10-12 March
Anastasia Saevich, Maria Grudskaya
Workshop Contact Improvisation Intro – for all levels
“Play-Ground”
This is a warm introduction to contact dance for those who begin to dance – first time in life, first time on Koh Chang, first time at the festival in March 2025, first time with new people, first time with old friends… All of us will dance their “FIRSTS”. This is such a vulnerable and joyful time – beginning, arriving – to a new place, to contact impro, to a new group, to a new self.
Through simple invitations and exercises we will tune into our own dance, enter into contact with partners, and open to dancing with the whole group and space. This is exactly what we practice at open jams – solo, partners, group. And this is our intention for these intro classes – that each of us is ready and inspired to enter jams with freedom and joy, so that dance and jam becomes our own most loving home.
Our inspiration is jam as Play-ground.
Play – playfulness, sparks, inspiration, flow, vortex, curiosity, what drives and calls us, champagne bubbles, flying into the unknown, shared joy…
Ground – connection with the Earth, knowing the gravity, support in each movement, stability and resilience, connection with inner earth, support and clear structure of bones, inner depth from where everything is born…
Dance as an interplay of polarities –
Between stability, roots and mobility, change, light…
Between one’s own dance and openness for interaction – not to lose oneself, stay connected to one’s own body and dance inside a shared jam. Making choice in each moment – to connect to others or to go solo. To enjoy freedom of following one’s own journey and spontaneity of space.
Dance from where we are, without extra effort. Choose self-supporting and self-driving movement and attention, that nourishes and gives more energy, play and ground.
Looking forward to our new shared beginning!