This course will introduce you to the fundamentals of contact improvisation. Learn techniques for improvising and extending your dance. Let’s discover the joy of dance within us all.

Dancing with others isn’t easy – there’s the befuddlement of where to start, and anxiety of how to come into contact. We’ll create a safe and supportive environment where this is encouraged. Using our innate understanding of bodies in motion, we'll to create a ‘playful physics’ and share the dance.

At the end of this course, you’ll be confident joining a dance session for contact improvisation (a ‘jam’) with other experienced dancers.

The course fee includes a free dance session (a 'jam') the following day – Sunday 12 January (2-4pm, usual price £10/£8). Venue for both: University Club, Mansfield Road, Oxford. Note: all welcome including those not at the University.

Practicalities: There is lunch break from 1-2pm. Please bring food or purchase at the University Club. Wear loose clothing and bring a water bottle. Thank-you.

Examples of Contact Improvisation:

Jam - number 13 - https://vimeo.com/113698095
Jam - number 10 - https://vimeo.com/107319970
Glenda Giacco & Linda Bufali dancing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GH3IgDl-Mw

Oxford Contact Dance website: http://www.contactdance.org

Photo: Pier Corona, 2016