Thursday, June 13, 2024

Burlington Monday Night Jam

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Burlington Jam Guidelines 

MONDAY NIGHT REGULAR CONTACT JAM

COVID - Masks are now optional!  



Contact Improvisational  
Dance
Monday Evenings
  7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 

at:  Aikido of Champlain Valley
 257 Pine Street 
Burlington VT  05401 
Back Door

Other Requirements
  • Sign a Liability Release Form
  • Agree to abide by the Jam Guidelines - (Link Below)
  • Pay from $5 - $10 or more if you can.  

    Burlington Jam Guidelines 



Covid19:   Please, if you’re not feeling well stay home and rest until you’re better.   

Let’s keep each other safe by washing our hands and following the guidelines of the CDC (Center for Disease Control.)  
  
Scroll to the end for links to other dance opportunities.

The Guidelines are a working document.
If you have ideas please email us at  ContactImprovvermont@gmail.com. 



Join our Facebook page to connect with local dancers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/697923287050731/






Photo credit: Kinga Michalska - Burlington Jam 2018

continue the evolution and exploration 
of this grounded, flying, searching, softening, finding,
loosing, holding, feeling, knowing, confusing, loving, touching, opening, centering, rolling, spiraling, deepening, surfacing, 
quieting, playful dance form known as 
Contact Improvisation










Abbi Jaffe - The inspiration for the Walk
SCENES FROM THE URBAN DANCE WALK 
Burlington International Contact Jam 2017






momentum-based partnering ... rolling point of contact, balancing over center of gravity, sliding, 
following momentum, lifting using momentum rather than muscle power, “listening” with one’s skin surface.


 Contact Improv
 Film Festival Link

                           
The Urban Dance - from the Burlington International Contact Jam - October 1, 2016 - Church Street, Burlington VT




Scroll down for links to other dance opportunities.
Including Montpelier!




Hope to see you on the Dance Floor....
Matter tells Space how to Bend, Space tells Matter how to Move
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continue the evolution and exploration 
of this grounded, flying, searching, softening, finding,
loosing, holding, feeling, knowing, confusing, loving, touching, opening, centering, rolling, spiraling, deepening, surfacing, 
quieting, playful dance form known as 
Contact Improvisation

Space tells matter how to move.
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Being Intimate without Being Personal


Other Local Dance Opportunities:

The Everything Space:   Montpelier


Thursday Dance Vermont:    (5 Rhythms Based Bare Foot Boogie) - Elley-Long Music Center, Colchester
 
Reciprocity: Vermont Embodiment Center, Underhill
 
The Field Center: Center for Performance, Dance and Interdisciplinary Arts  Bellows Falls
 
Lots of Dance Opportunities Including Contact Improv

Vermont Dance Alliance

Vermont Dance Alliance believes that dance is a transformational art form. By providing a network of resources for dance artists and educational opportunities for movers and audiences, we expand the visibility and accessibility of dance in Vermont and bolster the creative economy of the state.


OUT OF STATE OPPORTUNITIES

Earth Dance: (Western MA): http://earthdance.net/

Boston: contactimprovboston.com

Montreal and other parts of Canada: contactimprov.ca

Montreal: http://contactimpro.org/


Global Sites:
contactimprov.com/

http://contactimprov.net/


INTERNATIONAL WEEKEND JAM INFO:  contactimprovvermont.com