What is Contact Improvisation? Contact Improvisation (CI) is a dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for movement and exploration. Jams usually takes place without music so that dancers can define their own pace. People dance contact in any combination of genders, there are no “steps,” and it’s entirely improvised. The practice includes rolling, falling, being upside down, following a physical point of contact, supporting and giving weight to a partner. I …

The So Cal COMMUNITY IS LARGER THAN REPRESENTED BY THIS SITE & IS ON ANOTHER low volume, nonmeetup EMAIL LIST which you can join in addition to, or instead of this, meetup(info provided in your welcome email): we've added this meetup site to expose more people to these events & provide more social media options to our community so that the email-list stays low volume.  Plus our focus is around sharing experiences together in the real world, not spending time reading & typing on the internet: The …

Are you an improvised dancer looking to have a stable group of dancers to play, learn and grow with? Do you love ecstatic dance and contact improv but long for a committed group to go deeper with? Perhaps you are a tantric practitioner looking to share your energetic attunement to others through conscious movement and dance. Maybe you are a qi gong, tai chi, capoeira or reiki tudent looking to dive into dance. So are we! We are a small group of dance lovers who inspire each other with new vision …