Our contact improv group meets for scheduled jams at ASU, with occasional workshops led by contact improv teachers from across the country.

Every Thursday we have a beautiful studio open from 8:30-11pm at 7th Heaven Yoga in Berkeley. This is a big space, so we’re excited for this contact improv jam to welcome other somatic arts (like acro-yoga, capoeira, tai chi) into the creative soup. The soundscape is varied, with a mix of silence, downtempo/ambient recorded tracks, and tasteful live music.

Also, please to be in touch if you’re interested in leading a pre-jam class/lab, would like to offer some live music, or have any other ideas or suggestions for the time/space.

Spend an early lunch hour (or hour-plus) in a playful atmosphere, dancing contact improvisation and/or exploring the wealth of interesting equipment (including aerial) and people at Athletic Playground. (Nice clean floor too!)

Everyone welcome, from “beginner” to “advanced with beginner’s mind.”

With the blessings of the Athletic Playground management, this gathering takes place during “open gym” time at the Playground, where non-members can always drop in from 9:30am until 12:00 noon for only $5.

Showers available – bring your own towel and soap.

An RSVP on our Facebook event page would be very helpful: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157620917608640

Off street parking available in the lot adjacent to the Playground. Wheelchair accessible. Please no scents.

More info about Athletic Playground: http://www.athleticplayground.com/

Playful Jam Website: https://sites.google.com/site/playfulcontactjam/

Spring Workshop with Michael Doonan

Contact Improv for Actors explores the fundamentals of physical preparation through stretch, strength, and alignment; and the relationship of the actor to the physical environment, to the group, and to a specific ‘other’. The result is an instinctual, unpredictable, and undeniable presence.

Every actor has the potential to develop these instincts, skills, and presence regardless of size, weight, or previous training, and this is achieved through a combination of physical and mental preparation.

Michael Doonan holds an M.F.A. in Acting from UC Irvine, where he now teaches Contact Improvisation with Annie Loui, a heralding force in this work. Michael has studied with international theatre artists at the Grotowski Institute in Poland and also with the Moscow Art Theatre and Harvard/ A.R.T. in Cambridge, MA.

Contact Improvisation class at 7pm, taught by Ron Estes, Jess Humphrey, or Leslie Seiters. Occasional guest teachers.

Jam follows from 8pm till 10pm

Small, but very dedicated community. Almost always, Kris Apple takes class and then does amazing things with his violin to support the jam.

DanceJam is a by-product of the expressive arts movement that began in the early '70s along with the post-modern and contact improvisation dance movements. In San Diego County, our community has been coming together in the dance for over thirty-five years. We meet three times a week – on Friday nights in North Park, and on Sunday mornings and Tuesday nights in Encinitas.

20 years in SF: International faculty teach the SF CI Series every Tuesday followed by 3-hour Jam, co-sponsored by HumilitySwim.org and CounterPULSE. Space is wheelchair accessible, easy to reach by public transit (Civic Ctr BART stop and 14/Mission MUNI bus). Website posts each month’s class teacher and any holiday closures. Closed on the Tuesday that coincides with SF CI Symposium annually in June. Contact

The improvisation dance jam is every Wednesday night on a drop-in basis at Shotwell Studios in SF’s Mission district.

Deepen your experience and feel included at this fun jam in a beautiful space!

For more information on sponsor Footloose and Shotwell Studios email: footloosepresents@gmail.com or call 415-920-2223 — call first if you are a visitor.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS: This is a community event. And join us if you are a musician, an artist who draws, or an observer. Note: photography is allowed by group consensus.

sjDANCEco
presents
Contact IMPROV Jam

Hosted by Nhan Ho
When: Once a MONTH,
Dates: September 9th, 2011, October 7th, 2011, Upcoming Months: TBA
Times: 8-10pm (8-9pm Class, 9-10pm Jam)
Where: SJSU’s Washington Square Hall 204
FREE!!!!

This Jam Session is an opportunity for dancers, musicians, and other artists to collaborate in an open space. There are no rules or structure for the evening. Just enjoy the process or be an audience. This venue was created to provide a space for artists who want to explore the endless possibilities of improv and contact improv. Feel free come and go as you wish. All ages and levels are welcome. Live accompanists and other artists is highly appreciated for the contribution of the evening. We hope to continue this Jam as an ongoing event monthly and that you will join us whenever you can. Thank you.

It’s Summer!! Please join us for Contact Improv in the fresh air and wide open grassy space surrounded by the beauty of the sky and the trees, while the weather permits. All levels welcome.

When you come~
-Be free of strong perfumes, essential oils, body odors…
- Wear clothing you can move in freely, without buttons or hardware that may scratch a partner.
-Kneepads, optional but recommended. To purchase:
http://www.contactquarterly.com/kp/kp.html

The LA contact jam is every Sunday evening in Santa Monica. We have a short opening circle around 6:30pm and a closing circle at 9:00pm, but you may arrive and leave at any time.

Once a month, we have a "Be or Bring a Beginner Jam," where the first hour is a contact class open to all levels. However, you are welcome to come and start jamming right away if you prefer.

open to all levels. live music on the 1st, 3rd, & 5th tuesdays. no music 2nd & 4th tuesdays.

Twice Monthly improvisational dance sessions. See website for schedule updates and location.

The Boulder Contact Lab is a place for ongoing personal exploration and deepening through the form of Contact Improvisation.

Every Sunday
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
$4 – $7
Pearl Street Studio
2126 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO 80302
(Behind Snarf's)

WEBSITE: http://sites.google.com/site/bouldercilab/
CONTACT: http://sites.google.com/site/bouldercilab/contact

Sundays, 8:45-9:45am

This is an ongoing weekly “Fundamentals of Contact Improvisation” class on Sundays at 8:45-9:45am at the Pearl Street Studio (2126 Pearl Street, next to Snarf’s). This class takes place right before the Sunday lab and will be focused on exploring the fundamental techniques and principles of CI. The class is designed for both those new to CI and for experienced dancers.

We will investigate and hone useful CI skills such as: falling with confidence (based on aikido principles); effective weight sharing techniques (making yourself light, supporting weight with ease); maintaining a functional alignment and structure; cultivating an aware and powerful center; harnessing momentum; listening kinesthetically to ourselves and others; and easy and fun ways to enter and exit dances.

Website: SharingWeight.com
Facebook: facebook.com/SharingWeight
Twitter: @SharingWeight

Level 1 Thursdays 6-7:30 @ Boulder Circus Center with Alicia Grayson
Level 2 Tuesdays 6-7:30 @ Boulder Circus Center with Alicia Grayson
Level 3 Thursdays 7:45-9:15 @ Studio Be with Joe Stoller

FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH 8 -10:30pm
at Studio Be Yoga & Movement Arts

8:15 brief opening circle (space opens at 8pm) followed by an optional group score/focus for the beginning of the jam. 10:15 closing circle and sharing/harvesting of experiences
. This is an open JAM, so structures are only suggestions-you can always dance howya want, and it’s fine to arrive after the opening circle. We support “droping in” – letting go of chatty mind and distracted body-creating a mindful-mind and expressive container for focused dancing and full-bodied fun.

See www.bouldercontactimprov.com for a listing of all Contact Improvisation events in Boulder.

Starting February, 2012

Takes place on the third Friday of every month at Kelly’s Barn (1360 Sumac Ave, Boulder CO), 7:00-10:00pm.

Open Contact Improvisation dancing. Some music.

2011 Moab workshop and Jam (15th annual)

An amazing dance experience-creativity, community, focused dancing, spectacular nature…

Website has all the details. www.moabjam.com

A friendly and intent weekly jam in the lovely parish hall of St. James and St. Monica Church on Capitol Hill, 3/4 mile from both the Union Station and Eastern Market metro stations.

Venue changes are fairly rare, but when it happens (and we have warning), we post info on the website – you can check there for current info.

NOTE that the dc-ci email address below is our dc mailing list. You can reach ken directly at ken.manheimer@gmail.com .

Assorted jams and classes from early January through late May at Peter Dunn’s Siesta Key house and at Rising Tide International center. Sometimes also from October through December. You can visit contactimprovfl.org to get on our email list or to get more information. It's hard to keep the times up to date on the site, though, since they change, so don't go by times on the site – be sure to email or call the number below to check.

Open Contact Jam starting with a few short warm ups to help communicated some basic principles and fundamentals.
All are encouraged to attend and welcomed.

2 hours of unstructured jam time. There is an opening and closing circle at every contact improv jam. Newcomers always welcome, there is plenty of help if you need it. Come move with us!!

Regrettably, the Thursday evening jam is no longer happening

Dancing weekly from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sometimes the event is a jam, with a led warm-up, sometimes it's a more structured class… This is a year-round event (with a/c in the summer!) held at the Arlington Center. Check out their website for directions and weather cancellations.

The Boston area's longest-running jam, open to all dancers.
We generally have an opening circle and led warm-up, with occasional structures a a monthly focus jam. Come dance and play; be a part of our community! The current team of facilitators includes: Gene Broadway, Neige Christenson, Patrick Crowley, Martin Keogh and Dey Summer.

Artistry, play, exploration, and community mingle in this jam environment.
At times there are led warm-ups, improvisational structures, and/or "Focus Jams"

Facilitated by Martin Keogh, Patrick Crowley, Dey Summer, Gene Broadway, & Max Gautier

Ongoing class to explore falling, releasing, centering, redirecting engergy and flying. Working with the foundation of Feldenkrais movement and creating a duet form called Martial IMprovisation.

We develop skills in contact improvisation while finding the freedom in the form. Support, alignment, leading/following, upside down work, lightness, moving without manipulation, vision exploration, sound, solo, duet, trios, and different improvisational scores are some of our investigations. We span the subtle and the large. The objectives are learning through the movement, letting the body live in its natural state, and of course, fun!

Please email or call with any questions.

Open jam; new people always welcome and will be given a lesson (or several!) by experienced dancers. Please check the blog for location as once a month or so we meet at the Phoenix Center on Main Street.

Open jam. Beginners welcome and will be given guidance.

Open jam. Beginners always welcome and will be given help by experienced dancers.

Classes taught by HIJACK (Arwen Wilder & Kristin Van Loon) at Zenon Dance Company & School.

Come fly, ride, trip, laugh, rest, watch, swing, sway, swig water, and sweat. The emphasis is on community and the joyful connections we share through dancing. All ages, abilities, and experiences are welcome to participate.

contact improvisation dance jam preceeded by small warmups and teachings at CAMP (community arts and movement project) located at 3022 A Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118.

contact improvisation dance jam preceeded by small warmups and teachings at CAMP (community arts and movement project) located at 3022 A Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118.

Drag In Friday Evening—-Bounce Out Friday Night!

DANCE IMPROV, LIVE! since 1985

Live music and refreshments
All Saints Church, Princeton NJ
For information: www.danceimprov.com or 609-924-3767
For directions: http://www.allsaint.org/directions.html

Dance Improv, Live evening has a beginning, middle, and end. Generally, the opening gives meaning to the rest, so please come early to enjoy it the best.

Monthly Jam held in Ithaca, NY at the Ahimsa Yoga Center, located at 215 North Cayuga Street in the Dewitt Mall, directly opposite the entrance to Moosewood Restaurant. Use the exterior door facing the parking lot. Beginners are always welcome, bring a friend! Occasional classes and workshops are also offered.

A seasonal event for performers, dancers, sketch artists and musicians to jam, improvise, collaborate and get to know one another!

This is a unique opportunity to explore the combination of visual, motion-based and audio arts. As host, Green Space hopes to provide a relaxed environment for spontaneous, free expression and improvisation between the different forms while encouraging synergy amongst artists.

These sessions are open to artists, dancers, musicians and viewers alike.

$5 at the door

Friday, October 21st 2011 7:00-10:00 pm – Pumpkin Cheesecake

Friday, February 17th 2011 7:00-10:00 pm – Kind Actions at Random

Friday, May 11th 2012 7:00-10:00 pm – Birthday Party! / Everything Yellow!

Friday, July 13th 2012 7:00-10:00 pm – Fool’s Paradise

For each event we are including a theme based on different, unique celebrations that occur on that particular date. The theme will give a focus to the improvisation and sketches. Interpret them as you like!

(Themes subject to change. Stay tuned!)

Also. Artists should bring simple materials: non-messy, acoustic, easy to carry, etc.

Movement Research at Eden's Expressway
These weekly classes are open to people of all levels of movement experience, and are informed by the individual teaching artists. Teaching artists change every month so see www.movementresearch.org for details.

Yes, We have classes 12/23 & 12/30 through the holiday season.

Here is the link to the video of the last recital.
http://youtu.be/JlJ3DSZHbaQ

This class will introduce students to understanding one’s own body and others through touch. We will focus on listening to other bodies and to softening the edges of our own body. We will explore the movements which are fundamental to our development, such as crawling, rolling, pushing, and pulling, to connect to the earth and to feel our center. We will also find ways to let go of self-control by leaning and sharing weight with others. We practice lots of contact in the lower level first and gradually building up to the higher level so that we feel more comfortable exploring and challenging. We will empower ourselves to go beyond the norm, to free ourselves from gravity, to learn to depart from the vertical position, to be upside down and to fly.

Teacher Bio
Kayoko Nakajima is Japanese, dancer, performing artist, musician and cat lover. She is a Laban Certified Movement Analyst, an ACE certified personal trainer, a certified Pilates instructor, and holds a BA in Dance from the University of North Texas. Her investigation of dance/movement started from many dance style: jazz, modern, ballet, flamenco, tap, Japanese dance in Japan and in the U.S.. After moving to New York City in 1996, she attended Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies and become CMA ( Certified Movement Analyst ). At that time, she studied Contact Improvisation, Aikido, gymnastic, Body-Mind Centering, and releasing technique to expand her knowledge and understanding of movements which mind and body are strongly connected. Kayoko has studied and practiced improvisational dance and Contact Improvisation for over thirteen years with numerous teachers including K.J. Horms, Jeff Bliss,Ray Chung, Kirsti Simson. She has been practicing Contact Improvisation regularly attending jams in downtown, New York City. She performed in Tokyo, Texas, Oklahoma, New York, and Connecticut. Currently, she performs with Stochastic Ensemble and in duet projects with Fabrice Covelli.

The Open Movement Jam consistently draws 40 to 50 contact and non-contact movement improvisers and dance-friendly musicians, meeting absolutely all Monday evenings at the Childrens Aid Society in the center of Greenwich Village, NYC. We are open to all sorts of movers — including those who may be trained in or trying out various dance forms, contact improv, theater, martial arts, yoga and other styles — and welcome participants with all sorts of physical capabilities. We continue to mix many out-of-town visitors and other newcomers with semi-regulars and regular participants, meeting in this enormous, beautiful space.

The jam and its predecessors have 40 years of continuous participation:
- Carrier Pigeon events of the 1960s (conceived by Kenneth King, still the most accomplished and supportive improviser around)
- Robert Wilson School of Byrds of the 1970s (from which more than a dozen of the collaborators still participate, including the great Christopher K.)
- Open Movement at PS 122 from the 1970s-90s (founded by Charles Dennis, who regularly contributes his creative energy and ideas) and
- The Jam at Judson Church 1999-2001 (founded by Bill Jacobson, who brought the jam to the center of the Village and participates whenever in town.)

Thank you to all who bring the wonderful energy that makes this event.

Weekly Contact Improvisation Jam from 1:30-4:30. Come anytime. Eden's Expressway, 537 Broadway (Between Prince & Spring) 4th floor, $5. All levels welcome.

All movers and shakers are cordially invited to dance to the sounds of the acoustic improv musicians at the Open Music Circle, now six years old! We meet regularly in Brooklyn and Manhattan. There is no structured agenda and no director. The musicians sit in a circle or semi-circle and start with silence. Then someone begins to play or sing or move. Then we watch, listen to each other and, when we want, begin to play, vocalize or move accordingly, and so it goes. Finally we end the evening with silence.

To attend, first sign up for free on www.meetup.com and then join the Circle at www.meetup.com/openmusiccircle and finally rsvp there for the particular gathering you wish to attend. For additional informat0on email openmusiccircle@earthlink.net.

There are usually one or two jams a month in Rochester, some at the Physikos Movement Studio, and some on the University of Rochester campus. All are welcome to attend!

is on hiatus at this time, but if you would like to call me, I might be able to gather a group of people for dancing while you are in town. Let me know: 1 518 833 1340. Sue

A weekly jam, mostly without music, occasionally with, sometimes with a class to start the jam.

City Arts, the Informall Theater Company and Shape Shifters are teaming up to host Contact Improv Jams on the first and third Saturday, twice a month from 1-2:30 pm. Jams will take place at the City Arts Dance Studio 305 or 317 in the Cultural Building at 200 N Davie St, downtown Greensboro. Please Call 336-549-7431 or E-mail Todd.Fisher25@gmail.com or follow us www.facebook.com/GreensboroContactJam. These Jams are Free and open to the public no matter what your skill level or experience. Donations will be accepted to help bring in guest teachers.

What’s Contact Improv you say? Contact Improvisation (CI) is a dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for exploration through movement improvisation. Contact Improvisation is a form of dance improvisation and is one of the best-known and most characteristic forms of postmodern dance. A jam is a creative space for open improvisation, governed by mutual respect and awareness. A jam is an opportunity to play, to research, to experiment, to express, to work it out, to connect with others. Dancing alone, in duets, or in groups, we stretch our capacity to listen and lead as we follow the dance.

Dates of Future Contact Jams (subject to some change and Whimsy!)
10/16- Jam in Durham at NCDA Annual Event 2:15-3:45 pm. Carpool anyone?
10/29
11/5
11/19
12/3
12/17
2012
Break for GSO Fringe Festival
2/18
3/3
3/17 (St. Patrick’s Day Jam!)
4/7
4/21
5/5 (Cinco de Mayo Jam!)
5/26

“Contact Improv is a movement form where dancers move to follow the play of touch. Gravity and the floor are constant partners. Human touch unites the forces that act upon the body with the sensations they produce within the body.” -Steve Paxton

We’ve been rather low-key lately but trying to get back up to speed. Still working out a schedule for the new year but we’ll probably meet once or twice a month on Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00. We’ll be at the beautiful studios of Mather Dance Center on the CWRU campus.

In Warner Main Space on the Oberlin College Campus. This is the room where Magnesium happened with Steve Paxton in 1972. Some call it the birthplace of Contact Improv.

Contact Improv Jam!
begins with guided warm up. beginners welcome. coaching free for the asking.

An evening of contact improv, play, relaxation and community. We come together to explore the worlds of touch, deep listening, intuitive expression and conscious connection. The studio is ours for the entire evening. We dance as long as we like and go home in sweet exhaustion.

1st Saturday Womens Dance Jam at Euphoria Studios, 7-9 PM, 1st Saturday of every month. Join with other fabulous women for a 2-hour ecstatic/contact/freeform dance party on the lovely wooden floor at Euphoria. Experience the freedom of moving with other women in a supportive, open and peaceful space. Admission $8-10 sliding fee scale. Euphoria Studios is located at 1235 SE Division. More info at www.womensdancejam.com

An open, co-created jam space for contact improvising. Live music always welcome! Instruction available on request.

All are welcome to this weekly jam that’s been running for over 8 years. We have fantastic live music on the 1st and 3rd tuesdays and ambient play-sets on the other nights. Instruction available for beginners.

Sundays 12:30-2:30pm @ Studio 34

All levels welcome!

Chris Aiken ~ Myra Bazell ~ Adams Berzins ~ Nicole Bindler ~ Nichole Canuso ~ Angie Hauser ~ Curt Haworth ~ Greg Holt ~ Sara Narva ~ Marion Ramirez ~ Merian Soto ~ Leah Stein ~ Jung Woong + more teachers tba.

A co-improvisation of movers and musicians. Percussion, horns, keys, electronics, contact improvisation, boogying, ensemble movement, and self-expression, centered around the value of listening.

All level class using imagery and Feldenkrais. We are very friendly and happy to have beginners join. I emphasize safety, both physical and emotional, as a way to get to deeply rewarding dancing. The space is excellent, nice lighting, good floor, and even off street parking.

Weekly Contact Jams – Warm-up and or skill building exercises offered depending on the desire of the group.

details and location on the website – check there for last minute changes.

every Friday from 8:30 to 10:30pm

To join an announcement-only list for the Friday jam:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fridaycontactjamseattle/join or send an
email to: fridaycontactjamseattle-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

2 jams per week:
Wednesday – open jam. 7:30-9:30pm. Main Street Yoga, 1882 E. Main St. 53704 $5-7 donation.
Sunday – facilitated jam (opening circle and either led warm up, labbing or class). Suggested that beginners and newcomers start here as a point of entry. 4-6pm. Jewel in the Lotus Yoga, 821 East Johnson St. 53703 $5-7 donation.