Contact Improvisation

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Be Body - Currents

November 6, 13, 20 December 4, 11, 18 Let’s consider our joints as the unofficial centers of the body. Joints are places of power, strength, and fluidity.

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Seattle Contact Festival

I will be teaching at the Seattle Contact Festival November 13 - 15.

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New Year’s CI Fest

YES! Dancing over the NEW YEAR’S! 🎉 December 31 – January 3

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Landing in Delight

Oct 9-12 - Residential retreat on Vashon Island - 4 Days of Contact Improvisation, Solo Movement and Psoas work with Carmen Serber at the beautiful Hanna Barn on Vashon Island. Exploring the co-creation of fluidity and form, grounded in care.

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Deepening - Contact Improvisation Series

March to June • Deepen your practice of Contact Improvisation physical skills AND relational presence. We will practice flying and supporting, dynamic anatomy, finding integral strength, and expansive improvisation with embodied attention.

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Contact Improvisation Weekend in Leavenworth

June 26 - 28, 2026 I will be teaching alongside other beloved stewards of the CI community. Come dance and share in this beautiful place with us.

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Spring into Spring JAM

May 8-10, 2026 • The Spring into Spring JAM in Bellingham is a Contact Improvisation weekend hosted by Carmen and Rajendra Serber, with classes by Delia Brett, Soleil Chappelle and Peggy Protz. Music by Serge Gubelman and surprise guests.

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Convergence

I will be teaching at the Western Canada Contact Improvisation Festival April 17 - 19! We are thrilled to announce WCCI’s 8th Contact Improvisation Festival running in collaboration with Simon Fraser University School for the Contemporary Arts (SCA), which has generously offered their dance studios in downtown Vancouver. This year

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A Day of the UNDERSCORE with Anne Cooper

March 28, 2026 • 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.

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Seattle Contact Festival

March 13 - 15, 2026 I will be teaching at the Seattle Contact Festival among many other artists. Seattle Contact Festival - March 13-15An all-levels contact improv festival in Seattle with world-renowned teachers, immersive workshops, and jams to develop your embodied skills and play.Seattle Ecstatica An all-levels

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Fundamentals in Contact Improvisation

January and February 2026 • Supporting atmosphere of a beginner's mind. We will be exploring themes of how to start and end a dance. the art of weight-sharing, counterbalancing, listening, and experimental anatomy.

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What's really happening - Workshop with Stu Phillips

Workshop explores fine tuning our innards in relation, ultimately guiding us to more fluent results whilst confronting interrelational challenges.

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Winter JAM

The Winter JAM in Bellingham is a Contact Improvisation weekend hosted by Carmen and Rajendra Serber, featuring a special workshop with Carolyn Stuart and Aether Noble. We are lucky to have Delia Brett, Arunimá McNeish,

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Appetite for Disorientation

Daylong workshop for beginners and beyond Sunday, January 4, 2026 10:30am - 5pm (1.5h lunch) Sliding scale $80 - $150 @ the dojo Registration Developing an appetite for disorientation is a necessary skill to learn and to delight in while dancing Contact Improvisation. Disorientation stimulates balance and challenges the way we

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CI Practice Nov 22

Hi friends of Contact Improvisation, We would like to invite you to practice CI for a day at the dojo. Please only sign up if you are comfortable improvising and are familiar with the form. REGISTRATION is closed, please text me. Maybe space opened up. Thanks! 510-213-4007 Saturday,

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Fundamentals in Contact Improvisation

October 6, 13, 20, 27 November 3 and 10 5:30pm-7pm followed by the JAM 7pm-9pm 1101 N State Street - Aikido Peace Education Center aka „the dojo“ Full series $90 including the JAM Drop in possible $20 including the JAM. We need ~ 6 people signed up in advance.

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Unfolding into Contact Improvisation

September 8, 15, 22 and 29 5:30-7 followed by the JAM 7-9 $60 including the JAM Drop in possible. We can make this series happen if at least 5/6 people sign up in advance. Registration Pretzel, Bradford Gerber, Rajendra and I are excited to offer this

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Falling into Fall JAM

September 12-14, 2025 9/11 Registration closed. We are full. Please note that while you don't need to attend the whole time, there are NO DROP-INS for weekend jams. The Falling into Fall JAM in Bellingham is a Contact Improvisation weekend hosted by Carmen and Rajendra

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Sensing Consent

Our senses begin as potential. They develop in response to experience. –Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen 2 day workshop in Leavenworth, WA. August 16 and 17, 2025 Registration: https://medicinenmotion.com/products/sensing-consent Sensing Consent If we desire to dance with integrity and consent with a partner, we also need to

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Dance Research Practices for Somatic Communication - Training with Nita Little

August 29 - September 1, 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm each day Sliding scale: $340 - $550 Payment plans and 1 Work exchange spot are available. Please reach out. At the Peace, Education and Somatic School (previously called the Aikido Peace Education Center) in the Masonic Hall, downtown Bellingham, WA. Registration Dance

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June Jam at the Field Center

I will be teaching and dancing at the Field Center in Vermont. Come and join me! June 5th - 8th. Classic Thursday-Sunday Contact/Collective Improvisation Jam at The Field Center with Jennifer Hong + Carmen Serber! Classes, labs, and open jams. Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided. Indoor sleeping options, and camping

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Daylong Contact Improvisation Practice

Hi friends of Contact Improvisation, We would like to invite you to practice CI for a day at the dojo. Please only sign up if you are comfortable improvising and are familiar with the form. Saturday, May 31st  10am - 1pm JAM 1pm - 2:30pm lunch 2:30pm - 5:30pm JAM

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RADICAL SOFTNESS - a playful investigation in Contact Improvisation

I will be teaching a 3-day workshop in Nevada City, CA. RADICAL SOFTNESS - a playful investigation in Contact Improvisation Workshop April 25-27, 2025 Radical Softness workshop registrationa playful investigation in Contact Improvisation ~ 3-day CI workshop in Nevada City with Carmen Serber (optional) April 25-27 Friday 12:

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Compositional Awareness in Contact Improvisation with Andrew Harwood

Andrew Harwood comes to Bellingham! NEW!!: Drop in option on Saturday April 5 Sliding Scale $90-150 April 5 and 6, 2025 10 am - 4:30pm Open Saturday JAM - Welcome Mixer with Pretzel at 7:15 7-10pm Workshop and evening Jam Sliding scale: $170 -$270 Jam only: $10-20

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End of Winter JAM

February 28 - March 2, 2025 Registration The End of Winter JAM in Bellingham is a Contact Improvisation weekend hosted by Carmen and Rajendra Serber, featuring a special workshop with Rajendra and music by Serge Gubelman, Eric Mulhern and Sway. We are lucky to have Michal Lahav, Sheila Skemp, Dea Luvon