biodynamic craniosacral therapy\, for which I qualified as a therapist in 2010 and now offer alongside my massage work. I am intrigue d by the links between these forms\; where the micro reflects the macro\, the individual reflects the group and visa versa."\n\nContent\nBelow is my draft plan of this autumn course to give you a sense of what we will cove r.  I may decide to change the format slightly as we work together as a group.\n\nWeek 1:\nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the f loor we will explore the use of push\, pull\, and slide in contact with th e floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFo llow the leader – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and follo wing our partners in space\, fundamentals of listening\n\nWeek 3:\nGive an d take – giving and taking weight\, counterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our bodies\n\nWeek 4:\nMassage into Mo vement - we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from or skin \, muscles and bones.\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Centre – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\ nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip lifts\, etc\, and fi nding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 7:\nThe Underscore - a light i ntroduction to the led underscore. A held way to explore basic jam skills. \n\nWeek 8\nListening - a 3-part journey of listening\; moving from your i nternal landscape of feeling and sensation\, into aware contact through to uch  and others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space as we dan ce in and out of contact.\n\nWeek 9\nEase\, Flow\, and the Awkward\n\nWeek 10\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the flo or and our partners\n\nWeek 11\nInside Out - tensegrity - exploring our in ner bounce\, tension\, compression\, reflection.\n\nWeek 12\nBackspace -  orientation and disorientation. Opening up our backspace to finr our ups ide down\, downside up\, and round-a-bout!\n\nWeek 13\nLegs as arms - waki ng the legs and exploring the possibilities of low level moving.\n\nWeek 1 4\nEssential Jam skills: offering\, taking\, leaving invitations\, and ex ploring ways in and out of the dance.\n*See you Dancing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Ibiza-2011-1-e1422561511702.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2128@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160918T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160918T203000 DTSTAMP:20161118T160926Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-9-2016-0 9-18/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 18 Sep 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n{Class des cription usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the clas s – it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and t ime to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or si t 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 d ancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such a s 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n F or more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/01/feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2113@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160921T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160921T211500 DTSTAMP:20160907T173526Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-class-2016-09-21/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Class - The Willow Studio - 21 Sep 16 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation - 14 week course - with Saskia\n\nDate:   Starts Wednesday 14th September 2016 - ends Wednesay 14th December 2016\ nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary Sc hool\nCost: £84 for the course\, or £42 per block of 7. Otherwise £10 (£8 conc) to drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesday 14t h September for 14 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring th e basics and more of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation (CI)\ nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up y our ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nThis series of classes will offer a n in depth explorations into the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nPracticalities\nThis course is suitable for all levels\, whether complete beginners\, or those wanting to deepen  their practice. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will b e a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 pe r class (or £8 concessions)\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and wa ter (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n \nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@co ntactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646.\n\nAbout the Teacher\nSaskia Chap lin "I first met CI in 2007 and have since attended events and workshops all over the UK and Europe\, entering the world of teaching in 2011. It ’s a form that suits me well\; I love the physicality of it\, to be surp rised and delighted in the moment. I love that sense of responding in new and unexpected ways in creative play\, finding moments of synchronicity\, feeling my body respond confidently and instinctively\, whilst exploring the world in the moving 3D offered by other bodies &\; minds in the spa ce.\n\nDespite a science degree in Photography\, I have always been drawn to engaging with the world through the body - yoga\, meditation\, and\, si nce 2002\, working as a massage therapist.\nMy CI journey coincided with m y journey into biodynamic craniosacral therapy\, for which I qualified as a therapist in 2010 and now offer alongside my massage work. I am intrigue d by the links between these forms\; where the micro reflects the macro\, the individual reflects the group and visa versa."\n\nContent\nBelow is my draft plan of this autumn course to give you a sense of what we will cove r.  I may decide to change the format slightly as we work together as a group.\n\nWeek 1:\nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the f loor we will explore the use of push\, pull\, and slide in contact with th e floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFo llow the leader – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and follo wing our partners in space\, fundamentals of listening\n\nWeek 3:\nGive an d take – giving and taking weight\, counterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our bodies\n\nWeek 4:\nMassage into Mo vement - we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from or skin \, muscles and bones.\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Centre – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\ nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip lifts\, etc\, and fi nding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 7:\nThe Underscore - a light i ntroduction to the led underscore. A held way to explore basic jam skills. \n\nWeek 8\nListening - a 3-part journey of listening\; moving from your i nternal landscape of feeling and sensation\, into aware contact through to uch  and others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space as we dan ce in and out of contact.\n\nWeek 9\nEase\, Flow\, and the Awkward\n\nWeek 10\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the flo or and our partners\n\nWeek 11\nInside Out - tensegrity - exploring our in ner bounce\, tension\, compression\, reflection.\n\nWeek 12\nBackspace -  orientation and disorientation. Opening up our backspace to finr our ups ide down\, downside up\, and round-a-bout!\n\nWeek 13\nLegs as arms - waki ng the legs and exploring the possibilities of low level moving.\n\nWeek 1 4\nEssential Jam skills: offering\, taking\, leaving invitations\, and ex ploring ways in and out of the dance.\n*See you Dancing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Ibiza-2011-1-e1422561511702.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2129@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160925T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160925T203000 DTSTAMP:20161118T160926Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-9-2016-0 9-25/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 25 Sep 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n{Class des cription usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the clas s – it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and t ime to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or si t 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 d ancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such a s 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n F or more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/01/feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2114@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160928T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160928T211500 DTSTAMP:20160907T173526Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-class-2016-09-28/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Class - The Willow Studio - 28 Sep 16 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation - 14 week course - with Saskia\n\nDate:   Starts Wednesday 14th September 2016 - ends Wednesay 14th December 2016\ nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary Sc hool\nCost: £84 for the course\, or £42 per block of 7. Otherwise £10 (£8 conc) to drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesday 14t h September for 14 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring th e basics and more of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation (CI)\ nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up y our ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nThis series of classes will offer a n in depth explorations into the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nPracticalities\nThis course is suitable for all levels\, whether complete beginners\, or those wanting to deepen  their practice. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will b e a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 pe r class (or £8 concessions)\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and wa ter (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n \nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@co ntactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646.\n\nAbout the Teacher\nSaskia Chap lin "I first met CI in 2007 and have since attended events and workshops all over the UK and Europe\, entering the world of teaching in 2011. It ’s a form that suits me well\; I love the physicality of it\, to be surp rised and delighted in the moment. I love that sense of responding in new and unexpected ways in creative play\, finding moments of synchronicity\, feeling my body respond confidently and instinctively\, whilst exploring the world in the moving 3D offered by other bodies &\; minds in the spa ce.\n\nDespite a science degree in Photography\, I have always been drawn to engaging with the world through the body - yoga\, meditation\, and\, si nce 2002\, working as a massage therapist.\nMy CI journey coincided with m y journey into biodynamic craniosacral therapy\, for which I qualified as a therapist in 2010 and now offer alongside my massage work. I am intrigue d by the links between these forms\; where the micro reflects the macro\, the individual reflects the group and visa versa."\n\nContent\nBelow is my draft plan of this autumn course to give you a sense of what we will cove r.  I may decide to change the format slightly as we work together as a group.\n\nWeek 1:\nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the f loor we will explore the use of push\, pull\, and slide in contact with th e floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFo llow the leader – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and follo wing our partners in space\, fundamentals of listening\n\nWeek 3:\nGive an d take – giving and taking weight\, counterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our bodies\n\nWeek 4:\nMassage into Mo vement - we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from or skin \, muscles and bones.\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Centre – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\ nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip lifts\, etc\, and fi nding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 7:\nThe Underscore - a light i ntroduction to the led underscore. A held way to explore basic jam skills. \n\nWeek 8\nListening - a 3-part journey of listening\; moving from your i nternal landscape of feeling and sensation\, into aware contact through to uch  and others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space as we dan ce in and out of contact.\n\nWeek 9\nEase\, Flow\, and the Awkward\n\nWeek 10\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the flo or and our partners\n\nWeek 11\nInside Out - tensegrity - exploring our in ner bounce\, tension\, compression\, reflection.\n\nWeek 12\nBackspace -  orientation and disorientation. Opening up our backspace to finr our ups ide down\, downside up\, and round-a-bout!\n\nWeek 13\nLegs as arms - waki ng the legs and exploring the possibilities of low level moving.\n\nWeek 1 4\nEssential Jam skills: offering\, taking\, leaving invitations\, and ex ploring ways in and out of the dance.\n*See you Dancing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Ibiza-2011-1-e1422561511702.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2130@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161002T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161002T203000 DTSTAMP:20161118T160926Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-9-2016-1 0-02/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 2 Oct 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n{Class des cription usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the clas s – it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and t ime to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or si t 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 d ancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such a s 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n F or more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/01/feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2115@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161005T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161005T211500 DTSTAMP:20160907T173526Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-class-2016-10-05/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Class - The Willow Studio - 5 Oct 16 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation - 14 week course - with Saskia\n\nDate:   Starts Wednesday 14th September 2016 - ends Wednesay 14th December 2016\ nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary Sc hool\nCost: £84 for the course\, or £42 per block of 7. Otherwise £10 (£8 conc) to drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesday 14t h September for 14 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring th e basics and more of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation (CI)\ nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up y our ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nThis series of classes will offer a n in depth explorations into the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nPracticalities\nThis course is suitable for all levels\, whether complete beginners\, or those wanting to deepen  their practice. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will b e a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 pe r class (or £8 concessions)\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and wa ter (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n \nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@co ntactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646.\n\nAbout the Teacher\nSaskia Chap lin "I first met CI in 2007 and have since attended events and workshops all over the UK and Europe\, entering the world of teaching in 2011. It ’s a form that suits me well\; I love the physicality of it\, to be surp rised and delighted in the moment. I love that sense of responding in new and unexpected ways in creative play\, finding moments of synchronicity\, feeling my body respond confidently and instinctively\, whilst exploring the world in the moving 3D offered by other bodies &\; minds in the spa ce.\n\nDespite a science degree in Photography\, I have always been drawn to engaging with the world through the body - yoga\, meditation\, and\, si nce 2002\, working as a massage therapist.\nMy CI journey coincided with m y journey into biodynamic craniosacral therapy\, for which I qualified as a therapist in 2010 and now offer alongside my massage work. I am intrigue d by the links between these forms\; where the micro reflects the macro\, the individual reflects the group and visa versa."\n\nContent\nBelow is my draft plan of this autumn course to give you a sense of what we will cove r.  I may decide to change the format slightly as we work together as a group.\n\nWeek 1:\nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the f loor we will explore the use of push\, pull\, and slide in contact with th e floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFo llow the leader – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and follo wing our partners in space\, fundamentals of listening\n\nWeek 3:\nGive an d take – giving and taking weight\, counterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our bodies\n\nWeek 4:\nMassage into Mo vement - we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from or skin \, muscles and bones.\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Centre – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\ nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip lifts\, etc\, and fi nding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 7:\nThe Underscore - a light i ntroduction to the led underscore. A held way to explore basic jam skills. \n\nWeek 8\nListening - a 3-part journey of listening\; moving from your i nternal landscape of feeling and sensation\, into aware contact through to uch  and others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space as we dan ce in and out of contact.\n\nWeek 9\nEase\, Flow\, and the Awkward\n\nWeek 10\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the flo or and our partners\n\nWeek 11\nInside Out - tensegrity - exploring our in ner bounce\, tension\, compression\, reflection.\n\nWeek 12\nBackspace -  orientation and disorientation. Opening up our backspace to finr our ups ide down\, downside up\, and round-a-bout!\n\nWeek 13\nLegs as arms - waki ng the legs and exploring the possibilities of low level moving.\n\nWeek 1 4\nEssential Jam skills: offering\, taking\, leaving invitations\, and ex ploring ways in and out of the dance.\n*See you Dancing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Ibiza-2011-1-e1422561511702.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2131@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161009T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161009T203000 DTSTAMP:20161118T160926Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-9-2016-1 0-09/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 9 Oct 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n{Class des cription usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the clas s – it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and t ime to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or si t 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 d ancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such a s 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n F or more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/01/feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2116@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161012T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161012T211500 DTSTAMP:20160907T173526Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-class-2016-10-12/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Class - The Willow Studio - 12 Oct 16 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation - 14 week course - with Saskia\n\nDate:   Starts Wednesday 14th September 2016 - ends Wednesay 14th December 2016\ nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary Sc hool\nCost: £84 for the course\, or £42 per block of 7. Otherwise £10 (£8 conc) to drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesday 14t h September for 14 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring th e basics and more of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation (CI)\ nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up y our ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nThis series of classes will offer a n in depth explorations into the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nPracticalities\nThis course is suitable for all levels\, whether complete beginners\, or those wanting to deepen  their practice. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will b e a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 pe r class (or £8 concessions)\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and wa ter (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n \nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@co ntactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646.\n\nAbout the Teacher\nSaskia Chap lin "I first met CI in 2007 and have since attended events and workshops all over the UK and Europe\, entering the world of teaching in 2011. It ’s a form that suits me well\; I love the physicality of it\, to be surp rised and delighted in the moment. I love that sense of responding in new and unexpected ways in creative play\, finding moments of synchronicity\, feeling my body respond confidently and instinctively\, whilst exploring the world in the moving 3D offered by other bodies &\; minds in the spa ce.\n\nDespite a science degree in Photography\, I have always been drawn to engaging with the world through the body - yoga\, meditation\, and\, si nce 2002\, working as a massage therapist.\nMy CI journey coincided with m y journey into biodynamic craniosacral therapy\, for which I qualified as a therapist in 2010 and now offer alongside my massage work. I am intrigue d by the links between these forms\; where the micro reflects the macro\, the individual reflects the group and visa versa."\n\nContent\nBelow is my draft plan of this autumn course to give you a sense of what we will cove r.  I may decide to change the format slightly as we work together as a group.\n\nWeek 1:\nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the f loor we will explore the use of push\, pull\, and slide in contact with th e floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFo llow the leader – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and follo wing our partners in space\, fundamentals of listening\n\nWeek 3:\nGive an d take – giving and taking weight\, counterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our bodies\n\nWeek 4:\nMassage into Mo vement - we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from or skin \, muscles and bones.\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Centre – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\ nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip lifts\, etc\, and fi nding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 7:\nThe Underscore - a light i ntroduction to the led underscore. A held way to explore basic jam skills. \n\nWeek 8\nListening - a 3-part journey of listening\; moving from your i nternal landscape of feeling and sensation\, into aware contact through to uch  and others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space as we dan ce in and out of contact.\n\nWeek 9\nEase\, Flow\, and the Awkward\n\nWeek 10\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the flo or and our partners\n\nWeek 11\nInside Out - tensegrity - exploring our in ner bounce\, tension\, compression\, reflection.\n\nWeek 12\nBackspace -  orientation and disorientation. Opening up our backspace to finr our ups ide down\, downside up\, and round-a-bout!\n\nWeek 13\nLegs as arms - waki ng the legs and exploring the possibilities of low level moving.\n\nWeek 1 4\nEssential Jam skills: offering\, taking\, leaving invitations\, and ex ploring ways in and out of the dance.\n*See you Dancing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Ibiza-2011-1-e1422561511702.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2132@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161016T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161016T203000 DTSTAMP:20161118T160926Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-9-2016-1 0-16/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 16 Oct 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n{Class des cription usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the clas s – it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and t ime to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or si t 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 d ancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such a s 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n F or more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/01/feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2117@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161019T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161019T211500 DTSTAMP:20160907T173526Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-class-2016-10-19/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Class - The Willow Studio - 19 Oct 16 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation - 14 week course - with Saskia\n\nDate:   Starts Wednesday 14th September 2016 - ends Wednesay 14th December 2016\ nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary Sc hool\nCost: £84 for the course\, or £42 per block of 7. Otherwise £10 (£8 conc) to drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesday 14t h September for 14 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring th e basics and more of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation (CI)\ nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up y our ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nThis series of classes will offer a n in depth explorations into the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nPracticalities\nThis course is suitable for all levels\, whether complete beginners\, or those wanting to deepen  their practice. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will b e a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 pe r class (or £8 concessions)\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and wa ter (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n \nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@co ntactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646.\n\nAbout the Teacher\nSaskia Chap lin "I first met CI in 2007 and have since attended events and workshops all over the UK and Europe\, entering the world of teaching in 2011. It ’s a form that suits me well\; I love the physicality of it\, to be surp rised and delighted in the moment. I love that sense of responding in new and unexpected ways in creative play\, finding moments of synchronicity\, feeling my body respond confidently and instinctively\, whilst exploring the world in the moving 3D offered by other bodies &\; minds in the spa ce.\n\nDespite a science degree in Photography\, I have always been drawn to engaging with the world through the body - yoga\, meditation\, and\, si nce 2002\, working as a massage therapist.\nMy CI journey coincided with m y journey into biodynamic craniosacral therapy\, for which I qualified as a therapist in 2010 and now offer alongside my massage work. I am intrigue d by the links between these forms\; where the micro reflects the macro\, the individual reflects the group and visa versa."\n\nContent\nBelow is my draft plan of this autumn course to give you a sense of what we will cove r.  I may decide to change the format slightly as we work together as a group.\n\nWeek 1:\nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the f loor we will explore the use of push\, pull\, and slide in contact with th e floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFo llow the leader – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and follo wing our partners in space\, fundamentals of listening\n\nWeek 3:\nGive an d take – giving and taking weight\, counterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our bodies\n\nWeek 4:\nMassage into Mo vement - we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from or skin \, muscles and bones.\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Centre – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\ nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip lifts\, etc\, and fi nding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 7:\nThe Underscore - a light i ntroduction to the led underscore. A held way to explore basic jam skills. \n\nWeek 8\nListening - a 3-part journey of listening\; moving from your i nternal landscape of feeling and sensation\, into aware contact through to uch  and others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space as we dan ce in and out of contact.\n\nWeek 9\nEase\, Flow\, and the Awkward\n\nWeek 10\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the flo or and our partners\n\nWeek 11\nInside Out - tensegrity - exploring our in ner bounce\, tension\, compression\, reflection.\n\nWeek 12\nBackspace -  orientation and disorientation. Opening up our backspace to finr our ups ide down\, downside up\, and round-a-bout!\n\nWeek 13\nLegs as arms - waki ng the legs and exploring the possibilities of low level moving.\n\nWeek 1 4\nEssential Jam skills: offering\, taking\, leaving invitations\, and ex ploring ways in and out of the dance.\n*See you Dancing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Ibiza-2011-1-e1422561511702.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2133@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161023T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161023T203000 DTSTAMP:20161118T160926Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-9-2016-1 0-23/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 23 Oct 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n{Class des cription usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the clas s – it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and t ime to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or si t 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 d ancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such a s 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n F or more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/01/feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2118@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161026T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161026T211500 DTSTAMP:20160907T173526Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-class-2016-10-26/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Class - The Willow Studio - 26 Oct 16 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation - 14 week course - with Saskia\n\nDate:   Starts Wednesday 14th September 2016 - ends Wednesay 14th December 2016\ nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary Sc hool\nCost: £84 for the course\, or £42 per block of 7. Otherwise £10 (£8 conc) to drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesday 14t h September for 14 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring th e basics and more of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation (CI)\ nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up y our ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nThis series of classes will offer a n in depth explorations into the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nPracticalities\nThis course is suitable for all levels\, whether complete beginners\, or those wanting to deepen  their practice. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will b e a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 pe r class (or £8 concessions)\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and wa ter (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n \nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@co ntactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646.\n\nAbout the Teacher\nSaskia Chap lin "I first met CI in 2007 and have since attended events and workshops all over the UK and Europe\, entering the world of teaching in 2011. It ’s a form that suits me well\; I love the physicality of it\, to be surp rised and delighted in the moment. I love that sense of responding in new and unexpected ways in creative play\, finding moments of synchronicity\, feeling my body respond confidently and instinctively\, whilst exploring the world in the moving 3D offered by other bodies &\; minds in the spa ce.\n\nDespite a science degree in Photography\, I have always been drawn to engaging with the world through the body - yoga\, meditation\, and\, si nce 2002\, working as a massage therapist.\nMy CI journey coincided with m y journey into biodynamic craniosacral therapy\, for which I qualified as a therapist in 2010 and now offer alongside my massage work. I am intrigue d by the links between these forms\; where the micro reflects the macro\, the individual reflects the group and visa versa."\n\nContent\nBelow is my draft plan of this autumn course to give you a sense of what we will cove r.  I may decide to change the format slightly as we work together as a group.\n\nWeek 1:\nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the f loor we will explore the use of push\, pull\, and slide in contact with th e floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFo llow the leader – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and follo wing our partners in space\, fundamentals of listening\n\nWeek 3:\nGive an d take – giving and taking weight\, counterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our bodies\n\nWeek 4:\nMassage into Mo vement - we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from or skin \, muscles and bones.\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Centre – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\ nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip lifts\, etc\, and fi nding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 7:\nThe Underscore - a light i ntroduction to the led underscore. A held way to explore basic jam skills. \n\nWeek 8\nListening - a 3-part journey of listening\; moving from your i nternal landscape of feeling and sensation\, into aware contact through to uch  and others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space as we dan ce in and out of contact.\n\nWeek 9\nEase\, Flow\, and the Awkward\n\nWeek 10\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the flo or and our partners\n\nWeek 11\nInside Out - tensegrity - exploring our in ner bounce\, tension\, compression\, reflection.\n\nWeek 12\nBackspace -  orientation and disorientation. Opening up our backspace to finr our ups ide down\, downside up\, and round-a-bout!\n\nWeek 13\nLegs as arms - waki ng the legs and exploring the possibilities of low level moving.\n\nWeek 1 4\nEssential Jam skills: offering\, taking\, leaving invitations\, and ex ploring ways in and out of the dance.\n*See you Dancing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Ibiza-2011-1-e1422561511702.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2134@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161030T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161030T203000 DTSTAMP:20161118T160926Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-9-2016-1 0-30/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 30 Oct 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n{Class des cription usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the clas s – it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and t ime to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or si t 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 d ancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such a s 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n F or more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/01/feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2119@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161102T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161102T211500 DTSTAMP:20160907T173526Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-class-2016-11-02/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Class - The Willow Studio - 2 Nov 16 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation - 14 week course - with Saskia\n\nDate:   Starts Wednesday 14th September 2016 - ends Wednesay 14th December 2016\ nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary Sc hool\nCost: £84 for the course\, or £42 per block of 7. Otherwise £10 (£8 conc) to drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesday 14t h September for 14 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring th e basics and more of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation (CI)\ nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up y our ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nThis series of classes will offer a n in depth explorations into the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nPracticalities\nThis course is suitable for all levels\, whether complete beginners\, or those wanting to deepen  their practice. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will b e a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 pe r class (or £8 concessions)\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and wa ter (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n \nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@co ntactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646.\n\nAbout the Teacher\nSaskia Chap lin "I first met CI in 2007 and have since attended events and workshops all over the UK and Europe\, entering the world of teaching in 2011. It ’s a form that suits me well\; I love the physicality of it\, to be surp rised and delighted in the moment. I love that sense of responding in new and unexpected ways in creative play\, finding moments of synchronicity\, feeling my body respond confidently and instinctively\, whilst exploring the world in the moving 3D offered by other bodies &\; minds in the spa ce.\n\nDespite a science degree in Photography\, I have always been drawn to engaging with the world through the body - yoga\, meditation\, and\, si nce 2002\, working as a massage therapist.\nMy CI journey coincided with m y journey into biodynamic craniosacral therapy\, for which I qualified as a therapist in 2010 and now offer alongside my massage work. I am intrigue d by the links between these forms\; where the micro reflects the macro\, the individual reflects the group and visa versa."\n\nContent\nBelow is my draft plan of this autumn course to give you a sense of what we will cove r.  I may decide to change the format slightly as we work together as a group.\n\nWeek 1:\nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the f loor we will explore the use of push\, pull\, and slide in contact with th e floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFo llow the leader – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and follo wing our partners in space\, fundamentals of listening\n\nWeek 3:\nGive an d take – giving and taking weight\, counterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our bodies\n\nWeek 4:\nMassage into Mo vement - we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from or skin \, muscles and bones.\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Centre – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\ nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip lifts\, etc\, and fi nding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 7:\nThe Underscore - a light i ntroduction to the led underscore. A held way to explore basic jam skills. \n\nWeek 8\nListening - a 3-part journey of listening\; moving from your i nternal landscape of feeling and sensation\, into aware contact through to uch  and others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space as we dan ce in and out of contact.\n\nWeek 9\nEase\, Flow\, and the Awkward\n\nWeek 10\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the flo or and our partners\n\nWeek 11\nInside Out - tensegrity - exploring our in ner bounce\, tension\, compression\, reflection.\n\nWeek 12\nBackspace -  orientation and disorientation. Opening up our backspace to finr our ups ide down\, downside up\, and round-a-bout!\n\nWeek 13\nLegs as arms - waki ng the legs and exploring the possibilities of low level moving.\n\nWeek 1 4\nEssential Jam skills: offering\, taking\, leaving invitations\, and ex ploring ways in and out of the dance.\n*See you Dancing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Ibiza-2011-1-e1422561511702.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2126@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20161105 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20161107 DTSTAMP:20161018T195308Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/flying-fishes/ SUMMARY:Flying Fishes - Frome Steiner Academy - 5 Nov 16 12:00 DESCRIPTION:The warm water invites you to let go and to experiment in an or ganic and fluid way of moving. You learn how to play with its resistance a nd dynamic\, how to transition between following the waves and making soft and clear propositions. \n CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:Frome Steiner Academy\, Park Road\, Frome\, Somerset\, BA11 \, Uni ted Kingdom GEO:51.2284089;-2.325884500000029 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Road\, Frome\, Somerse t\, BA11 \, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Frome Steiner Academ y:geo:51.2284089,-2.325884500000029 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2135@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161106T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161106T203000 DTSTAMP:20161118T160926Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-9-2016-1 1-06/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 6 Nov 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n{Class des cription usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the clas s – it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and t ime to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or si t 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 d ancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such a s 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n F or more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/01/feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2120@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161109T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161109T211500 DTSTAMP:20160907T173526Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-class-2016-11-09/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Class - The Willow Studio - 9 Nov 16 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation - 14 week course - with Saskia\n\nDate:   Starts Wednesday 14th September 2016 - ends Wednesay 14th December 2016\ nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary Sc hool\nCost: £84 for the course\, or £42 per block of 7. Otherwise £10 (£8 conc) to drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesday 14t h September for 14 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring th e basics and more of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation (CI)\ nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up y our ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nThis series of classes will offer a n in depth explorations into the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nPracticalities\nThis course is suitable for all levels\, whether complete beginners\, or those wanting to deepen  their practice. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will b e a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 pe r class (or £8 concessions)\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and wa ter (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n \nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@co ntactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646.\n\nAbout the Teacher\nSaskia Chap lin "I first met CI in 2007 and have since attended events and workshops all over the UK and Europe\, entering the world of teaching in 2011. It ’s a form that suits me well\; I love the physicality of it\, to be surp rised and delighted in the moment. I love that sense of responding in new and unexpected ways in creative play\, finding moments of synchronicity\, feeling my body respond confidently and instinctively\, whilst exploring the world in the moving 3D offered by other bodies &\; minds in the spa ce.\n\nDespite a science degree in Photography\, I have always been drawn to engaging with the world through the body - yoga\, meditation\, and\, si nce 2002\, working as a massage therapist.\nMy CI journey coincided with m y journey into biodynamic craniosacral therapy\, for which I qualified as a therapist in 2010 and now offer alongside my massage work. I am intrigue d by the links between these forms\; where the micro reflects the macro\, the individual reflects the group and visa versa."\n\nContent\nBelow is my draft plan of this autumn course to give you a sense of what we will cove r.  I may decide to change the format slightly as we work together as a group.\n\nWeek 1:\nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the f loor we will explore the use of push\, pull\, and slide in contact with th e floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFo llow the leader – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and follo wing our partners in space\, fundamentals of listening\n\nWeek 3:\nGive an d take – giving and taking weight\, counterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our bodies\n\nWeek 4:\nMassage into Mo vement - we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from or skin \, muscles and bones.\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Centre – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\ nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip lifts\, etc\, and fi nding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 7:\nThe Underscore - a light i ntroduction to the led underscore. A held way to explore basic jam skills. \n\nWeek 8\nListening - a 3-part journey of listening\; moving from your i nternal landscape of feeling and sensation\, into aware contact through to uch  and others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space as we dan ce in and out of contact.\n\nWeek 9\nEase\, Flow\, and the Awkward\n\nWeek 10\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the flo or and our partners\n\nWeek 11\nInside Out - tensegrity - exploring our in ner bounce\, tension\, compression\, reflection.\n\nWeek 12\nBackspace -  orientation and disorientation. Opening up our backspace to finr our ups ide down\, downside up\, and round-a-bout!\n\nWeek 13\nLegs as arms - waki ng the legs and exploring the possibilities of low level moving.\n\nWeek 1 4\nEssential Jam skills: offering\, taking\, leaving invitations\, and ex ploring ways in and out of the dance.\n*See you Dancing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Ibiza-2011-1-e1422561511702.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2025@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20161112 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20161114 DTSTAMP:20160914T200135Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-workshop-with- nita-little-the-informed-bodymind/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Workshop with Nita Little: The informed bodym ind - The Trinity Centre - 12 Nov 16 10:00 DESCRIPTION:We are excited to be welcoming Nita Little to Bristol. An oppor tunity not to miss.\n\nPlease note that bookings are essential.\n\n\n\nThe informed Bodymind: Beyond dance/The invisible CI skills\nThis dance form invites us to have a self-sense that extends spatially to include our part ners and our environment. Its skills ask for physical/mental states beyond our normative modes and modalities. And\, it stretches our understanding of physicality and perception. The aim of this class is to increase our ab ility to act responsively through developing new physical and perceptual s kills that enhance our peripheral intelligence. By discovering new forms o f awareness we will learn to dance safely in a state that gives us an abil ity to read each ecological moment spatially and energetically. With the d ance as our teacher\, we will come to able to trust ourselves to meet each moment successfully whether we are falling or flying.\n\nWhen: 12th and 1 3th November\nSaturday 12th from 10am to 5:30pm\nSunday 13th from 9:30am t o 2:30pm\n\nWhere:\nTrinity Centre\nTrinity Road\nBristol\nBS2 0NW\n\nFor bookings:\nClick here - Booking Essential\n\n\n\nBio\nA pioneering choreog rapher\, performer\, and theorist in the field of ensemble improvisational dance and Contact Improvisation\, Nita Little is invited to work with dan cers on five continents. A (2014) PhD in Performance Studies from the Univ ersity of California\, Davis\, Little participated in the emergence and de velopment of Contact Improvisation in 1972 with Steve Paxton and Nancy Sta rk Smith. She has been exploring the embodied mind in the physics of motio n\, relational and creative action\, and the performance of presence ever since. As a dance researcher she develops Research Laboratories devoted to the study of relational potentials through ensemble dance explorations in which the tactility of attention is an essential investigation.\n\nNita w orks with dancers and performers in numerous mediums and including stage\, site-specific investigations and film. She tours on a regular basis makin g work\, performing\, and teaching technical and creative skills for compa nies\, festivals and schools worldwide. Nita is a physical philosopher who has developed a movement pedagogy oriented around creative actions of the bodymind in dance. In 2016/17 you will find her choreographing and teachi ng in NYC\, Europe\, and South America.\n\n CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kin gdom GEO:51.4584901;-2.57659979999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS 2 0NW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Trinity Centre:geo:5 1.4584901,-2.57659979999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2136@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161113T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161113T203000 DTSTAMP:20161118T160926Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-9-2016-1 1-13/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 13 Nov 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n{Class des cription usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the clas s – it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and t ime to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or si t 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 d ancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such a s 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n F or more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/01/feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2121@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161116T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161116T211500 DTSTAMP:20160907T173526Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-class-2016-11-16/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Class - The Willow Studio - 16 Nov 16 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation - 14 week course - with Saskia\n\nDate:   Starts Wednesday 14th September 2016 - ends Wednesay 14th December 2016\ nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary Sc hool\nCost: £84 for the course\, or £42 per block of 7. Otherwise £10 (£8 conc) to drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesday 14t h September for 14 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring th e basics and more of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation (CI)\ nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up y our ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nThis series of classes will offer a n in depth explorations into the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nPracticalities\nThis course is suitable for all levels\, whether complete beginners\, or those wanting to deepen  their practice. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will b e a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 pe r class (or £8 concessions)\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and wa ter (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n \nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@co ntactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646.\n\nAbout the Teacher\nSaskia Chap lin "I first met CI in 2007 and have since attended events and workshops all over the UK and Europe\, entering the world of teaching in 2011. It ’s a form that suits me well\; I love the physicality of it\, to be surp rised and delighted in the moment. I love that sense of responding in new and unexpected ways in creative play\, finding moments of synchronicity\, feeling my body respond confidently and instinctively\, whilst exploring the world in the moving 3D offered by other bodies &\; minds in the spa ce.\n\nDespite a science degree in Photography\, I have always been drawn to engaging with the world through the body - yoga\, meditation\, and\, si nce 2002\, working as a massage therapist.\nMy CI journey coincided with m y journey into biodynamic craniosacral therapy\, for which I qualified as a therapist in 2010 and now offer alongside my massage work. I am intrigue d by the links between these forms\; where the micro reflects the macro\, the individual reflects the group and visa versa."\n\nContent\nBelow is my draft plan of this autumn course to give you a sense of what we will cove r.  I may decide to change the format slightly as we work together as a group.\n\nWeek 1:\nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the f loor we will explore the use of push\, pull\, and slide in contact with th e floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFo llow the leader – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and follo wing our partners in space\, fundamentals of listening\n\nWeek 3:\nGive an d take – giving and taking weight\, counterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our bodies\n\nWeek 4:\nMassage into Mo vement - we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from or skin \, muscles and bones.\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Centre – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\ nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip lifts\, etc\, and fi nding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 7:\nThe Underscore - a light i ntroduction to the led underscore. A held way to explore basic jam skills. \n\nWeek 8\nListening - a 3-part journey of listening\; moving from your i nternal landscape of feeling and sensation\, into aware contact through to uch  and others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space as we dan ce in and out of contact.\n\nWeek 9\nEase\, Flow\, and the Awkward\n\nWeek 10\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the flo or and our partners\n\nWeek 11\nInside Out - tensegrity - exploring our in ner bounce\, tension\, compression\, reflection.\n\nWeek 12\nBackspace -  orientation and disorientation. Opening up our backspace to finr our ups ide down\, downside up\, and round-a-bout!\n\nWeek 13\nLegs as arms - waki ng the legs and exploring the possibilities of low level moving.\n\nWeek 1 4\nEssential Jam skills: offering\, taking\, leaving invitations\, and ex ploring ways in and out of the dance.\n*See you Dancing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Ibiza-2011-1-e1422561511702.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2137@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161120T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161120T203000 DTSTAMP:20161118T174659Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-9-2016-1 1-20/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 20 Nov 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n{Class des cription usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the clas s – it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and t ime to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or si t 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 d ancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such a s 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n F or more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/cropped-feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2122@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161123T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161123T211500 DTSTAMP:20160907T173526Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-class-2016-11-23/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Class - The Willow Studio - 23 Nov 16 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation - 14 week course - with Saskia\n\nDate:   Starts Wednesday 14th September 2016 - ends Wednesay 14th December 2016\ nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary Sc hool\nCost: £84 for the course\, or £42 per block of 7. Otherwise £10 (£8 conc) to drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesday 14t h September for 14 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring th e basics and more of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation (CI)\ nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up y our ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nThis series of classes will offer a n in depth explorations into the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nPracticalities\nThis course is suitable for all levels\, whether complete beginners\, or those wanting to deepen  their practice. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will b e a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 pe r class (or £8 concessions)\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and wa ter (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n \nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@co ntactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646.\n\nAbout the Teacher\nSaskia Chap lin "I first met CI in 2007 and have since attended events and workshops all over the UK and Europe\, entering the world of teaching in 2011. It ’s a form that suits me well\; I love the physicality of it\, to be surp rised and delighted in the moment. I love that sense of responding in new and unexpected ways in creative play\, finding moments of synchronicity\, feeling my body respond confidently and instinctively\, whilst exploring the world in the moving 3D offered by other bodies &\; minds in the spa ce.\n\nDespite a science degree in Photography\, I have always been drawn to engaging with the world through the body - yoga\, meditation\, and\, si nce 2002\, working as a massage therapist.\nMy CI journey coincided with m y journey into biodynamic craniosacral therapy\, for which I qualified as a therapist in 2010 and now offer alongside my massage work. I am intrigue d by the links between these forms\; where the micro reflects the macro\, the individual reflects the group and visa versa."\n\nContent\nBelow is my draft plan of this autumn course to give you a sense of what we will cove r.  I may decide to change the format slightly as we work together as a group.\n\nWeek 1:\nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the f loor we will explore the use of push\, pull\, and slide in contact with th e floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFo llow the leader – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and follo wing our partners in space\, fundamentals of listening\n\nWeek 3:\nGive an d take – giving and taking weight\, counterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our bodies\n\nWeek 4:\nMassage into Mo vement - we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from or skin \, muscles and bones.\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Centre – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\ nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip lifts\, etc\, and fi nding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 7:\nThe Underscore - a light i ntroduction to the led underscore. A held way to explore basic jam skills. \n\nWeek 8\nListening - a 3-part journey of listening\; moving from your i nternal landscape of feeling and sensation\, into aware contact through to uch  and others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space as we dan ce in and out of contact.\n\nWeek 9\nEase\, Flow\, and the Awkward\n\nWeek 10\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the flo or and our partners\n\nWeek 11\nInside Out - tensegrity - exploring our in ner bounce\, tension\, compression\, reflection.\n\nWeek 12\nBackspace -  orientation and disorientation. Opening up our backspace to finr our ups ide down\, downside up\, and round-a-bout!\n\nWeek 13\nLegs as arms - waki ng the legs and exploring the possibilities of low level moving.\n\nWeek 1 4\nEssential Jam skills: offering\, taking\, leaving invitations\, and ex ploring ways in and out of the dance.\n*See you Dancing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Ibiza-2011-1-e1422561511702.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2138@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161127T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161127T203000 DTSTAMP:20161123T211507Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-9-2016-1 1-27/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 27 Nov 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n\n\nExplor ing contact improvisation through three qualities: snake\, cat and bear.\n In this warm-up workshop we will go from animal-body-work to movement scor es in duets and trios and as a group. We will use these movement qualities as ways of exploring under and over dancing\, safety and partnering.\n\nS am Bloomfield is a trainee dance movement psychotherapist and contact impr ovisation facilitator. He has an extensive bodywork\, dance\, poetry\, did geridoo\, performance and workshop facilitation background. This class is inspired by Jamus Wood and his embodied presence work as well as many othe rs.\n\nOpen to beginners or experienced contact dancers the class will be led in order to warm up and explore some skills used in the jam. Doors wil l be closed for the duration of the class to keep the focus\, so please ar rive early to attend the class.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will im provise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, pl ease email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/cropped-feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2123@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161130T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161130T211500 DTSTAMP:20160907T173526Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-class-2016-11-30/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Class - The Willow Studio - 30 Nov 16 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation - 14 week course - with Saskia\n\nDate:   Starts Wednesday 14th September 2016 - ends Wednesay 14th December 2016\ nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary Sc hool\nCost: £84 for the course\, or £42 per block of 7. Otherwise £10 (£8 conc) to drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesday 14t h September for 14 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring th e basics and more of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation (CI)\ nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up y our ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nThis series of classes will offer a n in depth explorations into the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nPracticalities\nThis course is suitable for all levels\, whether complete beginners\, or those wanting to deepen  their practice. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will b e a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 pe r class (or £8 concessions)\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and wa ter (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n \nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@co ntactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646.\n\nAbout the Teacher\nSaskia Chap lin "I first met CI in 2007 and have since attended events and workshops all over the UK and Europe\, entering the world of teaching in 2011. It ’s a form that suits me well\; I love the physicality of it\, to be surp rised and delighted in the moment. I love that sense of responding in new and unexpected ways in creative play\, finding moments of synchronicity\, feeling my body respond confidently and instinctively\, whilst exploring the world in the moving 3D offered by other bodies &\; minds in the spa ce.\n\nDespite a science degree in Photography\, I have always been drawn to engaging with the world through the body - yoga\, meditation\, and\, si nce 2002\, working as a massage therapist.\nMy CI journey coincided with m y journey into biodynamic craniosacral therapy\, for which I qualified as a therapist in 2010 and now offer alongside my massage work. I am intrigue d by the links between these forms\; where the micro reflects the macro\, the individual reflects the group and visa versa."\n\nContent\nBelow is my draft plan of this autumn course to give you a sense of what we will cove r.  I may decide to change the format slightly as we work together as a group.\n\nWeek 1:\nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the f loor we will explore the use of push\, pull\, and slide in contact with th e floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFo llow the leader – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and follo wing our partners in space\, fundamentals of listening\n\nWeek 3:\nGive an d take – giving and taking weight\, counterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our bodies\n\nWeek 4:\nMassage into Mo vement - we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from or skin \, muscles and bones.\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Centre – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\ nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip lifts\, etc\, and fi nding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 7:\nThe Underscore - a light i ntroduction to the led underscore. A held way to explore basic jam skills. \n\nWeek 8\nListening - a 3-part journey of listening\; moving from your i nternal landscape of feeling and sensation\, into aware contact through to uch  and others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space as we dan ce in and out of contact.\n\nWeek 9\nEase\, Flow\, and the Awkward\n\nWeek 10\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the flo or and our partners\n\nWeek 11\nInside Out - tensegrity - exploring our in ner bounce\, tension\, compression\, reflection.\n\nWeek 12\nBackspace -  orientation and disorientation. Opening up our backspace to finr our ups ide down\, downside up\, and round-a-bout!\n\nWeek 13\nLegs as arms - waki ng the legs and exploring the possibilities of low level moving.\n\nWeek 1 4\nEssential Jam skills: offering\, taking\, leaving invitations\, and ex ploring ways in and out of the dance.\n*See you Dancing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Ibiza-2011-1-e1422561511702.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2139@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161204T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161204T203000 DTSTAMP:20161202T204306Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-9-2016-1 2-04/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 4 Dec 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n\nThis Sun days class will focus on the negotiation between finding form and softenin g in contact\, melting in and reaching away.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informa l gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develo p 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 tec hniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 blind fold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regul ar mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicia ns will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more infor mation\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual t eachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/01/feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2124@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161207T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161207T211500 DTSTAMP:20160907T173526Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-class-2016-12-07/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Class - The Willow Studio - 7 Dec 16 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation - 14 week course - with Saskia\n\nDate:   Starts Wednesday 14th September 2016 - ends Wednesay 14th December 2016\ nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary Sc hool\nCost: £84 for the course\, or £42 per block of 7. Otherwise £10 (£8 conc) to drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesday 14t h September for 14 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring th e basics and more of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation (CI)\ nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up y our ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nThis series of classes will offer a n in depth explorations into the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nPracticalities\nThis course is suitable for all levels\, whether complete beginners\, or those wanting to deepen  their practice. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will b e a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 pe r class (or £8 concessions)\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and wa ter (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n \nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@co ntactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646.\n\nAbout the Teacher\nSaskia Chap lin "I first met CI in 2007 and have since attended events and workshops all over the UK and Europe\, entering the world of teaching in 2011. It ’s a form that suits me well\; I love the physicality of it\, to be surp rised and delighted in the moment. I love that sense of responding in new and unexpected ways in creative play\, finding moments of synchronicity\, feeling my body respond confidently and instinctively\, whilst exploring the world in the moving 3D offered by other bodies &\; minds in the spa ce.\n\nDespite a science degree in Photography\, I have always been drawn to engaging with the world through the body - yoga\, meditation\, and\, si nce 2002\, working as a massage therapist.\nMy CI journey coincided with m y journey into biodynamic craniosacral therapy\, for which I qualified as a therapist in 2010 and now offer alongside my massage work. I am intrigue d by the links between these forms\; where the micro reflects the macro\, the individual reflects the group and visa versa."\n\nContent\nBelow is my draft plan of this autumn course to give you a sense of what we will cove r.  I may decide to change the format slightly as we work together as a group.\n\nWeek 1:\nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the f loor we will explore the use of push\, pull\, and slide in contact with th e floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFo llow the leader – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and follo wing our partners in space\, fundamentals of listening\n\nWeek 3:\nGive an d take – giving and taking weight\, counterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our bodies\n\nWeek 4:\nMassage into Mo vement - we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from or skin \, muscles and bones.\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Centre – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\ nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip lifts\, etc\, and fi nding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 7:\nThe Underscore - a light i ntroduction to the led underscore. A held way to explore basic jam skills. \n\nWeek 8\nListening - a 3-part journey of listening\; moving from your i nternal landscape of feeling and sensation\, into aware contact through to uch  and others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space as we dan ce in and out of contact.\n\nWeek 9\nEase\, Flow\, and the Awkward\n\nWeek 10\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the flo or and our partners\n\nWeek 11\nInside Out - tensegrity - exploring our in ner bounce\, tension\, compression\, reflection.\n\nWeek 12\nBackspace -  orientation and disorientation. Opening up our backspace to finr our ups ide down\, downside up\, and round-a-bout!\n\nWeek 13\nLegs as arms - waki ng the legs and exploring the possibilities of low level moving.\n\nWeek 1 4\nEssential Jam skills: offering\, taking\, leaving invitations\, and ex ploring ways in and out of the dance.\n*See you Dancing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Ibiza-2011-1-e1422561511702.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2140@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161211T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161211T203000 DTSTAMP:20161202T204804Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-9-2016-1 2-11/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 11 Dec 16 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\nContact im provisation can be seen as an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic p ossibilities of bodies moving in contact with one another. Sometimes dynam ic\, acrobatic\, and sometimes quiet and contemplative\, it is a dance for m inclusive of all bodies and enquiring minds.\n\nIn this class\, we’ll sharpen our communication skills\, apply physics and train our openness fo r collaboration. We will embrace detail and sensuousness and train our abi lity to be\nspontaneously\, viscerally creative.\n\n\n\nBorn in Southern G ermany and raised in Rio de Janeiro\, Brazil\, Ralf Jaroschinski graduated as a classical and modern dancer from the University of Music\, Theater a nd Media in Hannover\, Germany\, and then studied several contemporary dan ce and composition techniques in New York on a stipend from the German Aca demic Exchange Service. He discovered contact improvisation for himself in 1994. From 1998 until 2002\, he directed the dance company of the City Th eater of Hildesheim\, Germany\, and included contact improvisation as part of the dancers' training and the creation of his works. He also got commi ssioned to create choreographies for several European\, Asian and American municipal and national ballet companies and dance universities – so far \, he has created some 100 dance pieces and improvisation scores.\nFacilit ating contact improvisation classes and workshops more regularly since 200 4\, Ralf has taught at numerous festivals\, universities\, dance schools a nd studios all over the world. He has trained the dancers of companies suc h as the Brazilian Curitiba Guaíra Ballet\, the Australian “Canberra Da nce Theatre”\, “Frontier Danceland” in Singapore\, the "Bangkok City Ballet" in Thailand\, the German “Tanztheater Braunschweig”\, "Carte Blanche" in Bergen\, Norway\, and the Swedish "Cullbergbaletten" in Stockh olm in contact improvisation.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and co nfidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. T he jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you hav e learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a te acher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, t he Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-c losed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improv ise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 13/01/feet4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2125@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161214T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161214T211500 DTSTAMP:20160907T173526Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/wednesday-ci-class-2016-12-14/ SUMMARY:Wednesday CI Class - The Willow Studio - 14 Dec 16 19:15 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation - 14 week course - with Saskia\n\nDate:   Starts Wednesday 14th September 2016 - ends Wednesay 14th December 2016\ nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary Sc hool\nCost: £84 for the course\, or £42 per block of 7. Otherwise £10 (£8 conc) to drop-in\nLed by: Saskia Chaplin\n\nStarting on Wednesday 14t h September for 14 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring th e basics and more of contact improvisation.\n\nContact Improvisation (CI)\ nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up y our ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nThis series of classes will offer a n in depth explorations into the fundamentals of CI\, enabling you to deve lop core skills to support fluidity and safety\, whilst opening up to new possibilities in your movement.\n\nPracticalities\nThis course is suitable for all levels\, whether complete beginners\, or those wanting to deepen  their practice. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will b e a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 pe r class (or £8 concessions)\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and wa ter (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n \nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Saskia on saskia@co ntactdance.co.uk or phone 07904 121 646.\n\nAbout the Teacher\nSaskia Chap lin "I first met CI in 2007 and have since attended events and workshops all over the UK and Europe\, entering the world of teaching in 2011. It ’s a form that suits me well\; I love the physicality of it\, to be surp rised and delighted in the moment. I love that sense of responding in new and unexpected ways in creative play\, finding moments of synchronicity\, feeling my body respond confidently and instinctively\, whilst exploring the world in the moving 3D offered by other bodies &\; minds in the spa ce.\n\nDespite a science degree in Photography\, I have always been drawn to engaging with the world through the body - yoga\, meditation\, and\, si nce 2002\, working as a massage therapist.\nMy CI journey coincided with m y journey into biodynamic craniosacral therapy\, for which I qualified as a therapist in 2010 and now offer alongside my massage work. I am intrigue d by the links between these forms\; where the micro reflects the macro\, the individual reflects the group and visa versa."\n\nContent\nBelow is my draft plan of this autumn course to give you a sense of what we will cove r.  I may decide to change the format slightly as we work together as a group.\n\nWeek 1:\nFirst contact – first finding our connection to the f loor we will explore the use of push\, pull\, and slide in contact with th e floor and our partners to make first contact in the dance\n\nWeek 2:\nFo llow the leader – using exercises to offer direction\, leading and follo wing our partners in space\, fundamentals of listening\n\nWeek 3:\nGive an d take – giving and taking weight\, counterbalance\, using weight\, and exploring how to say yes/no through our bodies\n\nWeek 4:\nMassage into Mo vement - we will use bodywork to bring awareness and movement from or skin \, muscles and bones.\n\nWeek 5:\nThe Centre – moving from our centres\, offering and taking lifts\, leading and following from centre\n\nWeek 6:\ nUp – exploring some simple lifts\, the table\, hip lifts\, etc\, and fi nding movement with weight exchange\n\nWeek 7:\nThe Underscore - a light i ntroduction to the led underscore. A held way to explore basic jam skills. \n\nWeek 8\nListening - a 3-part journey of listening\; moving from your i nternal landscape of feeling and sensation\, into aware contact through to uch  and others\, then outwards into a wider sense of the space as we dan ce in and out of contact.\n\nWeek 9\nEase\, Flow\, and the Awkward\n\nWeek 10\nSpiralling Softly – finding pathways from\, to\, and with\, the flo or and our partners\n\nWeek 11\nInside Out - tensegrity - exploring our in ner bounce\, tension\, compression\, reflection.\n\nWeek 12\nBackspace -  orientation and disorientation. Opening up our backspace to finr our ups ide down\, downside up\, and round-a-bout!\n\nWeek 13\nLegs as arms - waki ng the legs and exploring the possibilities of low level moving.\n\nWeek 1 4\nEssential Jam skills: offering\, taking\, leaving invitations\, and ex ploring ways in and out of the dance.\n*See you Dancing\, Saskia * ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/05/Ibiza-2011-1-e1422561511702.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2170@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170108T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170108T203000 DTSTAMP:20170105T212257Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-10-2017- 01-08/ SUMMARY:BRISTOL CI: SUNDAY CLASS & JAM - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 8 Jan 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\n\n \;\nClass Description\ n\nBack Space\, Front Space\, Relational Space\nBodywork into movement and dance. We will explore different experiences of space\, discovering and d eepening back-space\, front-space and relational-space as three possibilit ies in movement and emotion. The invitation will be to embody the dance in stead of dancing the body. Open to all. Designed to lead you safely into t he jam space.\n\nSam Bloomfield is a facilitator\, body-worker\, trainee d ance movement psychotherapist and multi-media artist.\nSam Bloomfield sam@ sambloomfield.org.uk tel: 07527885150\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathe ring of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skill s 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.\n\nAt some j ams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (o r eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mail out – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians wil l improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\ , please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers .\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2191@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170111T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170111T211500 DTSTAMP:20170111T125107Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-skills-2017-01 -11/ SUMMARY:CONTACT IMPROVISATION SKILLS - The Willow Studio - 11 Jan 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:CONTACT IMPROVISATION SKILLS\n7 Weeks Program\n\n“Just the pl easure of moving and the pleasure of using your body is\, I think\, maybe the main point. And the the pleasure of dancing with somebody in an unplan ned and spontanious way\, when you’re free to invent and they are free t o invent.” - Steve Paxton\n\nDates: Wednesdays From 11th january to 22nd February\nTime: 7.15 - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Pr imary School\nCost: £10/£8 conc\nMoveGB members welcome.\n\nWith Jamus W ood and Lee Bolton\n\nStarting on Wednesday 11th January for 7 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the Skills of contact improvisat ion.\n\nThis Seven week program is an opportunity to delve into the practi ce of contact improvisation. Beginning with exploring the basic movement p rinciples of Contact Improvisation:\n\n•Softening into and moving with t he floor.\n•dancing into and out of contact.\n•Exploration of touch.\n •Giving and receiving weight.\n•Developing and sensing a good fluid al ignment.\n•Listening too and actioning our impulses.\n\nWe will also dev elop the less seen skills of contact improvisation:\n\n•Awakening our se nses and reflexes to be able to respond to space and each moment.\n•Deve loping a bodily felt sense\, and our ability to listen and respond too our selves\, our partner and the dance environment around us.\n\nOver the week s the dance will evolve and expand. We’ll explore specific pathways of m ovement to clarify the how involved in dancing with a partner. We will dan ce into and out of the floor\, explorations into falling and flying.\n\nPr acticalities\nThese classes are open for those who are just beginning ther e journey with contact and for more experienced dancers who wish too deepe n their practice finding subtleties in touch\, direction and presence. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will be a progression of le arning. However\, drop-in is also welcome.\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have t hem\, and water (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitc hen area).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Jamus o n embodiedpresence@gmail.com or phone 0798582791.\n\nFor more information and updates go to Embodiedpresence Facebook Page. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2171@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170115T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170115T203000 DTSTAMP:20170113T204620Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-10-2017- 01-15/ SUMMARY:BRISTOL CI: SUNDAY CLASS & JAM - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 15 Jan 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n\nSpirals\ , straight lines\, push and pull.\nBodywork into movement and dance. We wi ll explore different experiences of movement and intention using solo danc e and building self-awareness to take our improvisations into duets and gr oup interaction. The invitation as with last week's class will be to embod y the dance instead of dancing the body. Open to all. Designed to lead you safely into the jam space.\n\nSam Bloomfield is a facilitator\, body-work er\, trainee dance movement psychotherapist and multi-media artist.\nSam B loomfield sam@sambloomfield.org.uk tel: 07527885150\nThe Jam\nA 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 integr ate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing .\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a fo cused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via ou r regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live  musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For mor e information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the indivi dual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2192@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170118T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170118T211500 DTSTAMP:20170111T125107Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-skills-2017-01 -18/ SUMMARY:CONTACT IMPROVISATION SKILLS - The Willow Studio - 18 Jan 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:CONTACT IMPROVISATION SKILLS\n7 Weeks Program\n\n“Just the pl easure of moving and the pleasure of using your body is\, I think\, maybe the main point. And the the pleasure of dancing with somebody in an unplan ned and spontanious way\, when you’re free to invent and they are free t o invent.” - Steve Paxton\n\nDates: Wednesdays From 11th january to 22nd February\nTime: 7.15 - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Pr imary School\nCost: £10/£8 conc\nMoveGB members welcome.\n\nWith Jamus W ood and Lee Bolton\n\nStarting on Wednesday 11th January for 7 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the Skills of contact improvisat ion.\n\nThis Seven week program is an opportunity to delve into the practi ce of contact improvisation. Beginning with exploring the basic movement p rinciples of Contact Improvisation:\n\n•Softening into and moving with t he floor.\n•dancing into and out of contact.\n•Exploration of touch.\n •Giving and receiving weight.\n•Developing and sensing a good fluid al ignment.\n•Listening too and actioning our impulses.\n\nWe will also dev elop the less seen skills of contact improvisation:\n\n•Awakening our se nses and reflexes to be able to respond to space and each moment.\n•Deve loping a bodily felt sense\, and our ability to listen and respond too our selves\, our partner and the dance environment around us.\n\nOver the week s the dance will evolve and expand. We’ll explore specific pathways of m ovement to clarify the how involved in dancing with a partner. We will dan ce into and out of the floor\, explorations into falling and flying.\n\nPr acticalities\nThese classes are open for those who are just beginning ther e journey with contact and for more experienced dancers who wish too deepe n their practice finding subtleties in touch\, direction and presence. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will be a progression of le arning. However\, drop-in is also welcome.\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have t hem\, and water (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitc hen area).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Jamus o n embodiedpresence@gmail.com or phone 0798582791.\n\nFor more information and updates go to Embodiedpresence Facebook Page. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2172@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170122T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170122T203000 DTSTAMP:20170118T221012Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-10-2017- 01-22/ SUMMARY:BRISTOL CI: SUNDAY CLASS & JAM - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 22 Jan 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n\n\nContac t Improvisation Sunday skills class with Maga\n\nWe will explore the techn ical parts of contact improvisation (such as handstands and backbends) in different scenarios\, first practicing the skills separately and then whil e dancing.\nThe class will begin with a fairly intense warm up\, including a lot of conditioning. We will go through principles of rolling on the fl oor and then expanding through to improvisation tasks and handstand / back bend techniques with a partner. To help contextualise we will also revisit some basics: rolling points of contact\, sharing of the spine\, perceivin g and following\, and making suggestions to take our dance into new and ex citing places. The class is suitable for all levels.\n\nMaga Radlowska (PL /UK) - contact improvisation dancer\, performer\, choreographer\, improvis er and teacher. Magdalena graduated from London Contemporary Dance School and Middlesex University in London\, and has fifteen years professional ex perience in contact improvisation\, contemporary dance\, physical theatre and improvisation. Magdalena was co-organiser for ECITE 2013 in Poland\, a nd has taught CI in many festivals in Poland and abroad. She regularly tea ches CI workshops\, Bristol\, Brighton and London Contact Improvisation cl asses\, as well as being a lecturer in CI at Middlesex University.\nThe Ja m\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but sp ace and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, res t\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to exp lore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own rout es into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to foll ow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Sta rk-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be ad vertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance noti ce.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the j ams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or con tact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2193@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170125T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170125T211500 DTSTAMP:20170111T125107Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-skills-2017-01 -25/ SUMMARY:CONTACT IMPROVISATION SKILLS - The Willow Studio - 25 Jan 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:CONTACT IMPROVISATION SKILLS\n7 Weeks Program\n\n“Just the pl easure of moving and the pleasure of using your body is\, I think\, maybe the main point. And the the pleasure of dancing with somebody in an unplan ned and spontanious way\, when you’re free to invent and they are free t o invent.” - Steve Paxton\n\nDates: Wednesdays From 11th january to 22nd February\nTime: 7.15 - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Pr imary School\nCost: £10/£8 conc\nMoveGB members welcome.\n\nWith Jamus W ood and Lee Bolton\n\nStarting on Wednesday 11th January for 7 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the Skills of contact improvisat ion.\n\nThis Seven week program is an opportunity to delve into the practi ce of contact improvisation. Beginning with exploring the basic movement p rinciples of Contact Improvisation:\n\n•Softening into and moving with t he floor.\n•dancing into and out of contact.\n•Exploration of touch.\n •Giving and receiving weight.\n•Developing and sensing a good fluid al ignment.\n•Listening too and actioning our impulses.\n\nWe will also dev elop the less seen skills of contact improvisation:\n\n•Awakening our se nses and reflexes to be able to respond to space and each moment.\n•Deve loping a bodily felt sense\, and our ability to listen and respond too our selves\, our partner and the dance environment around us.\n\nOver the week s the dance will evolve and expand. We’ll explore specific pathways of m ovement to clarify the how involved in dancing with a partner. We will dan ce into and out of the floor\, explorations into falling and flying.\n\nPr acticalities\nThese classes are open for those who are just beginning ther e journey with contact and for more experienced dancers who wish too deepe n their practice finding subtleties in touch\, direction and presence. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will be a progression of le arning. However\, drop-in is also welcome.\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have t hem\, and water (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitc hen area).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Jamus o n embodiedpresence@gmail.com or phone 0798582791.\n\nFor more information and updates go to Embodiedpresence Facebook Page. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2173@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170129T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170129T203000 DTSTAMP:20170125T092200Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-10-2017- 01-29/ SUMMARY:BRISTOL CI: SUNDAY CLASS & JAM - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 29 Jan 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n \;\n\ n\n\n \;\n\nContruction and Deconstruction\n\nUsing counter balance to construct\, a constantly balancing unit of more than one body\, then lett ing go (deconstructing) to see where the momentum can take us.\n\nInto a n ew balancing shape? Or somewhere else?\n\nIf walking can be described as a process of falling and catching yourself\, this class will explore the sa me principle but instead of keeping ourselves upright\, sometimes we will let gravity win.\n\nThis is a basic skills class suitable for all levels o f experience.\nKey concepts: Trust\, balance\, momentum and falling.\nThe Jam\nA 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\, r est\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to e xplore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own ro utes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to fo llow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy S tark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance no tice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or c ontact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2194@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170201T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170201T211500 DTSTAMP:20170111T125107Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-skills-2017-02 -01/ SUMMARY:CONTACT IMPROVISATION SKILLS - The Willow Studio - 1 Feb 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:CONTACT IMPROVISATION SKILLS\n7 Weeks Program\n\n“Just the pl easure of moving and the pleasure of using your body is\, I think\, maybe the main point. And the the pleasure of dancing with somebody in an unplan ned and spontanious way\, when you’re free to invent and they are free t o invent.” - Steve Paxton\n\nDates: Wednesdays From 11th january to 22nd February\nTime: 7.15 - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Pr imary School\nCost: £10/£8 conc\nMoveGB members welcome.\n\nWith Jamus W ood and Lee Bolton\n\nStarting on Wednesday 11th January for 7 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the Skills of contact improvisat ion.\n\nThis Seven week program is an opportunity to delve into the practi ce of contact improvisation. Beginning with exploring the basic movement p rinciples of Contact Improvisation:\n\n•Softening into and moving with t he floor.\n•dancing into and out of contact.\n•Exploration of touch.\n •Giving and receiving weight.\n•Developing and sensing a good fluid al ignment.\n•Listening too and actioning our impulses.\n\nWe will also dev elop the less seen skills of contact improvisation:\n\n•Awakening our se nses and reflexes to be able to respond to space and each moment.\n•Deve loping a bodily felt sense\, and our ability to listen and respond too our selves\, our partner and the dance environment around us.\n\nOver the week s the dance will evolve and expand. We’ll explore specific pathways of m ovement to clarify the how involved in dancing with a partner. We will dan ce into and out of the floor\, explorations into falling and flying.\n\nPr acticalities\nThese classes are open for those who are just beginning ther e journey with contact and for more experienced dancers who wish too deepe n their practice finding subtleties in touch\, direction and presence. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will be a progression of le arning. However\, drop-in is also welcome.\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have t hem\, and water (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitc hen area).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Jamus o n embodiedpresence@gmail.com or phone 0798582791.\n\nFor more information and updates go to Embodiedpresence Facebook Page. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2174@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170205T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170205T203000 DTSTAMP:20170203T165925Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-10-2017- 02-05/ SUMMARY:BRISTOL CI: SUNDAY CLASS & JAM - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 5 Feb 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\nThis weeks class will focus on finding the balance point when giving weight to find new pathways in\, out and through the point of contact.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and tim e 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 in tegrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dan cing.\n\nAt 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 vi a our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Li ve musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the in dividual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2195@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170208T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170208T211500 DTSTAMP:20170111T125107Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-skills-2017-02 -08/ SUMMARY:CONTACT IMPROVISATION SKILLS - The Willow Studio - 8 Feb 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:CONTACT IMPROVISATION SKILLS\n7 Weeks Program\n\n“Just the pl easure of moving and the pleasure of using your body is\, I think\, maybe the main point. And the the pleasure of dancing with somebody in an unplan ned and spontanious way\, when you’re free to invent and they are free t o invent.” - Steve Paxton\n\nDates: Wednesdays From 11th january to 22nd February\nTime: 7.15 - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Pr imary School\nCost: £10/£8 conc\nMoveGB members welcome.\n\nWith Jamus W ood and Lee Bolton\n\nStarting on Wednesday 11th January for 7 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the Skills of contact improvisat ion.\n\nThis Seven week program is an opportunity to delve into the practi ce of contact improvisation. Beginning with exploring the basic movement p rinciples of Contact Improvisation:\n\n•Softening into and moving with t he floor.\n•dancing into and out of contact.\n•Exploration of touch.\n •Giving and receiving weight.\n•Developing and sensing a good fluid al ignment.\n•Listening too and actioning our impulses.\n\nWe will also dev elop the less seen skills of contact improvisation:\n\n•Awakening our se nses and reflexes to be able to respond to space and each moment.\n•Deve loping a bodily felt sense\, and our ability to listen and respond too our selves\, our partner and the dance environment around us.\n\nOver the week s the dance will evolve and expand. We’ll explore specific pathways of m ovement to clarify the how involved in dancing with a partner. We will dan ce into and out of the floor\, explorations into falling and flying.\n\nPr acticalities\nThese classes are open for those who are just beginning ther e journey with contact and for more experienced dancers who wish too deepe n their practice finding subtleties in touch\, direction and presence. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will be a progression of le arning. However\, drop-in is also welcome.\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have t hem\, and water (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitc hen area).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Jamus o n embodiedpresence@gmail.com or phone 0798582791.\n\nFor more information and updates go to Embodiedpresence Facebook Page. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2175@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170212T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170212T203000 DTSTAMP:20170208T132150Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-10-2017- 02-12/ SUMMARY:BRISTOL CI: SUNDAY CLASS & JAM - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 12 Feb 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n\nThis wee ks class we will be working on getting a fluid conversation of weight betw een partners\, looking at movement patterns in to and out of lifts all the way through to flying.\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of danc ers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confid ence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The j am provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have le arned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teache r will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the U nderscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-close d) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so  sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please ema il info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2196@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170215T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170215T211500 DTSTAMP:20170111T125107Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-skills-2017-02 -15/ SUMMARY:CONTACT IMPROVISATION SKILLS - The Willow Studio - 15 Feb 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:CONTACT IMPROVISATION SKILLS\n7 Weeks Program\n\n“Just the pl easure of moving and the pleasure of using your body is\, I think\, maybe the main point. And the the pleasure of dancing with somebody in an unplan ned and spontanious way\, when you’re free to invent and they are free t o invent.” - Steve Paxton\n\nDates: Wednesdays From 11th january to 22nd February\nTime: 7.15 - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Pr imary School\nCost: £10/£8 conc\nMoveGB members welcome.\n\nWith Jamus W ood and Lee Bolton\n\nStarting on Wednesday 11th January for 7 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the Skills of contact improvisat ion.\n\nThis Seven week program is an opportunity to delve into the practi ce of contact improvisation. Beginning with exploring the basic movement p rinciples of Contact Improvisation:\n\n•Softening into and moving with t he floor.\n•dancing into and out of contact.\n•Exploration of touch.\n •Giving and receiving weight.\n•Developing and sensing a good fluid al ignment.\n•Listening too and actioning our impulses.\n\nWe will also dev elop the less seen skills of contact improvisation:\n\n•Awakening our se nses and reflexes to be able to respond to space and each moment.\n•Deve loping a bodily felt sense\, and our ability to listen and respond too our selves\, our partner and the dance environment around us.\n\nOver the week s the dance will evolve and expand. We’ll explore specific pathways of m ovement to clarify the how involved in dancing with a partner. We will dan ce into and out of the floor\, explorations into falling and flying.\n\nPr acticalities\nThese classes are open for those who are just beginning ther e journey with contact and for more experienced dancers who wish too deepe n their practice finding subtleties in touch\, direction and presence. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will be a progression of le arning. However\, drop-in is also welcome.\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have t hem\, and water (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitc hen area).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Jamus o n embodiedpresence@gmail.com or phone 0798582791.\n\nFor more information and updates go to Embodiedpresence Facebook Page. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2176@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170219T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170219T203000 DTSTAMP:20170217T142851Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-10-2017- 02-19/ SUMMARY:BRISTOL CI: SUNDAY CLASS & JAM - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 19 Feb 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\nThe Eyes o f The Skin\n\n\nWe will use this warm-up class to play in trios\, explorin g what it is like to move with our eyes closed and subsequently to find wa ys in which our vision can be less dominant in the dance of CI.\n\nLisa Ma y Thomas is a contemporary dance artist and experienced contact improvisat ion dancer with a background in performance and film-making. She has worke d extensively with themes around the connected body and connecting bodies through performance and technology.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gather ing 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.\n\nAt some ja ms 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 mailo ut – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers. \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2197@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170222T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170222T211500 DTSTAMP:20170111T125107Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-skills-2017-02 -22/ SUMMARY:CONTACT IMPROVISATION SKILLS - The Willow Studio - 22 Feb 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:CONTACT IMPROVISATION SKILLS\n7 Weeks Program\n\n“Just the pl easure of moving and the pleasure of using your body is\, I think\, maybe the main point. And the the pleasure of dancing with somebody in an unplan ned and spontanious way\, when you’re free to invent and they are free t o invent.” - Steve Paxton\n\nDates: Wednesdays From 11th january to 22nd February\nTime: 7.15 - 9.15pm\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Pr imary School\nCost: £10/£8 conc\nMoveGB members welcome.\n\nWith Jamus W ood and Lee Bolton\n\nStarting on Wednesday 11th January for 7 consecutive weeks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the Skills of contact improvisat ion.\n\nThis Seven week program is an opportunity to delve into the practi ce of contact improvisation. Beginning with exploring the basic movement p rinciples of Contact Improvisation:\n\n•Softening into and moving with t he floor.\n•dancing into and out of contact.\n•Exploration of touch.\n •Giving and receiving weight.\n•Developing and sensing a good fluid al ignment.\n•Listening too and actioning our impulses.\n\nWe will also dev elop the less seen skills of contact improvisation:\n\n•Awakening our se nses and reflexes to be able to respond to space and each moment.\n•Deve loping a bodily felt sense\, and our ability to listen and respond too our selves\, our partner and the dance environment around us.\n\nOver the week s the dance will evolve and expand. We’ll explore specific pathways of m ovement to clarify the how involved in dancing with a partner. We will dan ce into and out of the floor\, explorations into falling and flying.\n\nPr acticalities\nThese classes are open for those who are just beginning ther e journey with contact and for more experienced dancers who wish too deepe n their practice finding subtleties in touch\, direction and presence. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, as there will be a progression of le arning. However\, drop-in is also welcome.\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have t hem\, and water (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitc hen area).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Jamus o n embodiedpresence@gmail.com or phone 0798582791.\n\nFor more information and updates go to Embodiedpresence Facebook Page. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2177@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170226T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170226T203000 DTSTAMP:20170225T095548Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-10-2017- 02-26/ SUMMARY:BRISTOL CI: SUNDAY CLASS & JAM - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 26 Feb 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n\n‘Centr e and Periphery'\nWe will use this warm-up class to engage with our centre and peripheries … then into ways in which we can share centre and exten d peripheries.\n\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. Th ere is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Y ou are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam prov ides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Undersco re (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with th e dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info @contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2206@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170301T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170301T211500 DTSTAMP:20170310T212534Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/skills-for-jamming-contact-improvisa tion-wednesdays-2017-03-01/ SUMMARY:Skills For Jamming - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 1 Mar 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\nDate: Every Wednesday\nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVe nue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\nCost: £10 (£8 conc ) to drop-in. Move GB members Welcome\n£30 for the 5 week series..\nBooki ngs: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nLed by: Jamus Wood and Lee Bolton\n\nThe jam\, O so much potential and desire\, sometimes we live this in the dance and sometimes we just miss.\n\nThis series of classes is designed to offe r ways too jam. Its good for beginner as jams can be crazily complicated f rom the outside. It good for the veteran who wants to take a thin slice fr om the jamming experience open it up and explore. We can all learn in this melting pot of Skills For Jamming.\n\nEach week we will explore a physica l contact improvisation skill and a jamming focus. We will draw from the m aterial developed by Nacy Stark Smith’s in her Underscore Practice.\n\nB eing Available: So are you open to the dance that is just in front of you. Or are you looking for something else\, the perfect partner\, the perfect moment. Can we say yes yes yes\, or do we need to say no a thousand times before our yes arrive. Come play.\n\nIn Space: You are never alone in the dance. You alway have space as a partner and the choreography of the grou p to dance with. When we feel we can not enter a dance or have a bumpy exi t we often don't see what is available to us. This class will focus on mov ing with and partying with space.\n\nSo join us for a dance of contact imp rovisation.\nA weekly two-hour class exploring the Skills of contact impro visation.\n\nThis five week program is an opportunity to delve into the pr actice of contact improvisation. Beginning with exploring the skills used in dancing Contact Improvisation.\n\nPracticalities\n\nThese classes are o pen for those who are just beginning there journey with contact and for mo re experienced dancers who wish too deepen their practice finding subtleti es in touch\, direction and presence. It is ideal to attend the whole cour se\, as there will be a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also welcome.\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer t o start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and water (though there i s access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n\nContact\n\nTo boo k your place or find out more\, email Jamus on embodiedpresence@gmail.com or phone 0798582791.\n\nAbout the Teachers\n\nAbout Jamus: I love to dance \, to move\, to be in stillness\, to find rest and support in my body\, to o breath. To drop my weight and connect to the earth.\n\nI have been learn ing and exploring dance improvisation for 20 years now. Its been a long jo urney and I know that so much can be achieved if we give ourselves the spa ce and time to listen and follow our inner conversations.\n\nOur body’s are highly intelligent\, we just need to lear too listen and be danced.\n\ nI have been teaching contact improvisation since 2003 and Somatic Yoga fr om 2010. I have a deep love of how the body moves and the genius of how ou r bodies are put together. I have done all of this\, despite living with t he consequences of a continual disabling eye condition.\n\nAbout Lee: I wo rk with movement and dance as an enquiry into the present moment. Fascinat ed by dance as a metaphor for life I have used Contact Improvisation\, som atic movement\, non-stylised movement and self enquiry as a vehicle to exp lore on the dance floor life\, with freshness moment to moment.\n\nI have been dancing for more than 10 years. When I first discovered dance it led me to places I had buried\, contorted places I pushed away not wanting to feel or face. It has been a long long journey discovering just how far awa y from myself I have lived. Every dance\, every movement session is an inv itation to myself to find and meet a little more of myself. To bring more of me to taste more of the world. To breath more fully and to move from th e inside and meet the world with interest and curiosity. This is my invita tion to you.\n\nFor updates about this and other CI events in Bristol go t o www.contactdance.co.uk CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2178@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170305T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170305T203000 DTSTAMP:20170303T160230Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-10-2017- 03-05/ SUMMARY:BRISTOL CI: SUNDAY CLASS & JAM - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 5 Mar 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n\nThis wee ks class will be about falling\, catching growing and collapsing.\n\nThe J am\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but s pace and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, re st\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to ex plore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own rou tes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to fol low such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy St ark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be a dvertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance not ice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or co ntact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2207@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170308T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170308T211500 DTSTAMP:20170310T212534Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/skills-for-jamming-contact-improvisa tion-wednesdays-2017-03-08/ SUMMARY:Skills For Jamming - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 8 Mar 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\nDate: Every Wednesday\nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVe nue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\nCost: £10 (£8 conc ) to drop-in. Move GB members Welcome\n£30 for the 5 week series..\nBooki ngs: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nLed by: Jamus Wood and Lee Bolton\n\nThe jam\, O so much potential and desire\, sometimes we live this in the dance and sometimes we just miss.\n\nThis series of classes is designed to offe r ways too jam. Its good for beginner as jams can be crazily complicated f rom the outside. It good for the veteran who wants to take a thin slice fr om the jamming experience open it up and explore. We can all learn in this melting pot of Skills For Jamming.\n\nEach week we will explore a physica l contact improvisation skill and a jamming focus. We will draw from the m aterial developed by Nacy Stark Smith’s in her Underscore Practice.\n\nB eing Available: So are you open to the dance that is just in front of you. Or are you looking for something else\, the perfect partner\, the perfect moment. Can we say yes yes yes\, or do we need to say no a thousand times before our yes arrive. Come play.\n\nIn Space: You are never alone in the dance. You alway have space as a partner and the choreography of the grou p to dance with. When we feel we can not enter a dance or have a bumpy exi t we often don't see what is available to us. This class will focus on mov ing with and partying with space.\n\nSo join us for a dance of contact imp rovisation.\nA weekly two-hour class exploring the Skills of contact impro visation.\n\nThis five week program is an opportunity to delve into the pr actice of contact improvisation. Beginning with exploring the skills used in dancing Contact Improvisation.\n\nPracticalities\n\nThese classes are o pen for those who are just beginning there journey with contact and for mo re experienced dancers who wish too deepen their practice finding subtleti es in touch\, direction and presence. It is ideal to attend the whole cour se\, as there will be a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also welcome.\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer t o start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and water (though there i s access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n\nContact\n\nTo boo k your place or find out more\, email Jamus on embodiedpresence@gmail.com or phone 0798582791.\n\nAbout the Teachers\n\nAbout Jamus: I love to dance \, to move\, to be in stillness\, to find rest and support in my body\, to o breath. To drop my weight and connect to the earth.\n\nI have been learn ing and exploring dance improvisation for 20 years now. Its been a long jo urney and I know that so much can be achieved if we give ourselves the spa ce and time to listen and follow our inner conversations.\n\nOur body’s are highly intelligent\, we just need to lear too listen and be danced.\n\ nI have been teaching contact improvisation since 2003 and Somatic Yoga fr om 2010. I have a deep love of how the body moves and the genius of how ou r bodies are put together. I have done all of this\, despite living with t he consequences of a continual disabling eye condition.\n\nAbout Lee: I wo rk with movement and dance as an enquiry into the present moment. Fascinat ed by dance as a metaphor for life I have used Contact Improvisation\, som atic movement\, non-stylised movement and self enquiry as a vehicle to exp lore on the dance floor life\, with freshness moment to moment.\n\nI have been dancing for more than 10 years. When I first discovered dance it led me to places I had buried\, contorted places I pushed away not wanting to feel or face. It has been a long long journey discovering just how far awa y from myself I have lived. Every dance\, every movement session is an inv itation to myself to find and meet a little more of myself. To bring more of me to taste more of the world. To breath more fully and to move from th e inside and meet the world with interest and curiosity. This is my invita tion to you.\n\nFor updates about this and other CI events in Bristol go t o www.contactdance.co.uk CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2179@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170312T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170312T203000 DTSTAMP:20170303T160622Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-10-2017- 03-12/ SUMMARY:BRISTOL CI: SUNDAY CLASS & JAM - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 12 Mar 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n\n\nJack i s a graduate of the London Contemporary Dance School\, and organised the contact jam there for two years whilst studying.\n\nWe'll begin the clas s with feeding the soul\; by dancing to soul music. After warming the spa ce\, we will work from somatic images into movement. Working with light c ontact\, I will propose a toolkit to join and seperate from other bodies i n the room\, using touch and natural platforms within the body to utilise\ , manipulate and negotiate.\n\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will im provise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, pl ease email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2180@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170319T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170319T203000 DTSTAMP:20170317T210855Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-10-2017- 03-19/ SUMMARY:BRISTOL CI: SUNDAY CLASS & JAM - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 19 Mar 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n\nConversa tions in the Gravity Field. Considering Contact Improvisation as a tool to investigate the body’s orientation as part of a wider interdependent la ndscape in constant transformation\, these classes will explore how weight exchange can be a way to explore gravity as a primal language to re-negot iate our perspective of the present moment and engage in new conversations with the surrounding environment.\n\nRebecca Marta D'Andrea\nMovement Art ist\nrebeccamartadandrea.wordpress.com\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal ga thering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop sk ills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniq ues you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt som e jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (sile nt) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular m ailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians  will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more informati on\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teach ers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2209@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170322T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170322T211500 DTSTAMP:20170310T212855Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/skills-for-jamming-contact-improvisa tion-wednesdays-2017-03-22/ SUMMARY:Skills For Jamming - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 22 Mar 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\nDate: Every Wednesday\nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVe nue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\nCost: £10 (£8 conc ) to drop-in. Move GB members Welcome\n£30 for the 5 week series..\nBooki ngs: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nLed by: Jamus Wood and Lee Bolton\n\nThis week's Jamming Focus: Making Connections\nPhysical Skill: Sensing.\n\nThe jam\, O so much potential and desire\, sometimes we live this in the danc e and sometimes we just miss.\n\nThis series of classes is designed to off er ways too jam. Its good for beginner as jams can be crazily complicated from the outside. It good for the veteran who wants to take a thin slice f rom the jamming experience open it up and explore. We can all learn in thi s melting pot of Skills For Jamming.\n\nEach week we will explore a physic al contact improvisation skill and a jamming focus. We will draw from the material developed by Nacy Stark Smith’s in her Underscore Practice.\n\n Being Available: So are you open to the dance that is just in front of you . Or are you looking for something else\, the perfect partner\, the perfec t moment. Can we say yes yes yes\, or do we need to say no a thousand time s before our yes arrive. Come play.\n\nIn Space: You are never alone in th e dance. You alway have space as a partner and the choreography of the gro up to dance with. When we feel we can not enter a dance or have a bumpy ex it we often don't see what is available to us. This class will focus on mo ving with and partying with space.\n\nSo join us for a dance of contact im provisation.\nA weekly two-hour class exploring the Skills of contact impr ovisation.\n\nThis five week program is an opportunity to delve into the p ractice of contact improvisation. Beginning with exploring the skills used in dancing Contact Improvisation.\n\nPracticalities\n\nThese classes are open for those who are just beginning there journey with contact and for m ore experienced dancers who wish too deepen their practice finding subtlet ies in touch\, direction and presence. It is ideal to attend the whole cou rse\, as there will be a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is als o welcome.\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and water (though there is access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n\nContact\n\nTo bo ok your place or find out more\, email Jamus on embodiedpresence@gmail.com or phone 0798582791.\n\nAbout the Teachers\n\nAbout Jamus: I love to danc e\, to move\, to be in stillness\, to find rest and support in my body\, t oo breath. To drop my weight and connect to the earth.\n\nI have been lear ning and exploring dance improvisation for 20 years now. Its been a long j ourney and I know that so much can be achieved if we give ourselves the sp ace and time to listen and follow our inner conversations.\n\nOur body’s are highly intelligent\, we just need to lear too listen and be danced.\n \nI have been teaching contact improvisation since 2003 and Somatic Yoga f rom 2010. I have a deep love of how the body moves and the genius of how o ur bodies are put together. I have done all of this\, despite living with the consequences of a continual disabling eye condition.\n\nAbout Lee: I w ork with movement and dance as an enquiry into the present moment. Fascina ted by dance as a metaphor for life I have used Contact Improvisation\, so matic movement\, non-stylised movement and self enquiry as a vehicle to ex plore on the dance floor life\, with freshness moment to moment.\n\nI have been dancing for more than 10 years. When I first discovered dance it led me to places I had buried\, contorted places I pushed away not wanting to feel or face. It has been a long long journey discovering just how far aw ay from myself I have lived. Every dance\, every movement session is an in vitation to myself to find and meet a little more of myself. To bring more of me to taste more of the world. To breath more fully and to move from t he inside and meet the world with interest and curiosity. This is my invit ation to you.\n\nFor updates about this and other CI events in Bristol go to www.contactdance.co.uk CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2181@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170326T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170326T203000 DTSTAMP:20170325T201854Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-10-2017- 03-26/ SUMMARY:BRISTOL CI: SUNDAY CLASS & JAM - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 26 Mar 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n\nConversa tions in the Gravity Field part 2. Considering Contact Improvisation as a tool to investigate the body’s orientation as part of a wider interdepen dent landscape in constant transformation\, these classes will explore how weight exchange can be a way to explore gravity as a primal language to r e-negotiate our perspective of the present moment and engage in new conver sations with the surrounding environment.\n\nrebeccamartadandrea.wordpress .com\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no te acher\, 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 oppo rtunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (develope d 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 wan t advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdanc e.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2210@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170329T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170329T211500 DTSTAMP:20170310T212534Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/skills-for-jamming-contact-improvisa tion-wednesdays-2017-03-29/ SUMMARY:Skills For Jamming - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 29 Mar 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\nDate: Every Wednesday\nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVe nue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\nCost: £10 (£8 conc ) to drop-in. Move GB members Welcome\n£30 for the 5 week series..\nBooki ngs: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nLed by: Jamus Wood and Lee Bolton\n\nThe jam\, O so much potential and desire\, sometimes we live this in the dance and sometimes we just miss.\n\nThis series of classes is designed to offe r ways too jam. Its good for beginner as jams can be crazily complicated f rom the outside. It good for the veteran who wants to take a thin slice fr om the jamming experience open it up and explore. We can all learn in this melting pot of Skills For Jamming.\n\nEach week we will explore a physica l contact improvisation skill and a jamming focus. We will draw from the m aterial developed by Nacy Stark Smith’s in her Underscore Practice.\n\nB eing Available: So are you open to the dance that is just in front of you. Or are you looking for something else\, the perfect partner\, the perfect moment. Can we say yes yes yes\, or do we need to say no a thousand times before our yes arrive. Come play.\n\nIn Space: You are never alone in the dance. You alway have space as a partner and the choreography of the grou p to dance with. When we feel we can not enter a dance or have a bumpy exi t we often don't see what is available to us. This class will focus on mov ing with and partying with space.\n\nSo join us for a dance of contact imp rovisation.\nA weekly two-hour class exploring the Skills of contact impro visation.\n\nThis five week program is an opportunity to delve into the pr actice of contact improvisation. Beginning with exploring the skills used in dancing Contact Improvisation.\n\nPracticalities\n\nThese classes are o pen for those who are just beginning there journey with contact and for mo re experienced dancers who wish too deepen their practice finding subtleti es in touch\, direction and presence. It is ideal to attend the whole cour se\, as there will be a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also welcome.\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer t o start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and water (though there i s access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n\nContact\n\nTo boo k your place or find out more\, email Jamus on embodiedpresence@gmail.com or phone 0798582791.\n\nAbout the Teachers\n\nAbout Jamus: I love to dance \, to move\, to be in stillness\, to find rest and support in my body\, to o breath. To drop my weight and connect to the earth.\n\nI have been learn ing and exploring dance improvisation for 20 years now. Its been a long jo urney and I know that so much can be achieved if we give ourselves the spa ce and time to listen and follow our inner conversations.\n\nOur body’s are highly intelligent\, we just need to lear too listen and be danced.\n\ nI have been teaching contact improvisation since 2003 and Somatic Yoga fr om 2010. I have a deep love of how the body moves and the genius of how ou r bodies are put together. I have done all of this\, despite living with t he consequences of a continual disabling eye condition.\n\nAbout Lee: I wo rk with movement and dance as an enquiry into the present moment. Fascinat ed by dance as a metaphor for life I have used Contact Improvisation\, som atic movement\, non-stylised movement and self enquiry as a vehicle to exp lore on the dance floor life\, with freshness moment to moment.\n\nI have been dancing for more than 10 years. When I first discovered dance it led me to places I had buried\, contorted places I pushed away not wanting to feel or face. It has been a long long journey discovering just how far awa y from myself I have lived. Every dance\, every movement session is an inv itation to myself to find and meet a little more of myself. To bring more of me to taste more of the world. To breath more fully and to move from th e inside and meet the world with interest and curiosity. This is my invita tion to you.\n\nFor updates about this and other CI events in Bristol go t o www.contactdance.co.uk CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2182@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170402T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170402T203000 DTSTAMP:20170330T220213Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-10-2017- 04-02/ SUMMARY:BRISTOL CI: SUNDAY CLASS & JAM - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 2 Apr 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n\n\nAn Exp loration of Connection through our Senses.\nThis is something you are enga ged with at every dance in every moment. It is a rich landscape that can b e new and fresh in every dance you have for ever - lets take some time to put some emphasis here and feel what wakes up through connecting from our senses.\n\nLee - I work with movement and dance as an enquiry into the pre sent moment. Fascinated by dance as a metaphor for life I have used Contac t Improvisation\, somatic movement\, non-stylised movement and self enquir y as a vehicle to explore on the dance floor life\, with freshness moment to moment. Lee co created Embodied Presence in 2012 and has been facilitat ing classes\, workshops and retreats in the UK\, Europe and Australia.\nTh e Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, bu t 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.\n\nAt 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 b e advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of t he jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2211@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170405T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170405T211500 DTSTAMP:20170310T212534Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/skills-for-jamming-contact-improvisa tion-wednesdays-2017-04-05/ SUMMARY:Skills For Jamming - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 5 Apr 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\nDate: Every Wednesday\nTime: 7.15pm - 9.15pm\nVe nue: The Willow Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\nCost: £10 (£8 conc ) to drop-in. Move GB members Welcome\n£30 for the 5 week series..\nBooki ngs: embodiedpresence@gmail.com\nLed by: Jamus Wood and Lee Bolton\n\nThe jam\, O so much potential and desire\, sometimes we live this in the dance and sometimes we just miss.\n\nThis series of classes is designed to offe r ways too jam. Its good for beginner as jams can be crazily complicated f rom the outside. It good for the veteran who wants to take a thin slice fr om the jamming experience open it up and explore. We can all learn in this melting pot of Skills For Jamming.\n\nEach week we will explore a physica l contact improvisation skill and a jamming focus. We will draw from the m aterial developed by Nacy Stark Smith’s in her Underscore Practice.\n\nB eing Available: So are you open to the dance that is just in front of you. Or are you looking for something else\, the perfect partner\, the perfect moment. Can we say yes yes yes\, or do we need to say no a thousand times before our yes arrive. Come play.\n\nIn Space: You are never alone in the dance. You alway have space as a partner and the choreography of the grou p to dance with. When we feel we can not enter a dance or have a bumpy exi t we often don't see what is available to us. This class will focus on mov ing with and partying with space.\n\nSo join us for a dance of contact imp rovisation.\nA weekly two-hour class exploring the Skills of contact impro visation.\n\nThis five week program is an opportunity to delve into the pr actice of contact improvisation. Beginning with exploring the skills used in dancing Contact Improvisation.\n\nPracticalities\n\nThese classes are o pen for those who are just beginning there journey with contact and for mo re experienced dancers who wish too deepen their practice finding subtleti es in touch\, direction and presence. It is ideal to attend the whole cour se\, as there will be a progression of learning. However\, drop-in is also welcome.\n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer t o start and end in\, kneepads if you have them\, and water (though there i s access to tap water in the adjoining kitchen area).\n\nContact\n\nTo boo k your place or find out more\, email Jamus on embodiedpresence@gmail.com or phone 0798582791.\n\nAbout the Teachers\n\nAbout Jamus: I love to dance \, to move\, to be in stillness\, to find rest and support in my body\, to o breath. To drop my weight and connect to the earth.\n\nI have been learn ing and exploring dance improvisation for 20 years now. Its been a long jo urney and I know that so much can be achieved if we give ourselves the spa ce and time to listen and follow our inner conversations.\n\nOur body’s are highly intelligent\, we just need to lear too listen and be danced.\n\ nI have been teaching contact improvisation since 2003 and Somatic Yoga fr om 2010. I have a deep love of how the body moves and the genius of how ou r bodies are put together. I have done all of this\, despite living with t he consequences of a continual disabling eye condition.\n\nAbout Lee: I wo rk with movement and dance as an enquiry into the present moment. Fascinat ed by dance as a metaphor for life I have used Contact Improvisation\, som atic movement\, non-stylised movement and self enquiry as a vehicle to exp lore on the dance floor life\, with freshness moment to moment.\n\nI have been dancing for more than 10 years. When I first discovered dance it led me to places I had buried\, contorted places I pushed away not wanting to feel or face. It has been a long long journey discovering just how far awa y from myself I have lived. Every dance\, every movement session is an inv itation to myself to find and meet a little more of myself. To bring more of me to taste more of the world. To breath more fully and to move from th e inside and meet the world with interest and curiosity. This is my invita tion to you.\n\nFor updates about this and other CI events in Bristol go t o www.contactdance.co.uk CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2198@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170408T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170409T170000 DTSTAMP:20170318T175745Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/touchdown-dance-weekend-workshop/ SUMMARY:Touchdown Dance Weekend Workshop - Natural Theatre\, Widcombe Insti tute - 8 Apr 17 11:00 DESCRIPTION:Touchdown Dance weekend workshop\n\n\n\nTouchdown Dance worksho ps are uniquely devised to bring visually Impaired and sighted people toge ther in movement and dance.\n\nLOCATION- Natural Theatre\, Widcombe Instit ute\, Widcombe Hill\, Bath\, BA2 6AA\nApril 8-9th 2017 from 11- 5p.m. each day with a lunch break.\nCost £60 for the weekend or £30 for a day.\n\n Touchdown Dance workshops are an experience! Based in yoga\, dance and mov ement disciplines you discover a greater awareness of your body\, posture and range of movement potential.\nWe demonstrate and teach exercises\, par tnering and group explorations that are fun and intended to deepen your tr ust in your ability to move through space\, improved orientation skills an d general confidence in physical participatory activity.\n\nWe work with p rinciples from somatic movement education - Body-Mind Centering®\, and sp ecialist methods developed over many years of research since 1986. Contact Improvisation involves working in physical contact with others to sense a nd feel our own weight\, energy\, and our ability to move together safely. Touchdown dance specialist workshop leaders are visually impaired and sig hted.\n\n-Touchdown Dance works in collaboration with Action for Blind\, H enshaws Society for the Blind\, SENSE\, and many other organisations\, nat ionally and internationally.\n-Guide Dogs welcome and a walking area along the canal is a 5 minute walk from the building.\nTO BOOK - please send yo ur contact details\, date of birth\, and payment to Touchdown Dance\, Wate rside Arts Centre\, Sale\, M33 7ZF\nBACS PAYMENT \; Touchdown Dance\, sort code 16 -30-32 10130910\nContact Katy Dymoke and Holly Thomas at info@tou chdowndance.co.uk or call\nKaty 07932038730\, or 0161 912 5760.\nwww.touch downdance.co.uk CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:Natural Theatre\, Widcombe Institute\, Widcombe Hill\, Bath\, BA2 6AA\, United Kingdom GEO:51.3761747;-2.352425100000005 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Widcombe Hill\, Bath\, BA2 6AA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Natural Theatre\, Widcombe Institute:geo:51.3761747,-2.352425100000005 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2183@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170409T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170409T203000 DTSTAMP:20170407T203802Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-10-2017- 04-09/ SUMMARY:BRISTOL CI: SUNDAY CLASS & JAM - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 9 Apr 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. Both also available to book via MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contac tdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get th ese\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description\n\n\nAwaken ing the Spine \n\nThrough a series of hands on exploration\, somatic exor cises\, and movement scores we will uncover the inner landscape of the our vertebrae.  We will combine soft suppleness of the spine with inner stre ngth and support for taking weight. Connecting to others and opening a wea lth of opportunity in the dance.\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt 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 eye s-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will im provise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, pl ease email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2249@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170412T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170412T211500 DTSTAMP:20170424T212535Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/awakening-the-spine-contact-improvis ation-wednesdays-2017-04-12/ SUMMARY:Awakening The spine - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 12 Apr 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new 12 week series of classes that will focus on deeper u nderstanding of the internal structure of the spine and its interconnectio n with the rest of the body.\n\nEach week will begin with a invitation to slow down and drop into the body. We will use somatic approaches to learn about the body through experience. From here we will continue on to specif ic contact improvisation skills and into dancing.\n\nClasses can be attend ed on a drop in basis. There is however a benefit in committing to the who le series\n\nWeeks 1-4 Discovering the Spine\n\nBecoming aware of the inte rnal structure with in us\, meeting our spine\, Embodied anatomy\, bodywor k into movement\, moving from and finding the articulation within each of the different parts of our central skeletal axis.\n\nWeeks 5-8 Support for the spine\nFinding support from within\, from internal structure and syst em to energetic centres and nerve pathways. Looking at ways to find ease a nd to manage weight\, both our own and others.\n\nWeeks 9-12 Mobilising th e spine\nWorking with developmental movement patterns\, undulations\, spir als and articulation\, increasing the range of movement for the spine\, op ening new possibilities within the dance.\nDate: Wednesday 12th April 2017 ( First Class )\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\ , James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nTime: 19:15 - 21:15\nCost: £10\nor Fi nd it on MoveGB \nLead by: Alistair Edmunds CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2250@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170419T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170419T211500 DTSTAMP:20170424T212535Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/awakening-the-spine-contact-improvis ation-wednesdays-2017-04-19/ SUMMARY:Awakening The spine - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 19 Apr 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new 12 week series of classes that will focus on deeper u nderstanding of the internal structure of the spine and its interconnectio n with the rest of the body.\n\nEach week will begin with a invitation to slow down and drop into the body. We will use somatic approaches to learn about the body through experience. From here we will continue on to specif ic contact improvisation skills and into dancing.\n\nClasses can be attend ed on a drop in basis. There is however a benefit in committing to the who le series\n\nWeeks 1-4 Discovering the Spine\n\nBecoming aware of the inte rnal structure with in us\, meeting our spine\, Embodied anatomy\, bodywor k into movement\, moving from and finding the articulation within each of the different parts of our central skeletal axis.\n\nWeeks 5-8 Support for the spine\nFinding support from within\, from internal structure and syst em to energetic centres and nerve pathways. Looking at ways to find ease a nd to manage weight\, both our own and others.\n\nWeeks 9-12 Mobilising th e spine\nWorking with developmental movement patterns\, undulations\, spir als and articulation\, increasing the range of movement for the spine\, op ening new possibilities within the dance.\nDate: Wednesday 12th April 2017 ( First Class )\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\ , James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nTime: 19:15 - 21:15\nCost: £10\nor Fi nd it on MoveGB \nLead by: Alistair Edmunds CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2251@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170426T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170426T211500 DTSTAMP:20170424T212535Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/awakening-the-spine-contact-improvis ation-wednesdays-2017-04-26/ SUMMARY:Awakening The spine - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 26 Apr 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new 12 week series of classes that will focus on deeper u nderstanding of the internal structure of the spine and its interconnectio n with the rest of the body.\n\nEach week will begin with a invitation to slow down and drop into the body. We will use somatic approaches to learn about the body through experience. From here we will continue on to specif ic contact improvisation skills and into dancing.\n\nClasses can be attend ed on a drop in basis. There is however a benefit in committing to the who le series\n\nWeeks 1-4 Discovering the Spine\n\nBecoming aware of the inte rnal structure with in us\, meeting our spine\, Embodied anatomy\, bodywor k into movement\, moving from and finding the articulation within each of the different parts of our central skeletal axis.\n\nWeeks 5-8 Support for the spine\nFinding support from within\, from internal structure and syst em to energetic centres and nerve pathways. Looking at ways to find ease a nd to manage weight\, both our own and others.\n\nWeeks 9-12 Mobilising th e spine\nWorking with developmental movement patterns\, undulations\, spir als and articulation\, increasing the range of movement for the spine\, op ening new possibilities within the dance.\nDate: Wednesday 12th April 2017 ( First Class )\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\ , James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nTime: 19:15 - 21:15\nCost: £10\nor Fi nd it on MoveGB \nLead by: Alistair Edmunds CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2199@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170428T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170501T170000 DTSTAMP:20170412T174111Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-contact-improvisation-nation al-jam-2017/ SUMMARY:Bristol Contact Improvisation National Jam 2017 - Steiner Academy - 28 Apr 17 18:00 DESCRIPTION:****DAY TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE SAT/SUN £35\, MON £25****\n\nTh e intention for this year’s edition is to have the performance as a foca l point of the entire event\, and at the same time keeping it true to its traditional free contact improvisation dance agenda. We have invited Jacqu eline McCormick to lead the morning Contact Improvisation and performance activity and Ruth Janssen to facilitate lunchtime ContactKids activity.\n\ nGet tickets here\, earlybird bookings open:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk /e/bristol-contact-improvisation-national-jam-tickets-32186392366?aff=es2\ n\nEarly bird price £75 before 1st April\, £85 after 1st April\nThe inte ntion for this year’s edition is to have the performance as a focal poin t of the entire event\, and at the same time keeping it true to its tradit ional free contact improvisation dance agenda\, where participants can giv e themselves permission to play their heads and bodies off :)\nJacqueline McCormick will lead the morning Contact Improvisation and Performance act ivity.\nJacqueline McCormick's own words " Here is taste of what I'm shari ng: Owning\, exploring and playing with the emotional configurations that arise during being witnessed in our improvisation."\nRuth Janssen will fac ilitate lunchtime ContactKids *optional* activity - an opportunity to see how much of Contact Improv can be incorporated into improvising with the c hildren.\nRuth offers "one hour\, lots of physical games for you and your little one\, together. We move together as a group\, we dance\, we swim an d swoop\, we go upside down\, roll\, jump\, fall and run! "\n\nThe running format begins on Friday evening\, then continues for two long days on Sat urday and Sunday and a shorter day on Monday to finish the event at around 5pm.\nThis co created time frame will include a mixture of jam time and t eaching time giving preference to open space exploration.\nPLAY! ENTERTAIN ! BE ENTERTAINED! PLAY!\nScores\, stage presence and aesthetics\, and poss ibly a performance sharing on one of the evenings are at the heart of us c oming together this year\, all this will be interspersed with time to expl ore the local and wonderful Oldbury Court Park as well as our own interest s.\nThe event is open to all levels of experience\, we encourage participa nts to bring their curiosities\, research and desires to the event as ther e could be opportunity to (co)facilitate daytime jam slot.\nThink 25 hr Co ntact Improvisation Dance Marathon.....\n\nWe also have a line up of fabul ous improvising musicians of the vibrant Bristol music scene to support pa rts of the event.\nAll of this guaranteed to make it a well remembered Jam !\n\nJacqueline McCormick USA/UK\n\n\nJacqueline has been teaching\, perfo rming and making dances for over thirty years\, directing and performing i n her company DanceAbout works that take a dancing journey through the out back of the self. She is fascinated by creating movement from sensation\, especially in natural environments\, as captured in her dance films\; Sett le\, Spiral and most recently The Walk\, shot in Joshua Tree\, California USA.\nJacqueline’s work is greatly influenced by her research into impro visation\, especially Contact Improvisation. Since 1990 she has taught Con tact Improvisation at numerous Contact Festivals and workshops throughout the USA and Europe\, most recently at Italy Contact Festival 2016\, Los An geles USA\, and Bristol UK.\nAs Artistic Director for Cheshire Dance 2004- 2016 Jacqueline created small to large-scale site-based works involving pr ofessional artists and communities. The Moment When… 2012 involved over 900 performers\, across 3 sites\, as part of the NW Cultural Olympiad cele brations. Jacqueline has an M.A degree in Dance from Mills College\, Calif ornia\, and was Associate Professor in Dance at Connecticut College\, USA 2000-2004\, and Western Oregon University 1985-1996.\n\nHere is her descri ption of what she will be offering:\n"The Emotional Body in Performance\n\ nTapping into the ever flowing emotions that touch reveals in Contact Impr ovisation and performance.\nOwning\, exploring and playing with the emotio nal configurations that arise during being witnessed in our improvisation. \nExcavating the unconscious feelings that erupt\; fear\, that may keep us stuck from being present and limit our choices in the moment\, while also inviting the witness to really 'see' us.\nExercises that help us to conne ct and integrate emotions into our dancing and improvising. How to inhabit all experiences as they arise.\nWe will experience roles as mover and wit ness\, bringing attention to performing Contact Improvisation duets and en sembles using four forms\; breath\, continuous movement\, large/loud trave lling\, outbursts."\n\nRuth Janssen UK\n\n\nFor 15 years Ruth danced profe ssionally with some of Britain's leading dance makers\, touring extensivel y nationally and internationally\, and had work toured with dance and thea tre companies in Britain and Italy\, India and China\, Malta and Finland. Ruth has worked for theatre companies Scottish Dance Theatre\, Dundee Rep Ensemble\, Mad Dogs Dance Theatre\, Scarlattine Teatro and Gravity &\; Levity amoung others. As a dance and yoga teacher\, Ruth has taught severa l professional dance companies regular company class including Scottish Da nce Theatre and Phoenix Dance Theatre\, and also guest lectured for vocati onal dance schools.\nRuth has practiced and taught Contact Improvisation a nd improvisation for over 10 years. When she heard about ContaKids it imme diately made sense to go and train with Itay Yatuv to bring it here to the South West. Ruth teaches pregnancy and postnatal yoga in Exeter\, and is seeking to bring support and fun to familes with young children through mo vement\, dance and yoga.\n​\nCredentials / certifications:\n1st Class de gree in contemporary dance and choreography\n16 years professional dance e xperience\nCertified 200+yoga teacher from Centered Yoga with Paul Dallagh an\nCertified Pre &\; Postnatal yoga teacher\, including baby massage a nd yoga - Appleyoga &\; Katy Appleton\nAdvanced CPD in Modern Pregnancy Functional Exercise &\; Birth Preparation Programming - Burrell Educat ion\nRegistered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance\nRegistered ContaKid s teacher\n\n\n \nBristol National Jam 2017 Schedule\nPlease note that th e schedule may change. Further information including practicalities &\; class descriptions will be sent to you upon registration.\nFriday 28th Ap ril\n\n \n\n\n\nTime\n\n\nEvent\n\n\nNotes\n\n\n\n\n6pm\n\n\nDinner gat hering\n\n\nDetails and booking to follow\n\n\n\n\n8pm-10pm\n\n\nJam\n\n\n Live music from Moses Jones on Shakuhachi\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 29th April\n\n \n\n\n\nTime\n\n\nEvent\n\n\nNotes\n\n\n\n\n9.30am – 10am\n\n\nOpeni ng Circle\n\n\n\n\n\n10am – 1pm\n\n\nClass facilitated by Jacqueline McC ormick\n\n\n\n\n\n1-3pm\n\n\nLunch\n\n\n\n\n\n2-3pm\n\n\nContakids with Ru th Janssen\n\n\nFor kids aged 2-10 with accompanying adult.\n\n\n\n\n3.00- 7.00pm\n\n\nWarm up with Ruth Janssen into Jam\n\n\nLive music from Joe Ev ans on double bass\n\n\n\n\n7-8pm\n\n\nDinner\n\n\n\n\n\n8.00-10pm\n\n\nPl ay! Entertain! Be Entertained! Play! facilitated by K’lo Harris\n(There will be space in this session for you to just jam if you wish.)\n\n\nLive music from Joe Evans\n\n\n\n\nSunday 30th April\n\n \n\n\n\nTime\n\n\nE vent\n\n\nNotes\n\n\n\n\n9am – 10am\n\n\nLaughter Yoga with Joe Hoare\n\ n\n\n\n\n10am – 1pm\n\n\nClass facilitated by Jacqueline McCormick\n\n\n \n\n\n1-3pm\n\n\nLunch\n\n\n\n\n\n2-3pm\n\n\nContakids with Ruth Janssen\n \n\nFor kids aged 2-10 with accompanying adult.\n\n\n\n\n3.00-7.00pm\n\n\n Warm up with Ruth Janssen into Jam\n\n\nPop up musicians\n\n\n\n\n7-8pm\n\ n\nDinner\n\n\n\n\n\n8.00-10pm\n\n\nPerformance space facilitated by Jacqu eline McCormick\n(There will be space in this session for you to just jam if you wish.)\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday 1st May\n\n \n\n\n\nTime\n\n\nEvent\n\n \nNotes\n\n\n\n\n9am – 10am\n\n\nPartner Yoga with Lioba Fezer\n\n\n\n\n \n10am – 1pm\n\n\nClass facilitated by Jacqueline McCormick\n\n\n\n\n\n1 -2.30pm\n\n\nLunch\n\n\n\n\n\n2.30-4.30pm\n\n\nJam\n\n\nLive Music with Ch ristopher Baron on Hang\n\n\n\n\n4.30-5pm\n\n\nClosing circle\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 17/03/orange-image.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Steiner Academy\, Steiner Academy\, Elfin Road\, Fishponds\, Brist ol\, BS16 2JP\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4839853;-2.5283951000000116 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Steiner Academy\, Elfin Roa d\, Fishponds\, Bristol\, BS16 2JP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-T ITLE=Steiner Academy:geo:51.4839853,-2.5283951000000116 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2252@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170503T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170503T211500 DTSTAMP:20170424T212535Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/awakening-the-spine-contact-improvis ation-wednesdays-2017-05-03/ SUMMARY:Awakening The spine - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 3 May 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new 12 week series of classes that will focus on deeper u nderstanding of the internal structure of the spine and its interconnectio n with the rest of the body.\n\nEach week will begin with a invitation to slow down and drop into the body. We will use somatic approaches to learn about the body through experience. From here we will continue on to specif ic contact improvisation skills and into dancing.\n\nClasses can be attend ed on a drop in basis. There is however a benefit in committing to the who le series\n\nWeeks 1-4 Discovering the Spine\n\nBecoming aware of the inte rnal structure with in us\, meeting our spine\, Embodied anatomy\, bodywor k into movement\, moving from and finding the articulation within each of the different parts of our central skeletal axis.\n\nWeeks 5-8 Support for the spine\nFinding support from within\, from internal structure and syst em to energetic centres and nerve pathways. Looking at ways to find ease a nd to manage weight\, both our own and others.\n\nWeeks 9-12 Mobilising th e spine\nWorking with developmental movement patterns\, undulations\, spir als and articulation\, increasing the range of movement for the spine\, op ening new possibilities within the dance.\nDate: Wednesday 12th April 2017 ( First Class )\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\ , James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nTime: 19:15 - 21:15\nCost: £10\nor Fi nd it on MoveGB \nLead by: Alistair Edmunds CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2262@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170507T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170507T203000 DTSTAMP:20170503T121250Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-11-2017- 05-07/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 7 May 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\nAfter warming the space\, we will work from somatic images into movement. Working with light contact\, I will propose a toolkit to join and separate from other bodies in the room\,\n\nThis class is about light touch and brief encounters.\n\ nAfter warming the body with hands-on\, we'll engage in a brief compositio nal task to wake up our curiosity and awareness of the space and bodies ar ound us.\n\nAfter negotiating the passing through of other bodies\, we'll see how and touch and natural platforms within the body allow us to utilis e\, manipulate and negotiate ourselves with each other\, both on and off t he alignment of our own access.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will im provise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, pl ease email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2253@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170510T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170510T211500 DTSTAMP:20170424T212535Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/awakening-the-spine-contact-improvis ation-wednesdays-2017-05-10/ SUMMARY:Awakening The spine - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 10 May 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new 12 week series of classes that will focus on deeper u nderstanding of the internal structure of the spine and its interconnectio n with the rest of the body.\n\nEach week will begin with a invitation to slow down and drop into the body. We will use somatic approaches to learn about the body through experience. From here we will continue on to specif ic contact improvisation skills and into dancing.\n\nClasses can be attend ed on a drop in basis. There is however a benefit in committing to the who le series\n\nWeeks 1-4 Discovering the Spine\n\nBecoming aware of the inte rnal structure with in us\, meeting our spine\, Embodied anatomy\, bodywor k into movement\, moving from and finding the articulation within each of the different parts of our central skeletal axis.\n\nWeeks 5-8 Support for the spine\nFinding support from within\, from internal structure and syst em to energetic centres and nerve pathways. Looking at ways to find ease a nd to manage weight\, both our own and others.\n\nWeeks 9-12 Mobilising th e spine\nWorking with developmental movement patterns\, undulations\, spir als and articulation\, increasing the range of movement for the spine\, op ening new possibilities within the dance.\nDate: Wednesday 12th April 2017 ( First Class )\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\ , James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nTime: 19:15 - 21:15\nCost: £10\nor Fi nd it on MoveGB \nLead by: Alistair Edmunds CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2263@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170514T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170514T203000 DTSTAMP:20170511T211550Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-11-2017- 05-14/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 14 May 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\nThis Sunday we wil l go back to basics - finding the floor as our partner\, moving up and dow n through the levels alone and together and exploring how this opens our p erceptions into the dance.\n\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and c onfidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you ha ve learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a t eacher 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.\n\n Live musicians will impro vise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, pleas e email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2254@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170517T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170517T211500 DTSTAMP:20170424T212535Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/awakening-the-spine-contact-improvis ation-wednesdays-2017-05-17/ SUMMARY:Awakening The spine - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 17 May 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new 12 week series of classes that will focus on deeper u nderstanding of the internal structure of the spine and its interconnectio n with the rest of the body.\n\nEach week will begin with a invitation to slow down and drop into the body. We will use somatic approaches to learn about the body through experience. From here we will continue on to specif ic contact improvisation skills and into dancing.\n\nClasses can be attend ed on a drop in basis. There is however a benefit in committing to the who le series\n\nWeeks 1-4 Discovering the Spine\n\nBecoming aware of the inte rnal structure with in us\, meeting our spine\, Embodied anatomy\, bodywor k into movement\, moving from and finding the articulation within each of the different parts of our central skeletal axis.\n\nWeeks 5-8 Support for the spine\nFinding support from within\, from internal structure and syst em to energetic centres and nerve pathways. Looking at ways to find ease a nd to manage weight\, both our own and others.\n\nWeeks 9-12 Mobilising th e spine\nWorking with developmental movement patterns\, undulations\, spir als and articulation\, increasing the range of movement for the spine\, op ening new possibilities within the dance.\nDate: Wednesday 12th April 2017 ( First Class )\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\ , James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nTime: 19:15 - 21:15\nCost: £10\nor Fi nd it on MoveGB \nLead by: Alistair Edmunds CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2264@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170521T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170521T203000 DTSTAMP:20170520T072649Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-11-2017- 05-21/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 21 May 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\nWe are  going to be working mostly centre of gravity and the different qualities of touch f or leading and following.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of danc ers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confid ence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The j am provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have le arned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teache r will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the U nderscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-close d) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so  sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please ema il info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2255@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170524T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170524T211500 DTSTAMP:20170424T212535Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/awakening-the-spine-contact-improvis ation-wednesdays-2017-05-24/ SUMMARY:Awakening The spine - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 24 May 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new 12 week series of classes that will focus on deeper u nderstanding of the internal structure of the spine and its interconnectio n with the rest of the body.\n\nEach week will begin with a invitation to slow down and drop into the body. We will use somatic approaches to learn about the body through experience. From here we will continue on to specif ic contact improvisation skills and into dancing.\n\nClasses can be attend ed on a drop in basis. There is however a benefit in committing to the who le series\n\nWeeks 1-4 Discovering the Spine\n\nBecoming aware of the inte rnal structure with in us\, meeting our spine\, Embodied anatomy\, bodywor k into movement\, moving from and finding the articulation within each of the different parts of our central skeletal axis.\n\nWeeks 5-8 Support for the spine\nFinding support from within\, from internal structure and syst em to energetic centres and nerve pathways. Looking at ways to find ease a nd to manage weight\, both our own and others.\n\nWeeks 9-12 Mobilising th e spine\nWorking with developmental movement patterns\, undulations\, spir als and articulation\, increasing the range of movement for the spine\, op ening new possibilities within the dance.\nDate: Wednesday 12th April 2017 ( First Class )\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\ , James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nTime: 19:15 - 21:15\nCost: £10\nor Fi nd it on MoveGB \nLead by: Alistair Edmunds CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2265@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170528T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170528T203000 DTSTAMP:20170525T220732Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-11-2017- 05-28/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 28 May 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\nConversations in t he Gravity Field 2. Considering Contact Improvisation as a tool to investi gate our body’s orientation as part of a wider interdependent landscape in constant transformation\, in this session movement will be explored as a meditative practice. Drawing inspiration from Contemplative Practice of Barbara Dilley\, we will investigate the relationship between stillness an d movement\, as a process o 'relating' to our sense of self embedded as pa rt of a wider whole.Acknowledging the path of our attentive state\, naviga ting through the map of the 'extended' body\, embracing the primal languag e of gravity as a way to re-negotiate our perspective of the present momen t and engage in new conversations with the surrounding environment.\n\nReb ecca's bio\nRebecca Marta D'Andrea is a dance artist based in Bristol. Her work explores improvisational forms of creativity across different medium s\, as a way to investigate the role of perception in shaping and being sh aped by our environment. She graduated in Choreography at Dartington Colle ge of Arts in 2006\, and has ever since continued studying and researching \, as well as creating performances and installations in collaboration wit h other artists and co-organizing performative events to promote the dialo gue across art forms. In Bristol she shares elements of her own movement r esearch at The Island Dance Space and facilitates Contact Improvisation cl asses for Bristol Contact Improvisation. The score written for her movemen t study “Totem:Archeology of the Body” has been recently published as part of the anthology: “#Performance Project: Complici di una Scena Pres ente” curated by Max Schiavoni.\nShe has currently completed an MA in Cr eative Practice at Trinity Laban\, Independent Dance and Siobhan Davies Da nce with the support of a Gill Clarke Bursary\, of Leverhulme Arts Scholar s Awards.\n\nmore info on rebeccamartadandrea.wordpress.com\nThe Jam\nA ja m 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 an d integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smit h)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertise d via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact th e individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2256@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170531T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170531T211500 DTSTAMP:20170424T212535Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/awakening-the-spine-contact-improvis ation-wednesdays-2017-05-31/ SUMMARY:Awakening The spine - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 31 May 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new 12 week series of classes that will focus on deeper u nderstanding of the internal structure of the spine and its interconnectio n with the rest of the body.\n\nEach week will begin with a invitation to slow down and drop into the body. We will use somatic approaches to learn about the body through experience. From here we will continue on to specif ic contact improvisation skills and into dancing.\n\nClasses can be attend ed on a drop in basis. There is however a benefit in committing to the who le series\n\nWeeks 1-4 Discovering the Spine\n\nBecoming aware of the inte rnal structure with in us\, meeting our spine\, Embodied anatomy\, bodywor k into movement\, moving from and finding the articulation within each of the different parts of our central skeletal axis.\n\nWeeks 5-8 Support for the spine\nFinding support from within\, from internal structure and syst em to energetic centres and nerve pathways. Looking at ways to find ease a nd to manage weight\, both our own and others.\n\nWeeks 9-12 Mobilising th e spine\nWorking with developmental movement patterns\, undulations\, spir als and articulation\, increasing the range of movement for the spine\, op ening new possibilities within the dance.\nDate: Wednesday 12th April 2017 ( First Class )\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\ , James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nTime: 19:15 - 21:15\nCost: £10\nor Fi nd it on MoveGB \nLead by: Alistair Edmunds CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2266@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170604T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170604T203000 DTSTAMP:20170530T213521Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-11-2017- 06-04/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 4 Jun 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\nHugh is a Freelanc e Dance artist specializing Contact Improvisation and Contemporary Dance. He trained at Northern School of Contemporary Dance and has worked as a pe rformer and teacher for over 10 years. \n\nThroughout the past few years h e has been training in different movement disciplines- from Contact Improv isation and Yoga\, to Circus and Tai Chi - to gain a deeper understanding of the body and the power of moving with presence and awareness. \n\nHe te aches with a variety of different approaches to all ages and abilities\, w ith a focus on creating an inclusive and open environment in which partici pants can feel free and able to discover new ways of moving. A space of ‘serious play time’! \n\n \;\n\nThe focus of class will be on acce ssing and exploring our individual movement patterns\, progressing on to s imple exercises to come into contact. Working with imagery to discover fre edom in motion. Exploring the ‘Animal Spine’\, spiral pathways and bui lding momentum.\n\nExercises will alternate between contact and solo work to connect both to oneself and to the group as a whole. Emphasis will move on to improvised duets where we learn some pathways and techniques to ent er and leave a dance.\n\nThis is a space to move with the joy\, freedom an d connection we can experience in Movement with others.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and tim e 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 in tegrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dan cing.\n\nAt 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 vi a our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Li ve musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the in dividual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2257@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170607T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170607T211500 DTSTAMP:20170424T212535Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/awakening-the-spine-contact-improvis ation-wednesdays-2017-06-07/ SUMMARY:Awakening The spine - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 7 Jun 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new 12 week series of classes that will focus on deeper u nderstanding of the internal structure of the spine and its interconnectio n with the rest of the body.\n\nEach week will begin with a invitation to slow down and drop into the body. We will use somatic approaches to learn about the body through experience. From here we will continue on to specif ic contact improvisation skills and into dancing.\n\nClasses can be attend ed on a drop in basis. There is however a benefit in committing to the who le series\n\nWeeks 1-4 Discovering the Spine\n\nBecoming aware of the inte rnal structure with in us\, meeting our spine\, Embodied anatomy\, bodywor k into movement\, moving from and finding the articulation within each of the different parts of our central skeletal axis.\n\nWeeks 5-8 Support for the spine\nFinding support from within\, from internal structure and syst em to energetic centres and nerve pathways. Looking at ways to find ease a nd to manage weight\, both our own and others.\n\nWeeks 9-12 Mobilising th e spine\nWorking with developmental movement patterns\, undulations\, spir als and articulation\, increasing the range of movement for the spine\, op ening new possibilities within the dance.\nDate: Wednesday 12th April 2017 ( First Class )\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\ , James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nTime: 19:15 - 21:15\nCost: £10\nor Fi nd it on MoveGB \nLead by: Alistair Edmunds CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2267@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170611T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170611T203000 DTSTAMP:20170609T180813Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-11-2017- 06-11/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 11 Jun 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\nFalling (and a little catching)\n\nConfidence with playing comes from freeing the fear.\nWhat do we fear?\nFalling and hurting ourselves.\nLet’s learn to fall without f ear\, and see where the momentum takes us.\nThis class will explore our re lationship with gravity\, ourselves and others through falling.\n\nThe ses sion will naturally encompass somatic principles of reach developmental pa tterns\, and reflexive integration as well as an enlivening of our senses especially sight in a non-directional and more peripheral way.\n\nIt will be safe\, accessible to all and explorative.\n\nCome with a willingness to let go\, stay in control\, be clumsy\, be flowing and enjoy meeting the g round.\n\n‘Fall…Move from a higher to a lower level\, typically rapidl y and without control.\nSynonyms: drop\, drop down\, plummet\, descend\, c ome down\, go down\, plunge\, sink\, dive\, nosedive\, tumble\, pitch\; …cascade… slope down\, slope\, slant down\, go down\, incline downward s\, tilt downwards\, drop away\, drop\, descend\, dip\, sink\, plunge\; …gravitate… topple over\, tumble over\, keel over\, fall down\, fall o ver\, go head over heels\, go end over end\, fall headlong\, go headlong\, collapse\, fall in a heap\, take a spill\, pitch forward\; trip\, trip ov er\, stumble\, stagger\, slip\, slide’ (google.co.uk).\n\n\nThe Jam\nWed nesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our  mailing list}\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no te acher\, 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 oppo rtunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (develope d 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 wan t advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdanc e.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2258@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170614T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170614T211500 DTSTAMP:20170424T212535Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/awakening-the-spine-contact-improvis ation-wednesdays-2017-06-14/ SUMMARY:Awakening The spine - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 14 Jun 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new 12 week series of classes that will focus on deeper u nderstanding of the internal structure of the spine and its interconnectio n with the rest of the body.\n\nEach week will begin with a invitation to slow down and drop into the body. We will use somatic approaches to learn about the body through experience. From here we will continue on to specif ic contact improvisation skills and into dancing.\n\nClasses can be attend ed on a drop in basis. There is however a benefit in committing to the who le series\n\nWeeks 1-4 Discovering the Spine\n\nBecoming aware of the inte rnal structure with in us\, meeting our spine\, Embodied anatomy\, bodywor k into movement\, moving from and finding the articulation within each of the different parts of our central skeletal axis.\n\nWeeks 5-8 Support for the spine\nFinding support from within\, from internal structure and syst em to energetic centres and nerve pathways. Looking at ways to find ease a nd to manage weight\, both our own and others.\n\nWeeks 9-12 Mobilising th e spine\nWorking with developmental movement patterns\, undulations\, spir als and articulation\, increasing the range of movement for the spine\, op ening new possibilities within the dance.\nDate: Wednesday 12th April 2017 ( First Class )\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\ , James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nTime: 19:15 - 21:15\nCost: £10\nor Fi nd it on MoveGB \nLead by: Alistair Edmunds CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2268@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170618T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170618T203000 DTSTAMP:20170615T174850Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-11-2017- 06-18/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: The Underscore - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 18 Jun 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION:Curious about the Underscore?\nEnjoying practicing Underscore?\ nCome to this long facilitated Underscore practice on Sunday! From 5pm-8:3 0pm.\n\n\n\nIn my own words and experience: The Underscore is a framework for improvisational dance (including Contact Improvisation)\, developed by Nancy Stark Smith\, based in her research and observation of the states o f sensation and awareness that naturally occur while improvising.\n\nEssen tially it is a long focused Jam\, where you are invited and challenged to follow the prescribed and described stages of personal warm up\, group war m up\, coming in and out of contact and finally stages of dancing the open score. When practiced well it can be a great way to experience integrated \, all inlcusive and rich jam environment.\n\nIt describes phases in the d ance where there is confusion\, loss of focus\, responsive tone\, flowing focus and gives permission to embrace these phenomena and keep on dancing. \n\nIf you’d like to read about the Underscore\, please check this info http://nancystarksmith.com/underscore/\nThere is a video footage of Nancy explaining Underscore (with me simultaneously translating it into Polish!) that is really helpful of understanding of it and how it can be done!\nht tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOGLMZdm2uA\n\nWhat do you need to know befo re coming?\n\nIf you are unfamiliar with the Underscore please turn up at 5pm and get an indepth explanation of the phases of the score. I will offe r a detailed talk-through of the practice\, where we will not dance for ha lf an hour. If sitting down and being talked at is not what you like\, and you know you could do with a refresher I encourage you to ask yourself ho nestly – how will I benefit from hearing about the underscore and add to over all experience of the whole group? I will not offer much explanation as we dance the score\, so other than signs on the wall and occasional pr ompts from me you will be expected to know what you are doing 😊\n\nIf y ou are familiar with the practice please you are welcome to come at 5:30 p m and join in with consciousness of the underscore already happening in th e space. We will begin together as an Assembly. Secondly\, in case you did n’t know here is News Flash for you: As of December 2016\, Nancy has ren amed the phase formerly called “Pow-Wow\,” which is a focused gatherin g of the Underscore players—a coming together to meet\, check in\, sow s eeds for practice in the early part of the score. It is now called Assembl y.\n\nThis is a practice for all\, those who would like to learn a new way of being in the jam as well as those seasoned dancers - come and investig ate your relationship to Underscore\, its correlations to CI\, contemplati on\, composition\, listening/music\, performance\, and other interest.\n\n Ideally you are committing to staying for the entire stretch of time betwe en 5-8:30. It is a long time\, so if you already know you need extra snack s and drink or tea please come prepared. I will bring a couple of flasks o f hot drink – ginger tea and regular tea. You are of course free to stay as long as you like\, but make sure you start with the whole group at 5:3 0 sharp!\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilit ator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class desc riptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2259@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170621T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170621T211500 DTSTAMP:20170424T212535Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/awakening-the-spine-contact-improvis ation-wednesdays-2017-06-21/ SUMMARY:Awakening The spine - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 21 Jun 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new 12 week series of classes that will focus on deeper u nderstanding of the internal structure of the spine and its interconnectio n with the rest of the body.\n\nEach week will begin with a invitation to slow down and drop into the body. We will use somatic approaches to learn about the body through experience. From here we will continue on to specif ic contact improvisation skills and into dancing.\n\nClasses can be attend ed on a drop in basis. There is however a benefit in committing to the who le series\n\nWeeks 1-4 Discovering the Spine\n\nBecoming aware of the inte rnal structure with in us\, meeting our spine\, Embodied anatomy\, bodywor k into movement\, moving from and finding the articulation within each of the different parts of our central skeletal axis.\n\nWeeks 5-8 Support for the spine\nFinding support from within\, from internal structure and syst em to energetic centres and nerve pathways. Looking at ways to find ease a nd to manage weight\, both our own and others.\n\nWeeks 9-12 Mobilising th e spine\nWorking with developmental movement patterns\, undulations\, spir als and articulation\, increasing the range of movement for the spine\, op ening new possibilities within the dance.\nDate: Wednesday 12th April 2017 ( First Class )\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\ , James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nTime: 19:15 - 21:15\nCost: £10\nor Fi nd it on MoveGB \nLead by: Alistair Edmunds CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2269@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170625T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170625T203000 DTSTAMP:20170621T111931Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-11-2017- 06-25/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 25 Jun 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\nHow can we move wi th minimum effort\, stay soft\, stay in the flow and be dynamic?\nThat’s the exploration behind this class.\nLet’s use this heat to allow oursel ves to melt into the dance.\n\nThis class will make use of bodywork as a w arm up into dancing\, to help bring greater awareness to our muscles\, fas cia and maybe  fluids.\n\nFacilitated by K’lo Harris: Somatic Movement Educator (SME)\, Somatic Performer (SMP)\, Shiatsu Practitioner (Shi Dip)\ , Creative Arts BA Hons (dance &\; drama joint honours)\, MA TYA (Theat re for Young Audiences) and more.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills an d confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wis h. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 ey es-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will im provise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, pl ease email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2260@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170628T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170628T211500 DTSTAMP:20170424T212535Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/awakening-the-spine-contact-improvis ation-wednesdays-2017-06-28/ SUMMARY:Awakening The spine - Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 28 Jun 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new 12 week series of classes that will focus on deeper u nderstanding of the internal structure of the spine and its interconnectio n with the rest of the body.\n\nEach week will begin with a invitation to slow down and drop into the body. We will use somatic approaches to learn about the body through experience. From here we will continue on to specif ic contact improvisation skills and into dancing.\n\nClasses can be attend ed on a drop in basis. There is however a benefit in committing to the who le series\n\nWeeks 1-4 Discovering the Spine\n\nBecoming aware of the inte rnal structure with in us\, meeting our spine\, Embodied anatomy\, bodywor k into movement\, moving from and finding the articulation within each of the different parts of our central skeletal axis.\n\nWeeks 5-8 Support for the spine\nFinding support from within\, from internal structure and syst em to energetic centres and nerve pathways. Looking at ways to find ease a nd to manage weight\, both our own and others.\n\nWeeks 9-12 Mobilising th e spine\nWorking with developmental movement patterns\, undulations\, spir als and articulation\, increasing the range of movement for the spine\, op ening new possibilities within the dance.\nDate: Wednesday 12th April 2017 ( First Class )\nVenue: The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\ , James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nTime: 19:15 - 21:15\nCost: £10\nor Fi nd it on MoveGB \nLead by: Alistair Edmunds CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2270@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170702T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170702T203000 DTSTAMP:20170628T174150Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-11-2017- 07-02/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 2 Jul 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\nThis class will revolv e around the technicality of dynamic support: through a gradual build-up w e'll look at how spine articulation\, relationship to the floor and moveme nt patterns support our ease and clarity of movement from horizontal to ve rtical. We'll then transfer our solo dancing to the duet exploring how the under dancer can support\, guide and keep moving and how the over dancer can use placement and reaching into space. This should make for some juicy dancing to develop into new territories.\n\n \;\n\nAnne-Gaelle Thirio t is a dancer\, performer and maker whose process is rooted in improvisati on\, composition and collaboration. Over the past 12 years she has had lon g-term collaborations with Noa Zamir\, Dirty Market Theatre\, Tara D'Arqui an and Lisa-May Thomas among others and since 2013 is part of the dance ar tists collective Exit Map. She started practicing CI in France in 2002 and has been particularly inspired by the folowing teachers: Kirstie Simson\, Didier Silhol\, Nancy Stark-Smith\, Julyen Hamilton\, KJ Holmes\, Charlie Morrissey\, Rick Nodine\, Lisa Nelson\, Simone Forti. Most recently she h as been working with Simonetta Alessandri and has travelled to Seattle to be part of GLIMPSE 3\, Nancy Stark-Smith's research project of the Undersc ore in performance.\nBlog ​ www.annegaellethiriot.tumblr.com\n\n \;\ nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to danc e\, 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 o wn routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Na ncy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normall y be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advan ce notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many o f the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2271@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170716T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170716T210000 DTSTAMP:20170714T221256Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/outdoor-contact-improvisation-jam-2/ SUMMARY:Outdoor Contact Improvisation Jam! - St Andrews Park\, Bristol - 16 Jul 17 18:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nJams at DMAC are over for the summer\, so come and get your CI fix at St Andrews Park.\nThis is an informal get together for Bristol dancers  to do some outdoor dancing. There will be no teacher/facilitator . There may be live music. Beginners welcome!\n\n\nMeet at the bottom end of the park from 6 onwards.\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Andrews Park\, Bristol\, Effingham Road\, Bristol\, BS6 5AX\, U nited Kingdom GEO:51.4723884;-2.5886895999999524 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Effingham Road\, Bristol\, BS6 5AX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Andrews Park\, Bris tol:geo:51.4723884,-2.5886895999999524 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2273@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170910T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170910T203000 DTSTAMP:20170906T063345Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-12-2017- 09-10/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 10 Sep 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\nWelcome to our first w eekly CI warm-up session of the new season 2017/18! Anna Stepczuk\, the fa cilitator\, designed the class to suit all level participants\, including those with little or no experience in contact. During the warm up we will explore individual awareness and boundaries of our comfort zone what would smoothly lead us into the Jam at 6.30\, also open to all. You can simply turn up or pre-book with Move GB. We're looking forward to dance with you! \n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teache r\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to d ance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportun ity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find you r own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a sco re to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will norm ally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want ad vance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at man y of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co .uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2290@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170913T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170913T211500 DTSTAMP:20170904T102702Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-fundamentals-with-alistair-edmund s/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: The Fundamentals - The Willow Studio - 13 Se p 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nStarting on Wednesday 13th September for 14 consecutive we eks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the basics of contact improvisation .\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is ha ppening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling poin t of contact\, weight exchange\, basic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, an d more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundamentals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class\n\nEach cla ss will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end\, a fo cus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and feedback. \n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start a nd end in\, kneepads if you have them and water (though there is access to tap water).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Alist air on info@somaticmovement.co.uk or phone 0789 5762998.\n CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2289@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170916T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170917T180000 DTSTAMP:20170904T100146Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/awakening-the-spine-weekend-workshop / SUMMARY:Awakening the Spine Weekend Workshop - Wild Goose Space - 16 Sep 17 09:00 DESCRIPTION:A two day workshop focusing on somatic explorations of the spin e\, and how they can enhance and develop our experience and ability in con tact improvisation\n CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2274@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170917T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170917T203000 DTSTAMP:20170917T101749Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-12-2017- 09-17/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 17 Sep 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\nCI warm-up class fac iliated by Anna Stepczuk (Anna Preciosa) is designed to suit all level par ticipants\, including those with little or no experience in contact. We wi ll go back to basis of contact exploring stillness and movement.\n\nThe Ja m\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but sp ace and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, res t\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to exp lore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own rout es into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to foll ow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Sta rk-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be ad vertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance noti ce.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the j ams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or con tact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2288@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20170920 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20170925 DTSTAMP:20170817T204852Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/rewilding-attention-becoming-feral-w ith-nita-little/ SUMMARY:“ReWilding Attention: Becoming Feral” with Nita Little - Abercy ch Village Hall - 20 Sep 17 00:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nPhoto by\nDenis Timinski\n\n'ReWilding Attention: Becoming Feral' with Nita Little\n\n\n\n(Feral: A return to the wild state after a prolonged period of domestication)What are the limits of our ability to be physically alive\, to connect\, and to commune with one another? Commune with our environments?\n\nDancing Contact Improvisation and dance ensemble improvisation\, this workshop develops states of embodiment that support communion. This process will begin deep within our physicality as we seek to understand how we communicate through our own anatomical structures. Wi th this understanding\, we extend outwardly into duets\, trios\, and ensem bles. Our work is to rethink our embodiment\, challenge our cultural assum ptions\, and find new answers to how we communicate as physical beings. We develop states of being that heighten our felt sense so that even walking down a street we are alive with communication. Ready to meet one another and our worlds\, we understand the creativity implicit in play. Our goal i s to shake off the limits of our domestication and become more instinctual \, more intuitive\, more specific and clear in our actions\, and more aliv e in our presence with one another and our worlds.\n\n5 day intensive work shop (non-residential)\, 30 hours of classes and a lot of opportunity for group discussions. Set in a beautiful part of Wales.\n\n20th - 24th Septem ber 2017\nWednesday 20th September starting at 2 pm\nSunday 24th September finishing at 5 pm\n£285.00 Full Price\nOption of payment in 3 installmen ts.\n\nAbercych Village Hall\, Abercych\, Boncath\, Pembrokeshire\, SA37 0 EZ\n\nContact us: gronaus@yahoo.com.br\nmobile: 00 44 7780855165\n\nFacebo ok Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1343544255734291\n\nThe deadline for booking is September 15th.\n\n\n \;\n\n \; CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:Abercych Village Hall\, Abercych\, Boncath\, SA37 0EZ\, Pembrokesh ire\, United Kingdom GEO:52.0372263;-4.553675500000054 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Abercych\, Boncath\, SA37 0 EZ\, Pembrokeshire\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Abercych Vi llage Hall:geo:52.0372263,-4.553675500000054 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2275@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170924T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170924T203000 DTSTAMP:20170922T144739Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-12-2017- 09-24/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 24 Sep 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\nSundays class we w ill be going deep into one of the fundamental patterns or contact Improvis ation\, the Helix roll. After warming up the spine\, we will look at ways to really embody the pattern from small details to the over arching feel. We will then see how we can use this information to inform our dance.\nThe Jam\nA 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 r outes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to f ollow 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 n otice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of th e jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2291@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170927T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170927T211500 DTSTAMP:20170927T125722Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-the-fundamenta ls/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: The Fundamentals - The Willow Studio - 27 Se p 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nStarting on Wednesday 13th September for 14 consecutive we eks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the basics of contact improvisation .\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is ha ppening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling poin t of contact\, weight exchange\, basic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, an d more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundamentals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class\n\nEach cla ss will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end\, a fo cus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and feedback. \n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start a nd end in\, kneepads if you have them and water (though there is access to tap water).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Alist air on info@somaticmovement.co.uk or phone 0789 5762998.\n CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2276@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171001T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171001T203000 DTSTAMP:20170929T144130Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-12-2017- 10-01/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 1 Oct 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\nFollowing on from last weeks theme\, although this class can be attended independently  we will be looking at the Crescent rolls. After working a with the centre\, d efining it within ourselves and moving from that place\, we will discover the crescent shape in movement\, taking time to feel it in the body. Progr essing gradually to explore some of its uses in the dance. \n\nThe Jam\n 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 explor e and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 adver tised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice. \n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams .\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contac t the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2292@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171004T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171004T211500 DTSTAMP:20170927T125918Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-the-fundamenta ls-2/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: The Fundamentals - The Willow Studio - 4 Oct 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nStarting on Wednesday 13th September for 14 consecutive we eks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the basics of contact improvisation .\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is ha ppening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling poin t of contact\, weight exchange\, basic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, an d more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundamentals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class\n\nEach cla ss will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end\, a fo cus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and feedback. \n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start a nd end in\, kneepads if you have them and water (though there is access to tap water).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Alist air on info@somaticmovement.co.uk or phone 0789 5762998.\n CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2277@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171008T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171008T203000 DTSTAMP:20171005T212628Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-12-2017- 10-08/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 8 Oct 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\nWe will warm ourselves up by  starting from stillness\, moving into embodied solo improvisation s\, then  adding physical contact with others to find out how this influe nces our dance.\nWe will then explore how we can use the table position to support the weight of others and how we can smoothly transition in and ou t of this position and create fluid changes between over-dancer and under- dancer roles.\nFollowing this we will go back to our embodied dance to see how these technical explorations can nourish our improvised movement.\n\n The Jam\nA 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 ow n routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score t o follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nan cy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advanc e notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2293@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171011T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171011T211500 DTSTAMP:20170927T130010Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-the-fundamenta ls-3/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: The Fundamentals - The Willow Studio - 11 Oc t 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nStarting on Wednesday 13th September for 14 consecutive we eks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the basics of contact improvisation .\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is ha ppening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling poin t of contact\, weight exchange\, basic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, an d more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundamentals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class\n\nEach cla ss will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end\, a fo cus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and feedback. \n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start a nd end in\, kneepads if you have them and water (though there is access to tap water).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Alist air on info@somaticmovement.co.uk or phone 0789 5762998.\n CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2278@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171015T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171015T203000 DTSTAMP:20171009T183222Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-12-2017- 10-15/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 15 Oct 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\nFluid Release and Alig nment\nThis Sunday we will begin dancing from a place of release\, finding alignment through gentle and fluid floor-work and hands-on. We will inves tigate orienting to gravity and how to support the weight of the skull. As we develop an acute proprioceptive awareness we will move on to more play ful partner-work\, including push and pull patterns and spinal sensibiliti es\, aligning the head and tail.\n\n \;\n\nArtist Bio\nRosalind is a D ance Artist and Somatic Movement Practitioner. She creates immersive insta llations and performances for gallery and site-specific environments. She has been passionate about Contact Improvisation since she was a student of Fine Art and Choreography at Dartington in 2009 and now teaches regularly in the UK and at festivals in Europe. Besides Contact Improvisation her p ractice is also informed by Body-Mind Centering\, Authentic Movement and S kinner Release Technique. She holds a Masters degree in Dance\, Creative P ractice and is also a Yoga Teacher and Shaw method\, swimming teacher\; a release based approach\, combining the Alexander Technique.\n\nwww.rosalin dholgatesmith.com\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with th e dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info @contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2294@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171018T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171018T211500 DTSTAMP:20170927T130036Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-the-fundamenta ls-4/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: The Fundamentals - The Willow Studio - 18 Oc t 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nStarting on Wednesday 13th September for 14 consecutive we eks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the basics of contact improvisation .\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is ha ppening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling poin t of contact\, weight exchange\, basic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, an d more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundamentals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class\n\nEach cla ss will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end\, a fo cus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and feedback. \n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start a nd end in\, kneepads if you have them and water (though there is access to tap water).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Alist air on info@somaticmovement.co.uk or phone 0789 5762998.\n CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2279@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171022T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171022T203000 DTSTAMP:20171020T221843Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-12-2017- 10-22/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 22 Oct 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\nThe class will begin with a fairly intense warm-up focusing on core stability and body conditi oning. After the warm-up\, we will then investigate principles of rolling on the floor and expand this through different tasks such as handstands / backbends and upside-down techniques (solo and with a partner). The second half of class will then focus on the most essential practices in CI\, inc luding: the physical forces of gravity\, levity\, momentum\; aerial and ac robatic work\; rolling points of contact.\n\nMaga Radlowska is a contact i mprovisation dancer\, performer\, choreographer\, improviser and teacher\, graduating from the London Contemporary Dance School and from Middlesex U niversity in London with an MA in Choreography. Maga has fifteen years pro fessional experience in contemporary dance\, physical theatre\, contact im provisation and improvisation\, and has created and performed in many piec es in international festivals across Europe and the Middle East. Maga has worked with companies\, dancers and choreographers as diverse as Jose Vida l Company\, Bettina Carpi\, Paweł Matyasik and Nadar Rosano. In 2013 and 2014 Maga performed for Zawirowanie Dance Theatre in Israel\, Sweden\, Lit huania\, Ukraine\, Hungary\, Germany\, Croatia and Portugal. She has been taught by Melissa Monteros\, Wojciech Mochniej\, Gabriella Koch\, Nita Lit tle\, Ray Chung\, Daniel Kramer\, Frauke Requardt\, Robert Anderson\, Katy Dymoke\, Simonetta Allesandri\, Rick Nodine\, Charlie Morrissey\, Thomas Kampe and Andrew Harwood. Maga has been nominated for scholarships and won several awards\; most recently winning first prize in the Warsaw Polish P latform Choreography Contest. Her award-winning work in the community sect or has been presented across Europe and attracted interest from national m edia. Maga was co-organiser for ECITE 2013 in Poland and also co-directs a nd choreographs the annual International Festival of Dance in Poland. She regularly teaches CI workshops and classes in London\, and also teaches CI at Middlesex University. Most recently she taught at the Freiburg CI Fest ival in Germany.\n\n\nThe Jam\nA 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 pr ovides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned \, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher wil l facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Unders core (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) ja m\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign- up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email in fo@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2295@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171025T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171025T211500 DTSTAMP:20170927T130054Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-the-fundamenta ls-5/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: The Fundamentals - The Willow Studio - 25 Oc t 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nStarting on Wednesday 13th September for 14 consecutive we eks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the basics of contact improvisation .\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is ha ppening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling poin t of contact\, weight exchange\, basic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, an d more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundamentals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class\n\nEach cla ss will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end\, a fo cus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and feedback. \n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start a nd end in\, kneepads if you have them and water (though there is access to tap water).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Alist air on info@somaticmovement.co.uk or phone 0789 5762998.\n CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2306@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171028T153000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171029T173000 DTSTAMP:20171004T072110Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/skinner-releasing-technique-workshop -in-bristol/ SUMMARY:Skinner Releasing Technique Workshop in Bristol - The Island - 28 O ct 17 15:30 DESCRIPTION:This weekend workshop will explore the Introductory SRT classes 6\, 7\, 8\, 9. Ideally those attending will have taken Classes 1–5. (Al though it is possible to join the workshop if you've had some dance improv isation or somatic experience. Please let us know beforehand.)\nSkinner Re leasing Technique (SRT)\, is a dance technique in which poetic images are interwoven with specific music\, allowing the individual to explore improv ised movement. For more information about SRT please visit www.skinnerrele asingnetwork.org/.\nDate:\nOctober 28th\, 29th 2017\nTime:\nSaturday 3:30- 5:30 &\; 7-9\nSunday 11-1 &\; 2:30-5:30\nVenue:\nThe Island\, Nelson Street\, BS1 2LE\, Bristol\, UK\nPrice:\n£50 for all four sessions\n£15 per class or £30 for 2 sessions\nBooking:\nJocasta - 07875 151582 or dev a-shanti@hotmail.com\nThis event is co hosted by Jocasta Crofts and Embodi ed Presence please book with Jocasta.\nGaby Agis – Biography\n\nNow livi ng in both London UK and Montreal Canada I have been teaching SRT over twe nty years. I have taught both Introductory and Ongoing SRT classes worldwi de. Since 2010 I have been involved in teaching on SRT Teacher's Training Programmes both at Introductory &\; Ongoing Level. I enjoy teaching a w ide range of students from long-term professional dancers to those new to dance. As well as teaching widely in dance institutions\, I have collabora ted with students of architecture\, theatre and the visual arts\, and cont inue to be inspired by the possibilities that SRT brings to different comm unities.\nAs a choreographer and dancer I find SRT intrinsic to my creativ e process. Over the past thirty years I have created dance in many differe nt environments from hospitals to opera houses to train stations to galler ies. In 2010 -13 a project took myself and fellow dance artists Titta Cour t\, Eeva-Maria Mukta north to Baffin Island in Canada and Lapland in Finla nd &\; Norway to collaborate with Inuit and Sami artists. In the last f ew years there has been a growing interest in my early performance work: " Shouting Out Loud" has had a series of reconstructions\, in 2014/15/16/17. This work is for a large group for 13 women\, it was original made in 198 4\, and has a sound track by Ana Da Sliva and The Raincoats. In the summer &\; fall of 2016\, I reconstructed and performed in a duet 1983 "Close Streams " these performances were presented at the Turner Contemporary\, Margate\, as part of the Summer Show "Seeing round Corners". CATEGORIES:Other Workshop LOCATION:The Island\, Nelson Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2LE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45661279999999;-2.5923917000000074 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Nelson Street\, Bristol\, B S1 2LE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Island:geo:51.45661 279999999,-2.5923917000000074 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2307@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171029T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171029T160000 DTSTAMP:20171010T203701Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/questions-of-embodiment/ SUMMARY:Questions of Embodiment - Wild Goose Space - 29 Oct 17 12:00 DESCRIPTION:\nQuestions of Embodiment\n \nOne Day Dance Improvisation Work shop with Jackie Adkins &\; Rebecca Marta D’AndreaSunday 29th October 201712 -4 pm\nExplore new ways to experience your body in time and space in this afternoon workshop with two experienced teacher/dancers.Rebecca wi ll use improvisational scores to explore the role of perception in shaping and being shaped by our environment\, while Jackie’s focus will be a de tailed investigation of our skeletal anatomy as a way of accessing to grea ter freedom in movement.Suitable for people with some movement experience. \nVenue: Wildgoose Space\, 228 Mina Rd\, Bristol BS2 9YPCost: £35 (30)Boo kings: Jackie info@movetolive.co.uk or Rebecca rebymarta@yahoo.com\n\n\n\n   More details on:       Inside Out and more… Dance Classes 2017\n \n \n Facebook event:   https://www.facebook.com/events/173316383216619 /\n\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Other Workshop LOCATION:Wild Goose Space\, 228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9YP\, United King dom GEO:51.4740089;-2.5772335999999996 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=228 Mina Road\, Bristol\, B S2 9YP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Wild Goose Space:geo:51 .4740089,-2.5772335999999996 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2280@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171029T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171029T203000 DTSTAMP:20171026T201115Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-12-2017- 10-29/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 29 Oct 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\n\nphoto by Cristin a Crippa cristinacrippa.it\, Ecite 2017\, Tuscania (VT)\, Italy\, August 2 017\n\n\n\nConsidering Contact Improvisation as a tool to investigate our body’s orientation as part of a wider interdependent landscape in consta nt transformation I will facilitate a somatic based session into Contact I mprovisation.\n\nThe proposed focus will be our sense of limit...\n\nWhen does my sense of me ends and sense of you begins?When does our sense of se lf begin to dance together?\n\nDrawing inspiration from Contemplative Danc e Practice of Barbara Dilley and scores from 'Perception Frames' project b y Rosanna Irvine\, we will investigate the relationship between stillness and movement\, as a process o 'relating' to our sense of self embedded as part of a wider whole. Acknowledging the path of our attentive state\, nav igating through the map of the 'extended' body\, embracing the primal lang uage of gravity as a way to re-negotiate possible ways of coming in and ou t of contact.\n\nBring paper to draw..I will provide colours... :)\n\nRebe cca Marta D'Andrea\nMovement Artist\nrebeccamartadandrea.wordpress.com\nTh e Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, bu t 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.\n\nAt 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 b e advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of t he jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2296@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171101T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171101T211500 DTSTAMP:20170927T130154Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-the-fundamenta ls-6/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: The Fundamentals - The Willow Studio - 1 Nov 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nStarting on Wednesday 13th September for 14 consecutive we eks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the basics of contact improvisation .\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is ha ppening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling poin t of contact\, weight exchange\, basic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, an d more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundamentals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class\n\nEach cla ss will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end\, a fo cus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and feedback. \n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start a nd end in\, kneepads if you have them and water (though there is access to tap water).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Alist air on info@somaticmovement.co.uk or phone 0789 5762998.\n CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2281@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171105T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171105T203000 DTSTAMP:20171031T174945Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-12-2017- 11-05/ SUMMARY:Moving Underscore long jam session - BONFIRE THEME - DMAC\, (4th Fl oor) Hamilton House - 5 Nov 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\n \;\n\nIt's that time again to come together and experience a long facilitated and improvised Jam with Contact Improvi sation Dance at its core. As it is bonfire night that night we will have a little (somatic) bonfire theme going on - details to be revealed at the t ime. PLEASE DO NOT BRING ANY EXPLOSIVES WITH YOU THO! :)\n\nThere will be live improvised music from Mark Langford playing bass clarinet and tenor s ax.\n\nWHO:\nDancers\, Improvisers\, dance poets\, performing artists will all find it an inspiring source of self discovery and creativity. All lev els of moving experience welcome! If you want to improve your presence in the Jams or expand your dancing vocabulary - Underscore can support this f ully.\n\nWHAT:\nIn Nancy's words:\n"The Underscore is a vehicle for incorp orating Contact Improvisation into a broader arena of improvisational dan ce practice\; for developing greater ease dancing in spherical space—alo ne and with others\; and for integrating kinesthetic and compositional con cerns while improvising. It allows for a full spectrum of energetic and ph ysical expressions\, embodying a range of forms and changing states. Its p ractice is familiar yet unpredictable."\n\n\nPRACTICALITIES:\nThe practice is usually 3-4 hours long. We are going to create 3 hours for this\, incl uding reflection time. To support your dance practice we will have a music ian from 6:30 pm onwards.\n\n\nWHAT YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO KNOW BEFORE COM ING\nIf you are completely new to the practice (or need a refresher) pleas e come at 5:00 pm for an approximately 30 minutes talk - through the score . I promise I try to make it as interesting as I can. This will take place in the lobby just outside the dance studio.\nIf you are seasoned Undersco re practitioner or have sat for a talk though once in your life\, please c ome for 5:30 pm at which point we will be transitioning from the lobby to the studio to begin with the Assembly. \n\n\nNOTE: There won't be an oppo rtunity to join in at 6:30 pm- ususal time for the Jam in original class/j am format. This is because we are dancing a long focused score in its natu ral progression and we ask your commitment for those 3 hours.\nIf you know you are likely to get hungry please bring snacks with you. I will provide a big flask of tea. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2297@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171108T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171108T211500 DTSTAMP:20170927T130209Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-the-fundamenta ls-7/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: The Fundamentals - The Willow Studio - 8 Nov 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nStarting on Wednesday 13th September for 14 consecutive we eks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the basics of contact improvisation .\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is ha ppening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling poin t of contact\, weight exchange\, basic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, an d more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundamentals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class\n\nEach cla ss will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end\, a fo cus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and feedback. \n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start a nd end in\, kneepads if you have them and water (though there is access to tap water).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Alist air on info@somaticmovement.co.uk or phone 0789 5762998.\n CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2282@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171112T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171112T203000 DTSTAMP:20171109T195218Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-12-2017- 11-12/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 12 Nov 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\nFrom Skin to Sphere and Water to Wave\nTaking aspects of the underscore and deepening them\, w e will move from bodywork to CI\, creating an informed\, fun and embodied experience of dancing and moving together.\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informa l gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develo p 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 tec hniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 blind fold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regul ar mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicia ns will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more infor mation\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual t eachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2298@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171115T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171115T211500 DTSTAMP:20170927T130228Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-the-fundamenta ls-8/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: The Fundamentals - The Willow Studio - 15 No v 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nStarting on Wednesday 13th September for 14 consecutive we eks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the basics of contact improvisation .\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is ha ppening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling poin t of contact\, weight exchange\, basic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, an d more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundamentals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class\n\nEach cla ss will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end\, a fo cus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and feedback. \n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start a nd end in\, kneepads if you have them and water (though there is access to tap water).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Alist air on info@somaticmovement.co.uk or phone 0789 5762998.\n CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2283@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171119T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171119T203000 DTSTAMP:20171115T080555Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-12-2017- 11-19/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 19 Nov 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ nSoft and Strong in CI -  ‘Supporting &\; Channelling Weight’\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe focus of softness and strength I'm interested in explorin g in all aspects and moments of a CI session. The focus this evening will be more on what happens when I am supporting all or most of someone’s we ight. Actually\, I really prefer to think of it as channelling someone’s weight through me into the floor. It’s both.\n\nIf I am always soft\, w here am I for my partner? If I am always strong and hard and ‘supportive ’\, where’s the pleasure\, fun\, dialogue and ease?\n\nIt is possible to combine being present\, strong and supportive while being soft and resp onsive. Much of this comes down to technique and awareness of what I’m c ommunicating to a partner and how I’m responding to and interacting with another person offering and giving their weight.\n\nWe will look at and e xplore some techniques and underlying principles of inviting and allowing weight onto us (and\, conversely giving my weight)\, and developing awaren ess of what is happening in us and between us. \nCI is about play. CI is a bout dialogue. CI is about discovery.  CI is about being together in the moment.  So I dance and reside a while in a place of not knowing much.  \n \nAsher Levin has been practicing CI for over 15 years. Over the past 10 years he has taught regular classes in Berlin as well as at CI workshop s and festivals internationally. He now lives in Totnes\, Devon.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Jam\nA 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 a n opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and t o find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facili tate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (de veloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if y ou want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the danc ing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@conta ctdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2299@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171122T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171122T211500 DTSTAMP:20170927T130249Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-the-fundamenta ls-9/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: The Fundamentals - The Willow Studio - 22 No v 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nStarting on Wednesday 13th September for 14 consecutive we eks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the basics of contact improvisation .\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is ha ppening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling poin t of contact\, weight exchange\, basic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, an d more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundamentals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class\n\nEach cla ss will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end\, a fo cus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and feedback. \n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start a nd end in\, kneepads if you have them and water (though there is access to tap water).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Alist air on info@somaticmovement.co.uk or phone 0789 5762998.\n CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2284@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171126T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171126T203000 DTSTAMP:20171123T145004Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-12-2017- 11-26/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 26 Nov 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\nSensing in\, Sensing out - the nuances of curling and uncurling in the dance\n\n"The Heart is a place of perceiving\, emoting and becoming"\n-Stephen Harrod Buhner\n\nT his class will explore expansion and contraction in the dance with the hea rt as an organ of perception as a central motif. Settling into the sensing body\, we will begin slowly\, tracing our body's architecture\, the movem ent of the breath and heart - from the seeds of entering into the world\, to the unfolding of the body in motion\, the point of contact with another ...noticing the moments of stillness and emergence\, the interplay between curling and uncurling and the crevices in-between...A supportive space to move\, connect and play - all welcome.\n\nEvelyn is a Somatic Movement Ed ucator and CI dancer with a passion for working with socially isolated gro ups. She teaches in Bristol\, Bath and Scotland and is currently engaged i n Somatic research.\n\nThe Jam\nA 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 p rovides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learne d\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher wi ll facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Under score (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) j am\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign -up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email i nfo@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2300@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171129T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171129T211500 DTSTAMP:20170927T130304Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-the-fundamenta ls-10/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: The Fundamentals - The Willow Studio - 29 No v 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nStarting on Wednesday 13th September for 14 consecutive we eks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the basics of contact improvisation .\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is ha ppening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling poin t of contact\, weight exchange\, basic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, an d more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundamentals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class\n\nEach cla ss will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end\, a fo cus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and feedback. \n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start a nd end in\, kneepads if you have them and water (though there is access to tap water).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Alist air on info@somaticmovement.co.uk or phone 0789 5762998.\n CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2285@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171203T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171203T203000 DTSTAMP:20171130T182025Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-12-2017- 12-03/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 3 Dec 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\nThis week's class wi ll focus on lifts! We will look at the principles of getting off the groun d\, techniques to help you out when you find yourself in unfamiliar situat ions and just feeling comfortable getting airborne!\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is a n 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 an d watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and inte grate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into danci ng.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, o r a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live  musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For m ore information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the indi vidual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2301@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171206T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171206T211500 DTSTAMP:20170927T130326Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-the-fundamenta ls-11/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: The Fundamentals - The Willow Studio - 6 Dec 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nStarting on Wednesday 13th September for 14 consecutive we eks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the basics of contact improvisation .\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is ha ppening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling poin t of contact\, weight exchange\, basic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, an d more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundamentals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class\n\nEach cla ss will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end\, a fo cus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and feedback. \n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start a nd end in\, kneepads if you have them and water (though there is access to tap water).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Alist air on info@somaticmovement.co.uk or phone 0789 5762998.\n CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2286@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171210T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171210T203000 DTSTAMP:20171206T222306Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-12-2017- 12-10/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 10 Dec 17 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\n"Gathering Wood fo r the Fire"\nWe will move from bodywork to CI\, from small dance to social dance\, creating an informed\, fun and embodied experience of dancing and moving together.\n\nSam is a Dance Movement Psychotherapist and Creative with a love of CI. He facilitates in an inclusive and clear way to open up the power of improvised movement and connection. All welcome.\nThe Jam\nA 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 i nto dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow s uch as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-S mith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advert ised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\ n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams. \n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 12/01/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2304@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171213T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20171213T211500 DTSTAMP:20170927T130523Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-the-fundamenta ls-14/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: The Fundamentals - The Willow Studio - 13 De c 17 19:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nStarting on Wednesday 13th September for 14 consecutive we eks. A weekly two-hour class exploring the basics of contact improvisation .\n\nContact Improvisation\nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is ha ppening in the moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nSome of the fundamentals we will explore in this course include\; the rolling poin t of contact\, weight exchange\, basic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, spirals\, the small dance\, safety\, an d more.\n\nPracticals\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners and those wanting to revisit the fundamentals. It is ideal to attend the whole course\, However\, drop-in is also possible at £10 per class\n\nEach cla ss will include a led warm-up at the start and warm-down at the end\, a fo cus on CI fundamentals\, and time for questions\, discussion and feedback. \n\nPlease bring loose comfortable clothing\, with a warm layer to start a nd end in\, kneepads if you have them and water (though there is access to tap water).\n\nContact\nTo book your place or find out more\, email Alist air on info@somaticmovement.co.uk or phone 0789 5762998.\n CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2321@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180415T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180415T203000 DTSTAMP:20180408T080331Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-13-2018- 04-15/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 15 Apr 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n{Class description usu ally updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an inform al gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to devel op 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 te chniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nA t 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 blin dfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regu lar mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musici ans will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more info rmation\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual  teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2322@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180422T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180422T203000 DTSTAMP:20180422T082745Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-13-2018- 04-22/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 22 Apr 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\nAs promised in Mar ch\, I shall continue in this class with Part 2 of the work we started in my last class\, in March. During this workshop class we'll look at some of the mechanisms and principles of various simple-but-fun lifts and rides. We'll explore how we may adapt our bodies to offer invites of lifting / of fering a ride or being lifted / taking a ride. We'll enter into the timing that facilitates ease of lifts. In the flow of dance experiments\, we'll move into how we may incorporate lifts and offers into our unique dances.\ n\n\nAsher Levin has been practising CI for 15+ years. Over the past 10 ye ars he has taught regular classes in Berlin as well as at CI workshops and festivals internationally. Since 2017\, Asher has been based in Totnes an d has been teaching in Bristol and Dartington\n\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an in formal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to d evelop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and wa tch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrat e techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\ n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focu sed (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.\n\n Live mu sicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individu al teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2323@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180429T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180429T203000 DTSTAMP:20180428T085704Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-13-2018- 04-29/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 29 Apr 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\nLegs into Lifts\n\ nMoving from body work exercises into duets and more open movement scores we will explore connections from the feet to the hip sockets and how conne cting through and leading with the legs can lead us into the air.\n\nThis playful exploration will include embodied anatomy\, opening up the hip soc kets\, finding articulation in the pelvis and lead to discovering some new movement pathways in the dance.\n\nAli is a qualified Somatic Movement Ed ucator with the School for Body-Mind Centering (BMC). He teaches regular C ontact Improvisation (CI)\, and somatic movement workshops and classes in Bristol. He has been dancing CI for over 10 years.\n\nhttps://somaticmovem ent.co.uk/\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is n o teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are f ree 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilita te a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (deve loped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this w ill normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancin g at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contact dance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2324@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180506T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180506T203000 DTSTAMP:20180502T130303Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-13-2018- 05-06/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 6 May 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\nEmptying &\;Retur ning: Journeys of breath and imagination\n"We breathe air\, air breathes a nd buoys us. Breathing involves a continual oscillation between exhaling a nd inhaling\, offering ourselves to the world at one moment and drawing th e world in to ourselves at the next."\n(David Abram)\nDeepening into the p athways of breath and imagination\, we shift our capacity to respond and d eepen our perceptual awareness\, moving into a fuller expression of oursel ves. In this class we will begin by locating and orientating through breat h and imagery. Through attentive touch and spacious moving time\, we will trace and play with the meeting points of breath which bring us in and out of contact with another. A supportive space to un-do\, re-imagine\, re-aw aken the body in movement in the solo and shared dance. All welcome!\nEvel yn is a Registered Somatic Movement Educator (RSME/MA) and CI dancer with a passion for working with socially isolated groups. She teaches in Bristo l\, Bath and throughout the UK and is currently engaged in somatic researc h.\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teac her\, 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 opport unity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find y our own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a s core to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will no rmally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at m any of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance. co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2325@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180513T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180513T203000 DTSTAMP:20180408T080808Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-13-2018- 05-13/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 13 May 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n{Class description usu ally updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday before the class – it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an inform al gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to devel op 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 te chniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nA t 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 blin dfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regu lar mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musici ans will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more info rmation\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual  teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2326@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180520T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180520T203000 DTSTAMP:20180517T183441Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-13-2018- 05-20/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 20 May 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\nThe Moment - From bodywork into CI\nWe will explore the the moment of contact\, and ways int o deconstructing control of the dance of relationship.\nThe Jam\nA 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 a nd watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and int egrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into danc ing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Liv e musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the ind ividual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2327@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180527T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180527T203000 DTSTAMP:20180523T181008Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-13-2018- 05-27/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 27 May 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\nThe class is desig ned to explore possibilities\, skills\, and connections to lightness while dancing and flying. We will go deeper within listening and following\, ex ploring gaps in the suspension that will allow us to tune-in more to the b reath\, conversation and movement. We will play in duets and trios.\n\n\n  \nMaga Radlowska is a dancer\, performer\, choreographer\, improviser an d teacher\, graduating from the London Contemporary Dance School and from Middlesex University in London with an MA in Choreography. Maga has fiftee n years professional experience in contemporary dance\, physical theatre\, contact improvisation and improvisation\, and has created and performed i n many pieces in international festivals across Europe and the Middle East . Maga has worked with companies\, dancers and choreographers as diverse a s Jose Vidal Company\, Bettina Carpi\, Pawel Matyasik and Nadar Rosano. In 2013 and 2014 Maga performed for Zawirowanie Dance Theatre in Israel\, Sw eden\, Lithuania\, Ukraine\, Hungary\, Germany\, Croatia and Portugal. Mag a has been nominated for scholarships and won several awards\; most recent ly winning first prize in the Warsaw Polish Platform Choreography Contest. Her award-winning work in the community sector has been presented across Europe and attracted interest from national media. Maga was co-organiser f or ECITE 2013 in Poland and also co-directs and choreographs the annual In ternational Festival of Dance in Poland. She regularly teaches CI workshop s and classes in London\, and also teaches CI and Release technique at Mid dlesex University. Most recently she taught at the Freiburg and Wurzburg C I Festivals in Germany. \n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dan cers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confi dence. 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 l earned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teach er will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-clos ed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so  sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvis e with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please e mail info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2328@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180603T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180603T203000 DTSTAMP:20180601T065419Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-13-2018- 06-03/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 3 Jun 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\n\n\nConversations in the Gravity Field 5\n\nAttending to Attention\n\nHow does the way our a ttention travels in space and time shift the way we move in relationship t o the surroundings and to  one another? In this class we will explore the ongoing dialogue between different modalities to 'attend' to the present moment\, and notice how it influences our impulse to move.\nAcknowledging the path of our attentive state\, navigating through the map of the ‘ext ended’ body\, embracing the primal language of gravity as a way to re-ne gotiate possible ways of coming in and out of contact.\n\n   Rebecca Mar ta D'Andrea\n         Movement Artist\nrebeccamartadandrea.wordpress. com\n\n\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are fr ee to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an o pportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to f ind your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitat e a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (devel oped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this wi ll normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactd ance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2329@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180610T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180610T203000 DTSTAMP:20180607T072744Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-13-2018- 06-10/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 10 Jun 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\nAttunement: see\, hear\, meet\; dance\n\nWe will move from partner to trio to group work\, e xploring the dynamics of connection to enable embodied\, safe and fun CI t o emerge and flourish in the space.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gatheri ng 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 w ish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques y ou have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jam s a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) j am\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailou t – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\ n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2333@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180617T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180617T173000 DTSTAMP:20180529T210224Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/moving-bodies-empty-spaces-exploring -freedom-through-dance-improvisation/ SUMMARY:Moving Bodies | Empty Spaces - Exploring Freedom through Dance Impr ovisation - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 17 Jun 18 11:00 DESCRIPTION:A workshop in dance improvisation focusing on the exploration o f freedom through practising the states of presence\, communication and es tablishing relationships. The work will include facilitated exercises wher e participants will develop the sensitivity to care for\, engage\, respect and respond to our own and our partners' bodies. The workshop will be fol lowed by EXHALACIÓN | AIRE artist's solo performance\, where through the use of humour\, eye contact\, dialogue and proximity\, Kirstie will invite the audience to join her on a journey as she negotiates her way through p resent moment decision-making that is inherent in improvised performances. \nDate: 17 June 2018 11am – 5:30 pm\nVenue: St Michael's Parish Hall\, Old Park\, BRISTOL\, BS2 8BE\nBookings: £40 paypal.me/danceimprov (when making payment please leave the "goods and services box" UNTICKED\, this way we avoid paying 3.5% of your money to PayPal\; bare in mind this event is a not for profit affair and your contributions pay for teacher's fee a nd hall hire fee).\nQueries: Agni via agrenckowska@gmail.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 18/05/kirstie.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2330@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180617T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180617T203000 DTSTAMP:20180613T085700Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-13-2018- 06-17/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 17 Jun 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\nI will be focussing our attention on… Attention! Our dance is\, from one perspective\, based around what we’re choosing to focus on\, follow\, accept and reject. Ou r dance is influenced by our ability to let ourselves dance from where we find ourselves. Maybe there are desires or goals to acknowledge and pursue … and the possibility of letting them be (on the back burner)\, or to le ave them entirely\, enabling a more vivid state of presence in the moment and place we are at. Maybe there is a discerning inner critic\, judging th e success\, beauty\, grace of our dance (or lack thereof)\, and there is t he possibility to request the critic to suspend\, or reduce\, judgement\, to allow simply enjoying being in the dance as it unfolds\, giving my danc e more of a chance to blossom. … I believe it is possible to explore\, a nd even to train\, all of this… and to relish doing so!\n\nThe Jam\nA ja m 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 an d integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smit h)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertise d via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact th e individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2331@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180624T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180624T203000 DTSTAMP:20180620T131921Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-13-2018- 06-24/ SUMMARY:Post Global Underscore summer solstice Underscore practice - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 24 Jun 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe GLOBAL UNDERSCORE (GUS) is an annual event in which the Underscore is practised simultaneously for a 3–4 hour period by people all over the world near the summer solstice (northern hemisphere). There have been 50-70+ sites participating in GUS in recent years.\n\nA quick ba ckground context to GUS:\nClaire Filmon proposed the event to Nancy in 200 0 from a desire to connect dancers all around the planet to dance and to c ompose together in the moment.\n\nThis year GUS falls on Saturday the 23rd June and Bristol haven't got a pleasure to dance in synchronicity with th e communities around the globe so we will do a post GUS Sunday practice! Y ay! Celebrating 3 phenomena: summer solstice\, dance as a practice to deve lop ourselves and our improvising dancing (and music making) friedns aroun d the world.\n\nThe Underscore is a framework for practising Contact Impro visation Dance in its broader applications\, invented by Nancy Stark Smith . It offers an opportunity to express the felt kinesthetic selves and the artistic compositional selves as dancers improvise and create movement tog ether and in and out of relation to the whole.\nOn the GUS blog we read:\n "There are 20+ phases of the score—each with a name and a graphic symbol —which create a general map for the dancers. Within that frame\, dancers are free to create their own movements\, dynamics\, and relationships—w ith themselves\, each other\, the group\, the music\, and the environment. Each Underscore is unique\, providing rich and often inspiring experience s of the human and artistic phenomena of dance improvisation."\n\nIt is a long dance improvisation score and usually takes 3-4 hours. We are going f or a 3.5 hr timeframe\, inclusive of approximately 30 mins talk through th e score for those who are unfamilair with the Underscore (must attend!).\n The old and new Underscore practitioners will come together at around 5:30 pm in the Assembly (first stage) followed by a Small Dance and next stage s of the Underscore.\n\nThere will be live improvised music from Simon Lea ch and Ian Popperwell\, following a musical interpretation of the phases o f the underscore.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2332@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180701T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180701T203000 DTSTAMP:20180627T101909Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-13-2018- 07-01/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 1 Jul 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\nAwakening our legs and pelvis to the dance\n\nLet's explore new ways to work\, play and dance th rough our feet and legs. Using them to lever\, direct\, move\, give weight to each other. When the lower limbs are active and alive\, they give grou nding\, and new choices about how we move together and alone. We will expl ore using them more like arms and hands and see how this integrates into o ur dances.\n\nThe Jam\nA 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 a n opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and t o find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facili tate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (de veloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if y ou want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the danc ing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@conta ctdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2334@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180715T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180715T210000 DTSTAMP:20180711T105856Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/outdoor-contact-improvisation-jam-3/ SUMMARY:Outdoor Contact Improvisation Jam! - Brandon Hill Park - 15 Jul 18 18:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nOutdoor jam on the Jacobs Wells Road side of Brandon Hill P ark. If you're not into football it is a perfect way to get away from post world cup final frenzy. If you love football it is a perfect way to somat ically process your post match emotions :)\nPerfect for everyone really!\n Call Simon on 07947 236642 if you turn up and can find the dancing. CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Brandon Hill Park\, Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom GEO:51.453965923513046;-2.606924734423842 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Brandon Hill Park:geo:51.45396592351304 6,-2.606924734423842 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2335@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180722T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180722T210000 DTSTAMP:20180718T201405Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/outdoor-contact-improvisation-jam-4/ SUMMARY:Outdoor contact Improvisation Jam - Brandon Hill Park - 22 Jul 18 1 8:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nMore CI in the park! Meet on the Jacobs Wells Road side of the park\, phone me (Simon) on 07947 236642 if you can't find the dancing. CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Brandon Hill Park\, Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom GEO:51.453965923513046;-2.606924734423842 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Brandon Hill Park:geo:51.45396592351304 6,-2.606924734423842 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2338@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180909T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180909T203000 DTSTAMP:20180906T070508Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-14-2018- 09-09/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 9 Sep 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\nEnergy\, Skin\, Fat\ , Muscle\, Bones\, Organs - Jocasta Crofts\nThese are the layers of conta ct we can move between in each dance. We will explore each layer and play with the qualities in touch that it brings to our meeting in dance.\nThe J am\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but s pace and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, re st\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to ex plore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own rou tes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to fol low such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy St ark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be a dvertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance not ice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or co ntact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2339@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180916T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180916T203000 DTSTAMP:20180912T181254Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-14-2018- 09-16/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 16 Sep 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n \;\n\nIn this war m up class the focus will be on exploring the rhythm of our movement. Geor ge Leonard once said (paraphrasing): The world and it’s heart - the danc e are made of emptiness and rhythm.\nI am going to propose that we start b y finding the flow and then the structure in our solo dance as a portal to playing with the rhythm. For example\, we will move in round and spiral w ays\, engaging the felt sense before we engage more of the the body mind t o direct and shape our movement in a focused and creative way.\nThis will lead us to a group dance improvisation where both aspect of the explored q uality are coming together to enrich our dance vocabulary.\n\nThe Jam\nA j am is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space an d 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 a nd integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes int o dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow suc h as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smi th)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertis ed via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\ n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact t he individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2340@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180923T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180923T203000 DTSTAMP:20180919T201321Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-14-2018- 09-23/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 23 Sep 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\nIn this class\, we w ill practice on a subtle level the sharing of weight.\nWe will revisit som e of the CI's classics: listening\, rolling\, push&\;pull\, levels\, tr avelling through space and simple lifts. We will begin with a solo work to increase our own awareness of the centre\, the balance and the soft feet/ hands\, and next\, we'll move onto an exploration of partner work.\nThe cl ass will conclude in a group improvisation work\, where we will engage in The 3 Events Score. A quick access explanation of this exercise is as foll ows:\nThe rules of the game are: three events\, one minute\, on stage/off stage. In the space/on stage\, there can be a maximum of THREE events. It can be ONE or TWO\, but never more than THREE events. Once you enter into space/stage\, you can be maximum of ONE minute inside of space/stage. You can enter and leave the space/stage as many times as you like as long as y ou don’t occupy the event for more than one minute at a time. All partic ipants stand on the edges of the space to clearly understand whether they are in or out. They observe impulses in their body\, mind\, emotions … a nd when they feel the impulse\, they enter the space. If they don’t ente r with the first impulse and allow 3\, 4 or 5 impulses to pass by\, their role is shifting from an active participant to a viewer or audience - the invitation is to break the pattern.\nThe score will be also explained in t he class.\n\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilit ate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (dev eloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if yo u want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the danci ng at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contac tdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2341@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180930T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180930T203000 DTSTAMP:20180926T214027Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-14-2018- 09-30/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 30 Sep 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\nCentering the Dance\n\ n\n\nThis class is about keeping connection\, about trusting the body\, an d commitment to the dance\, in both intention and physicality. By followin g the body and letting the dance unfold\, trusting the intelligence inhere nt in your own body that is beyond cerebral.\n\nThe class will involve\, e lements of solo exploration\, bodywork\, movement scores as well as workin g in duets and trios if time permits\, all brought together playful and th oughtful way.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There i s no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You ar e 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facil itate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (d eveloped by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, thi s will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dan cing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@cont actdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2336@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181005T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181007T203000 DTSTAMP:20181003T221530Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-national-jam-2018/ SUMMARY:Bristol National Jam 2018 - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 5 O ct 18 18:00 DESCRIPTION:\nEverything you need to know about attending the National Jam! \nWe're all very excited about the weekend and looking forward to meeting and dancing with visitors from all over the UK.\nHere is some important in formation for the weekend. Please read it to ensure you can get the most o ut of the event. If you have any queries please contact info@contactdance. co.uk\nArrival and registration\n\n\n \nThe event starts on Friday evenin g at 6pm with the opening jam. We are aware not everyone will be able to a rrive for this or may arrive late. This is fine\, you'll be able to regist er whenever you arrive.\n\n \nThe event continues on Saturday morning fro m 9am with 2 morning warm-up classes happening simultaneously. If you want to do one of these please arrive in good time – aim to be there by 8:45 .\n\n \nWe will continue registering people during the warm-up classes an d hope everyone will be ready for the opening circle at 10 and the main cl asses/jam starting at 10:30.\n\n \nWe will issue you with a piece of colo ured wool to be worn as a wrist band so we can identify who has a ticket – with a different colour for Saturday and Sunday. This will help us to quickly identify who has a ticket and who needs to pay for individual even ts\, so please help us by wearing the wrist bands.\n\n \nOn registration you will be required to sign a disclaimer form making clear that you are a ware CI can be risky and that Bristol Contact Improvisation cannot be held liable for any injuries sustained over the weekend.\n\n\nTransport\n\n\n \nThe event is at DMAC Dance Studios and the Event Space on floors 3 and 4 of Hamilton House\, Stokes Croft\, BS1 3QY. https://www.hamiltonhouse.or g/getting-here/\n\n \nYou can easily get a bus in to central Bristol and walk to Hamilton House. Google Maps and most Bristolians will be able to d irect you to Stokes Croft. Driving in might involve difficulty parking – see below.\n\n\n\n \nIt's also possible to get a train from Temple Meads Station to Montpelier Station which is about 10 minutes walk from Hamilto n House.\n\n\nParking\n\n\n \nFree parking can be difficult to find nearb y as we are close to the city centre. The nearest multi-storey car parks a re about 10 minutes walk away\, NCP on Bond Street BS1 3LJ and Cabot Circu s on Newfoundland Circus BS2 9AB. These can be an expensive option for the whole day!\n\n \nOn a Saturday I would highly recommend getting a bus in to central Bristol rather than driving and expecting to easily find a park ing space.\n\n \nOn a Sunday all day or a Friday or Saturday evening you should be able to park on single yellow lines and pay and display spaces o n Upper York Street BS2 8QN or surrounding streets in Nearby St Pauls for free.\n\n\nThings to bring\n\n\n \na blanket and cushion if possible to a dd to our chill out area\n\n \nwater bottle\n\n \nlayers of clothing so you can regulate your temperature to your liking\n\n \nKneepads if you us e them. We will have limited numbers for sale for £10 a pair.\n\n\nFood\n \n\n \nWe will be providing hot water\, a variety of teas and snacks to s ustain people throughout the weekend.\n\n \nLunch and dinner can be purch ased from a large ranged of local cafes\, shops and takeaways. The venue w e are at has it's own bar/restaurant called The Canteen on the ground floo r.\n\n \nWe are hoping to be able to have a communal dinner together on S aturday between 5 and 6:30 at the Canteen and aim to book a big table for this.\n\n\nClasses/Workshops\n\n\n \nPlease help the event to run smoothl y by referring to the schedule (which will be displayed prominently) and t urning up to classes on time whenever possible.\n\n \nThere is a warm-up class and workshop which can only cope with limited numbers. There will be other things to do instead. Please read below.\n\n\nMorning Warm-up Class es\n\n\n \n“Pilates meets improvisation” with Itta Howie running 9am to 10am on Saturday and Sunday is limited to 11 spaces. On the Saturday th ere is a different warm up running simultaneously. On the Sunday this is t he only warm-up\, so please turn up early.\n\n \nIn past experience of Na tional Jams very few people turn up to a 9am warm-up class\, particularly when it gets to Sunday. However\, there will be space in the studio for pe ople to perform their own quiet individual warm-ups if they are not able t o join Itta's class.\n\n\nThe Perception Gap (with Lisa May Thomas)\n\n\n \nThis is a unique opportunity to try something quite different - “An e xploration into bodies – human and non-human – that are seen and unsee n\; felt and not felt in the layering of the real and the virtual using a multi-person VR (virtual reality) framework. This framework enables bodies to enter into VR together and to be both physically and virtually present with each other.”\n\n \nDue to this involving quite a technical set-up \, the maximum number who can participate in this workshop is 18. There wi ll be a warm-up into a jam accompanied by live music going on in a differe nt space simultaneously\, for those who prefer straight forward CI with no technology involved.\n\n \nIf you want to attend Lisa's workshop\, pleas e email info@contactdance.co.uk as soon as possible to book a space. Space s will be allocated on a first come\, first served basis.\n\n\nEvent “go to” people\nWe've got a great team of volunteers for the weekend. Talk to them if you have any questions on the day. They are Asher\, Dee and Sil via.\nIf you really need to talk to the main organisers\, come and talk to us\, K'lo and Simon. Please be aware we will be really busy with just abo ut everything\, as well as trying to have a dance or two!\nWorkshops led b y Alistair Edmunds\, Rosalind Holgate Smith and Lisa May Thomas\nUnderscor e led by Agnieszka Grenckowska\nEarly morning warm-ups with Itta Howie\nJa m facilitation by Jocasta Crofts\, Sam Bloomfield and K'lo Harris\n\nLarge wooden floored dance studio plus second dance space available on Saturday \n14 hours jamming including the Underscore\n8 hours of classes\n2 hours o f morning warm up classes\n2 hours open space for labbing/discussion/explo ration etc.\nEasy access to places to eat and drink\nEasy access by public transport from the rest of Bristol\n\nEarly bird before 5th September £6 5\nAfter 5th September £70\n\nWe are hoping to provide non-Bristol dancer s with accommodation with members of the Bristol CI community. When buying your ticket\, please complete the questionnaire to help us match dancers with suitable hosts.\n\nTickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/ 3577775\n\n\n\nBelow is a full schedule. Read on for details of the sessio ns offered.\n\nFor those unable to attend the whole event\, it will be pos sible to attend different bits of it and pay on the day. Have a look at th e schedule and descriptions below. Come and dive into the jam!\n\nDay Tick et (Sat or Sun) - £40\nOpening jam (Fri night) - £5\nClosing jam (Sunday night) - £5\nMorning warm up (Sat/Sun 9 to 10) - £5\nPerception Gap (Sa t class) - £15\nFluid Freedom #1 (Sat class) - £10\nFluid Freedom #2 (Su n Class) - £15\nSaturday jams (morning and evening) - £10\nMoving Unders core (Sunday) £15\n\n\nFluid Freedom  - Alistair Edmunds and Rosalind Ho lgate-Smith\n\n\nInspired by a sense of fluids we will explore falling\, f lying and floating\, dancing in duets and solos and investigating experien ces of freedom.\n\nWe would like to facilitate dancers to dive deeper into the embodiment of the fluid system\, drawing on our own research and know ledge of BMC and unpicking how this system supports us in CI. We are also interested to explore what it means to experience freedom on physical term s\, in contact improvisation and how we consider our embodied experience b eyond the dance studio.\n\nWe will use body work\, movement scores\, partn er exercises\, movement\, visualisation and touch\, to facilitate an exper ience of self-discovery within the body and in the dance.\n\nAlistair Edm unds\n\n\n\nAli is based in Bristol where he regularly teaches CI and soma tic movement sessions. He has been dancing CI for over 10 years. He has tr ained in Body-Mind Centering and is currently a student of Craniosacral Th erapy. Ali is also inspired by qi gong\, martial arts and climbing.\nwww.s omaticmovement.co.uk\n\nRosalind Holgate-Smith \n\n\n\nRosalind is a Danc e Artist based in Snowdonia. She creates performances and installations in spired by her work with Contact Improvisation\, Authentic Movement and Bod y-Mind Centering. Her dance practice is also inspired by her love of swimm ing\, and the textures of moving outdoors. She has a Masters in Dance Crea tive practice and a BA degree in Fine Art and Choreography.  She has been practising CI for 10 years and besides teaching workshops internationally she has led regular classes at Chester University\, at Goldsmiths and now facilitates 'CI North Wales'. Rosalind has further experience facilitatin g dance for diverse groups including children\, disabled adults and older people and also teaches yoga and swimming with the Alexander technique.\nw ww.rosalindholgatesmith.com\n\n \;\n\nThe Perception Gap - Lisa May T homas  \n\nAn exploration into bodies – human and nonhuman - that are seen and unseen\; felt and not felt in the layering of the real and the vi rtual using a multi-person VR (virtual reality) framework. This framework enables bodies to enter into VR together and to be both physically and vir tually present with each other.\n\nThe session will be an exploration usin g VR technology to investigate what it means to be virtual bodies in a vir tual environment and how this can feed back into the physical (jam) space and to physical – seen and felt - connections between bodies. \n\nI am e xploring the perception gap between what is seen and what is felt when a b ody enters into a virtual environment using VR technology. I am interested in how it might it be possible to use ‘dancerly’ sensibilities and pr actices such as peripheral intelligence and using touch as a point of orie ntation and navigation between two moving bodies to inform how the technol ogy is used\; and to discover if there are ways in which this technology c an help the dancer to know the body and exchanges between bodies and envir onments in a different way.\n\nLisa May Thomas\n\n\n\nLisa is a contempora ry dance artist who has worked with dance for screen and whose award-winni ng film work has been presented globally and broadcast for BBC and Channel 4. She trained at Laban (BA) and received an MPhil in performance and tec hnology at the University of Bristol (UoB) as their first hybrid arts scho lar\, with a grant from Interactive Scientific. Her research sits between the departments of drama and computer science and takes a dance-somatic ap proach to her investigations into how digital technologies mediate interac tions between human and nonhuman bodies\, and ways in which digital tools can be used to develop an aesthetics of interaction. Her current PhD studi es are funded by a UoB arts scholarship\, with additional support from Dav id Glowacki’s Royal Society Research Fellowship and Phillip Leverhulme A ward.\n\nhttp://www.lisamaythomas.co.uk\nThe Moving Underscore - Agnieszk a Grenckowska\nAgnieszka will lead this fundamental CI practice that has g rown out of investigations by Nancy stark Smith into what happens at CI Ja ms.\nNancy named and codified her observations\, sharing these with the CI community and as a result underscore practice has become not only a usefu l tool for entering a Jam space and sustaining own participation throughou t but also a bit of a CI Ritual Practice.\nAgnieszka will be introducing N ancy’s Underscore symbols whilst facilitating us to move and embody thei r qualities and the states of improvised dance\, so that those principles are felt rather than just thought.\nIt is encouraged that people participa te for the whole jam to gain a better understanding of the full process as well as ‘ritual’ aspect of the work (togetherness\, care\, moment to moment creation\, active reflection\, sharing).\n\nAgnieszka Agni Grenckow ska\n\n\nAgnieszka’s vision is centered around bringing people together and helping them experience their selves through embodying the universal l aws of life. She does this as a healthcare practitioner\, dance practition er\, movement teacher\, event organiser and a holistic personal developmen t coach. She trained formally and informally in Contact Improvisation Danc e form\, been actively practicing Contact Improvisation for 12 years. She contributed to the formation of Contact Improvisation Dance platform in Br istol and organized several local events\, such as Bristol National Jam as well as co organised European ones: ECITE Poland 2013\, Flow Warsaw 2015. Agnieszka is also teaching a holistic movement class to women from disadv antaged backgrounds in the Inner City Bristol.\n\nHer collaboration with N ancy Stark Smith: she has co-organised the Global Underscore with Nancy St ark Smith during her residency in Poland in 2014. She worked closely with Nancy in 2011 at the States of Grace residential intensive in Spain and de veloped a Polish translation for the Underscore that is now being used by the local communities.\n\n \;\nPilates meets Improvisation (Stability &\; Mobility of Joints) - Itta Howie\n\n\nA whole-body warm-up class d rawing on the discipline of Pilates and the explorative nature of improvis ation. In this slow and focused class we prepare our bodies for taking wei ght and for moving with fluidity. No previous Pilates experience necessary . Individual guidance will be given within the group context.\nItta Howie\ nItta is a Bristol-based movement artist who explores dance improvisation in relation to other art forms\, in urban and natural environments\, and o ccasionally in the context of performance.\nIn 2014 Itta qualified as a Pi lates mat work teacher. She has been teaching Pilates to a wide range of c lients ever since.\n‘I enjoy seeing my clients gain strength\, mobility and body awareness\, and feel privileged to observe them flourish as they re-discover their bodies anew’.\nItta is intrigued by how her two passio ns (the Pilates system and movement improvisation) could meet and feed eac h other. To explore this interweaving of forms she uses a teaching approac h inspired by experiential anatomy facilitation.\nItta has been a regular practitioner of somatic movement and dance improvisation (incl. CI) for ma ny years.\nhttp://ittahowie.co.uk\nJam Facilitation\nConnecting with Your Animal Body - Jocasta Crofts \nMoving through the evolution of the develo pmental levels. Opening the senses and using them as animals/other mammals do. Breathing as an animal. Sounds from your organs as an animal. Meeting and moving with others/alone in the quality of your animal. Allowing your reflexes\, instincts and intuition to lead your animal dance.\nThis warm up can open up tactile\, less heady states of play and dancing. It invites people to tune into their body not their head by moving through the devel opmental levels and opening the senses.\nThe following jam will be accompa nied by a projection of the film\n"Ashes and Snow" by Gregory Colbert.\nTh e film shows humans and animals moving together and makes for a lovely ani mal connection to round off the Jam.\n\n[embed]https://vimeo.com/29498902[ /embed]\n\nJocasta Crofts\n\nJocasta is a body worker &\; healer – wo rking with healing energy through touch and movement. She teaches Baby mas sage\, Kids yoga and Contact Improv. Jocasta has 20 years of CI dancing &a mp\; teaching experience\, having trained with many teachers at schools\,f estivals and workshops in Europe and USA including Somatic Educator Traini ng (SME) and Infant Development Movement Education (IDME) Programme with T he School for Body Mind Centering.\nI trust the body and its animal ways o f being and moving.\nI am a mama and that dance with my son constantly tea ches me about relating and contact as well as keeping me quite busy.\n\n\n Solo\, Shared or Other - Sam Bloomfield\n\nWe will be following group/sol o scores\, fully improvised\, based on inviting dancers to find their own score\, both created in the moment and/or with ‘score cards’.\nWe will experiment with holding a score firmly and lightly to find the balance be tween having one’s own dance\, sharing a dance and dancing someone else ’s dance.\nThis will be a playful and free warm-up leading into a jam\, ideal for all levels\nSam Bloomfield\n\n\nSam is a dance movement psychoth erapist (MA RDMP) with over 25 years’ experience in facilitating worksho ps. Since 2002 he has trained adults at festivals\, colleges and teaching staff in special needs schools. His regular work is as a psychotherapist i n Bristol schools (mainstream and SEN) and adult care provisions. He is al so a full member of the College of Healing and is a body-work teacher with 27 years’ experience in transformational bodywork.\nSam is the author o f a book on poetry “Human Ocean” (2nd edition)\, and an exhibiting art ist (2015) and regular performer in poetry\, dance\, sound and digital med ia. In addition to his distinction in a three year creative arts psychothe rapy MA (2017)\, he has trained extensively in personal development. He is currently teaching workshops in Contact Improvisation\, Whole Heart - Who le Body\, Men - The Lion and Dove\, Body Poetry - words and movement and I gniting Creativity. He is fully CRB checked.\n\nhttp://sambloomfield.org/ CATEGORIES:CI Jam,CI Workshop,UK CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2342@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181007T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181007T203000 DTSTAMP:20181002T145257Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-14-2018- 10-07/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - part of the Bristol National Jam we ekend - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 7 Oct 18 18:00 DESCRIPTION:This will be the closing event of the Bristol National Jam 2018 \, our annual weekend event. This means that timing and pricing are slight ly different. The evening will still be open to all on a drop in basis\, w hether or not you have attended the rest of the weekend.  For more detail s about the Bristol National Jam\, click here.\nClass Description\nThere w ill be a 30 minute warm up class leading directly into a silent jam.\n\nTh e Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, bu t 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.\n\nAt 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 b e advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of t he jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2343@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181014T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181014T203000 DTSTAMP:20181012T170839Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-14-2018- 10-14/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 14 Oct 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\nLayers of the dance\n\ n\nIn this class I want to look at fascia in the body how it can support u s in the dance. The multi directional possibility of movement from the fas cia system allow us to move in any direction at any one time\, we can use these possibilities to stay committed to the dance\, to let the body lead us and allow things to unfold form that place.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an infor mal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to deve lop 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 t echniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\n 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 bli ndfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our reg ular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live music ians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more inf ormation\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual  teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2362@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181019T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181019T210000 DTSTAMP:20181012T172318Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/weekly-contact-improvisation-dance-i mprovisation-class-2018-10-19/ SUMMARY:Weekly Contact Improvisation/ Dance Improvisation class - The Exerc ise Club - 19 Oct 18 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new Bristol location for practicing Contact Improvisation Dance form on an alternative evening of the week!\n\nAn intermediate leve l class suited for movers experienced in Contact Improvisation and/or Danc e Improvisation format who wish to expand their skill set and create impro vised work.\nDisclaimer: facilitator will assume that participants have a basic understanding of the rolling point of contact\, static support\, wei ght sharing\, proprioception\, kinesthetic sense\, physical listening\, ch anging levels/planes of movement dynamic and autonomy in a shared dance. T he first class of the series will be dedicated to refreshing these movemen t principles and a great opportunity to identify any gaps or confirm own l evel of experience.\n\nClasses are aimed at supporting the development of the above-mentioned skills (horizontal learning) with an emphasis on enhan cing one's skill set in a safe\, supportive and focused way (vertical lear ning). Efficiency\, comfort and readiness are some of the qualities that w e will be looking to establish as we practice skills of:\nbeing able to or ganise our own (and our partner's) structure in a dynamic space effortless ly\, lifts - lifting and being lifted as well as falling out of the lift o nto a safe landing gear\, ability to self - release tension and use it as the vehicle for movement\, upside down orientation\, articulation of the b ackspace in falls and backward pathways\, ability to stay off balance and capacity for ongoing continuation of the movement\, amongst many other.\n\ nAs for the dance improvisation\, it's essential participants are willing to engage in a variety of dance scores and willing to recognise and break the habits of movement\, undo social conditioning\, and free-play. Ability to use space for the spontaneous emergence as well as intentional composi ng\, integrating of the inside with the outside and creating from moment t o moment will all be the non-sequential themes in practising to improvise movement.\n\nThese 9 classes are design to explore all of the material des cribed and any of the other intermediate skills not covered here as well a s participant's wishes and syllabus may shift depending on what new or old horizons will require more attention. There is a real possibility that t he series will continue and be built on by a larger pool of experienced CI facilitators based in Bristol.\nIt's recommended that keen movers get on board now and enjoy what is to come in near future! CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Exercise Club\, 213 Whiteladies Road\, Bristol\, BS8 2XS\, Uni ted Kingdom GEO:51.4700637;-2.6144398000000137 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=213 Whiteladies Road\, Bris tol\, BS8 2XS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Exercise Clu b:geo:51.4700637,-2.6144398000000137 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2344@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181021T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181021T203000 DTSTAMP:20181018T191230Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-14-2018- 10-21/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 21 Oct 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\nThis class will ex plore fundamental CI skills including leading and following\, listening to all body parts\, developing proprioception (inner listening skills) and b ecoming more fully present in ourselves\, our bodies and with each other!\ n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher \, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to da nce\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportuni ty to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a scor e to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will norma lly be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want adv ance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co. uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2363@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181026T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181026T210000 DTSTAMP:20181012T172318Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/weekly-contact-improvisation-dance-i mprovisation-class-2018-10-26/ SUMMARY:Weekly Contact Improvisation/ Dance Improvisation class - The Exerc ise Club - 26 Oct 18 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new Bristol location for practicing Contact Improvisation Dance form on an alternative evening of the week!\n\nAn intermediate leve l class suited for movers experienced in Contact Improvisation and/or Danc e Improvisation format who wish to expand their skill set and create impro vised work.\nDisclaimer: facilitator will assume that participants have a basic understanding of the rolling point of contact\, static support\, wei ght sharing\, proprioception\, kinesthetic sense\, physical listening\, ch anging levels/planes of movement dynamic and autonomy in a shared dance. T he first class of the series will be dedicated to refreshing these movemen t principles and a great opportunity to identify any gaps or confirm own l evel of experience.\n\nClasses are aimed at supporting the development of the above-mentioned skills (horizontal learning) with an emphasis on enhan cing one's skill set in a safe\, supportive and focused way (vertical lear ning). Efficiency\, comfort and readiness are some of the qualities that w e will be looking to establish as we practice skills of:\nbeing able to or ganise our own (and our partner's) structure in a dynamic space effortless ly\, lifts - lifting and being lifted as well as falling out of the lift o nto a safe landing gear\, ability to self - release tension and use it as the vehicle for movement\, upside down orientation\, articulation of the b ackspace in falls and backward pathways\, ability to stay off balance and capacity for ongoing continuation of the movement\, amongst many other.\n\ nAs for the dance improvisation\, it's essential participants are willing to engage in a variety of dance scores and willing to recognise and break the habits of movement\, undo social conditioning\, and free-play. Ability to use space for the spontaneous emergence as well as intentional composi ng\, integrating of the inside with the outside and creating from moment t o moment will all be the non-sequential themes in practising to improvise movement.\n\nThese 9 classes are design to explore all of the material des cribed and any of the other intermediate skills not covered here as well a s participant's wishes and syllabus may shift depending on what new or old horizons will require more attention. There is a real possibility that t he series will continue and be built on by a larger pool of experienced CI facilitators based in Bristol.\nIt's recommended that keen movers get on board now and enjoy what is to come in near future! CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Exercise Club\, 213 Whiteladies Road\, Bristol\, BS8 2XS\, Uni ted Kingdom GEO:51.4700637;-2.6144398000000137 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=213 Whiteladies Road\, Bris tol\, BS8 2XS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Exercise Clu b:geo:51.4700637,-2.6144398000000137 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2345@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181028T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181028T203000 DTSTAMP:20181026T215305Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-14-2018- 10-28/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 28 Oct 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\nBody democracy 2 is a follow on class from last week\, where we explored moving away from the primacy of sight and into full embodiment. We explored the idea that the b ody is an integrated organism of feeling\, movement and contact and in CI the more we can give ourselves over to this multiplicity of intelligence t he more intriguing and connected we can be in our dance. This class is sui table for allcomers and those who were not here last week. We will revise things and then take these ideas further into our Contact Improvisation. A s before I will try to facilitate in an improvised way to be true to the f orm\, I wonder if anyone will draw the anarchy card this week!\n\nThe Jam\ nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but spac e 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 explo re and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 adve rtised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice .\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jam s.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or conta ct the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2364@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181102T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181102T210000 DTSTAMP:20181012T172318Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/weekly-contact-improvisation-dance-i mprovisation-class-2018-11-02/ SUMMARY:Weekly Contact Improvisation/ Dance Improvisation class - The Exerc ise Club - 2 Nov 18 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new Bristol location for practicing Contact Improvisation Dance form on an alternative evening of the week!\n\nAn intermediate leve l class suited for movers experienced in Contact Improvisation and/or Danc e Improvisation format who wish to expand their skill set and create impro vised work.\nDisclaimer: facilitator will assume that participants have a basic understanding of the rolling point of contact\, static support\, wei ght sharing\, proprioception\, kinesthetic sense\, physical listening\, ch anging levels/planes of movement dynamic and autonomy in a shared dance. T he first class of the series will be dedicated to refreshing these movemen t principles and a great opportunity to identify any gaps or confirm own l evel of experience.\n\nClasses are aimed at supporting the development of the above-mentioned skills (horizontal learning) with an emphasis on enhan cing one's skill set in a safe\, supportive and focused way (vertical lear ning). Efficiency\, comfort and readiness are some of the qualities that w e will be looking to establish as we practice skills of:\nbeing able to or ganise our own (and our partner's) structure in a dynamic space effortless ly\, lifts - lifting and being lifted as well as falling out of the lift o nto a safe landing gear\, ability to self - release tension and use it as the vehicle for movement\, upside down orientation\, articulation of the b ackspace in falls and backward pathways\, ability to stay off balance and capacity for ongoing continuation of the movement\, amongst many other.\n\ nAs for the dance improvisation\, it's essential participants are willing to engage in a variety of dance scores and willing to recognise and break the habits of movement\, undo social conditioning\, and free-play. Ability to use space for the spontaneous emergence as well as intentional composi ng\, integrating of the inside with the outside and creating from moment t o moment will all be the non-sequential themes in practising to improvise movement.\n\nThese 9 classes are design to explore all of the material des cribed and any of the other intermediate skills not covered here as well a s participant's wishes and syllabus may shift depending on what new or old horizons will require more attention. There is a real possibility that t he series will continue and be built on by a larger pool of experienced CI facilitators based in Bristol.\nIt's recommended that keen movers get on board now and enjoy what is to come in near future! CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Exercise Club\, 213 Whiteladies Road\, Bristol\, BS8 2XS\, Uni ted Kingdom GEO:51.4700637;-2.6144398000000137 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=213 Whiteladies Road\, Bris tol\, BS8 2XS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Exercise Clu b:geo:51.4700637,-2.6144398000000137 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2346@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181104T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181104T203000 DTSTAMP:20181101T090327Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-14-2018- 11-04/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 4 Nov 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\n \nIn Contact wit h Myself - In Contact with Others\n\nIn these two classes before the jam ( 4th and 11th November)\, I'll be exploring how Solo Warm-up and Solo Conta ct &\; Dance may serve as an investment to enrich and enhance our CI wi th Others.\n\nWe'll research through experience if getting more deeply in touch with one's own body and imagination before touching another\, suppor ts focus\, awareness\, creativity and more fulfilling connection.\n\nThrou gh the class we'll start alone\, together in solitude\, come together into partnerships and group scores and then 'retreat' back to solo foci\, time to reflect and replenish ourselves.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gather ing 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.\n\nAt some ja ms 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 mailo ut – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers. \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2365@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181109T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181109T210000 DTSTAMP:20181012T172318Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/weekly-contact-improvisation-dance-i mprovisation-class-2018-11-09/ SUMMARY:Weekly Contact Improvisation/ Dance Improvisation class - The Exerc ise Club - 9 Nov 18 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new Bristol location for practicing Contact Improvisation Dance form on an alternative evening of the week!\n\nAn intermediate leve l class suited for movers experienced in Contact Improvisation and/or Danc e Improvisation format who wish to expand their skill set and create impro vised work.\nDisclaimer: facilitator will assume that participants have a basic understanding of the rolling point of contact\, static support\, wei ght sharing\, proprioception\, kinesthetic sense\, physical listening\, ch anging levels/planes of movement dynamic and autonomy in a shared dance. T he first class of the series will be dedicated to refreshing these movemen t principles and a great opportunity to identify any gaps or confirm own l evel of experience.\n\nClasses are aimed at supporting the development of the above-mentioned skills (horizontal learning) with an emphasis on enhan cing one's skill set in a safe\, supportive and focused way (vertical lear ning). Efficiency\, comfort and readiness are some of the qualities that w e will be looking to establish as we practice skills of:\nbeing able to or ganise our own (and our partner's) structure in a dynamic space effortless ly\, lifts - lifting and being lifted as well as falling out of the lift o nto a safe landing gear\, ability to self - release tension and use it as the vehicle for movement\, upside down orientation\, articulation of the b ackspace in falls and backward pathways\, ability to stay off balance and capacity for ongoing continuation of the movement\, amongst many other.\n\ nAs for the dance improvisation\, it's essential participants are willing to engage in a variety of dance scores and willing to recognise and break the habits of movement\, undo social conditioning\, and free-play. Ability to use space for the spontaneous emergence as well as intentional composi ng\, integrating of the inside with the outside and creating from moment t o moment will all be the non-sequential themes in practising to improvise movement.\n\nThese 9 classes are design to explore all of the material des cribed and any of the other intermediate skills not covered here as well a s participant's wishes and syllabus may shift depending on what new or old horizons will require more attention. There is a real possibility that t he series will continue and be built on by a larger pool of experienced CI facilitators based in Bristol.\nIt's recommended that keen movers get on board now and enjoy what is to come in near future! CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Exercise Club\, 213 Whiteladies Road\, Bristol\, BS8 2XS\, Uni ted Kingdom GEO:51.4700637;-2.6144398000000137 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=213 Whiteladies Road\, Bris tol\, BS8 2XS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Exercise Clu b:geo:51.4700637,-2.6144398000000137 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2347@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181111T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181111T203000 DTSTAMP:20181106T140126Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-14-2018- 11-11/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 11 Nov 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\n\n\nIn Contact wit h Myself - In Contact with Others.\n\nI'll be continuing to explore how So lo Warm-up and Solo Contact &\; Dance may serve as an investment to enr ich and enhance our CI with Others.\n\nWe'll research through experience i f getting more deeply in touch with one's own body and imagination before touching another\, supports focus\, awareness\, creativity and more fulfil ling connection.\n\nThrough the class we'll start alone\, together in soli tude\, come together into partnerships and group scores and then 'retreat' back to solo foci\, time to reflect and replenish ourselves.\n\n\n\n\nThe Jam\nA 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 r outes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to f ollow 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 n otice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of th e jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2366@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181116T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181116T210000 DTSTAMP:20181012T172318Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/weekly-contact-improvisation-dance-i mprovisation-class-2018-11-16/ SUMMARY:Weekly Contact Improvisation/ Dance Improvisation class - The Exerc ise Club - 16 Nov 18 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new Bristol location for practicing Contact Improvisation Dance form on an alternative evening of the week!\n\nAn intermediate leve l class suited for movers experienced in Contact Improvisation and/or Danc e Improvisation format who wish to expand their skill set and create impro vised work.\nDisclaimer: facilitator will assume that participants have a basic understanding of the rolling point of contact\, static support\, wei ght sharing\, proprioception\, kinesthetic sense\, physical listening\, ch anging levels/planes of movement dynamic and autonomy in a shared dance. T he first class of the series will be dedicated to refreshing these movemen t principles and a great opportunity to identify any gaps or confirm own l evel of experience.\n\nClasses are aimed at supporting the development of the above-mentioned skills (horizontal learning) with an emphasis on enhan cing one's skill set in a safe\, supportive and focused way (vertical lear ning). Efficiency\, comfort and readiness are some of the qualities that w e will be looking to establish as we practice skills of:\nbeing able to or ganise our own (and our partner's) structure in a dynamic space effortless ly\, lifts - lifting and being lifted as well as falling out of the lift o nto a safe landing gear\, ability to self - release tension and use it as the vehicle for movement\, upside down orientation\, articulation of the b ackspace in falls and backward pathways\, ability to stay off balance and capacity for ongoing continuation of the movement\, amongst many other.\n\ nAs for the dance improvisation\, it's essential participants are willing to engage in a variety of dance scores and willing to recognise and break the habits of movement\, undo social conditioning\, and free-play. Ability to use space for the spontaneous emergence as well as intentional composi ng\, integrating of the inside with the outside and creating from moment t o moment will all be the non-sequential themes in practising to improvise movement.\n\nThese 9 classes are design to explore all of the material des cribed and any of the other intermediate skills not covered here as well a s participant's wishes and syllabus may shift depending on what new or old horizons will require more attention. There is a real possibility that t he series will continue and be built on by a larger pool of experienced CI facilitators based in Bristol.\nIt's recommended that keen movers get on board now and enjoy what is to come in near future! CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Exercise Club\, 213 Whiteladies Road\, Bristol\, BS8 2XS\, Uni ted Kingdom GEO:51.4700637;-2.6144398000000137 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=213 Whiteladies Road\, Bris tol\, BS8 2XS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Exercise Clu b:geo:51.4700637,-2.6144398000000137 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2348@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181118T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181118T203000 DTSTAMP:20181114T213343Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-14-2018- 11-18/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 18 Nov 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\nA Moving Conversat ion\nDiving into the pool of CI fundamentals we will explore\, the convers ation of touch\, moving in contact and how the simple skill of rolling poi nt can be the basis of all manner of dances......or as much of this we can fit into a class!\n\nCome wanting to Dance!\nLee Bolton\nFor me dance and movement can uncover the nature of relationship between things. Connectio ns within – fascia and connective tissue for example\, and with others – how is it to meet another\, with ourselves – is it ok to show up as I am\, and with life – letting things be as they are. This is my current thread.\n\nI have been dancing and moving for the past 15 years. Ecstatic dance\, contact improv\, somatics\, movement in landscape and warm water and it’s all taken me on a journey of personal discovery. I offer space to you for this exploration.\n\nI currently teach Embodied Enquiry and Con tact Improv in Bristol and have taught in Europe and Internationally.\n\nw ww.embodiedpresence.co.uk\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of danc ers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confid ence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The j am provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have le arned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teache r will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the U nderscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-close d) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so  sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please ema il info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2367@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181123T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181123T210000 DTSTAMP:20181012T172318Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/weekly-contact-improvisation-dance-i mprovisation-class-2018-11-23/ SUMMARY:Weekly Contact Improvisation/ Dance Improvisation class - The Exerc ise Club - 23 Nov 18 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new Bristol location for practicing Contact Improvisation Dance form on an alternative evening of the week!\n\nAn intermediate leve l class suited for movers experienced in Contact Improvisation and/or Danc e Improvisation format who wish to expand their skill set and create impro vised work.\nDisclaimer: facilitator will assume that participants have a basic understanding of the rolling point of contact\, static support\, wei ght sharing\, proprioception\, kinesthetic sense\, physical listening\, ch anging levels/planes of movement dynamic and autonomy in a shared dance. T he first class of the series will be dedicated to refreshing these movemen t principles and a great opportunity to identify any gaps or confirm own l evel of experience.\n\nClasses are aimed at supporting the development of the above-mentioned skills (horizontal learning) with an emphasis on enhan cing one's skill set in a safe\, supportive and focused way (vertical lear ning). Efficiency\, comfort and readiness are some of the qualities that w e will be looking to establish as we practice skills of:\nbeing able to or ganise our own (and our partner's) structure in a dynamic space effortless ly\, lifts - lifting and being lifted as well as falling out of the lift o nto a safe landing gear\, ability to self - release tension and use it as the vehicle for movement\, upside down orientation\, articulation of the b ackspace in falls and backward pathways\, ability to stay off balance and capacity for ongoing continuation of the movement\, amongst many other.\n\ nAs for the dance improvisation\, it's essential participants are willing to engage in a variety of dance scores and willing to recognise and break the habits of movement\, undo social conditioning\, and free-play. Ability to use space for the spontaneous emergence as well as intentional composi ng\, integrating of the inside with the outside and creating from moment t o moment will all be the non-sequential themes in practising to improvise movement.\n\nThese 9 classes are design to explore all of the material des cribed and any of the other intermediate skills not covered here as well a s participant's wishes and syllabus may shift depending on what new or old horizons will require more attention. There is a real possibility that t he series will continue and be built on by a larger pool of experienced CI facilitators based in Bristol.\nIt's recommended that keen movers get on board now and enjoy what is to come in near future! CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Exercise Club\, 213 Whiteladies Road\, Bristol\, BS8 2XS\, Uni ted Kingdom GEO:51.4700637;-2.6144398000000137 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=213 Whiteladies Road\, Bris tol\, BS8 2XS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Exercise Clu b:geo:51.4700637,-2.6144398000000137 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2371@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181125T124500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181125T151500 DTSTAMP:20181114T212826Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-fundamentals-w orkshop/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Fundamentals Workshop - Space 238 - 25 Nov 18 12:45 DESCRIPTION:\n\nCI is an improvised dance form that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in th e moment. Open to all bodies and inquiring minds.\n\nIn the workshop on th e fundamentals we will explore include\; the rolling point of contact\, we ight exchange\, basic lifts\, leading &\; following\, ways to say yes\, no\, and maybe\, the small dance\, and way into a Jam ( the social dance of CI ).\n\nThis course is suitable for complete beginners as well as thos e wanting to deepen into the practice. Please bring loose comfortable clot hing\, with a warm layer to start and end in\, knee pads if you have them and water (though there is access to tap water).\n\nTickets: https://soma ticmovement.co.uk/contact-improvisation-fundamentals/ CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:Space 238\, 238 Stapleton Road\, Bristol\, BS5 0NT\, United Kingdo m GEO:51.4653779;-2.5697543999999652 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=238 Stapleton Road\, Bristo l\, BS5 0NT\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Space 238:geo:51.4 653779,-2.5697543999999652 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2349@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181125T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181125T203000 DTSTAMP:20181124T094042Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-14-2018- 11-25/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 25 Nov 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\n\nA Moving Conversat ion\nDiving into the pool of CI fundamentals we will explore\, the convers ation of touch\, moving in contact and how the simple skill of rolling poi nt can be the basis of all manner of dances……or as much of this we can fit into a class!\n\nCome wanting to Dance!\nLee Bolton\nFor me dance and movement can uncover the nature of relationship between things. Connectio ns within – fascia and connective tissue for example\, and with others – how is it to meet another\, with ourselves – is it ok to show up as I am\, and with life – letting things be as they are. This is my current thread.\n\nI have been dancing and moving for the past 15 years. Ecstatic dance\, contact improv\, somatics\, movement in landscape and warm water and it’s all taken me on a journey of personal discovery. I offer space to you for this exploration.\n\nI currently teach Embodied Enquiry and Con tact Improv in Bristol and have taught in Europe and Internationally.\n\nw ww.embodiedpresence.co.uk\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of danc ers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confid ence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The j am provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have le arned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teache r will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the U nderscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-close d) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so  sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please ema il info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2350@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181202T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181202T203000 DTSTAMP:20181128T231403Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-14-2018- 12-02/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 2 Dec 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\nDancing Bones\n\n\nA C I class with Jamus Wood\n \nI love the focused jam space\, a place where our dance has purpose and interest. In this class I draw inspiration from our skeleton to make internal connection to bring clarity and direction to our dance. This class will be a investigation into movement pathways that our bones facilitate. Then from there into space and how our body meets a nother and the space around them.\n \nI am interested in how we can creat e frames for our dance that take us out of our habitual dancing and create space for the fresh insight to arise. How can what I am interested in sup port the group field of the class space. \n \nSo in this class we will f ollow the Underscore practice flow of arriving\, solo exploration\, shorte r dances and then into longer engagements. All interspersed with exercises and different dancing foci.\n \nThere will be something for everyone in this class. \nJamus\n\n \nMy interest is in the dance\, particularly in the art of dance improvisation. I love to know how the body is put togethe r so experiential anatomy can often play a part in my teaching. I have bee n dancing and exploring dance improvisation for more than 20 years. I star ted from a very limited place so I know what is possible if we give oursel ves space and time to nurture both our body and and our dance. When we act ually listen to what is inside we find a movement towards growth and whole ness that leads us quite simply into the dance.\n \nI love my life and ma ke my living through teaching dance improvisation and giving body work ses sions in Somatic Thai Massage. So my work is about helping people create m ore possibility  and friendliness in there bodies.\n \nI am 48 years old and share my life and my work with my partner Lee. We often teach our CI and Embodied Presence work together. I am currently sight impaired and h ave been for much of my life so this plays a significant role in the way m y life and work have unfolded. So I have found my way into being a part of  Touchdown Dance  there are 5 of us some sighted some less so who practi ce contact improvisation as our basic movement language together.\nThe Jam \nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but spa ce 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 expl ore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own route s into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follo w such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Star k-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be adv ertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notic e.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the ja ms.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or cont act the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2369@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181207T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181207T210000 DTSTAMP:20181012T172318Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/weekly-contact-improvisation-dance-i mprovisation-class-2018-12-07/ SUMMARY:Weekly Contact Improvisation/ Dance Improvisation class - The Exerc ise Club - 7 Dec 18 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new Bristol location for practicing Contact Improvisation Dance form on an alternative evening of the week!\n\nAn intermediate leve l class suited for movers experienced in Contact Improvisation and/or Danc e Improvisation format who wish to expand their skill set and create impro vised work.\nDisclaimer: facilitator will assume that participants have a basic understanding of the rolling point of contact\, static support\, wei ght sharing\, proprioception\, kinesthetic sense\, physical listening\, ch anging levels/planes of movement dynamic and autonomy in a shared dance. T he first class of the series will be dedicated to refreshing these movemen t principles and a great opportunity to identify any gaps or confirm own l evel of experience.\n\nClasses are aimed at supporting the development of the above-mentioned skills (horizontal learning) with an emphasis on enhan cing one's skill set in a safe\, supportive and focused way (vertical lear ning). Efficiency\, comfort and readiness are some of the qualities that w e will be looking to establish as we practice skills of:\nbeing able to or ganise our own (and our partner's) structure in a dynamic space effortless ly\, lifts - lifting and being lifted as well as falling out of the lift o nto a safe landing gear\, ability to self - release tension and use it as the vehicle for movement\, upside down orientation\, articulation of the b ackspace in falls and backward pathways\, ability to stay off balance and capacity for ongoing continuation of the movement\, amongst many other.\n\ nAs for the dance improvisation\, it's essential participants are willing to engage in a variety of dance scores and willing to recognise and break the habits of movement\, undo social conditioning\, and free-play. Ability to use space for the spontaneous emergence as well as intentional composi ng\, integrating of the inside with the outside and creating from moment t o moment will all be the non-sequential themes in practising to improvise movement.\n\nThese 9 classes are design to explore all of the material des cribed and any of the other intermediate skills not covered here as well a s participant's wishes and syllabus may shift depending on what new or old horizons will require more attention. There is a real possibility that t he series will continue and be built on by a larger pool of experienced CI facilitators based in Bristol.\nIt's recommended that keen movers get on board now and enjoy what is to come in near future! CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Exercise Club\, 213 Whiteladies Road\, Bristol\, BS8 2XS\, Uni ted Kingdom GEO:51.4700637;-2.6144398000000137 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=213 Whiteladies Road\, Bris tol\, BS8 2XS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Exercise Clu b:geo:51.4700637,-2.6144398000000137 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2351@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181209T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181209T203000 DTSTAMP:20181205T224119Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-14-2018- 12-09/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam: The Underscore - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 9 Dec 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nDMAC Dance Studios\, Hamilton House\nFacilitated by Agniesz ka Grenckowska\n£9 or book on MoveGB - please book both class and jam eve nts as this week they are combined.\nPlease arrive on time.\n\nThe Undersc ore is a framework for practising Contact Improvisation Dance in its broad er applications\, invented by Nancy Stark Smith. It offers an opportunity to express the felt kinesthetic selves and the artistic compositional selv es as dancers improvise and create movement together and in and out of rel ation to the whole.\n\n“There are 20+ phases of the score—each with a name and a graphic symbol—which create a general map for the dancers. Wi thin that frame\, dancers are free to create their own movements\, dynamic s\, and relationships—with themselves\, each other\, the group\, the mus ic\, and the environment. Each Underscore is unique\, providing rich and o ften inspiring experiences of the human and artistic phenomena of dance im provisation.”\n\nIt is a long dance improvisation score and usually take s 3-4 hours. We are going for a 3.5 hr timeframe\, inclusive of approximat ely 30 mins talk through the score at 5:00 pm for those who are unfamiliar with the Underscore (must attend!).\n\nThe old and new Underscore practit ioners will come together at around 5:30 pm in the Assembly (first stage) followed by a Small Dance and next stages of the Underscore.\n\nThere will be live improvised music from Mike McClellan on violin and loops. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2370@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181214T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181214T210000 DTSTAMP:20181012T172318Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/weekly-contact-improvisation-dance-i mprovisation-class-2018-12-14/ SUMMARY:Weekly Contact Improvisation/ Dance Improvisation class - The Exerc ise Club - 14 Dec 18 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA new Bristol location for practicing Contact Improvisation Dance form on an alternative evening of the week!\n\nAn intermediate leve l class suited for movers experienced in Contact Improvisation and/or Danc e Improvisation format who wish to expand their skill set and create impro vised work.\nDisclaimer: facilitator will assume that participants have a basic understanding of the rolling point of contact\, static support\, wei ght sharing\, proprioception\, kinesthetic sense\, physical listening\, ch anging levels/planes of movement dynamic and autonomy in a shared dance. T he first class of the series will be dedicated to refreshing these movemen t principles and a great opportunity to identify any gaps or confirm own l evel of experience.\n\nClasses are aimed at supporting the development of the above-mentioned skills (horizontal learning) with an emphasis on enhan cing one's skill set in a safe\, supportive and focused way (vertical lear ning). Efficiency\, comfort and readiness are some of the qualities that w e will be looking to establish as we practice skills of:\nbeing able to or ganise our own (and our partner's) structure in a dynamic space effortless ly\, lifts - lifting and being lifted as well as falling out of the lift o nto a safe landing gear\, ability to self - release tension and use it as the vehicle for movement\, upside down orientation\, articulation of the b ackspace in falls and backward pathways\, ability to stay off balance and capacity for ongoing continuation of the movement\, amongst many other.\n\ nAs for the dance improvisation\, it's essential participants are willing to engage in a variety of dance scores and willing to recognise and break the habits of movement\, undo social conditioning\, and free-play. Ability to use space for the spontaneous emergence as well as intentional composi ng\, integrating of the inside with the outside and creating from moment t o moment will all be the non-sequential themes in practising to improvise movement.\n\nThese 9 classes are design to explore all of the material des cribed and any of the other intermediate skills not covered here as well a s participant's wishes and syllabus may shift depending on what new or old horizons will require more attention. There is a real possibility that t he series will continue and be built on by a larger pool of experienced CI facilitators based in Bristol.\nIt's recommended that keen movers get on board now and enjoy what is to come in near future! CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Exercise Club\, 213 Whiteladies Road\, Bristol\, BS8 2XS\, Uni ted Kingdom GEO:51.4700637;-2.6144398000000137 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=213 Whiteladies Road\, Bris tol\, BS8 2XS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Exercise Clu b:geo:51.4700637,-2.6144398000000137 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2352@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181216T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181216T203000 DTSTAMP:20181214T195656Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-jam-14-2018- 12-16/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class & Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 16 Dec 18 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep 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 s tay for the jam\, £9. You can also book on MoveGB\n\nFor 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.\nClass Description\n\nSunday's class will be like a Christmas present - a surprise!We will go in to connect to our s elf in the darkness of mid-winter. A resting time to hibernate. We will fi nd the heart of the matter\, a spark of connection and inspiration to brin g out and shine to others\, opening to dances in the dark or in soft light .\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teach er\, 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 opportu nity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find yo ur own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a sc ore to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed b y Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will nor mally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want a dvance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at ma ny of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.c o.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2384@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190106T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190106T203000 DTSTAMP:20190128T080853Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-and-jam-2019 -01-06/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 6 Jan 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday bef ore the class - it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Ja m\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but sp ace and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, res t\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to exp lore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own rout es into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to foll ow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Sta rk-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be ad vertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice .\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams. \n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2399@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190109T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190109T211500 DTSTAMP:20190313T225224Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-2-2 019-01-09/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 9 Jan 19 19: 15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBetween January and April I will be teaming up with Jamus a nd Lee once again to offer Contact Improvisation on a Wednesday evening.\n \nWe've been in the studio together researching and exploring an exciting body of work on moving from centre in Contact Improvisation. Over three mo nths we will explore our center through the organs\, muscles and fascia sy stems\, taking time each month for digestion and integration.\nOur focus w ill be on coming to contact improv through embodied movement.\n\nCurrent O utline of Classes (may be subject to alterations - it's the future!)\nJanu ary\n9th - Digestive System\n16th - Solar Plexus Organs\n23rd - Exploratio n\n30th - Kidneys\nFebruary\n6th - Abdominal Muscles\n13th - Diaphragms\n2 0th - Psoas\n27th - Exploration\nMarch\nFascial Pathways\n\nCost:\n£10 pe r class (block booking available\; more info closer to the time)\n\nDates: \nWednesdays between 9th January - 24th April 2019\n\nVenue:\nWillow Studi o\, St Werburghs Primary School\nJames Street\, St Werburgh’s\, Bristol\ , BS2 9US ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 18/12/ali2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2385@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190113T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190113T203000 DTSTAMP:20190128T080853Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-and-jam-2019 -01-13/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 13 Jan 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday bef ore the class - it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Ja m\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but sp ace and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, res t\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to exp lore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own rout es into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to foll ow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Sta rk-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be ad vertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice .\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams. \n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2400@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190116T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190116T211500 DTSTAMP:20190313T225224Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-2-2 019-01-16/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 16 Jan 19 19 :15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBetween January and April I will be teaming up with Jamus a nd Lee once again to offer Contact Improvisation on a Wednesday evening.\n \nWe've been in the studio together researching and exploring an exciting body of work on moving from centre in Contact Improvisation. Over three mo nths we will explore our center through the organs\, muscles and fascia sy stems\, taking time each month for digestion and integration.\nOur focus w ill be on coming to contact improv through embodied movement.\n\nCurrent O utline of Classes (may be subject to alterations - it's the future!)\nJanu ary\n9th - Digestive System\n16th - Solar Plexus Organs\n23rd - Exploratio n\n30th - Kidneys\nFebruary\n6th - Abdominal Muscles\n13th - Diaphragms\n2 0th - Psoas\n27th - Exploration\nMarch\nFascial Pathways\n\nCost:\n£10 pe r class (block booking available\; more info closer to the time)\n\nDates: \nWednesdays between 9th January - 24th April 2019\n\nVenue:\nWillow Studi o\, St Werburghs Primary School\nJames Street\, St Werburgh’s\, Bristol\ , BS2 9US ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 18/12/ali2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2386@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190120T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190120T203000 DTSTAMP:20190128T080853Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-and-jam-2019 -01-20/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 20 Jan 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday bef ore the class - it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Ja m\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but sp ace and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, res t\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to exp lore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own rout es into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to foll ow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Sta rk-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be ad vertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice .\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams. \n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2401@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190123T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190123T211500 DTSTAMP:20190313T225224Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-2-2 019-01-23/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 23 Jan 19 19 :15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBetween January and April I will be teaming up with Jamus a nd Lee once again to offer Contact Improvisation on a Wednesday evening.\n \nWe've been in the studio together researching and exploring an exciting body of work on moving from centre in Contact Improvisation. Over three mo nths we will explore our center through the organs\, muscles and fascia sy stems\, taking time each month for digestion and integration.\nOur focus w ill be on coming to contact improv through embodied movement.\n\nCurrent O utline of Classes (may be subject to alterations - it's the future!)\nJanu ary\n9th - Digestive System\n16th - Solar Plexus Organs\n23rd - Exploratio n\n30th - Kidneys\nFebruary\n6th - Abdominal Muscles\n13th - Diaphragms\n2 0th - Psoas\n27th - Exploration\nMarch\nFascial Pathways\n\nCost:\n£10 pe r class (block booking available\; more info closer to the time)\n\nDates: \nWednesdays between 9th January - 24th April 2019\n\nVenue:\nWillow Studi o\, St Werburghs Primary School\nJames Street\, St Werburgh’s\, Bristol\ , BS2 9US ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 18/12/ali2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2387@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190127T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190127T203000 DTSTAMP:20190128T080853Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-and-jam-2019 -01-27/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 27 Jan 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n{Class description usually updated here on the Wednesday or Thursday bef ore the class - it is also send out weekly via our mailing list}\n\nThe Ja m\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but sp ace and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, res t\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to exp lore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own rout es into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to foll ow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Sta rk-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be ad vertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice .\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams. \n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2402@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190130T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190130T211500 DTSTAMP:20190313T225224Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-2-2 019-01-30/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 30 Jan 19 19 :15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBetween January and April I will be teaming up with Jamus a nd Lee once again to offer Contact Improvisation on a Wednesday evening.\n \nWe've been in the studio together researching and exploring an exciting body of work on moving from centre in Contact Improvisation. Over three mo nths we will explore our center through the organs\, muscles and fascia sy stems\, taking time each month for digestion and integration.\nOur focus w ill be on coming to contact improv through embodied movement.\n\nCurrent O utline of Classes (may be subject to alterations - it's the future!)\nJanu ary\n9th - Digestive System\n16th - Solar Plexus Organs\n23rd - Exploratio n\n30th - Kidneys\nFebruary\n6th - Abdominal Muscles\n13th - Diaphragms\n2 0th - Psoas\n27th - Exploration\nMarch\nFascial Pathways\n\nCost:\n£10 pe r class (block booking available\; more info closer to the time)\n\nDates: \nWednesdays between 9th January - 24th April 2019\n\nVenue:\nWillow Studi o\, St Werburghs Primary School\nJames Street\, St Werburgh’s\, Bristol\ , BS2 9US ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 18/12/ali2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2388@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190203T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190203T203000 DTSTAMP:20190201T105136Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-and-jam-2019 -02-03/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 3 Feb 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\nSo often we rely on the arms\, hands and center to direct a dance. Wha t happens when we spend time working from our legs and core? We will play with initiating movement for ourselves and our partners and see how this t akes us into dancing. The exercises will be simple and profoundly effectiv e\, grounding our dance from the feet up.\n\nThe Jam\nA 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 tech niques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (s ilent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindf old (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regula r mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians w ill improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more informatio n\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teacher s.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2403@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190206T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190206T211500 DTSTAMP:20190313T225224Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-2-2 019-02-06/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 6 Feb 19 19: 15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBetween January and April I will be teaming up with Jamus a nd Lee once again to offer Contact Improvisation on a Wednesday evening.\n \nWe've been in the studio together researching and exploring an exciting body of work on moving from centre in Contact Improvisation. Over three mo nths we will explore our center through the organs\, muscles and fascia sy stems\, taking time each month for digestion and integration.\nOur focus w ill be on coming to contact improv through embodied movement.\n\nCurrent O utline of Classes (may be subject to alterations - it's the future!)\nJanu ary\n9th - Digestive System\n16th - Solar Plexus Organs\n23rd - Exploratio n\n30th - Kidneys\nFebruary\n6th - Abdominal Muscles\n13th - Diaphragms\n2 0th - Psoas\n27th - Exploration\nMarch\nFascial Pathways\n\nCost:\n£10 pe r class (block booking available\; more info closer to the time)\n\nDates: \nWednesdays between 9th January - 24th April 2019\n\nVenue:\nWillow Studi o\, St Werburghs Primary School\nJames Street\, St Werburgh’s\, Bristol\ , BS2 9US ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 18/12/ali2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2389@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190210T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190210T203000 DTSTAMP:20190206T164336Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-and-jam-2019 -02-10/ SUMMARY:The Underscore 5:00 - 8:30 - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 10 Feb 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION:This week it is The Underscore for the whole evening. £9\, or book on MoveGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/f acilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptions\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nDescri ption\n\n\nFacilitated by Agnieszka Grenckowska with live improvised sound scapes from Mark Smulian\n\n5:00 to 8:30\n£9 or book on MoveGB\n\nThis Su nday we will gather with no clear idea of what will come together out of u s actively initiating ways to interact in movement and changing states of energy\, making an ever emerging composition .\n\nWe will have a frame of the Underscore to support us\, within which relaxing\, efforting\, intensi fying\, letting go\, moving from fluids\, tracking space with parts of our body are all compositional choices.\n\n*The CI is a conversation of the t wo bodies in a physical contact playing with physical forces that govern t he body.\n** The Underscore is a framework for practising Contact Improvis ation Dance in its broader applications\, invented by Nancy Stark Smith. I t offers an opportunity to express the felt kinesthetic selves and the art istic compositional selves as dancers improvise and create movement togeth er and in and out of relation to the whole.\n\n"There are 20+ phases of th e score—each with a name and a graphic symbol—which create a general m ap for the dancers. Within that frame\, dancers are free to create their o wn movements\, dynamics\, and relationships—with themselves\, each other \, the group\, the music\, and the environment. Each Underscore is unique\ , providing rich and often inspiring experiences of the human and artistic phenomena of dance improvisation." (Global Underscore blog).\n\nIt is a l ong dance improvisation score and usually takes 3-4 hours. We are going fo r a 3.5 hr timeframe\, inclusive of approximately 30 mins talk through the score for those who are unfamiliar with the Underscore (must attend!).\nT hen at around 5:30 we will all come together at around 5:30 pm in the Asse mbly (first stage) followed by a Small Dance and next stages of the Unders core. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2404@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190213T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190213T211500 DTSTAMP:20190313T225224Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-2-2 019-02-13/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 13 Feb 19 19 :15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBetween January and April I will be teaming up with Jamus a nd Lee once again to offer Contact Improvisation on a Wednesday evening.\n \nWe've been in the studio together researching and exploring an exciting body of work on moving from centre in Contact Improvisation. Over three mo nths we will explore our center through the organs\, muscles and fascia sy stems\, taking time each month for digestion and integration.\nOur focus w ill be on coming to contact improv through embodied movement.\n\nCurrent O utline of Classes (may be subject to alterations - it's the future!)\nJanu ary\n9th - Digestive System\n16th - Solar Plexus Organs\n23rd - Exploratio n\n30th - Kidneys\nFebruary\n6th - Abdominal Muscles\n13th - Diaphragms\n2 0th - Psoas\n27th - Exploration\nMarch\nFascial Pathways\n\nCost:\n£10 pe r class (block booking available\; more info closer to the time)\n\nDates: \nWednesdays between 9th January - 24th April 2019\n\nVenue:\nWillow Studi o\, St Werburghs Primary School\nJames Street\, St Werburgh’s\, Bristol\ , BS2 9US ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 18/12/ali2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2390@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190217T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190217T203000 DTSTAMP:20190214T082019Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-and-jam-2019 -02-17/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 17 Feb 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \nWe are all Floored People.\n\n\nIn this class\, we'll focus on getting d own with the floor. What movement possibilities present themselves? There' s a 'low movement universe' to enjoy. How can we stay soft and easy down t here\, while remaining dynamic and free? Can we find comfortable ways to c hannel the weight of others into the floor. Can we remain playful?\n\nWe'l l discover and explore pathways and patterns\, tips\, tricks and tac-tics to enable wonderful dances on the horizon.\nThe Jam\nA 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\, a s you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techn iques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt s ome jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (si lent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfo ld (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians wi ll improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information \, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers .\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2405@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190220T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190220T211500 DTSTAMP:20190313T225224Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-2-2 019-02-20/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 20 Feb 19 19 :15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBetween January and April I will be teaming up with Jamus a nd Lee once again to offer Contact Improvisation on a Wednesday evening.\n \nWe've been in the studio together researching and exploring an exciting body of work on moving from centre in Contact Improvisation. Over three mo nths we will explore our center through the organs\, muscles and fascia sy stems\, taking time each month for digestion and integration.\nOur focus w ill be on coming to contact improv through embodied movement.\n\nCurrent O utline of Classes (may be subject to alterations - it's the future!)\nJanu ary\n9th - Digestive System\n16th - Solar Plexus Organs\n23rd - Exploratio n\n30th - Kidneys\nFebruary\n6th - Abdominal Muscles\n13th - Diaphragms\n2 0th - Psoas\n27th - Exploration\nMarch\nFascial Pathways\n\nCost:\n£10 pe r class (block booking available\; more info closer to the time)\n\nDates: \nWednesdays between 9th January - 24th April 2019\n\nVenue:\nWillow Studi o\, St Werburghs Primary School\nJames Street\, St Werburgh’s\, Bristol\ , BS2 9US ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 18/12/ali2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2398@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190222T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190222T210000 DTSTAMP:20190219T122825Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/introduction-to-contact-based-moveme nt-and-improvisation/ SUMMARY:Introduction to Contact Based Movement and Improvisation - Bristol Subud House - 22 Feb 19 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nTickets £7.92 from here\n\n \; CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Bristol Subud House\, 29 Wesley Place\, Clifton\, Bristol\, BS8 2Y D\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=29 Wesley Place\, Clifton\, Bristol\, BS8 2YD\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bristol Sub ud House:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2391@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190224T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190224T203000 DTSTAMP:20190219T142854Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-and-jam-2019 -02-24/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 24 Feb 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\n\nWe are really e xcited to welcome guest teacher Dylan Elmore.\n\nDylan is a London based i ndependent dance artist.\n\nHe has danced with Batsheva Dance Company (Isr ael)\, Ballet Gulbenkian (Portugal)\, L’Anonima Imperial and Rami Levi ( Spain)\, Daniel Larrieu (France)\, Tanzforum (Germany) and Galili Dance (H olland).\n\nAs a freelance artist he has collaborated with and danced for many choreographers both in the United Kingdom and internationally.\n\nHe is passionately curious about the body in motion. As well as contact impro visation\, his regular movement practices include sport climbing\, yoga\, and Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis (of which he is a Master Teacher).\n\nHe con tinues to delve deeper\, bringing his lifelong movement enquiry and evolvi ng personal practice to his class.\nClass Description\n\nPicture taken by Eliot Ford\n\n'Out of and into the ground’\nHow do we move effortlessly from the floor to upright\, from moving on our own through space into cont act with another?\nWhen our relationship to gravity is clear we are freed up to move with ease and lightness.\nWe will begin on the floor\, yielding to the ground\, from there finding our way to uprightness with freedom an d buoyancy. We can then translate this into partnering.\nAre we able to re main playful and curious in our explorations?\nWhen we are in the moment c an we allow ourselves to be surprised?\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gath ering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skil ls and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as yo u wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate technique s you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 mai lout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will i mprovise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, p lease email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2406@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190227T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190227T211500 DTSTAMP:20190313T225224Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-2-2 019-02-27/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 27 Feb 19 19 :15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBetween January and April I will be teaming up with Jamus a nd Lee once again to offer Contact Improvisation on a Wednesday evening.\n \nWe've been in the studio together researching and exploring an exciting body of work on moving from centre in Contact Improvisation. Over three mo nths we will explore our center through the organs\, muscles and fascia sy stems\, taking time each month for digestion and integration.\nOur focus w ill be on coming to contact improv through embodied movement.\n\nCurrent O utline of Classes (may be subject to alterations - it's the future!)\nJanu ary\n9th - Digestive System\n16th - Solar Plexus Organs\n23rd - Exploratio n\n30th - Kidneys\nFebruary\n6th - Abdominal Muscles\n13th - Diaphragms\n2 0th - Psoas\n27th - Exploration\nMarch\nFascial Pathways\n\nCost:\n£10 pe r class (block booking available\; more info closer to the time)\n\nDates: \nWednesdays between 9th January - 24th April 2019\n\nVenue:\nWillow Studi o\, St Werburghs Primary School\nJames Street\, St Werburgh’s\, Bristol\ , BS2 9US ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 18/12/ali2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2392@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190303T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190303T203000 DTSTAMP:20190226T151634Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-and-jam-2019 -03-03/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 3 Mar 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\n‘Out of and into the ground\, earth to sky and back’\n\nDeveloping things from our last encounter...though if you weren’t in last week’s class\, it will be no hindrance.\n\nHow do we move effortlessly from the floor to upright\, from moving on our own through space into contact with another?\nWhen our relationship to gravity is clear we are free to move wi th ease.\n\nWe begin on the floor\, yielding to the ground\, finding our w ay to uprightness with freedom and lightness. We then translate this into partnering.\nFrom here\, it is the simplest thing to take ourselves into f light.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no te acher\, 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 oppo rtunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (develope d 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at man y of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co .uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2407@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190306T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190306T211500 DTSTAMP:20190313T225224Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-2-2 019-03-06/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 6 Mar 19 19: 15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBetween January and April I will be teaming up with Jamus a nd Lee once again to offer Contact Improvisation on a Wednesday evening.\n \nWe've been in the studio together researching and exploring an exciting body of work on moving from centre in Contact Improvisation. Over three mo nths we will explore our center through the organs\, muscles and fascia sy stems\, taking time each month for digestion and integration.\nOur focus w ill be on coming to contact improv through embodied movement.\n\nCurrent O utline of Classes (may be subject to alterations - it's the future!)\nJanu ary\n9th - Digestive System\n16th - Solar Plexus Organs\n23rd - Exploratio n\n30th - Kidneys\nFebruary\n6th - Abdominal Muscles\n13th - Diaphragms\n2 0th - Psoas\n27th - Exploration\nMarch\nFascial Pathways\n\nCost:\n£10 pe r class (block booking available\; more info closer to the time)\n\nDates: \nWednesdays between 9th January - 24th April 2019\n\nVenue:\nWillow Studi o\, St Werburghs Primary School\nJames Street\, St Werburgh’s\, Bristol\ , BS2 9US ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 18/12/ali2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2393@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190310T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190310T203000 DTSTAMP:20190305T180949Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-and-jam-2019 -03-10/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 10 Mar 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\n\nMy ongoing interest in Contact Improvisation no matter how many thi ngs I learn\, is the meeting point and the conversation which emerges.\nWh en I take time to find myself in movement I have somewhere to come from\, I have ground to meet the space and then come into contact with another mo re aware of touch\, space and the ongoing change in contact.\nA sort of un explained magic unfolds\, something which allows me to find movement and p athways I didn’t know were there are inexplicably revealed. The meeting point with another or many has the potential to be so many qualities - ali ve and now and never to be repeated.\n\nThis class will include some funda mental Contact skills as a way to land in the practice\, though all in all this will be a class to move and dance a lot\, for everyone from experien ced dancers to beginners\, please come and join in\, I look forward to you r company. Lee x\n\nLee is the co - founder of Embodied Presence\, a body of work designed to draw you closer\, more intimately to yourself and your life.  The work is based on an exploration of Embodied Consciousness\, S omatic Practice\, Experiential Anatomy and Contact Improvisation.\nwww.emb odiedpresence.co.uk\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. T here 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 pro vides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\ , and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Undersc ore (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@co ntactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2408@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190313T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190313T211500 DTSTAMP:20190313T225224Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-2-2 019-03-13/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 13 Mar 19 19 :15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBetween January and April I will be teaming up with Jamus a nd Lee once again to offer Contact Improvisation on a Wednesday evening.\n \nWe've been in the studio together researching and exploring an exciting body of work on moving from centre in Contact Improvisation. Over three mo nths we will explore our center through the organs\, muscles and fascia sy stems\, taking time each month for digestion and integration.\nOur focus w ill be on coming to contact improv through embodied movement.\n\nCurrent O utline of Classes (may be subject to alterations - it's the future!)\nJanu ary\n9th - Digestive System\n16th - Solar Plexus Organs\n23rd - Exploratio n\n30th - Kidneys\nFebruary\n6th - Abdominal Muscles\n13th - Diaphragms\n2 0th - Psoas\n27th - Exploration\nMarch\nFascial Pathways\n\nCost:\n£10 pe r class (block booking available\; more info closer to the time)\n\nDates: \nWednesdays between 9th January - 24th April 2019\n\nVenue:\nWillow Studi o\, St Werburghs Primary School\nJames Street\, St Werburgh’s\, Bristol\ , BS2 9US ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 18/12/ali2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2394@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190317T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190317T203000 DTSTAMP:20190313T224310Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-and-jam-2019 -03-17/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 17 Mar 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\nThis class will be an exploration of center. We will play with navel r adiation\, moving from the sacrum and lumbar spine\, exploring what this p art of the spine can offer movement wise. We will dance belly to belly\, b ack to back and see what this opens in our improvisations. How does being in your center allow you to be in the world?\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an infor mal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to deve lop 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 t echniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\n 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 bli ndfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our reg ular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musician s will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more informa tion\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teac hers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2409@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190320T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190320T211500 DTSTAMP:20190313T225224Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-2-2 019-03-20/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 20 Mar 19 19 :15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBetween January and April I will be teaming up with Jamus a nd Lee once again to offer Contact Improvisation on a Wednesday evening.\n \nWe've been in the studio together researching and exploring an exciting body of work on moving from centre in Contact Improvisation. Over three mo nths we will explore our center through the organs\, muscles and fascia sy stems\, taking time each month for digestion and integration.\nOur focus w ill be on coming to contact improv through embodied movement.\n\nCurrent O utline of Classes (may be subject to alterations - it's the future!)\nJanu ary\n9th - Digestive System\n16th - Solar Plexus Organs\n23rd - Exploratio n\n30th - Kidneys\nFebruary\n6th - Abdominal Muscles\n13th - Diaphragms\n2 0th - Psoas\n27th - Exploration\nMarch\nFascial Pathways\n\nCost:\n£10 pe r class (block booking available\; more info closer to the time)\n\nDates: \nWednesdays between 9th January - 24th April 2019\n\nVenue:\nWillow Studi o\, St Werburghs Primary School\nJames Street\, St Werburgh’s\, Bristol\ , BS2 9US ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 18/12/ali2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2395@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190324T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190324T203000 DTSTAMP:20190320T181419Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-and-jam-2019 -03-24/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 24 Mar 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\n\n\n\nDancing From The Inner Body\n\nIn this class we will drop our at tention into our inner body. Softening listening and following impulse’s from within\, allowing movement to initially be small and changeable. Fin ding movement that emerges from the navel center and later the heart centr e. How do these center’s create support and connection in moving out int o expression\, fullness and relationship with our environment. This class will take you from the horizontal to the vertical and everything in betwee n\, \nAbout Jamus\n\n\n\n\n\nI am interested in my own bodies intelligence \, my sense of my body is that it is it’s own creature not just a machin e driven by my head. I have become interested in recent years with the ins tinctive gut brain and the knowing of the heart to navigate in this world of ours. I offer classes where movers can turn to the bodies knowing and t here movement can unfold from here. It creates a beautiful grounded and ea rthy quality to contact improvisation. \n\n\n\n\n\nI dance with Touch Down Dance\, run course in embodiment with my partner Lee and teach contact im provisation in warm water. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gath ering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skil ls and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as yo u wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate technique s you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 mai lout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will i mprovise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, p lease email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2410@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190327T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190327T211500 DTSTAMP:20190313T225224Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-wednesdays-2-2 019-03-27/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Wednesdays - The Willow Studio - 27 Mar 19 19 :15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBetween January and April I will be teaming up with Jamus a nd Lee once again to offer Contact Improvisation on a Wednesday evening.\n \nWe've been in the studio together researching and exploring an exciting body of work on moving from centre in Contact Improvisation. Over three mo nths we will explore our center through the organs\, muscles and fascia sy stems\, taking time each month for digestion and integration.\nOur focus w ill be on coming to contact improv through embodied movement.\n\nCurrent O utline of Classes (may be subject to alterations - it's the future!)\nJanu ary\n9th - Digestive System\n16th - Solar Plexus Organs\n23rd - Exploratio n\n30th - Kidneys\nFebruary\n6th - Abdominal Muscles\n13th - Diaphragms\n2 0th - Psoas\n27th - Exploration\nMarch\nFascial Pathways\n\nCost:\n£10 pe r class (block booking available\; more info closer to the time)\n\nDates: \nWednesdays between 9th January - 24th April 2019\n\nVenue:\nWillow Studi o\, St Werburghs Primary School\nJames Street\, St Werburgh’s\, Bristol\ , BS2 9US ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 18/12/ali2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2396@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190331T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190331T203000 DTSTAMP:20190329T171434Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-and-jam-2019 -03-31/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 31 Mar 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\n\n\nMoving into the space behind you\n\nExploring the back\, wideness of the space\nSensing without seeing\, seeing without eyes\nsoftness\, art iculation and support. Offering dance\, offering landscapes\nMelting into stability\n\nThis class brings awareness to our backs and sensing the spac e behind us.\n\nAbout Klara\nKlara Łucznik is an improviser and dance art ist interested in designing participatory experiences for a wide range of audiences. In her improvisation\, she is deeply dedicated to the practice of listening with all the senses and finding connections with others\, in physical contact and through the space. She explores both\, ensemble and c ontact improvisation tools\, studying the nature of human interactions. Kl ara is also a researcher\, she obtained her PhD studying collaborations an d creativity in dance through cognitive psychology lenses.\n\nThe Jam\nA j am is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space an d 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 a nd integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes int o dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow suc h as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smi th)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertis ed via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n Fo r more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the i ndividual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2397@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190407T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190407T203000 DTSTAMP:20190402T134409Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-and-jam-2019 -04-07/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 7 Apr 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\nReaching Beyond\n\nWe find the pull of gravity and magnetism between u s\n \nWe reach to the infinite space beyond\n\nCombining the focus of con tact with our partners with the potential to extend - open - stretch ourse lves to all around.\n\nWe will research having a double focus (or more)\, investing into the points of contact and the dance unfolding\, while equal ly taking interest in\, reaching for\, dancing with and honouring the spac es\, places and things beyond us.\n\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathe ring of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skill s 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.\n\nAt some j ams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (o r eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mail out – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will im provise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, pl ease email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2412@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190428T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190428T203000 DTSTAMP:20190424T165345Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-5-630-and-ja m-630-830-2019-04-28/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 28 Apr 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\nThis week's class will focus on leading and following. How can we be r eally honest in out connection to our partner? when do we lead? when do we follow? making the rules and then breaking them!\n\nThe Jam\nA 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 integr ate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing .\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a fo cused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via ou r regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live mus icians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more in formation\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2413@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190505T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190505T203000 DTSTAMP:20190430T084114Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-5-630-and-ja m-630-830-2019-05-05/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 5 May 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\nThis week's class will focus on taking our attention out in to the roo m with an awareness that we are dancing with everyone around us. How can w e practise awareness? How can I attend to my partner and everyone else?\n\ nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to danc e\, 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 o wn routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Na ncy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normall y be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of th e jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2414@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190512T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190512T203000 DTSTAMP:20190509T142735Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-5-630-and-ja m-630-830-2019-05-12/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 12 May 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\nInspired by last week’s class by Bryn Thomas\, this week’s class w ill focus on taking our attention inside the “room of our own bodies” and practicing detailed awareness from within.\nHow can we attain a high l evel of presence with the partner and the dancing landscape all around whe n we subtract the dominant sense - our vision?\nParticipants will be guide d through simple\, kinetically low and slow exercises to explore and accus tom to the intimate experience of being BLINDFOLDED. As we take our vision out of the experience\, will heighten other senses - mostly the skin. The skin excursion dance scores will facilitate this\, and help us connect\, listen\, lead\, be surprised.\nCan we still have a sense of continual cont ribution to a larger emerging body of improvisation beyond our own skinesp heres\, in the room full of blindfolded movers?\nSoft eye mask covers will be provided and sighted spotters will watch out for the blindfolded dance rs safety.\n\nThe Jam\nA 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 a n opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and t o find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facili tate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (de veloped 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactda nce.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2415@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190519T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190519T203000 DTSTAMP:20190515T193428Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-5-630-and-ja m-630-830-2019-05-19/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 19 May 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\n\nContacting the Self - part 1 (part 2 next week)\n\n1: Listening with the body\n\nThis beginner friendly warm-up and class focuses on the senso ry awareness of the body.\n\nBeginning with a series of exercises that bri ng our attention to inward experiences of movement\; the use of breath to relax tension and release oxygen into the bloodstream\; the re-energising of our body and mind\; creating and responding to stimuli\, initiating mov ement inside the body\; extending movement outwards\, and into the space.\ nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to danc e\, 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 o wn routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Na ncy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normall y be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of th e jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2416@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190526T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190526T203000 DTSTAMP:20190524T155620Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-5-630-and-ja m-630-830-2019-05-26/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 26 May 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\nContacting the Self part two\n2: Honesty in the Process\nThe warm-up a nd class combines elements of Gestalt Therapy and Somatics with a person-c entred approach to learning and development.\n\nTogether we will explore a uthentic movement\, bringing our attention to postural\, muscular and gest ural characteristics\, loosening up restrictive body rigidities to release potential for the emergence of natural movement impulses. We shall also d iscuss and explore the movement potentialities of the organs.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space a nd time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, o r 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 in to dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow su ch as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Sm ith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be adverti sed via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n F or more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2417@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190602T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190602T203000 DTSTAMP:20190529T183826Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-5-630-and-ja m-630-830-2019-06-02/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 2 Jun 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\n\nFallen Angel\n\nWe will explore how to find our wings in this CI cla ss. Going from creating movement structures that will include giving and r eceiving weight and direction to one another\, we will explore oscillating to the energy of shared discovery of the liminal space of spontaneous col laboration.\n\nSam Bloomfield: Multi Modal Dance Movement Psychotherapist and CI facilitator.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. T here 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 pro vides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\ , and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Undersc ore (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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the d ancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@co ntactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2418@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190609T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190609T203000 DTSTAMP:20190608T083142Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-5-630-and-ja m-630-830-2019-06-09/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 9 Jun 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\nOpening pores of our skin\, becoming permeable\nAllowing air\, smells and sounds to come in from outside\nFeeling beyond the skill\nConnecting\n \nKlara Łucznik is an improviser and dance artist interested in designing participatory experiences for a wide range of audiences. In her improvisa tion\, she is deeply dedicated to the practice of listening with all the s enses and finding connections with others\, in physical contact and throug h the space. She explores both\, ensemble and contact improvisation tools\ , studying the nature of human interactions. Klara is also a researcher\, she obtained her PhD studying collaborations and creativity in dance throu gh cognitive psychology lenses.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering o f 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 h ave learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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.\n\n Live musicians will improv ise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2419@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190616T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190616T203000 DTSTAMP:20190613T205935Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-5-630-and-ja m-630-830-2019-06-16/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 16 Jun 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\nThe jam warmup will work on sensing and listening through the body\, u sing sound as a crucible\, then letting that drop\, to explore relational connections to environment and other movers. Using the lens of listening t he idea is to drop expectations and ideas and inhabit what is happening.\n \nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\ , but space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dan ce\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunit y to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by N ancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normal ly be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advanc e notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of t he jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2420@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190623T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190623T203000 DTSTAMP:20190619T180857Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-5-630-and-ja m-630-830-2019-06-23/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 23 Jun 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\nIn this class we will explore some of the fundamentals of contact impr ov with a slight twist and hopefully with a lot of fun. Suitable for begin ners or those who already have experience in CI\, we will start with settl ing into our bodies and the ground. We will then draw on Cyrus Khambatta's 'fitting' work to find interesting interactions between bodies\, a great foundation for easier lifts. We may also explore a bit of air time through through finding structures to balance and launch off from\, all in playfu l safety.\n\nBio:\nElise Wach dances and teaches Contact Improvisation pri marily because she enjoys it but also because she wants to share this valu able practice which can cultivate a wide array of life skills. Elise's tea ching draws on her ongoing practices of Feldenkrais\, Qi Gong\, Alexander Technique\, somatic-based psychotherapy and downhill mountain biking. She has trained with Nita Little\, Carolyn Stuart\, Jacqueline McCormick\, Hei ke Pourian\, Matan Levkowich\, Ulli Witteman\, Caroline Waters\, Charlie M orrissey\, Sebastian Flegiel\, Maga Radlowska and Manuela Blanchard. She p articularly enjoys enabling beginners to safely expand their capacity for awareness\, movement and play. She also enjoys exploring creative lifts an d falls with more advanced dancers.\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gatheri ng 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 w ish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques y ou have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jam s a teacher will facilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) j am\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailou t – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will impr ovise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, plea se email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2421@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190630T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190630T203000 DTSTAMP:20190626T180319Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-5-630-and-ja m-630-830-2019-06-30/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 30 Jun 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \n\nA Conversation of Space\nBy feeling supported we find space\, support makes space possible.\nThis class will explore the inner and outer landsca pe\, firstly by dropping into our own sense of support and feeling fluid s pace we will expand attention outwards and explore space between and space to move.\n\nThe Jam\nA 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.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilit ate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (dev eloped 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.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing a t many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdan ce.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2422@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190707T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190707T203000 DTSTAMP:20190704T063656Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-sunday-class-5-630-and-ja m-630-830-2019-07-07/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Sunday Class (5 - 6:30) and Jam (6:30 - 8:30) - DMAC \, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 7 Jul 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION: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 ke ep the focus\, so please arrive early to attend the class\, you can arrive at any time for the jam. Class or jam - £6\, both - £9\, or book on Mov eGB.\n\nFor more information feel free to contact the teacher/facilitator or info@contactdance.co.uk. We send out regular emails of class descriptio ns\, to get these\, please sign-up to our mailing list.\nClass Description \nLevity\, Gravity and the Poetic\n\n\nIn this class we will explore quali ties of gravity and levity. The dance between weight and lightness and fro m there making room for the poetic in our movement. How does our dance bec ome art within the practice of Contact Improvisation without it losing its functionality.\n\nThe Jam\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will f acilitate a score to follow such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscor e (developed by Nancy Stark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up i f you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dan cing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@cont actdance.co.uk or contact the individual teachers.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2423@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190721T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190721T210000 DTSTAMP:20190720T112005Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-jam-in-the-park/ SUMMARY:CI jam in the park! - Brandon Hill Park - 21 Jul 19 18:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nInformal jam in the park. Phone 07947 2366442 if you can't find it. We'll be at the lower end of the park\, near Jacob's Wells Road. All dancers and musicians welcome\, whatever your level of CI experience.\ n\nThe forecast is dry and warm. Perfect if you feel the need to get away from the bustle of the Harbour Festival down the road! CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Brandon Hill Park\, Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom GEO:51.453965923513046;-2.606924734423842 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Brandon Hill Park:geo:51.45396592351304 6,-2.606924734423842 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2424@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190728T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190728T200000 DTSTAMP:20190726T233430Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/outdoor-ci-jam/ SUMMARY:Outdoor CI Jam - Brandon Hill Park - 28 Jul 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nIf it isn't raining there'll be an outdoor CI jam in Brando n Hill Park. Lower end near Jacob's Wells Road. Phone 07947 236642 if you can't find it.\n\nAll dancers welcome\, whatever level of CI experience. CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Brandon Hill Park\, Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom GEO:51.453965923513046;-2.606924734423842 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Brandon Hill Park:geo:51.45396592351304 6,-2.606924734423842 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2425@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190811T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190811T173000 DTSTAMP:20190729T175539Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improv-jam/ SUMMARY:Contact Improv Jam - Space 238 - 11 Aug 19 14:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nHi folks\, join us for an informal CI jam!\n\nWe've booked the space for 3 hours to give time to land and to wind down gently.\n\nWe' ll have a mixture of silence\, recorded music and (hopefully) some live mu sic!\n\nWe've hired the space as a gift to you\, but we'll leave a hat out if you'd like to donate to help cover the cost. CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Space 238\, 238 Stapleton Road\, Bristol\, BS5 0NT\, United Kingdo m GEO:51.4653779;-2.5697543999999652 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=238 Stapleton Road\, Bristo l\, BS5 0NT\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Space 238:geo:51.4 653779,-2.5697543999999652 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2442@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190825T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190825T200000 DTSTAMP:20190824T201012Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/outdoor-ci-jam-2/ SUMMARY:Outdoor CI Jam - Brandon Hill Park - 25 Aug 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nInformal CI jam at the lower end of Brandon Hill park  - S unday 25th August 5-8pm. All dancers welcome. 07947 236642 if you can't fi nd us. CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Brandon Hill Park\, Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom GEO:51.453965923513046;-2.606924734423842 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Brandon Hill Park:geo:51.45396592351304 6,-2.606924734423842 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2443@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190901T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190901T200000 DTSTAMP:20190830T142610Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/outdoor-ci-jam-3/ SUMMARY:Outdoor CI Jam - Brandon Hill Park - 1 Sep 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION:Informal CI jam at the lower end of Brandon Hill park  Sunday 1st September 5-8pm. All dancers welcome. 07947 236642 if you can't find us.\n\n CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Brandon Hill Park\, Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom GEO:51.453965923513046;-2.606924734423842 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Brandon Hill Park:geo:51.45396592351304 6,-2.606924734423842 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2427@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190908T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190908T201500 DTSTAMP:20190904T181432Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2019-09-08/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 8 Sep 19 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm.\n\nClass Description\n\nIn the class we will explo re all the various ways of working with the centre. Unweighted and weighte d\, moving and still\, the centre will become our tool to understand the p rinciples of improvised dance we are willingly engaging in.\nThe facilitat ion into an open jam will include an authentic movement dance score.\nAll are welcome\, please make sure you are familiar with the Contact Improvisa tion Dance guidelines and come awake and ready to play.\n\n\n\nPhoto taken from the latest edition of the contact quarterly magazine.\n\nThe last Su nday of each month will be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musicia n.\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and taught by a community of contact d ancers. Classes are open to all levels and generally led by a different te acher each week.\n\nParticipants are responsible for their own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot accept responsibility or liability for injur y. CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2428@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190915T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190915T201500 DTSTAMP:20190910T143032Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2019-09-15/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 15 Sep 19 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe session lasts from 6 - 8:15pm. The class will be led f rom 6 - 7.30pm leading into open jam from 7.30pm - 8.15pm.\n\nTools for im provising in a jam\n\n\nHow do we start to dance with ourselves and the ot hers when Jamming? There are some great practical ways to move into improv ising\, alone\, in duos\, trios or as a large group. We will try ways to w arm up into dancing\, ways to enter and exit a dance. We 'll also explore about boundaries and also how to be safe &\; aware of the whole room\, whilst keeping our own engaged dancing alive.\n\nThe last Sunday of each m onth will be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musician.\n\nThese Su nday sessions are run and taught by a community of contact dancers. Classe s are open to all levels and generally led by a different teacher each wee k.\n\nParticipants are responsible for their own safety and wellbeing in t he jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The or ganisers cannot accept responsibility or liability for injury. CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2429@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190922T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190922T201500 DTSTAMP:20190918T155533Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2019-09-22/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 22 Sep 19 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm. The whole session runs from 6 - 8:15\, so please c ome on time or you may not be able to take part.\n\nTools for jamming 2\n\ n\nSunday's class will be a continuation of last week. We will explore qua lities of moving. Different scores and structures we can play with in solo \, duo\, trio\, quartet\, quintet and all the way up to everyone in the wh ole room. How to stay present in improvising rather than be stuck in known patterns of CI.\n\nThe last Sunday of each month will be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musician.\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and tau ght by a community of contact dancers. Classes are open to all levels and generally led by a different teacher each week.\n\nParticipants are respon sible for their own safety and well-being in the jam. Take care to be aler t and sensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot accept respo nsibility or liability for injury. CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2430@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190929T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190929T201500 DTSTAMP:20190924T110804Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2019-09-29/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 29 Sep 19 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThis is the last Sunday of each month so there will be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musician.\n\n[wonderplugin_video ifra me="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvECj6Sow90" lightbox=0 lightboxsize=1 lightboxwidth=960 lightboxheight=540 autoopen=0 autoopendelay=0 autoclose =0 lightboxtitle="" lightboxgroup="" lightboxshownavigation=0 showimage="" lightboxoptions="" videowidth=600 videoheight=400 keepaspectratio=1 autop lay=0 loop=1 videocss="position:relative\;display:block\;background-color: #000\;overflow:hidden\;max-width:100%\;margin:0 auto\;" playbutton="http:/ /contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/wonderplugin-video-embed/engine/pla yvideo-64-64-0.png"]\n\nVideo courtesy of Ben Green\n\nA jam is an informa l gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develo p 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 tec hniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nAt 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 blind fold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be advertised via our regul ar mailout – so sign-up if you want advance notice.\n\n Live musicia ns will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more infor mation\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or contact the individual t eachers.\n\nParticipants are responsible for their own safety and wellbein g in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot accept responsibility or liability for injury. CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2444@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191006T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191006T153000 DTSTAMP:20190924T120303Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contakids-bristol-session/ SUMMARY:ContaKids Bristol session - Horfield URC Hall - 6 Oct 19 13:30 DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\nA new opportunity for the dancing folk with chil dren! It’s Bristol’s very first stand-alone formal ContaKids session r un by an experienced local ContaKids teacher. There will be plenty more ex perience in the room to hold space for a wonderful moving adventure for yo ur little family.\n\nFor event details go to the Facebook Event page: Con taKids session Bristol or get in touch with Agnieszka on agrenckowska@gm ail.com CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Horfield URC Hall\, 139 Muller Road\, Bristol\, BS7 9RB\, United K ingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=139 Muller Road\, Bristol\, BS7 9RB\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Horfield URC Hall:geo :0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2431@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191006T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191006T201500 DTSTAMP:20191001T114937Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2019-10-06/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 6 Oct 19 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm. The whole session runs from 6 - 8:15. Please come on time or you might not be able to participate.\n\nClass Description\n\n\ n\nPulsation is the basic\, the basis and the beginning. We pulsate on man y levels\, expansion and contraction creates life at a cellular level\, ma intains life through breathe and facilitates movement into the world throu gh muscular action and rhythmic vibration. Can we also pulsate our attenti on so that we can be both with ourselves and with others- relating to spac e\, contact\, communication or performance without losing inward connectio n?\n\nThrough imagery\, imagination and contact with others\, we aim to fi nd fluidity and possibility in our dancing whilst paying attention to our own needs and boundaries. There are invitations to be slow and soft as wel l as invitations to embrace effort and dynamism.\n\nEvery body is a dancin g body\nBiography\nZosia Jo is a dance artist\, writer and maker. Her work is rooted in a desire for connectivity and communication through movement \, improvisation and performance. Zosia’s choreographic practice focuses on feminist themes\, use of voice and spoken word\, connecting to communi ties and challenging traditional theatrical hierarchies. She has made and shown work in London\, Glasgow\, Edinburgh\, Brighton\, Cairo (Egypt) and across Wales. Originally trained at Northern School of Contemporary Dance\ , Zosia also holds certificates in Psychotherapy from Spectrum Therapy and in 2018 Zosia completed MA Creative Practice\, Dance Professional Practic e at Independent Dance/Trinity Laban. She now lives in Cardiff and is a gu est lecturer at University of Wales Trinity Saint David\, improvisation an d choreography teacher at Rubicon Dance\, artist in residence at Cardiff M ADE\, and Programming Coordinator at Groundwork Pro. Zosia’s Pembrokeshi re based company\, Joon Dance\, was founded in 2008 with Torch Theatre and combines inclusive community dance with professional performance practice .\n\n \;\n\nThe last Sunday of each month will be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musician.\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and taught by a community of contact dancers. Classes are open to all levels and gene rally led by a different teacher each week.\n\nParticipants are responsibl e for their own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot accept responsibi lity or liability for injury. CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2432@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191013T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191013T201500 DTSTAMP:20191010T194828Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2019-10-13/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 13 Oct 19 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm.\n\nClass description:\nSensitivity\n\n\nExploring sensitivity in dyads\, trios\, groups. Fun inclusive and developing consen t skills.\n\nThe last Sunday of each month will be an open jam from 6 - 8: 15pm with a live musician.\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and taught by a community of contact dancers. Classes are open to all levels and general ly led by a different teacher each week.\n\nParticipants are responsible f or their own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and se nsitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot accept responsibilit y or liability for injury. CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2433@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191020T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191020T201500 DTSTAMP:20191017T185414Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2019-10-20/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 20 Oct 19 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm.\nClass Description\n\n\nThe class will focus on le ading and following\, how we can invite not dictate\, and the dance of for m following function.\n\nThe last Sunday of each month will be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musician.\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run an d taught by a community of contact dancers. Classes are open to all levels and generally led by a different teacher each week.\n\nParticipants are r esponsible for their own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot accept r esponsibility or liability for injury. CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2434@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191027T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191027T201500 DTSTAMP:20191022T094915Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2019-10-27/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 27 Oct 19 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThis is the last Sunday of each month so there will be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musician.\n\nNo need to book in advan ce\, just drop in.\n\n£8 concessions\, £10 full\, or book on MoveGB\n\n[ wonderplugin_video iframe="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvECj6Sow90" li ghtbox=0 lightboxsize=1 lightboxwidth=960 lightboxheight=540 autoopen=0 au toopendelay=0 autoclose=0 lightboxtitle="" lightboxgroup="" lightboxshowna vigation=0 showimage="" lightboxoptions="" videowidth=600 videoheight=400 keepaspectratio=1 autoplay=0 loop=1 videocss="position:relative\;display:b lock\;background-color:#000\;overflow:hidden\;max-width:100%\;margin:0 aut o\;" playbutton="http://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/wonderplugin -video-embed/engine/playvideo-64-64-0.png"]\n\nVideo courtesy of Ben Green \n\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but s pace and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance\, re st\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to ex plore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own rou tes into dancing.\n\nAt some jams a teacher will facilitate a score to fol low such as a focused (silent) jam\, the Underscore (developed by Nancy St ark-Smith)\, or a blindfold (or eyes-closed) jam\, this will normally be a dvertised via our regular mailout – so sign-up if you want advance not ice.\n\n Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at many of the jams.\n For more information\, please email info@contactdance.co.uk or co ntact the individual teachers.\n\nParticipants are responsible for their own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive t o yourself and others. The organisers cannot accept responsibility or liab ility for injury. CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2435@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191103T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191103T201500 DTSTAMP:20191030T204432Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2019-11-03/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 3 Nov 19 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm.\nClass Description\n\nWe are going to explore deep er the themes and aspects of Zosia’s material.\n\n\n\nPulsation is the b asic\, the basis and the beginning. We pulsate on many levels\, expansion and contraction creates life at a cellular level\, maintains life through breathe and facilitates movement into the world through muscular action an d rhythmic vibration. Can we also pulsate our attention so that we can be both with ourselves and with others- relating to space\, contact\, communi cation or performance without losing inward connection?\n\nThrough imagery \, imagination and contact with others\, we aim to find fluidity and possi bility in our dancing whilst paying attention to our own needs and boundar ies. There are invitations to be slow and soft as well as invitations to e mbrace effort and dynamism.\n\nEvery body is a dancing body\nBiography\nZo sia Jo is a dance artist\, writer and maker. Her work is rooted in a desir e for connectivity and communication through movement\, improvisation and performance. Zosia’s choreographic practice focuses on feminist themes\, use of voice and spoken word\, connecting to communities and challenging traditional theatrical hierarchies. She has made and shown work in London\ , Glasgow\, Edinburgh\, Brighton\, Cairo (Egypt) and across Wales. Origina lly trained at Northern School of Contemporary Dance\, Zosia also holds ce rtificates in Psychotherapy from Spectrum Therapy and in 2018 Zosia comple ted MA Creative Practice\, Dance Professional Practice at Independent Danc e/Trinity Laban. She now lives in Cardiff and is a guest lecturer at Unive rsity of Wales Trinity Saint David\, improvisation and choreography teache r at Rubicon Dance\, artist in residence at Cardiff MADE\, and Programming Coordinator at Groundwork Pro. Zosia’s Pembrokeshire based company\, Jo on Dance\, was founded in 2008 with Torch Theatre and combines inclusive c ommunity dance with professional performance practice.\n\n\n\nThe last Sun day of each month will be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musician .\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and taught by a community of contact da ncers. Classes are open to all levels and generally led by a different tea cher each week.\n\nParticipants are responsible for their own safety and w ellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and o thers. The organisers cannot accept responsibility or liability for injury . CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2436@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191110T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191110T201500 DTSTAMP:20191106T185409Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2019-11-10/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 10 Nov 19 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6pm - 8.15pm. Please arrive on time or you may not be able to participate.\n\nUnderscore including Standi ng with the Earth practice\n\n\n\nThe Underscore is a long facilitated foc used jam that in principle gives ample opportunity to explore our kinesthe tic bodies as they move through states of being\, sensing\, sharing the da nce and coexistence.\nThis fundamental Contact Improvisation Dance practic e has grown out of investigations by Nancy Stark Smith\, one of the founde rs of CI\, into what happens at CI jams. Nancy named and codified her obse rvations and as a result The Underscore practice has become not only an us eful tool for entering jam space but also a dance ritual shared globally b y all contact improvisation communities.\nAs a special feature I will intr oduce Standing with the Earth practice as a dancers’ way to demonstrate our human solidarity with the living organism\, the earth\, in a simple\, non spectacular yet reverent ritual of pausing\, being still and acknowled ging our interbeing.\n\nAbout the structure:\nThe dance will take the enti re 2hrs and 15minutes. We will start as an “assembly” and then I will guide us on a physical journey through all the symbols describing changes of states whilst encouraging us to move and embody their qualities so that the principles are felt rather than just thought. In the “open space” part of the Underscore Mark Smullian will accompany us musically with his gorgeous soundscapes.\nWe will dedicate the last 20 minutes of the dance to a direct and deliberate practice of “harvesting” and “reflecting ” and we’ll finish as an assembly.\n\nThe last Sunday of each month wi ll be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musician.\n\nThese Sunday se ssions are run and taught by a community of contact dancers. Classes are o pen to all levels and generally led by a different teacher each week.\n\nP articipants are responsible for their own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organiser s cannot accept responsibility or liability for injury. CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2437@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191117T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191117T201500 DTSTAMP:20191111T211756Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2019-11-17/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 17 Nov 19 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm.\n\nHow do we know when we are doing contact improv isation?\n\n\nLisa will investigate her approach to CI through an explorat ion of Steve Paxton's forms and puzzles\, and offering other sequences for moving in and out of contact with each other. Lisa is interested in ways in which we can take responsibility for the distribution of weight in our bodies\, and the sensibilities around weight exchange between our bodies.\ n\nThe last Sunday of each month will be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musician.\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and taught by a communit y of contact dancers. Classes are open to all levels and generally led by a different teacher each week.\n\nParticipants are responsible for their o wn safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot accept responsibility or liabi lity for injury. CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2438@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191124T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191124T201500 DTSTAMP:20191118T145509Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2019-11-24/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 24 Nov 19 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThis is the last Sunday of the month so there will be an o pen jam from 6 – 8:15pm with a live musician.\n\nA jam is an informal ga thering of dancers. There is no teacher\, but space and time to develop sk ills and confidence. You are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to explore and integrate techniq ues you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nNo nee d to book in advance\, just drop in.\n\n£8 concessions\, £10 full\, or b ook on MoveGB\n\n[wonderplugin_video iframe="https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=uvECj6Sow90" lightbox=0 lightboxsize=1 lightboxwidth=960 lightboxheight =540 autoopen=0 autoopendelay=0 autoclose=0 lightboxtitle="" lightboxgroup ="" lightboxshownavigation=0 showimage="" lightboxoptions="" videowidth=60 0 videoheight=400 keepaspectratio=1 autoplay=0 loop=1 videocss="position:r elative\;display:block\;background-color:#000\;overflow:hidden\;max-width: 100%\;margin:0 auto\;" playbutton="http://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/pl ugins/wonderplugin-video-embed/engine/playvideo-64-64-0.png"]\n\nVideo cou rtesy of Ben Green\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and taught by a commun ity of contact dancers. Classes are open to all levels and generally led b y a different teacher each week.\n\nParticipants are responsible for their own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot accept responsibility or lia bility for injury. CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2439@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191201T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191201T201500 DTSTAMP:20191127T180015Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2019-12-01/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 1 Dec 19 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm.\nClass description\n\n\nAnd where can I rest my ey es?\n\nIn a dialogue with light\, eyes are an integral part of our dance. Observing\, noticing\, viewing\, balancing\, looking\, watching - intentio nally or receptively. Even closed eyes are part of our dance. So we will g ive them a bit of attention\, so we will allow them to rest. So we will ex plore how creative can be an act of seeing.\n\nKlara is a dance artist and CI teacher. In her practice\, she is deeply dedicated to the practice of listening with all the senses and finding connections with others\, in phy sical contact and through the space. She explores both ensemble and contac t improvisation tools\, studying the nature of human interactions. Klara i s also a researcher\, she obtained her PhD studying collaborations and cre ativity in dance through the lenses of cognitive psychology.\n\nThe last S unday of each month will be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musici an.\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and taught by a community of contact dancers. Classes are open to all levels and generally led by a different t eacher each week.\n\nParticipants are responsible for their own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot accept responsibility or liability for inju ry. CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2445@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191208T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191208T153000 DTSTAMP:20191114T211816Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contakids-contact-improvisation-for- children-and-parents/ SUMMARY:Contakids - Contact Improvisation for children and parents - The Ex ercise Club - 8 Dec 19 13:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA date for your pre Christmas diaries.\nNOTE a change of ve nue.\n\nLast ContaKids long session before Christmas! Lots of physical gam es for you and your child together.\nWe move as a group\,\nWe dance\, we s wim and swoop.\nWe go upside down\,\nwe roll\, we jump\, we run!\nOne pare nt and one child aged 2-8 enter for £12.\nLarge family discount available \, ideally there will be one adult per child. More info here: http://joond ance.wixsite.com/joondance/contakids\nLet us know if you are coming! Email agrenckowska@gmail.com or text 07871455025. CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Exercise Club\, 213 Whiteladies Road\, Bristol\, BS8 2XS\, Uni ted Kingdom GEO:51.4700637;-2.6144398000000137 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=213 Whiteladies Road\, Bris tol\, BS8 2XS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Exercise Clu b:geo:51.4700637,-2.6144398000000137 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2440@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191208T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191208T201500 DTSTAMP:20191203T145247Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2019-12-08/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 8 Dec 19 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm.\n\nPatterns and possibilities\n \;\n\nCI class on some basic patterns in CI and exploring how to allow spontaneous movem ent and unexpected movement pathways to happen. Patterns we will visit inc lude\, spirals\, weight sharing\, fear and contraction and upper body bias \, and staying on one level \nClass includes warm up and introduction to j am. \nSam is a CI facilitator and Multi-modal Dance movement Psychotherapi st\n\nThe last Sunday of each month will be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm wi th a live musician.\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and taught by a commu nity of contact dancers. Classes are open to all levels and generally led by a different teacher each week.\n\nParticipants are responsible for thei r own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot accept responsibility or li ability for injury. CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2441@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191215T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191215T201500 DTSTAMP:20191211T184649Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2019-12-15/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 15 Dec 19 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm.\n\nClass Description\n\n\n\nThis week's class we w ill be Looking at lifts! We will start slowly learning the fundamental pri ncipals (don't worry newcomers) and then take to the skies developing your repertoire and confidence.\n\nThe last Sunday of each month will be an op en jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musician.\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and taught by a community of contact dancers. Classes are open to all levels and generally led by a different teacher each week.\n\nParticipants are responsible for their own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot ac cept responsibility or liability for injury. CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2447@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200105T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200105T201500 DTSTAMP:20200102T153446Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2-2020-01-05/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 5 Jan 20 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm. This is a single session running from 6 - 8:15. Pl ease be on time or you might not be able to take part.\nClass Description\ nHow does this body want to move?\n\n\n\n“To learn Contact Improvisation is to learn how to pose a question” (Daniel Lepkoff).\n\nIn this class we will begin to investigate the skill of tapping into body questions as e xpressed by the mind.\nSubtle solo and coupled body work as our first prac tice will soften our kinesthetic and sensory body mind complex. Then we’ ll use body as archive and see what happens when movement meets attention meets memory. We’ll be invited to get curious about our habitual pattern s of movement and asked to re-invent them. Simple spinal scores and workin g with the gravitational centre will aid this exploration.\nAll levels of experience and abilities welcome and participants are asked to bring their natural curiosity with them.\n\nThe last Sunday of each month will be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musician.\n\nThese Sunday sessions ar e run and taught by a community of contact dancers. Classes are open to al l levels and generally led by a different teacher each week.\n\nParticipan ts are responsible for their own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take car e to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot accept responsibility or liability for injury. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2448@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200112T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200112T201500 DTSTAMP:20200109T200442Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2-2020-01-12/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 12 Jan 20 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm. The session runs from 6 to 8:15\, so please be on time or you might not be able to participate.\n\n[wonderplugin_video ifram e="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEDo0qdCSPY" lightbox=0 lightboxsize=1 lightboxwidth=960 lightboxheight=540 autoopen=0 autoopendelay=0 autoclose= 0 lightboxtitle="" lightboxgroup="" lightboxshownavigation=0 showimage="" lightboxoptions="" videowidth=600 videoheight=400 keepaspectratio=1 autopl ay=0 loop=0 videocss="position:relative\;display:block\;background-color:# 000\;overflow:hidden\;max-width:100%\;margin:0 auto\;" playbutton="http:// contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/wonderplugin-video-embed/engine/play video-64-64-0.png"]\n\nLaura Doehler\, BA (Dance Theatre) and MA (Performa nce Making)\, teaches movement (release\, CI\, improvisation\, composition and movement analysis) in HE at the National School of Circus Arts London . H2dance\, Tara’ Darquin\, Monsur Ali and Anne-Gaelle Thiriot are artis ts she is currently working with as performer\, collaborator and researche r.\n\nPicking up on impermanence and change Laura chooses improvisation an d CI to trace and train focus that observes change. She initiates collecti ve processes that disseminate an embodiment of ideas\, which circle around social connectivity and manifest via events that people can participate i n and witness. The shedding of boundaries of self and other and the integr ation of performance and practice as part of everyday life are reoccurring themes. \n\nThe last Sunday of each month will be an open jam from 6 - 8 :15pm with a live musician.\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and taught by a community of contact dancers. Classes are open to all levels and genera lly led by a different teacher each week.\n\nParticipants are responsible for their own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and s ensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot accept responsibili ty or liability for injury. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2449@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200119T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200119T201500 DTSTAMP:20200116T210821Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2-2020-01-19/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 19 Jan 20 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm. The whole session runs from 6 to 8:15. Please be o n time or you might not be able to take part.\nClass Description\nDancing with a growth mindset\n\n\n\nUsing insights from positive psychology we wi ll also move with exercises from Nita Little (a student of Steve Paxton in the 1960’s) finding continuous motion\, coming away from stasis in body -mind into growth and freedom\, depth and connection!\n\nSam is a CI facil itator and Dance Movement Psychotherapist.\n\nThe last Sunday of each mont h will be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musician.\n\nThese Sunda y sessions are run and taught by a community of contact dancers. Classes a re open to all levels and generally led by a different teacher each week.\ n\nParticipants are responsible for their own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organ isers cannot accept responsibility or liability for injury. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2450@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200126T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200126T201500 DTSTAMP:20200121T090946Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2-2020-01-26/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 26 Jan 20 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nLast Sunday of the  month means there will be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live improvising musician.\n\n[wonderplugin_video iframe="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvECj6Sow90" lightbox=0 lightboxsi ze=1 lightboxwidth=960 lightboxheight=540 autoopen=0 autoopendelay=0 autoc lose=0 lightboxtitle="" lightboxgroup="" lightboxshownavigation=0 showimag e="" lightboxoptions="" videowidth=600 videoheight=400 keepaspectratio=1 a utoplay=0 loop=0 videocss="position:relative\;display:block\;background-co lor:#000\;overflow:hidden\;max-width:100%\;margin:0 auto\;" playbutton="ht tp://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/wonderplugin-video-embed/engine /playvideo-64-64-0.png"]\n\nA jam is an informal gathering of dancers. The re is no teacher\, but space and time to develop skills and confidence. Yo u are free to dance\, rest\, or sit and watch\, as you wish. The jam provi des an opportunity to explore and integrate techniques you have learned\, and to find your own routes into dancing.\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and taught by a community of contact dancers. Classes are open to all lev els and generally led by a different teacher each week.\n\nParticipants ar e responsible for their own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot accep t responsibility or liability for injury. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2451@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200202T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200202T201500 DTSTAMP:20200128T095646Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2-2020-02-02/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 2 Feb 20 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm. The session runs from 6 to 8:15\, so please be on time or you might not be able to take part.\nClass Description\nFinding yo ur Flexible Feet Floating Firmly on the Floor\n\n[wonderplugin_video ifram e="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpJgBKl3ySI" lightbox=0 lightboxsize=1 lightboxwidth=960 lightboxheight=540 autoopen=0 autoopendelay=0 autoclose= 0 lightboxtitle="" lightboxgroup="" lightboxshownavigation=0 showimage="" lightboxoptions="" videowidth=600 videoheight=400 keepaspectratio=1 autopl ay=0 loop=0 videocss="position:relative\;display:block\;background-color:# 000\;overflow:hidden\;max-width:100%\;margin:0 auto\;" playbutton="http:// contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/wonderplugin-video-embed/engine/play video-64-64-0.png"]\n\nFocusing on upright CI (...off-balance and leaning) \, we'll research how paying close attention to our feet and their contact to the floor facilitates freedom and fun in our CI dances - both solo and especially\, in contact with partners.\n\nThe last Sunday of each month w ill be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musician.\n\nThese Sunday s essions are run and taught by a community of contact dancers. Classes are open to all levels and generally led by a different teacher each week.\n\n Participants are responsible for their own safety and well-being in the ja m. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organis ers cannot accept responsibility or liability for injury. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2452@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200209T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200209T201500 DTSTAMP:20200204T165020Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2-2020-02-09/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 9 Feb 20 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm. The whole session runs from 6 to 8:15. Please be o n time or you may not be able to take part.\n\nClass Description\n\n\n\nUs ing the body to see and the eyes to listen\, sensing the landscape\, the s pace and our partners\, to delve into a dialogue with the other.\n\nThe la st Sunday of each month will be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live mu sician.\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and taught by a community of cont act dancers. Classes are open to all levels and generally led by a differe nt teacher each week.\n\nParticipants are responsible for their own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot accept responsibility or liability for injury. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2453@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200216T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200216T201500 DTSTAMP:20200210T191624Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2-2020-02-16/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 16 Feb 20 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm. The whole session runs from 6 to 8:15. Please be o n time or you may not be able to take part.\nClass Description\n\n\nPhoto credit Karel Mujica / Joon Dance\nFirst humans in the world…\nDiscoverin g our bodies and the bodies of others as if for the first time. We will en deavour to find a childlike playfulness in our exploration of the mechanic s and sensations involved in improvised movement through space and in part nership with one or more other body”\n\nThe last Sunday of each month wi ll usually be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musician. Please not e that the next one will actually be Sunday 1st March instead.\n\nThese Su nday sessions are run and taught by a community of contact dancers. Classe s are open to all levels and generally led by a different teacher each wee k.\n\nParticipants are responsible for their own safety and wellbeing in t he jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The or ganisers cannot accept responsibility or liability for injury. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2461@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200223T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200223T163000 DTSTAMP:20191230T213542Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/places-of-comfort-a-contact-improvis ation-bodywork-and-inter-being-workshop/ SUMMARY:Places of Comfort - a contact improvisation\, bodywork and inter-be ing workshop - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 23 Feb 20 10:30 DESCRIPTION:\nTaught by Asher Levin\n\nTickets on a sliding scale of £35 t o £50 - pay as you are able.\nBuy here:\nhttps://www.brownpapertickets.co m/event/4484120\n\nThere are a maximum of 24 spaces\, so do book early to guarantee yours.\n\nOpen to dancers of all levels of experience\, includin g beginners. Everyone welcome!\n\nContact Improvisation is great for devel oping a sensitivity towards our bodies and those of others\, while allowin g movement to start effortlessly from within.\n\nThe workshop will focus o n finding and exploring "Places of Comfort" in our CI practice\, ease in g entle as well as dynamic dance.\n\nWe will be with and honour our body's d eep yearning to feel safe and comfortable\, as well as exploring those edg es of discomfort in seeking to fulfil our desires for challenge\, discover y and exhilaration.\n\nWe will nurture ourselves and each other with intui tive\, led bodywork and explore our sense of relationship to ourselves\, e ach other and the environment.\n\nThe workshop will include foundations of CI principles such as 'deep listening'\, 'connecting structures'\, 'shari ng weight' and 'following through'.\n\nCombined with imaginative imagery\, we will develop our skills through simple exercises such as finding comfo rt in leaning our body on someone else and carefully shifting weight and a ttention.\n\nSome info about Asher in his own words:\n\n"I have been worki ng and playing with CI for over 20 years\, a journey of continuing discove ry\, joy\, challenges and growth. I was first introduced to it as a curiou s teenager at Bristol Community Dance centre. Much of my early CI training was in my 20s from some great teachers at the class before the Saturday j am in London. I worked as an actor in physical theatre until my early 30s\ , when I ran away to Germany to further explore my CI practice for a coupl e of months – I stayed for 10 years. In Berlin\, I deepened and broadene d my practice. I ran a small movement studio in central Berlin and started teaching\, as well as organising jams. I taught regularly in Berlin as we ll as at festivals in various places in Europe. On returning to the UK\, I have continued sharing my practice. I love the connections I am developin g in Devon\, particularly with the earth and water. CI is a companion\, mi rror\, educator\, a means of communication\, a safe space for wild dance a nd play\, and how I may be feeling more naturally at home with my fellow h umanimals" ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 19/01/ash4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2454@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200223T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200223T201500 DTSTAMP:20200219T211731Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2-2020-02-23/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 23 Feb 20 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm.\nClass Description\n\n\n"An Irreverent Embodied Ex ploration of the Underscore - a research into what tends to happen and may usefully be in our awareness in a jam."\n\nUsually the last Sunday of the month is a jam with a live musician from 6 to 8:15\, but the jam is now g oing to be on 1st March\, the following week.\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and taught by a community of contact dancers. Classes are open to all levels and generally led by a different teacher each week.\n\nParticipant s are responsible for their own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot a ccept responsibility or liability for injury. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2455@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200301T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200301T201500 DTSTAMP:20200225T131601Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2-2020-03-01/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House - 1 M ar 20 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\n[wonderplugin_video iframe="https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=uvECj6Sow90&\;t=2s" lightbox=0 lightboxsize=1 lightboxwidth=960 light boxheight=540 autoopen=0 autoopendelay=0 autoclose=0 lightboxtitle="" ligh tboxgroup="" lightboxshownavigation=0 showimage="" lightboxoptions="" vide owidth=600 videoheight=400 keepaspectratio=1 autoplay=0 loop=0 videocss="p osition:relative\;display:block\;background-color:#000\;overflow:hidden\;m ax-width:100%\;margin:0 auto\;" playbutton="http://contactdance.co.uk/wp-c ontent/plugins/wonderplugin-video-embed/engine/playvideo-64-64-0.png"]\n\n There will be a jam on this Sunday - an unfacilitated space for improvised movement - accompanied by a live musician 6 - 8:15pm. Normally this would be on the last Sunday of the month\, but March is special because it has one of the first and last Sundays!\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and ta ught by a community of contact dancers. Classes are open to all levels and generally led by a different teacher each week.\n\nParticipants are respo nsible for their own safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be aler t and sensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot accept respo nsibility or liability for injury. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2456@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200308T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200308T201500 DTSTAMP:20200303T110057Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-and-jam- 2-2020-03-08/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton H ouse - 8 Mar 20 18:00 DESCRIPTION:Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of h ow the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together. A dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happeni ng in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and medita tive\, and all levels in between. It is a form open to all bodies and inqu iring minds.\n\nThe class will be led from 6 - 7.30pm leading into open ja m from 7.30pm - 8.15pm.\nClass Description\nRe-entry\n\n\n\nWe will explor e the irony that when we stay peripheral in CI (dancing with our hands and feet) and making contact with skin as boundary\, we are not really stayin g safe but are more vulnerable\, even when that seems safer due to our con ditioning. Using exercises that challenge this cultural superficiality we will discover more safety\, satisfaction and collaboration in our dance.\n \nThe last Sunday of each month will be an open jam from 6 - 8:15pm with a live musician.\n\nThese Sunday sessions are run and taught by a community of contact dancers. Classes are open to all levels and generally led by a different teacher each week.\n\nParticipants are responsible for their ow n safety and wellbeing in the jam. Take care to be alert and sensitive to yourself and others. The organisers cannot accept responsibility or liabil ity for injury. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/07/feet6.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:DMAC\, (4th Floor) Hamilton House\, 80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS 1 3QY\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4629;-2.58991 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=80 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, BS1 3QY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=DMAC\, (4th Floor) Ha milton House:geo:51.4629,-2.58991 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2462@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200315T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200315T150000 DTSTAMP:20200310T151605Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contakids-class-and-jam/ SUMMARY:Contakids Class and Jam - The Exercise Club - 15 Mar 20 13:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nA 90 minutes session of ContaKids including a class wit h facilitated games and scores followed by playful open jam with each othe r and some original props.\n\nContaKids is physical movement class inspire d by Contact Improvisation Dance form. By working with the body\, movement and physical contact\, parents and children develop a new\, physical form of communication\, which is enjoyable for both.\n\nTickets and further de tails available at this link.\n\n\n CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam,CI Workshop LOCATION:The Exercise Club\, 213 Whiteladies Road\, Bristol\, BS8 2XS\, Uni ted Kingdom GEO:51.4700637;-2.6144398000000137 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=213 Whiteladies Road\, Bris tol\, BS8 2XS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Exercise Clu b:geo:51.4700637,-2.6144398000000137 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2463@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200531T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200531T190000 DTSTAMP:20200528T160332Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-class-into-nat ure-your-nature/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Class - Into nature\, your nature - - 31 May 20 17:30 DESCRIPTION:This is a challenging time for those who love Contact Improvisa tion\, so we are really excited to be able to offer Bristol Contact Improv isation's first class since lockdown.\nSam Bloomfield is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \n\nTopic: Into nature\, your nature \nTime: May 31\, 2020 05:30 PM London \n\nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/ j/82534843880?pwd=Y29ueGlzcDJDb0dpczBKY2tjeWtMUT09 \n\nMeeting ID: 825 348 4 3880 \nPassword: 4EKpat\nYou can donate to the teacher here https://payp al.me/sampaddingtoncb?locale.x=en_GB\n\n\nCI class with Sam Bloomfield.\n\ nInto nature\, your nature\n\nA class of somatic expression with nature. F rom the multiplicity of us as bacteria\, virus’s and cells\, to the sing ularity of our intention\, to the multiplicity of a tree as being\, textur e\, breath\, fungi and life and the singularity of their form and directio n\; dancing with the weight and depth of earth as ground and the sweet sce nt of 10\,000 delicate blades of grass.\n\nWhat you will need:\n\nA smart phone\n\nHeadphones\n\nSomewhere where you have mobile data\n\nA tree in a park/a tree in nature with no brambles underneath/in your garden.\n\nIf i t is raining\, take an umbrella\, waterproof jacket and use your breath to heat yourself up\, or you can be indoors.\n\nPlease find the class struct ure below (or if you just wish to do your own nature enquiry then check in \, set an alarm go off and Harvest with us at the end please.\n\nClass str ucture\n\n5:15pm find the place you want to be. Click on the zoom link ema iled to you.\n\n1) 5:30pm Check in\, (please mute yourself unless you are checking in.)\n\nVerbal check in brief:\n\nFeelings/sensations\, what does my body need?\n\n2) Follow the class invitations as suits you\,\n\nI reco mmend you turn the video off on your phone to allow you to just to connect with the clas aurally and otherwise be present to where you are.\n\n3) 6: 15pm Return for the half way one word check in.\n\nYou may just want to gi ve a visual signal that every thing is ok.\n\n4) Free CI dance time to exp lore themes from class.\n\nFinding\, embracing contact movement and improv isation with your score in mind\n\n4) 6: 45 Brief verbal harvest\, (return now if you missed out step 2)\, 3) and 4)\n\nVerbal Harvest Brief:\n\nFee lings/sensations\, how was it for you?\n\nDisclaimer: Particularly in this class as the facilitator is not with you and has no control over the spac e or place you chose to be in\, please continue to take responsibility for the choices you make and how you interact with your environment. Nature m ay react in unforeseen ways/present issues to deal with so please take it slow and act with care for yourselves and other beings. (I.e watch out for dog poo\, grass snakes and nettles!)\n\nSam brief biog: Sam is a CI dance r\, facilitator and Dance Movement Psychotherapist and founding director o f Natural Genius Ltd. CATEGORIES:CI Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2464@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200607T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200607T190000 DTSTAMP:20200606T120715Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/socially-distanced-contact-improvisa tion-class-and-jam/ SUMMARY:Socially Distanced Contact Improvisation Class and Jam - Brandon Hi ll Park - 7 Jun 20 17:00 DESCRIPTION:Outdoor Class and Jam:\n\nA New Choreography\, dancing CI in a post COVID world\n\nWe will explore how to re-ignite our love of dance and contact and even deepen our appreciation of this dance form while followi ng the current regulations. Health warning: Dancing CI could dramatically improve your immune functioning.\n\nLocation: Brandon Hill Park\, Jacobs W ells Road\n\nWe will be located where the slope down towards Jacobs Wells Road flattens out a bit. If you can't find us please call Simon on 07947 2 36642\n\nSunday 7th of June\nTime: Class 5-6pm Jam from 6pm.\n\nDress: fre shly washed clothes and tape measures.\nDecorum: please check your tempera ture before hand and come if its in the normal range.\nHand washing: pleas e bring your own facilities.\nCoughing: only allowed if you are clearing y our throat or singing to a frog.\nAnything else? Please bring your own pen to sign disclaimer.\nChanging room: The nearest bush.\nSurely not? Bring your own microbiome.\n\nDonate to the teacher here: https://paypal.me/sam paddingtoncb?locale.x=en_GB\n\nIf there are more than 6 attendees we will split into separate pods in order to comply with current social distancing guidelines.\n\nWith Sam Bloomfield CI dancer/facilitator and dance moveme nt psychotherapist. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 20/06/sam-outdoor.png CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:Brandon Hill Park\, Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom GEO:51.453965923513046;-2.606924734423842 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Brandon Hill Park:geo:51.45396592351304 6,-2.606924734423842 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2465@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200620T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200620T190000 DTSTAMP:20200618T205337Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/global-underscore-2020/ SUMMARY:Global Underscore 2020 - Brandon Hill Park - 20 Jun 20 15:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nYou are invited to participate in the outdoor\, no zoom\, m odified Global Underscore experience this Saturday\, the 20th June from 3p m at Brandon Hill Park.\n\nWe will be located where the slope down towards Jacobs Wells Road flattens out a bit. Around this Google Maps location\n\ n51o27'11.5"N 2o36'30.1"W\nBrandon\, Bristol\nhttps://goo.gl/maps/dV1MpAVP 3f438Ero9\n\nIf you can't find us phone Simon on 07947 236642\nIn order to comply with government social distancing guidelines we aim to run this as a non-contact dance improvisation event. If there are a lot of attendees we may need to split into separate pods as rules permit outdoor gatherings of up to 6 people from different households.\n\nThe Underscore is a frame work for practicing and researching dance improvisation and Contact Improv isation developed in the 90’s by Nancy Stark Smith (one of the founders of Contact Improvisation). The Underscore is a score that guides dancers t hrough a series of "changing states"\; from solo deepening/releasing and s ensitizing to gravity and support\; through group circulation and interact ion\, Contact Improvisation (CI) engagements\, opening out to full group i mprovisation with compositional awareness\, and back to rest and reflectio n.\n\nThe GLOBAL UNDERSCORE (GUS) is a yearly event in which the Underscor e is practiced simultaneously for a 4-hour period by people all over the w orld near the summer solstice (northern hemisphere).\n\nDue to the passing of Nancy Stark Smith (NSS)\, the creator of the Underscore\, on May 1\, 2 020\, we dedicate GUS 2020 to her. We will honor Nancy by having 2 facings in the direction of her house in Florence\, US.\n\nBristol community is g oing to aim to dance in Brandon Hill park from 3 pm through 7pm weather pe rmitting. Please check COVID 19 guidelines and read the disclaimer include d before attending.\n\nThe Modified Score-Jam (MSJ) has more of a jam form at but is influenced by the Underscore. We will do one of the two Small Da nces/Stands during the designated time and might do a Final Resolution\, t ake some time for personal reflection\, and have a circle of sharing at th e end\, depending on the weather changes.\n\nBristol MSJ will aim to be be 2–4 hours.\nMaybe not everyone needs to have a talk-through.\nA simplif ied talk-through will happen during the Assembly (opening gathering) at 3p m.\n\nCOVID 19 Disclaimer - please read and sign\n\nContact Improvisation Bristol June 2020\n\nDisclaimer:\n\nI recognise that there are risks to da ncing CI. These include COVID 19 infection. I recognise that risk is inher ent to life and needs to be balanced against the benefits of any activity. I recognise that it will not be possible to prove beyond reasonable doubt where an infection may have come from\, regardless I hereby indemnify the organisers and teacher of this event against any adverse reaction to any possible infection howsoever arising.\n\nI understand that the organiser a nd teacher are taking sensible precautions\, such as holding the event out side\, creating a touch-contact free zone\, and emphasising a consent base d culture. This does not mean there are no risks\, just as in the rest of life all meaningful activity carries some risk. Being of sound mind and bo dy I chose to exercise my freedom to partake in this class with the unders tanding that by doing so I am acting from my Mental Capacity.\n\nI have be en encouraged by the facilitator to weigh up the pros and cons associated with being in company with others at this time. I understand that if I con tract the virus at some point during my daily activities there is a possib ility others may unknowingly contract it from me. Therefore\, I will act s o as to reduce this possibility especially with those in vulnerable groups by taking sensible precautions. Prior to spending time in the company of vulnerable people I will likewise inform them of the risks associated with being in the company of others and seeking their informed consent where p ossible.\n\nI undertake that I feel well\, and while not a guarantee\, aff irm that I don’t have symptoms of a viral infection.\nSigned.... CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Brandon Hill Park\, Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom GEO:51.453965923513046;-2.606924734423842 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park St\, Bristol\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Brandon Hill Park:geo:51.45396592351304 6,-2.606924734423842 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2473@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201011T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201011T200000 DTSTAMP:20201011T075126Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-class-6/ SUMMARY:CI Class - The Exercise Club - 11 Oct 20 18:00 DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT\nWe will use Feldenkrais ‘Awareness Through Movement ' lessons to pay detailed attention to how we move in specific patterned s equences\, looking for pathways of ease and efficient action. Opening to t he space we will explore how these investigations can take us into sensing ourselves in relation to our environment and others\, by engaging our sen ses of touch\, vision and hearing.\n\n \nHaving studied contemporary and improvisational dance\, Jackie Adkins taught Contact Improvisation in Lond on in the 1990s\, before qualifying as a Feldenkrais Practitioner in 2002. After nine years in North East Scotland where she ran her private Feldenk rais practice\, she relocated to Frome\, Somerset in 2014 where she is now based. She is an Associate Lecturer at Bath Spa University\, teaching mov ement skills on the BA Acting degree. More info: www.movetolive.uk. \nBoo k here ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 20/09/jackie-e1601912462119.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Exercise Club\, 213 Whiteladies Road\, Bristol\, BS8 2XS\, Uni ted Kingdom GEO:51.4700637;-2.6144398000000137 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=213 Whiteladies Road\, Bris tol\, BS8 2XS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Exercise Clu b:geo:51.4700637,-2.6144398000000137 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2467@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201025T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201025T200000 DTSTAMP:20201022T211548Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-class-2/ SUMMARY:CI Class - The Exercise Club - 25 Oct 20 18:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThis class will be an exploration in scores\, solo\, duo\, trio and the whole group. We will work connecting through space to listen and play with each other. There will be a shortened version of the Contemp lative dance practice by Barbara Dilly to warm us up and after that\, we w ill keep moving and exploring\, coming back to our bodies and the much nee ded embodiment which brings us into the present and a whole bodied way of being and moving.\nBook here CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Exercise Club\, 213 Whiteladies Road\, Bristol\, BS8 2XS\, Uni ted Kingdom GEO:51.4700637;-2.6144398000000137 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=213 Whiteladies Road\, Bris tol\, BS8 2XS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Exercise Clu b:geo:51.4700637,-2.6144398000000137 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2474@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220220T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220220T203000 DTSTAMP:20220216T135836Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/4783/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Jam and Food Share - - 20 Feb 22 17:00 DESCRIPTION:SUNDAY 20th February FROM 17:00-20:30\nContact Improvisation Ja m and Food Share\nThe 58th Scout Hut\, Gadshill Road\, Eastville\, Bristol BS5 6PU\n\nA CI community organised event.\n£5 cash or electronic paymen t on the night in order to cover the hire cost.\nCI jam and potluck - welc ome to all! Open jam space from 5-7pm ish\, a volunteer can lead a small g uided warm up if desired\, and live instruments for musical accompaniment are welcome.\n7-8.15 food sharing\nPack up and leave by 8.30pm.\nPlease br ing fairy lights/squishy things to make the space nice.\ninfo@contactdance .co.uk if you have any questions. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/jam-jar-ingredients-blue.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2475@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220227T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220227T220000 DTSTAMP:20220222T113325Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monthly-ci-class-jam/ SUMMARY:Monthly CI Class / Jam - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 27 Feb 22 19:0 0 DESCRIPTION:SUNDAY\, 27 FEBRUARY 2022 FROM 18:30-21:30\nMonthly CI Class / Jam with Jocasta Crofts: Roots down before the sap rises\nSt Michael's Par ish Hall\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\n\nA grounded class connecting and awakening legs to belly center. If we had no arms\, how would we dance contact? Legs get forgotten as limbs to really dance with\, it's time to find them. Thi s will tone and activate your core. All levels and every BODY welcome.\nTo book a space\, please make payment via bank transfer or paypal. See below for details:\nPrice: £18 abudunt\, £14 incomed\, £12 supportive\nPaypa l: bristolcontactjams@gmail.com\nPlease contact email above if you would l ike to pay by bank transfer\nUse friends and family when making payment. R ef: MJAM CI Feb\nWe ask all attendees to take a lateral flow test in advan ce of coming along ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2476@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220305T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220306T160000 DTSTAMP:20220216T140234Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-impro-workshop-with-bryn-tho mas/ SUMMARY:Contact Impro workshop with Bryn Thomas - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 5 Mar 22 09:30 DESCRIPTION:5 MAR AT 09:30 – 6 MAR AT 16:00\nContact Impro workshop with Bryn Thomas\nSt Michael's Parish Hall\n\n\n\nIn this 2 day workshop\, we w ill begin by developing our understanding of the technical aspects of CI\, exploring space\, weight and touch. As we develop these skills we will br anch out into how we can play and have physical conversations. Bryn likes to draw on his technical dance training when leading CI classes\, and this workshop will be perfect for anyone looking to improve their CI technique and gain a deeper understanding of the form.\nAbout Bryn:\nBryn Trained a t London contemporary dance school\, Northern School of Contemporary Dance \, and Salzburg Experimental Academy of dance\, He has worked as a teacher \, performer\, and Choreographer for the last 6 years in both the UK and a cross Europe. Bryn started dancing Contact when he was a teenager\, immedi ately fell in love\, and has continued his practice ever since under the t he tuition of Rick Nodine\, Jovair Longo\, Charlie Morissey\, Vega Lukkone n\, Yael Flexer and many more.\nhttps://www.brynthomasdance.com/\nTickets for the two day event:\nEarlybird £52\nSecond release £65\nFrom here:\nh ttps://hdfst.uk/E70494\nCovid Safety\nPlease ensure you get a negative LTF on the mornings of the event. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/bryn4.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2478@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220313T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220313T211500 DTSTAMP:20220301T130522Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bodywork-into-contact-improvisation- class-jam-2/ SUMMARY:Bodywork into Contact Improvisation Class + Jam - 58th Bristol Scou t Hut - 13 Mar 22 17:15 DESCRIPTION:SUNDAY\, 13 MARCH 2022 FROM 17:30-21:00\nBodywork into Contact Improvisation Class + Jam\n58th Scouts Hut\, Gadshill Rd\, Eastville\, Bri stol BS5 6PU\n\n\n\nBodywork into Contact Improvisation Class (17.15-19.15 )\nThese classes use bodywork as a way into Contact Improvisation through working with your chosen partner for the duration of the class. They aim t o gently guide us into finding easeful ways to connect with ourselves and our bodies to find enjoyment in moving alone and in pairs . We will explor e sharing space and moving with one another introducing hands on work with a partner with sensitivity. We will explore details of the quality of tou ch\, reaching into and through each other's spaces to provide the foundati on for trust\, listening and opening to expansive possibilities of dancing in and out of contact. To keep everyone safe we ask people to take a Late ral Flow before attending.\nDrop-in Jam (19.15-21.15)\nThe open jam follow s on from the class to let our dancing flow into a group awareness. People who have not attended the class are also welcome to drop-in to the jam.\n Costs per person :\n£12 Class + Jam\n£4 Drop-in Jam only\nPlease arrive to start the class together promptly! We have time to close the jam and le ave the space by 20.30.\nBooking essential:\nPlease register for both you and your dance partner together.\nInfo: bodyworkintocontact@gmail.com\nPay ment via Paypal: bodyworkintocontact@gmail.com\n(If you prefer to use bank transfer please email us and we will send you the bank details - please n ote these bank details are different to other bristol CI events)\nTo keep everyone safe we ask everyone to take a Lateral Flow Test before coming.\n About the facilitators:\nJan-Ming Lee is a somatic bodyworker\, dancer\, m usician and facilitator. She is passionate about holding spaces for all hu mans to be nourished by healthy human contact - finding ways to meet each other with respect\, empathy\, curiosity and creativity.\nShe is certified in the somatic body-based way 'The Pantarei Approach'\, has a degree in S ociology\, and has worked as an artist in projects spanning dance\, art in stallation\, interactive tech\, neuroscience\, storytelling\, spoken word\ , improv\, sound art and education. More : http://www.bodyspoken.com\nJay ne Peake enjoys creating relaxed spaces to guide people into an exploratio n of their own unique movement. After having trained as a Fitness Instruct or and then in dance\, she discovered Contact Improvisation\, a practice t hat feeds her desire to move as a way of release\, play and freedom. This practice inspires much of her current teaching\, which focuses on facilita ting explorations to expand our physical awareness and create new possibil ities of moving our bodies.\nMore : http://www.nw5dance.co.uk/people ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/bodywork.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:58th Bristol Scout Hut\, Gadshill Road\, Bristol\, BS5 6PU\, Unite d Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gadshill Road\, Bristol\, B S5 6PU\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=58th Bristol Scout Hut: geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2481@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220320T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220320T201500 DTSTAMP:20220308T092919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/dance-duos-non-class-jam-ci-research -lab/ SUMMARY:"Dance Duos" Non Class + Jam (CI Research Lab) - St Werburghs Commu nity Centre - 20 Mar 22 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n"Dance Duos" Non-Class (17:15-19:15)\nThis session continues the themes of the Non-class by offering a space to learn\, explore and pra ctice to deepen your relationship with Contact Improvisation.\nThe session will firstly offer a guided warm up to reconnect with our bodies in motio n using concepts from Nancy Stark's Underscore. And then allow for a long period of study to focus on one or more areas of interest. Movers will wor k in one pair for the entire research period\, moving between roles of sup porting\, witnessing\, writing as is needed for study.\nAt the end of the research time\, movers will be offered a chance to present to the group in any form of their choosing\nAttendees are encouraged to find a partner be fore the session and discuss their intentions for the workshop\nFor suppor t in finding a partner\, please add yourself to the Bristol CI whatsapp gr oup below:\nhttps://chat.whatsapp.com/I4mzbUCuZw49t7FzJdxh0i\nOr alternati vely post on our facebook page:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/Research-Lab-for -Contact-Improvisers-101316819025952\nDrop-in Jam (19.15-20:15)\nThe last section of the event will open out into a drop-in jam for all. Dancers can further explore their research or just enjoy a dance with others! You can also drop-in to the jam if you haven't attended the research session.\nPl ease arrive earlier to start together for Non-Class promptly! You're welco me to arrive from 17:00. We'll leave the space by 20:30.\nPlease book in a dvance to secure a spot.\nNon-Class + Jam: £12 per person\nDrop-in Jam on ly: £4 per person\nBooking can be made by making payment via:\nPaypal: br istolcontactresearch@gmail.com\nPlease select payment to "trusted/friends and family" use the reference CI Lab MAR\nIf you prefer to use bank transf er please email us and we will send you the correct bank details - please note these details are different from other Bristol CI events)\nContact us on bristolcontactresearch@gmail.com for any questions\nTo keep everyone s afe\, please take a Lateral Flow Test before coming. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/03/nonclass2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam,CI Labbing Session LOCATION:St Werburghs Community Centre\, Horley Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9TJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Horley Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9TJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Community Ce ntre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2485@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220327T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220327T220000 DTSTAMP:20220313T170115Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monthly-class-jam-with-sam-bloomfeil d-informed-and-unformed-consent/ SUMMARY:Monthly Class/Jam with Sam Bloomfield: Informed and Unformed Consen t - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 27 Mar 22 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\nMonthly Class/Jam with Sam Bloomfeild: Informed and Unformed Consent\nImprovised music by Simon Leach and Ian Popperwell\nWe would like to invite you to a workshop on Informed and unformed consent within CI\, taught by Sam Bloomfield. The workshop will be followed by an open jam\nTh e workshop aims to examine how to create a culture of safety\, say yes and take positive risks within am experiential setting. Moving and being move d to dive into the multiplicity of beings\, voices and qualities that we a re. An informed consent process will take place around touch\, intention\, and impact. We aim to find silver linings to the pandemic and open to the past in the present\, co-creating an inclusive future.\nBiog:\nSam is an experienced CI facilitator\, Dance Movement Psychotherapist\, body-worker and founder of Natural Genius Ltd https://naturalgeniusltd.co.uk/about-us  He has studied with many Bristol based teachers as well as working with Nita Little one of the co-founders of CI.\nMisc:\nPlease wear clothes for partner work and floor work: no jewellery\, watches\, necklaces\, earrings etc. Please arrive recently washed and feeling healthy \nTo book a space \, please make payment via bank transfer or paypal. See below for details: \nPrice: £18 abundant\, £14 incomed\, £12 supportive\nFor Jam only: £8 \n7PM - 8.30PM: Class\n8.30PM - 10PM : Jam\nPaypal: bristolcontactjams@gma il.com\nFor bank transfer please email bristolcontactjams@gmail.com\nUse f riends and family when making payment. Ref: MJAM CI March\nThank you and l ook forward to seeing you dancing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/03/body-democracy.png CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2479@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220329T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220329T213000 DTSTAMP:20220308T082304Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/dance-improvisation-training-mar-apr -4-week-series/ SUMMARY:Dance Improvisation Training: 29 Mar + 12 April - The Willow Studio - 29 Mar 22 20:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nUPDATE: instead of a closed 4-week series\, I am now offeri ng two open drop-in classes on Tues 29 March and Tues 12 April: 8-9.30pm.\ nThese two classes aim to hone our dance improvisation skills as solo and ensemble\, witnessing each other\; through different ways in –\nThese in clude spatial tuning of ourselves and each other\, imagination and impulse \, body memory\, musicality and rhythm\, voice improvisation in relation t o movement\, energetic and tactile awareness with surfaces\, atmospheres a nd other humans.\nYou are welcome to book for just one class\, or even bet ter\, for both classes! I do recommend joining both classes as it can help weave your daily living into our studio explorations\, drop any juicy ins ights back into the space\, potentially creating more connection between u s dancers.\nLevel: all welcome – everyone who wants to enquire and atten d to their body-based skills through space\, and a curiosity to witness ea ch other and be witnessed\nCost per drop-in class:\n£12 (£10 concession) \nOffer:\n£18 for both classes booked together\nLocation: Willow Studio\, St Werburgh’s Primary School\, James Street St Werburgh’s\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nBOOKING ESSENTIAL – please send a payment via paypal to jan.l ee.uk@gmail.com (select Trusted/Friends &\; Family option) and send an email to let me know you've done that! (Alternatively\, you can use bank t ransfer - email to ask for details!)\nIf you have any questions at all or any requests or needs\, please feel free to email and I will do my best to meet them.\nThe studio is accessible on the ground floor and there is an accessible toilet next to the studio. I aim to create a class where explor ations and exercises are adaptable to each individual's pace\, energy\, ch oices of movement and encourage a culture of care and empathy for each dan cers' individual health and limits. Please get in touch to let me know if there is anything specific you need in the space to help you feel free and resourced.\nAbout the teacher Jan-Ming Lee:\nJan-Ming is an artist with a background in dance\, music\, theatre\, somatic bodywork\, sociology. She has been collaborating in performing arts projects since 2005\, in places including China\, UK\, Europe\, Brazil.\nShe has trained with teachers in cluding instant composition with Julyen Hamilton\, poetry improvisation wi th Billie Hanne\, Action Theater (physical theatre with voice/movement) wi th Kate Hilder/Sten Rudstrom\, Axis Syllabus (fascia / functional movement ) @ Nomadic College\, Wolfsohn-Hart 'human voice' with Margaret Pikes\, an d dancing Contact Improvisation for over 15 years.\nHer performance work w hich includes immersive theatre\, participatory installations\, dance thea tre and interactive sound performance has been shown at venues including T ate Modern and Victoria &\; Albert Museum.\nMore: http://www.janlee.or g\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/03/janclass2.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2482@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220403T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220403T211500 DTSTAMP:20220308T093325Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bodywork-into-contact-improvisation- class-jam-3/ SUMMARY:Bodywork into Contact Improvisation: Class + Jam - 58th Bristol Sco ut Hut - 3 Apr 22 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBodywork into Contact Improvisation Class (17.15-19.15)\nThes e classes use bodywork as a way into Contact Improvisation through working with your chosen partner for the duration of the class. They aim to gentl y guide us into finding easeful ways to connect with ourselves and our bod ies to find enjoyment in moving alone and in pairs . We will explore shari ng space and moving with one another introducing hands on work with a part ner with sensitivity.\nWe will explore details of the quality of touch\, r eaching into and through each other's spaces to provide the foundation for trust\, listening and opening to expansive possibilities of dancing in an d out of contact.\nDrop-in Jam (19.15-21.15)\nThe open jam follows on from the class to let our dancing flow into a group awareness. People who have not attended the class are also welcome to drop-in to the jam.\nCosts per person :\n£12 Class + Jam\n£4 Drop-in Jam only\nPlease arrive to start the class together promptly! We have time to close the jam and leave the s pace by 21.30\nBooking essential:\nPlease register for both you and your d ance partner together.\nInfo: bodyworkintocontact@gmail.com\nPayment via P aypal: bodyworkintocontact@gmail.com\nPlease select 'trusted / friends &am p\; family option'!\n(If you prefer to use bank transfer please email us a nd we will send you the bank details - please note these bank details are different to other bristol CI events)\nTo keep everyone safe we ask everyo ne to take a Lateral Flow Test before coming.\nAbout the facilitators:\nJa n-Ming Lee is an East Asian / Chinese bodyworker and dancer with a backgro und in somatic and dance improvisation\, based on the principles of human potential\, empathy and personal empowerment. She facilitates interactive events that draw out our shared creative impulses between human to human\, in amongst our many differences. Her work sits between performance\, cele bration\, ritual\, intimate conversation and joy for dancing and human con nection. http://www.janlee.org\nJayne Peake enjoys creating relaxed space s to guide people into an exploration of their own unique movement. Traine d first in fitness and then in dance\, she discovered Contact Improvisatio n\, a practice that feeds her desire to move as a way of release\, play an d freedom. This practice inspires much of her current teaching\, which foc uses on facilitating explorations to expand our physical awareness and cre ate new possibilities of moving our bodies. http://www.nw5dance.co.uk/peo ple ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/03/bodywork2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:58th Bristol Scout Hut\, Gadshill Road\, Bristol\, BS5 6PU\, Unite d Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gadshill Road\, Bristol\, B S5 6PU\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=58th Bristol Scout Hut: geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2489@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220410T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220410T201500 DTSTAMP:20220329T092231Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/non-class-ci-research-lab-ci-jam/ SUMMARY:Non Class : CI Research Lab + CI Jam - St Werburghs Community Centr e - 10 Apr 22 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nNon-Class (17:15-19:15)\nThis session is for dancers and move rs interested in deepening their CI practice. It aims to encourage self-di rected learning. You are facilitated to drop into your curiosity\, be open to what arises\, and carve out your own specific questions of interest – solo and collectively.\nThe framework will be loose and held by a faci litator who will encourage students to research areas of their choosing\, that have either been brought to the session or arisen within the space. T he facilitator will utilise moving\, speaking/vocalising witnessing\, shar ing and supporting tools to create an environment for exploration. There w ill be time for solo and group contemplation to formulate an area of inter est before detailed research can begin.\nClosing of the session will inclu de smaller harvest circles between dancers or if time is allowed a present ation to the group.\nLevel: You should have a base-line of Contact Improvi sation experience and/or other movement practice. This is to ensure that y ou and all dancers will be able to be responsible for your own safety and learning\, as it is not a class. If you have any questions\, do email us!\ nDrop-in Jam (19:15-20:15)\nThe last section of the event will open out in to a drop-in jam for all. Dancers can further explore their research or ju st enjoy a dance with others! You can also drop-in to the jam if you haven 't attended the research session.\nPlease arrive in time to start together for Non-Class promptly! We have time to close the jam and leave the space by 20:30\nPlease book in advance to secure a spot.\nNon-Class + Jam: £12 \nDrop-in Jam: £4\nBooking can be made by making payment via:\nPaypal: br istolcontactresearch@gmail.com\nPlease select payment to "friends and fami ly" use the reference CI Lab APR\nIf you prefer to use bank transfer pleas e email us and we will send you the correct bank details - please note the se details are different from other Bristol CI events)\nContact us on bris tolcontactresearch@gmail.com for any questions\nTo keep everyone safe\, pl ease take a Lateral Flow Test before coming.\nLocation: St Werburghs Commu nity Centre\nPhoto Julia Bernstein CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Community Centre\, Horley Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9TJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Horley Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9TJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Community Ce ntre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2480@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220412T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220412T213000 DTSTAMP:20220308T082340Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/dance-improvisation-training-29-mar- 12-april/ SUMMARY:Dance Improvisation Training: 29 Mar + 12 April - The Willow Studio - 12 Apr 22 20:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nUPDATE: instead of a closed 4-week series\, I am now offeri ng two open drop-in classes on Tues 29 March and Tues 12 April: 8-9.30pm.\ nThese two classes aim to hone our dance improvisation skills as solo and ensemble\, witnessing each other\; through different ways in –\nThese in clude spatial tuning of ourselves and each other\, imagination and impulse \, body memory\, musicality and rhythm\, voice improvisation in relation t o movement\, energetic and tactile awareness with surfaces\, atmospheres a nd other humans.\nYou are welcome to book for just one class\, or even bet ter\, for both classes! I do recommend joining both classes as it can help weave your daily living into our studio explorations\, drop any juicy ins ights back into the space\, potentially creating more connection between u s dancers.\nLevel: all welcome – everyone who wants to enquire and atten d to their body-based skills through space\, and a curiosity to witness ea ch other and be witnessed\nCost per drop-in class:\n£12 (£10 concession) \nOffer:\n£18 for both classes booked together\nLocation: Willow Studio\, St Werburgh’s Primary School\, James Street St Werburgh’s\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nBOOKING ESSENTIAL – please send a payment via paypal to jan.l ee.uk@gmail.com (select Trusted/Friends &\; Family option) and send an email to let me know you've done that! (Alternatively\, you can use bank t ransfer - email to ask for details!)\nIf you have any questions at all or any requests or needs\, please feel free to email and I will do my best to meet them.\nThe studio is accessible on the ground floor and there is an accessible toilet next to the studio. I aim to create a class where explor ations and exercises are adaptable to each individual's pace\, energy\, ch oices of movement and encourage a culture of care and empathy for each dan cers' individual health and limits. Please get in touch to let me know if there is anything specific you need in the space to help you feel free and resourced.\nAbout the teacher Jan-Ming Lee:\nJan-Ming is an artist with a background in dance\, music\, theatre\, somatic bodywork\, sociology. She has been collaborating in performing arts projects since 2005\, in places including China\, UK\, Europe\, Brazil.\nShe has trained with teachers in cluding instant composition with Julyen Hamilton\, poetry improvisation wi th Billie Hanne\, Action Theater (physical theatre with voice/movement) wi th Kate Hilder/Sten Rudstrom\, Axis Syllabus (fascia / functional movement ) @ Nomadic College\, Wolfsohn-Hart 'human voice' with Margaret Pikes\, an d dancing Contact Improvisation for over 15 years.\nHer performance work w hich includes immersive theatre\, participatory installations\, dance thea tre and interactive sound performance has been shown at venues including T ate Modern and Victoria &\; Albert Museum.\nMore: http://www.janlee.or g\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/03/janclass2.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2483@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220416T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220416T170000 DTSTAMP:20220308T093729Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/falling-flying-contact-improvisation -workshop-with-hugh-stanier/ SUMMARY:Falling & Flying-Contact Improvisation workshop with Hugh Stanier - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 16 Apr 22 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\nThe workshop:\nWe will begin by playing with gravity and mome ntum\, focusing on the ideas of falling and flying- both in solo movement and in contact. Starting close to the ground and building up through level s\, we develop confidence in our own abilities\; building trust in the bod y.\nBy researching in our solo movement the subtle mechanics of ‘small d ance'\, suspension &\; reaching\, we progress towards using momentum an d spirals to learn\, fluid ways to lift one-another through ‘catching a ride’. Working with the frame and structure of the arms\, we will explor e ways to connect to space and find counterbalance in the body\, providing frames to both lift and be lifted and offer structures to be explored. We will focus in on the details and technique of body tone\, alignment and s mall points of contact that help with finding lightness in being lifted an d efficiency in lifting.\nAs well as these specific focuses\, there will a lso be time given to more free exploration\, to integrate the material int o the dance naturally and organically.\nTechnique and Poetry.\nStructure a nd Freedom.\nPlayful Beings in Motion.\nAbout Hugh Stanier\nHugh is a move ment artist specialising in Improvisation &\; Contact Improvisation. He has over 16 years of teaching &\; performance experience. He began dan cing when he was 15\, training in Break dance and Contemporary. He went on to train at Northern School of Contemporary Dance\, graduating in 2008. S ince then he has worked with companies such as 2Faced Dance\, Tom Dale\, S TAN Won’t Dance\, and Ultima Vez.\nHe has taught C.I. intensives interna tionally at the Goa Contact Festival(2015-17)\, Berlin contact festival\, Soma Arts festival (Munich)\, Portugal Contact Gathering and the Goa Dance residency 2019 &\; 2020. Currently his main focus is organising &\; facilitating his own events and workshops.\nHe is also a qualified TMW (T ai Chi Movements for Wellbeing) facilitator. The principles of Tai Chi and Qi Kung underpin his approach to teaching and sharing movement.\nWho is t his workshop for?\nThis workshop is for people who have had some previous experience of Contact Improvisation.\nWhat to bring:\nComfy clothes\, chan ge of t-shirt\, your lunch\, plenty of liquids\, snacks. Tea and Coffee is provided.\nVenue:\nSt Michael's Parish Hall\nBS2 8BE\nhttps://goo.gl/maps /jDJkDhP6TdDvHeHL8\nParking\nGo to the entrance to St Michael's Parish Hal l. You will see the gates to the playground to your right. Drive into the second playground.\nThis is the area painted like a football pitch behind the Hall.\nTimings\n9.30 doors open -warm up space\n10am start\n5pm finish \nTickets\nearlybird £33\ngeneral release £42\npurchase below:\nhttps:// hdfst.uk/E72788\nTickets are non-transferable. If you wish to cancel and h ave someone else in mind\, please contact me on elkmailer@gmail.com. Ticke ts will go for resale on headfirst once event is sold out. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/03/hugh.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2488@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220417T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220417T210000 DTSTAMP:20220413T192247Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-jam-and-foodsh are/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Jam and Foodshare - Centre for Whole Health - 17 Apr 22 17:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nJam and Potluck (Foodshare)\nCentre for Whole Health\,\n12 Victoria Pl\, Bedminster\, Bristol BS3 3BP\n\n£5 cash or electronic payme nt on the night in order to cover the hire cost.\nCI jam and potluck - wel come to all!\nA volunteer can lead a small guided warm up if desired\, and live instruments for musical accompaniment are welcome. Bring food to sha re and bodies to move !\n\n5:30 Making the space beautiful together!\n5:45 -7.30 Jam\n7.30 - 9pm Foodshare\nPack up and leave by 9.00pm.\nPlease brin g food to share and fairy lights/squishy things to make the space nice. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/jam-jar-ingredients-blue.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Centre for Whole Health\, 12 Victoria Place\, Bristol\, BS3 3BP\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=12 Victoria Place\, Bristol \, BS3 3BP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Centre for Whole He alth:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2490@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220501T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220501T220000 DTSTAMP:20220420T101620Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/monthly-ci-jam-class-with-jackie-adk ins-feldenkrais-awareness-through-movement/ SUMMARY:Monthly CI Jam / Class with Jackie Adkins: Feldenkrais 'Awareness T hrough Movement" - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 1 May 22 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\nMonthly Class/ Jam with Jackie Adkins: Feldenkrais 'Awareness Through Movement"\nIn this session we will begin with a Feldenkrais Metho d lesson in Awareness Through Movement\, in which we will refine our aware ness by paying moment by moment attention in a specific sequence of moveme nts to encourage more efficient action throughout our whole self. From thi s attuned state we will explore solo moving\, establishing our sense of se lf\, through grounded fluidity\, developing into encountering others in to uch duets. We will play with entering and leaving duets - aiming to make s eamless transitions between soloing and dueting\, maintaining a state of r eadiness to make unexpected choices at any moment\, in terms of weight\, s patial intent\, speed and flow.\nPlease bring a mat or blanket to lie on.\ nBiog: Jackie Adkins is a Feldenkrais Method teacher and dancer. She first encountered Contact Improvisation in the late 1980s and taught classes an d organised jams in London throughout the 1990s. She currently lives in Fr ome\, Somerset where she has an in-person and online Feldenkrais practice. For the past 6 years she has been an Associate Lecturer at Bath Spa Unive rsity teaching movement skills for acting students. www.movetolive.uk\nTo book a space\, please make payment via bank transfer or paypal. See below for details:\nPrice: £18 abundant\, £14 incomed\, £12 supportive\, £8 Jam only\nPaypal: bristolcontactjams@gmail.com\nUse friends and family wh en making payment. Ref: MJAM CI May1\nFor bank transfer please email brist olcontactjams@gmail.com\nClass Start : 7pm\nJam Start : 8.30pm ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2491@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220503T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220503T213000 DTSTAMP:20220420T103917Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/dance-improvisation-training-3-may-1 7-may/ SUMMARY:Dance Improvisation Training: 3 May + 17 May - The Willow Studio - 3 May 22 20:00 DESCRIPTION:\nThese two open classes aim to hone our dance improvisation sk ills as solo and ensemble\, witnessing each other\; through different ways in –\nThese include spatial tuning of ourselves and each other\, imagin ation and impulse\, body memory\, musicality and rhythm\, voice improvisat ion in relation to movement\, energetic and tactile awareness with surface s\, atmospheres and other humans.\nLevel: all welcome – everyone who wan ts to enquire and attend to their body-based skills through space\, and a curiosity to witness each other and be witnessed\nCost per class:\n£12 ( £10 concession)\nOffer:\n£18 for both classes booked together\nLocation: Willow Studio\, St Werburgh’s Primary School\, James Street St Werburgh ’s\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nPlease book in advance in order to secure your s pot – please send a payment via paypal to jan.lee.uk@gmail.com (select Trusted/Friends &\; Family option) and send an email to let me know you 've done that! (Alternatively\, you can use bank transfer - email to ask f or details!)\nIf you have any questions at all or any requests or needs\, please feel free to email and I will do my best to meet them.\nThe studio is accessible on the ground floor and there is an accessible toilet next t o the studio. I aim to create a class where explorations and exercises are adaptable to each individual's pace\, energy\, choices of movement and en courage a culture of care and empathy for each dancers' individual health and limits. Please get in touch to let me know if there is anything specif ic you need in the space to help you feel free and resourced.\nAbout the t eacher Jan-Ming Lee:\nJan-Ming is an artist with a background in dance\, m usic\, theatre\, somatic bodywork\, sociology. She has been collaborating in performing arts projects since 2005\, in places including China\, UK\, Europe\, Brazil.\nShe has trained with teachers including instant composit ion with Julyen Hamilton\, poetry improvisation with Billie Hanne\, Action Theater (physical theatre with voice/movement) with Kate Hilder/Sten Ruds trom\, Axis Syllabus (fascia / functional movement) @ Nomadic College\, Wo lfsohn-Hart 'human voice' with Margaret Pikes\, and dancing Contact Improv isation for over 15 years.\nHer performance work which includes immersive theatre\, participatory installations\, dance theatre and interactive soun d performance has been shown at venues including Tate Modern and Victoria &\; Albert Museum.\nMore: http://www.janlee.org\nPhoto: "Foley Lab for dancers" led by Jan-Ming Lee ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/04/jan-mingimprov.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2496@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220507T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220507T170000 DTSTAMP:20220503T094835Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-jam-in-the-par k/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Jam in the Park! - The Old Bowling Green\, Br andon Hill Park - 7 May 22 14:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nInformal contact improv jam.\nAll levels of experience welc ome\nFeel free to bring yourselves\, your friends\, snacks to share and mu sic. Weather forecast is good!\n\nTest Simon on 07947 236642 if you can't find it. CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:The Old Bowling Green\, Brandon Hill Park\, Park Street\, Bristol\ , BS1 5RR\, United Kingdom GEO:51.453750252491126;-2.6075588106200485 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Street\, Bristol\, BS1 5RR\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Old Bowling Green\, B randon Hill Park:geo:51.453750252491126,-2.6075588106200485 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2493@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220514T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220514T223000 DTSTAMP:20220510T100432Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-nita-little-workshop-and- evening-jam/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Nita Little workshop and Evening Jam - The Island - 14 May 22 13:00 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol CI presents a rare opportunity for dancers who practi ce Contact Improvisation to learn more about its form from one of the foun ders of CI\, Nitta Little.\nThe workshop is aimed for those with a baselin e of CI\, feel comfortable sharing weight and have experience listening to bodies in motion.\nThe session will include an exploration of the early s cores used to develop CI \, followed into Nita's research into relational intelligence. The workshop shall be followed by an evening jam for others to drop in.\nWe ask all participants to be sure they are fit and healthy f or the session and will be kindly requesting attendees to take a lateral f low test at the venue before entry. (these will be provided)\nWorkshop spa ce will be limited to 20 people to maintain a safe environment\nApprox. sc hedule of day:\nArrive/First session: 1-4pm\nBreak: 4-5.30pm\nSecond sessi on: 5.30-7.30pm\nEvening Jam 8.30-10.30pm (Please email to book just for t he jam)\nTicket Cost:\n£55 Full Price\n£35 Concession (limited)\nPayment :\nPaypal: bristolcontactjams@gmail.com\nFor bank transfer/or any other qu eries please email: bristolcontactjams@gmail.com\nPlease use Ref: "Nita Li ttle (your initials)" on payments\nNita Little is an activist for relation al intelligence through improvisational dance practices that began with th e emergence and development of Contact Improvisation (CI) in 1972\, a path provoked by Steve Paxton. Nita has remained on the cutting edge of this p ractice for 50 years\, training generations of Contact Improvisation pract itioners and teachers worldwide\, A dancer\, teacher\, choreographer\, and dance theorist\, Little received her PhD in Performance Studies in 2014. She now returns to international touring invited by dance companies\, fest ivals\, conferences and universities to teach\, lecture\, and compose emer gent events. Her writing investigates ecological actions of attention and the creative potentials present in entangled relations. She directs an int ernational network of dance research ensembles - the Institute for the Stu dy of Somatic Communication (the ISSC) which has remained in suspension wi th the pandemic\, but will return to practice soon.\nPhoto: Darryl Ferrucc i ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/04/Nita2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:The Island\, Nelson Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2LE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45661279999999;-2.5923917000000074 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Nelson Street\, Bristol\, B S1 2LE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Island:geo:51.45661 279999999,-2.5923917000000074 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2492@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220517T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220517T213000 DTSTAMP:20220510T100313Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/dance-improvisation-training-3-may-1 7-may-2/ SUMMARY:Dance Improvisation Training: 3 May + 17 May - The Willow Studio - 17 May 22 20:00 DESCRIPTION:\nThese two open classes aim to hone our dance improvisation sk ills as solo and ensemble\, witnessing each other\; through different ways in –\nThese include spatial tuning of ourselves and each other\, imagin ation and impulse\, body memory\, musicality and rhythm\, voice improvisat ion in relation to movement\, energetic and tactile awareness with surface s\, atmospheres and other humans.\nLevel: all welcome – everyone who wan ts to enquire and attend to their body-based skills through space\, and a curiosity to witness each other and be witnessed\nCost per class:\n£12 ( £10 concession)\nOffer:\n£18 for both classes booked together\nLocation: Willow Studio\, St Werburgh’s Primary School\, James Street St Werburgh ’s\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nPlease book in advance in order to secure your s pot – please send a payment via paypal to jan.lee.uk@gmail.com (select Trusted/Friends &\; Family option) and send an email to let me know you 've done that! (Alternatively\, you can use bank transfer - email to ask f or details!)\nIf you have any questions at all or any requests or needs\, please feel free to email and I will do my best to meet them.\nThe studio is accessible on the ground floor and there is an accessible toilet next t o the studio. I aim to create a class where explorations and exercises are adaptable to each individual's pace\, energy\, choices of movement and en courage a culture of care and empathy for each dancers' individual health and limits. Please get in touch to let me know if there is anything specif ic you need in the space to help you feel free and resourced.\nAbout the t eacher Jan-Ming Lee:\nJan-Ming is an artist with a background in dance\, m usic\, theatre\, somatic bodywork\, sociology. She has been collaborating in performing arts projects since 2005\, in places including China\, UK\, Europe\, Brazil.\nShe has trained with teachers including instant composit ion with Julyen Hamilton\, poetry improvisation with Billie Hanne\, Action Theater (physical theatre with voice/movement) with Kate Hilder/Sten Ruds trom\, Axis Syllabus (fascia / functional movement) @ Nomadic College\, Wo lfsohn-Hart 'human voice' with Margaret Pikes\, and dancing Contact Improv isation for over 15 years.\nHer performance work which includes immersive theatre\, participatory installations\, dance theatre and interactive soun d performance has been shown at venues including Tate Modern and Victoria &\; Albert Museum.\nMore: http://www.janlee.org\nPhoto: "Foley Lab for dancers" led by Jan-Ming Lee CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2484@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220521T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220522T173000 DTSTAMP:20220308T094240Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-impro-partner-yoga-thai-mass age-weekend/ SUMMARY:Contact Impro\, Partner Yoga & Thai Massage Weekend - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 21 May 22 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\nJoin Emilia Gzyl and Asher Levin for an indulgent weekend of 3 complementary practices to boost energy levels\, lower stress\, improve your range of motion\, release muscular tension\, develop connection to on eself &\; others\, have fun and experience creative opening.\nOpen to a ll. You may choose to bring a partner to work with for the yoga and clothe d massage\, though this is not essential as we will coordinate.\nTimes: 10 .00 am to 5.30 pm\nLocation: St Michael's Parish Hall. A lovely\, warm bri ght hall in the centre of town\, with views over Bristol.\nPrice: £95 / £125 / £150 as you are able.\nWe aim to be as financially accessible as possible for all. To access a concession price ticket (£95) please send a brief email to Asher. We also have a couple of bursary places available\, if the concession price would be a bar to participation.\nThe 3 Practices \nContact Improvisation is a form of improvised movement or dance. It take s inspiration from and involves exploration of physically being in relatio nship to others. We use the fundamentals of shared touch\, weight\, and mo vement awareness. Letting go of control of all that happens opens us to pl ayfulness\, surprises\, creativity\, dynamism and tenderness.\nPartner Yog a (not to be confused with Acroyoga) allows two people to relate to and su pport one another's practice through mutually assisted poses. From stretch ing your levels of trust to strengthening your communication\, partner yog a can have a positive effect on you and your connections that extends far beyond the physical. It's a gentle\, strong practice\, available for every one’s level\, including those without previous experience.\nThai Massage is a clothed massage practice. Guided and supported throughout\, to relea se tension and stress in a safe &\; respectful manner. Thai Massage use s gentle pressure\, stretching techniques and joint mobilisations to relax &\; open the body. The theory suggests that tight muscles cause blocka ges within energy lines\, called Sen lines in the Thai Massage tradition. These blockages reduce the flow of life energy\, resulting in stiffness\, pain\, and illness. Thai massage uses techniques that open the Sen to corr ect the flow of life energy.\nBio's\nEmilia Gzyl is a Transformational Coa ch\, Yin Yoga Teacher\, experienced Massage Therapist and NLP Master. She' s been offering Healing and Massage sessions to her clients in her establi shed practice in Bristol for the last 12 years. Emilia has dedicated her p ast 13 years to the in-depth exploration of interconnectedness of body/min d/spirit. She is endlessly fascinated by the art of touch and conscious co mmunication in people's lives. She is passionate about dance\, movement\, touch &\; the possibilities offered by them.\nwww.healingmassagebristol .co.uk\nAsher Levin has been practicing Contact Improvisation\, performing physical theatre\, teaching and leading workshops for over 25 years. He's taught CI internationally since 2008. In CI\, he loves the practice of le arning to trust ourselves and others - even when meeting the unknown - in physical\, artistic\, creative and personal relationships. The ever changi ng orientations of CI\, full of movement potential\, provide him with fres h perspectives. Being off-balance\, while dynamic and flowing as a creativ e practice is incredibly liberating.\n*"The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." Marcel Pro ust*\nThere are 26 tickets\, so book early to guarantee a place.\nBooking:  tickettailor.com/events/asherlevinevents\nEnquiries and info:\ne: asher. levin.mail@gmail.com\nt: 0799 9934369 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/03/ash5.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop,Other Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2498@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220529T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220529T220000 DTSTAMP:20220518T124633Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-monthly-class-jam-with-jo casta-eyes-closed-eyes-open-blindfolded-ci/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Monthly Class / Jam with Jocasta "Eyes Closed\, Eyes Op en" (Blindfolded CI) - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 29 May 22 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\nMonthly Class/Jam with Jocasta "Eyes closed\, eyes open" (Bli ndfolded CI)\nThis class will focus on exploring how we use our eyes when open. Finding eyes all over our feeling sensing bodies\, eyes open or clos ed. Dropping into our other senses when eyes are closed. This class will l ead into a slow\, soft eyes closed/blind fold jam. Eye folds provided\, bu t welcome to bring your own\nTo book a space\, please make payment via ban k transfer or paypal. See below for details:\nPrice: £18 abundant\, £14 incomed\, £12 supportive\, £8 jam only\nPaypal: bristolcontactjams@gmail .com\n7-8.30 Class\n8.30 - 10pm Jam with live music from Joe Evans\nUse fr iends and family when making payment. Ref: MJAM CI May2\nFor bank transfer please email bristolcontactjams@gmail.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2499@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220607T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220607T213000 DTSTAMP:20220524T091225Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/dance-improvisation-training-7-21-ju ne/ SUMMARY:Dance Improvisation Training: 7 + 21 June - The Willow Studio - 7 J un 22 20:00 DESCRIPTION:\nThese two open classes aim to hone our dance improvisation sk ills as solo and ensemble\, witnessing each other\; through different ways in –\nThese include spatial tuning of ourselves and each other\, imagin ation and impulse\, body memory\, musicality and rhythm\, voice improvisat ion in relation to movement\, energetic and tactile awareness with surface s\, atmospheres and other humans.\nThis month's classes info:\n~ We practi ce the rituals of enlivening our shared space as a part of ourselves\, tas ting the rhythms\, paces\, textures and sensations of a three dimensional web of relating. The space before (English) words fix us\, collaborating t ogether to stretch and live in the multiple meanings our bodies speak of\, through sharing motifs\, touch\, recoil\, vocalising and co-creating. The class is aimed to be open to all to dance together\, supported by felt se nses of tactility/sound/vision\, I aim to create space to listen and respe ct each others' limits and capacities.\nLevel: all welcome – everyone wh o wants to enquire and attend to their body-based skills through space\, a nd a curiosity to witness each other and be witnessed\nCost per class:\n£ 12 (£10 concession)\nOffer:\n£18 for both classes booked together\nLocat ion: Willow Studio\, St Werburgh’s Primary School\, James Street St Werb urgh’s\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\nPlease book in advance in order to secure yo ur spot – please send a payment via paypal to jan.lee.uk@gmail.com (sel ect Trusted/Friends &\; Family option) and send an email to let me know you've done that! (Alternatively\, you can use bank transfer - email to a sk for details!)\nIf you have any questions at all or any requests or need s\, please feel free to email and I will do my best to meet them.\nThe stu dio is accessible on the ground floor and there is an accessible toilet ne xt to the studio. I aim to create a class where explorations and exercises are adaptable to each individual's limits\, pace\, energy\, choices of mo vement and encourage a culture of care and empathy for each dancers' indiv idual health and limits.\nAbout the teacher Jan-Ming Lee:\nJan-Ming is an artist with a background in dance\, music\, theatre\, somatic bodywork\, s ociology. She has been collaborating in performing arts projects since 200 5\, in places including China\, UK\, Europe\, Brazil.\nShe has trained wit h teachers including instant composition with Julyen Hamilton\, poetry imp rovisation with Billie Hanne\, Action Theater (physical theatre with voice /movement) with Kate Hilder/Sten Rudstrom\, Axis Syllabus (fascia / functi onal movement) @ Nomadic College\, Wolfsohn-Hart 'human voice' with Margar et Pikes\, and dancing Contact Improvisation for over 15 years.\nHer perfo rmance work which includes immersive theatre\, participatory installations \, dance theatre and interactive sound performance has been shown at venue s including Tate Modern and Victoria &\; Albert Museum.\nMore: http:// www.janlee.org\nArtwork: detailed illustration of an organic pattern of or ange and green shades of leaves with a subtle upside down face partially h iding in the middle\, against a black night background : drawn by Algy Beh rens CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2494@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220611T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220612T170000 DTSTAMP:20220420T103742Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/human-moves-contact-improv-intensive / SUMMARY:Human Moves Contact Improv Intensive - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 11 Jun 22 09:30 DESCRIPTION:\nHuman Moves workshop. 11 &\; 12/06\nContact Improvisation &\; Improvisation.\nWe will explore some core principles that help to f ind freedom and availability in the body. Building up a functional underst anding of the underlying principles and structures of contact improvisatio n\, as well as widening the trust to our instincts\, impulses and intuitio n.\nExercises will alternate between contact and solo work to connect to o ur own body as well as to the group as a whole. Together we create an open \, safe space to feel free to enter different ways of moving and being.\nP laying around ideas of momentum\, suspension\, inertia\, falling and swing ing. Slowing down and breathing\, allowing time for listening\, sensing an d sinking deeper into moments and sensations. Fine tuning and subtle preci sion\nSaturday:\nGrounding &\; Earth-\nThrough slowing down and taking more time\, we sink into the deeper tissues that move slower than the musc les. Feeling the sliding of fascia\, the rolling of the organs\, the flowi ng of liquids through the body. Then\, when we enter physical connection w ith another body we have a softer body tone\, allowing for greater sensiti vity and awareness.\nFrom this place we will use specific exercises to exp lore tools that are helpful to work in contact such as\; sharing weight\, centre-to-centre\, leaning and supporting\, and rolling point of contact. Also using ideas around momentum\, suspension\, inertia &\; falling. To find effortless ways into weight transfers. Leading and following\, falli ng and spiralling...\nSunday\n- Spine &\; spirals -\nThe spine is an en dless source of fascination and discovery. We will study how it moves- pla ying with the many different qualities and vast ranges of motion. Offering specific movement patterns for optimal spine efficiency. This material is very helpful for integrating pathways in the body that are useful when en tering contact and also opening up new possibilities in your own body\, as well as investigating principles to give ‘offerings’ and ‘invitatio ns’ to others.\nAbout Hugh\nHugh is a movement artist specialising in Im provisation &\; Contact Improvisation. He has over 16 years of teaching &\; performance experience. He began dancing when he was 15\, training in Break dance and Contemporary. He went on to train at Northern School o f Contemporary Dance\, graduating in 2008. Since then he has worked with c ompanies such as 2Faced Dance\, Tom Dale\, STAN Won’t Dance\, and Ultima Vez.\nHe has taught C.I. intensives internationally at the Goa Contact Fe stival(2015-17)\, Berlin contact festival\, Soma Arts festival (Munich)\, Portugal Contact Gathering and the Goa Dance residency 2019 &\; 2020. C urrently his main focus is organising &\; facilitating his own events a nd workshops.\nHe is also a qualified TMW (Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing ) facilitator. The principles of Tai Chi and Qi Kung underpin his approach to teaching and sharing movement.\nVenue:\nSt Michael's Parish Hall\nBS2 8BE\nhttps://goo.gl/maps/jDJkDhP6TdDvHeHL8\nParking\nGo to the entrance to St Michael's Parish Hall. You will see the gates to the playground to you r right. Drive into the second playground.\nThis is the area painted like a football pitch behind the Hall.\nTimings\nsat doors open 9:30am to start at 10am-5pm\nsun doors open 9:30am to start at 10am-5pm\n1hr lunch break at aprox 1pm\nTickets\nBuy Here:\nhttps://hdfst.uk/E72788\nPricing\n£85 c oncessions\n£105 waged\n£120 abundant\nTickets include attendance on bot h days.\nRefunds\nOnce the tickets sell out there will be a resale list. I f tickets are transferred please notify the organiser.\nPracticals\nWhat t o bring:\nComfy clothes\, change of t-shirt\, your lunch\, plenty of liqui ds\, snacks. Tea and Coffee is provided.\nPlease direct any further querie s to\nLeonie Klein\nelkmailer@gmail.com\n07768789661 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/04/hughjune.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2502@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220626T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220626T220000 DTSTAMP:20220622T114022Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-monthly-class-jam-with-ja n-ming-lee-and-music-from-karen-woods/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Monthly Class / Jam with Jan Ming Lee and music from Em my (harp) - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 26 Jun 22 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\nMonthly Class/Jam with Jan Ming\nWe will practice pouring int o and emptying out of\, as communication\, small dance\, into big dance\, space. Scores are like music notes for a moving body- we will practice sco res that loosen our inner web of connective tissues: hooking in as myceliu m or moving away to find new ground. Moving as being moved. This class exp lores touch\, presence and mindfulness in bearing weight through the physi cs of gravity and consensual dancing\; material is designed to include and be attentive to the limits of our different bodies and capacities\n\nTo b ook a space\, please make payment via bank transfer or paypal. See below f or details:\nPrice: £18 abundant\, £14 incomed\, £12 supportive\, £8 f or just the jam (8:30 - 10)\nPaypal: bristolcontactjams@gmail.com\nUse fri ends and family when making payment. Ref: MJAM CI June\nFor bank transfer please email bristolcontactjams@gmail.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2501@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220629T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220704T100000 DTSTAMP:20220606T205929Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/emerging-hearts-contact-improvisatio n-dance-camp-uk/ SUMMARY:Emerging Hearts Contact Improvisation Dance Camp UK - Bush Farm Bis on Centre - 29 Jun 22 12:00 DESCRIPTION:\nContact Improvisation inspired gathering...\nWhere Community Matters as much as the Dance\nA full immersion into the amazing embodied p ractice of Contact Improvisation with some of the best UK teachers plus a couple of wonderful international teachers (35 Hours of Contact Improvisat ion sessions over 5 days)\nSome of the best UK contact improv musicians fo r our evening Contact jams\nAll sorts of other amazing dance workshops (no t just contact) and a variety of creative\, somatic and sound-based experi ences to support you on your journey. See the full line-up for 2022 here\n Skilful &\; Intuitive Bodyworkers (taking bookings onsite)\nBodywork sh aring evenings in the warm and cosy surround of our Tipi\nDelicious Vegan &\; Veggie Lunches and Dinner cooked with love by our experienced chef ’s and kitchen team (find out more)\nA great selection of spaces to danc e\, hang out and share as well as all the basic facilities to make your ex perience comfortable and easy\, see all the details here\nSmall and intima te gathering with a wonderful co-creative community feel\nAll this nestled within green fields\, wild meadows\, natural woodlands\, lakes\, amazing skylines and the rolling hills of the Wiltshire countryside\nYou are also invited to join the team with our cheaper ticket options\nWe are looking f orward to dancing with you soon….\nTickets are available through the web site.\nFor all the info &\; tickets visit the website: www.contactimpr ovcamp.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/05/richard.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Festival LOCATION:Bush Farm Bison Centre\, Bush Farm Bison Centre\, West Knoyle\, Wi ltshire\, BA12 6AE\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bush Farm Bison Centre\, We st Knoyle\, Wiltshire\, BA12 6AE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TIT LE=Bush Farm Bison Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2497@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220708T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220710T230000 DTSTAMP:20220708T115151Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/8-jul-at-1830-10-jul-at-2300-bristol -celebrates-ci50-st-michaels-parish-hall/ SUMMARY:8 JUL AT 18:30 – 10 JUL AT 23:00 Bristol Celebrates CI@50 (Fri ni ght St Werburghs Primary School) Sat/Sun at St Michael's Parish Hall - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 8 Jul 22 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol CI will celebrate 50 years of Contact Improvisation in style. The weekend will reflect on the beginnings of CI nationally and locally\, how it has evolved and visions\nfor the future.\nThe weekend wi ll be a real celebration of\nthis beautiful deep sensitive and exciting fo rm of dance.\n\n The weekend will include:\nIntensives led by Charlie Mor rissey\n Classes facilitated by Jocasta Crofts\, K'lo Harris\, Sam Bloomf ield &\; Jan-Ming Lee\n Happening/cross-art jam facilitated by Itta Ho wie\n Contempletive dance practice - Agnieszka Grenckowska\n Partner yog a &\; massage - Emilia Gzyl\n Morning singing circle - Patrick Morrow\ n Jams with live music from Mark Smulian\, Algy Behrens\, Simon Leach and more\n Film footage\, CI history &\; stories plus yummy food and cake from Benedict's Street Kitchen.\n\n\n\n\n\n£100 full weekend\n£85 Early bird\n(before 10th June 2022)\n£50 day ticket\nIndividual event tickets n ow available!\nPrice includes Saturday evening dinner and Sunday lunch\nBo okings on Ticket Tailor https://buytickets.at/bristolcontactimprovisation danc\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/05/Ci-50-e1652533774425.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam,CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2503@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220717T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220717T210000 DTSTAMP:20220713T093611Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/outdoor-ci-jam-4/ SUMMARY:Outdoor CI Jam! - The Old Bowling Green\, Brandon Hill Park - 17 Ju l 22 18:00 DESCRIPTION:\nOutdoor contact improvisation jam. Everyone welcome\, whateve r level of experience. If you wish bring music\, snacks to share\, instrum ents\, friends\, family. Let's play!\nThe venue is here https://goo.gl/ma ps/QMEx5Xo4R9JBjNnHA\nRing 07947 236642 if you can't find it. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/05/Brandon-23-2018_07_12-19_30_18-UTC.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:The Old Bowling Green\, Brandon Hill Park\, Park Street\, Bristol\ , BS1 5RR\, United Kingdom GEO:51.453750252491126;-2.6075588106200485 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Street\, Bristol\, BS1 5RR\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Old Bowling Green\, B randon Hill Park:geo:51.453750252491126,-2.6075588106200485 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2504@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220723T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220723T160000 DTSTAMP:20220721T220350Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/outdoor-contact-improv-jam/ SUMMARY:Outdoor Contact Improv Jam - The Old Bowling Green\, Brandon Hill P ark - 23 Jul 22 14:00 DESCRIPTION:\nAnother outdoor contact improvisation jam. Let's play outside while the weather is fine! Everyone welcome\, whatever level of experienc e.\nThe venue is here https://goo.gl/maps/QMEx5Xo4R9JBjNnHA\nRing 07947 2 36642 if you can't find it. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/07/brandon-6-2018_07_12-19_30_18-UTC.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:The Old Bowling Green\, Brandon Hill Park\, Park Street\, Bristol\ , BS1 5RR\, United Kingdom GEO:51.453750252491126;-2.6075588106200485 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Street\, Bristol\, BS1 5RR\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Old Bowling Green\, B randon Hill Park:geo:51.453750252491126,-2.6075588106200485 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2515@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220828T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220828T193000 DTSTAMP:20220820T214427Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 28 Aug 22 17:30 DESCRIPTION:\nCome join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of experience.\nMusicians welcome! Please bring an instrument if your int erested in playing improvised music in the jam.\nSpace Opens at: 5pm\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm\nTo book a space\, please make payme nt via bank transfer or paypal. See below for details:\nPrice: £8 Support ed\, £10 standard\nPaypal: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\nBank Transfer:\nB ristol Contact Improvisation\nAcc - 65690905\nSort - 089299\nEmail: bookin gs@contactdance.co.uk\nRoom Capacity limited to 20 people\, please book in advance to ensure you have a space.\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Cont act Improvisation. See http://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2516@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220918T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220918T193000 DTSTAMP:20220823T161525Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 18 Sep 22 17:30 DESCRIPTION:\nCome join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of experience.\nMusicians welcome! Please bring an instrument if your int erested in playing improvised music in the jam.\nSpace Opens at: 5pm\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm\nTo book a space\, please make payme nt via bank transfer or paypal. See below for details:\nPrice: £8 Support ed\, £10 standard\nPaypal: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\nBank Transfer:\nB ristol Contact Improvisation\nAcc - 65690905\nSort - 089299\nEmail: bookin gs@contactdance.co.uk\nRoom Capacity limited to 20 people\, please book in advance to ensure you have a space.\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Cont act Improvisation. See http://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2495@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220924T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220925T170000 DTSTAMP:20220831T070834Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/from-withinto-together-functional-an d-poetic-anatomy/ SUMMARY:From within…to together - functional and poetic anatomy - St. Mic hael's Parish Hall - 24 Sep 22 09:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nWe are thrilled to be hosting Teti Nikolopoulou\, a visitin g teacher from Athens\, Greece. She will be teaching 24th/25th September.\ n\nDoors open from 9 for personal warmup\nTeaching hours:\n10-5 Saturday\n 10-5 Sunday\nContact: Agnieszka Grenckowska agrenckowska@gmail.com\n\n&nbs p\;\n\n**************Pricing**************\nFull ticket £100\nConcession £85\n\nBuy tickets here.\n\nIn this workshop we will focus on the support that our connective tissue -fascia gives us and how we can connect to eac h other. From the skin to the bone\, we can feel the layers of our body pa rts and find the anchors that allow us to be present in the moment and to go deeper towards/into each other.\n\nWith instructions that derive from e xperiential anatomy\, somatic practices and holistic approach\, we focus o n the raising awareness and the presence of the partners’ bodies. We thu s add to our explorations the internal functions of human action and inter action. \n\nEventually\, we “play” with the incredible properties of t he body: when it functions as an entity\, its ability to vary its shape wi thout breaking\, the helix-like and spiral movements created by the joints \, its infinite kinetic chains it can produce (mobius strip)\, and much mo re.\n\nSuitable for dancers who have some previous experience of contact i mprovisation.\n\nTeti Nikolopoulou is a dancer\, choreographer\, researche r\, dance and physical education teacher\, with a somatic approach to both choreography and dance education. After her graduation she took lessons a t the Movement Research studio\, Merce Cunningham studio\, Paul Taylor stu dio and Alvin Ailey Studio\, in New York City and at Laban Centre\, London .\n\nAmong others\, she has attended lessons and seminars in release techn iques and improvisation with David Zabrano\, Thomas Mettler\, Gwen Wellive r\, Maxine Heppner\, and Axis Syllabus with Frey Faust\, Timos Zechas and others. Since 2000\, she has trained in contact improvisation (CI) with Ch ristina Klissiouni and she has participated in seminars of the practice wi th Nancy Stark Smith\, Nitta Little\, Daniel Lepkoff\, Benno Voorham\, Cha rly Morissey and others.\n\nShe has been awarded as a young choreographer and she has received grants from the Ministry of Culture in 2005\, 2007\, 2017-18\, 2018-19 and 2021-22. She has a PhD related to contact improvisat ion. She has been teaching contact improvisation for more than 15 years. S he gives CI lessons and lectures about somatic approach to dance in severa l professional dance schools in Greece and at conferences. She was a guest teacher in 2019’s Freiburg international contact improvisation festival .\n\nAnima - soma (1992) is a contemporary dance company that specializes in dance creation and dance archiving. Since 2017 the company has collabor ated with Teti Nikolopoulou\, embracing her vision and aiming to communica te and disseminate her embodied approach.\n\nGift/present 2019\, extracts\ n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6foaJKpsVEE\n\ninfinities 2017-18- teas er\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuXwiW-bnW4&\;feature=youtu.be\n\ nMeet me there\, 2016\, teaser\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjhOomep Nxo&\;feature=youtu.be\n\nRoots 2015\, teaser\n\nhttps://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=Byj-b6nTEzA\n\nΙsolated\, 2010\, teaser\n\nhttps://www.youtube. com/watch?v=k21eo7xTgXs\n\nKnots 2011\, full piece\n\nhttps://www.youtube. com/watch?v=spCopN1TgP4 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/04/Teti-Nikolopoulou-Christina-Klissiouni-Timos-Zechas.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2535@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220930T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220930T113000 DTSTAMP:20220927T105705Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2022-09-30 / SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 30 Sep 22 10:00 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This will be a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\ , co-created by all.\n\nTime: Friday Mornings 10-11.30am\nWhen: Starting 3 0th September through to 16th December. Hopefully we will then continue in to the new year.\nPlace: The Hideout Bristol\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, BS5 0TS (www.thehideoutbristol.co.uk)\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move to gether over time. Initially for the whole 12 weeks until mid December.\nCo st: shared equally\, currently £24 each for the 12 week.\n\nOnce started\ , this will be a closed group\, committed for a set period\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during this first semester\, or in the new year.\n\nTo join\, or find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 . Or\, if you are on watsapp\, join the dedicated watsapp group https://c hat.whatsapp.com/LsgGpnzivgW0a4TjAucjtw.\nPlease contact us first before t urning up\, as there are limited spaces.\n\nTHIS GROUP IS CURRENTLY FULL\, BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO JOIN US AT A LATER DATE\, DO LET US KNOW. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2517@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221002T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221002T180000 DTSTAMP:20220920T203357Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-research-lab-moving-with-ying-and -yang/ SUMMARY:CI Research Lab: Moving with Ying and Yang - Fresh Dance and Arts C entre - 2 Oct 22 16:00 DESCRIPTION:\nContact improvisation involves the exploration of one's body in relationship to others by using the fundamentals of sharing weight\, to uch\, and movement awareness.\nIn this research lab \, we shall lean on th e binaries of Ying and Yang to find newness in movement and new ways to re late to each other.\nExplore Yin &\; Yang contrast in your flow\nActive imagination using external influences to shape your movement\nExperiment your agency through props &\; partners\nSeeking meaning that lies withi n the form of objects\, unlocking further potential in your partner work\n 16:00 - 18:00 Sunday 2nd October\nFresh Dance &\; Arts Centre\, 44-46 G reenbank Rd\, Greenbank\, Bristol BS5 6EY\n£8-10 sliding scale.\nPayment via paypal: Bristolcontactresearch@gmail.com\nEmail for bank payment to Br istolcontactresearch@gmail.com\n\nYin &\; Yang\nThe ancient symbol of h armony reminds us\nThat life is a balancing act\nAnd most fulfilling when we learn\nto embrace its dualities:\nUps &\; downs\nLight &\; shadow s\nJoys &\; challenges\nIn our life-affirming dance flow\, how do you p lay with this dynamic contrast? This session will guide you to:\nSession b rief:\nExplore Yin &\; Yang contrast in your flow\nActive imagination u sing external influences to shape your movement\nExperiment your agency th rough props &\; partners\nSeeking meaning that lies within the form of objects\, unlocking further potential in your partner work\nWe plan to hav e dinner after the workshop at Nadu\, please do join us after CATEGORIES:CI Labbing Session LOCATION:Fresh Dance and Arts Centre\, 44-46 Greenbank Road\, Bristol\, BS5 6EY\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=44-46 Greenbank Road\, Bris tol\, BS5 6EY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Fresh Dance and Arts Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2536@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221007T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221007T113000 DTSTAMP:20220927T105705Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2022-10-07 / SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 7 Oct 22 10:00 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This will be a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\ , co-created by all.\n\nTime: Friday Mornings 10-11.30am\nWhen: Starting 3 0th September through to 16th December. Hopefully we will then continue in to the new year.\nPlace: The Hideout Bristol\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, BS5 0TS (www.thehideoutbristol.co.uk)\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move to gether over time. Initially for the whole 12 weeks until mid December.\nCo st: shared equally\, currently £24 each for the 12 week.\n\nOnce started\ , this will be a closed group\, committed for a set period\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during this first semester\, or in the new year.\n\nTo join\, or find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 . Or\, if you are on watsapp\, join the dedicated watsapp group https://c hat.whatsapp.com/LsgGpnzivgW0a4TjAucjtw.\nPlease contact us first before t urning up\, as there are limited spaces.\n\nTHIS GROUP IS CURRENTLY FULL\, BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO JOIN US AT A LATER DATE\, DO LET US KNOW. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2505@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221008T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221009T170000 DTSTAMP:20220927T095311Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/quirky-ci-variations-explorations-we ekend-in-bristol/ SUMMARY:Quirky CI Variations & Explorations Weekend in Bristol - St. Michae l's Parish Hall - 8 Oct 22 10:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nA weekend of Contact Improvisation training\, experimenta tion &\; play co-facilitated by *Harriet Roberts &\; Asher Levin (*p lease see note at the end regarding the original co-teacher\, David Basak) .\nOpen to Contacters with a grounding in CI\, wishing to explore a range of possibilities with shared weight\, dynamic &\; tender movement and d ance\n​In the workshop\, we'll deepen our perceptions of close dance and our bodies in space. There will be new approaches to known pathways (and unknown pathways explored)\, opening fresh sensations and broadening vocab ulary.\nWith adventures to fresh realms where somatic attention may lead u s...\nIn a lovely\, large\, bright venue\, with sprung floor\, in the hear t of Bristol\nPrice**: £110 / £85 / £135 as you feel fair and right for you.\nIf you are not able to make the whole weekend\, 1 Day tickets are a lso available!\n**We have a few supported places for professional Contacte rs\, students and those in financial need\, please email if this is for yo u.\nPlaces are limited to 28 participants.\nEnquiries and booking: asher.l evin.mail@gmail.com / 0799 9934369\nAsher and Harriet are based in South D evon .\nHarriet's brief Biog:\nContinuously asking where she can next danc e Contact Improvisation\; Harriet has travelled extensively in search of h ubs\, homes and bodies researching CI. She has supported and taught within a variety of residencies dedicated to the form as well as festival\, work shop\, and university settings. Harriet is also trained in contemporary da nce. She works as a doula\, dancer and hands-on therapist.\nAsher's brief Biog:\nAsher loves being and interacting with the land and elements. He’ s been practicing Contact Improvisation\, physical theatre\, teaching and leading workshops for a quarter-century. He's taught CI internationally si nce 2008. In CI\, play and being\, he loves the practice of trusting ourse lves and others - even within the unknown\, and re-seeing the known afresh for the first time. He loves old friends too. He finds CI explorations - of being off-balance and free\, yet focused and caring - to be liberating and enriching. Currently Asher is particularly interested in the interplay of spaciousness\, group\, self and intimacy\, dynamic\, tenderness and fi nding unusual approaches or variations to the well-known.\n*Sadly\, due to injury\, David Basak is not able to co-teach on this ‘Quirky CI’ week end. When he’s fully healed\, we look forward to again enjoying his wond erful teachings and shared practice!\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/07/ashquirky-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2537@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221014T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221014T113000 DTSTAMP:20220927T105705Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2022-10-14 / SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 14 Oct 22 10:00 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This will be a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\ , co-created by all.\n\nTime: Friday Mornings 10-11.30am\nWhen: Starting 3 0th September through to 16th December. Hopefully we will then continue in to the new year.\nPlace: The Hideout Bristol\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, BS5 0TS (www.thehideoutbristol.co.uk)\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move to gether over time. Initially for the whole 12 weeks until mid December.\nCo st: shared equally\, currently £24 each for the 12 week.\n\nOnce started\ , this will be a closed group\, committed for a set period\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during this first semester\, or in the new year.\n\nTo join\, or find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 . Or\, if you are on watsapp\, join the dedicated watsapp group https://c hat.whatsapp.com/LsgGpnzivgW0a4TjAucjtw.\nPlease contact us first before t urning up\, as there are limited spaces.\n\nTHIS GROUP IS CURRENTLY FULL\, BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO JOIN US AT A LATER DATE\, DO LET US KNOW. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2506@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221015T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221016T173000 DTSTAMP:20220731T165945Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/connection-through-partner-yoga-cont act-improvisation-thai-massage-clothed-in-bristol/ SUMMARY:Connection through Partner Yoga\, Contact Improvisation\, & Thai Ma ssage (clothed). In Bristol - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 15 Oct 22 10:30 DESCRIPTION:\nJoin Emilia Gzyl and Asher Levin for an indulgent weekend of 3 complementary practices to deepen your sense of connection and relations hip with yourself and others.\nThe workshop will: boost energy levels\, nu rture a sense of well-being\, lower stress\, broaden your movement range a nd vocabulary\, release muscular tension\, &\; deepen your body's 'list ening' skills. You'll have fun and experience creative opening.\nOpen to a ll. You may choose to bring a partner to work with for the yoga and clothe d massage\, though this is not essential as we will intuitively coordinate and there will be flexibility of partner.\nWhile the full weekend will pr ovide the full immersive experience\, if you are not able to make the whol e weekend\, you are welcome to purchase a 1 day ticket for either Saturday or Sunday.\nTimes: 10.30 am to 5.30 pm\nLocation: St Michael's Parish Hal l. A lovely\, warm bright hall in the centre of town\, with views over Bri stol.\nPrice*:\nWeekend £85 / £110 / £130\n1 Day: £47/ £59 / £71\nas you feel fair and right for you.\n*We also have a couple of bursary place s available\, if the concession price would be a bar to participation. Ple ase send a brief email to Asher.\nEnquiries and info:\ne: asher.levin.mail @gmail.com\nt: 0799 9934369\nBooking: tickettailor.com/events/asherlevine vents\n\nThe 3 Practices\nThe thread through all 3 practices is an interwo ven deepening - intimate &\; spacious\, softening &\; strong - relat ionship through body\, mind\, and spirit.\nPartner Yoga... Not to be confu sed with Acroyoga\, Partner Yoga allows two people to relate to and suppor t one another's practice through mutually assisted poses. From stretching your levels of trust to strengthening your communication\, partner yoga ca n have a positive effect on you and your connections that extends far beyo nd the physical. It's a gentle\, strong practice\, available for everyone ’s level\, including those without previous experience.\nContact Improvi sation... is a form of improvised movement or dance. It takes inspiration from and involves exploration of physically being in relationship to other s. We use the fundamentals of shared touch\, weight\, and movement awarene ss. Rather than focusing on 'dance moves' we train our bodies to listen an d observe the wonder of shared spontaneous movement and\, maybe\, dance. L istening\, following\, leading and suggesting without attachment are at th e fore. Letting go of control of all that happens opens us to playfulness\ , surprises\, creativity\, dynamism and tenderness.\nThai Massage... is a clothed massage practice. Guided and supported throughout\, to release ten sion and stress in a safe &\; respectful manner. Thai Massage uses gent le pressure\, stretching techniques and joint mobilisations to relax &\ ; open the body. The theory suggests that tight muscles cause blockages wi thin energy lines\, called Sen lines in the Thai Massage tradition. These blockages reduce the flow of life energy\, resulting in stiffness\, pain\, and illness. Thai massage uses techniques that open the Sen to correct th e flow of life energy.\n\nBio's\nEmilia Gzyl is a Transformational Coach\, Yin Yoga Teacher\, experienced Massage Therapist and NLP Master. She's be en offering Healing and Massage sessions to her clients in her established practice in Bristol for the last 12 years. Emilia has dedicated her past 13 years to the in-depth exploration of interconnectedness of body/mind/sp irit. She is endlessly fascinated by the art of touch and conscious commun ication in people's lives. She is passionate about dance\, movement\, touc h &\; the possibilities offered by them.\nwww.healingmassagebristol.co. uk\nAsher Levin has been practicing Contact Improvisation\, performing phy sical theatre\, teaching and leading workshops for over 25 years. He's tau ght CI internationally since 2008. In CI\, he loves the practice of learni ng to trust ourselves and others - even when meeting the unknown - in phys ical\, artistic\, creative and personal relationships. The ever changing o rientations of CI\, full of movement potential\, provide him with fresh pe rspectives. Being off-balance\, while dynamic and flowing as a creative pr actice is incredibly liberating.\n*"The only real voyage of discovery cons ists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." Marcel Proust* \nBooking: tickettailor.com/events/asherlevinevents\nEnquiries and info:\ ne: asher.levin.mail@gmail.com\nt: 0799 9934369 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/07/Asherandemilia-e1659286741870.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop,Other Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2507@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221015T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221015T153000 DTSTAMP:20220802T131140Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-art-of-contact-improvisation-for -beginners-beyond/ SUMMARY:The Art of Contact Improvisation for Beginners & Beyond - The Islan d - 15 Oct 22 14:30 DESCRIPTION:\nFree 1 hour taster class on 15 Oct 2.30pm-3.30pm\nSaturday 2 hour classes from 22 Oct - 3 Dec\, 2pm - 4pm (no class: 29 Oct)\nLevel: Be ginners and those who want to brush up their skills\nCost: £7 per class / £5 concession\n£42 / £30 for all 6 classes\nDrop-in is possible (limit ed number of spaces) – pay cash or card\nor email bristolcontactresearch @gmail.com to book a space in advance (limited numbers)\n\nClass descripti on\nContact improvisation is a form of improvised dancing that has been ev olving internationally since the 1970s. It explores our body’s relations hip to others by sharing weight\, touch\, and movement awareness.\nUsing p rinciples from martial arts of Aikido &\; TaiChi\, rock n roll partner dancing and experimental performance art\, Contact improvisation plays wit h the artistry of falling off balance\, counterbalance\, finding the shelv es of the body\, understanding the anatomy of our body in order to carry s omeone else's weight or be lifted lightly. It also fine-tunes our percepti ve skills in communicating with each other through touch\, flow and spatia l awareness to practise the art of collective improvisation.\nThis class g uides you through floor-based movement improvisation into dynamic partner- work and collective dancing\, welcoming people with different bodies\, lev els and experiences. As there are no set moves\, it is a practice that hon ours and adapts to how different bodies move - beginners are very welcome\ , as well as those who want to brush up their skills!\nAbout the teachers Jan-Ming Lee &\; Yasin Hussain:\nWe are dancers with 20 years experienc e between us in dancing Contact Improvisation\, as well as a background in martial arts\, performance art and contemporary dance\, and advocate for safe spaces to learn and practice dance and collective movement together.\ nwww.janlee.org\nVenue info:\nThe Dance Space\, The Island\, Bridewell Str eet\, 1st floor\, Bristol\, BS1 2QD\nEntrance on Bridewell street\, opposi te Rough Trade.\nFor class entry please ring the buzzer and the teachers w ill buzz you in the space. There are a set of stairs leading to Dance Spac e.\nContact info:\nJan-Ming +447834 227678 or Yasin +447824 389512 or bris tolcontactresearch@gmail.com\nWith thanks to @diverseartistnetwork for all their support\nPhoto by @algy_behrens taken at @freshdanceandarts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/08/yasinjanming-e1659445871713.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Island\, Nelson Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2LE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45661279999999;-2.5923917000000074 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Nelson Street\, Bristol\, B S1 2LE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Island:geo:51.45661 279999999,-2.5923917000000074 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2538@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221021T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221021T113000 DTSTAMP:20220927T105705Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2022-10-21 / SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 21 Oct 22 10:00 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This will be a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\ , co-created by all.\n\nTime: Friday Mornings 10-11.30am\nWhen: Starting 3 0th September through to 16th December. Hopefully we will then continue in to the new year.\nPlace: The Hideout Bristol\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, BS5 0TS (www.thehideoutbristol.co.uk)\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move to gether over time. Initially for the whole 12 weeks until mid December.\nCo st: shared equally\, currently £24 each for the 12 week.\n\nOnce started\ , this will be a closed group\, committed for a set period\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during this first semester\, or in the new year.\n\nTo join\, or find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 . Or\, if you are on watsapp\, join the dedicated watsapp group https://c hat.whatsapp.com/LsgGpnzivgW0a4TjAucjtw.\nPlease contact us first before t urning up\, as there are limited spaces.\n\nTHIS GROUP IS CURRENTLY FULL\, BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO JOIN US AT A LATER DATE\, DO LET US KNOW. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2508@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221022T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221022T160000 DTSTAMP:20220802T131419Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-art-of-contact-improvisation-for -beginners-beyond-2/ SUMMARY:The Art of Contact Improvisation for Beginners & Beyond - The Islan d - 22 Oct 22 14:00 DESCRIPTION:\nFree 1 hour taster class on 15 Oct 2.30pm-3.30pm\nSaturday 2 hour classes from 22 Oct - 3 Dec\, 2pm - 4pm (no class: 29 Oct)\nLevel: Be ginners and those who want to brush up their skills\nCost: £7 per class / £5 concession\n£42 / £30 for all 6 classes\nDrop-in is possible (limit ed number of spaces) – pay cash or card\nor email bristolcontactresearch @gmail.com to book a space in advance (limited numbers)\n\nClass descripti on\nContact improvisation is a form of improvised dancing that has been ev olving internationally since the 1970s. It explores our body’s relations hip to others by sharing weight\, touch\, and movement awareness.\nUsing p rinciples from martial arts of Aikido &\; TaiChi\, rock n roll partner dancing and experimental performance art\, Contact improvisation plays wit h the artistry of falling off balance\, counterbalance\, finding the shelv es of the body\, understanding the anatomy of our body in order to carry s omeone else's weight or be lifted lightly. It also fine-tunes our percepti ve skills in communicating with each other through touch\, flow and spatia l awareness to practise the art of collective improvisation.\nThis class g uides you through floor-based movement improvisation into dynamic partner- work and collective dancing\, welcoming people with different bodies\, lev els and experiences. As there are no set moves\, it is a practice that hon ours and adapts to how different bodies move - beginners are very welcome\ , as well as those who want to brush up their skills!\nAbout the teachers Jan-Ming Lee &\; Yasin Hussain:\nWe are dancers with 20 years experienc e between us in dancing Contact Improvisation\, as well as a background in martial arts\, performance art and contemporary dance\, and advocate for safe spaces to learn and practice dance and collective movement together.\ nwww.janlee.org\nVenue info:\nThe Dance Space\, The Island\, Bridewell Str eet\, 1st floor\, Bristol\, BS1 2QD\nEntrance on Bridewell street\, opposi te Rough Trade.\nFor class entry please ring the buzzer and the teachers w ill buzz you in the space. There are a set of stairs leading to Dance Spac e.\nContact info:\nJan-Ming +447834 227678 or Yasin +447824 389512 or bris tolcontactresearch@gmail.com\nWith thanks to @diverseartistnetwork for all their support\nPhoto by @algy_behrens taken at @freshdanceandarts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/08/yasinjanming-e1659445871713.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Island\, Nelson Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2LE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45661279999999;-2.5923917000000074 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Nelson Street\, Bristol\, B S1 2LE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Island:geo:51.45661 279999999,-2.5923917000000074 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2539@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221028T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221028T113000 DTSTAMP:20220927T105705Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2022-10-28 / SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 28 Oct 22 10:00 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This will be a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\ , co-created by all.\n\nTime: Friday Mornings 10-11.30am\nWhen: Starting 3 0th September through to 16th December. Hopefully we will then continue in to the new year.\nPlace: The Hideout Bristol\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, BS5 0TS (www.thehideoutbristol.co.uk)\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move to gether over time. Initially for the whole 12 weeks until mid December.\nCo st: shared equally\, currently £24 each for the 12 week.\n\nOnce started\ , this will be a closed group\, committed for a set period\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during this first semester\, or in the new year.\n\nTo join\, or find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 . Or\, if you are on watsapp\, join the dedicated watsapp group https://c hat.whatsapp.com/LsgGpnzivgW0a4TjAucjtw.\nPlease contact us first before t urning up\, as there are limited spaces.\n\nTHIS GROUP IS CURRENTLY FULL\, BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO JOIN US AT A LATER DATE\, DO LET US KNOW. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2530@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221030T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221030T193000 DTSTAMP:20221011T101231Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-3/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 30 Oct 22 17:30 DESCRIPTION:\nCome join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of experience.\nMusicians welcome! Please bring an instrument if your int erested in playing improvised music in the jam.\nSpace Opens at: 5pm\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm\n\nTo book a space\, please make pay ment via bank transfer or paypal. See below for details:\nPrice: £8 Suppo rted\, £10 standard\n\nPaypal: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\nBank Transfer :\nBristol Contact Improvisation\nAcc - 65690905\nSort - 089299\nRef - CI JAM OCT (Initials)\nEmail: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\n\nRoom Capacity li mited to 20 people\, please book in advance to ensure you have a space.\nF or more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See http://contactd ance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2540@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221104T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221104T113000 DTSTAMP:20220927T105705Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2022-11-04 / SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 4 Nov 22 10:00 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This will be a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\ , co-created by all.\n\nTime: Friday Mornings 10-11.30am\nWhen: Starting 3 0th September through to 16th December. Hopefully we will then continue in to the new year.\nPlace: The Hideout Bristol\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, BS5 0TS (www.thehideoutbristol.co.uk)\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move to gether over time. Initially for the whole 12 weeks until mid December.\nCo st: shared equally\, currently £24 each for the 12 week.\n\nOnce started\ , this will be a closed group\, committed for a set period\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during this first semester\, or in the new year.\n\nTo join\, or find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 . Or\, if you are on watsapp\, join the dedicated watsapp group https://c hat.whatsapp.com/LsgGpnzivgW0a4TjAucjtw.\nPlease contact us first before t urning up\, as there are limited spaces.\n\nTHIS GROUP IS CURRENTLY FULL\, BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO JOIN US AT A LATER DATE\, DO LET US KNOW. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2509@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221105T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221105T160000 DTSTAMP:20220802T133130Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-art-of-contact-improvisation-for -beginners-beyond-3/ SUMMARY:The Art of Contact Improvisation for Beginners & Beyond - The Islan d - 5 Nov 22 14:00 DESCRIPTION:\nFree 1 hour taster class on 15 Oct 2.30pm-3.30pm\nSaturday 2 hour classes from 22 Oct - 3 Dec\, 2pm - 4pm (no class: 29 Oct)\nLevel: Be ginners and those who want to brush up their skills\nCost: £7 per class / £5 concession\n£42 / £30 for all 6 classes\nDrop-in is possible (limit ed number of spaces) – pay cash or card\nor email bristolcontactresearch @gmail.com to book a space in advance (limited numbers)\n\nClass descripti on\nContact improvisation is a form of improvised dancing that has been ev olving internationally since the 1970s. It explores our body’s relations hip to others by sharing weight\, touch\, and movement awareness.\nUsing p rinciples from martial arts of Aikido &\; TaiChi\, rock n roll partner dancing and experimental performance art\, Contact improvisation plays wit h the artistry of falling off balance\, counterbalance\, finding the shelv es of the body\, understanding the anatomy of our body in order to carry s omeone else's weight or be lifted lightly. It also fine-tunes our percepti ve skills in communicating with each other through touch\, flow and spatia l awareness to practise the art of collective improvisation.\nThis class g uides you through floor-based movement improvisation into dynamic partner- work and collective dancing\, welcoming people with different bodies\, lev els and experiences. As there are no set moves\, it is a practice that hon ours and adapts to how different bodies move - beginners are very welcome\ , as well as those who want to brush up their skills!\nAbout the teachers Jan-Ming Lee &\; Yasin Hussain:\nWe are dancers with 20 years experienc e between us in dancing Contact Improvisation\, as well as a background in martial arts\, performance art and contemporary dance\, and advocate for safe spaces to learn and practice dance and collective movement together.\ nwww.janlee.org\nVenue info:\nThe Dance Space\, The Island\, Bridewell Str eet\, 1st floor\, Bristol\, BS1 2QD\nEntrance on Bridewell street\, opposi te Rough Trade.\nFor class entry please ring the buzzer and the teachers w ill buzz you in the space. There are a set of stairs leading to Dance Spac e.\nContact info:\nJan-Ming +447834 227678 or Yasin +447824 389512 or bris tolcontactresearch@gmail.com\nWith thanks to @diverseartistnetwork for all their support\nPhoto by @algy_behrens taken at @freshdanceandarts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/08/yasinjanming-e1659445871713.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Island\, Nelson Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2LE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45661279999999;-2.5923917000000074 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Nelson Street\, Bristol\, B S1 2LE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Island:geo:51.45661 279999999,-2.5923917000000074 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2514@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221106T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221106T163000 DTSTAMP:20221013T204332Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/day-workshop/ SUMMARY:Learning to fly\, when you don’t know how or why - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 6 Nov 22 09:30 DESCRIPTION:\nA day of Contact Improvisation with Zoe Solomons and Jocasta Crofts. \nSunday 6th November 2022\nWe would like to offer you some new pa thways through the body\, to discover\, explore and play with. This will o ffer new movement patterns in our dances together. We will be working with the upper and lower body centres\, linking them together in an embodied k nowing and being of the body dancing\; opening into creative play and expl oration\, that may surprisingly take you up.\nAll levels welcome\n \;\ n\nWhat to bring: Comfy clothes\, change of t-shirt\, plenty of liquids. \ n\nTea and Coffee will be provided.\n\nLunch will be a ‘bring and share ’ affair.\n\n \;\nDate: Sunday 6th November 2022\nTimes: doors open 9.30\, starting time 10am – 4.30pm\nVenue: St Michael's Parish Hall BS2 8BE https://goo.gl/maps/jDJkDhP6TdDvHeHL8\nParking is free\n \;\nPrice : £50/ £42 Concs \nBooking: Ms Jocasta Crofts\, 19956609\, 070806.\nCanc ellation fee is £20\, until 2 weeks before the event. After that tickets are non-refundable. Tickets may be transferred to a friend\, please email Jocasta to let her know.\n\nIf you have any questions\, please email Jocas ta \nt: 07875151582\ne: deva-shanti@hotmail.com\n \;\n\nBios:\n\n\nZo ë is a dancer/mother/teacher/Osteopath and activist. Zoë has been been p racticing and performing improvisation since 2000 and considers it a life practice as well as a professional skill. She has performed for Felix Ruck ert\, Tino Seghal and Simonetta Alessandri among others. Zoë qualified t o teach Axis Syllabus universal motion principles in 2008\, when teaching she combines this knowledge with anatomical understanding from her work as an osteopath with dancers and athletes. She has taught at major dance cen tres and schools and festivals in the U.K. and internationally. Her eclect ic training in medicine\, bodywork and nature based practices and a dance background including improvisation\, tango\, folkdance and contemporary i nform her embodied approach to functional movement pedagogy.\n \;\n\n\ n\nJocasta has been dancing and teaching for 25 years. She spent 3 years i n the Somatic Dancers Education in Dance Improvisation at Outokupmu\, Finl and. She is a Somatic Movement Educator (SME) and Infant Movement Educator (IDME) through the School of Body Mind Centering. She performed with circ us and dance improvisation for 10 years. Jocasta is a body worker and heal er\, teaches kids yoga\, baby massage and is a tantra teacher. Currently\, she is studying Fine Art at Bath Spa University. \n\nJocasta is a Creativ e. She loves mediation in movement\, sound\, silence and stillness. Her pa ssion is being an embodied being\, expressing ourselves naturally as a hum an animal in all our intuitive\, reflexive intelligence is what she wishes to bring to the dance. She is playful\, spontaneous and has a daft sidewa ys wisdom.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 11/04/jocasta.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2541@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221111T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221111T113000 DTSTAMP:20220927T105705Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2022-11-11 / SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 11 Nov 22 10:00 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This will be a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\ , co-created by all.\n\nTime: Friday Mornings 10-11.30am\nWhen: Starting 3 0th September through to 16th December. Hopefully we will then continue in to the new year.\nPlace: The Hideout Bristol\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, BS5 0TS (www.thehideoutbristol.co.uk)\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move to gether over time. Initially for the whole 12 weeks until mid December.\nCo st: shared equally\, currently £24 each for the 12 week.\n\nOnce started\ , this will be a closed group\, committed for a set period\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during this first semester\, or in the new year.\n\nTo join\, or find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 . Or\, if you are on watsapp\, join the dedicated watsapp group https://c hat.whatsapp.com/LsgGpnzivgW0a4TjAucjtw.\nPlease contact us first before t urning up\, as there are limited spaces.\n\nTHIS GROUP IS CURRENTLY FULL\, BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO JOIN US AT A LATER DATE\, DO LET US KNOW. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2510@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221112T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221112T160000 DTSTAMP:20220802T131623Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-art-of-contact-improvisation-for -beginners-beyond-4/ SUMMARY:The Art of Contact Improvisation for Beginners & Beyond - The Islan d - 12 Nov 22 14:00 DESCRIPTION:\nFree 1 hour taster class on 15 Oct 2.30pm-3.30pm\nSaturday 2 hour classes from 22 Oct - 3 Dec\, 2pm - 4pm (no class: 29 Oct)\nLevel: Be ginners and those who want to brush up their skills\nCost: £7 per class / £5 concession\n£42 / £30 for all 6 classes\nDrop-in is possible (limit ed number of spaces) – pay cash or card\nor email bristolcontactresearch @gmail.com to book a space in advance (limited numbers)\n\nClass descripti on\nContact improvisation is a form of improvised dancing that has been ev olving internationally since the 1970s. It explores our body’s relations hip to others by sharing weight\, touch\, and movement awareness.\nUsing p rinciples from martial arts of Aikido &\; TaiChi\, rock n roll partner dancing and experimental performance art\, Contact improvisation plays wit h the artistry of falling off balance\, counterbalance\, finding the shelv es of the body\, understanding the anatomy of our body in order to carry s omeone else's weight or be lifted lightly. It also fine-tunes our percepti ve skills in communicating with each other through touch\, flow and spatia l awareness to practise the art of collective improvisation.\nThis class g uides you through floor-based movement improvisation into dynamic partner- work and collective dancing\, welcoming people with different bodies\, lev els and experiences. As there are no set moves\, it is a practice that hon ours and adapts to how different bodies move - beginners are very welcome\ , as well as those who want to brush up their skills!\nAbout the teachers Jan-Ming Lee &\; Yasin Hussain:\nWe are dancers with 20 years experienc e between us in dancing Contact Improvisation\, as well as a background in martial arts\, performance art and contemporary dance\, and advocate for safe spaces to learn and practice dance and collective movement together.\ nwww.janlee.org\nVenue info:\nThe Dance Space\, The Island\, Bridewell Str eet\, 1st floor\, Bristol\, BS1 2QD\nEntrance on Bridewell street\, opposi te Rough Trade.\nFor class entry please ring the buzzer and the teachers w ill buzz you in the space. There are a set of stairs leading to Dance Spac e.\nContact info:\nJan-Ming +447834 227678 or Yasin +447824 389512 or bris tolcontactresearch@gmail.com\nWith thanks to @diverseartistnetwork for all their support\nPhoto by @algy_behrens taken at @freshdanceandarts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/08/yasinjanming-e1659445871713.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Island\, Nelson Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2LE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45661279999999;-2.5923917000000074 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Nelson Street\, Bristol\, B S1 2LE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Island:geo:51.45661 279999999,-2.5923917000000074 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2542@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221118T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221118T113000 DTSTAMP:20221117T183313Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2022-11-18 / SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 18 Nov 22 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Some grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Mo rnings 9.30-11.30am\nWhen: Starting 30th September through to 16th Decembe r. The plan is to continue into the new year.\nPlace: The Hideout Bristol\ , Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, BS5 0TS (www.thehideoutbristol.co.uk) \nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a de pth of practice as we move together over time. Initially for the whole 12 weeks until mid December.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £3 per session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the sem ester upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join a t points\, either during this first semester\, or in the new year.\n\nTher e is currently scope for a few new people to join the group. To find out m ore\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what interests you i n joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practice. Alternati vely\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know a ny of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n\nPlease cont act us first before turning up\, as space is limited. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2511@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221119T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221119T160000 DTSTAMP:20220802T131641Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-art-of-contact-improvisation-for -beginners-beyond-5/ SUMMARY:The Art of Contact Improvisation for Beginners & Beyond - The Islan d - 19 Nov 22 14:00 DESCRIPTION:\nFree 1 hour taster class on 15 Oct 2.30pm-3.30pm\nSaturday 2 hour classes from 22 Oct - 3 Dec\, 2pm - 4pm (no class: 29 Oct)\nLevel: Be ginners and those who want to brush up their skills\nCost: £7 per class / £5 concession\n£42 / £30 for all 6 classes\nDrop-in is possible (limit ed number of spaces) – pay cash or card\nor email bristolcontactresearch @gmail.com to book a space in advance (limited numbers)\n\nClass descripti on\nContact improvisation is a form of improvised dancing that has been ev olving internationally since the 1970s. It explores our body’s relations hip to others by sharing weight\, touch\, and movement awareness.\nUsing p rinciples from martial arts of Aikido &\; TaiChi\, rock n roll partner dancing and experimental performance art\, Contact improvisation plays wit h the artistry of falling off balance\, counterbalance\, finding the shelv es of the body\, understanding the anatomy of our body in order to carry s omeone else's weight or be lifted lightly. It also fine-tunes our percepti ve skills in communicating with each other through touch\, flow and spatia l awareness to practise the art of collective improvisation.\nThis class g uides you through floor-based movement improvisation into dynamic partner- work and collective dancing\, welcoming people with different bodies\, lev els and experiences. As there are no set moves\, it is a practice that hon ours and adapts to how different bodies move - beginners are very welcome\ , as well as those who want to brush up their skills!\nAbout the teachers Jan-Ming Lee &\; Yasin Hussain:\nWe are dancers with 20 years experienc e between us in dancing Contact Improvisation\, as well as a background in martial arts\, performance art and contemporary dance\, and advocate for safe spaces to learn and practice dance and collective movement together.\ nwww.janlee.org\nVenue info:\nThe Dance Space\, The Island\, Bridewell Str eet\, 1st floor\, Bristol\, BS1 2QD\nEntrance on Bridewell street\, opposi te Rough Trade.\nFor class entry please ring the buzzer and the teachers w ill buzz you in the space. There are a set of stairs leading to Dance Spac e.\nContact info:\nJan-Ming +447834 227678 or Yasin +447824 389512 or bris tolcontactresearch@gmail.com\nWith thanks to @diverseartistnetwork for all their support\nPhoto by @algy_behrens taken at @freshdanceandarts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/08/yasinjanming-e1659445871713.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Island\, Nelson Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2LE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45661279999999;-2.5923917000000074 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Nelson Street\, Bristol\, B S1 2LE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Island:geo:51.45661 279999999,-2.5923917000000074 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2543@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221125T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221125T113000 DTSTAMP:20221117T183339Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2022-11-25 / SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 25 Nov 22 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Some grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Mo rnings 9.30-11.30am\nWhen: Starting 30th September through to 16th Decembe r. The plan is to continue into the new year.\nPlace: The Hideout Bristol\ , Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, BS5 0TS (www.thehideoutbristol.co.uk) \nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a de pth of practice as we move together over time. Initially for the whole 12 weeks until mid December.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £3 per session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the sem ester upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join a t points\, either during this first semester\, or in the new year.\n\nTher e is currently scope for a few new people to join the group. To find out m ore\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what interests you i n joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practice. Alternati vely\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know a ny of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n\nPlease cont act us first before turning up\, as space is limited. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2512@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221126T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221126T160000 DTSTAMP:20220802T131710Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-art-of-contact-improvisation-for -beginners-beyond-6/ SUMMARY:The Art of Contact Improvisation for Beginners & Beyond - The Islan d - 26 Nov 22 14:00 DESCRIPTION:\nFree 1 hour taster class on 15 Oct 2.30pm-3.30pm\nSaturday 2 hour classes from 22 Oct - 3 Dec\, 2pm - 4pm (no class: 29 Oct)\nLevel: Be ginners and those who want to brush up their skills\nCost: £7 per class / £5 concession\n£42 / £30 for all 6 classes\nDrop-in is possible (limit ed number of spaces) – pay cash or card\nor email bristolcontactresearch @gmail.com to book a space in advance (limited numbers)\n\nClass descripti on\nContact improvisation is a form of improvised dancing that has been ev olving internationally since the 1970s. It explores our body’s relations hip to others by sharing weight\, touch\, and movement awareness.\nUsing p rinciples from martial arts of Aikido &\; TaiChi\, rock n roll partner dancing and experimental performance art\, Contact improvisation plays wit h the artistry of falling off balance\, counterbalance\, finding the shelv es of the body\, understanding the anatomy of our body in order to carry s omeone else's weight or be lifted lightly. It also fine-tunes our percepti ve skills in communicating with each other through touch\, flow and spatia l awareness to practise the art of collective improvisation.\nThis class g uides you through floor-based movement improvisation into dynamic partner- work and collective dancing\, welcoming people with different bodies\, lev els and experiences. As there are no set moves\, it is a practice that hon ours and adapts to how different bodies move - beginners are very welcome\ , as well as those who want to brush up their skills!\nAbout the teachers Jan-Ming Lee &\; Yasin Hussain:\nWe are dancers with 20 years experienc e between us in dancing Contact Improvisation\, as well as a background in martial arts\, performance art and contemporary dance\, and advocate for safe spaces to learn and practice dance and collective movement together.\ nwww.janlee.org\nVenue info:\nThe Dance Space\, The Island\, Bridewell Str eet\, 1st floor\, Bristol\, BS1 2QD\nEntrance on Bridewell street\, opposi te Rough Trade.\nFor class entry please ring the buzzer and the teachers w ill buzz you in the space. There are a set of stairs leading to Dance Spac e.\nContact info:\nJan-Ming +447834 227678 or Yasin +447824 389512 or bris tolcontactresearch@gmail.com\nWith thanks to @diverseartistnetwork for all their support\nPhoto by @algy_behrens taken at @freshdanceandarts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/08/yasinjanming-e1659445871713.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Island\, Nelson Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2LE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45661279999999;-2.5923917000000074 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Nelson Street\, Bristol\, B S1 2LE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Island:geo:51.45661 279999999,-2.5923917000000074 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2531@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221127T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221127T193000 DTSTAMP:20221011T101329Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-4/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 27 Nov 22 17:30 DESCRIPTION:\nCome join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of experience.\nMusicians welcome! Please bring an instrument if your int erested in playing improvised music in the jam.\nSpace Opens at: 5pm\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm\nTo book a space\, please make payme nt via bank transfer or paypal. See below for details:\nPrice: £8 Support ed\, £10 standard\n\nPaypal: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\nBank Transfer:\ nBristol Contact Improvisation\nAcc - 65690905\nSort - 089299\nRef - CI JA M NOV (Initials)\nEmail: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\n\nRoom Capacity limi ted to 20 people\, please book in advance to ensure you have a space.\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See http://contactdan ce.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2544@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221202T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221202T113000 DTSTAMP:20221117T183529Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2022-12-02 / SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 2 Dec 22 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Some grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Mo rnings 9.30-11.30am\nWhen: Starting 30th September through to 16th Decembe r. The plan is to continue into the new year.\nPlace: The Hideout Bristol\ , Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, BS5 0TS (www.thehideoutbristol.co.uk) \nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a de pth of practice as we move together over time. Initially for the whole 12 weeks until mid December.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £3 per session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the sem ester upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join a t points\, either during this first semester\, or in the new year.\n\nTher e is currently scope for a few new people to join the group. To find out m ore\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what interests you i n joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practice. Alternati vely\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know a ny of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n\nPlease cont act us first before turning up\, as space is limited. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2513@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221203T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221203T160000 DTSTAMP:20220802T132741Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-art-of-contact-improvisation-for -beginners-beyond-7/ SUMMARY:The Art of Contact Improvisation for Beginners & Beyond - The Islan d - 3 Dec 22 14:00 DESCRIPTION:\nFree 1 hour taster class on 15 Oct 2.30pm-3.30pm\nSaturday 2 hour classes from 22 Oct - 3 Dec\, 2pm - 4pm (no class: 29 Oct)\nLevel: Be ginners and those who want to brush up their skills\nCost: £7 per class / £5 concession\n£42 / £30 for all 6 classes\nDrop-in is possible (limit ed number of spaces) – pay cash or card\nor email bristolcontactresearch @gmail.com to book a space in advance (limited numbers)\n\nClass descripti on\nContact improvisation is a form of improvised dancing that has been ev olving internationally since the 1970s. It explores our body’s relations hip to others by sharing weight\, touch\, and movement awareness.\nUsing p rinciples from martial arts of Aikido &\; TaiChi\, rock n roll partner dancing and experimental performance art\, Contact improvisation plays wit h the artistry of falling off balance\, counterbalance\, finding the shelv es of the body\, understanding the anatomy of our body in order to carry s omeone else's weight or be lifted lightly. It also fine-tunes our percepti ve skills in communicating with each other through touch\, flow and spatia l awareness to practise the art of collective improvisation.\nThis class g uides you through floor-based movement improvisation into dynamic partner- work and collective dancing\, welcoming people with different bodies\, lev els and experiences. As there are no set moves\, it is a practice that hon ours and adapts to how different bodies move - beginners are very welcome\ , as well as those who want to brush up their skills!\nAbout the teachers Jan-Ming Lee &\; Yasin Hussain:\nWe are dancers with 20 years experienc e between us in dancing Contact Improvisation\, as well as a background in martial arts\, performance art and contemporary dance\, and advocate for safe spaces to learn and practice dance and collective movement together.\ nwww.janlee.org\nVenue info:\nThe Dance Space\, The Island\, Bridewell Str eet\, 1st floor\, Bristol\, BS1 2QD\nEntrance on Bridewell street\, opposi te Rough Trade.\nFor class entry please ring the buzzer and the teachers w ill buzz you in the space. There are a set of stairs leading to Dance Spac e.\nContact info:\nJan-Ming +447834 227678 or Yasin +447824 389512 or bris tolcontactresearch@gmail.com\nWith thanks to @diverseartistnetwork for all their support\nPhoto by @algy_behrens taken at @freshdanceandarts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/08/yasinjanming-e1659445871713.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Island\, Nelson Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2LE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45661279999999;-2.5923917000000074 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Nelson Street\, Bristol\, B S1 2LE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Island:geo:51.45661 279999999,-2.5923917000000074 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2545@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221209T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221209T113000 DTSTAMP:20221117T183609Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2022-12-09 / SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 9 Dec 22 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Some grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Mo rnings 9.30-11.30am\nWhen: Starting 30th September through to 16th Decembe r. The plan is to continue into the new year.\nPlace: The Hideout Bristol\ , Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, BS5 0TS (www.thehideoutbristol.co.uk) \nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a de pth of practice as we move together over time. Initially for the whole 12 weeks until mid December.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £3 per session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the sem ester upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join a t points\, either during this first semester\, or in the new year.\n\nTher e is currently scope for a few new people to join the group. To find out m ore\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what interests you i n joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practice. Alternati vely\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know a ny of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n\nPlease cont act us first before turning up\, as space is limited. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2548@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221210T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221211T210000 DTSTAMP:20221206T121232Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-weekend-with-z oe-solomons-and-hugh-stanier/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Weekend with Zoë Solomons and Hugh Stanier - BlackBird/RedRose Studios - 10 Dec 22 09:30 DESCRIPTION:\nTickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/.../fromecontactimpro. ../788226#\nAxis Syllabus Friday: https://app.tickettailor.com/.../fromec ontactimpro.../788259\nThese workshops will be a deep dive into contact im provisation fundamentals: connection\, weight-sharing/bearing\, listening\ , flow\, play\, presence.\nAfter we thoroughly enjoyed the December 2021 g athering in Frome with Zoë and Hugh we are doing the same again!\nWe will have workshops by day and jams in the evening. Also a snuggle space\, ple nty of tea and a Christmas tree.\nBring your own shared lunch and optional Dinners from Burrito Boy and Lungi Babas (beloved local Frome takeouts).\ nOpen to beginners and ultimate experts of CI and all in-between.\nIf ther e is anyone new or fresh to CI who would like an intro workshop the week o r weekend before get in touch\, we can put something together if there is enough demand for it.\n\n\nLOCATION:\nUnit G\, Vallis Mills Trading Estate \, BlackBird/RedRose Studios\, Robins Ln\, Frome BA11 3DT\n\n\nSchedule fo r both days:\nDoors open: 9:30am\nMorning Session: 10am-1pm\nLunch: 1-2pm (bring your own)\nAfternoon session: 2-5pm\nBreak: 5-6pm\nOpen Evening Jam : 6-8pm\nDinner: 8-9pm (Bring your own or collective order to local Frome eatery)\n(Timings are subject to change depending on flow of the day - ple ase see facebook event page for any updates.\nSome sessions may finish ear lier or slightly later again depending on the flow of the day.\nIf you hav e to leave at a specific time please let us know.)\n\n\nZoë will be offer ing a single day on Friday 9th December of Dynamic Anatomy movement with A xis Syllabus. https://fb.me/e/3Bymh5kAC\nThere also will be an open jam o n Friday evening 7-9pm\, free to attend if you have bought a weekend ticke t\, separate ticket available to purchase too here.\nIf you are local and can offer a bed or floor space for out-of-towners to stay for a £ contrib ution please get in touch it would be super helpful!\n\n\nBiographies:\nZo ë Solomons\nZoë is a dancer/mother/teacher/Osteopath and activist. Zoë has been been practicing and performing improvisation since 2000 and consi ders it a life practice as well as a professional skill. She has performed for Felix Ruckert\, Tino Seghal and Simonetta Alessandri among others. Zo ë qualified to teach Axis Syllabus universal motion principles in 2008 an d has since taught at major dance centres and schools in the U.K. and inte rnationally. Her eclectic training in medicine and bodywork\, and a dance background including improvisation\, tango\, folkdance and contemporary in form her embodied approach to functional movement pedagogy.\n\n\nHugh Stan ier\nHugh is a movement artist specialising in Improvisation &\; Contac t Improvisation. He has over 15 years of teaching &\; performance exper ience. He began dancing when he was 15\, training in Break dance and Conte mporary. He went on to train at Northern School of Contemporary Dance\, gr aduating in 2008. Since then he has worked with companies such as 2Faced D ance\, Tom Dale\, STAN Won’t Dance\, and Ultima Vez.\nHe has taught inte nsives internationally at the Goa Contact Festival(2015-17)\, Berlin conta ct festival\, Soma Arts festival (Munich)\, Portugal Contact Gathering and the Goa Dance residency 2019 &\; 2020. He has collaborated with Dancew orx Delhi on an international dance film\, and is also creating his own wo rk with a focus on collaborative improvisation with Musicians.\nCurrently his main focus is organising &\; facilitating his own events and worksh ops.\nHe is also a qualified TMW (Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing) facilit ator. The principles of Tai Chi and Qi Kung underpin his approach to teach ing and sharing movement.\nRefunds: Refunds can be issued for a £5 admin fee. If the event sells out then refunds will only be given out up to 2 we eks before the start of the event. After this time you are welcome to find someone else to buy your ticket and let us know the name change for a £5 admin fee.\nIf you'd like to come but no ticket option is feasible for yo u financially please get in touch and let us know your circumstances.\n\n\ nAccommodation: If you are coming from out of town and would like to stay locally we will do our best to link you up with other local dancers. This turned into a lot of work last year so where at all possible please arrang e things yourselves! We cannot guarantee to find you a place by we will do our best to link people with potential hosts. If you need a place to stay or can offer one\, please get in touch. We recommend a rough guide of £1 5/night for a space on the floor or £20/night for a shared room or £30/n ight for a private room\, but we leave it to you to decide.\nAll queries: fromecontact@gmail.com\nPicture by Helen Roberts "onthemoor"\nFacebook lin k for event: https://fb.me/e/1EHBgq01S ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/12/hughandzoe.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:BlackBird/RedRose Studios\, BlackBird/RedRose Studios\, Unit G\, V allis Mills Trading Estate\, Robins Ln\, Frome\, BA11 3DT\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=BlackBird/RedRose Studios\, Unit G\, Vallis Mills Trading Estate\, Robins Ln\, Frome\, BA11 3DT\, Uni ted Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=BlackBird/RedRose Studios:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2546@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221216T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221216T113000 DTSTAMP:20221117T183642Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2022-12-16 / SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 16 Dec 22 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Some grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Mo rnings 9.30-11.30am\nWhen: Starting 30th September through to 16th Decembe r. The plan is to continue into the new year.\nPlace: The Hideout Bristol\ , Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, BS5 0TS (www.thehideoutbristol.co.uk) \nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a de pth of practice as we move together over time. Initially for the whole 12 weeks until mid December.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £3 per session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the sem ester upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join a t points\, either during this first semester\, or in the new year.\n\nTher e is currently scope for a few new people to join the group. To find out m ore\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what interests you i n joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practice. Alternati vely\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know a ny of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n\nPlease cont act us first before turning up\, as space is limited. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2532@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221218T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221218T193000 DTSTAMP:20221213T104111Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-5/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI FREE Solstice Celebration Jam! - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 18 Dec 22 17:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nCome join us for the Bristol CI mid-winter Solstice celeb ration jam! Lets celebrate life\, the solstice\, each other\, our wonderfu l dancing community and anything else we feel grateful for.\n\nFREE entry! \n\nTo help the celebratory vibe\, we suggest you wear something special\, whatever that means to you. It could be a sock\, a hat\, some tinsel\, a ballgown...\n\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels o f experience.\nMusicians welcome! Please bring an instrument if you're int erested in playing improvised music in the jam.\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm\nJa m : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm\n\nAny queries\, email bookings@co ntactdance.co.uk or info@contactdance.co.uk\n\nNote: The venue is the Scou ts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville\n\nAddress: 63rd Bristol Scouts\, St Ba rtholomews Rd\, St Andrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 14/11/snowmen.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2557@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230101T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230101T210000 DTSTAMP:20221220T111636Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/new-year-portal-dance/ SUMMARY:New Year Portal Dance - BlackBird/RedRose Studios - 1 Jan 23 16:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nhttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/fromecontactimprovisa tion/820212\n\nOn New Year's Day 2023 we will move together! And have snac ks!\nContact Improvisation will be very much part of the space.\nBut you'r e also welcome to join if you prefer to move solo.\nWitnessing others in t he contact dance is also welcome and encouraged.\nThis is a space to move however you feel.\nThe vision of Portal Dance is to expand the space beyon d the realms of a typical CI jam.\nThere will be a wider musical journey t han your average jam.\nWe will start of slow and subtle\, but the beats wi ll get stronger\, deeper and darker as the wave continues...\nFor an examp le of a possible musical flow: dance playlist\nWe will have plenty of tea\ , plus optional snacks to buy including Roar Energy balls\, New Year Green Juice and an evening stew dinner for those who want it.\nWe are also goin g to set up an arts space for those inspired creatively to paint/draw some thing or add to the collective jam painting. Take inspiration from the dan cers and see what happens....\nThere may be other surprises such as guest musicians and maybe your favourite dancer will show up.\n\nSchedule:\n16:0 0-16:45 - Arrivals/tea/open movement/jam space\n16:45-17:00 - Opening circ le\n17:00-17:30 - Contact Improvisation led warm-up (you are welcome to wa tch\, move solo or drink tea if you don't want to join in\n17:30-19:30 - D ance Jam Journey\n19:30-20:30 - Hang out\, drink tea\, optional hearty new year stew\n20:30-21:00 - On your way merry folk! Go out and have a fabulo us year!\n...\nDance as a psychedelic act. To make the soul visible.\nAnci ent Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ\, “mind\, soul”) + δῆλος (dêlos\, “manifest\, visible”)\n"producing expanded consciousness through heigh tened awareness and feeling\,"\n...\nPlease get in touch with any enquires .\nIf cost is a barrier please contact fromecontact(at)gmail.com.\nRefunds will be offered up until the event sells out.\nOnce sold out\, refunds wi ll not be given but you are welcome to transfer your ticket to another per son\, just let us know who.\n...\nPhoto by Ian Douglas\nLOCATION\nMark Bru ce Company\, Frome\, BA11 3DT\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/12/jumping.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:BlackBird/RedRose Studios\, BlackBird/RedRose Studios\, Unit G\, V allis Mills Trading Estate\, Robins Ln\, Frome\, BA11 3DT\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=BlackBird/RedRose Studios\, Unit G\, Vallis Mills Trading Estate\, Robins Ln\, Frome\, BA11 3DT\, Uni ted Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=BlackBird/RedRose Studios:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2569@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230113T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230113T113000 DTSTAMP:20230213T124212Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2-2023-01- 13/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 13 Jan 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Morning s 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The Hideout\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, Br istol\, BS5 0TS\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £2.50 p er session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the seme ster upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus a nd practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at the beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited. \n\n\n\nThere is currently scope for a few new people to join the group.  To find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what in terests you in joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practi ce. Alternatively\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know any of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n \n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2582@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230115T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230115T193000 DTSTAMP:20230216T134542Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2023-01-15/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 15 Jan 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nCome and jam on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month!\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation \, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to a ll levels of experience.\nMusicians welcome! Please bring an instrument if you're interested in playing improvised music in the jam.\nSpace Opens at : 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm\nTo book a space\, please make payment via bank transfer or paypal. See below for details:\nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nPaypal: bookings@co ntactdance.co.uk\nBank Transfer:\nBristol Contact Improvisation\nAcc - 656 90905\nSort - 089299\nRef - CI JAM JAN (Initials)\nEmail: bookings@contact dance.co.uk\n\nRoom Capacity limited to 20 people\, please book in advance to ensure you have a space.\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Impr ovisation. See http://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2570@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230120T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230120T113000 DTSTAMP:20230213T124212Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2-2023-01- 20/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 20 Jan 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Morning s 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The Hideout\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, Br istol\, BS5 0TS\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £2.50 p er session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the seme ster upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus a nd practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at the beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited. \n\n\n\nThere is currently scope for a few new people to join the group.  To find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what in terests you in joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practi ce. Alternatively\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know any of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n \n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2571@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230127T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230127T113000 DTSTAMP:20230213T124212Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2-2023-01- 27/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 27 Jan 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Morning s 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The Hideout\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, Br istol\, BS5 0TS\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £2.50 p er session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the seme ster upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus a nd practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at the beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited. \n\n\n\nThere is currently scope for a few new people to join the group.  To find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what in terests you in joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practi ce. Alternatively\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know any of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n \n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2583@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230129T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230129T193000 DTSTAMP:20230216T134542Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2023-01-29/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 29 Jan 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nCome and jam on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month!\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation \, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to a ll levels of experience.\nMusicians welcome! Please bring an instrument if you're interested in playing improvised music in the jam.\nSpace Opens at : 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm\nTo book a space\, please make payment via bank transfer or paypal. See below for details:\nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nPaypal: bookings@co ntactdance.co.uk\nBank Transfer:\nBristol Contact Improvisation\nAcc - 656 90905\nSort - 089299\nRef - CI JAM JAN (Initials)\nEmail: bookings@contact dance.co.uk\n\nRoom Capacity limited to 20 people\, please book in advance to ensure you have a space.\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Impr ovisation. See http://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2572@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230203T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230203T113000 DTSTAMP:20230213T124212Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2-2023-02- 03/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 3 Feb 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Morning s 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The Hideout\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, Br istol\, BS5 0TS\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £2.50 p er session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the seme ster upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus a nd practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at the beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited. \n\n\n\nThere is currently scope for a few new people to join the group.  To find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what in terests you in joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practi ce. Alternatively\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know any of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n \n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2573@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230210T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230210T113000 DTSTAMP:20230213T124212Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2-2023-02- 10/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 10 Feb 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Morning s 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The Hideout\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, Br istol\, BS5 0TS\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £2.50 p er session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the seme ster upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus a nd practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at the beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited. \n\n\n\nThere is currently scope for a few new people to join the group.  To find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what in terests you in joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practi ce. Alternatively\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know any of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n \n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2566@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230211T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230211T221500 DTSTAMP:20230207T104210Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-gathering-in-b ath/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Gathering in Bath - St Marks Community Centre - 11 Feb 23 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nhttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/fromecontactimprovisati on/850717\n\n11th February\n4th March\n1st April\n6th May\n\nCONTACT IMPRO VISATION\nMOVEMENT\nDANCE\n\nA Monthly Gathering\nfirst Saturday of the mo nth (except Feb)\nGUIDED CLASSES\n17:15 - 19:00\nJAM WITH WARMUP\n19:00-21 :00\nSOCIAL/FREE DANCE\n21:00-22:00\n\nSCHEDULE:\n17:15-17:30 ARRIVALS\, T EA\, open movement space\n17:30-17:45 EMBODIED SHARING CIRCLE\n17:45-18:00 GUIDED SOMATIC MOVEMENT\n18:15-18:30 GUIDED FLOORWORK\, dynamic solo move ment in and out of the floor\n18:30-18:45 TECHNICAL CI CLASS\n18:45-19:00 OPEN CI LAB SPACE\npractice class material or whatever you want\ninvitatio n for more experienced dancers to offer help/guidance 121\nfree movement w elcome\n19:00-19:15 TEA BREAK (open movement space)\n19:15-21:00 CI JAM (w ith warmup)\n11th feb warmup: we will explore the dynamic of relating with others in movement while remaining rooted in our own dance\nled by Matthe w Adams\nwe will keep the main space free from chat during the jam\nlive a nd recorded music interspersed with silence\n21:00-21:15 BODYWORK\, guided or self-led\n21:00-22:00 SOCIAL\, FOOD\, OPEN DANCE SPACE\nvegetarian ste w available £5 and other snacks/tea\ndepending on the vibe we will play u ptempo or downtempo music on the dancefloor for those who want to carry on moving\nthere is a separate tearoom for those who want to be away from mu sic\n22:00-22:15 ADIEU\n\nlive music: Simon Leach\, Christopher De Graal\, Matthew Adams\nall offerings are optional\, there is a tea room you're we lcome to sit in and chill/chat at any point\nclasses will be either taught by Matthew Adams or other teachers tbc\ntickets in advance or on the door \nveggie stew book in advance to guarantee chomping\nif finance is a barri er please get in touch fromecontact(at)gmail.com\nSt Marks is a beautiful church space to dance in\n\nTRAVEL / PARKING\nSt Marks is a few minutes wa lk from Bath train station\nthere will be a few parking spaces at the venu e for those who arrive early\nother parking places to consider:\nCleveland Walk just off Bathwick hill: a beautiful 15-20 minute walk through nature and along the canal into the city - cross Bathwick Hill and follow the sk yline walk route down to the canal\nbehind Widcombe parade (close to venue \, apparently there's some free parking there\, I haven't checked it out y et!)\nWidcombe hill east of the Tyning (10 mins walk)\n\nLOCATION\nSt Mark s Community Centre\, BA2 4PA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/02/bath.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:St Marks Community Centre\, St Mark's Rd\, Bath\, BA2 4PA\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Mark's Rd\, Bath\, BA2 4 PA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Marks Community Centre:g eo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2584@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230212T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230212T193000 DTSTAMP:20230216T134542Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2023-02-12/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 12 Feb 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nCome and jam on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month!\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation \, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to a ll levels of experience.\nMusicians welcome! Please bring an instrument if you're interested in playing improvised music in the jam.\nSpace Opens at : 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm\nTo book a space\, please make payment via bank transfer or paypal. See below for details:\nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nPaypal: bookings@co ntactdance.co.uk\nBank Transfer:\nBristol Contact Improvisation\nAcc - 656 90905\nSort - 089299\nRef - CI JAM JAN (Initials)\nEmail: bookings@contact dance.co.uk\n\nRoom Capacity limited to 20 people\, please book in advance to ensure you have a space.\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Impr ovisation. See http://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2574@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230217T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230217T113000 DTSTAMP:20230213T124212Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2-2023-02- 17/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 17 Feb 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Morning s 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The Hideout\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, Br istol\, BS5 0TS\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £2.50 p er session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the seme ster upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus a nd practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at the beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited. \n\n\n\nThere is currently scope for a few new people to join the group.  To find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what in terests you in joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practi ce. Alternatively\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know any of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n \n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2547@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230218T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230219T170000 DTSTAMP:20221206T121648Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/meeting-ci-workshop-bristol/ SUMMARY:Meeting & Weighting\; CI Workshop Bristol - St. Michael's Parish Ha ll - 18 Feb 23 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n \;\n\n| PROPOSAL |\n“An atmosphere of curiosity ha s made the work a currency of exchange rather than a place to go - awkward for those had expected to someday arrive somewhere.”\n—-Nancy Stark S mith.\n| Meeting &\; Weighting |\nIn reaching to share weight\, one is confronted with that which has yet to be defined. The touch you are reachi ng for or the sharing of weight is not yet invented or formed. Weight shar ing in contact improvisation is a way of being in the unknowable\, engagin g with the unpredictable\, and placing oneself in the in-between. Part of this in-betweenness consists of risk\; you have to risk yourself to open t oward that potentiality. It is this risk\, this unknown and this unpredict able nature\, which is at the core of Harriet and Joaquín's interest in c ontact improvisation. We enter this workshop with curiosity to both affect and be affected by (or through?) weight sharing.\nDuring the weekend of c ourse\, we will dance\, we will dance big and also small. We (Harriet and Joaquín) will share clear technical tools that we have found useful in ou r dance practice as well as words\; our own and the abundant knowledge of others. We believe that ‘solo’ exploration\, or duetting with the floo r\, gives a grounding that contact and group dances can be fed by\; we wil l start there\, finding ourselves before giving and sharing weight in duet s/trios/groups. Inevitably in sharing weight\, we will find ourselves work ing with other essential tools (falling\, rolling-point of contact\, spira ls). With co-creation of scores\, we will dissect and research our way in CI.\nThis is open for all levels of experienced CI movers.\n\n| SCHEDULE | \nSat 18 Feb\n10 am - 5 pm\n*1 h 15 m lunch break\nSun 19 Feb\n10 am - 5 p m\n*1 h 15 m lunch break\n\n| REGISTRATION |\nEarly bird 90 £ until 27th Jan\nFull Price 120 £.\nTo register please email us at peripheral.ci@gmai l.com\nor message +447708252649 on Whatsapp\nWe ask that you pay the whole price or 50% deposit to secure your place\, the other 50% can be paid up until the workshop *.\nIf you are unable to attend the whole weekend\, sen d us a message to pop in for either Saturday or Sunday!\nIf the financial aspect is stopping you from dancing please contact us and we will try to f ind an arrangement.\nPlaces are limited to 28 participants\n* Once you reg ister\, due to organizational reasons\, the deposit is not refundable.\n\n | LOCATION |\nWe have the lovely St Michael's Parish Hall\, with its large \, bright studio and a little kitchen to warm your winter soups.\nWebsite:  https://www.stmichaelsparishhall.co.uk\nGoogle maps: https://www.google .com/.../data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0...\n\nJoaquín Alfei (Argentina/Italy)\nExist ing in the practices of (contact) improvisation\, neuroscience\, and philo sophy\, I am presently obsessed in ‘ways of knowing’ and ‘gestures ’ of research in dance improvisation and science. Challenging classical divergences between subject/object\, in both my dancing explorations and a cademic work. And so\, what am I ‘(Re)union’ of? A section that seems to be mandatory in this kind of (Bio)presentation: I have grown (in Europe ) thinking in movement with the ideas and collaboration of/with Asaf Bachr ach\, Florencia Campise\, and Otto Akkanen. Perhaps among the people who h ave most influenced/nourished me with their material at specific improvisa tion workshops/labs are Ray Chung\, Daniel Lepkof\, Nita Little\, Charlie Morrisey\, Julyen Hamilton\, Scott Smith\, and Karen Nelson.\nViewing (con tact) improvisation as multi-faceted\, I am absorbed in the physical aspec ts of the study\, but too theory\, conversation\, written and artistic cre ation. Upon meeting (Contact) Improvisation many years ago\, I found mysel f centered around the form\, dancing internationally between labs\, worksh ops\, teaching\, residencies\, jams\, performances\, collective and person al projects. I am also active in the field and practice of Neuroscience\, holding a Ph.D. (KU Leuven\, BEL) and position at the National Research Co uncil (ARG).\nhttps://vimeo.com/user154670378\n\nHarriet Roberts (UK)\nCon tinuously asking where she can next dance contact improvisation\; Harriet has traveled extensively in search of hubs\, homes and bodies researching CI. She has supported and taught within a variety of residencies dedicated to the form as well as festival\, workshop\, and university settings. Har riet is trained in contemporary dance\, diving to both facilitation and pe rformative work\, she draws particularly on somatic enquiry and experienti al anatomy. Founding the platform WeWomb\, Harriet has spent the last year s dedicated to the education and celebration of reproductive health. Shari ng classes\, courses\, performance and film raising the voice of the bleed ing and birthing body. Videography and photography sit in a place of passi on for Harriet\, interweaving themselves in all parts of her creative work . She divides and overlaps her time as a doula\, dancer and hands-on thera pist.\nhttps://vimeo.com/harrietrobertsdance\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/12/HarrietR.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2575@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230224T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230224T113000 DTSTAMP:20230213T124212Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2-2023-02- 24/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 24 Feb 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Morning s 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The Hideout\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, Br istol\, BS5 0TS\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £2.50 p er session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the seme ster upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus a nd practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at the beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited. \n\n\n\nThere is currently scope for a few new people to join the group.  To find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what in terests you in joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practi ce. Alternatively\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know any of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n \n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2585@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230226T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230226T193000 DTSTAMP:20230216T134542Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2023-02-26/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 26 Feb 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nCome and jam on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month!\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation \, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to a ll levels of experience.\nMusicians welcome! Please bring an instrument if you're interested in playing improvised music in the jam.\nSpace Opens at : 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm\nTo book a space\, please make payment via bank transfer or paypal. See below for details:\nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nPaypal: bookings@co ntactdance.co.uk\nBank Transfer:\nBristol Contact Improvisation\nAcc - 656 90905\nSort - 089299\nRef - CI JAM JAN (Initials)\nEmail: bookings@contact dance.co.uk\n\nRoom Capacity limited to 20 people\, please book in advance to ensure you have a space.\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Impr ovisation. See http://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2576@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230303T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230303T113000 DTSTAMP:20230213T124212Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2-2023-03- 03/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 3 Mar 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Morning s 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The Hideout\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, Br istol\, BS5 0TS\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £2.50 p er session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the seme ster upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus a nd practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at the beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited. \n\n\n\nThere is currently scope for a few new people to join the group.  To find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what in terests you in joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practi ce. Alternatively\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know any of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n \n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2560@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230304T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230304T143000 DTSTAMP:20230207T102404Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/gravity-and-sensation-are-our-teache rs-contact-improvisation-class/ SUMMARY:Gravity and Sensation Are Our Teachers: Contact Improvisation Class - Space 238 - 4 Mar 23 12:00 DESCRIPTION:\nContact Improvisation class for all levels &\; bodies\,\nS at 4 March 12:00 - 14:30 (stay after for lunch!)\nCost: £12 per person ( £10 concession)\nTaught by Jan-Ming Lee\nBooking:\nThe studio has limited capacity so to avoid disappointment\, please email jan.lee.uk@gmail.com for a space in advance!\nAccess needs:\nPlease contact me on 07834 227 678 if you wish to communicate any questions or access needs beforehand. We r egret that there are a few small steps to get from the cafe into the studi o.\nClass info:\nGravity and Sensation Are Our Teachers (quote - Daniel Le pkoff)\nA practice of ‘knowing’ and ‘not knowing’\nWe can know thr ough our tactile and bodily senses\, we can know a sense of gravity fallin g and rising\, we can practice knowing when the meeting touch of another h uman is welcoming\, supportive\, playful\, tentative…\nThe ‘knowing’ might be a map to find courage and joy to dance together with a ‘not kn owing’ - something that surely resonates with our current times of uncer tainty.\nThis class involves consensual physical touch which is optional a nd free to explore in your individual interpretation. I make sure that com munication and choice is always present for every dancer to opt in or out. \nVenue: Space 238 (238 Stapleton Road\, Easton\, BS5 0NT)\nSpace 238 has a cafe with hot drinks\, smoothies\, juices and food with vegan options.\n About Jan-Ming:\nI create and facilitate interactive experiences through d ance\, music\, and somatic education\, focusing on empathy and communicati on in a world of social and cultural differences. My work is situated in t he spaces in-between things\, in the movements of transition and translati on between different known worlds.\nI have been dancing contact improvisat ion for over 15 years and am passionate about the exquisitely powerful and completely ordinary practice that it can be to collectively bring us into a dancing conversation together\, respecting our differences through curi osity\, courage and care. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/02/gravitysensation.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Space 238\, 238 Stapleton Road\, Bristol\, BS5 0NT\, United Kingdo m GEO:51.4653779;-2.5697543999999652 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=238 Stapleton Road\, Bristo l\, BS5 0NT\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Space 238:geo:51.4 653779,-2.5697543999999652 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2577@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230310T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230310T113000 DTSTAMP:20230213T124212Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2-2023-03- 10/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 10 Mar 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Morning s 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The Hideout\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, Br istol\, BS5 0TS\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £2.50 p er session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the seme ster upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus a nd practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at the beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited. \n\n\n\nThere is currently scope for a few new people to join the group.  To find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what in terests you in joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practi ce. Alternatively\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know any of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n \n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2586@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230312T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230312T193000 DTSTAMP:20230228T122551Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2023-03-12/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 12 Mar 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nCome and jam on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month!\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation \, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to a ll levels of experience.\n\n\nAtmospheric piano/double bass improvising du o Sounding Seas - Jemima Evans (piano) and Joe Evans (double bass) - will provide sonic inspiration for our movement explorations.\n[wonderplugin_vi deo iframe="https://youtu.be/i3Up10SwF_I" lightbox=0 lightboxsize=1 lightb oxwidth=960 lightboxheight=540 autoopen=0 autoopendelay=0 autoclose=0 ligh tboxtitle="" lightboxgroup="" lightboxshownavigation=0 showimage="" lightb oxoptions="" videowidth=600 videoheight=400 keepaspectratio=1 autoplay=0 l oop=0 videocss="position:relative\;display:block\;background-color:#000\;o verflow:hidden\;max-width:100%\;margin:0 auto\;" playbutton="http://contac tdance.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/wonderplugin-video-embed/engine/playvideo- 64-64-0.png"]\n\n\n\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5. 30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm\nTo book a space\, please make payment v ia bank transfer or paypal. See below for details:\nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nPaypal: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\nBank Transfer:\nBri stol Contact Improvisation\nAcc - 65690905\nSort - 089299\nRef - CI JAM JA N (Initials)\nEmail: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\n\nRoom Capacity limited to 20 people\, please book in advance to ensure you have a space.\nFor mor e info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See http://contactdance.c o.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2578@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230317T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230317T113000 DTSTAMP:20230213T124212Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2-2023-03- 17/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 17 Mar 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Morning s 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The Hideout\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, Br istol\, BS5 0TS\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £2.50 p er session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the seme ster upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus a nd practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at the beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited. \n\n\n\nThere is currently scope for a few new people to join the group.  To find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what in terests you in joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practi ce. Alternatively\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know any of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n \n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2558@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230318T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230319T163000 DTSTAMP:20230110T110742Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/the-art-of-trios-a-weekend-workshop- in-bristol-led-by-asher-levin-jocasta-crofts/ SUMMARY:The Art of Trios - a weekend workshop in Bristol led by Asher Levin & Jocasta Crofts - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 18 Mar 23 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nExplore the wonderful world of CI Trios.\nYour guides wil l be Jocasta Crofts &\; Asher Levin\, with support from Sarah Massey\nT rios are multi-dimensional. They may seem complex and feel daunting.\nWe ’ll explore strategies for finding simplicity and orientation in the cre ative mix.\nWe’ll introduce simple effective scores that take us into th e heart of jamming\, going beyond the normal patterns of intense duos\, so lo transitions\, or puppy piles (wonderful as they are)\, broadening the p ossibilities that can open up.\n\nWe’ll hone specialised skills and mech anics useful for trios:\n* being in the ever-evolving centre * orbiting * weaving * supporting and contributing to a duet * co-supporting as bases * flying strategies * Exploring trio landscapes and including spaces in the dance *\nDancing in 3s opens up spaces and invites a richness of relating \, enabling your dance to confidently expand into multi-dimensional relati onships. Trios bring surprise\, presence\, change-ability\, fascinating sp aces\, fresh dynamics…\nTrios inherently contain a variety configuration – trio\, duo\, solo\, as well as bridging to possibilities of whole gro up experiences.\nOur research will be playful!\n\n**Bodywork: The workshop will include trio bodywork – we'll expand our attention and inspiration from within a delicious\, rich\, focused context of experiential anatomy. **\n\n10.00am to 4.30pm Saturday 18th &\; Sunday 19th March\nJoin for 1 day or the weekend!\n1 day price £50 (£40/£60)\nWeekend £80 (£70/£ 90)\nTickets (&\; biogs): https://buytickets.at/asherlevinevents/83040 2\nQueries to Jocasta:\ndeva-shanti@hotmail.com\n07875151582\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/01/trios.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2579@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230324T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230324T113000 DTSTAMP:20230213T124212Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2-2023-03- 24/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 24 Mar 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Morning s 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The Hideout\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, Br istol\, BS5 0TS\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £2.50 p er session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the seme ster upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus a nd practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at the beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited. \n\n\n\nThere is currently scope for a few new people to join the group.  To find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what in terests you in joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practi ce. Alternatively\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know any of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n \n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2587@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230326T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230326T193000 DTSTAMP:20230314T113315Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2023-03-26/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 26 Mar 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nCome and jam on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month!\n\n2nd Sundays of the month will from now on be live music nights.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, host ed by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all leve ls of experience.\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30 pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm\nTo book a space\, please make payment via bank transfer or paypal. See below for details:\nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nPaypal: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\nBank Transfer:\nBris tol Contact Improvisation\nAcc - 65690905\nSort - 089299\nRef - CI JAM JAN (Initials)\nEmail: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\n\nRoom Capacity limited t o 20 people\, please book in advance to ensure you have a space.\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See http://contactdance.co .uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2580@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230331T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230331T113000 DTSTAMP:20230213T124212Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-2-2023-03- 31/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Hideout Bristol - 31 Mar 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI p ractice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co- created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Morning s 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The Hideout\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, Br istol\, BS5 0TS\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently less than £2.50 p er session. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for the rest of the seme ster upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus a nd practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at the beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited. \n\n\n\nThere is currently scope for a few new people to join the group.  To find out more\, contact Saskia on 07904 121 646 briefly sharing what in terests you in joining this group\, and what you would bring to the practi ce. Alternatively\, connect with one of the existing members of the group if you know any of them\, to discuss if it is something that would suit.\n \n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2603@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230408T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230408T210000 DTSTAMP:20230404T184946Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/5101/ SUMMARY: - The Hideout Bristol - 8 Apr 23 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\nA fantastic opportunity to attend a Blindfolded Contact works hop with Gabriel Diamond -https://www.blindfoldedcontact.com/\nBlindfolded Contact Dance is a slow and gentle experience— for both beginners and e xperienced dancers alike. The constraint of the blindfold invites dancers to explore other senses to find connection\, expression\, pleasure\, and s afety. These workshops take participants on a journey of somatic self-disc overy and non-verbal consent via solo and group exercises before culminati ng in a freeform blindfolded jam. We will open with a short circle address ing boundaries and safety. Please arrive from 6:10pm and be ready to start at 6:30pm. This is closed container. Late arrivals will not be admitted a nd will not receive a refund.\nPart of the core ethos of BFC is "the whole room is your partner." That means setting aside your judgments\, preferen ces\, and biases and dancing with everyone in the space—including by you rself.\nWe have a high expectation of personal responsibility and respect regarding consent and boundaries. Learn more about us and read the code of conduct at http://www.blindfoldedcontact.com/\nIf you have a blindfold ( or something that can be used as one)\, please bring it. Otherwise we will have some available.\nSuitable for any level of CI experience.\nCost - £ 15 / £12 concession - advance booking essential\nPaypal - bookings@contac tdance.co.uk\nBank Transfer - Bristol Contact Improvisation 08-92-99 65690 905 - use your name as a reference\nVenue - The Hideout\, Unit 2 White Str eet\, St Jude's\, Bristol BS5 0TS (on street parking is free after 6pm)\nT he space will be open from 6:10pm for arriving and personal warm up. Pleas e be ready to start at 6:30pm. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/04/diamond.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2588@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230409T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230409T193000 DTSTAMP:20230328T104434Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2023-04-09/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 9 Apr 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nCome and jam on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month!\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation \, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to a ll levels of experience.\n\n\n\n2nd Sundays of the month will from now on be live music nights.\n\nLive music planned for 9th April!\nJam favourite Algy Behrens will be weaving magic with his guitar\, effects and loops. Le ts join him in creating a beautiful tapestry of sound and movement!\n\n\n\ nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm\nTo book a space\, please make payment via bank transfer or pa ypal. See below for details:\nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nPayp al: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\nBank Transfer:\nBristol Contact Improvisa tion\nAcc - 65690905\nSort - 089299\nRef - CI JAM JAN (Initials)\nEmail: b ookings@contactdance.co.uk\n\nRoom Capacity limited to 20 people\, please book in advance to ensure you have a space.\nFor more info on Bristol CI a nd Contact Improvisation. See http://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2596@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230416T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230416T193000 DTSTAMP:20230410T181537Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2023-04-16/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 16 Apr 23 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents\nA 6 week beginners se ries (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace New man. Watch some of us dancing here.\n\nThere are different pairs of teach ers each week\, so you can experience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nDates:\nSunday 16th &\; 30th April\nSunday 7th\, 21st M ay\,\nSunday 4th\, 18th June\nTime: 5.30pm - 7.30pm. (Door open at 5.15pm - please do arrive early so the whole group can start together)\nLocation: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCost\nDrop in: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £20 Contributor\nWhole series: £50 Co ncession\, £65 waged\, £100 Contributor\n\n* A further discount is avail able on the whole series cost for anyone committed to the course but limit ed by financial reasons. Please enquire via email for more information.\nP ayments can be made via paypal\, bank transfer or cash on the day.\nBank T ransfer:\nBristol Contact Improvisation\n08-92-99\n65690905\nPaypal: booki ngs@contactdance.co.uk\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disapp ointment\, please do book in advance and let us know that you're coming by emailing us at:\nbookings@contactdance.co.uk\nWe aim to provide an inclus ive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, pl ease do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAbout CI\nContact Improvisat ion is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodi es moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet a nd meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The p ractice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a physi cal point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical/emo tional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participant s informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more informat ion about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: http://contactdanc e.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Ne wman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2606@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230421T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230421T113000 DTSTAMP:20230424T140553Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-3-2023-04- 21/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Trinity Centre - 21 Apr 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI practice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co -created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Mornin gs 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The summer term will take place between Space 238 &\; Fyfe Hall at Trinity\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently roughl y £4 per session per person. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for th e rest of the semester upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at th e beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited.\n\n\n\nPlease note\, for Friday 28th April and 5th May at The Fyfe Hall\, Trinity\n\nWe would like to open up for anyone who feel they may like to commit to join us. £10 (for 2 sessions try out). This i s still a non-lead self-practice group\, so any visitors would need ground ing in CI and be comfortable to find their own way into the dance. If you want to join\, contact myself\, or one of the existing members if you know any of them.  Saskia on 07904 121 646 \n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kin gdom GEO:51.4584901;-2.57659979999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS 2 0NW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Trinity Centre:geo:5 1.4584901,-2.57659979999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2589@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230423T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230423T193000 DTSTAMP:20230314T113400Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2023-04-23/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 23 Apr 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nCome and jam on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month!\n\n2nd Sundays of the month will from now on be live music nights.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, host ed by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all leve ls of experience.\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30 pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm\nTo book a space\, please make payment via bank transfer or paypal. See below for details:\nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nPaypal: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\nBank Transfer:\nBris tol Contact Improvisation\nAcc - 65690905\nSort - 089299\nRef - CI JAM JAN (Initials)\nEmail: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\n\nRoom Capacity limited t o 20 people\, please book in advance to ensure you have a space.\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See http://contactdance.co .uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2607@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230428T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230428T113000 DTSTAMP:20230424T140553Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-3-2023-04- 28/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Trinity Centre - 28 Apr 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI practice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co -created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Mornin gs 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The summer term will take place between Space 238 &\; Fyfe Hall at Trinity\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently roughl y £4 per session per person. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for th e rest of the semester upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at th e beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited.\n\n\n\nPlease note\, for Friday 28th April and 5th May at The Fyfe Hall\, Trinity\n\nWe would like to open up for anyone who feel they may like to commit to join us. £10 (for 2 sessions try out). This i s still a non-lead self-practice group\, so any visitors would need ground ing in CI and be comfortable to find their own way into the dance. If you want to join\, contact myself\, or one of the existing members if you know any of them.  Saskia on 07904 121 646 \n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kin gdom GEO:51.4584901;-2.57659979999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS 2 0NW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Trinity Centre:geo:5 1.4584901,-2.57659979999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2597@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230430T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230430T193000 DTSTAMP:20230425T093722Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2023-04-30/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 30 Apr 23 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents\nA 6 week beginners se ries (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace New man. Watch some of us dancing here.There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can experience different styles and perspectives in eac h class.\n\nDates:\nSunday 16th &\; 30th April\nSunday 7th\, 21st May\, \nSunday 4th\, 18th June\nTime: 5.30pm - 7.30pm. (Door open at 5.15pm - pl ease do arrive early so the whole group can start together)\nLocation: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCost\nDrop in: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £20 Contributor\nWhole series: £50 Conces sion\, £65 waged\, £100 Contributor\n\n* A further discount is available on the whole series cost for anyone committed to the course but limited b y financial reasons. Please enquire via email for more information.\nPayme nts can be made via bank transfer or cash/card on the day.\nBank Transfer: \nBristol Contact Improvisation\n08-92-99\n65690905\n\nThe space is limite d to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance and le t us know that you're coming by emailing us at:\nbookings@contactdance.co. uk\nWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\ n\nAbout CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kin aesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild a nd athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bo dies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and givin g weight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\ , bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movem ent that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Pax ton\, Chung)\nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, pl ease visit: http://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDance rs: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2608@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230505T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230505T113000 DTSTAMP:20230424T140553Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-3-2023-05- 05/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Trinity Centre - 5 May 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI practice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co -created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Mornin gs 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The summer term will take place between Space 238 &\; Fyfe Hall at Trinity\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently roughl y £4 per session per person. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for th e rest of the semester upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at th e beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited.\n\n\n\nPlease note\, for Friday 28th April and 5th May at The Fyfe Hall\, Trinity\n\nWe would like to open up for anyone who feel they may like to commit to join us. £10 (for 2 sessions try out). This i s still a non-lead self-practice group\, so any visitors would need ground ing in CI and be comfortable to find their own way into the dance. If you want to join\, contact myself\, or one of the existing members if you know any of them.  Saskia on 07904 121 646 \n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kin gdom GEO:51.4584901;-2.57659979999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS 2 0NW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Trinity Centre:geo:5 1.4584901,-2.57659979999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2598@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230507T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230514T193000 DTSTAMP:20230425T093807Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2023-05-14/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 7 May 23 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents\nA 6 week beginners se ries (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace New man. Watch some of us dancing here.There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can experience different styles and perspectives in eac h class.\n\nDates:\nSunday 16th &\; 30th April\nSunday 7th\, 21st May\, \nSunday 4th\, 18th June\nTime: 5.30pm - 7.30pm. (Door open at 5.15pm - pl ease do arrive early so the whole group can start together)\nLocation: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCost\nDrop in: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £20 Contributor\nWhole series: £50 Conces sion\, £65 waged\, £100 Contributor\n\n* A further discount is available on the whole series cost for anyone committed to the course but limited b y financial reasons. Please enquire via email for more information.\nPayme nts can be made via bank transfer or cash/card on the day.\nBank Transfer: \nBristol Contact Improvisation\n08-92-99\n65690905\n\nThe space is limite d to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance and le t us know that you're coming by emailing us at:\nbookings@contactdance.co. uk\nWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\ n\nAbout CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kin aesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild a nd athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bo dies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and givin g weight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\ , bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movem ent that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Pax ton\, Chung)\nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, pl ease visit: http://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDance rs: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2609@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230512T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230512T113000 DTSTAMP:20230424T140553Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-3-2023-05- 12/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Trinity Centre - 12 May 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI practice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co -created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Mornin gs 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The summer term will take place between Space 238 &\; Fyfe Hall at Trinity\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently roughl y £4 per session per person. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for th e rest of the semester upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at th e beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited.\n\n\n\nPlease note\, for Friday 28th April and 5th May at The Fyfe Hall\, Trinity\n\nWe would like to open up for anyone who feel they may like to commit to join us. £10 (for 2 sessions try out). This i s still a non-lead self-practice group\, so any visitors would need ground ing in CI and be comfortable to find their own way into the dance. If you want to join\, contact myself\, or one of the existing members if you know any of them.  Saskia on 07904 121 646 \n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kin gdom GEO:51.4584901;-2.57659979999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS 2 0NW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Trinity Centre:geo:5 1.4584901,-2.57659979999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2559@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230513T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230513T170000 DTSTAMP:20230207T101634Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/intimacy-space-contact-improvisation -day-workshop/ SUMMARY:Intimacy & Space - Contact Improvisation day workshop - St. Michael 's Parish Hall - 13 May 23 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\nwith David Basak &\; Asher Levin\nA day of Contact Improvi sation experience\, training &\; play\nOpen to all with a grounding in CI wishing to explore from delicate to dynamic\n Strategies to be prese nt &\; responsive to each moment\n Getting closer\, while staying co nnected to all\n In a lovely\, bright\, central venue\, with sprung flo or\nPrice: £55* (£45/£65) as appropriate for you.\nLimited to 28 ticket s\n* Reduced price for teachers &\; financial need - please email\nTick ets: tickettailor.com/events/AsherLevinEvents ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/02/intimacyspace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2590@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230514T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230514T193000 DTSTAMP:20230425T094653Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2023-05-07/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 14 May 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nCome and jam on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month!\n\n2nd Sundays of the month will from now on be live music nights.\n\nSimon Leach will provide improvised piano\, guitar a nd percussion. All musicians and non-musicians invited to join in. Various instruments and sound making devices will be available!\nJoin us for an e vening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of experience.\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm\nTo book a space\, please make payment via bank transfer. See below for detail s:\nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nBank Transfer:\nBristol Contac t Improvisation\nAcc - 65690905\nSort - 089299\nRef - CI JAM JAN (Initials )\nEmail: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\n\nRoom Capacity limited to 20 peopl e\, please book in advance to ensure you have a space.\nFor more info on B ristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See http://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote : The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2610@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230519T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230519T113000 DTSTAMP:20230424T140553Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-3-2023-05- 19/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Trinity Centre - 19 May 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI practice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co -created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Mornin gs 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The summer term will take place between Space 238 &\; Fyfe Hall at Trinity\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently roughl y £4 per session per person. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for th e rest of the semester upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at th e beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited.\n\n\n\nPlease note\, for Friday 28th April and 5th May at The Fyfe Hall\, Trinity\n\nWe would like to open up for anyone who feel they may like to commit to join us. £10 (for 2 sessions try out). This i s still a non-lead self-practice group\, so any visitors would need ground ing in CI and be comfortable to find their own way into the dance. If you want to join\, contact myself\, or one of the existing members if you know any of them.  Saskia on 07904 121 646 \n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kin gdom GEO:51.4584901;-2.57659979999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS 2 0NW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Trinity Centre:geo:5 1.4584901,-2.57659979999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2599@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230521T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230521T193000 DTSTAMP:20230523T101439Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2023-05-28/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 21 May 23 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents\nA 6 week beginners se ries (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace New man. Watch some of us dancing here.There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can experience different styles and perspectives in eac h class.Dates:\nSunday 16th &\; 30th April\nSunday 7th\, 21st May\,\nSu nday 4th\, 18th June\nTime: 5.30pm - 7.30pm. (Door open at 5.15pm - please do arrive early so the whole group can start together)\nLocation: Hut 638 8\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCost\nDrop in: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £20 Contributor\nWhole series: £50 Concession \, £65 waged\, £100 Contributor* A further discount is available on the whole series cost for anyone committed to the course but limited by financ ial reasons. Please enquire via email for more information.\nPayments can be made via bank transfer or cash/card on the day.\nBank Transfer:\nBristo l Contact Improvisation\n08-92-99\n65690905The space is limited to 18 peop le. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance and let us know th at you're coming by emailing us at:\nbookings@contactdance.co.uk\nWe aim t o provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specifi c requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAbout CI\ nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic po ssibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\ , sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enq uiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\ , following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing f orth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that lea ves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) \nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit:  http://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2611@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230526T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230526T113000 DTSTAMP:20230424T140553Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-3-2023-05- 26/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Trinity Centre - 26 May 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI practice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co -created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Mornin gs 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The summer term will take place between Space 238 &\; Fyfe Hall at Trinity\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently roughl y £4 per session per person. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for th e rest of the semester upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at th e beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited.\n\n\n\nPlease note\, for Friday 28th April and 5th May at The Fyfe Hall\, Trinity\n\nWe would like to open up for anyone who feel they may like to commit to join us. £10 (for 2 sessions try out). This i s still a non-lead self-practice group\, so any visitors would need ground ing in CI and be comfortable to find their own way into the dance. If you want to join\, contact myself\, or one of the existing members if you know any of them.  Saskia on 07904 121 646 \n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kin gdom GEO:51.4584901;-2.57659979999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS 2 0NW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Trinity Centre:geo:5 1.4584901,-2.57659979999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2591@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230528T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230528T193000 DTSTAMP:20230516T094724Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2023-05-21/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 28 May 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunda y of the month!\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\nEach 2nd Sunday will feature live improvised music.\n\nSp ace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Clo ses: 8pm\n\nTo book a space\, please make payment via bank transfer. See b elow for details:\nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nBank Transfer:\ nBristol Contact Improvisation\nAcc - 65690905\nSort - 089299\nRef: CI Jam (month) (Initials) e.g. "CI Jam OCT SL"\nIt is currently fine to turn up and pay on the door\, though this might change in the future if the space becomes too full.\nEmail: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNo te: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville. The area is r esidential and on street parking is available nearby. We kindly ask attend ees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2612@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230602T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230602T113000 DTSTAMP:20230424T140553Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-3-2023-06- 02/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Trinity Centre - 2 Jun 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI practice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co -created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Mornin gs 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The summer term will take place between Space 238 &\; Fyfe Hall at Trinity\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently roughl y £4 per session per person. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for th e rest of the semester upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at th e beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited.\n\n\n\nPlease note\, for Friday 28th April and 5th May at The Fyfe Hall\, Trinity\n\nWe would like to open up for anyone who feel they may like to commit to join us. £10 (for 2 sessions try out). This i s still a non-lead self-practice group\, so any visitors would need ground ing in CI and be comfortable to find their own way into the dance. If you want to join\, contact myself\, or one of the existing members if you know any of them.  Saskia on 07904 121 646 \n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kin gdom GEO:51.4584901;-2.57659979999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS 2 0NW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Trinity Centre:geo:5 1.4584901,-2.57659979999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2600@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230604T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230604T193000 DTSTAMP:20230425T094045Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2023-06-11/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 4 Jun 23 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents\nA 6 week beginners se ries (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace New man. Watch some of us dancing here.There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can experience different styles and perspectives in eac h class.\n\nDates:\nSunday 16th &\; 30th April\nSunday 7th\, 21st May\, \nSunday 4th\, 18th June\nTime: 5.30pm - 7.30pm. (Door open at 5.15pm - pl ease do arrive early so the whole group can start together)\nLocation: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCost\nDrop in: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £20 Contributor\nWhole series: £50 Conces sion\, £65 waged\, £100 Contributor\n\n* A further discount is available on the whole series cost for anyone committed to the course but limited b y financial reasons. Please enquire via email for more information.\nPayme nts can be made via bank transfer or cash/card on the day.\nBank Transfer: \nBristol Contact Improvisation\n08-92-99\n65690905\n\nThe space is limite d to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance and le t us know that you're coming by emailing us at:\nbookings@contactdance.co. uk\nWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\ n\nAbout CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kin aesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild a nd athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bo dies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and givin g weight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\ , bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movem ent that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Pax ton\, Chung)\nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, pl ease visit: http://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDance rs: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2613@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230609T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230609T113000 DTSTAMP:20230424T140553Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-3-2023-06- 09/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Trinity Centre - 9 Jun 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI practice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co -created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Mornin gs 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The summer term will take place between Space 238 &\; Fyfe Hall at Trinity\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently roughl y £4 per session per person. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for th e rest of the semester upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at th e beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited.\n\n\n\nPlease note\, for Friday 28th April and 5th May at The Fyfe Hall\, Trinity\n\nWe would like to open up for anyone who feel they may like to commit to join us. £10 (for 2 sessions try out). This i s still a non-lead self-practice group\, so any visitors would need ground ing in CI and be comfortable to find their own way into the dance. If you want to join\, contact myself\, or one of the existing members if you know any of them.  Saskia on 07904 121 646 \n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kin gdom GEO:51.4584901;-2.57659979999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS 2 0NW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Trinity Centre:geo:5 1.4584901,-2.57659979999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2592@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230611T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230611T193000 DTSTAMP:20230516T094808Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2023-06-04/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 11 Jun 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunda y of the month!\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\nEach 2nd Sunday will feature live improvised music.\n\nSp ace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Clo ses: 8pm\n\nTo book a space\, please make payment via bank transfer. See b elow for details:\nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nBank Transfer:\ nBristol Contact Improvisation\nAcc - 65690905\nSort - 089299\nRef: CI Jam (month) (Initials) e.g. "CI Jam OCT SL"\nIt is currently fine to turn up and pay on the door\, though this might change in the future if the space becomes too full.\nEmail: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNo te: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville. The area is r esidential and on street parking is available nearby. We kindly ask attend ees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2614@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230616T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230616T113000 DTSTAMP:20230424T140553Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-practice-group-3-2023-06- 16/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Practice Group - The Trinity Centre - 16 Jun 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:A group for CI enthusiasts committed to a regular rigorous CI practice. This is a self-facilitated\, dedicated group practice space\, co -created by all. Grounding in CI is needed to join.\n\nTime: Friday Mornin gs 9.30-11.30am\nPlace: The summer term will take place between Space 238 &\; Fyfe Hall at Trinity\nCommitment: this group asks for a commitment to attend\, to support a depth of practice as we move together over time. Currently we do this by semester.\nCost: shared equally\, currently roughl y £4 per session per person. Once committed\, you are asked to pay for th e rest of the semester upfront.\n\nThis is a closed group\, to facilitate a depth of focus and practice. As decided by the group\, newcomers may be invited to join at points\, either during the existing semester\, or at th e beginning of the next.\n\nPlease contact us first before turning up\, as space is limited.\n\n\n\nPlease note\, for Friday 28th April and 5th May at The Fyfe Hall\, Trinity\n\nWe would like to open up for anyone who feel they may like to commit to join us. £10 (for 2 sessions try out). This i s still a non-lead self-practice group\, so any visitors would need ground ing in CI and be comfortable to find their own way into the dance. If you want to join\, contact myself\, or one of the existing members if you know any of them.  Saskia on 07904 121 646 \n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/09/saskia.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Practice Group LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kin gdom GEO:51.4584901;-2.57659979999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS 2 0NW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Trinity Centre:geo:5 1.4584901,-2.57659979999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2601@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230618T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230618T193000 DTSTAMP:20230425T094202Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 18 Jun 23 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents\nA 6 week beginners se ries (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace New man. Watch some of us dancing here.There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can experience different styles and perspectives in eac h class.\n\nDates:\nSunday 16th &\; 30th April\nSunday 7th\, 21st May\, \nSunday 4th\, 18th June\nTime: 5.30pm - 7.30pm. (Door open at 5.15pm - pl ease do arrive early so the whole group can start together)\nLocation: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCost\nDrop in: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £20 Contributor\nWhole series: £50 Conces sion\, £65 waged\, £100 Contributor\n\n* A further discount is available on the whole series cost for anyone committed to the course but limited b y financial reasons. Please enquire via email for more information.\nPayme nts can be made via bank transfer or cash/card on the day.\nBank Transfer: \nBristol Contact Improvisation\n08-92-99\n65690905\n\nThe space is limite d to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance and le t us know that you're coming by emailing us at:\nbookings@contactdance.co. uk\nWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\ n\nAbout CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kin aesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild a nd athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bo dies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and givin g weight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\ , bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movem ent that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Pax ton\, Chung)\nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, pl ease visit: http://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDance rs: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2602@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230624T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T170000 DTSTAMP:20230501T091640Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/nita-little-two-day-workshop-co-crea tive-practices-in-contact-improvisation-worlding-two-as-one/ SUMMARY:Nita Little Two Day Workshop : Co-Creative Practices in Contact Imp rovisation: Worlding Two as One - - 24 Jun 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nWe present a rare opportunity for Contact Improvisation pra ctitioners to deepen their dance by one of the early pioneers of CI\, Nita Little.\nThe workshop is aimed for those with a baseline of CI\, feel com fortable sharing weight and have experience listening to bodies in motion. \n\nDate : 24-25 June 2023 (2 day workshop)\nTime: 9.30 Arrive\, 10am star t\, finish for 4.30pm\nLocation: St Michaels Memorial Parish Hall Park Lan e\, Bristol BS2 8BE\nTicket Cost:\n£80 early bird\n£100 (if booking is m ade after the 15th May)\n• A discounted ticket is available for anyone w ho is committed to their practice but would find it unaffordable. Please e nquire below for more details.\nPayment:\nPaypal: bristolcontactresearch@g mail.com\n(please select friends or family)\nFor bank transfer/or any othe r queries please email: bristolcontactresearch@gmail.com\nPlease use Ref: "Nita Little (your initials)" on payments\n\nClass Description\nCo-Creativ e Practices in Contact Improvisation: Worlding Two as One\nBeyond the Begi nning level – dancers must have a Contact Improv practice.\nContact Impr ovisation was born through the idea that everybody knows how to move withi n a sea of gravity. The body will show up\, reflexively\, to meet its envi ronment. Indeed\, at an early stage\, Steve Paxton refused to actually tea ch the dance that by then already had a name. The notion that contact is s omething we do together\, rather than at each other\, or on each other\, c ame about through the repetition of the agreement to care\, for oneself\, for one’s partner\, and for the rest of whatever was nearby… the child ren rolling under our feet. The emphasis on good will was necessary to kee p everyone safe under conditions that were highly uncertain. This develope d stratospheric levels of awareness and capacities of attention that most people don’t experience. Eventually we became so capable that we could l et go of generating the dance and just let the dance itself take over beca use movement arose in milli-seconds of consciously noted experience organi zed by a far larger form. Readiness to move was there\, in those milliseco nds. Where one’s body began and another’s ended was insignificant to t he passage of information within the immediacy of dancemaking. Fifty-one y ears later\, this has developed into insight into co-creative practices an d levels of relations that speak to the making of dance that is no longer a negotiation. How do we move beyond merely dealing with one another? What else is there? This workshop will be an immersion in practices that suppo rt a physicality ready to engage co-creatively in dances that release prac ticed pathways\, are built on the physicality of attention\, rely on movem ent principles\, have organizational integrity\, and embody care.\n\nNita Little is an activist for relational intelligence through improvisational dance practices that began with the emergence and development of Contact I mprovisation in 1972. This path was provoked by Steve Paxton. The only rem aining Contact Improvisation (CI) teacher who was a member of the initial core of CI pioneers\, Nita has remained on the cutting edge of this practi ce\, training generations of Contact Improvisation practitioners and teach ers worldwide. A performer\, choreographer\, and dance theorist\, Little r eceived her PhD in Performance Studies in 2014. She returns to internation al touring invited by dance companies\, festivals\, conferences and univer sities to teach\, lecture\, and compose emergent events. Her writing inves tigates ecological actions of attention and the creative potentials presen t in entangled relations. She directs an international network of dance re search ensembles - the Institute for the Study of Somatic Communication (t he ISSC). ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/worlding.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2593@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T193000 DTSTAMP:20230516T094840Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2023-06-18/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 25 Jun 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunda y of the month!\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\nEach 2nd Sunday will feature live improvised music.\n\nSp ace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Clo ses: 8pm\n\nTo book a space\, please make payment via bank transfer. See b elow for details:\nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nBank Transfer:\ nBristol Contact Improvisation\nAcc - 65690905\nSort - 089299\nRef: CI Jam (month) (Initials) e.g. "CI Jam OCT SL"\nIt is currently fine to turn up and pay on the door\, though this might change in the future if the space becomes too full.\nEmail: bookings@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNo te: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville. The area is r esidential and on street parking is available nearby. We kindly ask attend ees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2567@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230628T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230703T160000 DTSTAMP:20230523T101713Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/emerging-hearts-2023-contact-improvi sation-dance-camp-uk/ SUMMARY:Emerging Hearts 2023 CONTACT IMPROVISATION DANCE CAMP UK - SOLD OUT - Bush Farm Bison Centre - 28 Jun 23 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\nSOLD OUT\n\n\nEmerging Hearts 2023\n\nCONTACT IMPROVISATION D ANCE CAMP UK\n\nWeds 28th June to Mon 3rd July 2023\n\nBush Farm Bison Ce ntre\, West Knoyle\, Wiltshire UK\n\nWhere Community Matters as much as th e Dance\n\nexplore the somatic wonders of contact improvisation\nloads of dance\, creative\, nature and sound-based experiences\nwood fire sauna\, b odywork space\, live music\, delicious food\, co-creative community\ngreen fields\, wild meadows\, old woodlands\, lakes\, amazing skylines and the rolling hills of the countryside\n\nFor all the info &\; waiting list: www.contactimprovcamp.co.uk\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/02/emerging.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Festival LOCATION:Bush Farm Bison Centre\, Bush Farm Bison Centre\, West Knoyle\, Wi ltshire\, BA12 6AE\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bush Farm Bison Centre\, We st Knoyle\, Wiltshire\, BA12 6AE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TIT LE=Bush Farm Bison Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2615@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230709T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230709T213000 DTSTAMP:20230707T104032Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-jam-with-live- music-and-food-share/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Jam with live music and food share - 63rd Bri stol Scouts Hut - 9 Jul 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nEvent organised by Simon Leach.\nI've created this event to prepare myself for playing music at the London Mini CI Fest later this mo nth. I would be delighted if as many Bristol dancers as possible would com e and help me by jamming to my sounds!\nThe plan is for doors to open at 5 for personal warmups. At 5:30 I will lead a short group warmup encouragin g people to connect first deeply to themselves and then to begin to connec t with each other. I will encourage us to work as an ensemble\, building a wareness of the beauty of the spontaneous choreographies that we create to gether. We will then jam until 7:30.`\nAfter space for verbal reflections we will eat. Please bring scrumptious food to share! We will have the spac e until 9:30\, so there will be plenty of time to eat\, chat and then clea r up.\nI'll be accepting donations to help pay for the room hire. If there are 20 people there then £4.50 each would cover it.\nLooking forward to jamming with you \nAny queries\, email me at simonleach1@talktalk.net ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/jam-jar-ingredients-blue.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2658@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230903T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230903T200000 DTSTAMP:20230827T104731Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/sun-3-sept-silent-underscore-contact -improvisation/ SUMMARY:Sun 3 Sept: Silent Underscore: Contact Improvisation - Space 238 - 3 Sep 23 17:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nWith Jan-Ming Lee &\; Claire Coveney\nAll bodies and lev els welcome*\n\nThis session is a little different to our jams/classes. We begin and end together - please commit to coming on time and staying for the whole session\, unless there is an emergency (!!)\nWe will continue th ese threads in our longer day workshop "Core Elements for Jamming" on Sun 17 September! See bottom for details.\n\nWHAT IS THE UNDERSCORE???\nhttps: //nancystarksmith.com/underscore/\nThe Underscore is a long-form dance imp rovisation structure developed by Nancy Stark Smith. It has been evolving since 1990 and is practiced all over the globe.\nThe Underscore is a vehic le for incorporating Contact Improvisation into a broader arena of improvi sational dance practice\; for developing greater ease dancing in spherical space—alone and with others\; and for integrating kinesthetic and compo sitional concerns while improvising. It allows for a full spectrum of ener getic and physical expressions\, embodying a range of forms and changing s tates. Its practice is familiar yet unpredictable.\nThe practice—usually 3 to 4 hours in length—progresses through a broad range of dynamic stat es\, including long periods of very small\, private\, and quiet internal a ctivity and other times of higher energy and interactive dancing.\n\nCOST\ n£12 / £10 per person\nPay in advance via paypal using jan.lee.uk@gmail. com (Or bank transfer - email for details)\n(further concessions apply by email)\n\nPLAN\nArrive early\n17:30 Talkthrough of Underscore\n18:00 Begin /plant seeds\n19:45 Harvest/close\n20:00 Leave space\n\nACCESS\njan.lee.uk @gmail.com *Please email us with your access needs. There are around 3 - 6 steps to arrive down and then up into the studio from the cafe.\n\nFACILI TATORS\nJan-Ming Lee www.janlee.org @janleeuk\nClaire Coveney www.bristola t.co.uk\n\nCOMING UP\nSome spaces are still available for our upcoming day workshop that continues some of these threads -\n"Core Elements for Jammi ng" Day Workshop Sun 17 Sept\nEvent info: https://fb.me/e/uWVbyTAM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/08/jan-underscore.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Space 238\, 238 Stapleton Road\, Bristol\, BS5 0NT\, United Kingdo m GEO:51.4653779;-2.5697543999999652 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=238 Stapleton Road\, Bristo l\, BS5 0NT\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Space 238:geo:51.4 653779,-2.5697543999999652 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2691@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230910T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230910T193000 DTSTAMP:20231212T121257Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2023-09-10/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 10 Sep 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of \nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolconta ctimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\n Price: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nIt is currently fine to turn up an d pay on the door\, though this might change in the future if the space be comes too full.\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville. The area is residential and on street parking is av ailable nearby. We kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and b e respectful of the neighbours. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2647@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230914T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230914T203000 DTSTAMP:20230824T204821Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/into-the-ground-floorwork-classes-20 23-09-14/ SUMMARY:Into the Ground Floorwork Classes - Docklands Community Centre - 14 Sep 23 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nFloorwork 6-week beginner classes. Not CI\, but teaching skills vital for fluid CI dancing.\n\nMoving with flow\, agility and effic iency into the ground.\nWe are offering a 6-week series (2hrs classes) ide al for beginners and those who have some experience with any physical prac tices\, open to all who want to learn the basics and develop their corpore ality.\n\nClasses will be structured in a way to practice the basics and b uild on these skills.\nExploring pathways into the floor\, on the floor an d out of the floor. Breaking down movements\, developing and adding variat ions. Drawing on the knowledge from developmental movement patterns\, flyi ng low and contemporary dance.\nUsing a combination of games\, improvisati onal scores and tasks\, drilling movement\, learning pathways and sequence s. Finding how the spine\, head and pelvis connect with each other and the limbs\, using gravity to complement our movement. Articulating bones\, mu scles and fascia\, moving through spirals and animal locomotion patterns. Aiming to build strength and mobility in order to find flow in and out of the floor.\nExpect to have fun\, sweat and dance with others!\n\nDates:\n1 4th\, 21st\, 28th September\n5th\, 12th\, 19th October\nTime: 18:30 - 20:3 0 (Doors open at 18:15. Please arrive in good time so we can start togethe r.)\nLocation: Docklands Community Centre\, 29 Brigstocke Road\, St Pauls\ , Bristol BS2 8UA\n\nCost:\nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 Stand ard\, £16 Contributor\nWhole series: £55 Concession\, £73 Standard\, £ 91 Contributor\nSuggested prices:\n*Concession- students/low waged.\n*Stan dard - living wage\n*Contributor- supporting others\nBookings: https://hd fst.uk/secret/r8ec7ge6t6\nEnquiries: intothegrounddance@gmail.com\nPlease book in advance as places may fill up and there is a capacity limit for th e space.\nPlease come ready to move with comfortable clothing\, long trous ers\, a layer of long sleeve top for sliding and padding\, comfy socks and a water bottle.\n\nBio:\nEdwina is a dancer and massage therapist\, she c ompleted her dance training at Bath Spa University. She is continually inf luenced and learning from different movement practices like contemporary d ance\, capoeira and contact improvisation and is fascinated by the potenti alities of the body.\n\nGrace’s dance style is informed by contemporary and contact improvisation techniques\, with a particular focus on low and ground-based movement and the principle of the centre of the body as the c entre for movement. She recognizes the value of building core strength to aid in the discovery of new movement possibilities.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/08/floor.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Docklands Community Centre\, 29 Brigstocke Rd\, Bristol\, BS2 8UA\ , United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=29 Brigstocke Rd\, Bristol\ , BS2 8UA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Docklands Community Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2632@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230917T091500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230917T170000 DTSTAMP:20230824T202821Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/core-elements-for-jamming-sun-17-sep t-contact-improvisation-day-workshop/ SUMMARY:Core Elements for Jamming: Sun 17 Sept: Contact Improvisation day w orkshop - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 17 Sep 23 09:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nWith Jan-Ming Lee &\; Claire Coveney\nHoning our atten tion and relational skills\, playful exploring of physicality\, co-ordinat ion\, and structural integrity of our body\nTickets:\nEarly bird £45 befo re 11 Aug\nAfter 11 Aug: £60 / £50\nIf you want to apply for a further c oncession please email for details.\nTo book: https://hdfst.uk/e93416\nor email claireat@bristol.co.uk\n~\nAbout the teachers:\nJan-Ming has been da ncing and holding spaces for contact improvisation for over 15 years and i s passionate about the exquisitely powerful and completely ordinary practi ce that it can be to collectively bring us into a dancing conversation tog ether\, respecting our differences through curiosity\, courage and care. S he has a background in performance in dance\, music\, physical theatre\, v oicework and is also a practicing somatic bodyworker in The Pantarei Appro ach.\nwww.janlee.org\n\nClaire Coveney and Jan-Ming Lee have been dancing- tumbling-uplifting-flipping-jamming together and finding what are the thin gs that keep us curious and playful in our dances\, while rooting in our i ntegrity...we have been collecting our rituals of how to be in all the gap s inside of a contact jam\, especially inspired by our practices of the Un derscore and our training in somatic practices such as Alexander Technique \, bodywork\, qigong and fascia-movement study.\nMore details coming very soon!\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/07/jan-ming-jamming.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2648@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230921T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230921T203000 DTSTAMP:20230824T204821Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/into-the-ground-floorwork-classes-20 23-09-21/ SUMMARY:Into the Ground Floorwork Classes - Docklands Community Centre - 21 Sep 23 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nFloorwork 6-week beginner classes. Not CI\, but teaching skills vital for fluid CI dancing.\n\nMoving with flow\, agility and effic iency into the ground.\nWe are offering a 6-week series (2hrs classes) ide al for beginners and those who have some experience with any physical prac tices\, open to all who want to learn the basics and develop their corpore ality.\n\nClasses will be structured in a way to practice the basics and b uild on these skills.\nExploring pathways into the floor\, on the floor an d out of the floor. Breaking down movements\, developing and adding variat ions. Drawing on the knowledge from developmental movement patterns\, flyi ng low and contemporary dance.\nUsing a combination of games\, improvisati onal scores and tasks\, drilling movement\, learning pathways and sequence s. Finding how the spine\, head and pelvis connect with each other and the limbs\, using gravity to complement our movement. Articulating bones\, mu scles and fascia\, moving through spirals and animal locomotion patterns. Aiming to build strength and mobility in order to find flow in and out of the floor.\nExpect to have fun\, sweat and dance with others!\n\nDates:\n1 4th\, 21st\, 28th September\n5th\, 12th\, 19th October\nTime: 18:30 - 20:3 0 (Doors open at 18:15. Please arrive in good time so we can start togethe r.)\nLocation: Docklands Community Centre\, 29 Brigstocke Road\, St Pauls\ , Bristol BS2 8UA\n\nCost:\nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 Stand ard\, £16 Contributor\nWhole series: £55 Concession\, £73 Standard\, £ 91 Contributor\nSuggested prices:\n*Concession- students/low waged.\n*Stan dard - living wage\n*Contributor- supporting others\nBookings: https://hd fst.uk/secret/r8ec7ge6t6\nEnquiries: intothegrounddance@gmail.com\nPlease book in advance as places may fill up and there is a capacity limit for th e space.\nPlease come ready to move with comfortable clothing\, long trous ers\, a layer of long sleeve top for sliding and padding\, comfy socks and a water bottle.\n\nBio:\nEdwina is a dancer and massage therapist\, she c ompleted her dance training at Bath Spa University. She is continually inf luenced and learning from different movement practices like contemporary d ance\, capoeira and contact improvisation and is fascinated by the potenti alities of the body.\n\nGrace’s dance style is informed by contemporary and contact improvisation techniques\, with a particular focus on low and ground-based movement and the principle of the centre of the body as the c entre for movement. She recognizes the value of building core strength to aid in the discovery of new movement possibilities.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/08/floor.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Docklands Community Centre\, 29 Brigstocke Rd\, Bristol\, BS2 8UA\ , United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=29 Brigstocke Rd\, Bristol\ , BS2 8UA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Docklands Community Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2633@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230923T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230923T170000 DTSTAMP:20230824T205015Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/basics-to-beyond-a-six-month-course- in-ci/ SUMMARY:Basics to Beyond - a six month course in CI - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 23 Sep 23 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nA six-month training in CI\, led by Asher Levin\, assiste d by Lucia Naga\nA CI foundational &\; adventurous journey with a stead y group.\n* Study basic principles in depth\n*explore themes &\; share discoveries\n*consolidate\, play &\; create in focused\, scored dances\ n*integrate &\; connect in open jam\n\nWonderful live music from Simon Leach will accompany and inspire us\nWe’ll meet one Saturday per month\, plus a full weekend\nDates: 23rd September 2023\, 21st October 2023\, 18t h November 2023\, 16th December 2023\, 20th January 2024\, 24th Feb 2024 & amp\; 25th Feb 2024\n\nTimes: 10am to 5pm\nLocation: St Michael’s Parish Hall\, Park Lane\, Bristol BS2 8BE\n\nOpen to All – experienced Contact ers will benefit as much as those newer to the practice.\nIt may be compar ed to a musician studying their scales and arpeggios and then getting crea tive with it!\nFor more information or any queries\, please ask Asher:\n\n T 07999 934369\nE: asher.levin.mail@gmail.com\nTickets: tickettailor.com/ events/asherlevinevents\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/07/asher-beyond.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2692@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230924T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230924T193000 DTSTAMP:20231212T121257Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2023-09-24/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 24 Sep 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of \nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolconta ctimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\n Price: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nIt is currently fine to turn up an d pay on the door\, though this might change in the future if the space be comes too full.\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville. The area is residential and on street parking is av ailable nearby. We kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and b e respectful of the neighbours. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2649@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230928T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230928T203000 DTSTAMP:20230824T204821Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/into-the-ground-floorwork-classes-20 23-09-28/ SUMMARY:Into the Ground Floorwork Classes - Docklands Community Centre - 28 Sep 23 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nFloorwork 6-week beginner classes. Not CI\, but teaching skills vital for fluid CI dancing.\n\nMoving with flow\, agility and effic iency into the ground.\nWe are offering a 6-week series (2hrs classes) ide al for beginners and those who have some experience with any physical prac tices\, open to all who want to learn the basics and develop their corpore ality.\n\nClasses will be structured in a way to practice the basics and b uild on these skills.\nExploring pathways into the floor\, on the floor an d out of the floor. Breaking down movements\, developing and adding variat ions. Drawing on the knowledge from developmental movement patterns\, flyi ng low and contemporary dance.\nUsing a combination of games\, improvisati onal scores and tasks\, drilling movement\, learning pathways and sequence s. Finding how the spine\, head and pelvis connect with each other and the limbs\, using gravity to complement our movement. Articulating bones\, mu scles and fascia\, moving through spirals and animal locomotion patterns. Aiming to build strength and mobility in order to find flow in and out of the floor.\nExpect to have fun\, sweat and dance with others!\n\nDates:\n1 4th\, 21st\, 28th September\n5th\, 12th\, 19th October\nTime: 18:30 - 20:3 0 (Doors open at 18:15. Please arrive in good time so we can start togethe r.)\nLocation: Docklands Community Centre\, 29 Brigstocke Road\, St Pauls\ , Bristol BS2 8UA\n\nCost:\nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 Stand ard\, £16 Contributor\nWhole series: £55 Concession\, £73 Standard\, £ 91 Contributor\nSuggested prices:\n*Concession- students/low waged.\n*Stan dard - living wage\n*Contributor- supporting others\nBookings: https://hd fst.uk/secret/r8ec7ge6t6\nEnquiries: intothegrounddance@gmail.com\nPlease book in advance as places may fill up and there is a capacity limit for th e space.\nPlease come ready to move with comfortable clothing\, long trous ers\, a layer of long sleeve top for sliding and padding\, comfy socks and a water bottle.\n\nBio:\nEdwina is a dancer and massage therapist\, she c ompleted her dance training at Bath Spa University. She is continually inf luenced and learning from different movement practices like contemporary d ance\, capoeira and contact improvisation and is fascinated by the potenti alities of the body.\n\nGrace’s dance style is informed by contemporary and contact improvisation techniques\, with a particular focus on low and ground-based movement and the principle of the centre of the body as the c entre for movement. She recognizes the value of building core strength to aid in the discovery of new movement possibilities.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/08/floor.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Docklands Community Centre\, 29 Brigstocke Rd\, Bristol\, BS2 8UA\ , United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=29 Brigstocke Rd\, Bristol\ , BS2 8UA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Docklands Community Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2669@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231001T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231001T193000 DTSTAMP:20231220T115910Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2-2023-10-01/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 1 Oct 23 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learni ng to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our c onnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\ n- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring dif ferent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate mater ial from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSund ay 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunda y 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLoca tion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost \nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 Contributor\n\nBoo king: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance /996771?#\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nW e aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAb out CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesth etic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and at hletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsid e down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving wei ght to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bri nging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement t hat leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please v isit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2650@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231005T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231005T203000 DTSTAMP:20230824T204821Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/into-the-ground-floorwork-classes-20 23-10-05/ SUMMARY:Into the Ground Floorwork Classes - Docklands Community Centre - 5 Oct 23 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nFloorwork 6-week beginner classes. Not CI\, but teaching skills vital for fluid CI dancing.\n\nMoving with flow\, agility and effic iency into the ground.\nWe are offering a 6-week series (2hrs classes) ide al for beginners and those who have some experience with any physical prac tices\, open to all who want to learn the basics and develop their corpore ality.\n\nClasses will be structured in a way to practice the basics and b uild on these skills.\nExploring pathways into the floor\, on the floor an d out of the floor. Breaking down movements\, developing and adding variat ions. Drawing on the knowledge from developmental movement patterns\, flyi ng low and contemporary dance.\nUsing a combination of games\, improvisati onal scores and tasks\, drilling movement\, learning pathways and sequence s. Finding how the spine\, head and pelvis connect with each other and the limbs\, using gravity to complement our movement. Articulating bones\, mu scles and fascia\, moving through spirals and animal locomotion patterns. Aiming to build strength and mobility in order to find flow in and out of the floor.\nExpect to have fun\, sweat and dance with others!\n\nDates:\n1 4th\, 21st\, 28th September\n5th\, 12th\, 19th October\nTime: 18:30 - 20:3 0 (Doors open at 18:15. Please arrive in good time so we can start togethe r.)\nLocation: Docklands Community Centre\, 29 Brigstocke Road\, St Pauls\ , Bristol BS2 8UA\n\nCost:\nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 Stand ard\, £16 Contributor\nWhole series: £55 Concession\, £73 Standard\, £ 91 Contributor\nSuggested prices:\n*Concession- students/low waged.\n*Stan dard - living wage\n*Contributor- supporting others\nBookings: https://hd fst.uk/secret/r8ec7ge6t6\nEnquiries: intothegrounddance@gmail.com\nPlease book in advance as places may fill up and there is a capacity limit for th e space.\nPlease come ready to move with comfortable clothing\, long trous ers\, a layer of long sleeve top for sliding and padding\, comfy socks and a water bottle.\n\nBio:\nEdwina is a dancer and massage therapist\, she c ompleted her dance training at Bath Spa University. She is continually inf luenced and learning from different movement practices like contemporary d ance\, capoeira and contact improvisation and is fascinated by the potenti alities of the body.\n\nGrace’s dance style is informed by contemporary and contact improvisation techniques\, with a particular focus on low and ground-based movement and the principle of the centre of the body as the c entre for movement. She recognizes the value of building core strength to aid in the discovery of new movement possibilities.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/08/floor.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Docklands Community Centre\, 29 Brigstocke Rd\, Bristol\, BS2 8UA\ , United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=29 Brigstocke Rd\, Bristol\ , BS2 8UA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Docklands Community Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2604@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231007T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231008T170000 DTSTAMP:20230411T090519Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/dancing-through-the-layers/ SUMMARY:Dancing Through The Layers - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 7 Oct 23 1 0:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nTickets https://www.tickettailor.com/events/richardparkerci /882780 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/04/layers.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2693@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231008T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231008T193000 DTSTAMP:20231212T121257Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2023-10-08/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 8 Oct 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of \nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolconta ctimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\n Price: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nIt is currently fine to turn up an d pay on the door\, though this might change in the future if the space be comes too full.\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville. The area is residential and on street parking is av ailable nearby. We kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and b e respectful of the neighbours. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2651@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231012T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231012T203000 DTSTAMP:20230824T204821Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/into-the-ground-floorwork-classes-20 23-10-12/ SUMMARY:Into the Ground Floorwork Classes - Docklands Community Centre - 12 Oct 23 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nFloorwork 6-week beginner classes. Not CI\, but teaching skills vital for fluid CI dancing.\n\nMoving with flow\, agility and effic iency into the ground.\nWe are offering a 6-week series (2hrs classes) ide al for beginners and those who have some experience with any physical prac tices\, open to all who want to learn the basics and develop their corpore ality.\n\nClasses will be structured in a way to practice the basics and b uild on these skills.\nExploring pathways into the floor\, on the floor an d out of the floor. Breaking down movements\, developing and adding variat ions. Drawing on the knowledge from developmental movement patterns\, flyi ng low and contemporary dance.\nUsing a combination of games\, improvisati onal scores and tasks\, drilling movement\, learning pathways and sequence s. Finding how the spine\, head and pelvis connect with each other and the limbs\, using gravity to complement our movement. Articulating bones\, mu scles and fascia\, moving through spirals and animal locomotion patterns. Aiming to build strength and mobility in order to find flow in and out of the floor.\nExpect to have fun\, sweat and dance with others!\n\nDates:\n1 4th\, 21st\, 28th September\n5th\, 12th\, 19th October\nTime: 18:30 - 20:3 0 (Doors open at 18:15. Please arrive in good time so we can start togethe r.)\nLocation: Docklands Community Centre\, 29 Brigstocke Road\, St Pauls\ , Bristol BS2 8UA\n\nCost:\nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 Stand ard\, £16 Contributor\nWhole series: £55 Concession\, £73 Standard\, £ 91 Contributor\nSuggested prices:\n*Concession- students/low waged.\n*Stan dard - living wage\n*Contributor- supporting others\nBookings: https://hd fst.uk/secret/r8ec7ge6t6\nEnquiries: intothegrounddance@gmail.com\nPlease book in advance as places may fill up and there is a capacity limit for th e space.\nPlease come ready to move with comfortable clothing\, long trous ers\, a layer of long sleeve top for sliding and padding\, comfy socks and a water bottle.\n\nBio:\nEdwina is a dancer and massage therapist\, she c ompleted her dance training at Bath Spa University. She is continually inf luenced and learning from different movement practices like contemporary d ance\, capoeira and contact improvisation and is fascinated by the potenti alities of the body.\n\nGrace’s dance style is informed by contemporary and contact improvisation techniques\, with a particular focus on low and ground-based movement and the principle of the centre of the body as the c entre for movement. She recognizes the value of building core strength to aid in the discovery of new movement possibilities.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/08/floor.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Docklands Community Centre\, 29 Brigstocke Rd\, Bristol\, BS2 8UA\ , United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=29 Brigstocke Rd\, Bristol\ , BS2 8UA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Docklands Community Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2670@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231015T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231015T193000 DTSTAMP:20231220T115910Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2-2023-10-15/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 15 Oct 23 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learni ng to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our c onnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\ n- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring dif ferent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate mater ial from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSund ay 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunda y 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLoca tion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost \nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 Contributor\n\nBoo king: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance /996771?#\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nW e aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAb out CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesth etic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and at hletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsid e down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving wei ght to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bri nging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement t hat leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please v isit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2652@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231019T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231019T203000 DTSTAMP:20230824T204821Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/into-the-ground-floorwork-classes-20 23-10-19/ SUMMARY:Into the Ground Floorwork Classes - Docklands Community Centre - 19 Oct 23 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nFloorwork 6-week beginner classes. Not CI\, but teaching skills vital for fluid CI dancing.\n\nMoving with flow\, agility and effic iency into the ground.\nWe are offering a 6-week series (2hrs classes) ide al for beginners and those who have some experience with any physical prac tices\, open to all who want to learn the basics and develop their corpore ality.\n\nClasses will be structured in a way to practice the basics and b uild on these skills.\nExploring pathways into the floor\, on the floor an d out of the floor. Breaking down movements\, developing and adding variat ions. Drawing on the knowledge from developmental movement patterns\, flyi ng low and contemporary dance.\nUsing a combination of games\, improvisati onal scores and tasks\, drilling movement\, learning pathways and sequence s. Finding how the spine\, head and pelvis connect with each other and the limbs\, using gravity to complement our movement. Articulating bones\, mu scles and fascia\, moving through spirals and animal locomotion patterns. Aiming to build strength and mobility in order to find flow in and out of the floor.\nExpect to have fun\, sweat and dance with others!\n\nDates:\n1 4th\, 21st\, 28th September\n5th\, 12th\, 19th October\nTime: 18:30 - 20:3 0 (Doors open at 18:15. Please arrive in good time so we can start togethe r.)\nLocation: Docklands Community Centre\, 29 Brigstocke Road\, St Pauls\ , Bristol BS2 8UA\n\nCost:\nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 Stand ard\, £16 Contributor\nWhole series: £55 Concession\, £73 Standard\, £ 91 Contributor\nSuggested prices:\n*Concession- students/low waged.\n*Stan dard - living wage\n*Contributor- supporting others\nBookings: https://hd fst.uk/secret/r8ec7ge6t6\nEnquiries: intothegrounddance@gmail.com\nPlease book in advance as places may fill up and there is a capacity limit for th e space.\nPlease come ready to move with comfortable clothing\, long trous ers\, a layer of long sleeve top for sliding and padding\, comfy socks and a water bottle.\n\nBio:\nEdwina is a dancer and massage therapist\, she c ompleted her dance training at Bath Spa University. She is continually inf luenced and learning from different movement practices like contemporary d ance\, capoeira and contact improvisation and is fascinated by the potenti alities of the body.\n\nGrace’s dance style is informed by contemporary and contact improvisation techniques\, with a particular focus on low and ground-based movement and the principle of the centre of the body as the c entre for movement. She recognizes the value of building core strength to aid in the discovery of new movement possibilities.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/08/floor.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Docklands Community Centre\, 29 Brigstocke Rd\, Bristol\, BS2 8UA\ , United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=29 Brigstocke Rd\, Bristol\ , BS2 8UA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Docklands Community Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2653@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231021T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231021T170000 DTSTAMP:20230826T143437Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/basics-to-beyond-a-six-month-course- in-ci-2/ SUMMARY:Basics to Beyond - a six month course in CI - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 21 Oct 23 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nA six-month training in CI\, led by Asher Levin\, assiste d by Lucia Naga\nA CI foundational &\; adventurous journey with a stead y group.\n* Study basic principles in depth\n*explore themes &\; share discoveries\n*consolidate\, play &\; create in focused\, scored dances\ n*integrate &\; connect in open jam\n\nWonderful live music from Simon Leach will accompany and inspire us\nWe’ll meet one Saturday per month\, plus a full weekend\nDates: 23rd September 2023\, 21st October 2023\, 18t h November 2023\, 16th December 2023\, 20th January 2024\, 24th Feb 2024 & amp\; 25th Feb 2024\n\nTimes: 10am to 5pm\nLocation: St Michael’s Parish Hall\, Park Lane\, Bristol BS2 8BE\n\nOpen to All – experienced Contact ers will benefit as much as those newer to the practice.\nIt may be compar ed to a musician studying their scales and arpeggios and then getting crea tive with it!\nFor more information or any queries\, please ask Asher:\n\n T 07999 934369\nE: asher.levin.mail@gmail.com\nTickets: tickettailor.com/ events/asherlevinevents\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/07/asher-beyond.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2694@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231022T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231022T193000 DTSTAMP:20231212T121257Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2023-10-22/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 22 Oct 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of \nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolconta ctimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\n Price: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nIt is currently fine to turn up an d pay on the door\, though this might change in the future if the space be comes too full.\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville. The area is residential and on street parking is av ailable nearby. We kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and b e respectful of the neighbours. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2671@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231029T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231029T193000 DTSTAMP:20231220T115910Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2-2023-10-29/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 29 Oct 23 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learni ng to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our c onnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\ n- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring dif ferent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate mater ial from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSund ay 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunda y 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLoca tion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost \nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 Contributor\n\nBoo king: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance /996771?#\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nW e aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAb out CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesth etic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and at hletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsid e down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving wei ght to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bri nging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement t hat leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please v isit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2661@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231104T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231104T130000 DTSTAMP:20231017T135750Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/floorwork-class-sensing-body-movemen t-workshops-with-jan-ming-lee-laura-moy-2023-11-04/ SUMMARY:Floorwork Class: Sensing Body // movement workshops with Jan-Ming L ee & Laura Moy - The Albany Centre - 4 Nov 23 11:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nWe invite you to reconnect to your movement through your at tention to breath\, your organs and internal landscape.\nBeginning from th e ground up\, we find trust with gravity\, exploring movement from evoluti onal &\; developmental patterns. How do our radial sea relatives breath e\, move and process? How did we as babies develop our desires to move/sup port ourselves in our body tone?\n\nWe begin class with an open-ended expl oration\, drawing on imagery\, breath and anatomical pathways. We play wit h softness and strength.\n\nWe invite you to connect with each other spati ally through improvisational puzzles that celebrate our individual differe nces and choices.. This becomes a springboard to free improvisational dyna mic dancing.\nYou can drop-in\, or come regularly - the more sessions you attend\, the more you will build your personal archive of ways to move\; c omplementing your dance expression\, and assisting with easier lifting of children (!)\, shopping and heavy objects\, navigating our relational spac e\, easier breathing\, and clubbing without taking your knees out…\n\nAb out your teachers:\nJan-Ming is a dancer\, musician and somatic educator. She has been performing\, teaching and facilitating groups for over 15 yea rs\, creating interactive experiences that focus on empathy and communicat ion in a world of social and cultural differences. She is a certified prac titioner of somatic bodywork (The Pantarei Approach) and is informed by he r studies in contemporary dance\, physical theatre\, contact improvisation \, qigong\, axis syllabus\, experiential anatomy and somatic movement prac tices.\nwww.janlee.org\n\nLaura is a dancer\, circus artist and massage th erapist. She has been performing and creating professionally for 17 years since completing a BA Dance Theatre at Laban. Her movement training has in cluded contemporary dance\, physical theatre\, experiential anatomy\, aeri al\, Chinese pole\, partner acrobatics\, contact improvisation and martial arts. She is a qualified remedial and sports massage therapist\, her prac tice is informed by her training in Body Mind Centering and somatic moveme nt work.\nlauramoy.co.uk\n\nDates and location:\nThe Albany Centre\, Shaft esbury Avenue\, Montpelier\, Bristol\, BS6 5LT\nSaturday mornings 11.30 - 13.00\nNovember 4th\, 11th\, 18th\, 25th\nCosts per class:\nDrop-in (limit ed numbers\, booking recommended)\n£13 standard\n£16 contributor\n£9 co ncessions (available for those unemployed or underemployed)\nBring exact c ash\, or pay by card (1.75% fee applies)\nBook whole series – save 10%!\ n£47 standard / £58 contributor / £32 concessions*\nPaypal jan.lee.uk@g mail.com or email for bank transfer.\n\nInfo: jan.lee.uk@gmail.com\n\nTo book:\nPaypal: Send a payment to jan.lee.uk@gmail.com with the reference: "Your name/Date of classes/FW" (email a brief message to say you've made a payment and for which dates)\nBank Transfer: Email and we will send you bank details. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/09/Laura-and-Jan-Ming.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Albany Centre\, Shaftesbury Ave\, Montpelier\, Bristol\, BS6 5 LT\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Shaftesbury Ave\, Montpelie r\, Bristol\, BS6 5LT\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Alba ny Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2695@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231105T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231105T193000 DTSTAMP:20231212T121257Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2023-11-05/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 5 Nov 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of \nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolconta ctimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\n Price: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nIt is currently fine to turn up an d pay on the door\, though this might change in the future if the space be comes too full.\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville. The area is residential and on street parking is av ailable nearby. We kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and b e respectful of the neighbours. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2659@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231111T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231112T170000 DTSTAMP:20230906T110112Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/weekend-workshop-with-harriet-robert s/ SUMMARY:Conversational Contact Improvisation - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 11 Nov 23 09:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nCONVERSATIONAL CONTACT (the proposal)\n\n|LANGUAGE| Useful and clear physical tools to support your solo dancing\, engagement with th e floor and contact with other movers. This ‘language’ will include mo vement patterning\; rolling\, spiralling\, supporting\; helping you to lan d\, lift and jam confidently.\n\n|TONE| Encouraging efficiency and ease\, knowing when to employ strength and softness.\n\n|MONOLOGUE| Investment in soloing\; for you to feel confident to explore your curiosity before and while dancing in contact\; we will integrate this awareness through all th at we do.\n\n|DIALOGUE| A relational practice\, we will tune our listening skills when in partner dances as well as larger constellations. We will r esearch how to let the dance unfold\, how to pose questions through the da nce and how to embrace the mutuality of each engagement.\n\n| SCHEDULE |\n Sat 11 Nov\n9.30 am - 5 pm\n*1 h 15 m lunch break\nSun 12 Nov\n9.30 am - 5 pm\n*1 h 15 m lunch break\n\n| REGISTRATION |\nEarly bird £90 until 13th Oct\nFull Price £110.\nTo register please email harrietroberts@outlook.c om\nor message +447708252649 on Whatsapp\nI ask that you pay the whole pri ce or 50% deposit to secure your place\, the other 50% can be paid up unti l the workshop *.\nIf the financial aspect is stopping you from dancing pl ease contact us and we will try to find an arrangement.\nPlaces are limite d to 24 participants\n* Once you register\, due to organizational reasons\ , the deposit is not refundable.\n\n| LOCATION |\nWe have the lovely St Mi chael's Parish Hall\, with its large\, bright studio and a little kitchen to warm your winter soups.\nWebsite: https://www.stmichaelsparishhall.co.u k\n\n| ABOUT ME |\nHarriet is a dedicated practitioner of contact Improvis ation\, she has travelled extensively in search of hubs\, homes and bodies researching CI. She has supported and taught within a variety of residenc ies dedicated to the form as well as festival\, workshop\, and university settings. Trained as a contemporary dancer\, Harriet divides her time betw een dance facilitation\, performance\, and hands-on therapy. She is traine d as a doula and has spent the last years dedicated to the education of th e reproductive body. For artistic projects see here: Harriet Roberts (vime o.com)\nPhoto: Alexander Dodgson ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/08/conversational.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2662@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231111T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231111T130000 DTSTAMP:20231017T135820Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/floorwork-class-sensing-body-movemen t-workshops-with-jan-ming-lee-laura-moy-2023-11-11/ SUMMARY:Floorwork Class: Sensing Body // movement workshops with Jan-Ming L ee & Laura Moy - The Albany Centre - 11 Nov 23 11:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nWe invite you to reconnect to your movement through your at tention to breath\, your organs and internal landscape.\nBeginning from th e ground up\, we find trust with gravity\, exploring movement from evoluti onal &\; developmental patterns. How do our radial sea relatives breath e\, move and process? How did we as babies develop our desires to move/sup port ourselves in our body tone?\n\nWe begin class with an open-ended expl oration\, drawing on imagery\, breath and anatomical pathways. We play wit h softness and strength.\n\nWe invite you to connect with each other spati ally through improvisational puzzles that celebrate our individual differe nces and choices.. This becomes a springboard to free improvisational dyna mic dancing.\nYou can drop-in\, or come regularly - the more sessions you attend\, the more you will build your personal archive of ways to move\; c omplementing your dance expression\, and assisting with easier lifting of children (!)\, shopping and heavy objects\, navigating our relational spac e\, easier breathing\, and clubbing without taking your knees out…\n\nAb out your teachers:\nJan-Ming is a dancer\, musician and somatic educator. She has been performing\, teaching and facilitating groups for over 15 yea rs\, creating interactive experiences that focus on empathy and communicat ion in a world of social and cultural differences. She is a certified prac titioner of somatic bodywork (The Pantarei Approach) and is informed by he r studies in contemporary dance\, physical theatre\, contact improvisation \, qigong\, axis syllabus\, experiential anatomy and somatic movement prac tices.\nwww.janlee.org\n\nLaura is a dancer\, circus artist and massage th erapist. She has been performing and creating professionally for 17 years since completing a BA Dance Theatre at Laban. Her movement training has in cluded contemporary dance\, physical theatre\, experiential anatomy\, aeri al\, Chinese pole\, partner acrobatics\, contact improvisation and martial arts. She is a qualified remedial and sports massage therapist\, her prac tice is informed by her training in Body Mind Centering and somatic moveme nt work.\nlauramoy.co.uk\n\nDates and location:\nThe Albany Centre\, Shaft esbury Avenue\, Montpelier\, Bristol\, BS6 5LT\nSaturday mornings 11.30 - 13.00\nNovember 4th\, 11th\, 18th\, 25th\nCosts per class:\nDrop-in (limit ed numbers\, booking recommended)\n£13 standard\n£16 contributor\n£9 co ncessions (available for those unemployed or underemployed)\nBring exact c ash\, or pay by card (1.75% fee applies)\nBook whole series – save 10%!\ n£47 standard / £58 contributor / £32 concessions*\nPaypal jan.lee.uk@g mail.com or email for bank transfer.\n\nInfo: jan.lee.uk@gmail.com\n\nTo book:\nPaypal: Send a payment to jan.lee.uk@gmail.com with the reference: "Your name/Date of classes/FW" (email a brief message to say you've made a payment and for which dates)\nBank Transfer: Email and we will send you bank details. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/09/Laura-and-Jan-Ming.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Albany Centre\, Shaftesbury Ave\, Montpelier\, Bristol\, BS6 5 LT\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Shaftesbury Ave\, Montpelie r\, Bristol\, BS6 5LT\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Alba ny Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2621@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231112T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231112T180000 DTSTAMP:20231024T101715Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2023-11-05/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 12 Nov 23 15:00 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol CI are joining forces with Harriet Roberts to create a BIG jam!\nHarriet is teaching a weekend workshop and wants to end it wit h a really big jam. So for this Sunday only\, we are moving our jam to St Michael's Parish Hall and changing the timing to 3 to 6pm.\nThe session wi ll be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience\, with a warm u p led by Harriet.\nLive improvised music by Simon Leach.\nJam starts at 3p m\, please be on time!\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/.../bristolc ontactim.../1016099\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\nIt is fine to turn up and pay on the door\, th ough we can't guarantee a space if it is full.\nFor more info on Bristol C I and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/jam-jar-ingredients-blue.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2672@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231112T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231112T193000 DTSTAMP:20231220T115910Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2-2023-11-12/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 12 Nov 23 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learni ng to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our c onnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\ n- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring dif ferent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate mater ial from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSund ay 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunda y 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLoca tion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost \nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 Contributor\n\nBoo king: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance /996771?#\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nW e aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAb out CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesth etic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and at hletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsid e down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving wei ght to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bri nging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement t hat leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please v isit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2654@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T170000 DTSTAMP:20230826T143545Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/basics-to-beyond-a-six-month-course- in-ci-3/ SUMMARY:Basics to Beyond - a six month course in CI - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 18 Nov 23 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nA six-month training in CI\, led by Asher Levin\, assiste d by Lucia Naga\nA CI foundational &\; adventurous journey with a stead y group.\n* Study basic principles in depth\n*explore themes &\; share discoveries\n*consolidate\, play &\; create in focused\, scored dances\ n*integrate &\; connect in open jam\n\nWonderful live music from Simon Leach will accompany and inspire us\nWe’ll meet one Saturday per month\, plus a full weekend\nDates: 23rd September 2023\, 21st October 2023\, 18t h November 2023\, 16th December 2023\, 20th January 2024\, 24th Feb 2024 & amp\; 25th Feb 2024\n\nTimes: 10am to 5pm\nLocation: St Michael’s Parish Hall\, Park Lane\, Bristol BS2 8BE\n\nOpen to All – experienced Contact ers will benefit as much as those newer to the practice.\nIt may be compar ed to a musician studying their scales and arpeggios and then getting crea tive with it!\nFor more information or any queries\, please ask Asher:\n\n T 07999 934369\nE: asher.levin.mail@gmail.com\nTickets: tickettailor.com/ events/asherlevinevents\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/07/asher-beyond.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2663@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231118T130000 DTSTAMP:20231017T135849Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/floorwork-class-sensing-body-movemen t-workshops-with-jan-ming-lee-laura-moy-2023-11-18/ SUMMARY:Floorwork Class: Sensing Body // movement workshops with Jan-Ming L ee & Laura Moy - The Albany Centre - 18 Nov 23 11:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nWe invite you to reconnect to your movement through your at tention to breath\, your organs and internal landscape.\nBeginning from th e ground up\, we find trust with gravity\, exploring movement from evoluti onal &\; developmental patterns. How do our radial sea relatives breath e\, move and process? How did we as babies develop our desires to move/sup port ourselves in our body tone?\n\nWe begin class with an open-ended expl oration\, drawing on imagery\, breath and anatomical pathways. We play wit h softness and strength.\n\nWe invite you to connect with each other spati ally through improvisational puzzles that celebrate our individual differe nces and choices.. This becomes a springboard to free improvisational dyna mic dancing.\nYou can drop-in\, or come regularly - the more sessions you attend\, the more you will build your personal archive of ways to move\; c omplementing your dance expression\, and assisting with easier lifting of children (!)\, shopping and heavy objects\, navigating our relational spac e\, easier breathing\, and clubbing without taking your knees out…\n\nAb out your teachers:\nJan-Ming is a dancer\, musician and somatic educator. She has been performing\, teaching and facilitating groups for over 15 yea rs\, creating interactive experiences that focus on empathy and communicat ion in a world of social and cultural differences. She is a certified prac titioner of somatic bodywork (The Pantarei Approach) and is informed by he r studies in contemporary dance\, physical theatre\, contact improvisation \, qigong\, axis syllabus\, experiential anatomy and somatic movement prac tices.\nwww.janlee.org\n\nLaura is a dancer\, circus artist and massage th erapist. She has been performing and creating professionally for 17 years since completing a BA Dance Theatre at Laban. Her movement training has in cluded contemporary dance\, physical theatre\, experiential anatomy\, aeri al\, Chinese pole\, partner acrobatics\, contact improvisation and martial arts. She is a qualified remedial and sports massage therapist\, her prac tice is informed by her training in Body Mind Centering and somatic moveme nt work.\nlauramoy.co.uk\n\nDates and location:\nThe Albany Centre\, Shaft esbury Avenue\, Montpelier\, Bristol\, BS6 5LT\nSaturday mornings 11.30 - 13.00\nNovember 4th\, 11th\, 18th\, 25th\nCosts per class:\nDrop-in (limit ed numbers\, booking recommended)\n£13 standard\n£16 contributor\n£9 co ncessions (available for those unemployed or underemployed)\nBring exact c ash\, or pay by card (1.75% fee applies)\nBook whole series – save 10%!\ n£47 standard / £58 contributor / £32 concessions*\nPaypal jan.lee.uk@g mail.com or email for bank transfer.\n\nInfo: jan.lee.uk@gmail.com\n\nTo book:\nPaypal: Send a payment to jan.lee.uk@gmail.com with the reference: "Your name/Date of classes/FW" (email a brief message to say you've made a payment and for which dates)\nBank Transfer: Email and we will send you bank details. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/09/Laura-and-Jan-Ming.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Albany Centre\, Shaftesbury Ave\, Montpelier\, Bristol\, BS6 5 LT\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Shaftesbury Ave\, Montpelie r\, Bristol\, BS6 5LT\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Alba ny Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2696@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231119T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231119T193000 DTSTAMP:20231212T121257Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2023-11-19/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 19 Nov 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of \nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolconta ctimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\n Price: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nIt is currently fine to turn up an d pay on the door\, though this might change in the future if the space be comes too full.\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville. The area is residential and on street parking is av ailable nearby. We kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and b e respectful of the neighbours. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2664@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231125T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231125T130000 DTSTAMP:20231017T135927Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/floorwork-class-sensing-body-movemen t-workshops-with-jan-ming-lee-laura-moy-2023-11-25/ SUMMARY:Floorwork Class: Sensing Body // movement workshops with Jan-Ming L ee & Laura Moy - The Albany Centre - 25 Nov 23 11:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nWe invite you to reconnect to your movement through your at tention to breath\, your organs and internal landscape.\nBeginning from th e ground up\, we find trust with gravity\, exploring movement from evoluti onal &\; developmental patterns. How do our radial sea relatives breath e\, move and process? How did we as babies develop our desires to move/sup port ourselves in our body tone?\n\nWe begin class with an open-ended expl oration\, drawing on imagery\, breath and anatomical pathways. We play wit h softness and strength.\n\nWe invite you to connect with each other spati ally through improvisational puzzles that celebrate our individual differe nces and choices.. This becomes a springboard to free improvisational dyna mic dancing.\nYou can drop-in\, or come regularly - the more sessions you attend\, the more you will build your personal archive of ways to move\; c omplementing your dance expression\, and assisting with easier lifting of children (!)\, shopping and heavy objects\, navigating our relational spac e\, easier breathing\, and clubbing without taking your knees out…\n\nAb out your teachers:\nJan-Ming is a dancer\, musician and somatic educator. She has been performing\, teaching and facilitating groups for over 15 yea rs\, creating interactive experiences that focus on empathy and communicat ion in a world of social and cultural differences. She is a certified prac titioner of somatic bodywork (The Pantarei Approach) and is informed by he r studies in contemporary dance\, physical theatre\, contact improvisation \, qigong\, axis syllabus\, experiential anatomy and somatic movement prac tices.\nwww.janlee.org\n\nLaura is a dancer\, circus artist and massage th erapist. She has been performing and creating professionally for 17 years since completing a BA Dance Theatre at Laban. Her movement training has in cluded contemporary dance\, physical theatre\, experiential anatomy\, aeri al\, Chinese pole\, partner acrobatics\, contact improvisation and martial arts. She is a qualified remedial and sports massage therapist\, her prac tice is informed by her training in Body Mind Centering and somatic moveme nt work.\nlauramoy.co.uk\n\nDates and location:\nThe Albany Centre\, Shaft esbury Avenue\, Montpelier\, Bristol\, BS6 5LT\nSaturday mornings 11.30 - 13.00\nNovember 4th\, 11th\, 18th\, 25th\nCosts per class:\nDrop-in (limit ed numbers\, booking recommended)\n£13 standard\n£16 contributor\n£9 co ncessions (available for those unemployed or underemployed)\nBring exact c ash\, or pay by card (1.75% fee applies)\nBook whole series – save 10%!\ n£47 standard / £58 contributor / £32 concessions*\nPaypal jan.lee.uk@g mail.com or email for bank transfer.\n\nInfo: jan.lee.uk@gmail.com\n\nTo book:\nPaypal: Send a payment to jan.lee.uk@gmail.com with the reference: "Your name/Date of classes/FW" (email a brief message to say you've made a payment and for which dates)\nBank Transfer: Email and we will send you bank details. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/09/Laura-and-Jan-Ming.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Albany Centre\, Shaftesbury Ave\, Montpelier\, Bristol\, BS6 5 LT\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Shaftesbury Ave\, Montpelie r\, Bristol\, BS6 5LT\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Alba ny Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2673@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231126T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231126T193000 DTSTAMP:20231220T115910Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2-2023-11-26/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 26 Nov 23 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learni ng to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our c onnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\ n- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring dif ferent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate mater ial from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSund ay 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunda y 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLoca tion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost \nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 Contributor\n\nBoo king: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance /996771?#\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nW e aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAb out CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesth etic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and at hletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsid e down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving wei ght to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bri nging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement t hat leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please v isit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2668@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231201T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231203T163000 DTSTAMP:20231114T160606Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/winter-warmer-jam-2023/ SUMMARY:Winter Warmer Jam 2023 - Bembridge House - 1 Dec 23 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThis event is for experienced practitioners\, as there will be no instruction and the focus is on jamming.\n\nWith open hearts we inv ite you to the Winter Warmer Jam\, nestled in the Devonshire hills\, we wi ll cohabit and create a weekend centered around the practice of contact im provisation jamming. We will nest together and nourish ourselves in the da rker days of winter\, with a loving dance floor\, nourishing food\, and sa una extravaganza. We wish to embody and live the lessons of contact improv isation on and off of the dance floor\, with collective care for one anoth er and dedication to the practice.\n\nArrival\n6:30 pm Friday 1st December \nDepart\nSunday 4:30 pm Sunday 3rd December\nLocation\nAshburton\, Dartmo or\, Devon\n\nTickets Link\nhttps://dandelion.events/e/ciwinterwarmer\n\nS leeping\nWe will all share a large barn in the hills near Ashburton\, ther e are different sleeping options\, but we will certainly be snuggling up a nd sharing dream space. There are four spacious double bedrooms with ensui tes or the option to roll out your mat next to new and old friends in the studio itself or the mezzanine balcony. You are also welcome to rock up in your bed-on-wheels\, there is ample parking space.\n\nCo-Creation\nWe inv ite everyone to partake in the preparation of one (or more) meal as a cont inuation of the practice.\n\nExperience\nThis will not be an instructive s pace\, we will be held by a structure and agreement to collective focus du ring jams. Experience in the practice of contact improvisation is required . If you are unsure what this means\, do contact us and we can discuss.\n\ nPlaces\nThere are a limited number of places so book to confirm yours.\n\ nTravel\nFor those of you coming for further afield\, you can get trains/b uses to Newton Abbott/Exeter/Totnes and we will find a way to ferry you up to the fields.\n\nCost\nWe are making this event as affordable as possibl e.\nThe base price is £110 for the weekend. This will include food and co mmunal dorm space for sleeping.\nA double bedroom with Esnsuite will be an additional £80\, this is limited to 4 bedrooms and you are invited to sh are with friends.\nTo bring a live-in vehicle there will be an additional £15 for the weekend.\n\nTicket Exchanges / Refunds\nExchanges/Refunds: To exchange tickets please email davidbasak10@gmail.com and let us know the name changeover. There is a £5 admin fee for this. Refunds can be issued for a £10 admin fee. If the event sells out then refunds will only be giv en out up until 3 weeks before the the event. After this time you are welc ome to find someone else to buy your ticket and let us know the name chang e for a £5 admin fee.\nIf finance is a barrier to attending\, please get in touch.\n\nWith excitment\, gratutude and love.\nDavid Basak &\; Harr iet Roberts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/11/Devon-warmer.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Bembridge House\, Bembridge House\, Ashburton\, TQ13 7JX\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bembridge House\, Ashburton \, TQ13 7JX\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bembridge House:ge o:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2674@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231203T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231203T193000 DTSTAMP:20231128T124344Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2-2023-12-10/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 3 Dec 23 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe course will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learnin g to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our co nnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\n - Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring diff erent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate materi al from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3 rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSunda y 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunday 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class s tarts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLocat ion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost\ nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £20 Contributor\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.u k\nWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n \nAbout CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kina esthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild an d athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bod ies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being u pside down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of moveme nt that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxt on\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, plea se visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDance rs: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2667@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231208T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231210T210000 DTSTAMP:20231010T104406Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-winter-warmer- with-hugh-and-zoe/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Winter Warmer with Hugh and Zoë - BlackBird/ RedRose Studios - 8 Dec 23 10:00 DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nThis is our 3rd yearly Winter CI Gath ering with Zoë and Hugh in Frome : )\n\nContact Improvisation (Saturday/S unday):\n\nThese workshops will be a deep dive into contact improvisation fundamentals: connection\, weight-sharing/bearing\, listening\, flow\, pla y\, presence.\n\nWe will have workshops by day and jams in the evening.\n\ n \;\n\nAxis Syllabus (Friday only):\n\nThe Axis Syllabus is an educat ional perspective and reference system for human movement that is assemble d\, revised and tested by a growing international network of dancing resea rchers and was initiated in the mid 90’s by the american dancer\, teache r\, author and choreographer Frey Faust.\n\nThe knowledge and methods draw from several fields of research including biomechanics\, anatomy\, physic s\, western medical sciences\, physiology\, anthropology and an expansive collection of empirical knowledge.\n\nFriday evening we have a separate Ec static Dance event at Mycelium Space nearby in Frome.\n\n \;\n\nDetail s:\n\nBring your own lunch and optional Dinners from Burrito Boy and Lungi Babas (beloved local Frome takeouts).\nPlenty of tea and a Christmas tree .\n\nOpen to beginners and ultimate experts of CI and all in-between.\n\nL ive musicians for the jams TBA soon…\n\nSaturday and Sunday will be Cont act Improvisation with Zoë and Hugh teaching.\nFriday will be an Axis Syl labus workshop with Zoë.\n\nIf finance is a barrier to attending\, please get in touch.\n\nBuy tickets here\n\nFull Weekend inc Friday Axis Syllabu s (early bird until 5/11) £135\n\nFull Weekend inc Friday Axis Syllabus £160\n\nSaturday Sunday (early bird until 5/11) £105\n\nSaturday Sunday £120\n\nFriday Axis Syllabus (early bird until 5/11) £45\n\nFriday Axis Syllabus £50\n\nSaturday + Evening Jam £65\n\nSunday + Evening Jam £65\ n\nSaturday Evening Jam £10\n\nSunday Evening Jam £10\n\nLocation:\n\nBl ackBird/RedRose Studios\,\nUnit G\, Vallis Mills Trading Estate\, BlackBir d/RedRose Studios\,\nRobins Ln\, Frome\nBA11 3DT\n\n \;\n\nSchedule ea ch day:\n\nDoors open: 9:45am\n\nMorning Session: 10:30am-1pm\n\nLunch: 1- 2:15pm (bring your own)\n\nAfternoon session: 2:15-5pm\n\nBreak: 5-6pm\n\n Open Evening Jam (Sat Sun only): 6-8pm\n\nDinner (Sat Sun only): 8-9pm (Br ing your own or collective order to local Frome eatery)\n\nSome sessions m ay finish earlier or later depending on the flow of the day.\n\n \;\n\ nLinks:\n\nAdmin announcements only WhatsApp group for the event: https:// chat.whatsapp.com/CSH58uoD9mZAiHpH69UpeF\n\nGeneral public WhatsApp for th e event to organise lift shares\, accommodation and general community chat : https://chat.whatsapp.com/CI20TNWrejSHUqbtIa4xS9\n\nIf you can offer a b ed or floor space for out-of-towners for a £ contribution it would be ver y helpful! Please join the general WhatsApp to offer space.\n\n \;\n\n Queries: fromecontact(at)gmail.com\n\nfridaynightdance.co.uk\n\nFacebook l ink for event: coming soon\n\n \;\n\nTicket exchanges/refunds\n\nExcha nges/Refunds: To exchange tickets please email fromecontact(at)gmail.com a nd let us know the name changeover. There is a £5 admin fee for this.If y ou need to find someone to sell a ticket to or buy from\, please join the community WhatsApp group above.\n\nRefunds can be issued for a £10 admin fee. If the event sells out then refunds will only be given out up until 3 weeks before the the event. After this time you are welcome to find someo ne else to buy your ticket and let us know the name change for a £5 admin fee. Please join the community WhatsApp above if you are looking to find someone exchange a ticket with.\n\nEarly bird tickets available until 5th November.\n\nIf finance is a barrier to attending\, please get in touch.\n \nBiographies:\n\nZoë Solomons\n\nZoë is a dancer/mother/teacher/Osteopa th and activist. Zoë has been been practicing and performing improvisatio n since 2000 and considers it a life practice as well as a professional sk ill. She has performed for Felix Ruckert\, Tino Seghal and Simonetta Aless andri among others. Zoë qualified to teach Axis Syllabus universal motion principles in 2008 and has since taught at major dance centres and school s in the U.K. and internationally. Her eclectic training in medicine and b odywork\, and a dance background including improvisation\, tango\, folkdan ce and contemporary inform her embodied approach to functional movement pe dagogy.\n\nHugh Stanier\n\nHugh is a movement artist specialising in Impro visation &\; Contact Improvisation. He has over 15 years of teaching &a mp\; performance experience. He began dancing when he was 15\, training in Break dance and Contemporary. He went on to train at Northern School of C ontemporary Dance\, graduating in 2008. Since then he has worked with comp anies such as 2Faced Dance\, Tom Dale\, STAN Won’t Dance\, and Ultima Ve z.\nHe has taught intensives internationally at the Goa Contact Festival(2 015-17)\, Berlin contact festival\, Soma Arts festival (Munich)\, Portugal Contact Gathering and the Goa Dance residency 2019 &\; 2020. He has co llaborated with Danceworx Delhi on an international dance film\, and is al so creating his own work with a focus on collaborative improvisation with Musicians.\nCurrently his main focus is organising &\; facilitating his own events and workshops.\nHe is also a qualified TMW (Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing) facilitator. The principles of Tai Chi and Qi Kung underpin his approach to teaching and sharing movement.\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/10/warmer.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:BlackBird/RedRose Studios\, BlackBird/RedRose Studios\, Unit G\, V allis Mills Trading Estate\, Robins Ln\, Frome\, BA11 3DT\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=BlackBird/RedRose Studios\, Unit G\, Vallis Mills Trading Estate\, Robins Ln\, Frome\, BA11 3DT\, Uni ted Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=BlackBird/RedRose Studios:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2697@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231210T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231210T193000 DTSTAMP:20231212T121257Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2023-12-10/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 10 Dec 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of \nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolconta ctimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\n Price: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nIt is currently fine to turn up an d pay on the door\, though this might change in the future if the space be comes too full.\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville. The area is residential and on street parking is av ailable nearby. We kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and b e respectful of the neighbours. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2655@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231216T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231216T170000 DTSTAMP:20230826T143620Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/basics-to-beyond-a-six-month-course- in-ci-4/ SUMMARY:Basics to Beyond - a six month course in CI - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 16 Dec 23 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nA six-month training in CI\, led by Asher Levin\, assiste d by Lucia Naga\nA CI foundational &\; adventurous journey with a stead y group.\n* Study basic principles in depth\n*explore themes &\; share discoveries\n*consolidate\, play &\; create in focused\, scored dances\ n*integrate &\; connect in open jam\n\nWonderful live music from Simon Leach will accompany and inspire us\nWe’ll meet one Saturday per month\, plus a full weekend\nDates: 23rd September 2023\, 21st October 2023\, 18t h November 2023\, 16th December 2023\, 20th January 2024\, 24th Feb 2024 & amp\; 25th Feb 2024\n\nTimes: 10am to 5pm\nLocation: St Michael’s Parish Hall\, Park Lane\, Bristol BS2 8BE\n\nOpen to All – experienced Contact ers will benefit as much as those newer to the practice.\nIt may be compar ed to a musician studying their scales and arpeggios and then getting crea tive with it!\nFor more information or any queries\, please ask Asher:\n\n T 07999 934369\nE: asher.levin.mail@gmail.com\nTickets: tickettailor.com/ events/asherlevinevents\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/07/asher-beyond.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2688@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231217T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231217T193000 DTSTAMP:20231128T124438Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 17 Dec 23 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe course will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learnin g to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our co nnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\n - Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring diff erent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate materi al from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3 rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSunda y 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunday 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class s tarts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLocat ion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost\ nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £20 Contributor\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.u k\nWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n \nAbout CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kina esthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild an d athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bod ies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being u pside down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of moveme nt that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxt on\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, plea se visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDance rs: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2713@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231229T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231229T200000 DTSTAMP:20231205T123544Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-christmas-jam/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Christmas Jam - The Hideout Bristol - 29 Dec 23 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol CI dance community Christmas jam. This is a 3 hour CI jam in the gorgeous Hideout studio\, with relaxing music\, homemade cak e (vegan and gluten free options) and teas. This is an unfacilitated dance jam (not a class)\, so some experience of Contact Improvisation is requir ed. There will be an opening circle at 5:15pm followed by a warm up into t he dance. Doors will close for entry at 5:15pm. We look forward to welcomi ng you :)\n\nBooking here ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/12/hideout.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2715@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240104T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240104T211500 DTSTAMP:20231212T132913Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/in-motion-class-and-jam-contact-impr ovisation-and-movement-play/ SUMMARY:in MOTION - Class and Jam - Contact Improvisation and Movement Play - The Trinity Centre - 4 Jan 24 18:45 DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\nStep into this dynamic contact improvisation ses sion\, where we will explore together the edges and overlaps of CI\, creat ive movement\, and instant composition. We will focus on a wide range of m ovement skills\, techniques and practices that inform and are informed by CI.\nThe class aims to help you nurture your creativity and embody your pl ayfulness with a deeply collaborative practice of improvisation and moveme nt. Hone technical facets such as weight distribution\, balance\, spatial awareness\, and much more. This is an environment fostering extensive solo exploration within a collaborative framework.\n\nThe second half of the s ession will be for jamming with each other using the skills and techniques explored in the first half.\nCost:\n£12 Concession\n£16 Standard\nDates :\n4th Jan\n1st Feb\n\nEnquiries: intothegrounddance@gmail.com\nBooking:  https://hdfst.uk/e100359\nLocation: We will be in the beautiful Fyfe Hall at the Trinity Centre. Its a lovely open space with a wooden floor and big stained glass window.\nWe have the space from 6:30 to 9:30 so there is ti me for gentle arrival and departure of the space.\nCome ready to move in c omfy clothing\, full-length trousers and long-sleeves. Lets stay hydrated- bring a water bottle.\nWe look forward to moving with you!\nGrace\, Edwin a and Yasin ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/12/motion.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kin gdom GEO:51.4584901;-2.57659979999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS 2 0NW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Trinity Centre:geo:5 1.4584901,-2.57659979999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2700@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240114T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240114T193000 DTSTAMP:20231212T121257Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2024-01-14/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 14 Jan 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of \nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolconta ctimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\n Price: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nIt is currently fine to turn up an d pay on the door\, though this might change in the future if the space be comes too full.\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville. The area is residential and on street parking is av ailable nearby. We kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and b e respectful of the neighbours. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2719@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240116T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240116T203000 DTSTAMP:20240116T114640Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/floorwork-open-level-classes-2024-01 -16/ SUMMARY:Floorwork Open-Level Classes - The Island - 16 Jan 24 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/intothegrounddance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/01/floorwork.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Island\, Nelson Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2LE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45661279999999;-2.5923917000000074 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Nelson Street\, Bristol\, B S1 2LE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Island:geo:51.45661 279999999,-2.5923917000000074 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2656@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240120T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240120T170000 DTSTAMP:20230826T143715Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/basics-to-beyond-a-six-month-course- in-ci-5/ SUMMARY:Basics to Beyond - a six month course in CI - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 20 Jan 24 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nA six-month training in CI\, led by Asher Levin\, assiste d by Lucia Naga\nA CI foundational &\; adventurous journey with a stead y group.\n* Study basic principles in depth\n*explore themes &\; share discoveries\n*consolidate\, play &\; create in focused\, scored dances\ n*integrate &\; connect in open jam\n\nWonderful live music from Simon Leach will accompany and inspire us\nWe’ll meet one Saturday per month\, plus a full weekend\nDates: 23rd September 2023\, 21st October 2023\, 18t h November 2023\, 16th December 2023\, 20th January 2024\, 24th Feb 2024 & amp\; 25th Feb 2024\n\nTimes: 10am to 5pm\nLocation: St Michael’s Parish Hall\, Park Lane\, Bristol BS2 8BE\n\nOpen to All – experienced Contact ers will benefit as much as those newer to the practice.\nIt may be compar ed to a musician studying their scales and arpeggios and then getting crea tive with it!\nFor more information or any queries\, please ask Asher:\n\n T 07999 934369\nE: asher.levin.mail@gmail.com\nTickets: tickettailor.com/ events/asherlevinevents\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/07/asher-beyond.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2677@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240121T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240121T193000 DTSTAMP:20231220T115910Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2-2024-01-21/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 21 Jan 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learni ng to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our c onnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\ n- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring dif ferent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate mater ial from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSund ay 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunda y 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLoca tion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost \nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 Contributor\n\nBoo king: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance /996771?#\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nW e aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAb out CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesth etic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and at hletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsid e down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving wei ght to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bri nging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement t hat leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please v isit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2720@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240123T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240123T203000 DTSTAMP:20240116T114640Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/floorwork-open-level-classes-2024-01 -23/ SUMMARY:Floorwork Open-Level Classes - The Island - 23 Jan 24 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/intothegrounddance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/01/floorwork.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Island\, Nelson Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2LE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45661279999999;-2.5923917000000074 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Nelson Street\, Bristol\, B S1 2LE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Island:geo:51.45661 279999999,-2.5923917000000074 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2726@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240127T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240127T101500 DTSTAMP:20240116T114424Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contemplative-dance-2024-01-27/ SUMMARY:Contemplative Dance - The Hideout Bristol - 27 Jan 24 09:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nWHAT IS CONTEMPLATIVE DANCE?\nContemplative Dance Practice was originated by Barbara Dilley at the Naropa University in Bolder\, Colo rado\, USA. The practice brings dance and Tibetan Buddhist practice togeth er to create a simple but strong container to work both artistically and c reatively with the art of living.\nThis practice is divided into 3 parts:\ n1. Sitting meditation- connect with your inner self.\n2. Solo movement- p ersonal space to warm up.\n3. Open space- time to feel ourselves in realti on to others\, sometimes moving and sometimes witnessing the movers.\n\nDA TES:\nJanuary- 13th and 27th\nFebruary- 11th and 17th\nMarch- 9th and 16th \nFrom 9am to 10:15am\n\nPRICE:\n1 session- £6\n6 sessions- £30\n\nEvery ones is welcome. No previous experience recquired.\nIn order to achieve a successful practice\, doors will be close when the meditation starts\, ple ase make sure you arrive on time.\nBring comfortable clothes and a blanket for the first part of the practice if you wish.\nBook your spot contactin g Lucia: 07564156929 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/01/contemplative.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2701@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240128T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240128T193000 DTSTAMP:20231212T121257Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2024-01-28/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 28 Jan 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of \nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolconta ctimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\n Price: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nIt is currently fine to turn up an d pay on the door\, though this might change in the future if the space be comes too full.\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The venue is the Scouts Hut in St Andrews not Eastville. The area is residential and on street parking is av ailable nearby. We kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and b e respectful of the neighbours. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2721@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240130T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240130T203000 DTSTAMP:20240116T114640Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/floorwork-open-level-classes-2024-01 -30/ SUMMARY:Floorwork Open-Level Classes - The Island - 30 Jan 24 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/intothegrounddance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/01/floorwork.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Island\, Nelson Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2LE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45661279999999;-2.5923917000000074 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Nelson Street\, Bristol\, B S1 2LE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Island:geo:51.45661 279999999,-2.5923917000000074 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2716@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240201T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240201T211500 DTSTAMP:20231212T132948Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/in-motion-class-and-jam-contact-impr ovisation-and-movement-play-2/ SUMMARY:in MOTION - Class and Jam - Contact Improvisation and Movement Play - The Trinity Centre - 1 Feb 24 18:45 DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\nStep into this dynamic contact improvisation ses sion\, where we will explore together the edges and overlaps of CI\, creat ive movement\, and instant composition. We will focus on a wide range of m ovement skills\, techniques and practices that inform and are informed by CI.\nThe class aims to help you nurture your creativity and embody your pl ayfulness with a deeply collaborative practice of improvisation and moveme nt. Hone technical facets such as weight distribution\, balance\, spatial awareness\, and much more. This is an environment fostering extensive solo exploration within a collaborative framework.\n\nThe second half of the s ession will be for jamming with each other using the skills and techniques explored in the first half.\nCost:\n£12 Concession\n£16 Standard\nDates :\n4th Jan\n1st Feb\n\nEnquiries: intothegrounddance@gmail.com\nBooking:  https://hdfst.uk/e100359\nLocation: We will be in the beautiful Fyfe Hall at the Trinity Centre. Its a lovely open space with a wooden floor and big stained glass window.\nWe have the space from 6:30 to 9:30 so there is ti me for gentle arrival and departure of the space.\nCome ready to move in c omfy clothing\, full-length trousers and long-sleeves. Lets stay hydrated- bring a water bottle.\nWe look forward to moving with you!\nGrace\, Edwin a and Yasin ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/12/motion.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kin gdom GEO:51.4584901;-2.57659979999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS 2 0NW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Trinity Centre:geo:5 1.4584901,-2.57659979999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2646@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240203T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240204T173000 DTSTAMP:20230906T111011Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/rick-nodine-making-and-breaking-patt erns-in-ci/ SUMMARY:Rick Nodine: Making and Breaking Patterns in CI - St. Michael's Par ish Hall - 3 Feb 24 09:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nRICK NODINE: MAKING AND BREAKING PATTERNS IN CI\nLondon b ased\, Rick Nodine comes to teach a weekend of Contact Improvisation in Br istol\, focusing on making and breaking patterns in dance.\n\nLEVEL: Begin ners and up\nDATE: Saturday 3rd &\; 4th February 2024 9.30am - 5.30pm\n \nTICKETS:\nEarly Bird Full Weekend: £90\nAfter 01 Jan Full Weekend: £70 \nTicket can be purchased via the ticket ticket tailor booking system: ht tps://www.tickettailor.com/events/yasinhussain/991711#\nIf you are on a lo wer income\, we offer the option of paying in a couple of instalments\, or at a reduced cost if the price is truly out of your range. Please get in touch to briefly explain your circumstances and we will be happy to assist you with this\n\nVENUE &\; TRAVEL:\nSt Michael’s Parish Hall\, Park Lane\, Bristol BS2 8BE\nSt Michael’s Parish Hall is near the University of Bristol and the city centre. It is a 20-minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads Railway Station. There is also free parking at the venue. Upon book ing you’ll be given access to a lift share document.\nThe hall is a good space for CI with plenty of heating and natural light\, also with full ac cess to a kitchen.\n\nACCOMODATION:\nThis workshop is non-residential bene fiting you with a much lower cost and giving you the freedom to make your own arrangements to suit your needs. Upon booking you’ll be sent further information about possible shared accommodation options with other partic ipants or the local Bristol CI community.\n\nABOUT RICK:\nMy dancing began socially as a teenager and the first technical form to channel my enthusi asm was Contact Improvisation. After some modern dance training\, I perfor med through the 90's for British contemporary dance companies.\nI maintain an improvisational performance practice and have collaborated with many d ancers\, actors\, musicians and designers to create improvised performance .\nMy choreographic practice has followed and sometimes led the developmen t of my teaching. I started teaching Contact Improvisation in 1996 and gra dually expanded the scope of my pedagogy to include performance improvisat ion\, solo dancing and ensemble composition. I still enjoy dancing in my 5 0's and my teaching is an extension of that enjoyment.\nI am a technically minded teacher who eventually gives way to the inevitability of improvisa tion\n\nABOUT THE WORKSHOP:\nSaturday - Making Patterns\nAfter a somatic w arm-up based in image led exploration\, we will be mixing improvisational approaches with choreographed movement in order to articulate the soft ath letics and multidirectional awareness of CI in solo movement patterns: for ward\, side and backward rolls\, dives\, knee slides\, handstands\, and fl oor surfing.\nFrom a base of solo awareness we will learn partnering patte rns that encourage spherical orientation and challenge us to tumble and ro ll through space.\nBy integrating patterns into our free CI dancing we wil l open space to fall\, fly and release as we dance together with risk\, hu mour and vigorous physicality.\n\nSunday - Breaking Patterns\nMovement pat terns and habits are essential for life and are part of what make us who w e are as individuals\, but an over dependence on CI vocabulary can limit o ur creativity. We will work on how to recognise our patterns\, how to appr eciate what they do for us and how to find alternatives. By working with r eversing\, redirecting\, interrupting\, pausing and focus shifting we will stimulate dances of surprise\, play and individuality.\nThe goal is to cr eate a space of open exploration where CI is a reference point for free im provisation\n\nCONTACT:\nYasin Hussain\nbristol.contactresearch@gmail.com\ n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/08/Rick.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2678@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240204T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240204T193000 DTSTAMP:20231220T115910Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2-2024-02-04/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 4 Feb 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learni ng to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our c onnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\ n- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring dif ferent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate mater ial from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSund ay 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunda y 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLoca tion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost \nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 Contributor\n\nBoo king: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance /996771?#\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nW e aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAb out CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesth etic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and at hletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsid e down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving wei ght to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bri nging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement t hat leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please v isit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2722@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240206T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240206T203000 DTSTAMP:20240116T114640Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/floorwork-open-level-classes-2024-02 -06/ SUMMARY:Floorwork Open-Level Classes - The Island - 6 Feb 24 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/intothegrounddance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/01/floorwork.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Island\, Nelson Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2LE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45661279999999;-2.5923917000000074 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Nelson Street\, Bristol\, B S1 2LE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Island:geo:51.45661 279999999,-2.5923917000000074 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2728@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240211T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240211T101500 DTSTAMP:20240116T114517Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contemplative-dance-2024-02-10/ SUMMARY:Contemplative Dance - The Hideout Bristol - 11 Feb 24 09:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nWHAT IS CONTEMPLATIVE DANCE?\nContemplative Dance Practice was originated by Barbara Dilley at the Naropa University in Bolder\, Colo rado\, USA. The practice brings dance and Tibetan Buddhist practice togeth er to create a simple but strong container to work both artistically and c reatively with the art of living.\nThis practice is divided into 3 parts:\ n1. Sitting meditation- connect with your inner self.\n2. Solo movement- p ersonal space to warm up.\n3. Open space- time to feel ourselves in realti on to others\, sometimes moving and sometimes witnessing the movers.\n\nDA TES:\nJanuary- 13th and 27th\nFebruary- 11th and 17th\nMarch- 9th and 16th \nFrom 9am to 10:15am\n\nPRICE:\n1 session- £6\n6 sessions- £30\n\nEvery ones is welcome. No previous experience recquired.\nIn order to achieve a successful practice\, doors will be close when the meditation starts\, ple ase make sure you arrive on time.\nBring comfortable clothes and a blanket for the first part of the practice if you wish.\nBook your spot contactin g Lucia: 07564156929 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/01/contemplative.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2702@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240211T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240211T193000 DTSTAMP:20240130T180527Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2024-02-11/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - Stapleton Church Hall - 11 Feb 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of \nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolconta ctimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\n Price: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Co ntact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nNote: The venue h as a car park. The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to pa rk/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Stapleton Church Hall\, 23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Bristol\, BS16 1A Z\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Br istol\, BS16 1AZ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Stapleton Chu rch Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2723@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240213T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240213T203000 DTSTAMP:20240116T114640Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/floorwork-open-level-classes-2024-02 -13/ SUMMARY:Floorwork Open-Level Classes - The Island - 13 Feb 24 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/intothegrounddance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/01/floorwork.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Island\, Nelson Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2LE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45661279999999;-2.5923917000000074 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Nelson Street\, Bristol\, B S1 2LE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Island:geo:51.45661 279999999,-2.5923917000000074 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2729@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240217T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240217T101500 DTSTAMP:20240116T114424Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contemplative-dance-2024-02-17/ SUMMARY:Contemplative Dance - The Hideout Bristol - 17 Feb 24 09:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nWHAT IS CONTEMPLATIVE DANCE?\nContemplative Dance Practice was originated by Barbara Dilley at the Naropa University in Bolder\, Colo rado\, USA. The practice brings dance and Tibetan Buddhist practice togeth er to create a simple but strong container to work both artistically and c reatively with the art of living.\nThis practice is divided into 3 parts:\ n1. Sitting meditation- connect with your inner self.\n2. Solo movement- p ersonal space to warm up.\n3. Open space- time to feel ourselves in realti on to others\, sometimes moving and sometimes witnessing the movers.\n\nDA TES:\nJanuary- 13th and 27th\nFebruary- 11th and 17th\nMarch- 9th and 16th \nFrom 9am to 10:15am\n\nPRICE:\n1 session- £6\n6 sessions- £30\n\nEvery ones is welcome. No previous experience recquired.\nIn order to achieve a successful practice\, doors will be close when the meditation starts\, ple ase make sure you arrive on time.\nBring comfortable clothes and a blanket for the first part of the practice if you wish.\nBook your spot contactin g Lucia: 07564156929 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/01/contemplative.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2679@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240218T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240218T193000 DTSTAMP:20231220T115910Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2-2024-02-18/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 18 Feb 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learni ng to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our c onnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\ n- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring dif ferent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate mater ial from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSund ay 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunda y 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLoca tion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost \nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 Contributor\n\nBoo king: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance /996771?#\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nW e aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAb out CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesth etic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and at hletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsid e down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving wei ght to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bri nging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement t hat leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please v isit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2724@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240220T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240220T203000 DTSTAMP:20240116T114640Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/floorwork-open-level-classes-2024-02 -20/ SUMMARY:Floorwork Open-Level Classes - The Island - 20 Feb 24 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/intothegrounddance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/01/floorwork.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Island\, Nelson Street\, Bristol\, BS1 2LE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.45661279999999;-2.5923917000000074 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Nelson Street\, Bristol\, B S1 2LE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Island:geo:51.45661 279999999,-2.5923917000000074 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2657@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240224T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240225T170000 DTSTAMP:20230826T143801Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/basics-to-beyond-a-six-month-course- in-ci-6/ SUMMARY:Basics to Beyond - a six month course in CI - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 24 Feb 24 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nA six-month training in CI\, led by Asher Levin\, assiste d by Lucia Naga\nA CI foundational &\; adventurous journey with a stead y group.\n* Study basic principles in depth\n*explore themes &\; share discoveries\n*consolidate\, play &\; create in focused\, scored dances\ n*integrate &\; connect in open jam\n\nWonderful live music from Simon Leach will accompany and inspire us\nWe’ll meet one Saturday per month\, plus a full weekend\nDates: 23rd September 2023\, 21st October 2023\, 18t h November 2023\, 16th December 2023\, 20th January 2024\, 24th Feb 2024 & amp\; 25th Feb 2024\n\nTimes: 10am to 5pm\nLocation: St Michael’s Parish Hall\, Park Lane\, Bristol BS2 8BE\n\nOpen to All – experienced Contact ers will benefit as much as those newer to the practice.\nIt may be compar ed to a musician studying their scales and arpeggios and then getting crea tive with it!\nFor more information or any queries\, please ask Asher:\n\n T 07999 934369\nE: asher.levin.mail@gmail.com\nTickets: tickettailor.com/ events/asherlevinevents\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/07/asher-beyond.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2703@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240225T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240225T193000 DTSTAMP:20240130T180615Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2024-02-25/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - Stapleton Church Hall - 25 Feb 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunda y of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvis ed music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a po st jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for person al warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcon tactimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk \nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nNote: The venue has a car park. The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Stapleton Church Hall\, 23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Bristol\, BS16 1A Z\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Br istol\, BS16 1AZ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Stapleton Chu rch Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2717@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240302T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240302T223000 DTSTAMP:20240109T123633Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ecstatic-contact-connection-dance/ SUMMARY:ECSTATIC contact connection DANCE - The Elmgrove Centre - 2 Mar 24 15:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nPixi Pete &\; Asher Levin Present a day of...\nEcstatic Contact Connection Dance\n\nEarly Bird Tickets\, saving 25%\, available un til midnight Sunday 28th January 2024!\nAre you into Ecstatic Dance\, Cont act Improvisation or both?\nWould you like to experience these practices c ombined in a deeply connected\, dynamic\, thrilling\, yet safe way?\n\nAsh er and Pete are excited to introduce you to their brand new event\, born f rom a shared love of both practices and a desire to grow these practices t ogether in the community. It's an opportunity to explore new ways to conne ct on the dance floor - to develop skills\, discernment and experience-bas ed courage connecting with self and others in both Contact Improv &\; E cstatic Dance practices.\nA Contact Improv (C.I) afternoon workshop with A sher\, will be followed by an Ecstatic Dance (E.D) evening with Pixi Pete. Whether or not you are an experienced C.I dancer\, this is a place to dev elop your practice or discover it\, and then to combine this on the open f loor of E.D.\n\nWhat to expect:\nCONTACT IMPROV WORKSHOP: 3pm – 6pm\nApp ropriate for beginners to advanced\, The C.I workshop will cover embodied relational skills\, as well as exploring C.I body physics. The workshop wi ll start by developing your creative\, honest\, aware connection with self \, the different parts of the body and the space around you\, prior to con necting in focused scores with others. We’ll first enjoy the spaces and non-touch connections between beings. Exploring skills of coming into phys ical contact with another\, you’ll deepen your presence to intimacy embo died\, creative\, moving physical intimacy. There will be spacious qualiti es within the closeness. You’ll also gain confidence in your awareness o f boundaries. As well as lighter\, lyrical scores\, you'll safely experien ce sharing some body weight and offering support within dance. Finally\, w e’ll open up beyond 1-2-1 into constellations of several beings\, combin ing awareness of our own dance vibe with consciousness of the whole evolvi ng Happening.\n\nECSTATIC DANCE open floor 7.30pm - 10.30pm\nComing togeth er in an opening circle to welcome All and give guidelines. There will be a short warm-up and embodiment to reconnect in and to the space\, self and each other. We will then move in to the E.D open floor where\, with some light facilitation\, you'll move and dance freely in the space\, going on your journey with &\; in the presence of All.\nThe invitation is to dee pen your movement practice\, having a place to be creative\, to explore yo ur own authentic range of movement and emotions. The E.D will be accompani ed by recorded music and live percussion.\nWe will close with a live sound journey to integrate.\nOur Invitations:\nWe encourage you to join us for the Whole Day Experience.\nYou are also welcome to join either just the af ternoon C.I workshop\, or evening E.D open floor. Whether you join for the whole day\, or just the CI / Ecstatic Dance\, you are welcome to join us for Dinner...\n\nDINNER!\nAs part of your experience\, we are offering a d elicious energising meal of a thick\, hearty vegetable soup\, chunky sourd ough bread and butter\, accompanied by a delicious crunchy salad\, with ca rrots\, fennel\, roasted pumpkin seeds and many other delights for your pa late. For desert\, you may choose from a scrummy choice of cakes. Vegan an d GF options will be available.\nBYO: You are also welcome to bring your o wn food (as we are cooking\, no access to kitchen).\n\nDate:\nSaturday 2nd March 2024\nLocation:\nThe Elmgrove Centre Community Hall\, Elmgrove Rd\, Redland\, Bristol BS6 6AH\nTimes:\nWhole Day: 3pm - 10.30pm\nCI Workshop: - 3pm- 6pm\nDinner / pause 6pm - 7.30pm\nEcstatic Dance: 7.30pm - 10.30pm \n\nEarly Bird Tickets\, saving 25%\, available until midnight of 28th Jan uary 2024!\nBox-office: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/asherlevineven ts/1047265\n\nBio Pixi Pete (also known\, offstage\, as Peter Michel)\nI e pitomise the modern artistic polymath. Seamlessly combining roles as a DJ\ , creative facilitator\, and musician. I draw from a rich tapestry of over a decade of experience in embodiment practices\, meditation\, and perform ance. My training with the Dancing Heart Path's esoteric and embodiment sc hool\, Authentic Relating Lvl 1 and initiation into\, Cacao Ceremonies in Nicaragua\, all contributed to my practice and reflect my dedication. My u nique touch involves integrating live percussion into my DJ sets\, infusin g electronic and acoustic rhythms\, creating a completely unique\, electri fying (and acoustic) performance. I am a popular resident DJ for Ecstatic Dance U.K\, Bristol\, Brighton\, Dance Medicine Glastonbury and M.B.S\, as well as working as a guest DJ internationally. I also craft my own UK cer emonies and events.\n\nBio Asher Levin\nI’ve been practicing CI since my teens. I moved to Berlin in 2008 where I started teaching. I’ve taught CI internationally ever since. In CI\, I experience trust\, creativity and joy\, as well as my shadows. I meet myself as I am. I love both the unusu al and to re-move the known afresh. It’s liberating to connect with my a nimal self\, fully in the moment. I love dancing wild and free\, yet aware and attentive. Alongside duets\, and solos\, I have a passion for multi-p artner and whole group constellations. I am particularly interested in the interplay of spaciousness and intimacy\, strength and tenderness. I am no w based in Dartington\, where I love the local wild life of dancing\, sing ing\, spiritual and community engagement\, as well as actively interacting with nature. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/01/Ecstatic.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam,Other Class,Other Jam,Other Workshop LOCATION:The Elmgrove Centre\, Elmgrove Rd\, Bristol \, BS6 6AH\, United Ki ngdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Elmgrove Rd\, Bristol \, BS 6 6AH\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Elmgrove Centre:geo: 0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2680@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240303T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240303T193000 DTSTAMP:20231220T115910Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2-2024-03-03/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 3 Mar 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learni ng to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our c onnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\ n- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring dif ferent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate mater ial from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSund ay 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunda y 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLoca tion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost \nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 Contributor\n\nBoo king: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance /996771?#\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nW e aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAb out CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesth etic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and at hletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsid e down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving wei ght to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bri nging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement t hat leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please v isit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2732@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240309T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240309T101500 DTSTAMP:20240116T114424Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contemplative-dance-2024-03-09/ SUMMARY:Contemplative Dance - The Hideout Bristol - 9 Mar 24 09:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nWHAT IS CONTEMPLATIVE DANCE?\nContemplative Dance Practice was originated by Barbara Dilley at the Naropa University in Bolder\, Colo rado\, USA. The practice brings dance and Tibetan Buddhist practice togeth er to create a simple but strong container to work both artistically and c reatively with the art of living.\nThis practice is divided into 3 parts:\ n1. Sitting meditation- connect with your inner self.\n2. Solo movement- p ersonal space to warm up.\n3. Open space- time to feel ourselves in realti on to others\, sometimes moving and sometimes witnessing the movers.\n\nDA TES:\nJanuary- 13th and 27th\nFebruary- 11th and 17th\nMarch- 9th and 16th \nFrom 9am to 10:15am\n\nPRICE:\n1 session- £6\n6 sessions- £30\n\nEvery ones is welcome. No previous experience recquired.\nIn order to achieve a successful practice\, doors will be close when the meditation starts\, ple ase make sure you arrive on time.\nBring comfortable clothes and a blanket for the first part of the practice if you wish.\nBook your spot contactin g Lucia: 07564156929 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/01/contemplative.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2704@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240310T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240310T193000 DTSTAMP:20240130T180735Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2024-03-10/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - Stapleton Church Hall - 10 Mar 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunda y of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvis ed music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a po st jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for person al warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcon tactimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk \nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nNote: The venue has a car park. The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Stapleton Church Hall\, 23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Bristol\, BS16 1A Z\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Br istol\, BS16 1AZ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Stapleton Chu rch Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2740@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240312T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240312T213000 DTSTAMP:20240312T124308Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/in-motion-class-and-jam/ SUMMARY:In Motion - Class and Jam - The Trinity Centre - 12 Mar 24 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nStep into this dynamic contact improvisation session\, wher e we will explore together the edges and overlaps of CI\, creative movemen t\, and instant composition. We will focus on a wide range of movement ski lls\, techniques and practices that inform and are informed by CI.\nThe cl ass aims to help you nurture your creativity and embody your playfulness w ith a deeply collaborative practice of improvisation and movement. Hone te chnical facets such as weight distribution\, balance\, spatial awareness\, and much more. This is an environment fostering extensive solo exploratio n within a collaborative framework.\nThe second half of the session will b e for jamming with each other using the skills and techniques explored in the first half.\n\nCost:\n£12 Concession\n£16 Standard\n\nDates:\n12th M arch Tuesday\n9th April Tuesday\n\nEnquiries: intothegrounddance@gmail.com \n\nBooking: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/the-trinity-cent re/tue-12-mar-in-motion-class-jam-103828#e103828\n\nLocation: We will be i n the beautiful Fyfe Hall at the Trinity Centre. Its a lovely open space w ith a wooden floor and big stained glass window. Fyfe Hall is on the secon d floor and the venue is accessible.\nWe have the space from 6:30 to 9:30 so there is time for gentle arrival and departure of the space.\nCome read y to move in comfy clothing\, full-length trousers and long-sleeves. Lets stay hydrated- bring a water bottle.\nWe look forward to moving with you!\ nGrace\, Edwina and Yasin ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/03/motion.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kin gdom GEO:51.4584901;-2.57659979999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS 2 0NW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Trinity Centre:geo:5 1.4584901,-2.57659979999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2733@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240316T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240316T101500 DTSTAMP:20240116T114424Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contemplative-dance-2024-03-16/ SUMMARY:Contemplative Dance - The Hideout Bristol - 16 Mar 24 09:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nWHAT IS CONTEMPLATIVE DANCE?\nContemplative Dance Practice was originated by Barbara Dilley at the Naropa University in Bolder\, Colo rado\, USA. The practice brings dance and Tibetan Buddhist practice togeth er to create a simple but strong container to work both artistically and c reatively with the art of living.\nThis practice is divided into 3 parts:\ n1. Sitting meditation- connect with your inner self.\n2. Solo movement- p ersonal space to warm up.\n3. Open space- time to feel ourselves in realti on to others\, sometimes moving and sometimes witnessing the movers.\n\nDA TES:\nJanuary- 13th and 27th\nFebruary- 11th and 17th\nMarch- 9th and 16th \nFrom 9am to 10:15am\n\nPRICE:\n1 session- £6\n6 sessions- £30\n\nEvery ones is welcome. No previous experience recquired.\nIn order to achieve a successful practice\, doors will be close when the meditation starts\, ple ase make sure you arrive on time.\nBring comfortable clothes and a blanket for the first part of the practice if you wish.\nBook your spot contactin g Lucia: 07564156929 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/01/contemplative.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2681@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240317T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240317T193000 DTSTAMP:20231220T115910Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2-2024-03-17/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 17 Mar 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learni ng to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our c onnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\ n- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring dif ferent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate mater ial from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSund ay 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunda y 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLoca tion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost \nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 Contributor\n\nBoo king: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance /996771?#\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nW e aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAb out CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesth etic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and at hletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsid e down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving wei ght to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bri nging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement t hat leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please v isit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2705@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240324T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240324T193000 DTSTAMP:20240319T144019Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2024-03-24/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - Stapleton Church Hall - 24 Mar 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunda y of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvis ed music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a po st jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for person al warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcon tactimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk \nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\n\nWe don't want to exclude anyon e because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdan ce.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\n\nFor more info on B ristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nN ote: The venue has a car park. The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbour s.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Stapleton Church Hall\, 23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Bristol\, BS16 1A Z\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Br istol\, BS16 1AZ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Stapleton Chu rch Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2734@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240330T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240330T170000 DTSTAMP:20240123T142409Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bypass-the-judge-a-plentiful-day-of- playfulness-in-ci/ SUMMARY:Bypass the Judge – a plentiful day of... Playfulness in CI! - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 30 Mar 24 10:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA warm-up for April Fools' Day!\n\nA day beyond technique.\ n\nWelcoming our judge or inner critic as someone to play with\, to love\, or to swear at.\n\nWe'll let go of applying what we've learnt &\; lear ning yet more (technique\, as well etiquette habits beyond consent\, that buffer and encumber) and practice playing\, being silly\, being characterf ul (monstrous\, sassy\, naïve\, grumpy...)\, being fully in our emotions\ , our provocateur\, rebel\, passivity\, activities...\n\nInviting and guid ing us in to a range of co-creative frames and scores to explore\, we'll f ocus (&\; blur)\, and give wings to inner beings\, born from inner spar ks\, combining with the gloriously combustible connections with others tha t take place in the moment of CI happening.\n\nFor CI dancers with at leas t some basic experience.\n\nLOCATION\nSt Michael's Parish Hall\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\n\nTickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/asherlevinevents /1121670 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/01/bypass.png CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2742@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240331T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240331T193000 DTSTAMP:20240319T170650Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/free-extra-jam/ SUMMARY:Free Extra Jam! - 58th Bristol Scout Hut - 31 Mar 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nCome and test out the Eastville Scout Hut as a possible ven ue for future jams.\nAfter a short led warmup\, we'll have a contact impro visation jam to a playlist before reconvening to share our thoughts on the venue. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/03/jam-jar-blue-free-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:58th Bristol Scout Hut\, Gadshill Road\, Bristol\, BS5 6PU\, Unite d Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gadshill Road\, Bristol\, B S5 6PU\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=58th Bristol Scout Hut: geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2739@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240406T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240406T210000 DTSTAMP:20240319T152239Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/surrender-to-your-inner-sight-an-eve ning-of-blindfolded-contact-improvisation/ SUMMARY:Surrender to your inner sight - an evening of Blindfolded Contact I mprovisation - 58th Bristol Scout Hut - 6 Apr 24 18:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nSurrender to your inner sight.\nWe're hosting Gabriel Diamo nd from California\, USA for an unforgettable evening of Blindfolded Conta ct Dance from 6-9pm on Saturday 6 April in Eastville\, Bristol.\n\nBlindfo lded Contact Dance is a slow and gentle experience for both beginners and experienced dancers alike. The constraint of the blindfold invites dancer to explore other senses to find connection\, expression\, pleasure\, and s afety. These workshops take participants on a journey of somatic self-disc overy and non-verbal consent via solo and group exercises before culminati ng in a freeform blindfolded jam. We will open with a short circle address ing boundaries and safety.\n\nLearn more about the practise and read the c ode of conduct at http://www.blindfoldedcontact.com/\nPart of the core et hos of BFC is "the whole room is your partner". That means setting aside y our judgments\, preferences\, and biases and dancing with everyone in the space—including by yourself. We have a high expectation of personal resp onsibility and respect regarding consent and boundaries. If you have a bli ndfold (or something that can be used as one)\, please bring it. Otherwise we will have some available.\nIf you have a blindfold (or something that can be used as one)\, please bring it. Otherwise we will have some availab le. Please wear clothes suitable for dance and bring a water bottle (water is available).\n\nAbout the facilitator: Gabriel is a long-time dancer wh o has practiced many modalities of conscious movement. He has developed a passion for exploring how blindfolds can be be used as a medicine and tool for transcending biases\, cravings\, and aversions. His work as an artist explores the intersection of activism\, street theatre\, shadow work\, an d embodiment. He is the co-founder of Vulnerable Rally\, vulnerablerally. com. He is a filmmaker by trade with a background in theatre\, outsidefi lms.com.\nSuitable for any level of Contact Improvisation experience.\n\nC ost - £25 / £20 concession - advance booking essential\n\nThere are a li mited number of tickets available for £15\, fror those who cannot afford the concession rate.\n\nBooking: https://buytickets.at/bristolcontactimpr ovisation.../1188906\nPlease arrive from 5:30pm for a 6pm start. This is c losed container\, late arrivals will not be admitted and will not receive a refund.\n\nVenue - 58th Bristol Scout Group\, Gadshill Rd\, Eastville\, Bristol BS5 6PU (car park opposite the Scouts Hut\, bikes can be locked ag ainst railings) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/03/blindfold.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:58th Bristol Scout Hut\, Gadshill Road\, Bristol\, BS5 6PU\, Unite d Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gadshill Road\, Bristol\, B S5 6PU\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=58th Bristol Scout Hut: geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2683@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240407T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240407T193000 DTSTAMP:20240319T144100Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2-2024-04-14/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 7 Apr 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learni ng to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our c onnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\ n- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring dif ferent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate mater ial from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSund ay 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunda y 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLoca tion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost \nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 Contributor\n\nWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please co ntact us at info@contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession pri ce.\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovis ationdance/996771?#\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappo intment\, please do book in advance.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdanc e.co.uk\nWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a book ing.\n\nAbout CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of th e kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes w ild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to a ll bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, b eing upside down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set out come\, bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\ , please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\ nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2741@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240409T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240409T213000 DTSTAMP:20240312T124334Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/in-motion-class-and-jam-2/ SUMMARY:In Motion - Class and Jam - The Trinity Centre - 9 Apr 24 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nStep into this dynamic contact improvisation session\, wher e we will explore together the edges and overlaps of CI\, creative movemen t\, and instant composition. We will focus on a wide range of movement ski lls\, techniques and practices that inform and are informed by CI.\nThe cl ass aims to help you nurture your creativity and embody your playfulness w ith a deeply collaborative practice of improvisation and movement. Hone te chnical facets such as weight distribution\, balance\, spatial awareness\, and much more. This is an environment fostering extensive solo exploratio n within a collaborative framework.\nThe second half of the session will b e for jamming with each other using the skills and techniques explored in the first half.\n\nCost:\n£12 Concession\n£16 Standard\n\nDates:\n12th M arch Tuesday\n9th April Tuesday\n\nEnquiries: intothegrounddance@gmail.com \n\nBooking: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/the-trinity-cent re/tue-12-mar-in-motion-class-jam-103828#e103828\n\nLocation: We will be i n the beautiful Fyfe Hall at the Trinity Centre. Its a lovely open space w ith a wooden floor and big stained glass window. Fyfe Hall is on the secon d floor and the venue is accessible.\nWe have the space from 6:30 to 9:30 so there is time for gentle arrival and departure of the space.\nCome read y to move in comfy clothing\, full-length trousers and long-sleeves. Lets stay hydrated- bring a water bottle.\nWe look forward to moving with you!\ nGrace\, Edwina and Yasin ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/03/motion.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kin gdom GEO:51.4584901;-2.57659979999994 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS 2 0NW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Trinity Centre:geo:5 1.4584901,-2.57659979999994 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2714@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240413T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240414T170000 DTSTAMP:20240408T110425Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/juliet-shelley-techniques-for-dancin g-ci-and-the-underscore/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation\, The Underscore and Being Ready to Dance - T he Willow Studio - 13 Apr 24 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nContact Improvisation\, The Underscore and Being Ready to D ance\nTaught by Juliet Shelley\nSaturday 13th and Sunday 14th April 2024\n 10am to 5pm\nDance Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School\nJames St\, St Wer burgh's\, Avon\, Bristol BS2 9US\n\n£70 early bird before 1st March\, £8 0 concession\, £90 full price\n\nONE DAY TICKETS FOR SATURDAY NOW AVAILAB LE: £40 concession\, £45 full price.\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailo r.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1099016\n\nEmail info@conta ctdance.co.uk\n\nIn this workshop Juliet teaches contact improvisation tec hniques and skills which will introduce participants to the physical mater ial and vocabulary of the improvisation score by Nancy Stark Smith entitle d ‘The Underscore’.\n\nJuliet will also teach ways of how to be fully available in the dancing of Contact Improvisation by actively incorporatin g seeing and hearing as part of and alongside the physical and sensory inf ormation and vocabulary within this form. This practice opens up a large r ange of compositional choices and options to the dancer by drawing on an i ntegrated\, rich level of resources and responses available in each moment whilst dancing Contact with a partner.\n\nIn the second part of the works hop\, Juliet leads participants through the Underscore. Participants can a pply the vocabularies from the first part into practicing and dancing the Underscore. They can learn and experience a specific scored ensemble frame work within which they can dance contact improvisation and they can expand their dancing into a deeper practice both through the framework of the Un derscore and by accessing and incorporating a wide range of choices\, flav ours and colours into their dancing.\n\nFor all levels of experience\n\nJu liet Shelley is a dancer\, choreographer and performer currently residing in Paris\, France. She is also a teacher of the Alexander technique and Pi lates. She has been teaching Contact Improvisation since 1987. Her teacher s include Nancy Stark Smith\, Steve Paxton\, Kirstie Simson\, Chris Aiken and Martin Keogh. She has taught classes and workshops in the UK\, France\ , Netherlands\, Italy\, the USA\, Malaysia\, New Zealand and Australia She began dancing Contact Improvisation in London following her graduation fr om the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance in 1983 and continued at the Ce ntre for New Dance Development in Amsterdam. She attended the first two Eu ropean Contact Improvisation Teachers Exchanges in Angers\, France and Ber lin\, Germany and attended the 25th Anniversary of Contact Improvisation i n Oberlin\, Ohio in 1997. In 2000 she attended an Intensive three week tra ining with Nancy Stark Smith at Earthdance in the USA and in 2012 she was invited to the Extended Underscore workgroup with Nancy Stark Smith and Mi ke Vargas in London\, a seven day in depth practice and study of the Under score with thirty participants.\n\nhttps://motionbeing.com/dance/contact-i mprovisation/\nhttps://motionbeing.com/testimonies/\nhttps://muovo.fr/en ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/12/Juliet.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2707@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240414T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240414T193000 DTSTAMP:20240319T144126Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2024-04-21/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - Stapleton Church Hall - 14 Apr 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunda y of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvis ed music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a po st jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for person al warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcon tactimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk \nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\n\nWe don't want to exclude anyon e because of financial circumstances. Please contact us at info@contactdan ce.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\n\nFor more info on B ristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nN ote: The venue has a car park. The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbour s.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Stapleton Church Hall\, 23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Bristol\, BS16 1A Z\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Br istol\, BS16 1AZ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Stapleton Chu rch Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2684@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240421T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240421T193000 DTSTAMP:20240319T144147Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2-2024-04-28/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 21 Apr 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learni ng to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our c onnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\ n- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring dif ferent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate mater ial from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSund ay 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunda y 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLoca tion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost \nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 Contributor\n\nWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please co ntact us at info@contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession pri ce.\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovis ationdance/996771?#\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappo intment\, please do book in advance.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdanc e.co.uk\nWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a book ing.\n\nAbout CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of th e kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes w ild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to a ll bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, b eing upside down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set out come\, bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\ , please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\ nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2708@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240428T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240428T193000 DTSTAMP:20240319T144205Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2024-05-05/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - Stapleton Church Hall - 28 Apr 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunda y of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvis ed music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a po st jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for person al warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcon tactimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk \nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\n\nWe don't want to exclude anyon e because of financial circumstances. Please contact us at info@contactdan ce.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\n\nFor more info on B ristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nN ote: The venue has a car park. The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbour s.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Stapleton Church Hall\, 23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Bristol\, BS16 1A Z\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Br istol\, BS16 1AZ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Stapleton Chu rch Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2738@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240504T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240505T173000 DTSTAMP:20240220T113027Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/dynamic-anatomy-fascial-flow-arms-as -roots-an-axis-syllabus-based-dynamic-anatomy-workshop-with-zoe-solomons/ SUMMARY:DYNAMIC ANATOMY: Fascial Flow / Arms as Roots - an Axis Syllabus ba sed Dynamic Anatomy workshop with Zoë Solomons - - 4 May 24 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\nDYNAMIC ANATOMY: Fascial Flow / Arms as Roots - an Axis Sylla bus based Dynamic Anatomy workshop with Zoë Solomons.\n\nOur hands and ar ms have unique expressivity and tactile intelligence. The evolution and ex perience of which lives in their fascial connective tissue.\nIn this works hop we will observe the fascial anatomy of the arms\; the layers of connec tive tissue that wrap\, support and connect our upper limbs to our trunk a nd legs.\nThis anatomical enquiry will be a starting point for movement ex ploration\, tuning us into sensory specificity\, support and connection to reach\, spiral and take weight through the arms.\nWe may do short movemen t motifs as well as free movement as we practice together. All aspects are opt-in and are adaptable for movers of all levels of experience. The emph asis of these sessions is to develop our own movement research/exploration . Honouring our individual and collective body intelligence.\nPrevious wor kshop participants report that the experience was supportive for varied pr actices of rowing\, gardening\, running\, yoga\, parenting\, as well as da ncing.\nExpect embodied learning and functional movement that can open up the natural joy &\; sensuality of having a human body!\n\nSCHEDULE & \; LOCATION:\nSaturday 4th and Sunday 5th of May 2024\nSpace will be open for your own warm up from 9.30am\n10am-1pm Morning session\n1-2.30pm Lunch \n2.30-5.30pm Afternoon session\n@ Trinity Rooms\, Field road\, Stroud (ab out a ten minute walk into town with lots of cafe/market options\, and a f ive minute walk to Waitrose)\n\nTICKETS &\; PAYMENT:\nEarlybird price £110 until March 15th. Tickets will then increase to £130. If this price is inaccessible for you please reach out and we will try and find a way f or you to join.\nTo book please either pay the full price or make a deposi t of £60 via Paypal to https://paypal.me/SophieMarsh1?country.x=GB&\; locale.x=en_GB (make sure you select 'friends and family'). Ref: ARMS. Pl ease email sophieroffmarsh@hotmail.com to let us know you have made paymen t.\nFull payment is due 3 weeks before the event (13th April).\n\nREFUNDS/ EXCHANGES:\nTo exchange tickets please email sophieroffmarsh@hotmail.com a nd let us know the name changeover. There is a £5 admin fee for this.\nRe funds can be issued upto 3 weeks before the event (13th April) for a £10 admin fee. After this we can offer you a 50% refund or you are welcome to find someone else to buy your ticket and let us know the name change for a £5 admin fee. No refunds available less than 5 days prior to the event.* \n*Extenuating circumstances include severe injury\, bedbound illness or f amily death.\nWe have set this cancellation policy to support you in honou ring the commitment to yourself\, and to support us in creating a viable e vent. We appreciate your collaboration and understanding.\nContact Sophie - sophieroffmarsh@hotmail.com - with any questions regarding the workshop/ payment etc.\n\nABOUT ZOË:\nZoë is a dancer/mother/teacher/Osteopath and activist. Zoë qualified to teach Axis Syllabus universal motion principl es in 2008\, when teaching she combines this knowledge with anatomical und erstanding from her work as an osteopath with dancers and athletes. She ha s taught at major dance centres and schools in the U.K. and internationall y. Her eclectic training in medicine and bodywork\, and a dance background including improvisation\, tango\, folkdance and contemporary inform her e mbodied approach to functional movement pedagogy.\nMore about Zoë here:  http://www.motionislotion.co.uk/\nAnd Axis Syllabus here: https://www.axi ssyllabusforum.org/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/02/anatomy.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2685@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240505T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240505T193000 DTSTAMP:20240319T144228Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2-2024-05-12/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 5 May 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learni ng to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our c onnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\ n- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring dif ferent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate mater ial from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSund ay 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunda y 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLoca tion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost \nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 Contributor\n\nWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please co ntact us at info@contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession pri ce.\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovis ationdance/996771?#\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappo intment\, please do book in advance.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdanc e.co.uk\nWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a book ing.\n\nAbout CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of th e kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes w ild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to a ll bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, b eing upside down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set out come\, bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\ , please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\ nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2748@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240510T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240510T210000 DTSTAMP:20240430T102732Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contemporary-movement/ SUMMARY:Lean_in - Contemporary movement and contact improvisation - Fresh D ance and Arts Centre - 10 May 24 19:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nFREE Bristol CI jam tickets available! Attend on 10th May a nd jam on 12th May\, attend 21st May and jam on 26th May.\n\nDiscover Move ment with Just Josh\n\nWHO IS JOSH???\nJosh is a seasoned contemporary dan cer\, choreographer\, and facilitator\, on a transformative journey throug h movement. With years of global performance and teaching experience\, Jos h infuses his workshops with a unique blend of technique\, fluidity\, and personal insight.\nHe studied at ' Northern school of Contemporary Dance' finding a love for floorwork and release based techniques within contempor ary movement\, focusing on blending the use of economic movement patterns with dynamic acrobatics. This love of exploration of economics in movement \, falls nicely into the use of partner work and Contact improvisation\, w hich Josh also shares a passion. Exploring the sweet spot in combining the solo and joint movement practises within choreography and improvisation.\ nJosh\, now in his early 30s\, has encountered personal challenges through out his artistic journey. These challenges have deeply influenced his crea tive path\, shaping his understanding of movement as both a practice and a powerful outlet for processing personal experiences.\n\nWHAT CAN I EXPECT ?\nExpect technique &\; fluidity From Josh's specialized training at th e Northern School of Contemporary Dance\, focuses on refining technique an d achieving fluid movement through a wide use of levels and floorwork. Exp ect creative expression by exploring how movement and choreography can be vehicles for personal expression and growth. Expect to learn choreography from a repertoire of material from Josh's dance company 'Shared Momentum' and finally expect to learn how to manage and maintain your fitness\, heal th and bodily connection.\n\nWHAT IS REQUIRED OF ME?\nYou will be required to bring a long sleeve top and trousers and socks\, this is to protect yo urself from friction burns when in contact with the floor or another perso n.\nOptional knee pads\, not essential but can really help if you have sor e knees.\nA bottle of water\, DONT WAIT HYDRATE!\nWHERE AND WHEN ARE THE W ORKSHOPS?\n\nLocation: Fresh Dance and Arts Centre\, 44-46 Greenbank Rd\, Greenbank\, Bristol BS5 6EY\nDuration: 4 weeks\nDates &\; Times:\nFrida ys (10th and 17th) from 19:30 to 21:00\nTuesdays (21st and 28th) from 20:3 0 to 22:00\nFee Options:\nStandard Drop-In: £14 per session\nConcessions: £12 per session (students\, seniors\, etc.)\nWhole Block (4 sessions): £50\n\nHOW CAN I SIGN UP?\nRegister Online: TicketSource - https://www.ti cketsource.co.uk/.../2024.../20:30/t-krmmdrx\nOR\nSave yourself the admin fee's and sign up directly by contacting Josh via email and by paying Josh directly via PAYPAL: Joshleeds822@live.com - using the reference of LEAN IN - drop in or concessions or block.\nContact Josh:\nWhatsApp: +447742052 226\nEmail: Sharedmomentum3@gmail.com\n\nImmerse yourself in the world of contemporary dance and discover the transformative power of movement with Just Josh. Register now to secure your spot in this enriching workshop ser ies!\nFor inquiries and registration\, please contact Josh via WhatsApp\, email\, or register online through TicketSource. Let's move\, create\, and grow together! 💃🕺\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/04/josh-workshop.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Fresh Dance and Arts Centre\, 44-46 Greenbank Road\, Bristol\, BS5 6EY\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=44-46 Greenbank Road\, Bris tol\, BS5 6EY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Fresh Dance and Arts Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2761@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240511T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240511T180000 DTSTAMP:20240507T091926Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/outdoor-ci-jam-5/ SUMMARY:Outdoor CI Jam on Clifton Downs - - 11 May 24 15:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nJam jam jam in the park in the sun that at last has come!\n \nBring water and maybe food to share after if you feel it.\nCome at the s tart to create a container together in the open space\, stay to the end fo r closing circle and hang outs...\npin drop tbc. See https://www.facebook. com/events/1701884567008039\n\nI\, Zoë\, will lead a small simple intro a nd from there we can move as we feel.\nIt's outdoors in a public park so t he energy can be a little looser\, but we can still use this space to focu s on connection\, movement\, play\, labbing what we want to on the grassy sunny terrains.\nshare lifts if you can! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/05/cropped-Brandon-23-2018_07_12-19_30_18-UTC-2.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2709@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240512T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240512T193000 DTSTAMP:20240319T144249Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2024-05-19/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - Stapleton Church Hall - 12 May 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunda y of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvis ed music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a po st jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for person al warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcon tactimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk \nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\n\nWe don't want to exclude anyon e because of financial circumstances. Please contact us at info@contactdan ce.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\n\nFor more info on B ristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nN ote: The venue has a car park. The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbour s.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Stapleton Church Hall\, 23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Bristol\, BS16 1A Z\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Br istol\, BS16 1AZ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Stapleton Chu rch Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2754@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240517T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240517T210000 DTSTAMP:20240430T102817Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/lean_in-contemporary-movement-and-co ntact-improvisation/ SUMMARY:Lean_in - Contemporary movement and contact improvisation - Fresh D ance and Arts Centre - 17 May 24 19:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nFREE Bristol CI jam tickets available! Attend on 10th May a nd jam on 12th May\, attend 21st May and jam on 26th May.\n\nDiscover Move ment with Just Josh\n\nWHO IS JOSH???\nJosh is a seasoned contemporary dan cer\, choreographer\, and facilitator\, on a transformative journey throug h movement. With years of global performance and teaching experience\, Jos h infuses his workshops with a unique blend of technique\, fluidity\, and personal insight.\nHe studied at ' Northern school of Contemporary Dance' finding a love for floorwork and release based techniques within contempor ary movement\, focusing on blending the use of economic movement patterns with dynamic acrobatics. This love of exploration of economics in movement \, falls nicely into the use of partner work and Contact improvisation\, w hich Josh also shares a passion. Exploring the sweet spot in combining the solo and joint movement practises within choreography and improvisation.\ nJosh\, now in his early 30s\, has encountered personal challenges through out his artistic journey. These challenges have deeply influenced his crea tive path\, shaping his understanding of movement as both a practice and a powerful outlet for processing personal experiences.\n\nWHAT CAN I EXPECT ?\nExpect technique &\; fluidity From Josh's specialized training at th e Northern School of Contemporary Dance\, focuses on refining technique an d achieving fluid movement through a wide use of levels and floorwork. Exp ect creative expression by exploring how movement and choreography can be vehicles for personal expression and growth. Expect to learn choreography from a repertoire of material from Josh's dance company 'Shared Momentum' and finally expect to learn how to manage and maintain your fitness\, heal th and bodily connection.\n\nWHAT IS REQUIRED OF ME?\nYou will be required to bring a long sleeve top and trousers and socks\, this is to protect yo urself from friction burns when in contact with the floor or another perso n.\nOptional knee pads\, not essential but can really help if you have sor e knees.\nA bottle of water\, DONT WAIT HYDRATE!\nWHERE AND WHEN ARE THE W ORKSHOPS?\n\nLocation: Fresh Dance and Arts Centre\, 44-46 Greenbank Rd\, Greenbank\, Bristol BS5 6EY\nDuration: 4 weeks\nDates &\; Times:\nFrida ys (10th and 17th) from 19:30 to 21:00\nTuesdays (21st and 28th) from 20:3 0 to 22:00\nFee Options:\nStandard Drop-In: £14 per session\nConcessions: £12 per session (students\, seniors\, etc.)\nWhole Block (4 sessions): £50\n\nHOW CAN I SIGN UP?\nRegister Online: TicketSource - https://www.ti cketsource.co.uk/.../2024.../20:30/t-krmmdrx\nOR\nSave yourself the admin fee's and sign up directly by contacting Josh via email and by paying Josh directly via PAYPAL: Joshleeds822@live.com - using the reference of LEAN IN - drop in or concessions or block.\nContact Josh:\nWhatsApp: +447742052 226\nEmail: Sharedmomentum3@gmail.com\n\nImmerse yourself in the world of contemporary dance and discover the transformative power of movement with Just Josh. Register now to secure your spot in this enriching workshop ser ies!\nFor inquiries and registration\, please contact Josh via WhatsApp\, email\, or register online through TicketSource. Let's move\, create\, and grow together! 💃🕺\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/04/josh-workshop.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Fresh Dance and Arts Centre\, 44-46 Greenbank Road\, Bristol\, BS5 6EY\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=44-46 Greenbank Road\, Bris tol\, BS5 6EY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Fresh Dance and Arts Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2735@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240518T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240518T173000 DTSTAMP:20240123T142313Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ci-up-in-the-sky-contact-improvisati on-day-workshop/ SUMMARY:CI Up in the Sky - Contact Improvisation Day Workshop - St. Michael 's Parish Hall - 18 May 24 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nJourneying from the floor to flying.\nContact Improvisation \nBristol Day WorkshopTaught by Richard Parker\n\nSaturday 18th May 2024 | 10am - 5.30pm\n\nSt Michael’s Parish Hall\, Park Lane\, Bristol BS2 8BE \n\nTickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/richardparkerci ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/01/sky.png CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2686@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240519T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240519T193000 DTSTAMP:20240319T144313Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2-2024-05-26/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 19 May 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learni ng to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our c onnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\ n- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring dif ferent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate mater ial from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSund ay 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunda y 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLoca tion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost \nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 Contributor\n\nWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please co ntact us at info@contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession pri ce.\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovis ationdance/996771?#\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappo intment\, please do book in advance.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdanc e.co.uk\nWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a book ing.\n\nAbout CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of th e kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes w ild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to a ll bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, b eing upside down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set out come\, bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\ , please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\ nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2755@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240521T203000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240521T220000 DTSTAMP:20240430T102905Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/lean_in-contemporary-movement-and-co ntact-improvisation-2/ SUMMARY:Lean_in - Contemporary movement and contact improvisation - Fresh D ance and Arts Centre - 21 May 24 20:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nFREE Bristol CI jam tickets available! Attend on 10th May a nd jam on 12th May\, attend 21st May and jam on 26th May.\n\nDiscover Move ment with Just Josh\n\nWHO IS JOSH???\nJosh is a seasoned contemporary dan cer\, choreographer\, and facilitator\, on a transformative journey throug h movement. With years of global performance and teaching experience\, Jos h infuses his workshops with a unique blend of technique\, fluidity\, and personal insight.\nHe studied at ' Northern school of Contemporary Dance' finding a love for floorwork and release based techniques within contempor ary movement\, focusing on blending the use of economic movement patterns with dynamic acrobatics. This love of exploration of economics in movement \, falls nicely into the use of partner work and Contact improvisation\, w hich Josh also shares a passion. Exploring the sweet spot in combining the solo and joint movement practises within choreography and improvisation.\ nJosh\, now in his early 30s\, has encountered personal challenges through out his artistic journey. These challenges have deeply influenced his crea tive path\, shaping his understanding of movement as both a practice and a powerful outlet for processing personal experiences.\n\nWHAT CAN I EXPECT ?\nExpect technique &\; fluidity From Josh's specialized training at th e Northern School of Contemporary Dance\, focuses on refining technique an d achieving fluid movement through a wide use of levels and floorwork. Exp ect creative expression by exploring how movement and choreography can be vehicles for personal expression and growth. Expect to learn choreography from a repertoire of material from Josh's dance company 'Shared Momentum' and finally expect to learn how to manage and maintain your fitness\, heal th and bodily connection.\n\nWHAT IS REQUIRED OF ME?\nYou will be required to bring a long sleeve top and trousers and socks\, this is to protect yo urself from friction burns when in contact with the floor or another perso n.\nOptional knee pads\, not essential but can really help if you have sor e knees.\nA bottle of water\, DONT WAIT HYDRATE!\nWHERE AND WHEN ARE THE W ORKSHOPS?\n\nLocation: Fresh Dance and Arts Centre\, 44-46 Greenbank Rd\, Greenbank\, Bristol BS5 6EY\nDuration: 4 weeks\nDates &\; Times:\nFrida ys (10th and 17th) from 19:30 to 21:00\nTuesdays (21st and 28th) from 20:3 0 to 22:00\nFee Options:\nStandard Drop-In: £14 per session\nConcessions: £12 per session (students\, seniors\, etc.)\nWhole Block (4 sessions): £50\n\nHOW CAN I SIGN UP?\nRegister Online: TicketSource - https://www.ti cketsource.co.uk/.../2024.../20:30/t-krmmdrx\nOR\nSave yourself the admin fee's and sign up directly by contacting Josh via email and by paying Josh directly via PAYPAL: Joshleeds822@live.com - using the reference of LEAN IN - drop in or concessions or block.\nContact Josh:\nWhatsApp: +447742052 226\nEmail: Sharedmomentum3@gmail.com\n\nImmerse yourself in the world of contemporary dance and discover the transformative power of movement with Just Josh. Register now to secure your spot in this enriching workshop ser ies!\nFor inquiries and registration\, please contact Josh via WhatsApp\, email\, or register online through TicketSource. Let's move\, create\, and grow together! 💃🕺\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/04/josh-workshop.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Fresh Dance and Arts Centre\, 44-46 Greenbank Road\, Bristol\, BS5 6EY\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=44-46 Greenbank Road\, Bris tol\, BS5 6EY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Fresh Dance and Arts Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2743@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240525T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240525T190000 DTSTAMP:20240416T123322Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/body-to-land-contact-improvisation/ SUMMARY:Body to Land Contact Improvisation - Eastville Park - 25 May 24 11: 00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA Contact Improvisation event to connect to people and land . A relational practice to wake up our own nature in urban wilderness.\n\n 11-12 Arriving and Land Meditation by Rowan Quarry\n\n12-14 CI class by La ura Doehler\n\n14- 17 CI jam\n\n17- 19 Sauna\n\nUnwind with entering this magical place near Eastville Park where nature radiaties agency and a natu ral spring forms the backdrop for an initial meditation for you to arrive and enter a life -centric focus and practice.\n\nIt is followed by a 2 hou r Contact Improvisation class by Laura whose long standing CI practice (mo re than 10 across France\, Netherlands\, Germany\, Portugal\, Czech Republ ic\, Cyprus\, Turkey) has been informed greatly over the past 3 years by w orking outdoors in natural habitats. Her CI practice involves the body as land and the land as body. It is a sense making of collectivity that expan ds the otherwise social focus of CI for a more wholesome ecologically incl usive view of togetherness. Her teachings make space for the explorative a nd the experiential\, instigating a freedom in movement by understanding w hat it is we need to root and how connectivity situates belonging and chan ge. More information about Laura is on her website of Exit Map\, a communi ty dance company she formed and is co-director of: https://www.exitmap.org /laura-doehler\n\nWe then transition into a jam for 3 hours.\n\nWe encoura ge you to bring light food to picnic and share around the spring or near t he dance space wherever you feel drawn to linger and rejuvenate.\n\nOur of fer for the closure for this extended movement practice is to stay on\, en joy the space and the sauna that we will fire up especially for you.\n\nBo oking: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/body-to-land-contact-improvisation-tic kets-880706154817 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/04/Doehler.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:Eastville Park\, Eastville\, Bristol\, BS5 6XA\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Eastville\, Bristol\, BS5 6 XA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Eastville Park:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2710@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240526T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240526T193000 DTSTAMP:20240319T144359Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2024-06-02/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - Stapleton Church Hall - 26 May 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunda y of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvis ed music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a po st jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for person al warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcon tactimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk \nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\n\nWe don't want to exclude anyon e because of financial circumstances. Please contact us at info@contactdan ce.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\nWe don't want to exc lude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us at info@ contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.c o.uk/\n\nNote: The venue has a car park. The area is residential\, so we  kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Stapleton Church Hall\, 23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Bristol\, BS16 1A Z\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Br istol\, BS16 1AZ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Stapleton Chu rch Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2756@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240528T203000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240528T220000 DTSTAMP:20240430T102934Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/lean_in-contemporary-movement-and-co ntact-improvisation-3/ SUMMARY:Lean_in - Contemporary movement and contact improvisation - Fresh D ance and Arts Centre - 28 May 24 20:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nFREE Bristol CI jam tickets available! Attend on 10th May a nd jam on 12th May\, attend 21st May and jam on 26th May.\n\nDiscover Move ment with Just Josh\n\nWHO IS JOSH???\nJosh is a seasoned contemporary dan cer\, choreographer\, and facilitator\, on a transformative journey throug h movement. With years of global performance and teaching experience\, Jos h infuses his workshops with a unique blend of technique\, fluidity\, and personal insight.\nHe studied at ' Northern school of Contemporary Dance' finding a love for floorwork and release based techniques within contempor ary movement\, focusing on blending the use of economic movement patterns with dynamic acrobatics. This love of exploration of economics in movement \, falls nicely into the use of partner work and Contact improvisation\, w hich Josh also shares a passion. Exploring the sweet spot in combining the solo and joint movement practises within choreography and improvisation.\ nJosh\, now in his early 30s\, has encountered personal challenges through out his artistic journey. These challenges have deeply influenced his crea tive path\, shaping his understanding of movement as both a practice and a powerful outlet for processing personal experiences.\n\nWHAT CAN I EXPECT ?\nExpect technique &\; fluidity From Josh's specialized training at th e Northern School of Contemporary Dance\, focuses on refining technique an d achieving fluid movement through a wide use of levels and floorwork. Exp ect creative expression by exploring how movement and choreography can be vehicles for personal expression and growth. Expect to learn choreography from a repertoire of material from Josh's dance company 'Shared Momentum' and finally expect to learn how to manage and maintain your fitness\, heal th and bodily connection.\n\nWHAT IS REQUIRED OF ME?\nYou will be required to bring a long sleeve top and trousers and socks\, this is to protect yo urself from friction burns when in contact with the floor or another perso n.\nOptional knee pads\, not essential but can really help if you have sor e knees.\nA bottle of water\, DONT WAIT HYDRATE!\nWHERE AND WHEN ARE THE W ORKSHOPS?\n\nLocation: Fresh Dance and Arts Centre\, 44-46 Greenbank Rd\, Greenbank\, Bristol BS5 6EY\nDuration: 4 weeks\nDates &\; Times:\nFrida ys (10th and 17th) from 19:30 to 21:00\nTuesdays (21st and 28th) from 20:3 0 to 22:00\nFee Options:\nStandard Drop-In: £14 per session\nConcessions: £12 per session (students\, seniors\, etc.)\nWhole Block (4 sessions): £50\n\nHOW CAN I SIGN UP?\nRegister Online: TicketSource - https://www.ti cketsource.co.uk/.../2024.../20:30/t-krmmdrx\nOR\nSave yourself the admin fee's and sign up directly by contacting Josh via email and by paying Josh directly via PAYPAL: Joshleeds822@live.com - using the reference of LEAN IN - drop in or concessions or block.\nContact Josh:\nWhatsApp: +447742052 226\nEmail: Sharedmomentum3@gmail.com\n\nImmerse yourself in the world of contemporary dance and discover the transformative power of movement with Just Josh. Register now to secure your spot in this enriching workshop ser ies!\nFor inquiries and registration\, please contact Josh via WhatsApp\, email\, or register online through TicketSource. Let's move\, create\, and grow together! 💃🕺\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/04/josh-workshop.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Fresh Dance and Arts Centre\, 44-46 Greenbank Road\, Bristol\, BS5 6EY\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=44-46 Greenbank Road\, Bris tol\, BS5 6EY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Fresh Dance and Arts Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2687@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240602T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240602T193000 DTSTAMP:20240319T144422Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-2-2024-06-09/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 2 Jun 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learni ng to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our c onnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\ n- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring dif ferent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate mater ial from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSund ay 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunda y 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLoca tion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost \nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 Contributor\n\nWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please co ntact us at info@contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession pri ce.\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovis ationdance/996771?#\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappo intment\, please do book in advance.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdanc e.co.uk\nWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a book ing.\n\nAbout CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of th e kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes w ild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to a ll bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, b eing upside down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set out come\, bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\ , please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\ nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2711@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240609T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240609T193000 DTSTAMP:20240430T103851Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-2-2024-06-16/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 58th Bristol Scout Hut - 9 Jun 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunda y of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvis ed music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a po st jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for person al warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcon tactimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk \nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\n\nWe don't want to exclude anyon e because of financial circumstances. Please contact us at info@contactdan ce.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\n\nFor more info on B ristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nN ote: The venue has a car park. The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbour s.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:58th Bristol Scout Hut\, Gadshill Road\, Bristol\, BS5 6PU\, Unite d Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gadshill Road\, Bristol\, B S5 6PU\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=58th Bristol Scout Hut: geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2744@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240611T201500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240611T213000 DTSTAMP:20240430T103258Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/5-week-contact-improvisation-course/ SUMMARY:5 week contact Improvisation Course - The Willow Studio - 11 Jun 24 20:15 DESCRIPTION:Attendees of this course will be able to get into the Bristol C I jams on 23rd June and 14th July for FREE!\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/04/jan-ming-workshops.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2689@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240616T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240616T193000 DTSTAMP:20240319T144505Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-seri es-3/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation: Beginners series - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 16 Jun 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBristol Contact Improvisation presents:\nOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\n Teachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Lucia Navarro\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman. There are different pairs of teachers each week\, so you can exper ience different styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:\n- Developing body awareness through movement in space\n- Learni ng to share weight with others through a point of contact\n- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations\n- Developing a strong sense of our c onnection with the ground\, both directly and through contact with others\ n- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact\n- Exploring dif ferent qualities of movement and touch\n- Opportunities to integrate mater ial from exercises through solo and group improvisation\n\nDates:\nSunday 3rd\, 17th December\nSunday 21st January\nSunday 4th\, 18th February\nSund ay 3rd\, 17th March\nSunday 7th\, 21st April\nSunday 5th\, 19th May\nSunda y 2nd\, 16th June\n\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)\n\nLoca tion: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCost \nIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 Contributor\n\nWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please co ntact us at info@contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession pri ce.\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovis ationdance/996771?#\n\nThe space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappo intment\, please do book in advance.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdanc e.co.uk\nWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a book ing.\n\nAbout CI\nContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of th e kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes w ild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to a ll bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, b eing upside down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set out come\, bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung) For more information about this practice and Bristol CI\ , please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nPhotography: Ella Swanello\ nDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2757@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240618T201500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240618T213000 DTSTAMP:20240430T103345Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/5-week-contact-improvisation-course- 5/ SUMMARY:5 week contact Improvisation Course - The Willow Studio - 18 Jun 24 20:15 DESCRIPTION:Attendees of this course will be able to get into the Bristol C I jams on 23rd June and 14th July for FREE!\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/04/jan-ming-workshops.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2712@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240623T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240623T193000 DTSTAMP:20240430T103934Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-6/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 58th Bristol Scout Hut - 23 Jun 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunda y of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvis ed music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a po st jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for person al warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcon tactimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk \nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\n\nWe don't want to exclude anyon e because of financial circumstances. Please contact us at info@contactdan ce.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\nWe don't want to exc lude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us at info@ contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.c o.uk/\n\nNote: The venue has a car park. The area is residential\, so we  kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:58th Bristol Scout Hut\, Gadshill Road\, Bristol\, BS5 6PU\, Unite d Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gadshill Road\, Bristol\, B S5 6PU\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=58th Bristol Scout Hut: geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2758@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240625T201500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240625T213000 DTSTAMP:20240430T103438Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/5-week-contact-improvisation-course- 2/ SUMMARY:5 week contact Improvisation Course - The Willow Studio - 25 Jun 24 20:15 DESCRIPTION:Attendees of this course will be able to get into the Bristol C I jams on 23rd June and 14th July for FREE!\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/04/jan-ming-workshops.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2759@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240702T201500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240702T213000 DTSTAMP:20240430T103604Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/5-week-contact-improvisation-course- 3/ SUMMARY:5 week contact Improvisation Course - The Willow Studio - 2 Jul 24 20:15 DESCRIPTION:Attendees of this course will be able to get into the Bristol C I jams on 23rd June and 14th July for FREE!\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/04/jan-ming-workshops.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2760@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240709T201500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240709T213000 DTSTAMP:20240430T103631Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/5-week-contact-improvisation-course- 4/ SUMMARY:5 week contact Improvisation Course - The Willow Studio - 9 Jul 24 20:15 DESCRIPTION:Attendees of this course will be able to get into the Bristol C I jams on 23rd June and 14th July for FREE!\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/04/jan-ming-workshops.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2737@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240713T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240714T170000 DTSTAMP:20240625T094303Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/nita-little-in-bristol-save-the-date / SUMMARY:Nita Little - Somatic Commucication: Relational Intellingence in Co ntact Improvisation - John Cabot Academy - 13 Jul 24 09:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nThis work is for dancers whose Contact Improvisation prac tice is beyond the beginning levels - those familiar with inversions\, wei ght exchange\, and changing states.\nThis is a two day dive into the fabri c of touch that is key to our relational practices in the movement of Cont act Improvisation – and for many of us\, in the living of life itself. S teeped in somatic communication\, this adventure into our movement life be gins within ourselves\, but moves outwardly\, to where selfhood refuses to be stable\, set and limiting. Instead\, its instability is key to its cre ativity\, the play that appears when our relational communication is fluid \, Movement scores throughout the weekend will make this connection. In th is workshop we will form and reform what we know as touch\, exploring how this touch translates into the flow of movement. We increase the strength of our moving together with the human and the more than human worlds we al so are.\nCreative\, thoughtful\, heart based\, skill based\, our learning will be anchored in the core principles of Contact Improvisation\, such as : how to move weight like water - actions of cascading. The details of tou ching within weight exchange. The rising and hanging of the body – each mode significant to communication. How attention lives in the very small. Extending to form surfaces that arc. Learning to trust the physicality of our extended intelligence.\nMovement practices include lots of dancing bot h as skills building and exploration. Although\, in many cases these will be the same thing.\n\nDATE: Saturday 13th and 14th July 2024\nSCHEDULE: (S AT &\; SUN)\nArrive : 9.30am\nFinish: 5pm\n\nBOOKING PROCESS\nTo apply for this workshop\, please fill in the application shown in the below link so that we can get to know you better. Once you have submitted your respo nses\, you will hear back from us within 4-6 weeks with an outcome. If you r application is successful\, we will also include details for payment to secure your place\nApplication form: https://forms.gle/ZUSiE8jhqbGmLsDr7\ n\nTICKET PRICE\nFull price: £120\nConcession: £75 (limited number)\n(th e option of payment by instalments will be made for all successful applica nts)\n\nCONTACT\nbristolcontactresearch@gmail.com\n\nVENUE &\; TRAVEL\n \nhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/hRfBTSuQn7HB7omo9\nJohn Cabot Academy (School) \ , Woodside Road\, Kingswood\, Bristol BS15 8BD\n50 mins from Temple Meads Station50 mins - from Bus Station40 mins from Flix / Megabus / National Ex press drop-off point (Bond Street)\nThere is ample free parking directly o utside of the venue\nOnce you have secured a place in the workshop\, you w ill receive a lift sharing document\, this can be used to offer and seek l ifts to the venue from other participants\nThe theater space is located wi thin the school main building. At reception someone will be there to greet you and show you the hall.\n\nACCOMODATION\nThis workshop is non-resident ial\, although local accommodation is available by AirBnB within a 10 mins walking distance from the venue. Hotels are a bit further away and are lo cated in the center\, around 40 mins by public transport.Once you have sec ured a place in the workshop\, you will receive additional information tha t may allow shared accommodation with other participants or the local Bris tol CI community\n\nFOOD\nThe hall includes access to a kitchen to warm fo od brought for lunch and a dining area to eat. Food can also be bought on Two Mile high street\, approximately 10 mins walk from the venue.A light s election of fruits\, biscuits and teas will be provided at the venue.\n\nA BOUT NITA LITTLE\nNita Little is an activist for relational intelligence t hrough improvisational dance practices that began with the emergence and d evelopment of Contact Improvisation in 1972. This path was provoked by Ste ve Paxton. The only remaining Contact Improvisation (CI) teacher who was a member of the initial core of CI pioneers\, Nita has remained on the cutt ing edge of this practice training generations of Contact Improvisation pr actitioners and teachers worldwide. A performer\, choreographer\, and danc e theorist\, Little received her PhD in Performance Studies in 2014.\nShe returns to international touring invited by dance companies\, festivals\, conferences and universities to teach\, lecture\, and compose emergent eve nts. Her writing investigates ecological actions of attention and the crea tive potentials present in entangled relations. She directs an internation al network of dance research ensembles - the Institute for the Study of So matic Communication (the ISSC).\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/02/Nita-2024.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:John Cabot Academy\, Woodside Rd\, Kingswood\, Bristol \, BS15 8BD \, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Woodside Rd\, Kingswood\, B ristol \, BS15 8BD\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=John Cabot Academy:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2753@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240714T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240714T193000 DTSTAMP:20240430T104017Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-open-jam-8/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI: Open Jam - 58th Bristol Scout Hut - 14 Jul 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunda y of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.\nThe session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live improvis ed music.\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a po st jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for person al warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.30pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcon tactimprovisationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk \nPrice: £8 Supported\, £10 standard\n\n\nWe don't want to exclude anyon e because of financial circumstances. Please contact us at info@contactdan ce.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\nWe don't want to exc lude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us at info@ contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.c o.uk/\n\nNote: The venue has a car park. The area is residential\, so we  kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:58th Bristol Scout Hut\, Gadshill Road\, Bristol\, BS5 6PU\, Unite d Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gadshill Road\, Bristol\, B S5 6PU\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=58th Bristol Scout Hut: geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2779@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240908T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240908T194500 DTSTAMP:20240825T161554Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2024-09-08/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 8 Sep 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, h osted by Bristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all lev els of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live impr ovised music.\n\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm fo r a post jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.45pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\n\nFor those unable to afford £8 there are a limited number of tickets available for £5\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovi sationdance/1016099?\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor mor e info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance. co.uk/\n\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to pa rk/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\n\n\n\nLOCATI ON\nScout Hut 6388\, St. Bartholomews Rd\, St Andrew's\, Bristol BS7 9BJ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2762@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240914T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240914T173000 DTSTAMP:20240716T122552Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/ecstatic-contact-connection-dance-2/ SUMMARY:ECSTATIC contact-connection DANCE - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 14 Sep 24 10:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nEarly Birds: 12 tickets\, saving 15% available until they'r e gone. TicketTailor.com/events/asherlevinevents/1265614\n\nPixi Pete &am p\; Asher Levin Present a day of...\nEcstatic contact-connection Dance!\n\ nAre you into Ecstatic Dance\, Contact Improvisation or both?\nFollowing t heir sell-out debut in March 2024\, Asher &\; Pete are delighted to pre sent the latest incarnation of E c-c D. Born from a shared love of both pr actices and a desire to grow these practices together in the community.\nI t's an opportunity to explore new ways to connect on the dance floor - to develop skills\, discernment and experience-based courage connecting with self and others in both Contact Improv &\; Ecstatic Dance practices.\nA chance to relate your movement to music in a refreshing new way.\n\nThe C ontact Improv for Ecstatic Dance workshop with Asher\, will be followed by a Contact Improv-friendly\, music-led Ecstatic Dance open floor with Pixi Pete.\nWhether or not you are an experienced Contact Improviser. or Ecsta tic Dancer\, this is a place to develop your multi-dimensional practice or discover it\, and then to combine these beautiful practices on the open f loor of Ecstatic Dance\n12 Early Bird tickets\, saving 15%\, are available until they sell out.\nTicketTailor.com/events/asherlevinevents/1265614\n\ nWhat to expect:\nContact Improv for Ecstatic Dance workshop: 10.30am – 1pm\nAppropriate for beginners to advanced\, The C.I workshop will cover e mbodied relational skills\, as well as exploring C.I body physics. Prior t o connecting in focused scores with others\, the workshop will start by de veloping your creative\, honest\, aware connection with self\, different p arts of your body and the space around you. We’ll enjoy the spaces and n on-touch connections between beings. Exploring skills of coming into physi cal contact with another\, you’ll deepen your presence to embodied\, cre ative\, moving physical relating. There will be spacious qualities within the intimacy. You’ll also gain confidence in your awareness of boundarie s. As well as lighter\, lyrical scores\, you'll safely experience sharing some body weight and offering support within dance. Finally\, we’ll open up beyond 1-2-1 into constellations of several beings\, combining awarene ss of our own dance vibe with consciousness of the whole evolving co-creat ed happening.\n\nEcstatic Dance open floor 2.30pm - 4.45pm\nComing togethe r in an opening circle to welcome All. There will be a warm-up and embodim ent to reconnect to the space\, self and each other. We will then move on\ , to the music-led Ecstatic Dance open floor where\, with some light facil itation\, you'll move and dance freely in the space\, going on your journe y with &\; in the presence of the whole constellation of all present.\n The invitation is to deepen and broaden your movement practice while being aware of the whole co-creation\, having a place to be creative to explore your own authentic range of movement and emotions. The Ecstatic Dance wil l be accompanied by expertly DJ'd recorded music\, and live percussion.\n\ nA live music inner journey . 4.45pm-5.15pm\nPixi Pete will lead this inne r journey to integrate the day's adventures. With hang drum and other inst ruments\, he will calm and ground you\, bringing your spirit being and ear th body into one. You'll be ready for your journey to continue\, taking th e day's treasures with you\, beyond the dance floor.\nClosing Circle 5.15p m to 5.30pm\nRefreshments:\nDrinks: A range of hot drinks are freely avail able. Cacoa will be for sale.\nPlease bring a water bottle to bring into t he space.\nSnacks: Please bring some snacks to keep your energy high.\nLun ch: Please bring your own lunch. It is possible to heat food in the kitche n.\n\nDate:\nSaturday 14th September 2024\nLocation:\nSt Michael's Parish Hall\, Bristol BS2 8BE\nTimes:\n10.30am to 5.30pm.\n12 Early Bird Tickets\ , saving 15%\, are available until they sell out!\nTicketTailor.com/events /asherlevinevents/1265614 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/07/ecstatic2.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2764@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240915T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240915T193000 DTSTAMP:20240723T092150Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-2024-09-15/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 15 Sep 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\n\nE ach attendee is welcome (on one occasion only) to bring a friend for free! \n\nTeachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfie ld\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThe re are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience differen t styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:- Dev eloping body awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with others through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movem ent explorations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the gro und\, both directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pa thways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of moveme nt and touch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through s olo and group improvisation\n\nDates:Sunday 15th\, 29th SeptemberSunday 20 th OctoberSunday 3rd\, 17th NovemberSunday 1st\, 15th December\nTime: 5.15 pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in g ood time so we can start together.)\nLocation: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Ro ad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession \, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettail or.com/.../bristolcontactim.../1322702The space is limited to 18 people. T o avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\n Any queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nWe aim to provide an inclusiv e environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, plea se do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAbout CIContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies m oving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes quiet and m editative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The pract ice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical/emotion al truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants in formed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\n\nFor more informatio n about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contactdance .co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newma n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2787@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240921T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250215T173000 DTSTAMP:20240716T132437Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/basics-to-beyond-bristol-2024-2025-a -course-in-contact-improvisation-6-full-days-over-6-months/ SUMMARY:Basics to Beyond\, Bristol\, 2024-2025 - a course in Contact Improv isation - 6 full days over 6 months - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 21 Sep 2 4 10:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA six-month training &\; exploration in CI\, led by Ashe r Levin.\nA foundational &\; adventurous journey with a steady group. 🌊⚓\n*study basic principles in depth\n*explore themes &\; share di scoveries\n*consolidate\, play &\; create in focused\, scored dances\n* integrate &\; connect in jam time\n\n🎶🎵Wonderful live music from Simon Leach will accompany and inspire! 🎶🎵\nWe’ll meet one Saturda y per month for 6 months from September 2024 to February 2025!\n21st Septe mber\, 19th October\, 16th November\, 14th December\, 18th January\, &\ ; 15th February\n\nTimes: 10.30am to 5.30pm\nVenue: St Michael’s Parish Hall\, Park Lane\, Bristol BS2 8BE\nOpen to All – experienced Contacters will benefit as much as those newer to the practice. It may be compared t o a musician studying their scales and arpeggios and then getting creative !\n\n* 1 half-price practical helper place is available. Preferably for so meone who may not otherwise be able to afford to join. Please email me if you are interested.\n**2 subsidised supported places are available (thanks to some generous donations of people who have contributed to a supported place fund\, when buying tickets for previous events). If you need financi al support in order to participate\, please email me.\n\nParticipant place s are limited to 28 - The course sold-out last year. Please book early to avoid disappointment.\ntickettailor.com/events/asherlevinevents/1189937\nF or more information or any queries\, please ask Asher:\nt: 07999 934369 e: asher.levin.mail@gmail.com\n\nA few Quotes from Basics to Beyond particip ants 2023-2024 (quoted with permission).\n“It was ideal for me\, I'll mi ss doing it every month (...) I felt increasingly more able to move in a w ay that felt good\, my nervous system was so regulated by each of the days (….) I think this was the effect of your approach [and] the group who I felt really comfortable with as the months went on. The check-in circles and group warm-ups were also really helpful for reflection and feeling saf e within the group.”\n“Inspirational teaching in a supportive environm ent….I felt that the group dynamic developed really well.”\n“It was good\, I’d do it again. Liked the format\, liked the facilitator\, liked the music and the musician.”\n“It was really nice to grow a trust in the group.”\nA link to further quotes from participants in my CI worksho ps and intensives\, during the past year can be found on the event booking page.\ntickettailor.com/events/asherlevinevents/1189937\n(for all my othe r current\, live events\, go to TicketTailor.com/events/asherlevinevents\n Asher Levin\nis based in Dartington and loves being and interacting with t he land and elements. He’s been practicing Contact Improvisation\, physi cal theatre\, teaching and leading workshops for a quarter-century. He's t aught CI internationally since 2008. In CI\, play and being\, he loves the practice of trusting ourselves and others - even within the unknown\, and re-seeing the known afresh for the first time. He loves old friends too. Being off-balance and free\, yet focused and caring\, as CI invites\, is i ncredibly liberating and enriching. In CI\, currently Asher is particularl y interested in the interplay of spaciousness and intimacy\, dynamic\, ten derness and finding the unusual. He enjoys whole group scores and the part ner or trio\, within the social\, physical and spiritual environment. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/07/basics-2024-25.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2780@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240922T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240922T194500 DTSTAMP:20240921T183813Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2024-09-22/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 22 Sep 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, h osted by Bristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all lev els of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sunday of the month will feature live impr ovised music.\n\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm fo r a post jam foodshare. Bring something yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7.45pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\n\nFor those unable to afford £8 there are a limited number of tickets available for £5\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovis ationdance/1322768\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co .uk/\n\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park /arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\n\n\n\nLOCATION \nScout Hut 6388\, St. Bartholomews Rd\, St Andrew's\, Bristol BS7 9BJ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2772@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240929T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240929T193000 DTSTAMP:20240920T144730Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 29 Sep 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\n\nE ach attendee is welcome (on one occasion only) to bring a friend for free! \n\nTeachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfie ld\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThe re are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience differen t styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:- Dev eloping body awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with others through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movem ent explorations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the gro und\, both directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pa thways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of moveme nt and touch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through s olo and group improvisation\n\nDates:Sunday 15th\, 29th SeptemberSunday 20 th OctoberSunday 3rd\, 17th NovemberSunday 1st\, 15th December\nTime: 5.15 pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in g ood time so we can start together.)\nLocation: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Ro ad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession \, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettail or.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702\nThe space is limit ed to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nWe aim to p rovide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific r equirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAbout CICont act Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibi lities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, som etimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquirin g minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, fol lowing a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a par tner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves t he participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\n\nF or more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: ht tps://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Perei ra and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2788@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241005T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241006T173000 DTSTAMP:20240723T090553Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/axis-syllabus-dynamic-anatomy-knees/ SUMMARY:Axis Syllabus - Dynamic Anatomy\; Knees - The Willow Studio - 5 Oct 24 09:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nAn event held at Willow Dance Studio\, St Werburghs Primary School on Saturday 5th October. Doors are at 09:30 with entertainment sta rting at 10:00. The event finishes at 17:30.\n\nIn this weekend intensive we will begin by learning about the alignment of the knee joint. We will h ave access to a model skeleton as well as images\, information and discuss ion. This theoretical exploration will serve as a foundation for sensory e xploration of functional alignment. Through the weekend we may expand our view to the relationship of the knee to the ankle\, hip and spine. The ove rall aim is for each individual to build personal sensory references of in tegrated joint function to apply in their life as a mover\, whatever form that takes.\n\nThe first day of the workshop will focus on fundamental ali gnment principles. We will utilise improvisation and short movement motifs to practice these\, and to observe and develop our movement habits.\n\nTh e second day will be a chance to ‘workshop’ these principles in a mini individual project\, eg - How do these principles serve me to: lift my ba by from the ground\, skip-rope\, do … dance move?\nParticipants may arri ve knowing their project\, join another project\, or discover one on the d ay.\n\nThis will be an opportunity for group learning. How this evolves wi ll be responsive to the group and there may an opportunity to expand into more dynamic dancing or yet to be discovered fun!\n\nHealthy dynamic align ment can offers us the opportunities for more ground\, play and power in o ur movement practice - whether that’s as a parent\, climber\, dancer\, s urfer\, runner etc… As such this workshop is open to any human with a bo dy.\n\nAbout your teacher\;\nZoë is a dancer/mother/teacher/Osteopath and activist. She has performed for Felix Ruckert\, Tino Seghal and Simonetta Alessandri among others.\n\nZoë qualified to teach Axis Syllabus univers al motion principles in 2008\, when teaching she combines this knowledge w ith anatomical understanding from her work as an osteopath with dancers an d athletes. She has taught at major dance centres and schools in the U.K. and internationally. Her eclectic training in medicine and bodywork\, and a dance background including improvisation\, tango\, folkdance and contemp orary inform her embodied approach to functional movement pedagogy.\n\nNee d to know info\;\nDoors open at 9.30am for a 10.00am start\, please arrive on time.\n\nPlease wear comfortable clothes to move in.\nPlease bring wat er and food\, some refreshments will be provided. There will be a 90m lunc h break should you wish to go to town for food\, there are plenty of shops nearby.\n\nYou may wish to bring warm layers\, a yoga mat or something so ft to lie on should we do bodywork.\n\nA notepad and pen is also worth bri nging\, should you wish to take notes.\n\nTickets https://www.headfirstbr istol.co.uk/whats-on/willow-dance-studio-st-werburghs-primary-school/sat-5 -oct-axis-syllabus-dynamic-anatomy-knees-110175#e110175 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/07/axis-zoe.jpg CATEGORIES:Other Workshop LOCATION:The Willow Studio\, St. Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom GEO:51.4704;-2.57417 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St. Werburghs Primary Schoo l\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X -TITLE=The Willow Studio:geo:51.4704,-2.57417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2781@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241013T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241013T194500 DTSTAMP:20241001T115433Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2024-10-06/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 13 Oct 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nWe only have 20 spaces\, so please book ahead of time. If you come to pay on the door there may no t be room!\n\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for a n evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sund ay of the month will feature live improvised music.\n\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foodshare. Bring someth ing yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7 .45pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\n\nFor those unable to afford £8 there are a li mited number of tickets available for £5\n\nBooking: https://www.tickett ailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322768\nAny queries ema il info@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Impr ovisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nNote: The area is residenti al\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respec tful of the neighbours.\n\n\n\nLOCATION\nScout Hut 6388\, St. Bartholomews Rd\, St Andrew's\, Bristol BS7 9BJ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2773@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241020T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241020T193000 DTSTAMP:20240920T144811Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-2/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 20 Oct 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\n\nE ach attendee is welcome (on one occasion only) to bring a friend for free! \n\nTeachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfie ld\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThe re are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience differen t styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:- Dev eloping body awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with others through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movem ent explorations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the gro und\, both directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pa thways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of moveme nt and touch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through s olo and group improvisation\n\nDates:Sunday 15th\, 29th SeptemberSunday 20 th OctoberSunday 3rd\, 17th NovemberSunday 1st\, 15th December\nTime: 5.15 pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in g ood time so we can start together.)\nLocation: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Ro ad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession \, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettail or.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bo oking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nWe aim to pro vide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific req uirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAbout CIContac t Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibili ties of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, somet imes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, follo wing a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partn er. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\n\nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: http s://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2782@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241027T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241027T194500 DTSTAMP:20241001T115504Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2024-10-20/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 27 Oct 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nWe only have 20 spaces\, so please book ahead of time. If you come to pay on the door there may no t be room!\n\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for a n evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sund ay of the month will feature live improvised music.\n\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foodshare. Bring someth ing yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7 .45pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\n\nFor those unable to afford £8 there are a li mited number of tickets available for £5\n\nBooking: https://www.ticketta ilor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322768\nAny queries emai l info@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Impro visation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nNote: The area is residentia l\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respect ful of the neighbours.\n\n\n\nLOCATION\nScout Hut 6388\, St. Bartholomews Rd\, St Andrew's\, Bristol BS7 9BJ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2791@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241101T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241101T140000 DTSTAMP:20241015T213556Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/introduction-to-somatic-bodywork/ SUMMARY:Introduction to Somatic Bodywork - Fresh Dance and Arts Centre - 1 Nov 24 11:30 DESCRIPTION:Sat 2nd November\n11:30  – 14:00\nFresh Dance &\; Arts Ce ntre\, 44-46 Greenbank Rd\, Greenbank\, Bristol BS5 6EY\n\n\nThis workshop does not focus on the strict form of contact improvisation. But it will i ntroduce you to foundational practices that can support you to find more t ouch/movement possibilities and potentially a deeper\, more personal conne ction to your contact improvisation dancing with others.\n\nWhy? - It coul d help us to tap into our deeper intentions and communications as we move together or meet each other through physical contact. Through demonstratin g simple exercises alternating between words and body practices (in solo/p artner/group) we can become aware of our own and each other’s intentions through staying embodied\, while articulating our feelings\, sensations\, poetic images or other kinds of creative resources. These can be part of the communication and expression as much as the actual movement and touch between each other. Learning about this translation between words and touc h/movement can help us relate better to our wishes\, limits\, preferences\ , and that of our dance partner\, and help to let go of any assumptions th at are not true which could inhibit our dancing. All of this contributes t o more possibilities and a stronger empathic connection through our moveme nts as we improvise through contact together.\n\nPrice: Early bird until 1 0th October £25 / Standard £35 / Supporter £45\n\nJoin Jan-Ming Lee at a relaxed workshop open to all.  A basic introduction to Somatic Bodywork \, informed by her experience as a certified &\; insured somatic bodywo rker in “The Pantarei Approach” :  bodyspoken.com\n\nDepending on th e rhythms and intentions of all individuals who join the session\, we will work on some or all of the below :\n\n~ Simple partner &\; group exerc ises introducing touch and presence as a communicative\, empathetic tool\n \n~ Be guided to connect to your own sensation and aliveness\n\n~ Time to reflect alone with writing/drawing\n\n~ Practice basic embodied skills to speak and listen to another with words\, and beyond words\n\n~ Tap into wh at you care about and long for\, and feel what needs to be attended to\n\n ~ Observe Jan-Ming using touch\, movement and conversation as a trauma-inf ormed therapeutic practice\n\nSpaces are limited!\n\nPlease email jan.lee. uk@gmail.com soon to avoid disappointment! Please let her know any access needs or concerns at all ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/10/notes-drawing-300x260-1.jpeg CATEGORIES:Other Class LOCATION:Fresh Dance and Arts Centre\, 44-46 Greenbank Road\, Bristol\, BS5 6EY\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=44-46 Greenbank Road\, Bris tol\, BS5 6EY\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Fresh Dance and Arts Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2789@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241102T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241102T170000 DTSTAMP:20241015T213230Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/support-in-motion/ SUMMARY:Support in Motion - St Werburghs Primary School - 2 Nov 24 12:00 DESCRIPTION:with Sole de la Hoz and Mark Rietema\nSunday 3rd November\n12:0 0 - 17:00\nSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, BS2 9US\n\n\nA 5 h our Contact Improvisation workshop all about Under and Over dancing\nSunda y 3rd of Nov\, 12-5pm - Bristol\n\nWhat do we need to move from a static b ack and forth dance\, to a more active\nsupport of our partners movement? In our research we have been particularly interested in reversing stereoty pical roles and exploring what Sole’s smaller structure needs to lift Ma rk’s bigger structure. This has helped us to focus on particular princip les and fundamentals of being both under and over dancers. We will start g ently\, using experiential anatomy and early developmental movement patter ns based on Body-Mind Centering®\, to then explore how we can free up our weight sharing into a more dynamic dance. Pivoting\, reaching\, pushing a nd dancing our way into three dimensionality...\n\nThis workshop is open t o all levels. You can expect a mixture of somatic explorations\, technical labbing and open dance scores. Please contact us if you have any access n eeds. (Body-Mind Centering® and BMC® are registered service marks of Bon nie Bainbridge\nCohen).\n\nSunday 3rd of November 2024\, 12-5pm – St. We rburgh’s Primary School\, Bristol\nTickets need to be booked in advance here https://bookwhen.com/markrietema \n\nSole de la Hoz teaches Contac t Improvisation in London (eg. Temenos Dance\, CI@Goldsmiths\, London Cont act Festival\, Acland Burghley). She trained as a professional dancer\, an d has worked extensively in opera\, immersive dance projects\, and screen. Alongside performing and Contact Improvisation Sole is a Yoga instructor and Thai Massage practitioner\n\nMark Rietema teaches Somatics and CI in London and abroad. He also works as a psychotherapist\nand somatic movemen t educator\, having studied Process Oriented Psychology and Body-\nMind Ce ntering®. His previous background is in community arts projects and\nperf ormances (UK\, US) with an MA in Community Arts from Goldsmiths. He teache s as\nfaculty for Embody Move UK\, Institut Prozessarbeit Deutschland\, an d as a guest teacher in various institutions. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/10/support.png CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2774@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241103T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241103T193000 DTSTAMP:20240920T144911Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-3/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 3 Nov 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\n\nE ach attendee is welcome (on one occasion only) to bring a friend for free! \n\nTeachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfie ld\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThe re are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience differen t styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:- Dev eloping body awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with others through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movem ent explorations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the gro und\, both directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pa thways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of moveme nt and touch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through s olo and group improvisation\n\nDates:Sunday 15th\, 29th SeptemberSunday 20 th OctoberSunday 3rd\, 17th NovemberSunday 1st\, 15th December\nTime: 5.15 pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in g ood time so we can start together.)\nLocation: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Ro ad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession \, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettail or.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702\nThe space is limit ed to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nWe aim to p rovide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific r equirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAbout CICont act Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibi lities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, som etimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquirin g minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, fol lowing a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a par tner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves t he participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\n\nF or more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: ht tps://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Perei ra and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2783@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241110T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241110T194500 DTSTAMP:20241001T115518Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2024-11-03/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 10 Nov 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nWe only have 20 spaces\, so please book ahead of time. If you come to pay on the door there may no t be room!\n\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for a n evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sund ay of the month will feature live improvised music.\n\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foodshare. Bring someth ing yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7 .45pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\n\nFor those unable to afford £8 there are a li mited number of tickets available for £5\n\nBooking: https://www.tickett ailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322768\nAny queries ema il info@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Impr ovisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nNote: The area is residenti al\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respec tful of the neighbours.\n\n\n\nLOCATION\nScout Hut 6388\, St. Bartholomews Rd\, St Andrew's\, Bristol BS7 9BJ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2775@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241117T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241117T193000 DTSTAMP:20241117T174549Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-4/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 17 Nov 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\n\nE ach attendee is welcome (on one occasion only) to bring a friend for free! \n\nTeachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfie ld\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThe re are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience differen t styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:- Dev eloping body awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with others through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movem ent explorations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the gro und\, both directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pa thways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of moveme nt and touch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through s olo and group improvisation\n\nDates:Sunday 15th\, 29th SeptemberSunday 20 th OctoberSunday 3rd\, 17th NovemberSunday 1st\, 15th December\nTime: 5.15 pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in g ood time so we can start together.)\nLocation: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Ro ad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession \, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettail or.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702\nThe space is limit ed to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nWe aim to p rovide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific r equirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAbout CICont act Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibi lities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, som etimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquirin g minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, fol lowing a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a par tner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves t he participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\n\nF or more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: ht tps://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Perei ra and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2795@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241121T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241121T213000 DTSTAMP:20241120T180418Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-random-jam/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Random Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 21 Nov 24 19: 00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA random Thursday evening dance jam for the Bristol CI comm unity. Open to all\, this is a CI dance jam\, not a class\, so some experi ence of CI is required.\n\nDoors open at 7pm for personal warm up and teas . On arrival come to the main school entrance and ring the doorbell. We wi ll start at 7:30pm prompt with an opening circle\, please be on time for t his. Bring a water bottle\, clothes should be comfy for dancing/ exercise. We dance bare foot or in socks.\nTickets here: https://www.headfirstbris tol.co.uk/whats-on/st-werburgh-s-primary-school-hall-james-st-st-werburgh- s-bristol-bs2-9us/thu-21-nov-bristol-ci-random-jam-119200#e119200\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/11/random.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2784@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241124T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241124T194500 DTSTAMP:20241001T115545Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2024-11-17/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 24 Nov 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nWe only have 20 spaces\, so please book ahead of time. If you come to pay on the door there may no t be room!\n\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for a n evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sund ay of the month will feature live improvised music.\n\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foodshare. Bring someth ing yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7 .45pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\n\nFor those unable to afford £8 there are a li mited number of tickets available for £5\n\nBooking: https://www.tickett ailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322768\nAny queries ema il info@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Impr ovisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nNote: The area is residenti al\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respec tful of the neighbours.\n\n\n\nLOCATION\nScout Hut 6388\, St. Bartholomews Rd\, St Andrew's\, Bristol BS7 9BJ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2790@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241128T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241202T120000 DTSTAMP:20241015T213151Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/winter-warmer-festival/ SUMMARY:Winter Warmer Festival - Nettlecombe Court - 28 Nov 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:28th November - 2nd December\n17:00 - 12:00\nNettlecombe Court\ ,The Leonard Wills Field Centre\, Williton\, Taunton\, TA4 4HT\n\nWe are v ery excited to bring you the Winter Contact Improvisation Festival 2024!\n \nBUY TICKETS HERE\nhttps://dandelion.events/e/festival2024\n\nAfter a suc cessful year of running Jam Weekends and a CI space at the Buddhafield Fes tival in 2023\, SOMA SPACE will bring you a full 4 days Contact Improvisat ion Festival. Suitable for all levels of experience.\nWe are committed to deepening and celebrating the practice of contact improvisation in the UK. We are creating more spaces and events to gather\, dance\, learn\, and pl ay in. This festival will be jam-packed with classes from internationally renowned teachers and jam spaces in a beautiful location and historical bu ilding based in Somerset.\nThis CI festival will be the perfect winter bre ak to gather and nourish our bodies and souls in the community.\n\nWhat's On Offer\n- Classes and intensive workshops from internationally renowned CI teachers\n- Sleeping accommodation\, in shared rooms with en suite bath rooms.\n- Local\, organic* meals\, prepared with love from our amazing Che f Djmila Home (feastsdonegood.com)\n- Sauna\n- Morning Yoga and Singing\n- Being part of a vibrant and loving CI community\n\nIntensive Teachers\nHu gh Stanier\, Rick Nodine\, Zoe Solomons\n\nAfternoon Teachers\nMark Rietem a\, Benn Julian\, Laura Doehler\, Manuela Sarcone\n\nFor more details and schedule please follow the link to the SOMA SPACE website: www.somaspaceci .co.uk\n\nCost\nSupported £360\nStandard £390\nSupporter £420\nTicket L ink: https://dandelion.events/e/festival2024\n\nContact Us Via Email:\nsom aspaceci@gmail.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/10/soma.png CATEGORIES:CI Festival LOCATION:Nettlecombe Court\, The Leonard Wills Field Centre\, Williton\, T aunton\, TA4 4HT\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Leonard Wills Field Cen tre\, Williton\, Taunton\, TA4 4HT\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X- TITLE=Nettlecombe Court:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2776@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241201T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241201T193000 DTSTAMP:20240920T145221Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-5/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 1 Dec 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\n\nE ach attendee is welcome (on one occasion only) to bring a friend for free! \n\nTeachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfie ld\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThe re are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience differen t styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:- Dev eloping body awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with others through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movem ent explorations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the gro und\, both directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pa thways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of moveme nt and touch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through s olo and group improvisation\n\nDates:Sunday 15th\, 29th SeptemberSunday 20 th OctoberSunday 3rd\, 17th NovemberSunday 1st\, 15th December\nTime: 5.15 pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in g ood time so we can start together.)\nLocation: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Ro ad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession \, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettail or.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702\nThe space is limit ed to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nWe aim to p rovide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific r equirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAbout CICont act Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibi lities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, som etimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquirin g minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, fol lowing a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a par tner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves t he participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\n\nF or more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: ht tps://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Perei ra and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2785@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241208T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241208T194500 DTSTAMP:20241001T115614Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2024-12-01/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 8 Dec 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nWe only have 20 spaces\, so please book ahead of time. If you come to pay on the door there may no t be room!\n\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for a n evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sund ay of the month will feature live improvised music.\n\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foodshare. Bring someth ing yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7 .45pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\n\nFor those unable to afford £8 there are a li mited number of tickets available for £5\n\nBooking: https://www.tickett ailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322768\nAny queries ema il info@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Impr ovisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nNote: The area is residenti al\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respec tful of the neighbours.\n\n\n\nLOCATION\nScout Hut 6388\, St. Bartholomews Rd\, St Andrew's\, Bristol BS7 9BJ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2777@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241215T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241215T193000 DTSTAMP:20240920T145101Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-6/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 15 Dec 24 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\n\nE ach attendee is welcome (on one occasion only) to bring a friend for free! \n\nTeachers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfie ld\, Karen Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThe re are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience differen t styles and perspectives in each class.\n\nThe classes will include:- Dev eloping body awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with others through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movem ent explorations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the gro und\, both directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pa thways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of moveme nt and touch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through s olo and group improvisation\n\nDates:Sunday 15th\, 29th SeptemberSunday 20 th OctoberSunday 3rd\, 17th NovemberSunday 1st\, 15th December\nTime: 5.15 pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in g ood time so we can start together.)\nLocation: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Ro ad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\n\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession \, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\n\nBooking: https://www.tickettail or.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702\nThe space is limit ed to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.uk\nWe aim to p rovide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific r equirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\n\nAbout CICont act Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibi lities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, som etimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquirin g minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, fol lowing a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a par tner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves t he participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\n\nF or more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: ht tps://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Perei ra and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2792@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241215T184500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241215T220000 DTSTAMP:20241112T105723Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/blindfold-contact-improvisation-jam/ SUMMARY:Blindfold Contact Improvisation Jam - The Hideout Bristol - 15 Dec 24 18:45 DESCRIPTION:\n\nA deep mid-winter dance.\nBy removing the sense of sight\, we are invited to rely on our other senses - touch\, listening\, and propr ioception (the sense of where your body is in space) - to navigate the dan ce. Inviting us into a deep state of presence\, trusting our body to guide us while attuning to ourselves and the bodies of others. Dancing blindfol ded uncovers new and authentic ways of moving with ourselves and with othe rs. Come and imerse yourself with us into a deep mid winter dance in the d arkness.\n\nJocasta Crofts will be guiding us through this journey from wa king up the eyes\, how we then close them and begin to trust the’eyes’ we have all over our body. Learning to deepen into our other senses\, sof t feeling and intuition will guide us into a deep mid winter dance in the darkness. Participating in a blindfolded jam requires a certain level of t rust and vulnerability\, which can be both challenging and rewarding. We a im to make the environment as safe as possible.\n\nJocasta\, also known as Shanti is an experienced contact improvisation teacher\, a Body Mind Cent ering practitioner and a mother. Shanti is intuitive\, playful\, a tribal gatherer and a little bit witchy.\n\nLive music: Ian Popperwell will be pl aying a live meditative soundscape with his modular synth and saxophone. I an is a visually impaired musician and support worker based in Bristol.\n\ nOrganizer: Edwina Pereira is a dancer\, contact improvisation teacher and massage therapist. She will be organizing the event and making sure the e xperience is nourishing for all.\n\nWhen: 15th December 18:45 Where: The H ideout Bristol\, Unit 2\, White Street\, St Judes\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\nNo experience necessary. People with different backrounds are welcome.\n\nCos t:\n£22 Concession\n£25 Standard\n£28 Supporter\nDate: 15th December 20 24\nTimes: Doors open at 18:45\, we start at 19:00 and finish by 22:00\nEn quiries: intothegrounddance@gmail.com\nBooking: https://hdfst.uk/e118124 o r drop me an email\nCome ready to move in comfy clothing and bring a water bottle. Christmasy hot drinks and snacks will be provided.\n\nWe look for ward to moving with you!\nEdwina and Jocasta ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/11/blindfold-2024.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:The Hideout Bristol\, The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kin gdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Hideout\, Bristol\, BS5 0TS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Hideout Bristol:geo:0 ,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2786@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241222T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241222T194500 DTSTAMP:20241001T115635Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2024-12-15/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 22 Dec 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\n\nWe only have 20 spaces\, so please book ahead of time. If you come to pay on the door there may no t be room!\n\nCome and jam 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.\nJoin us for a n evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nEach 4th Sund ay of the month will feature live improvised music.\n\nEach 2nd Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foodshare. Bring someth ing yummy!\n\nSpace Opens at: 5pm for personal warm up.\nJam : 5.30pm to 7 .45pm\nSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshare)\n\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\n\nFor those unable to afford £8 there are a li mited number of tickets available for £5\n\nBooking: https://www.tickett ailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322768\nAny queries ema il info@contactdance.co.uk\n\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Impr ovisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\n\nNote: The area is residenti al\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respec tful of the neighbours.\n\n\n\nLOCATION\nScout Hut 6388\, St. Bartholomews Rd\, St Andrew's\, Bristol BS7 9BJ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2794@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241231T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250101T010000 DTSTAMP:20241119T111503Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/new-years-gathering-ci-and-ritual/ SUMMARY:New Years Gathering Ci and Ritual - Eastville Park - 31 Dec 24 16:0 0 DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpring Garden is holding a New Years Gathering!\nTickets he re: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/rowanquarryevents/1468995\n\nJoin us in welcoming the New Year's with a celebration of sweet community vibe s in connection with the land here at Spring Garden. We invite you to an a fternoon and evening of\; Ritual\, CI Dance\, Food Share\, Sauna and a Che eky Exstatic Dance as we cross the threshold into 2025.\n\nThis will be a community event for the sauna and CI community\, so expect friendly faces and a relaxed atmosphere.\nThe Dome will be open with a wood burning fire lit\, there will also be a Main fire by the Temple and of course the Sauna will be hot.\n\nPlease meet at wickham bridge at just be for 4pm and 7pm be picked up.\n\nhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/r3T5ddtL18ijKU2o6\n\nWhat to Expe ct:\n\n• 2.5 hour Contact improvisation jam as the sun sets in our newly improved outdoors covered Temple space! (plus newly installed slidey floo r) Please bring warm layers to dance in.\n\n• Ritual to welcome in the w inter dreaming time and to craft a vision of ourselves for the New Year 20 25 (held by Rowan)\n\n• Shared meal\, everyone brings something yummy fo r us to break bread together (please bring your own plate\, mug and cutler y)\n\n• Sauna (please bring 2 towels and a water bottle)\n\n* Dress for outdoors winter weather\; thermus with tea\, hats\, warm socks etc. are hi ghly recommended.\n\nIf you want to skip the Ci Jam\, no worries arrive at 7pm for the food share.\n\nTimings:\n\nArrive at 4pm\n\nCi Jam from 4.30p m - 7pm\n\nFood share 7pm - 8.30pm\n\nRitual  9pm - 9.30pm\n\nSauna opens   9.30 till 1am\n\nGather to count in the new year with a cheaky Ecstatic Dance from  11.30pm\n\nMake our way home 1am\n\nWe will need a few helpe rs over evening\, so you would like to help out abit for a free ticket sen d me a message on 07804142832\n\nWe look forward to seeing you and enterin g the New Year's together! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/11/new-year-gathering.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:Eastville Park\, Eastville\, Bristol\, BS5 6XA\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Eastville\, Bristol\, BS5 6 XA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Eastville Park:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2797@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250105T051500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250105T080000 DTSTAMP:20241210T135042Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2-2025-01-05/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 5 Jan 25 05:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2825@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250112T051500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250112T073000 DTSTAMP:20241210T140349Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-2-2025-01-12/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 12 Jan 25 05:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\nDates:Sunday 12th\, 26th JanuarySunday 9th\, 23rd Febr uarySunday 9th\, 23rd MarchSunday 13th\, 27th AprilSunday 11th\, 25th MayS unday 8th June\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class start s 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exc lude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@ contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: htt ps://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702T he space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.c o.ukWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\ nAbout CIContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaest hetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and a thletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsi de down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving we ight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, br inging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\ , Chung)\nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: E dwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2799@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250119T051500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250119T080000 DTSTAMP:20241210T135042Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2-2025-01-19/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 19 Jan 25 05:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2827@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250126T051500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250126T073000 DTSTAMP:20241210T140349Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-2-2025-01-26/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 26 Jan 25 05:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\nDates:Sunday 12th\, 26th JanuarySunday 9th\, 23rd Febr uarySunday 9th\, 23rd MarchSunday 13th\, 27th AprilSunday 11th\, 25th MayS unday 8th June\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class start s 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exc lude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@ contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: htt ps://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702T he space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.c o.ukWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\ nAbout CIContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaest hetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and a thletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsi de down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving we ight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, br inging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\ , Chung)\nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: E dwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2849@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250208T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250208T170000 DTSTAMP:20250106T122757Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/weaving-our-attention-through-touch- from-solo-to-collective-contact-jamming-with-jan-ming-lee/ SUMMARY:Weaving Our Attention Through Touch: From solo to collective contac t jamming With Jan-Ming Lee - Centre For Science and Art - 8 Feb 25 10:30 DESCRIPTION:\nOur day begins with solo floor work - moving in relationship with earth’s gravity\, informed by anatomical\, developmental movement a nd qigong. A constant anchor is the Earth’s pull\, and how to let it sup port your direction of movement across space.\nThis will create a dynamic landscape to meet each other through touch. Different qualities of touch c an become ways of communicating\, listening and building up a kinaesthetic map of ourselves in relation to others.\nAs we warm up into our dancing f urther\, we will dive into the practical containers of contact improvisati on\; tracing our attention of who is above and below\; to learn how we dan ce from ground to air together.\nWe will explore our spines and how it con nects to the tilt and curve of each other’s pelvis where your lower cent re is. Like the direction of water and steam\, we can play with the moveme nts of a radial nature\; such as scoop\, swing\, and bounce between ground and air\, to converge and diverge from your dance partner’s centres. We listen and respect each individual’s unique rhythm and timing in each m oment.\nWe arrive into a jam space in the afternoon\; being guided and hav ing open time to be witnessed in momentum and stillness in our dances toge ther.\nOpen to everyone - all levels of movement experience are welcome.\n Itinerary:10.30 Arrive10.45 Opening circle\n11.00 Morning session: solo fl oor work/moving\, touch scores in partners/trios\, witnessing scores trans itioning between solo and group moving\n1.00 Lunch\n2.00 Practical element s of contact improvisation\, above/below\, centres\, transitioning between air and ground\n3.45 Jam\n4.15 Guided warm down\n4.30 Closing circle\, Ha rvest5.00 Leave space\n\nPrices:£50 early bird until January 8th£65 stan dard (after January 8th)£75 supporter\nLimited spaces available\, booking essential.\nTo book please contact Sophie via email: sophieroffmarsh@hotm ail.com\nBiography:\nJan-Ming’s love of contact improvisation began 20 y ears ago. Since then\, she has been nurtured and challenged by its creativ ity and contradictions of freedom\, risk and play. Amongst many things\, s he is informed by her ancestral healing practice\, an ongoing study of Chi nese Daoist internal energy arts\, somatic bodywork\, Afro-Brazilian marti al art of Capoeira\, and trauma-informed approaches advocating choice\, co nsent\, equity\, compassion and pleasure. She has a background as a perfor mance artist/facilitator in dance\, music and physical theatre\, and is a practicing somatic bodyworker certified in The Pantarei Approach.\nwww.jan lee.org ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 25/01/weaving.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:Centre For Science and Art\, 13 Lansdown\, Stroud\, GL5 1BB\, Unit ed Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=13 Lansdown\, Stroud\, GL5 1BB\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Centre For Science and Art :geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2829@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250209T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250209T193000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121037Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-2-2025-02-09/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 9 Feb 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\nDates:Sunday 12th\, 26th JanuarySunday 9th\, 23rd Febr uarySunday 9th\, 23rd MarchSunday 13th\, 27th AprilSunday 11th\, 25th MayS unday 8th June\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class start s 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exc lude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@ contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: htt ps://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702T he space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.c o.ukWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\ nAbout CIContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaest hetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and a thletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsi de down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving we ight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, br inging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\ , Chung)\nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: E dwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2850@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250216T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250216T170000 DTSTAMP:20250106T123427Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/moving-between-places-with-lucia-nav arro/ SUMMARY:Moving Between Places - with Lucia Navarro - St Werburghs Primary S chool - 16 Feb 25 14:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nA key member of the Bristol CI organising and teaching team over the past years\, Lucia recently moved back to Spain to deepen h er studies of CI. She'll be visiting to share her perspectives on what it is to be a moving body\, both solo and with others.\n\n"This contact impro visation workshop is a journey to explore our movement from the layers of our body to the outer space or another body."\n\nIf you attend this worksh op\, you can attend the following Bristol CI jam for free (running 5:30 to 8:00)\, featuring a warm up from Lucia and live music!\n\n\n\nLocation\nS t Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\n\nBooking h ttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/152047 3 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 25/01/lucia.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2803@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250216T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250216T200000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121107Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2-2025-02-16/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 16 Feb 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2831@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250223T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250223T193000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121127Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-2-2025-02-23/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 23 Feb 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\nDates:Sunday 12th\, 26th JanuarySunday 9th\, 23rd Febr uarySunday 9th\, 23rd MarchSunday 13th\, 27th AprilSunday 11th\, 25th MayS unday 8th June\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class start s 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exc lude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@ contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: htt ps://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702T he space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.c o.ukWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\ nAbout CIContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaest hetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and a thletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsi de down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving we ight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, br inging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\ , Chung)\nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: E dwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2851@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250301T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250302T180000 DTSTAMP:20250106T123531Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/super-soft-a-weekend-intensive-with- rick-nodine/ SUMMARY:Super Soft - A Weekend Intensive with Rick Nodine - Stapleton Churc h Hall - 1 Mar 25 10:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nBooking\n\nhttps://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/stap leton-church-hall/sat-1-mar-super-soft-a-weekend-intensive-120458#e120458\ n\nIn this weekend intensive we will ask questions with our dancing about the quality of softness.\n\nWhat does it mean to be soft in a CI dance and what does it achieve?\nWhy did Steve Paxton say "tension masks sensation ” ?\nDo I know how much muscle tone I use to dance?\nWhen could I use le ss force or tone?\nDo I copy my partners tone or force?\nAre there situati ons in which being soft is wrong?\n\nThis workshop will explore these ques tions through carefully framed improvisational tasks (focused dances) foll owed by discussion and feedback.\n\nThoughtful dances and embodied convers ations will feedback into more conscious dances.\n\nThis workshop is for a ny dancer who is looking for more awareness and enjoyment from Contact Imp rovisation.\n\nRick's Biography\;\n'My dancing began socially as a teenage r and the first technical form to channel my enthusiasm was Contact Improv isation. After some modern dance training I performed through the 90's for British contemporary dance companies.\nI maintain an improvisational perf ormance practice and have collaborated with many dancers\, actors\, musici ans and designers to create improvised performance.\nAs a choreographer\, I have made work for many contexts\, including major Opera houses\, small theatres\, art galleries\, touring dance companies and warehouse parties.\ nI started teaching Contact Improvisation in 1996 and gradually expanded t he scope of my pedagogy to include performance improvisation\, solo dancin g\, ensemble composition and voice/movement techniques.\nFor 20 years I wa s a member of staff at London Contemporary Dance School where I taught Com position and Improvisation. I have been a guest teacher in many institutio ns and festivals such as CNDC Anger (France)\, National Taiwan University of Arts\, Tanzfabrik Berlin\, Freiburg Festival\, APA Hong Kong and The Ro yal Ballet School.'\n\nhttps://www.ricknodine.com/\nhttps://www.instagram. com/ricknodine/?hl=en\n\nPractical information:\n\nTimings for both days - \n1000-1030 arrivals\n1030-1330 first part of class\n1330-1500 lunch (not provided)\n1500-1800 second part of class\n\nDoors open at 10.00am for a 1 0.30am start\, please arrive on time.\n\nPlease wear comfortable clothes t o move in.\n\nPlease bring a water bottle and food - some refreshments wil l be provided. There will be a 90m lunch break should you wish to go to to wn for food. There is a fully equipped kitchen for heating your own packed lunch.\n\nYou may wish to bring warm layers\, a yoga mat\, some cusions o r something soft to lie on should you wish to take some time for some solo improvisation/rest.\n\nA notepad and pen is also worth bringing.\n\nWe ha ve bursary positions available for this event. Please get in touch if you are someone who cannot attend due to price being a barrier.\n\nAny questio ns or queries? Please email jessdalg@hotmail.co.uk\n\nVenue Address\;\n23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Bristol BS16 1AZ\nThere is capacity for 10 cars on s ite. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 25/01/soft.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:Stapleton Church Hall\, 23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Bristol\, BS16 1A Z\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=23 Park Rd\, Stapleton\, Br istol\, BS16 1AZ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Stapleton Chu rch Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2805@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250302T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250302T200000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121145Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2-2025-03-02/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 2 Mar 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2833@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250309T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250309T193000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121208Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-2-2025-03-09/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 9 Mar 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\nDates:Sunday 12th\, 26th JanuarySunday 9th\, 23rd Febr uarySunday 9th\, 23rd MarchSunday 13th\, 27th AprilSunday 11th\, 25th MayS unday 8th June\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class start s 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exc lude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@ contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: htt ps://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702T he space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.c o.ukWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\ nAbout CIContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaest hetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and a thletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsi de down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving we ight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, br inging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\ , Chung)\nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: E dwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2847@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250315T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250315T173000 DTSTAMP:20241210T142112Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/earth-patterns-flight-paths/ SUMMARY:Earth Patterns & Flight Paths - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 15 Mar 25 10:30 DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\n\n\n2 Contact Improvisation workshop days to ext end your CI movement vocabulary.\n\n⭐Learn movement patterns and pathway s\, integrated into partner work to train your body’s responses. Become aware of and acquire new knowledge of what’s potentially available!\n\n 🍃For Contact Improvisers with some experience of CI fundamentals and wi th some experience in the basics of 'flying' and 'basing'. If you're not s ure if these workshop days are right for you\, please feel free to discuss it with me.\n\nEarly Bird Tickets available until 17th February 2025. Pla ces are limited to 25 participants\, so please book early to guarantee a p lace.\n\n2 helper places available &\; 2 supported bursary places avai lable. If you would like to be a helper in exchange for a greatly reduced- price place or if finance is a bar to participation\, please get in touch. \n\nWhat I’m offering:\n\n💫Over these two workshop days\, I will shar e detailed\, loosely choreographed movement pathways and patterns that g ive awareness of\, and train us in\, particular ways of moving and orienta ting. They are to delve into. We’ll start low to the ground and continue to the mid-range\, and up to fully standing. We’ll travel in unusual an d useful ways between these levels\, and through the space\, alone and tog ether.\n\nWe will move on to pathways and reference moves for: dynamically sharing weight\, inviting ‘flyers’\, and ‘airborne’ pathways onto \, across &\; around bodies.\n\nThere will be time to improvise\, holdi ng the patterns and paths as inspiration for adventures in CI.\n\n \;\ n\nA little context\n\nDeep listening and freely responding in the moment are at the heart of my CI practice. However\, I wouldn’t be half as free \, safe or aware of options without training with a wide range of movement pathways. I’m lucky to have acquired these loose choreographies over 25 years from great CI masters\, mistresses\, and fellow explorers.\n\nIn my own research\, working with and inspired by these pathways and patterns\, I discovered and developed my own training ‘choreographies’ for my ow n practice. I’ve now gathered some of them together for teaching Contact Improvisers with some experience\, and I’m still adding to and research ing the material. It’s an ongoing process of muses\, discovery\, and pla y. I’d like to share some of the fruits of this with you.\n\n\n\nLocatio n\nSt Michael's Parish Hall\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\n\n \;\n\nBooking: htt ps://www.tickettailor.com/events/asherlevinevents/1482376 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/12/flight.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2807@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250316T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250316T200000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121226Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2-2025-03-16/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 16 Mar 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2835@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250323T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250323T193000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121250Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-2-2025-03-23/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 23 Mar 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\nDates:Sunday 12th\, 26th JanuarySunday 9th\, 23rd Febr uarySunday 9th\, 23rd MarchSunday 13th\, 27th AprilSunday 11th\, 25th MayS unday 8th June\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class start s 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exc lude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@ contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: htt ps://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702T he space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.c o.ukWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\ nAbout CIContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaest hetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and a thletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsi de down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving we ight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, br inging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\ , Chung)\nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: E dwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2810@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250406T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250406T200000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121434Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2-2025-04-06/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 6 Apr 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2793@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250412T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250413T173000 DTSTAMP:20241119T111044Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/stretching-the-form-affordances-cont act-improvisation-meeting/ SUMMARY:Stretching the form: Affor(dances) - Contact improvisation Meeting - John Cabot Academy - 12 Apr 25 09:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoaquín Alfe (Bristol): Stretching the form: Affor[dances] Contact Improvisation Meeting\n12-13th April 2025\n\n[EVENT DETAILS]\nSat / Sun 12th and 13th April 2025\n9.30am to 5.30pm *1.15hrs Lunch\nJohn Cab ot's Academy\, Bristol\, BS15 8BD\n\n[REGISTER]\nPlaces are limited to 30 participants. To register for the event please fill in this Registration f orm. To secure your spot we ask you to make an initial deposit** of £40\, with the full balance paid 4 weeks before the event starts.\nRegister lin k: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSdNulOzWXWpLx.../viewform\nTicket P rices*:\nEarly Bird - £85 - Before 01 March 2025\nFull Price - £110 - Af ter 01 March 2025\n* limited concession price tickets are available - plea se enquire via the registration form\n** for payment details\, please see the registration form\n\n[THE PROPOSAL]\n“The world is perceived not onl y in terms of object shapes and spatial relationships but also in terms of object possibilities for action (affordances) — action makes perception .”\n-- J. J. Gibson--\nStretching the form: Affor[dances]\nContact Impro visation Meeting\nI have been interested for some time in exploring the qu estion of how to formulate research inquiries.\nResearch depends on asking the right questions\, which might mean asking open-ended questions\; ques tions that allow us to be put into variation by the answers. While science wonders ‘whether this is the case?’ and philosophy wonders ‘what it means?’\, dance ponders ‘what happens if I do this again?’ Where th e dance and dancer-questioner are engaged with practice as research. This is the perspective that we will adopt for our dances and explorations toge ther.\n\nThe term affordances can be thought of as a "relationscape”\; b elonging neither to the object itself nor to its user but is created by th e relationship established between them. How can we reinvent affordances t hrough the continuous dialogue of weight sharing with our partner(s)\, the practice and the space? With profound focus on essentials of Contact Impr ovisation\, we will dance this (and other) question(s).\nToo abstract? In the studio\, practically/technically\, this looks like us focusing on weig ht-sharing\, falling and sharing/making questions. During the weekend of c ourse\, we will dance\, we will dance big and also small. I will introduce movement experiences that foster a refined quality of listening\, especia lly during moments of falling\, which open dancers to both present and fut ure moments\, and allows the ‘letting in’ of the stimuli we encounter in dancing CI.I will also share tools and containers for collective artist ic exploration (i.e.\, dancing scores\, sharing words\, solo and in groups explorations\, watching and listening to different materials) that I have found useful in my dance practice and training\, but also tools to stretc h our minds. Inevitably\, mutual sharing of weight (and falling) is a way of being in the unknowable\, we will also find ourselves working and engag ing with the unpredictable\, placing oneself in the in-between.\n\n- This is open for all levels of experience\, beginners\, especially for those wi th curiosity to make questions and to both affect and be affected by (or t hrough?) weight sharing and falling.\n\n- Pedagogical endnote: Together\, our experiment is to navigate the graceful comfort of working with pre-dig ested material that I facilitate\, while also (co)creating the beautiful d iscomfort of the research laboratory spirit in (contact) improvisation.\n\ nBIO:\nJoaquín Alfei (Argentinian)\nJoaquín is a dancer\, dance research er\, and doctor in Psychology (KU Leuven – Belgium). Existing in the pra ctices of dance and improvisation\, experimental psychology\, and philosop hy\, Joaquín has been obsessed in ‘ways of knowing’ and ‘gestures ’ of research in dance improvisation and science. Challenging classical divergences between subject/object\, in both his dancing explorations and academic work.\nJoaquín has grown thinking-in-movement in Bruxelles and t he dance artists who have most nourished him with their material about imp rovisation and that he has studied with are D. Lepkoff\, K.J. Holmes\, J. Hamilton\, L. Nelson\, C. Morrisey\, R. Chung\, N. Little\, S. Smith\, M. Kivaldy and K. Nelson.\nViewing dance and (contact) improvisation as multi -faceted\, he is presently absorbed in the physical aspects of the study\, but too theory\, conversation\, written and artistic creation. Upon meeti ng (contact) improvisation many years ago\, he found himself centred aroun d the form\, dancing and teaching internationally (EU\, Japan\, UK\, South America).\n\nDance Video Archive Vimeo I https://vimeo.com/user154670378 \nAcademic Writing https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EqcVWiEAAAAJ &\;hl=en\n\n[VENUE &\; TRAVEL]\nhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/hRfBTSuQn7HB 7omo9\nJohn Cabot Academy (School) \, Woodside Road\, Kingswood\, Bristol BS15 8BD\n50 mins from Temple Meads Station\n50 mins - from Bus Station\n4 0 mins from Flix / Megabus / National Express drop-off point (Bond Street) \nThere is ample free parking directly outside of the venue\nOnce you have secured a place in the workshop\, you will receive a lift sharing documen t\, this can be used to offer and seek lifts to the venue from other parti cipants\nThe theatre space is located within the school main building. At reception someone will be there to greet you and show you the hall.\n\n[AC COMODATION]\nThis workshop is non-residential\, although local accommodati on is available by AirBnB within a 10 mins walking distance from the venue . Hotels are a bit further away and are located in the center\, around 40 mins by public transport.\nOnce you have secured a place in the workshop\, you will receive additional information that may allow shared accommodati on with other participants or the local Bristol CI community\n\n[FOOD]\nTh e hall includes access to a kitchen to warm food brought for lunch and a d ining area to eat. Food can also be bought on Two Mile high street\, appro ximately 10 mins walk from the venue.\nA light selection of fruits\, biscu its and teas will be provided at the venue.\n\n[CONTACT INFO]\nbristolcont actresearch@gmail.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/11/joaquin.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:John Cabot Academy\, Woodside Rd\, Kingswood\, Bristol \, BS15 8BD \, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Woodside Rd\, Kingswood\, B ristol \, BS15 8BD\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=John Cabot Academy:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2838@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250413T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250413T193000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121319Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-2-2025-04-13/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 13 Apr 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\nDates:Sunday 12th\, 26th JanuarySunday 9th\, 23rd Febr uarySunday 9th\, 23rd MarchSunday 13th\, 27th AprilSunday 11th\, 25th MayS unday 8th June\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class start s 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exc lude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@ contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: htt ps://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702T he space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.c o.ukWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\ nAbout CIContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaest hetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and a thletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsi de down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving we ight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, br inging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\ , Chung)\nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: E dwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2812@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250420T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250420T200000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121339Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2-2025-04-20/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 20 Apr 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2840@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250427T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250427T193000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121356Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-2-2025-04-27/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 27 Apr 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\nDates:Sunday 12th\, 26th JanuarySunday 9th\, 23rd Febr uarySunday 9th\, 23rd MarchSunday 13th\, 27th AprilSunday 11th\, 25th MayS unday 8th June\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class start s 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exc lude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@ contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: htt ps://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702T he space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.c o.ukWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\ nAbout CIContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaest hetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and a thletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsi de down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving we ight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, br inging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\ , Chung)\nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: E dwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2814@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250504T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250504T200000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121415Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2-2025-05-04/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 4 May 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2852@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250510T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250510T180000 DTSTAMP:20250114T170053Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/dancing-the-unknown-richard-parker/ SUMMARY:Dancing the Unknown - Richard Parker - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 10 May 25 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nDancing the Unknown\nImprovisation as a Shared Journey\n\nC ontact Improvisation Workshop with Richard Parker\n\nLet go of expectation s\, tune into the art of listening and response\, and embrace the unknown as you discover improvisation as a shared journey.\n\nExpanding Group Crea tivity and Playfulness\nTap into the co-creative nature of improvisation b y listening to and responding to the shifting dynamics within Contact Impr ovisation. Together\, we’ll explore tools like momentum\, gravity\, rhyt hm\, and spatial awareness\, allowing spontaneous and unknown moments to e merge. Through shared exploration\, we’ll uncover new possibilities for playful interaction and creative movement.\n\nMindfulness and Improvisatio n Beyond Technique\nThis workshop will include guided scores and mindfulne ss practices to help you connect deeply to the present moment. By listenin g inwardly and outwardly\, we’ll cultivate improvisation as a language o f movement that transcends technique\, inviting richer\, more expressive\, and unpredictable dances to unfold.\n\nCultivating Confidence and Creativ ity in Jams\nBuild confidence and ease in jam settings by learning to resp ond intuitively to the evolving flow of the dance. We’ll explore how to access jams with openness and curiosity\, developing trust in yourself\, y our partners\, and the improvisational process.\n\nThrough listening and r esponse\, we’ll create dances that are alive with creativity\, spontanei ty\, and connection.\n\nLevel\n\nThis workshop is not suitable for newcome rs to Contact Improvisation\, but it welcomes anyone who has begun to expl ore the practice\, from those with some experience to well-seasoned practi tioners.\n\nVenue &\; Travel:\n\nSt Michaels Parish Hall is near the Un iversity of Bristol and the city centre. It is a 20-minute walk from Brist ol Temple Meads Railway Station\, with plenty of free parking. Upon bookin g you’ll be sent more info about how to find us\, parking and given acce ss to a lift-share document.\n\nThe venue has a wooden floor\, plenty of h eating and natural light\, with access to a kitchen.\n\nTicket Info: https ://www.contactimprovcamp.co.uk/immersive-workshop-days/bristol?fbclid=IwY2 xjawHzbWtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYHtuxzrrekw69e1WsHvxPC2-6vRfP4UnBJONVeHjZ5EYx4G zvSX0I1kug_aem_TyqHWbZdz96f4_8yVJPEQg\n\nInclusivity:\n\nAt Emerging Heart s we hope to make our events as accessible as possible. We understand that while we try to price our events reasonably\, support may still be needed . If you are on a lower income\, we offer the option of paying in instalme nts\, or at a reduced cost if the price is truly out of your range. Please visit our inclusivity page and we will be happy to assist you. Please not e that while we offer further support beyond instalments\, only a certain amount of these spaces may be available. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 25/01/unknown.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2856@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250510T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250510T163000 DTSTAMP:20250505T080457Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/open-studio-day-with-touchdown-dance / SUMMARY:Open studio day with Touchdown Dance - - 10 May 25 10:30 DESCRIPTION:Open studio day with Touchdown Dance.\nCome and join us to lear n inclusive ways of working with movement facilitation with non-visual met hods\, through the body.\nWe will cover fundamentals and skills to bring p articipants together\; to find ease\, safety\, self awareness and curiosit y. Based in Contact Improvisation we include principles from yoga\, dance\ , aikido and somatic practices.\nTouchdown Dance invites you to join us at the Natural Theatre Institute in Bath\, from 10.30 to 4 pm on Saturday Ma y 10th. Cost £25 (waged) or £15 low waged or £10 unemployed\n\nPlease r egister with Katydymoke@gmail.com or 07932 038730 (whatsapp or phone).\nSe e www.touchdowndance.co.uk CATEGORIES:Other Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2842@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250511T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250511T193000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121456Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-2-2025-05-11/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 11 May 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\nDates:Sunday 12th\, 26th JanuarySunday 9th\, 23rd Febr uarySunday 9th\, 23rd MarchSunday 13th\, 27th AprilSunday 11th\, 25th MayS unday 8th June\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class start s 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exc lude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@ contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: htt ps://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702T he space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.c o.ukWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\ nAbout CIContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaest hetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and a thletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsi de down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving we ight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, br inging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\ , Chung)\nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: E dwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2848@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250517T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250517T173000 DTSTAMP:20241210T142138Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/earth-patterns-flight-paths-2/ SUMMARY:Earth Patterns & Flight Paths - St. Michael's Parish Hall - 17 May 25 10:30 DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\n\n\n2 Contact Improvisation workshop days to ext end your CI movement vocabulary.\n\n⭐Learn movement patterns and pathway s\, integrated into partner work to train your body’s responses. Become aware of and acquire new knowledge of what’s potentially available!\n\n 🍃For Contact Improvisers with some experience of CI fundamentals and wi th some experience in the basics of 'flying' and 'basing'. If you're not s ure if these workshop days are right for you\, please feel free to discuss it with me.\n\nEarly Bird Tickets available until 17th February 2025. Pla ces are limited to 25 participants\, so please book early to guarantee a p lace.\n\n2 helper places available &\; 2 supported bursary places avai lable. If you would like to be a helper in exchange for a greatly reduced- price place or if finance is a bar to participation\, please get in touch. \n\nWhat I’m offering:\n\n💫Over these two workshop days\, I will shar e detailed\, loosely choreographed movement pathways and patterns that g ive awareness of\, and train us in\, particular ways of moving and orienta ting. They are to delve into. We’ll start low to the ground and continue to the mid-range\, and up to fully standing. We’ll travel in unusual an d useful ways between these levels\, and through the space\, alone and tog ether.\n\nWe will move on to pathways and reference moves for: dynamically sharing weight\, inviting ‘flyers’\, and ‘airborne’ pathways onto \, across &\; around bodies.\n\nThere will be time to improvise\, holdi ng the patterns and paths as inspiration for adventures in CI.\n\n \;\ n\nA little context\n\nDeep listening and freely responding in the moment are at the heart of my CI practice. However\, I wouldn’t be half as free \, safe or aware of options without training with a wide range of movement pathways. I’m lucky to have acquired these loose choreographies over 25 years from great CI masters\, mistresses\, and fellow explorers.\n\nIn my own research\, working with and inspired by these pathways and patterns\, I discovered and developed my own training ‘choreographies’ for my ow n practice. I’ve now gathered some of them together for teaching Contact Improvisers with some experience\, and I’m still adding to and research ing the material. It’s an ongoing process of muses\, discovery\, and pla y. I’d like to share some of the fruits of this with you.\n\n\n\nLocatio n\nSt Michael's Parish Hall\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\n\n \;\n\nBooking: htt ps://www.tickettailor.com/events/asherlevinevents/1482376 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 24/12/flight.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St. Michael's Parish Hall\, Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom GEO:51.457;-2.59932 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Ln\, Bristol BS2 8BE\, Bristol\, BS2 8BE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Michael 's Parish Hall:geo:51.457,-2.59932 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2816@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250518T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250518T200000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121515Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2-2025-05-18/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 18 May 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2844@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250525T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250525T193000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121537Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-2-2025-05-25/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 25 May 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\nDates:Sunday 12th\, 26th JanuarySunday 9th\, 23rd Febr uarySunday 9th\, 23rd MarchSunday 13th\, 27th AprilSunday 11th\, 25th MayS unday 8th June\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class start s 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exc lude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@ contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: htt ps://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702T he space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.c o.ukWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\ nAbout CIContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaest hetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and a thletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsi de down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving we ight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, br inging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\ , Chung)\nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: E dwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2818@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250601T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250601T200000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121555Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2-2025-06-01/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 1 Jun 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2846@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250608T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250608T193000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121610Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas ses-2-2025-06-08/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 8 Jun 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\nDates:Sunday 12th\, 26th JanuarySunday 9th\, 23rd Febr uarySunday 9th\, 23rd MarchSunday 13th\, 27th AprilSunday 11th\, 25th MayS unday 8th June\nTime: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class start s 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's Road\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\, £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exc lude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@ contactdance.co.uk if you can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: htt ps://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702T he space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once booking is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.c o.ukWe aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements\, please do let us know when making a booking.\ nAbout CIContact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaest hetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and a thletic\, sometimes quiet and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upsi de down\, following a physical point of contact\, supporting and giving we ight to a partner. It is a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, br inging forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\ , Chung)\nFor more information about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: E dwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2820@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250615T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250615T200000 DTSTAMP:20250204T121629Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2-2025-06-15/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 15 Jun 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2853@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250623T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250630T120000 DTSTAMP:20250217T134148Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/emerging-hearts-ci-dance-camp/ SUMMARY:Emerging Hearts CI Dance Camp - - 23 Jun 25 12:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nEmerging Hearts\n\n\nContact Improvisation Dance Camp U K\n\nWhere Community Matters as much as the Dance\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\nSAVE THE DATE FOR OUR 2025 CAMP\nMonday 23rd June – Monday 30 th June 2025\nRedwood Farm\, Somerset (UK)\nWe're thrilled to announce our 2025 Contact Improvisation Dance Camp is returning to the beautiful lands cape of Redwood Farm. After the incredible success and your wonderful feed back from this year\, we’re excited to extend the camp to a FULL 7 DAYS for 2025.\nWe wanted to let you know as early as possible so you can plan your time and join us for this unforgettable week of CI.\nWhat’s New for 2025:\n\n\n \nAn Extended Camp: more time\, more connection\, more explo ration.\n\n \nThemed Days: Each day will explore a unique aspect of Conta ct Improvisation\, giving you a deeper dive into the practice.\n\n \nLarg er Sauna Area: More space to relax\, unwind\, and share amidst the dancing !\n\n \nInclusive Support for Beginners: Dedicated guidance to ensure eve ryone\, no matter their experience level\, feels supported.\n\n \nMore Pr otein Options: We’re offering additional options to ensure everyone feel s well-nourished throughout the camp.\n\n\nhttps://www.contactimprovcamp.c o.uk/\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 25/02/EH-camp.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2857@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250706T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250706T210000 DTSTAMP:20250519T131244Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/underscore-practice-with-david-leahy / SUMMARY:Underscore Practice with David Leahy - St Werburghs Primary School - 6 Jul 25 15:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nDavid will facilitate an Underscore and will play live musi c for it. More details to follow soon.Attendees are invited to bring food to share together afterwards.\n\n3:00 - 4:00 Arrive and talk through for p eople who haven't done the Underscore before\n4:00 Arrival of people famil iar with the Underscore\n4:00 - 4:30 Assembly - a space for the group to c ome together\, share and set intentions\n4:30 - 7:00 Moving together for 2 .5 hours\n7:00 - 7:30 Harvest - coming together to verbally share and refl ect\n7:30 - 8:30 Foodshare meal\n8:30 - 9:00 Clearing up and leaving\n\nAn y queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\n\n£10/£15/£18\n\nhttps://www.t ickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1691820\n\n \; \n\nThe Underscore practice\n\nThe Underscore\, which was conceived by Nan cy Stark Smith\, takes the improvising dancer through a number of states o f listening and awareness that commonly occur within an improvised dance / Contact jam setting. Beginning with a deeply internal focus the practice gradually expands outwards until the dancer is invited to engage more full y with the physical space and everyone within it.\n\nNancy always referred to the Underscore as both a personal research tool\, one that allows each individual the opportunity to scrutinize how they engage with the dance\, while at the same time being a frame that supports the dancers to establi sh deeper and more sustaining connections with the others that they are sh aring the practice with.\n\nAn important aspect of the Underscore is that the facilitator does not guide the dancers through the process but rather introduces the practice before the practice starts. This leaves the respon sibility of navigating through the various stages of the practice to each individual. In this way\, the practice exists in between being both a pres criptive guide and a descriptive tool\, that beautifully supports and unde r-scores what naturally happens when we come together to dance.\n\nHaving first worked with Nancy and her partner\, composer Mike Vargas\, in 2003\, my approach to my facilitation of the practice remains very true to how I was introduced to it. As a facilitator of the practice\, I am particularl y focused on emphasizing how the Underscore can greatly support each indiv idual’s personal journey into contact improvisation: with the practice e ffortlessly providing permission and space for a wider range of connection s through dance.\n\nTeacher Biography\n\nDouble bassist and dancer\, David Leahy has been an active member of both the free improvised music and con tact improvisation scenes ever since his arrival from New Zealand in 1998. As a musician\, David has performed with many of the leading figures on t he free music scene and has a long-standing relationship with artists such as Philipp Wachsmann\, Terry Day\, Loz Speyer\, and Neil Metcalfe to name a few. Beyond being a member of the London Contact scene\, David cites Pa ris-based dancer Claire Filmon\, former Pina Bausch dancer Geraldo Si\, an d Nancy Stark Smith as formative influences on his practice.\n\nDavid work s at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance\, where he is a lectur er to both music and dance students. He is particularly interested in cros s-disciplinary and spatialized performance practices and continues to base much of his personal practice on Nancy Stark-Smith's\, Underscore\, which he translated into a music-based practice in 2014. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 25/05/david-leahy.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam,CI Workshop LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2903@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250727T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250727T123000 DTSTAMP:20250701T164420Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/family-dance-with-asher-levin-and-ag nieszka-grenckowska/ SUMMARY:Family Dance with Asher Levin and Agnieszka Grenckowska - Sparks Br istol - 27 Jul 25 11:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nFAMILY DANCE\n\nMusic-led\, barefoot dance session\nTheme: Waves\, Tides and Beaches\n\n\n\nBeginning with\nContact Improvisation &am p\; Free Dance facilitation\nbefore moving into a free-dance session.\nExp ect:\n* playful movement and dance exploration\; deepening creative relati onships between parents / carers and your children\;\n\n\n\n*to develop ab ilities to connect in an embodied\, self-aware\, celebratory way with ones elf and others.\n\n\n\nThere will also be an opportunity to make dance-ins pired drawings (materials supplied).\nTarget age range 3 - 9 years (younge r and older are welcome) and their parents/carers. An opportunity for mult i-generations to dance together in a safe\, equal space!\n27th July at 11: 00-12:30\n(we kindly ask that you arrive on time so that we can start toge ther)\nLow cost general admission tickets and limited concession tickets a re now on sale.\nBook here: www.agnitefitness.com/ci\nGeneral admission ti cket £10 (1 parent and 1 child combined ticket)\, extra child £3 each (m aximum of two children per one parent)\nConcession ticket £5 (1 parent an d 1 child combined ticket)\, extra child fee applies as above\; note: conc ession ticket reserved for individuals facing significant financial diffic ulty)\n\n\n\nLed by Asher Levin (www.movingadventures.co.uk)\nAssisted by Agnieszka Grenckowska (www.agniteftienss.com) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 25/07/family-dance-flyer.PNG.png CATEGORIES:CI Class,Other Class LOCATION:Sparks Bristol\, 78 Broadmead\, Bristol\, BS1 3DS\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=78 Broadmead\, Bristol\, BS 1 3DS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Sparks Bristol:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2904@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250810T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250810T170000 DTSTAMP:20250809T144223Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/jam-in-the-park/ SUMMARY:Jam in the Park! - The Old Bowling Green\, Brandon Hill Park - 10 A ug 25 14:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Old Bowling Green\, Brandon Hill\, Great George Street\ , BS1 5QD\n\nContinuing the tradition of Bristol jams in the sun!\nAll lev els welcome.\nSunday 10th August\n2pm til whenever.\nWe'll be here https:/ /maps.app.goo.gl/HYZU65c1LeW4dNS46\nContact Simon on 07947 236642 if you c an't find the spot. CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:The Old Bowling Green\, Brandon Hill Park\, Park Street\, Bristol\ , BS1 5RR\, United Kingdom GEO:51.453750252491126;-2.6075588106200485 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Park Street\, Bristol\, BS1 5RR\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Old Bowling Green\, B randon Hill Park:geo:51.453750252491126,-2.6075588106200485 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2860@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250907T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250907T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T134644Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-2/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 7 Sep 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2905@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250921T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250921T123000 DTSTAMP:20250818T152714Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/family-dance-jam/ SUMMARY:Family Dance Jam - Sparks Bristol - 21 Sep 25 11:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nFAMILY JAM – IMPROVISED GAMES\, FREE DANCE AND ART PLAY.   \n\nFamily Jam is a fun and engaging way for you to keep you and your child/ren moving\, be creative\, and connect. It is a feel-good moment ses sion where grownups &\; their little ones (3–9 years) warm up\, explo re imaginary worlds and move with props like flowy scarves &\; pull rop e. \n\nThe format is designed for children with parents/ caregivers who w ish to stay active while having fun. The structured and facilitated elemen ts are well balanced with free and improvised time\, which is followed by an open space for creating art. \n\n Wear flexible\, comfortable clothes \, and bring snacks - water will be provided. \n\n No dance experience n eeded\, just an open-minded attitude and an interest in staying active wit h your child. \n\n\nTarget age range 3 – 9 years (younger and older are welcome) and their parents/carers. An opportunity for multi-generations t o dance together in a safe\, equal space!\n\nWHEN: 21st September\, Sunday \, at 11:00-12:30\n\n(we kindly ask that you arrive on time so that we can start together)\n\nWHERE: SPARKS Bristol\, Department of Discovery\, grou nd floor\, BS1 3DS\n\nHOW MUCH: Low cost general admission tickets and lim ited concession tickets are now on sale.\n\nBook here: www.agnitefitness.c om/ci\n\nGeneral admission ticket £10 (1 parent and 1 child combined tick et)\, extra child £3 each (maximum of two children per one parent)\n\nCon cession ticket £5 (1 parent and 1 child combined ticket)\, extra child fe e applies as above\; note: concession ticket reserved for individuals faci ng significant financial difficulty)\n\n\n\n-- \n\n\n\nHear my name   ht tps://namedrop.io/agnieszkagrenckowska\n\n \nAgnieszka Agni Grenckowska\n BPhil\, Slupsk\n\nMA Cultural Studies\, Warsaw\nFdSc Health and Social Car e\, UWE Bristol\nRNDA BPP\n\n \nFreelance dance practitioner I Community &\; Event Organiser and Facilitator\nCertified Personal Development Coa ch\nOwner at AGNA Holistic Personal Development Coaching\n\n \nhttps://li nktr.ee/movetowellness\n\n\n\nmobile UK: +44 (0) 7871455025\n\n\n\n\n  \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 25/08/Jam-flyer.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:Sparks Bristol\, 78 Broadmead\, Bristol\, BS1 3DS\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=78 Broadmead\, Bristol\, BS 1 3DS\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Sparks Bristol:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2861@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250921T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250921T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T134620Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 21 Sep 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2854@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250927T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250928T170000 DTSTAMP:20250907T152933Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/spiral-me-a-contact-improvisation-we ekend-workshop-with-teti-nikolopoulou/ SUMMARY:Spiral Me - A Contact Improvisation weekend workshop with Teti Niko lopoulou - St Werburghs Primary School\, Silver Birch Annexe - 27 Sep 25 1 0:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpiral Me…\n\n*Saturday and Sunday day tickets are now av ailable!\n\nAll paths of movement are spirals\, all creatures on earth hav e evolved in the spiral model. Spiral reaches to the source of our existen ce.\n\nIn this 9-10 hours workshop we will explore the essence of the spir al. We will focus on its mechanism to find the functional paths of the bod y.\n\nIn the first day\, we will explore Paxton's material on the spine\, and we will experiment in the tools derived from this. Furthermore\, we wi ll combine somatics approach\, like experiential anatomy and developmental movement to get conscious in the biomechanics of the body and functional movement. We will find out that the spiral occurs in the thorax\, while pe lvis facilitates the procedure. In this way\, the spine easily follows the pathways of movement and move smoothly\, powerfully and efficiently.\n\nI n the second day of the workshop\, we will see how limbs assist and naviga te spirals. We will then apply these principles to contact improvisation\, and we will explore the spiral pattern with partner at all levels\, from the floor to the spirals on the back and around the heads of others\n\nThe workshop is for all levels\, and intermediate and advanced.\n\nVenue\nSt. Werburghs Primary School\nSilver Birch Annexe\nMogg Street\nSt Werburgh's \nBristol\nBS2 9UB\n\n[wonderplugin_video iframe="https://youtu.be/mqRVQNg F5rI" lightbox=0 lightboxsize=1 lightboxwidth=960 lightboxheight=540 autoo pen=0 autoopendelay=0 autoclose=0 lightboxtitle="" lightboxgroup="" lightb oxshownavigation=0 showimage="" lightboxoptions="" videowidth=600 videohei ght=400 keepaspectratio=1 autoplay=0 loop=0 videocss="position:relative\;d isplay:block\;background-color:#000\;overflow:hidden\;max-width:100%\;marg in:0 auto\;" playbutton="https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/won derplugin-video-embed/engine/playvideo-64-64-0.png"]\n\n \;\n\nTeti Ni kolopoulou bio\n\n\nTeti is a dancer\, choreographer and Physical Educatio n (Phd) teacher. She has been studied and trained for over 25 years in dan ce and contact improvisation and has completed postgraduate (2009) and doc toral studies (PHD/2020) on them in National and Kapodestrian University o f Athens. She combines the practice of dance with theories\, while connect ing the modern dance forms with kinetic forms from the tradition. She has attended dance and contact improvisation workshops with important teachers (Nita Little\, Ann Cooper Albright\, Christina Klissiouni\, Frey Faust\, Timos Zechas\, Charly Morrissey\, David Zabrano\, etc) and has been dancin g and choreographing since 1992. She has collaborated with choreographers\ , directors\, musicians\, and visual artists and has taken part in interna tional platforms and dance festivals. She teaches dance\, improvisation an d contact improvisation in professional dance schools\, while she gives le ctures\, writes articles\, and gives workshops on Somatics. Teti is an art ist who invests in the dancer’s embodiment and uses it as a performative process. The dramaturgy of the performances results from the very process of movement and dance\, while other narrative elements borrowed from othe r arts and life are used adjunctively. In other words\, Teti\, as teacher\ , dancer and choreographer focuses on the act of dance itself\, recognizin g the autonomy of this art and its ability to express meaning. She has als o created a workshops where she trains professional dancers for free in ex change for research and creation of choreographic material\, in Athens. Te ti\, in her youth\, has been awarded twice in Pan-Hellenic choreography co mpetitions and is funded by the Greek Ministry of Culture regularly from 2 007\, and 1017 until today.\n\n \;\n\nTickets https://www.tickettailor .com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1639583 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 25/03/skin-contact-crop.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, Silver Birch Annexe\, Mogg Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9UB\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mogg Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9UB\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Scho ol\, Silver Birch Annexe:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2894@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250928T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250928T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T135702Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2-2025-09-28/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 2 8 Sep 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2906@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251005T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251005T170000 DTSTAMP:20250831T140033Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-workshop-with- laura-doehler/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Workshop with Laura Doehler - St Werburghs Pr imary School - 5 Oct 25 14:00 DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\n\nThe joy and desire to connect to someone else is enabled through one’s own grounding\, clarity of attention and presence . As the patterns that inform our connections to others and our environmen t start within ourselves\, we take this session for an intuitive and playf ul integration of a variety of these developmental patterns to gain a free dom in our own movement that others are naturally part of at all times. Th e aim is to feel how moving by oneself and moving with others is in many w ays the same thing and to understand what changes when we come in and out of contact.\n\nLaura Doehler has taught CI for about 20 years in London an d across Europe. She applies it regularly as part of her work at the Natio nal Centre for Circus Arts where she trains circus artists to make sense o f movement by doing and by crafting performances. Her love of contact and dance is very much rooted in the desire to feel free to move and connect\, to playfully open up new ways of being and relating. Laura is also direct or of the non-profit company Exit Map that employs movement to inspire soc ial and environmental change.\n\nwww.exitmap.org\n\nTickets £15/£20/£25 \n\nhttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1 841332\n\n*Free entry to the jam and foodshare afterwards at 5:15 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 25/08/Laura-publicity.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2862@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251005T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251005T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T134747Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-3/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 5 Oct 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2884@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251012T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251012T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T181609Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2025-10-12/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 1 2 Oct 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2863@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251019T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251019T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T134803Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-4/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 19 Oct 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2855@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T190000 DTSTAMP:20251015T195736Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/who-are-you-dancing-with-visible-and -invisible-forces-and-relationships-in-ci-weekend-workshop-with-juliet-she lley/ SUMMARY:Who Are You Dancing With? Visible and invisible Forces and Relation ships in CI - day workshop with Juliet Shelley - St Werburghs Primary Scho ol\, Silver Birch Annexe - 25 Oct 25 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\nWho Are You Dancing With?\nVisible and invisible Forces and R elationships in CI\nWhat are some of the ways that we can more fully inhab it the shared experience of dancing CI?\nDay workshop - 7 hours of teachin g time\n\nWhat are some of the ways that we can more fully inhabit the sha red experience of dancing CI?\nHow can you bring more of who you are into your dancing?\n\nIn this workshop we’ll employ the vocabulary of Contact Improvisation to explore ways towards deepening and expanding our relatio nship with ourselves and with others as we dance.\n\nAlongside the physica l practice of dancing CI\, the workshop will offer ways to bring less visi ble aspects of yourself into your dancing which can offer a richness of de pth\, nuance\, range and integration both internally and externally.\nThe workshop will address aspects that are personal to you and how these perso nal aspects interface with the vocabulary and form of CI.\n\nWe’ll pract ice and explore the dialogue and play between the micro and the macro\, th e personal and the shared and the exchange that happens between them on a moment to moment basis.\nThe workshop will offer you practices to remain p resent on many levels in your dancing of CI to help you resource aspects o f yourself that you may not normally access while you dance.\nThis include s exploring and integrating your vision\, hearing\, sensation and movement \, and applying this practice to your dancing of CI.\n\nFrom here you can access specificity\, focus\, range/expansion and a deeper relationship to the environment\, which can bring support to your body and emotional senti ence and colour to your dancing.\n\nJuliet Shelley is a dancer\, choreogra pher and performer currently residing in Paris\, France. She studied dance professionally at the Laban Centre\, London and at the Centre for New Dan ce Development in Amsterdam. Alongside her performance work\, she has been dancing and teaching Contact Improvisation for most of her adult life. He r teachers include Nancy Stark Smith\, Steve Paxton\, Katie Duck\, Julyen Hamilton\, Kirstie Simson\, Chris Aiken and Martin Keogh. She has taught c lasses and workshops in the UK\, France\, Netherlands\, Italy\, USA\, Mala ysia\, New Zealand and Australia. She also teaches classes in Pilates and the Alexander Technique.\n\nhttps://muovo.fr/en/pages/what-people-say\ninf o@contactdance.co.uk\nConcession £55 +£1.50 booking fee\nFull price £65 +£2 booking fee\n\nTickets:  https://www.tickettailor.com/events/brist olcontactimprovisationdance/1671184 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/12/Juliet.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, Silver Birch Annexe\, Mogg Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9UB\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mogg Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9UB\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Scho ol\, Silver Birch Annexe:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2895@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251026T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251026T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T182254Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2-2025-10-26/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 2 6 Oct 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2864@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251102T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251102T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T134856Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-5/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 2 Nov 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2885@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251109T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251109T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T182512Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2025-11-09/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 9 Nov 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2865@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251116T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251116T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T134906Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-6/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 16 Nov 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2896@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251123T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251123T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T182429Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2-2025-11-23/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 2 3 Nov 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2907@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251207T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251207T170000 DTSTAMP:20250831T135916Z 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 25/08/qgfoemraupiczwxkodx8.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2866@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251207T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251207T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T134919Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-7/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 7 Dec 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2886@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251214T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251214T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T182552Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2025-12-14/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 1 4 Dec 25 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2867@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251221T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251221T200000 DTSTAMP:20251216T130439Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-8/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Solstice Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 21 Dec 25 1 7:15 DESCRIPTION:\n\nSolstice Celebration Dance Jam\n\n\nCome join us next Sunda y the 21st for a Solstice Celebration Jam\, gathering together and bringin g awareness to this turning point of the year.\n\n\nAfter this day\, the l ight slowly begins its return. We'll honour the solstice together by danci ng in silence\, listening deeply to one another\, letting presence guide u s.\n\n\nYou’re invited to bring a lamp or small light\, helping to softl y illuminate the space and symbolise the returning sun\n\n\nAfter the jam\ , we’ll have a food share\, please bring a meal\n\n\nWe look forward to welcoming you into this special mid-winter jam.\n\n\nSpace Opens at: 5:15p m for personal warm up.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm whe n there is a foodshare)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those u nable to afford £8 there are a limited number of tickets available for £ 5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The are a is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\n\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary Scho ol\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tic kettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 25/06/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-15-at-15.47.05.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2909@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251229T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251229T210000 DTSTAMP:20251205T184141Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/winter-ci-jam-and-shared-meal/ SUMMARY:Winter CI jam and shared meal - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 29 Dec 25 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nMidwinter jam with foodshare!\nJoin us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by Bristol CI. The session will be a ja m only space\, open to all levels of\nexperience.\n\nBring food to share a nd eat together afterwards - there is a kitchen where food can be heated u p.\n\nSpace Opens at: 5:00pm for personal warm up.\nOpening circle at 5.30 \nFacilitated warm-up from 5.45 to 6.15\nJam : 6.15pm to 7.45pm\nFoodshare 7.45 to 8.45 then finish by 9pm.\n\nPrice: £5\, £8 or £10 - choose wha t you feel able to pay.\n\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisation. See https://contactdan ce.co.uk/\n\nLocation: Scout Hut 6388\, St. Bartholomews Rd\, St Andrew's\ , Bristol BS7 9BJ\n\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask atte ndees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\n\ n\n\nLocation\nScout Hut 6388\, St. Bartholomews Rd\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS7 9BJ\, BS7 9BJ\n\nTickets\n\nhttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/brist olcontactimprovisationdance/1977440\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 25/12/feet.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2868@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260104T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260104T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T134944Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-9/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 4 Jan 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2887@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260111T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260111T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T182706Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2026-01-11/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 1 1 Jan 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2869@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260118T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260118T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T134954Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-10/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 18 Jan 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2922@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260122T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260122T210000 DTSTAMP:20260126T144006Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-bootcamp-2-202 6-01-22/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation BOOTCAMP - St Werburghs Primary School - 22 J an 26 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nContact Improvisation BOOTCAMP! Bristol 2026\n\nJoin us for 8 weeks of Contact Improvisation\, honing in on the physical part of this practice.\n\nThese 2hr weekly classes lean on developing by practice and repetition\, to build confidence and train the body. The first two classes have the option of dropping in\, thereafter the remaining 6 classes will be a closed group. Each class will consist of:\n\n- Rigorous full body war m up\n- Small Jam\n- Mobility/floorwork drills\n- Contact drills\n- Jam\n- Bodywork\n\nExpect a fun\, dynamic\, focused class with opportunities to improve mobility and advance skills. Exercises repeat throughout each week with options/adaptions according to skill levels as we move through the w eeks.\n\nOPEN LEVEL\nFor those comfortable with weight sharing and keen fo r getting sweaty!\n\nLOCATION\nSports Hall St Werburgh’s Primary School\ , James St\, St Werburgh's\, Avon\, Bristol BS2 9US\n\nTIME / DATE\nThursd ays 7pm-9pm / 22nd January - 12th March 2026\n\nCONTACT INFO:\nmovingthrou ghmovement@gmail.com\n\nPROGRAMME\nWhole course - 22nd January - 12th Marc h (8 Weeks):\n- Drop in (try before committing) - 22nd+29th January (2 wee ks)\n- Closed committed group - 5th February - 12th March\n\nTICKET PRICIN G\nDROP IN - 22nd/ 29th January (each class) : £12 Standard £10 Concessi on\n50% attendance (4 classes): Standard: £46 Concession £40\n\n75% atte ndance (6 classes): Standard: £70 Concession £60\n\n100% attendance (8 c lasses): Standard: £90 Concession £80\n\nMinimum commitment of 50% atten dance (4 classes) for the whole course (including two drop in days)\, with the option to add extra sessions as drop-ins if you’re able to join mor e.\nWe have tried to make it as affordable as possible\, if the cost is st ill an obstacle for you to attend please get in touch.\n\nFeel free to add a donation when buying your ticket if you would like to support us and ha ve the means.\n\nDisclaimer: If we do not sell enough block tickets for a closed group\, the course may be opened for drop-ins.\n\nAbout the facilit ators:\nEdwina has been dancing contact improvisation for 8 years\, she ha s been taught by Daniel Lepkov\, Nita Little\, Eszter Gál\, amongst many others. Edwina is a trained dancer and massage therapist\; she is inspired by somatics\, anatomy and technical principles of movement to harness a w ide range of expression in the dance. Edwinas' teaching style is fun\, ene rgetic and caring.\nYasin has been dancing for over 5 years and has travel led internationally. His practice has been informed by teachers such as Da niel Lepkov\, Nita Little\, Matan Levkowich\, amongst many others. Yasin i s an engineer and dancer\; he takes inspiration from physics and structure s and applies these principles to contact improvisation. Yasin's teaching style is silly\, imaginative and thorough.\n\nTickets:\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk /e146292\n\nLink to event on 29th Jan\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146418\n\nlink to event on 5th feb\n\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146419\n\nlink to event on 12th Feb\n\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146420\n\nlink to event from 19th Feb to 12th March ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/e146036_i308753_s5.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Workshop LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2912@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260124T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260124T193000 DTSTAMP:20260110T191309Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/eyes-closed-contact-improvisation-ja m/ SUMMARY:EYES CLOSED CONTACT IMPROVISATION JAM - Old Endowed School - 24 Jan 26 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nEYES CLOSED CONTACT IMPROVISATION JAM\, Sat 24th Jan\, 5 - 7.30pm\, with Jocasta. @ Old Endowed School\, Rodborough\, Stroud\, GL5 3N F. Price £15\, £22\, £25. To book your place\, please PayPal deva-shant i(at)hotmail.com or DM Jocasta for bank details. We will have an opening c ircle and then Jocasta will lead us in through exercises which explore eye s\, eyes open\, eyes closed\, eyes all over the body and anesthesia of the senses. This will tumble into a soft slow eyes closed jam\, with ambient tones and spaces of silence. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/blindfold-2026.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Jam,CI Workshop LOCATION:Old Endowed School\, Rodborough \, Stroud\, GL5 3NF\, United Kingd om X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Rodborough \, Stroud\, GL5 3NF\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Old Endowed School:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2898@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260125T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260125T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T182731Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2-2026-01-25/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 2 5 Jan 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2923@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260129T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260129T210000 DTSTAMP:20260126T144006Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-bootcamp-2-202 6-01-29/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation BOOTCAMP - St Werburghs Primary School - 29 J an 26 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nContact Improvisation BOOTCAMP! Bristol 2026\n\nJoin us for 8 weeks of Contact Improvisation\, honing in on the physical part of this practice.\n\nThese 2hr weekly classes lean on developing by practice and repetition\, to build confidence and train the body. The first two classes have the option of dropping in\, thereafter the remaining 6 classes will be a closed group. Each class will consist of:\n\n- Rigorous full body war m up\n- Small Jam\n- Mobility/floorwork drills\n- Contact drills\n- Jam\n- Bodywork\n\nExpect a fun\, dynamic\, focused class with opportunities to improve mobility and advance skills. Exercises repeat throughout each week with options/adaptions according to skill levels as we move through the w eeks.\n\nOPEN LEVEL\nFor those comfortable with weight sharing and keen fo r getting sweaty!\n\nLOCATION\nSports Hall St Werburgh’s Primary School\ , James St\, St Werburgh's\, Avon\, Bristol BS2 9US\n\nTIME / DATE\nThursd ays 7pm-9pm / 22nd January - 12th March 2026\n\nCONTACT INFO:\nmovingthrou ghmovement@gmail.com\n\nPROGRAMME\nWhole course - 22nd January - 12th Marc h (8 Weeks):\n- Drop in (try before committing) - 22nd+29th January (2 wee ks)\n- Closed committed group - 5th February - 12th March\n\nTICKET PRICIN G\nDROP IN - 22nd/ 29th January (each class) : £12 Standard £10 Concessi on\n50% attendance (4 classes): Standard: £46 Concession £40\n\n75% atte ndance (6 classes): Standard: £70 Concession £60\n\n100% attendance (8 c lasses): Standard: £90 Concession £80\n\nMinimum commitment of 50% atten dance (4 classes) for the whole course (including two drop in days)\, with the option to add extra sessions as drop-ins if you’re able to join mor e.\nWe have tried to make it as affordable as possible\, if the cost is st ill an obstacle for you to attend please get in touch.\n\nFeel free to add a donation when buying your ticket if you would like to support us and ha ve the means.\n\nDisclaimer: If we do not sell enough block tickets for a closed group\, the course may be opened for drop-ins.\n\nAbout the facilit ators:\nEdwina has been dancing contact improvisation for 8 years\, she ha s been taught by Daniel Lepkov\, Nita Little\, Eszter Gál\, amongst many others. Edwina is a trained dancer and massage therapist\; she is inspired by somatics\, anatomy and technical principles of movement to harness a w ide range of expression in the dance. Edwinas' teaching style is fun\, ene rgetic and caring.\nYasin has been dancing for over 5 years and has travel led internationally. His practice has been informed by teachers such as Da niel Lepkov\, Nita Little\, Matan Levkowich\, amongst many others. Yasin i s an engineer and dancer\; he takes inspiration from physics and structure s and applies these principles to contact improvisation. Yasin's teaching style is silly\, imaginative and thorough.\n\nTickets:\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk /e146292\n\nLink to event on 29th Jan\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146418\n\nlink to event on 5th feb\n\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146419\n\nlink to event on 12th Feb\n\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146420\n\nlink to event from 19th Feb to 12th March ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/e146036_i308753_s5.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Workshop LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2910@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260201T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260201T170000 DTSTAMP:20251216T130742Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/dance-day-with-lucia-navarro/ SUMMARY:Dance Day with Lucia Navarro - St Werburghs Primary School - 1 Feb 26 12:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\nA key member of the Bristol CI organising and teaching team over the past years\, Lucia moved back to Spain to deep en her studies of CI. She'll be visiting to share her perspectives on what it is to be a moving body\, both solo and with others.\n\nLucia is offer two 2 hour workshops.\n\n12:00 - 2:00 Movement Improvisation - Aligned Bo dies\nThis workshop is an invitation to connect with our movement and how it is affected in relation to other bodies or the space around it.\n\n2:00 - 3:00 Lunch break\n\n3:00 - 5:00 Contact Improvisation - Orientation Sp aces\nIn CI dance\, we may encounter situations in which our body feels di soriented. Through different exercises\, we will seek to familiarise ourse lves with these situations so that we can enjoy this wonderful practice to the fullest.\n\nYou can attend both workshops or just one. If you attend either you will get FREE entry to the Bristol CI jam afterwards\, running from 5:30 to 7:45 with shared food afterwards.\n\nOne workshop: £10/£13/ £16\n\nBoth workshops: £18/£24/£30\n\n\n\nLocation\nSt Werburghs Prima ry School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\n\nTickets: https://www.ticke ttailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1989643 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 25/12/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-12-at-13.30.43-1.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop,Other Workshop LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2870@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260201T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260201T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T135028Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-11/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 1 Feb 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2924@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260205T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260205T210000 DTSTAMP:20260126T144006Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-bootcamp-2-202 6-02-05/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation BOOTCAMP - St Werburghs Primary School - 5 Fe b 26 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nContact Improvisation BOOTCAMP! Bristol 2026\n\nJoin us for 8 weeks of Contact Improvisation\, honing in on the physical part of this practice.\n\nThese 2hr weekly classes lean on developing by practice and repetition\, to build confidence and train the body. The first two classes have the option of dropping in\, thereafter the remaining 6 classes will be a closed group. Each class will consist of:\n\n- Rigorous full body war m up\n- Small Jam\n- Mobility/floorwork drills\n- Contact drills\n- Jam\n- Bodywork\n\nExpect a fun\, dynamic\, focused class with opportunities to improve mobility and advance skills. Exercises repeat throughout each week with options/adaptions according to skill levels as we move through the w eeks.\n\nOPEN LEVEL\nFor those comfortable with weight sharing and keen fo r getting sweaty!\n\nLOCATION\nSports Hall St Werburgh’s Primary School\ , James St\, St Werburgh's\, Avon\, Bristol BS2 9US\n\nTIME / DATE\nThursd ays 7pm-9pm / 22nd January - 12th March 2026\n\nCONTACT INFO:\nmovingthrou ghmovement@gmail.com\n\nPROGRAMME\nWhole course - 22nd January - 12th Marc h (8 Weeks):\n- Drop in (try before committing) - 22nd+29th January (2 wee ks)\n- Closed committed group - 5th February - 12th March\n\nTICKET PRICIN G\nDROP IN - 22nd/ 29th January (each class) : £12 Standard £10 Concessi on\n50% attendance (4 classes): Standard: £46 Concession £40\n\n75% atte ndance (6 classes): Standard: £70 Concession £60\n\n100% attendance (8 c lasses): Standard: £90 Concession £80\n\nMinimum commitment of 50% atten dance (4 classes) for the whole course (including two drop in days)\, with the option to add extra sessions as drop-ins if you’re able to join mor e.\nWe have tried to make it as affordable as possible\, if the cost is st ill an obstacle for you to attend please get in touch.\n\nFeel free to add a donation when buying your ticket if you would like to support us and ha ve the means.\n\nDisclaimer: If we do not sell enough block tickets for a closed group\, the course may be opened for drop-ins.\n\nAbout the facilit ators:\nEdwina has been dancing contact improvisation for 8 years\, she ha s been taught by Daniel Lepkov\, Nita Little\, Eszter Gál\, amongst many others. Edwina is a trained dancer and massage therapist\; she is inspired by somatics\, anatomy and technical principles of movement to harness a w ide range of expression in the dance. Edwinas' teaching style is fun\, ene rgetic and caring.\nYasin has been dancing for over 5 years and has travel led internationally. His practice has been informed by teachers such as Da niel Lepkov\, Nita Little\, Matan Levkowich\, amongst many others. Yasin i s an engineer and dancer\; he takes inspiration from physics and structure s and applies these principles to contact improvisation. Yasin's teaching style is silly\, imaginative and thorough.\n\nTickets:\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk /e146292\n\nLink to event on 29th Jan\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146418\n\nlink to event on 5th feb\n\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146419\n\nlink to event on 12th Feb\n\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146420\n\nlink to event from 19th Feb to 12th March ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/e146036_i308753_s5.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Workshop LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2888@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260208T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260208T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T182815Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2026-02-08/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 8 Feb 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2925@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260212T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260212T210000 DTSTAMP:20260126T144006Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-bootcamp-2-202 6-02-12/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation BOOTCAMP - St Werburghs Primary School - 12 F eb 26 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nContact Improvisation BOOTCAMP! Bristol 2026\n\nJoin us for 8 weeks of Contact Improvisation\, honing in on the physical part of this practice.\n\nThese 2hr weekly classes lean on developing by practice and repetition\, to build confidence and train the body. The first two classes have the option of dropping in\, thereafter the remaining 6 classes will be a closed group. Each class will consist of:\n\n- Rigorous full body war m up\n- Small Jam\n- Mobility/floorwork drills\n- Contact drills\n- Jam\n- Bodywork\n\nExpect a fun\, dynamic\, focused class with opportunities to improve mobility and advance skills. Exercises repeat throughout each week with options/adaptions according to skill levels as we move through the w eeks.\n\nOPEN LEVEL\nFor those comfortable with weight sharing and keen fo r getting sweaty!\n\nLOCATION\nSports Hall St Werburgh’s Primary School\ , James St\, St Werburgh's\, Avon\, Bristol BS2 9US\n\nTIME / DATE\nThursd ays 7pm-9pm / 22nd January - 12th March 2026\n\nCONTACT INFO:\nmovingthrou ghmovement@gmail.com\n\nPROGRAMME\nWhole course - 22nd January - 12th Marc h (8 Weeks):\n- Drop in (try before committing) - 22nd+29th January (2 wee ks)\n- Closed committed group - 5th February - 12th March\n\nTICKET PRICIN G\nDROP IN - 22nd/ 29th January (each class) : £12 Standard £10 Concessi on\n50% attendance (4 classes): Standard: £46 Concession £40\n\n75% atte ndance (6 classes): Standard: £70 Concession £60\n\n100% attendance (8 c lasses): Standard: £90 Concession £80\n\nMinimum commitment of 50% atten dance (4 classes) for the whole course (including two drop in days)\, with the option to add extra sessions as drop-ins if you’re able to join mor e.\nWe have tried to make it as affordable as possible\, if the cost is st ill an obstacle for you to attend please get in touch.\n\nFeel free to add a donation when buying your ticket if you would like to support us and ha ve the means.\n\nDisclaimer: If we do not sell enough block tickets for a closed group\, the course may be opened for drop-ins.\n\nAbout the facilit ators:\nEdwina has been dancing contact improvisation for 8 years\, she ha s been taught by Daniel Lepkov\, Nita Little\, Eszter Gál\, amongst many others. Edwina is a trained dancer and massage therapist\; she is inspired by somatics\, anatomy and technical principles of movement to harness a w ide range of expression in the dance. Edwinas' teaching style is fun\, ene rgetic and caring.\nYasin has been dancing for over 5 years and has travel led internationally. His practice has been informed by teachers such as Da niel Lepkov\, Nita Little\, Matan Levkowich\, amongst many others. Yasin i s an engineer and dancer\; he takes inspiration from physics and structure s and applies these principles to contact improvisation. Yasin's teaching style is silly\, imaginative and thorough.\n\nTickets:\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk /e146292\n\nLink to event on 29th Jan\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146418\n\nlink to event on 5th feb\n\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146419\n\nlink to event on 12th Feb\n\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146420\n\nlink to event from 19th Feb to 12th March ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/e146036_i308753_s5.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Workshop LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2911@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260214T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260214T203000 DTSTAMP:20260131T170240Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/freedom-within-limits-exploring-the- edges-of-contact-improvisation/ SUMMARY:Freedom Within Limits - Exploring the Edges of Contact Improvisatio n - The Greenhouse - 14 Feb 26 11:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nImmerse yourself into sensorial textures and landscap es at the edges of contact improvisation with Jamus Wood\, where movement becomes conversation and the rope enriches every whisper of sensation. Sen ses sharpen\, roles shift\, breath thickens\, and touch gathers into a qui et language that pulls you deeper into the dance.\n\nOur day at the edge o f Contact Improvisation\, begins by Grounding ourselves in contact improvi sation and cultivating our attention inward and outward\, so movement well s up from listening\, from breath\, from the body’s own inspirations.\n\ nOnce we are tuned to the groups collective body\, we’ll draw from Shiba ri. We’ll begin without ropes\, exploring relational sensation through w eight and compression\, binding/unbinding\, held/free. From here we will m eet the rope Ichinawa (one-rope) to deepen into resistance and surrender\, stillness and breath\, gravity and flow.\n\nWe’ll conclude our day with an exploratory jam\, allowing space to integrate what we've explored and to express ourselves freely\, weaving our individual journeys into a colle ctive tapestry of creativity and joy.Join us in this supportive circle of explorers. Together\, let’s celebrate the borders of Contact Improvisati on with Shibari\, deepening our connections through movement\, trust and s hared discovery.\n\nLimited tickets available.\n\n\nhttps://www.tickettail or.com/events/jamuswoodembodiment/1957903\n\n\nLocation\nThe Greenhouse\, Hereford Street\, Bedminster\, Bristol\, BS3 4NA\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/freedom.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:The Greenhouse\, Hereford Street\, Bedminster\, Bristol\, BS3 4NA\ , Bristol\, BS3 4NA\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hereford Street\, Bedminste r\, Bristol\, BS3 4NA\, Bristol\, BS3 4NA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS= 100;X-TITLE=The Greenhouse:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2871@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260215T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260215T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T135039Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-12/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 15 Feb 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2926@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260219T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260219T210000 DTSTAMP:20260126T144006Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-bootcamp-2-202 6-02-19/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation BOOTCAMP - St Werburghs Primary School - 19 F eb 26 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nContact Improvisation BOOTCAMP! Bristol 2026\n\nJoin us for 8 weeks of Contact Improvisation\, honing in on the physical part of this practice.\n\nThese 2hr weekly classes lean on developing by practice and repetition\, to build confidence and train the body. The first two classes have the option of dropping in\, thereafter the remaining 6 classes will be a closed group. Each class will consist of:\n\n- Rigorous full body war m up\n- Small Jam\n- Mobility/floorwork drills\n- Contact drills\n- Jam\n- Bodywork\n\nExpect a fun\, dynamic\, focused class with opportunities to improve mobility and advance skills. Exercises repeat throughout each week with options/adaptions according to skill levels as we move through the w eeks.\n\nOPEN LEVEL\nFor those comfortable with weight sharing and keen fo r getting sweaty!\n\nLOCATION\nSports Hall St Werburgh’s Primary School\ , James St\, St Werburgh's\, Avon\, Bristol BS2 9US\n\nTIME / DATE\nThursd ays 7pm-9pm / 22nd January - 12th March 2026\n\nCONTACT INFO:\nmovingthrou ghmovement@gmail.com\n\nPROGRAMME\nWhole course - 22nd January - 12th Marc h (8 Weeks):\n- Drop in (try before committing) - 22nd+29th January (2 wee ks)\n- Closed committed group - 5th February - 12th March\n\nTICKET PRICIN G\nDROP IN - 22nd/ 29th January (each class) : £12 Standard £10 Concessi on\n50% attendance (4 classes): Standard: £46 Concession £40\n\n75% atte ndance (6 classes): Standard: £70 Concession £60\n\n100% attendance (8 c lasses): Standard: £90 Concession £80\n\nMinimum commitment of 50% atten dance (4 classes) for the whole course (including two drop in days)\, with the option to add extra sessions as drop-ins if you’re able to join mor e.\nWe have tried to make it as affordable as possible\, if the cost is st ill an obstacle for you to attend please get in touch.\n\nFeel free to add a donation when buying your ticket if you would like to support us and ha ve the means.\n\nDisclaimer: If we do not sell enough block tickets for a closed group\, the course may be opened for drop-ins.\n\nAbout the facilit ators:\nEdwina has been dancing contact improvisation for 8 years\, she ha s been taught by Daniel Lepkov\, Nita Little\, Eszter Gál\, amongst many others. Edwina is a trained dancer and massage therapist\; she is inspired by somatics\, anatomy and technical principles of movement to harness a w ide range of expression in the dance. Edwinas' teaching style is fun\, ene rgetic and caring.\nYasin has been dancing for over 5 years and has travel led internationally. His practice has been informed by teachers such as Da niel Lepkov\, Nita Little\, Matan Levkowich\, amongst many others. Yasin i s an engineer and dancer\; he takes inspiration from physics and structure s and applies these principles to contact improvisation. Yasin's teaching style is silly\, imaginative and thorough.\n\nTickets:\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk /e146292\n\nLink to event on 29th Jan\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146418\n\nlink to event on 5th feb\n\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146419\n\nlink to event on 12th Feb\n\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146420\n\nlink to event from 19th Feb to 12th March ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/e146036_i308753_s5.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Workshop LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2899@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260222T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260222T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T182901Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2-2026-02-22/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 2 2 Feb 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2914@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260225T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260225T203000 DTSTAMP:20260116T195640Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/queer-contact-improv-improvers-cours e-%e2%9c%a8-2026-02-25/ SUMMARY:Queer Contact Improv: Improvers Course ✨ - St Werburghs Community Centre - 25 Feb 26 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nHey all\, we’re excited to launch a new 6-week course for LGBTQI+ folks with some experience of Contact Improvisation who want to d eepen their practice in a queer-led\, supportive space.\n\nWhether you’v e joined one of our beginner courses or have been dancing CI for a while\, this course is an invitation to refine your skills\, explore new techniqu es\, and move in connection with queer community.\n\nContact Improvisation is a playful\, dynamic dance form rooted in touch\, shared weight\, liste ning\, and embodied awareness.\n\nTogether we’ll explore safe risk\, res ponsiveness\, and new possibilities for movement and connection.\n\nFacili tated by experienced CI practitioners Ania Varez (they/them) and Rhiannon Colvin (she/they)\, the course will build on core CI principles while offe ring space to develop and play.\n\nYou can sign up here: https://forms.gle /wg8z4kbDD3C9REHSA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/QCI.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:St Werburghs Community Centre\, Horley Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9TJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Horley Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9TJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Community Ce ntre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2927@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260226T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260226T210000 DTSTAMP:20260126T144006Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-bootcamp-2-202 6-02-26/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation BOOTCAMP - St Werburghs Primary School - 26 F eb 26 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nContact Improvisation BOOTCAMP! Bristol 2026\n\nJoin us for 8 weeks of Contact Improvisation\, honing in on the physical part of this practice.\n\nThese 2hr weekly classes lean on developing by practice and repetition\, to build confidence and train the body. The first two classes have the option of dropping in\, thereafter the remaining 6 classes will be a closed group. Each class will consist of:\n\n- Rigorous full body war m up\n- Small Jam\n- Mobility/floorwork drills\n- Contact drills\n- Jam\n- Bodywork\n\nExpect a fun\, dynamic\, focused class with opportunities to improve mobility and advance skills. Exercises repeat throughout each week with options/adaptions according to skill levels as we move through the w eeks.\n\nOPEN LEVEL\nFor those comfortable with weight sharing and keen fo r getting sweaty!\n\nLOCATION\nSports Hall St Werburgh’s Primary School\ , James St\, St Werburgh's\, Avon\, Bristol BS2 9US\n\nTIME / DATE\nThursd ays 7pm-9pm / 22nd January - 12th March 2026\n\nCONTACT INFO:\nmovingthrou ghmovement@gmail.com\n\nPROGRAMME\nWhole course - 22nd January - 12th Marc h (8 Weeks):\n- Drop in (try before committing) - 22nd+29th January (2 wee ks)\n- Closed committed group - 5th February - 12th March\n\nTICKET PRICIN G\nDROP IN - 22nd/ 29th January (each class) : £12 Standard £10 Concessi on\n50% attendance (4 classes): Standard: £46 Concession £40\n\n75% atte ndance (6 classes): Standard: £70 Concession £60\n\n100% attendance (8 c lasses): Standard: £90 Concession £80\n\nMinimum commitment of 50% atten dance (4 classes) for the whole course (including two drop in days)\, with the option to add extra sessions as drop-ins if you’re able to join mor e.\nWe have tried to make it as affordable as possible\, if the cost is st ill an obstacle for you to attend please get in touch.\n\nFeel free to add a donation when buying your ticket if you would like to support us and ha ve the means.\n\nDisclaimer: If we do not sell enough block tickets for a closed group\, the course may be opened for drop-ins.\n\nAbout the facilit ators:\nEdwina has been dancing contact improvisation for 8 years\, she ha s been taught by Daniel Lepkov\, Nita Little\, Eszter Gál\, amongst many others. Edwina is a trained dancer and massage therapist\; she is inspired by somatics\, anatomy and technical principles of movement to harness a w ide range of expression in the dance. Edwinas' teaching style is fun\, ene rgetic and caring.\nYasin has been dancing for over 5 years and has travel led internationally. His practice has been informed by teachers such as Da niel Lepkov\, Nita Little\, Matan Levkowich\, amongst many others. Yasin i s an engineer and dancer\; he takes inspiration from physics and structure s and applies these principles to contact improvisation. Yasin's teaching style is silly\, imaginative and thorough.\n\nTickets:\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk /e146292\n\nLink to event on 29th Jan\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146418\n\nlink to event on 5th feb\n\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146419\n\nlink to event on 12th Feb\n\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146420\n\nlink to event from 19th Feb to 12th March ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/e146036_i308753_s5.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Workshop LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2873@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260301T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260301T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T135130Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-14/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 1 Mar 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2915@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260304T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260304T203000 DTSTAMP:20260116T195640Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/queer-contact-improv-improvers-cours e-%e2%9c%a8-2026-03-04/ SUMMARY:Queer Contact Improv: Improvers Course ✨ - St Werburghs Community Centre - 4 Mar 26 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nHey all\, we’re excited to launch a new 6-week course for LGBTQI+ folks with some experience of Contact Improvisation who want to d eepen their practice in a queer-led\, supportive space.\n\nWhether you’v e joined one of our beginner courses or have been dancing CI for a while\, this course is an invitation to refine your skills\, explore new techniqu es\, and move in connection with queer community.\n\nContact Improvisation is a playful\, dynamic dance form rooted in touch\, shared weight\, liste ning\, and embodied awareness.\n\nTogether we’ll explore safe risk\, res ponsiveness\, and new possibilities for movement and connection.\n\nFacili tated by experienced CI practitioners Ania Varez (they/them) and Rhiannon Colvin (she/they)\, the course will build on core CI principles while offe ring space to develop and play.\n\nYou can sign up here: https://forms.gle /wg8z4kbDD3C9REHSA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/QCI.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:St Werburghs Community Centre\, Horley Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9TJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Horley Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9TJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Community Ce ntre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2928@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260305T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260305T210000 DTSTAMP:20260126T144006Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-bootcamp-2-202 6-03-05/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation BOOTCAMP - St Werburghs Primary School - 5 Ma r 26 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nContact Improvisation BOOTCAMP! Bristol 2026\n\nJoin us for 8 weeks of Contact Improvisation\, honing in on the physical part of this practice.\n\nThese 2hr weekly classes lean on developing by practice and repetition\, to build confidence and train the body. The first two classes have the option of dropping in\, thereafter the remaining 6 classes will be a closed group. Each class will consist of:\n\n- Rigorous full body war m up\n- Small Jam\n- Mobility/floorwork drills\n- Contact drills\n- Jam\n- Bodywork\n\nExpect a fun\, dynamic\, focused class with opportunities to improve mobility and advance skills. Exercises repeat throughout each week with options/adaptions according to skill levels as we move through the w eeks.\n\nOPEN LEVEL\nFor those comfortable with weight sharing and keen fo r getting sweaty!\n\nLOCATION\nSports Hall St Werburgh’s Primary School\ , James St\, St Werburgh's\, Avon\, Bristol BS2 9US\n\nTIME / DATE\nThursd ays 7pm-9pm / 22nd January - 12th March 2026\n\nCONTACT INFO:\nmovingthrou ghmovement@gmail.com\n\nPROGRAMME\nWhole course - 22nd January - 12th Marc h (8 Weeks):\n- Drop in (try before committing) - 22nd+29th January (2 wee ks)\n- Closed committed group - 5th February - 12th March\n\nTICKET PRICIN G\nDROP IN - 22nd/ 29th January (each class) : £12 Standard £10 Concessi on\n50% attendance (4 classes): Standard: £46 Concession £40\n\n75% atte ndance (6 classes): Standard: £70 Concession £60\n\n100% attendance (8 c lasses): Standard: £90 Concession £80\n\nMinimum commitment of 50% atten dance (4 classes) for the whole course (including two drop in days)\, with the option to add extra sessions as drop-ins if you’re able to join mor e.\nWe have tried to make it as affordable as possible\, if the cost is st ill an obstacle for you to attend please get in touch.\n\nFeel free to add a donation when buying your ticket if you would like to support us and ha ve the means.\n\nDisclaimer: If we do not sell enough block tickets for a closed group\, the course may be opened for drop-ins.\n\nAbout the facilit ators:\nEdwina has been dancing contact improvisation for 8 years\, she ha s been taught by Daniel Lepkov\, Nita Little\, Eszter Gál\, amongst many others. Edwina is a trained dancer and massage therapist\; she is inspired by somatics\, anatomy and technical principles of movement to harness a w ide range of expression in the dance. Edwinas' teaching style is fun\, ene rgetic and caring.\nYasin has been dancing for over 5 years and has travel led internationally. His practice has been informed by teachers such as Da niel Lepkov\, Nita Little\, Matan Levkowich\, amongst many others. Yasin i s an engineer and dancer\; he takes inspiration from physics and structure s and applies these principles to contact improvisation. Yasin's teaching style is silly\, imaginative and thorough.\n\nTickets:\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk /e146292\n\nLink to event on 29th Jan\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146418\n\nlink to event on 5th feb\n\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146419\n\nlink to event on 12th Feb\n\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146420\n\nlink to event from 19th Feb to 12th March ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/e146036_i308753_s5.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Workshop LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2889@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260308T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260308T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T183032Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2026-03-08/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 8 Mar 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2916@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260311T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260311T203000 DTSTAMP:20260116T195640Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/queer-contact-improv-improvers-cours e-%e2%9c%a8-2026-03-11/ SUMMARY:Queer Contact Improv: Improvers Course ✨ - St Werburghs Community Centre - 11 Mar 26 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nHey all\, we’re excited to launch a new 6-week course for LGBTQI+ folks with some experience of Contact Improvisation who want to d eepen their practice in a queer-led\, supportive space.\n\nWhether you’v e joined one of our beginner courses or have been dancing CI for a while\, this course is an invitation to refine your skills\, explore new techniqu es\, and move in connection with queer community.\n\nContact Improvisation is a playful\, dynamic dance form rooted in touch\, shared weight\, liste ning\, and embodied awareness.\n\nTogether we’ll explore safe risk\, res ponsiveness\, and new possibilities for movement and connection.\n\nFacili tated by experienced CI practitioners Ania Varez (they/them) and Rhiannon Colvin (she/they)\, the course will build on core CI principles while offe ring space to develop and play.\n\nYou can sign up here: https://forms.gle /wg8z4kbDD3C9REHSA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/QCI.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:St Werburghs Community Centre\, Horley Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9TJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Horley Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9TJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Community Ce ntre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2929@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260312T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260312T210000 DTSTAMP:20260126T144006Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-bootcamp-2-202 6-03-12/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation BOOTCAMP - St Werburghs Primary School - 12 M ar 26 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nContact Improvisation BOOTCAMP! Bristol 2026\n\nJoin us for 8 weeks of Contact Improvisation\, honing in on the physical part of this practice.\n\nThese 2hr weekly classes lean on developing by practice and repetition\, to build confidence and train the body. The first two classes have the option of dropping in\, thereafter the remaining 6 classes will be a closed group. Each class will consist of:\n\n- Rigorous full body war m up\n- Small Jam\n- Mobility/floorwork drills\n- Contact drills\n- Jam\n- Bodywork\n\nExpect a fun\, dynamic\, focused class with opportunities to improve mobility and advance skills. Exercises repeat throughout each week with options/adaptions according to skill levels as we move through the w eeks.\n\nOPEN LEVEL\nFor those comfortable with weight sharing and keen fo r getting sweaty!\n\nLOCATION\nSports Hall St Werburgh’s Primary School\ , James St\, St Werburgh's\, Avon\, Bristol BS2 9US\n\nTIME / DATE\nThursd ays 7pm-9pm / 22nd January - 12th March 2026\n\nCONTACT INFO:\nmovingthrou ghmovement@gmail.com\n\nPROGRAMME\nWhole course - 22nd January - 12th Marc h (8 Weeks):\n- Drop in (try before committing) - 22nd+29th January (2 wee ks)\n- Closed committed group - 5th February - 12th March\n\nTICKET PRICIN G\nDROP IN - 22nd/ 29th January (each class) : £12 Standard £10 Concessi on\n50% attendance (4 classes): Standard: £46 Concession £40\n\n75% atte ndance (6 classes): Standard: £70 Concession £60\n\n100% attendance (8 c lasses): Standard: £90 Concession £80\n\nMinimum commitment of 50% atten dance (4 classes) for the whole course (including two drop in days)\, with the option to add extra sessions as drop-ins if you’re able to join mor e.\nWe have tried to make it as affordable as possible\, if the cost is st ill an obstacle for you to attend please get in touch.\n\nFeel free to add a donation when buying your ticket if you would like to support us and ha ve the means.\n\nDisclaimer: If we do not sell enough block tickets for a closed group\, the course may be opened for drop-ins.\n\nAbout the facilit ators:\nEdwina has been dancing contact improvisation for 8 years\, she ha s been taught by Daniel Lepkov\, Nita Little\, Eszter Gál\, amongst many others. Edwina is a trained dancer and massage therapist\; she is inspired by somatics\, anatomy and technical principles of movement to harness a w ide range of expression in the dance. Edwinas' teaching style is fun\, ene rgetic and caring.\nYasin has been dancing for over 5 years and has travel led internationally. His practice has been informed by teachers such as Da niel Lepkov\, Nita Little\, Matan Levkowich\, amongst many others. Yasin i s an engineer and dancer\; he takes inspiration from physics and structure s and applies these principles to contact improvisation. Yasin's teaching style is silly\, imaginative and thorough.\n\nTickets:\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk /e146292\n\nLink to event on 29th Jan\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146418\n\nlink to event on 5th feb\n\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146419\n\nlink to event on 12th Feb\n\n\nhttps://hdfst.uk/e146420\n\nlink to event from 19th Feb to 12th March ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/e146036_i308753_s5.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Workshop LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2881@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260315T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260315T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T135334Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-13/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 15 Mar 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2917@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260318T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260318T203000 DTSTAMP:20260116T195640Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/queer-contact-improv-improvers-cours e-%e2%9c%a8-2026-03-18/ SUMMARY:Queer Contact Improv: Improvers Course ✨ - St Werburghs Community Centre - 18 Mar 26 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nHey all\, we’re excited to launch a new 6-week course for LGBTQI+ folks with some experience of Contact Improvisation who want to d eepen their practice in a queer-led\, supportive space.\n\nWhether you’v e joined one of our beginner courses or have been dancing CI for a while\, this course is an invitation to refine your skills\, explore new techniqu es\, and move in connection with queer community.\n\nContact Improvisation is a playful\, dynamic dance form rooted in touch\, shared weight\, liste ning\, and embodied awareness.\n\nTogether we’ll explore safe risk\, res ponsiveness\, and new possibilities for movement and connection.\n\nFacili tated by experienced CI practitioners Ania Varez (they/them) and Rhiannon Colvin (she/they)\, the course will build on core CI principles while offe ring space to develop and play.\n\nYou can sign up here: https://forms.gle /wg8z4kbDD3C9REHSA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/QCI.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:St Werburghs Community Centre\, Horley Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9TJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Horley Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9TJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Community Ce ntre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2900@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260322T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260322T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T183112Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2-2026-03-22/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 2 2 Mar 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2918@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T203000 DTSTAMP:20260116T195640Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/queer-contact-improv-improvers-cours e-%e2%9c%a8-2026-03-25/ SUMMARY:Queer Contact Improv: Improvers Course ✨ - St Werburghs Community Centre - 25 Mar 26 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nHey all\, we’re excited to launch a new 6-week course for LGBTQI+ folks with some experience of Contact Improvisation who want to d eepen their practice in a queer-led\, supportive space.\n\nWhether you’v e joined one of our beginner courses or have been dancing CI for a while\, this course is an invitation to refine your skills\, explore new techniqu es\, and move in connection with queer community.\n\nContact Improvisation is a playful\, dynamic dance form rooted in touch\, shared weight\, liste ning\, and embodied awareness.\n\nTogether we’ll explore safe risk\, res ponsiveness\, and new possibilities for movement and connection.\n\nFacili tated by experienced CI practitioners Ania Varez (they/them) and Rhiannon Colvin (she/they)\, the course will build on core CI principles while offe ring space to develop and play.\n\nYou can sign up here: https://forms.gle /wg8z4kbDD3C9REHSA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/QCI.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:St Werburghs Community Centre\, Horley Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9TJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Horley Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9TJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Community Ce ntre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2919@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260401T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260401T203000 DTSTAMP:20260116T195640Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/queer-contact-improv-improvers-cours e-%e2%9c%a8-2026-04-01/ SUMMARY:Queer Contact Improv: Improvers Course ✨ - St Werburghs Community Centre - 1 Apr 26 18:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nHey all\, we’re excited to launch a new 6-week course for LGBTQI+ folks with some experience of Contact Improvisation who want to d eepen their practice in a queer-led\, supportive space.\n\nWhether you’v e joined one of our beginner courses or have been dancing CI for a while\, this course is an invitation to refine your skills\, explore new techniqu es\, and move in connection with queer community.\n\nContact Improvisation is a playful\, dynamic dance form rooted in touch\, shared weight\, liste ning\, and embodied awareness.\n\nTogether we’ll explore safe risk\, res ponsiveness\, and new possibilities for movement and connection.\n\nFacili tated by experienced CI practitioners Ania Varez (they/them) and Rhiannon Colvin (she/they)\, the course will build on core CI principles while offe ring space to develop and play.\n\nYou can sign up here: https://forms.gle /wg8z4kbDD3C9REHSA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/QCI.jpeg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:St Werburghs Community Centre\, Horley Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9TJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Horley Road\, Bristol\, BS2 9TJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Community Ce ntre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2874@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260405T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260405T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T135153Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-15/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 5 Apr 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2890@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260412T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260412T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T183221Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2026-04-12/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 1 2 Apr 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2932@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T170941Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/moving-through-ci-class-and-jam/ SUMMARY:Moving Through - CI Class and Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 1 6 Apr 26 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n8 Weeks course - Exploring contact through the lenses somat ic bodywork\, dynamic movement and floorwork\n\nThursdays 7-9pm.\n16th Apr il to 4th June 2026\n\n****\n\n7pm to 8pm class\n8pm to 9pm Jam\n\nThese c lasses/jams are suited for those with some baseline of CI (not a complete beginner)\n\nTickets available for blocks (100%\, 50%) and drop in (jam or class)\n\n******\n\nThis series will be split into two types of classes\; 'Moving inwards' and 'Moving outwards' running in alternative weeks.\n\nM OVING INWARD CLASSES:\nTheses classes are an invitation to slow down and a rrive in the body\, shifting the focus from doing to being in motion. By t uning into subtle physical sensations\, we will explore movement quality l ike melting and nesting\, learning to yield weight with ease and soften in to the spaces around us. Through deep somatic listening\, the dance will b ecome a quiet relational exploration\, where every point of contact is a c onversation. It is a process of discovery allowing the body to lead and th e movement to unfold.\n\nMOVING OUTWARDS CLASSES\nThis class is a high ene rgy dive into the mechanics of flight and the physics of the body in motio n . We move beyond the subtle to engage with momentum and dynamics using t he floor as a launch pad for locomotion and rolls that travel across the r oom. The focus is here on form and technique\, building the tonality and s tructural integrity needed to navigate inversions and effortless lifts\, i t is a deeply physical practice where we learn to channel force and weight \, transforming technical prescion into a fluid athletic dance.\n\nIn CI t hese concepts work togther with each other\, but we present them separatel y in order to dive deeper into each one. Even though inwards and outwards can never truly be seperated.\n\n*******\n\nTwo discounted rates are avail able for helpers\, who would normally face a financial barrier for attenda nce. Helpers would be required to attend 100% of the classes / jams. Their role would only involve door duties\, at the start of class and at the ja m change over. Please contact us on movingthroughmovement@gmail.com\n\n*** \n\n16th April - Class 1 Moving Inwards (Part A)\n23rd April - Class 2 Mov ing Outwards (Part A)\n30th April - Class 3 Moving Inwards (Part B)\n7th M ay - Class 4 Moving Outwards (Part B)\n14th May - Class 5 Moving Inwards ( Part C)\n21st May - Class 6 Moving Outwards (Part C)\n28th May - Class 7 M oving Inwards (Part D)\n4th June - Class 8 Moving Outwards (Part D)\n\n*** **\n\nTickets: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/st-werburghs-p rimary-school-james-street-bs2-9us-bristol/thu-16-apr-moving-through-ci-cl ass-and-jam-151428#e151428 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/03/e151428_i324576_s4-1.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2875@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260419T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260419T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T135204Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-16/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 19 Apr 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2933@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260423T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260423T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T170941Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/moving-through-ci-class-and-jam/ SUMMARY:Moving Through - CI Class and Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 2 3 Apr 26 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n8 Weeks course - Exploring contact through the lenses somat ic bodywork\, dynamic movement and floorwork\n\nThursdays 7-9pm.\n16th Apr il to 4th June 2026\n\n****\n\n7pm to 8pm class\n8pm to 9pm Jam\n\nThese c lasses/jams are suited for those with some baseline of CI (not a complete beginner)\n\nTickets available for blocks (100%\, 50%) and drop in (jam or class)\n\n******\n\nThis series will be split into two types of classes\; 'Moving inwards' and 'Moving outwards' running in alternative weeks.\n\nM OVING INWARD CLASSES:\nTheses classes are an invitation to slow down and a rrive in the body\, shifting the focus from doing to being in motion. By t uning into subtle physical sensations\, we will explore movement quality l ike melting and nesting\, learning to yield weight with ease and soften in to the spaces around us. Through deep somatic listening\, the dance will b ecome a quiet relational exploration\, where every point of contact is a c onversation. It is a process of discovery allowing the body to lead and th e movement to unfold.\n\nMOVING OUTWARDS CLASSES\nThis class is a high ene rgy dive into the mechanics of flight and the physics of the body in motio n . We move beyond the subtle to engage with momentum and dynamics using t he floor as a launch pad for locomotion and rolls that travel across the r oom. The focus is here on form and technique\, building the tonality and s tructural integrity needed to navigate inversions and effortless lifts\, i t is a deeply physical practice where we learn to channel force and weight \, transforming technical prescion into a fluid athletic dance.\n\nIn CI t hese concepts work togther with each other\, but we present them separatel y in order to dive deeper into each one. Even though inwards and outwards can never truly be seperated.\n\n*******\n\nTwo discounted rates are avail able for helpers\, who would normally face a financial barrier for attenda nce. Helpers would be required to attend 100% of the classes / jams. Their role would only involve door duties\, at the start of class and at the ja m change over. Please contact us on movingthroughmovement@gmail.com\n\n*** \n\n16th April - Class 1 Moving Inwards (Part A)\n23rd April - Class 2 Mov ing Outwards (Part A)\n30th April - Class 3 Moving Inwards (Part B)\n7th M ay - Class 4 Moving Outwards (Part B)\n14th May - Class 5 Moving Inwards ( Part C)\n21st May - Class 6 Moving Outwards (Part C)\n28th May - Class 7 M oving Inwards (Part D)\n4th June - Class 8 Moving Outwards (Part D)\n\n*** **\n\nTickets: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/st-werburghs-p rimary-school-james-street-bs2-9us-bristol/thu-16-apr-moving-through-ci-cl ass-and-jam-151428#e151428 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/03/e151428_i324576_s4-1.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2901@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260426T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260426T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T183139Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2-2026-04-26/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 2 6 Apr 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2934@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T170941Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/moving-through-ci-class-and-jam/ SUMMARY:Moving Through - CI Class and Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 3 0 Apr 26 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n8 Weeks course - Exploring contact through the lenses somat ic bodywork\, dynamic movement and floorwork\n\nThursdays 7-9pm.\n16th Apr il to 4th June 2026\n\n****\n\n7pm to 8pm class\n8pm to 9pm Jam\n\nThese c lasses/jams are suited for those with some baseline of CI (not a complete beginner)\n\nTickets available for blocks (100%\, 50%) and drop in (jam or class)\n\n******\n\nThis series will be split into two types of classes\; 'Moving inwards' and 'Moving outwards' running in alternative weeks.\n\nM OVING INWARD CLASSES:\nTheses classes are an invitation to slow down and a rrive in the body\, shifting the focus from doing to being in motion. By t uning into subtle physical sensations\, we will explore movement quality l ike melting and nesting\, learning to yield weight with ease and soften in to the spaces around us. Through deep somatic listening\, the dance will b ecome a quiet relational exploration\, where every point of contact is a c onversation. It is a process of discovery allowing the body to lead and th e movement to unfold.\n\nMOVING OUTWARDS CLASSES\nThis class is a high ene rgy dive into the mechanics of flight and the physics of the body in motio n . We move beyond the subtle to engage with momentum and dynamics using t he floor as a launch pad for locomotion and rolls that travel across the r oom. The focus is here on form and technique\, building the tonality and s tructural integrity needed to navigate inversions and effortless lifts\, i t is a deeply physical practice where we learn to channel force and weight \, transforming technical prescion into a fluid athletic dance.\n\nIn CI t hese concepts work togther with each other\, but we present them separatel y in order to dive deeper into each one. Even though inwards and outwards can never truly be seperated.\n\n*******\n\nTwo discounted rates are avail able for helpers\, who would normally face a financial barrier for attenda nce. Helpers would be required to attend 100% of the classes / jams. Their role would only involve door duties\, at the start of class and at the ja m change over. Please contact us on movingthroughmovement@gmail.com\n\n*** \n\n16th April - Class 1 Moving Inwards (Part A)\n23rd April - Class 2 Mov ing Outwards (Part A)\n30th April - Class 3 Moving Inwards (Part B)\n7th M ay - Class 4 Moving Outwards (Part B)\n14th May - Class 5 Moving Inwards ( Part C)\n21st May - Class 6 Moving Outwards (Part C)\n28th May - Class 7 M oving Inwards (Part D)\n4th June - Class 8 Moving Outwards (Part D)\n\n*** **\n\nTickets: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/st-werburghs-p rimary-school-james-street-bs2-9us-bristol/thu-16-apr-moving-through-ci-cl ass-and-jam-151428#e151428 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/03/e151428_i324576_s4-1.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2930@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T170000 DTSTAMP:20260221T100118Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/size-a-contact-improvisation-worksho p-with-jan-ming-lee-and-joe-evans/ SUMMARY:Size? A Contact Improvisation Workshop with Jan-Ming Lee and Joe Ev ans - St Werburghs Primary School - 3 May 26 14:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nAll of our bodies are different in size - different heights \, weights\, widths\, proportions...\nIn this workshop we will explore how size shapes our dances in contact improvisation. In a dance form which fo cuses on weight sharing\, how can we playfully and honestly navigate our d ifferences? How can we find the dance that works for two specific\, differ ent bodies? And how do we feel about our own size when we dance?\n\nThe wo rkshop is open to anyone with some experience of contact improvisation\, f rom beginners to more experienced dancers.Joe Evans and Jan-Ming Lee are v ery different sized dancers. They have been researching\, dancing together and questioning their different body sizes\, and would like to bring thei r games and strategies to help others in their dance!\n\nTickets are £22 or £16\, please choose according to your situation.\n\nhttps://app.ticket tailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/2082577\n\nDoors open 1 :30pm\, workshop from 2:00pm until 5:00pm.\n\nAt 5:30pm the regular Bristo l CI jam will take place in the same space. The evening jam is FREE for a nyone attending Size?\n\nJan-Ming Lee is a dancer\, musician and somatic educator. As a dancer and artist her work has been shown at Tate Modern\, The Place\, Curve Theatre and Victoria &\; Albert Museum\, and she has collaborated with artists and companies including ZU-UK (immersive intimat e theatre)\, Corinne Jola (neuroscientific choreographer)\, Neil Paris (SM ITH dancetheatre)\, Tim Murray-Browne (creative coder)\, The Next Room and Kandinsky Theatre. https://janlee.org/\n\nJoe Evans first came to conta ct improvisation as a improvising musician\, collaborating with Gerald Tyl er (dance/physical theatre) and co-founding Bristol free jazz legends Limb o. His lifelong interest in movement and somatic practice quickly drew him into CI as a dancer.\nHis recent improvised collaboration with Emmy the H arp\, 'Like dewdrops\, like diamonds' is here:\nhttps://youtu.be/-J3aixHpf DM\n\n*Free entry to the jam and foodshare afterwards at 5:15 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/02/janandjoe.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2876@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T135214Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-17/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 3 May 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2935@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260507T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260507T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T170941Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/moving-through-ci-class-and-jam/ SUMMARY:Moving Through - CI Class and Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 7 May 26 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n8 Weeks course - Exploring contact through the lenses somat ic bodywork\, dynamic movement and floorwork\n\nThursdays 7-9pm.\n16th Apr il to 4th June 2026\n\n****\n\n7pm to 8pm class\n8pm to 9pm Jam\n\nThese c lasses/jams are suited for those with some baseline of CI (not a complete beginner)\n\nTickets available for blocks (100%\, 50%) and drop in (jam or class)\n\n******\n\nThis series will be split into two types of classes\; 'Moving inwards' and 'Moving outwards' running in alternative weeks.\n\nM OVING INWARD CLASSES:\nTheses classes are an invitation to slow down and a rrive in the body\, shifting the focus from doing to being in motion. By t uning into subtle physical sensations\, we will explore movement quality l ike melting and nesting\, learning to yield weight with ease and soften in to the spaces around us. Through deep somatic listening\, the dance will b ecome a quiet relational exploration\, where every point of contact is a c onversation. It is a process of discovery allowing the body to lead and th e movement to unfold.\n\nMOVING OUTWARDS CLASSES\nThis class is a high ene rgy dive into the mechanics of flight and the physics of the body in motio n . We move beyond the subtle to engage with momentum and dynamics using t he floor as a launch pad for locomotion and rolls that travel across the r oom. The focus is here on form and technique\, building the tonality and s tructural integrity needed to navigate inversions and effortless lifts\, i t is a deeply physical practice where we learn to channel force and weight \, transforming technical prescion into a fluid athletic dance.\n\nIn CI t hese concepts work togther with each other\, but we present them separatel y in order to dive deeper into each one. Even though inwards and outwards can never truly be seperated.\n\n*******\n\nTwo discounted rates are avail able for helpers\, who would normally face a financial barrier for attenda nce. Helpers would be required to attend 100% of the classes / jams. Their role would only involve door duties\, at the start of class and at the ja m change over. Please contact us on movingthroughmovement@gmail.com\n\n*** \n\n16th April - Class 1 Moving Inwards (Part A)\n23rd April - Class 2 Mov ing Outwards (Part A)\n30th April - Class 3 Moving Inwards (Part B)\n7th M ay - Class 4 Moving Outwards (Part B)\n14th May - Class 5 Moving Inwards ( Part C)\n21st May - Class 6 Moving Outwards (Part C)\n28th May - Class 7 M oving Inwards (Part D)\n4th June - Class 8 Moving Outwards (Part D)\n\n*** **\n\nTickets: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/st-werburghs-p rimary-school-james-street-bs2-9us-bristol/thu-16-apr-moving-through-ci-cl ass-and-jam-151428#e151428 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/03/e151428_i324576_s4-1.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2891@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260510T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260510T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T182956Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2026-05-10/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 1 0 May 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2936@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T170941Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/moving-through-ci-class-and-jam/ SUMMARY:Moving Through - CI Class and Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 1 4 May 26 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n8 Weeks course - Exploring contact through the lenses somat ic bodywork\, dynamic movement and floorwork\n\nThursdays 7-9pm.\n16th Apr il to 4th June 2026\n\n****\n\n7pm to 8pm class\n8pm to 9pm Jam\n\nThese c lasses/jams are suited for those with some baseline of CI (not a complete beginner)\n\nTickets available for blocks (100%\, 50%) and drop in (jam or class)\n\n******\n\nThis series will be split into two types of classes\; 'Moving inwards' and 'Moving outwards' running in alternative weeks.\n\nM OVING INWARD CLASSES:\nTheses classes are an invitation to slow down and a rrive in the body\, shifting the focus from doing to being in motion. By t uning into subtle physical sensations\, we will explore movement quality l ike melting and nesting\, learning to yield weight with ease and soften in to the spaces around us. Through deep somatic listening\, the dance will b ecome a quiet relational exploration\, where every point of contact is a c onversation. It is a process of discovery allowing the body to lead and th e movement to unfold.\n\nMOVING OUTWARDS CLASSES\nThis class is a high ene rgy dive into the mechanics of flight and the physics of the body in motio n . We move beyond the subtle to engage with momentum and dynamics using t he floor as a launch pad for locomotion and rolls that travel across the r oom. The focus is here on form and technique\, building the tonality and s tructural integrity needed to navigate inversions and effortless lifts\, i t is a deeply physical practice where we learn to channel force and weight \, transforming technical prescion into a fluid athletic dance.\n\nIn CI t hese concepts work togther with each other\, but we present them separatel y in order to dive deeper into each one. Even though inwards and outwards can never truly be seperated.\n\n*******\n\nTwo discounted rates are avail able for helpers\, who would normally face a financial barrier for attenda nce. Helpers would be required to attend 100% of the classes / jams. Their role would only involve door duties\, at the start of class and at the ja m change over. Please contact us on movingthroughmovement@gmail.com\n\n*** \n\n16th April - Class 1 Moving Inwards (Part A)\n23rd April - Class 2 Mov ing Outwards (Part A)\n30th April - Class 3 Moving Inwards (Part B)\n7th M ay - Class 4 Moving Outwards (Part B)\n14th May - Class 5 Moving Inwards ( Part C)\n21st May - Class 6 Moving Outwards (Part C)\n28th May - Class 7 M oving Inwards (Part D)\n4th June - Class 8 Moving Outwards (Part D)\n\n*** **\n\nTickets: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/st-werburghs-p rimary-school-james-street-bs2-9us-bristol/thu-16-apr-moving-through-ci-cl ass-and-jam-151428#e151428 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/03/e151428_i324576_s4-1.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2877@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260517T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260517T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T135223Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-18/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 17 May 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2937@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T170941Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/moving-through-ci-class-and-jam/ SUMMARY:Moving Through - CI Class and Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 2 1 May 26 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n8 Weeks course - Exploring contact through the lenses somat ic bodywork\, dynamic movement and floorwork\n\nThursdays 7-9pm.\n16th Apr il to 4th June 2026\n\n****\n\n7pm to 8pm class\n8pm to 9pm Jam\n\nThese c lasses/jams are suited for those with some baseline of CI (not a complete beginner)\n\nTickets available for blocks (100%\, 50%) and drop in (jam or class)\n\n******\n\nThis series will be split into two types of classes\; 'Moving inwards' and 'Moving outwards' running in alternative weeks.\n\nM OVING INWARD CLASSES:\nTheses classes are an invitation to slow down and a rrive in the body\, shifting the focus from doing to being in motion. By t uning into subtle physical sensations\, we will explore movement quality l ike melting and nesting\, learning to yield weight with ease and soften in to the spaces around us. Through deep somatic listening\, the dance will b ecome a quiet relational exploration\, where every point of contact is a c onversation. It is a process of discovery allowing the body to lead and th e movement to unfold.\n\nMOVING OUTWARDS CLASSES\nThis class is a high ene rgy dive into the mechanics of flight and the physics of the body in motio n . We move beyond the subtle to engage with momentum and dynamics using t he floor as a launch pad for locomotion and rolls that travel across the r oom. The focus is here on form and technique\, building the tonality and s tructural integrity needed to navigate inversions and effortless lifts\, i t is a deeply physical practice where we learn to channel force and weight \, transforming technical prescion into a fluid athletic dance.\n\nIn CI t hese concepts work togther with each other\, but we present them separatel y in order to dive deeper into each one. Even though inwards and outwards can never truly be seperated.\n\n*******\n\nTwo discounted rates are avail able for helpers\, who would normally face a financial barrier for attenda nce. Helpers would be required to attend 100% of the classes / jams. Their role would only involve door duties\, at the start of class and at the ja m change over. Please contact us on movingthroughmovement@gmail.com\n\n*** \n\n16th April - Class 1 Moving Inwards (Part A)\n23rd April - Class 2 Mov ing Outwards (Part A)\n30th April - Class 3 Moving Inwards (Part B)\n7th M ay - Class 4 Moving Outwards (Part B)\n14th May - Class 5 Moving Inwards ( Part C)\n21st May - Class 6 Moving Outwards (Part C)\n28th May - Class 7 M oving Inwards (Part D)\n4th June - Class 8 Moving Outwards (Part D)\n\n*** **\n\nTickets: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/st-werburghs-p rimary-school-james-street-bs2-9us-bristol/thu-16-apr-moving-through-ci-cl ass-and-jam-151428#e151428 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/03/e151428_i324576_s4-1.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2902@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260524T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260524T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T182929Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2-2026-05-24/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 2 4 May 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2938@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260528T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260528T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T170941Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/moving-through-ci-class-and-jam/ SUMMARY:Moving Through - CI Class and Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 2 8 May 26 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n8 Weeks course - Exploring contact through the lenses somat ic bodywork\, dynamic movement and floorwork\n\nThursdays 7-9pm.\n16th Apr il to 4th June 2026\n\n****\n\n7pm to 8pm class\n8pm to 9pm Jam\n\nThese c lasses/jams are suited for those with some baseline of CI (not a complete beginner)\n\nTickets available for blocks (100%\, 50%) and drop in (jam or class)\n\n******\n\nThis series will be split into two types of classes\; 'Moving inwards' and 'Moving outwards' running in alternative weeks.\n\nM OVING INWARD CLASSES:\nTheses classes are an invitation to slow down and a rrive in the body\, shifting the focus from doing to being in motion. By t uning into subtle physical sensations\, we will explore movement quality l ike melting and nesting\, learning to yield weight with ease and soften in to the spaces around us. Through deep somatic listening\, the dance will b ecome a quiet relational exploration\, where every point of contact is a c onversation. It is a process of discovery allowing the body to lead and th e movement to unfold.\n\nMOVING OUTWARDS CLASSES\nThis class is a high ene rgy dive into the mechanics of flight and the physics of the body in motio n . We move beyond the subtle to engage with momentum and dynamics using t he floor as a launch pad for locomotion and rolls that travel across the r oom. The focus is here on form and technique\, building the tonality and s tructural integrity needed to navigate inversions and effortless lifts\, i t is a deeply physical practice where we learn to channel force and weight \, transforming technical prescion into a fluid athletic dance.\n\nIn CI t hese concepts work togther with each other\, but we present them separatel y in order to dive deeper into each one. Even though inwards and outwards can never truly be seperated.\n\n*******\n\nTwo discounted rates are avail able for helpers\, who would normally face a financial barrier for attenda nce. Helpers would be required to attend 100% of the classes / jams. Their role would only involve door duties\, at the start of class and at the ja m change over. Please contact us on movingthroughmovement@gmail.com\n\n*** \n\n16th April - Class 1 Moving Inwards (Part A)\n23rd April - Class 2 Mov ing Outwards (Part A)\n30th April - Class 3 Moving Inwards (Part B)\n7th M ay - Class 4 Moving Outwards (Part B)\n14th May - Class 5 Moving Inwards ( Part C)\n21st May - Class 6 Moving Outwards (Part C)\n28th May - Class 7 M oving Inwards (Part D)\n4th June - Class 8 Moving Outwards (Part D)\n\n*** **\n\nTickets: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/st-werburghs-p rimary-school-james-street-bs2-9us-bristol/thu-16-apr-moving-through-ci-cl ass-and-jam-151428#e151428 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/03/e151428_i324576_s4-1.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2939@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260604T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260604T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T170941Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/moving-through-ci-class-and-jam/ SUMMARY:Moving Through - CI Class and Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 4 Jun 26 19:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n8 Weeks course - Exploring contact through the lenses somat ic bodywork\, dynamic movement and floorwork\n\nThursdays 7-9pm.\n16th Apr il to 4th June 2026\n\n****\n\n7pm to 8pm class\n8pm to 9pm Jam\n\nThese c lasses/jams are suited for those with some baseline of CI (not a complete beginner)\n\nTickets available for blocks (100%\, 50%) and drop in (jam or class)\n\n******\n\nThis series will be split into two types of classes\; 'Moving inwards' and 'Moving outwards' running in alternative weeks.\n\nM OVING INWARD CLASSES:\nTheses classes are an invitation to slow down and a rrive in the body\, shifting the focus from doing to being in motion. By t uning into subtle physical sensations\, we will explore movement quality l ike melting and nesting\, learning to yield weight with ease and soften in to the spaces around us. Through deep somatic listening\, the dance will b ecome a quiet relational exploration\, where every point of contact is a c onversation. It is a process of discovery allowing the body to lead and th e movement to unfold.\n\nMOVING OUTWARDS CLASSES\nThis class is a high ene rgy dive into the mechanics of flight and the physics of the body in motio n . We move beyond the subtle to engage with momentum and dynamics using t he floor as a launch pad for locomotion and rolls that travel across the r oom. The focus is here on form and technique\, building the tonality and s tructural integrity needed to navigate inversions and effortless lifts\, i t is a deeply physical practice where we learn to channel force and weight \, transforming technical prescion into a fluid athletic dance.\n\nIn CI t hese concepts work togther with each other\, but we present them separatel y in order to dive deeper into each one. Even though inwards and outwards can never truly be seperated.\n\n*******\n\nTwo discounted rates are avail able for helpers\, who would normally face a financial barrier for attenda nce. Helpers would be required to attend 100% of the classes / jams. Their role would only involve door duties\, at the start of class and at the ja m change over. Please contact us on movingthroughmovement@gmail.com\n\n*** \n\n16th April - Class 1 Moving Inwards (Part A)\n23rd April - Class 2 Mov ing Outwards (Part A)\n30th April - Class 3 Moving Inwards (Part B)\n7th M ay - Class 4 Moving Outwards (Part B)\n14th May - Class 5 Moving Inwards ( Part C)\n21st May - Class 6 Moving Outwards (Part C)\n28th May - Class 7 M oving Inwards (Part D)\n4th June - Class 8 Moving Outwards (Part D)\n\n*** **\n\nTickets: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/st-werburghs-p rimary-school-james-street-bs2-9us-bristol/thu-16-apr-moving-through-ci-cl ass-and-jam-151428#e151428 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/03/e151428_i324576_s4-1.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class,CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2878@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260607T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260607T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T135234Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-19/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 7 Jun 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. See https://contactdance.co.uk/\nNote: The area is residential\, so we kindly ask attendees to park/arrive/leave quietly and be respectful of the neighbours.\nLocationSt Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bri stol\, BS2 9US\n\nBook tickets here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/br istolcontactimprovisationdance/1483014 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 22/02/monthly-jam.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Jam LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2892@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260614T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260614T193000 DTSTAMP:20250906T182633Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-beginners-clas s-2026-06-14/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation Beginners Class - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 1 4 Jun 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\nBristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners class es (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.\nHere is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI\nTea chers: Yasin Hussain\, Edwina Pereira\, Jan-Ming Lee\, Sam Bloomfield\, Ka ren Logan Woods\, Simon Leach\, Claire Coveney\, Grace Newman.\nThere are different teachers different weeks\, so you can experience different style s and perspectives in each class.\nThe classes will include:- Developing b ody awareness through movement in space- Learning to share weight with oth ers through a point of contact- Using gravity to inform our movement explo rations- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground\, bot h directly and through contact with others- Embodying movement pathways\, both solo and in contact- Exploring different qualities of movement and to uch- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and g roup improvisation\n\nDates:28th September12th and 26th October9th and 23r d November14th and 28th December11th and 25th January8th and 22nd February 8th and 22nd March12th and 26th April10th and 24th May14th June\n\nTime: 5 .15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm\, class starts 5:30. Please arrive i n good time so we can start together.)Location: Hut 6388\, Bartholomew's R oad\, St Andrews\, Bristol BS 79BJ\nCostIndividual class: £10 Concession\ , £13 waged\, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk if y ou can't afford the concession price.\nBooking: https://www.tickettailor.c om/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment\, please do book in advance once bookin g is open.\nAny queries\, email info@contactdance.co.ukWe aim to provide a n inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requireme nts\, please do let us know when making a booking.\nAbout CIContact Improv isation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic\, sometimes qui et and meditative\, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. T he practice includes rolling\, falling\, being upside down\, following a p hysical point of contact\, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It i s a free play with balance\, of no set outcome\, bringing forth a physical /emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the partici pants informed\, centered\, and enlivened. (Paxton\, Chung)\nFor more info rmation about this practice and Bristol CI\, please visit: https://contac tdance.co.uk/\nPhotography: Ella SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 23/03/grace.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Class LOCATION:63rd Bristol Scouts Hut\, St Bartholomews Road\, St Andrews\, Bris tol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=St Bartholomews Road\, St A ndrews\, Bristol\, BS7 9BJ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=63r d Bristol Scouts Hut:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2879@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260621T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260621T200000 DTSTAMP:20250610T135244Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/bristol-ci-jam-20/ SUMMARY:Bristol CI Jam - St Werburghs Primary School - 21 Jun 26 17:15 DESCRIPTION:\n(Image by Giulia Ravarotto)\nCome and jam 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.Join us for an evening of Contact Improvisation\, hosted by B ristol CI.The session will be a jam only space\, open to all levels ofexpe rience.\nEach 3th Sunday of the month will feature live improvised music.\ nEach 1st Sunday of the month we'll stay open until 9pm for a post jam foo dshare. Bring something yummy!\nSpace Opens at: 5:15pm for personal warm u p.Jam : 5.30pm to 7.45pmSpace Closes: 8pm (or 9pm when there is a foodshar e)\nPrice: £8 supported\, £10 standard\nFor those unable to afford £8 t here are a limited number of tickets available for £5\nAny queries email info@contactdance.co.uk\nFor more info on Bristol CI and Contact Improvisa tion. 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