THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED DUE TO THE SNOW STORM! THE NEW DATE IS SATURDAY, MARCH 30th, 3-5pm!

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We look forward to welcoming you to our first:

Contact Improvisation Dance Class and Jam

Taught and Facilitated by Peter Heller

Join us at The Wild Island Center for a 1-hour dance class followed by an hour of open dancing, or “jamming” as it is called. The class is appropriate for all levels of cont improv experience and will pay particular attention to the basics of the dance form: grounding in your own body, how to share weight and share a dance with a partner, and things like how to move from standing to the floor.

The jam is an opportunity to playfully practice what you learned and experiment with dancing as much as you like and/or watch others dance.

What is Contact Improv? 

“Contact improvisation is a form of improvised partner dancing that has been developing internationally since 1972. It involves the exploration of one's body in relationship to others by using the fundamentals of sharing weight, touch, and movement awareness. It has evolved into a broad global community of social dancing around "jams" characterized by their welcoming attitude towards newcomers to dance, as well as seasoned practitioners, and is often found overlapping with ecstatic dance communities".

Who is Peter Heller?

Peter lives on MDI, went to COA, runs a consulting company, and has always been dancing for fun. Contact Improv is one of his favorite things. For over 20 years, he has been going to jams, taking classes, attending retreats (Earthdance in MA and elsewhere), and he has taught beginner contact improv in Mexico.

REGISTRATION:

$20-$30 Sliding Scale Contribution to Support Our Visiting Teachers and Artists.

Email info@wildislandcenter.com for more information.

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