Contact improvisation isn’t just dance without choreography, it’s life — a microcosm illuminating a way to be in the world. “Who you are as a person is who you are as an improviser,” says Nancy Stark ...
Where you are when you don’t know where you are is one of the most precious spots offered by improvisation. It is a place from which more directions are possible than anywhere else. Nancy Stark Smith, ...
Center Dance, in partnership with members of the Western New York dance community, are addressing the controversies surrounding touch through a unique and niche dance form this March. “Mission ...
Costs are $60 waged and $40 unwaged. Bookings/info contact Sumara Fraser @ widancenz@gmail.com or ph. 04 905 3143 WIDance (Wellington Integrated Dance) is holding a weekend workshop in Integrated ...
Developed in the 1970s, contact — as it’s affectionately called by aficionados — shares characteristics with martial arts, yoga and even ballroom dance. But unlike the latter, there’s no set leader or ...
Contact improvisation dance has been described as “moving massage,” “body surfing,” “gymnastics,” “post-modern folk dancing.” Rana “Satori” Stewart, who leads a class in contact improvisation dance ...
--- The Center Jam ---A monthly contact improv class and jam at the Center SF. We start with a beginner-friendly 1 hour fundamentals class, which aims to create a safe space for new dancers. Then, we ...
She helped develop and popularize a dance form that is both artful and athletic, focusing on touch, gravity and weight sharing. By Gia Kourlas Nancy Stark Smith didn’t care much for dance as a child ...
--- The Center Jam ---A monthly contact improv class and jam at the Center SF. We start with a beginner-friendly 1 hour fundamentals class, which aims to create a safe space for new dancers. Then, we ...