Contact Improvisation at Studio 34

Contact Improvisation is a partner dance form using physical contact, weight sharing and human connection as the impetus for the dance. The point of contact is used as a fulcrum for unusual movement not physically possible in a solo dance. Using gravity and momentum the dance unfolds in unexpected ways. As an improvisational form, there is an emphasis on being present and open to the unknown. All levels of movement experience and ability are welcome to practice CI. There is no judgment about what is beautiful or ugly. It is a deeply personal and experiential dance. The quality of the dance is gauged by how the dancers themselves experience it. There are specific techniques and forms that one can learn and practice in order to make the dance safer and more enjoyable, but these techniques are not an end; There are a means towards a unique, unrepeatable dance.

All levels welcome!

Instructor Schedule
July 15th – Jung Woong Kim
July 22nd – Jung Woong Kim
July 29th – Bradley Teal Ellis (NYC)
Aug 5th – Lee Fogel
Aug 12th – Elise Knudson (NYC)
Aug 19th – Leah Stein
Aug 26th – Nicole Bindler
Sept 2nd – Jen Abrams (NYC)
Sept 9th – Leah Stein
Sept 16th – Margaret Paek (NYC)
Sept 23rd – Lee Fogel
Sept 30th – Lee Fogel