Contact Improv Classes & Events

CONTACT IMPROVISATION CLASSES- TORONTO

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Ontario Regional Contact Improvisation Dance Jam
Jam régional de danse contact improvisation de l’Ontario
A Dance for Everyone – De la danse pour tous
May 11-13 mai 2012     Ottawa (not/pas Toronto) CanadaContinuous space for dancing and special events such as:
Un espace ouvert en tout temps aux danseurs, et des événements spéciaux tels que :
-  BodyMind Centering® with/avec Naomi Sparrow
-  Mixed-ability dance with Propeller Dance – La danse intégrée avec Propeller Dance
-  Family Movement Jam – Un jam pour toute la famille
-  Beginning Contact Improvisation Class – Classe de danse contact improvisation pour débutants
-  Great musicians – Des musiciens inspirants
-  Delicious food – De la bonne bouffe
-  Boogie
Billeting available / Hébergement en famille possible
Early bird registration $75 by April 30 / $85 at the door / Daily rates available
Inscription lève-tôt 75$ avant le 30 avril / 85$ sur place / Des prix journaliers possibles
To register or for more information /
Pour vous inscrire ou pour des renseignements supplémentaires
OntJam2012@contactimprov.ca        http://contactimprov.ca/orcj      416-427-2177

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Contact Improv Dance Workshops: led by Suzanne Liska

The workshops will be taught using a student-centered research approach, where you will have opportunities to direct the learning and sometimes will be called on to take roles of leadership and facilitation.

Sunday Workshops from 2:00-6:00 pm
Intermediate/Advanced
June 10, 2012 – Momentum and Direction  
We will research how directing our movement and thoughts can guide us towards greater ease and options in partnering. The Contact Improv skills taught in the workshops will include both softer rolling points and dynamic lifts. Exercises will guide you to access your core-support, spiral, and multi-dimensionality. We will learn to listen and respond in the moment to ourselves, partner/s and the space around us. The exercises taught are informed by the Alexander Technique principles of whole body integration and freeing patterns of tension to find more effortless and efficient partnering.
Location: 3rd Floor, 805 Dovercourt St., Toronto
$60/workshop
Discounts before Feb. 5:    30% off 3 workshops         40% off 4 workshops or more          CADA/AEA/Stu:  5% additional discount
*Int/Adv:  Intermediate to advanced level (min. one year of regular CI practice or equivalent).
No-drop ins. Pre-registration required.
Registration: Suzanne Liska        suzliska@yahoo.com  416 704-8096          www.Contactimprov.ca/on/toronto

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Everyone Wins; Contact Improvisation

Led by Frey Faust
July 3-7, 2012
Summer Love-In 2012“Contact Improvisation is perhaps the most vivid recent example of Rudolph Steiner’s revolutionary approach to education. In CI forums and classes, we can observe how negotiated guidance and task-oriented work that allows for individual exploration and appropriation of given principles provides a platform for the affirmation of each student’s identity. Allowing this identity to remain intact during the de- and re-structuring process provoked by intensive study, the teacher can sponsor self-preservation and defense.” quoted from: The Axis Syllabus – universal motor principles (available over: Blurb.com)

After receiving primary discipline and essential experiance under the tutelage of his mother from ages 8 to 15, Frey Faust went on to accumulate an eclectic skill-set including contact improvisation, pantomime, capoiera, aikido, percussion, voice and several modalities of dancing. He is the author of the book and the originator of the Axis Syllabus; a method for teaching movement, through which he aspires to assist his students to deepen their understanding and responsable use of nature’s ingenious gift, the human body.

Deadline to apply is April 1st, 2012. To apply, please send a short bio and a paragraph telling us why you would like to attend to tolove.in@gmail.com. Once you have been accepted into the program a deposit is required to hold your place, to be received by June 1st, 2012.
Fees: Contact Improvisation: $200
Upon acceptance a deposit of 50% of the fee will be required by June 1st, 2012. The remainder of the fee will be due on the first day of the workshop. If you have any questions about the program or your application, please email tolove.in@gmail

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Wednesday (ongoing) Contact Improvisation Classes

produced by REAson d’etre dance productions www.reasondetre.com
- Class 6:00 – 7:00 pm
- Contact Improv Dance Jam 7:00 – 8:30 pm (Live music from 7:30 – 8:30 pm)
First Wed – Fundamental Contact Improv Class
Second Wed - All Levels Contact Improv Class
Third Wed – Int/Adv Contact Improv Class
Fourth Wed – All Levels Contact Improv Class
See teaching roster for the whole year at http://www.reasondetre.com/Wedjam4.html

$10 Class only (does not include Jam)     $15 Class and Jam     $8 to $12 Jam only (sliding scale)
We accept cash only

Contact Improv Class Levels
Fundamental – Basic skills will be taught. This level is appropriate for contact dance beginners who want to learn basic skills and for seasoned contact dancers who want to hone basic skills that are building blocks for more advanced work.
All Levels – This level is appropriate for any training level. Please note you may need to work at your own pace or partner up with someone who is at a similar level to you.
Intermediate/Advanced – This level is for contact dancers who have achieved an intermediate or advanced skill level. Please note, even if you have years of dance training in another dance form, it is advised that you need to have been practising contact dance for a minimum of six months before attending a class at this level

Location: 805 Dovercourt Road. 3rd Floor

See musician roster for the whole year at http://www.reasondetre.com/Wedjam3.htmlIf you are unable to afford the class, you can apply for an RDDP training scholarship. To apply, email a blurb about your background and why you are in need of the scholarship to kathleen.rea@reasondetre.com. Scholarships are available for only for training and Jam together.

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CONTACT IMPROVISATION – OUTSIDE OF TORONTO
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