Weekly London Contact Improvisation
Contact Improvisation Wednesdays Open Class & Jam
Wednesdays Open Class & Jam
Acland Burghley School studios, Tufnell Park
When: Wednesdays, 6:30pm to 9:00pm,
Spring term from Wednesday January 10th to March 27th (no class during half-term on Wednesday February 14th). Summer term from Wednesday April 10th to July 10th (no class on Wednesday June 05th).
Where: Acland Burghley School Sports Centre, Churchill Rd, London NW5 1AN (5 minute walk from Tufnell Park Tube, 10 mins walk from Gospel Oak Overground, 12 mins walk from Kentish Town).
What: Contact Improvisation is a structured, but improvised, partner dance based on communication through touch. The technique develops physical awareness and coordination, pleasure in movement and bravery in exploring the possibilities of dance.
How: an hour and a half class will lead into one hour of Jamming
Who: everyone is welcome
Tickets: £16 (£11-£13 concessions)
Info: dancenodine@gmail.com
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Mondays Beginners course & classes
Acland Burghley School studios, Tufnell Park
When: Mondays, 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Spring term from Monday January 8th to Monday March 25th
Summer term from Monday April 15th to Monday July 01st
February course & classes: Mondays February 19th, February 26th and March 04th
March course & classes: Mondays March 11th, 18th and 25th
April course & classes: Mondays April 15th, 22nd and 29th
May course & classes: Mondays May 13th and 20th
June course & classes: Mondays June 10th, 17th, 24th and July 01st
What: This course aims to support new dancers in learning the basics so they can feel confident about joining the Open Wednesday class and Jam. The classes will make it clear how to communicate with a partner through touch. The course will support beginners in understanding the conceptual and physical world of CI so that they can trust their own opinions about what they want as they dive into the CI experience.
BEGINNERS 1: ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
A talk about what CI is and what to expect from it, physical exercises about how to move comfortably in close connection with the floor, exercises about communicating with a partner through touch, discussion of consensual touch and freedom of choice in dancing.
BEGINNERS 2: BEGINNERS
Exercises about exchanging body weight with a partner and how to get in and out of contact with a partner.
BEGINNERS 3: TRANSITIONING TO OPEN CLASS
Exercises about how to fall and roll safely, exercises that integrate previous learning into free dancing and Jamming.
Where: Acland Burghley School Sports Centre, Churchill Rd, London NW5 1AN (5 minute walk from Tufnell Park Tube, 10 mins walk from Gospel Oak Overground, 12 mins walk from Kentish Town).
Who: everyone is welcome.
Tickets: 3 Class Course: £40 (£33 concessions). 4 Class Course £55 (£45 concessions). Stand alone class £15 (£12 concessions).
Info: dancenodine@gmail.com
Fridays Core Practice Group
Elizabeth House, Finsbury Park
When: Fridays, 11:00am to 13:30pm
Spring Half Term from Friday February 23d to Friday March 22nd
Summer Half Term 1 from Friday April 19th to Friday May 24th
Summer Half Term 2 from Friday June 14th to Friday July 12th
Where: Elizabeth House Community Center, 2 Hurlock Street, London, N5 1ED
How: the group members will bring their own interests and questions to these sessions and I will support how we frame and explore these themes. I will also bring some of my own dance interests and at the moment those include: Challenging CI norms (such as flow and organic movement), consent, group composition and space. The end of every class will leave time for free Contact dancing and discussion.
Who: Intermediate/advanced students with one year of CI experience.
More info: dancenodine@gmail.com