Spring into Spring JAM 2026
April 17 - 19
Please note that there are NO DROP-INS for individual sessions. See below for attendance options.
Registration - coming soon
The Spring into Spring JAM in Bellingham is a Contact Improvisation weekend hosted by Carmen and Rajendra Serber, featuring a special workshop with ..... We are lucky to have ..... Optional Farewell Dinner in our home on Sunday after the JAM.
Join us to practice Contact Improvisation with the inspiration of classes, scores, labs, music and of course jamming. We are invested in creating a welcoming and safe container while also inviting the experimental nature of a radical community process.
At the Aikido Peace Education Center (the Dojo) in the Masonic Hall, downtown Bellingham, WA.
April 17 ~ Friday day workshop with ....
April 17, 18,19 ~ Friday evening, all day Saturday and Sunday
You can join us for ...
- Friday Workshop with ...... (including Friday evening) $80 to $150.
- The Jam Weekend (Friday evening - Sunday) $80 to $300.
- Workshop and Jam Weekend $160 to $300.
***Sunday farewell dinner at Carmen and Rajendra's. Optional. 🍚 🥗 🍰 🍫 🧀
Please let everybody you want to dance with know ~ share this post in email, on Facebook or wherever you are social.
🏕️ 🚗 🛏 Housing/Carpool
Upon receiving your registration/payment, you will get access to a self-serve spreadsheet to inquire about rides and housing.
Workshop with .....
Title
Preliminary Schedule
Friday April 17 ~ workshop with .....
10am-4:30pm
10:00 Workshop
1:00 Lunch Break
2:00 Workshop
6:00 Open Space
7:00 Welcome mixer with .....
7:30 Jam ~ music by .........
Saturday April 18
9:00 Feldenkrais into Jam with Peggy
12:30 Lunch
2:30 Welcome activity
3:00 Class
5:00 Evening break
6:30 Open Space
7:00 Mixer with …. 7:30 JAM music by …
Sunday April 19
9:00 Feldenkrais
12:3o
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30 Spring into Spring Harvest score and JAM with live musician
4:00 Closing Round 🐪 🐡 🐙
4:30 Clean up
*** 6pm. Sunday farewell dinner at Carmen and Rajendra's. Optional. 🍕🥗 🍰
*What is a Group Shake?
A Group Shake is a durational collective somatic event. We shake, to music {most of the time}, together for a duration with the emphasis on shaking and rocking the body in various ways. It can look like dancing but we don't have to be concerned with appearance, skill or rhythm. Group and individual ecstatic and meditative states can be achieved [but may not be]. Shaking is a simple and individual task-based practice without explicit goals but also beneficial for circulation, nervous system and systemic health. Shaking takes many formats in cultures around the globe, across lifeforms, and to the subatomic level. Shaking is one of the body's natural impulses to relieve tension.
**The Underscore was developed by Nancy Stark Smith in the 90's. It is a spacious experience shared by the participants which can spark surprising kinesthetic and compositional improvisation and Contact Improvisation within this defined framework.
***Farewell dinner/potluck on Sunday
We provide rice and salad. Bring your own protein, favorite dressing and other snacks to delight you. Some topping ideas include: avocado, chicken, tuna, yummy dressings, feta cheese... chocolate, etc.