Contact Improvisation

Join Stone Red for a deep practice of contemplative dance, connection, and gentle acrobatics with carefully selected music.

Contact Improvisation is a close body contact exploratory movement practice, rooted in contemporary dance. It uses physical contact, weight sharing, and momentum to explore kinetic possibilities in an improvised flow. It ranges from meditative, slow floor work to dynamic acrobatic lifts.

It is a social dance, you don’t need to come with a partner though, you will practice with different people.

There are two types of sessions: classes and jams.

Jams are not taught, although they include a short, led warm-up and are open level, with dancers of mixed experience levels. 

Jams are not suitable for complete beginners; they require attending a class or a set of classes beforehand. Complete beginner or open-level classes may be held at another venue.

During a jam, you may find various partners, you will dance solo, dance in a trio/quartet, or rest and simply watch others to get inspired—we like to inspire each other.

Our jams include an eclectic mix of instrumental and lyrical music, mostly subtle pieces with soft rhythms, some more contemplative pieces, and a variety of genres from minimal soundscapes through slow world music rhythms, electronic downtempo, to classical strings and piano.

Classes often include a mix of basics and more advanced exercises if they are designed as open level. If something is too difficult, you may attempt it, do something similar, or take a break and watch.

Contact Improvisation involves close/full body contact; however, we avoid intentional touch of sensitive body areas. Inappropriate touch will be dealt with accordingly, and an offender may be removed from the session or even banned permanently.

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WhatsApp - there is a group you may request to join once you have attended class.