Wednesdays Open Class & Jam

Acland Burghley School studios, Tufnell Park

When:  Wednesdays, 6:30pm to 9:00pm,

Autumn term from Wednesday September 04th to December 18th (no class during half-term on Wednesday October 30th).

Spring term from Wednesday January 08th to April 23rd (no class during half-term on Wednesday February 19th).

Where: Acland Burghley School Sports Centre, Churchill Rd, London NW5 1AN (5 minute walk from Tufnell Park Tube, 10 mins walk from Gospel Oak Overground, 12 mins walk from Kentish Town).

What: Contact Improvisation is a structured, but improvised, partner dance based on communication through touch. The technique  develops physical awareness and coordination, pleasure in movement and bravery in exploring the possibilities of dance.

How: an hour and a half class will lead into one hour of Jamming

Who: everyone is welcome

Tickets:     £19, £15 concessions, £14-15-16 with carnet

Info:      dancenodine@gmail.com

Mondays Beginners course & classes

Acland Burghley School studios, Tufnell Park

When: Mondays, 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Monday Beginner Course, November/December: 5 classes from Monday November 04th to Monday December 02nd included

Monday Beginner Course, January/February 2025: 5 classes from Monday January 13th to Monday February 10th included

Monday Beginner Course, March/April 2025: 5 classes from Monday March 10th to Monday April 07th included

Monday Beginner Classes:

• November 04th, November 11th, November 18th, November 25th, December 02nd

• January 13th, January 20th, January 27th, February 03rd, February 10th

• March 10th, March 17th, March 24th, March 31st, April 07th

What:

The course  is a carefully crafted syllabus that will support beginners in understanding the conceptual and physical world of Contact Improvisation (CI) so that they can trust their own opinions about what they want as they dive into the CI experience.  Connecting with other people is at the core of this practice and you will learn how CI roots connection in the reality of touch and movement.

Class 1) A talk about what CI is and what to expect from it, a lead somatic warm-up and a solo physical exploration about moving comfortably in close connection with the floor, exercises about communicating with a partner through touch and physical listening, discussion of consensual touch and freedom of choice in dancing, a space for questions and concerns to be expressed and addressed.

Class 2) We will learn some simple patterns that open different body surfaces to meeting in contact. Exercises that clarify how to get in and out of dances will strengthen your agency in following your interests within a group.

Class 3) Exercises about exchanging body weight with a partner will be the beginning of the thrill of taking risks, understanding that good communication leads to pleasure in weight exchange and a lack of communication leads to discomfort, feeling your strength and understanding your limits.

Class 4) Exercises about how to fall safely, learning more CI vocabulary to expand  possibilities in physical communication, building confidence in starting and ending dances.

Class 5) Understanding Jamming and how to decode its rules and etiquette, responses to specific questions and a discussion about transitioning to open classes and jams. Integrating previous learning into free dancing and connecting to joy in movement.

Where: Acland Burghley School Sports Centre, Churchill Rd, London NW5 1AN (5 minute walk from Tufnell Park Tube, 10 mins walk from Gospel Oak Overground, 12 mins walk from Kentish Town).

Who:  everyone is welcome.

Tickets: 5 Class Course: £80 (£65 concessions), single class: £19, £15 concessions, £14-15-16 with carnet

Info:      dancenodine@gmail.com