TIME: 1pm to 7pm - you're welcome to arrive/stay for as long as suits you.

As part of the Dojo, Eamonn will be teaching an entry-level class to newcomers from 1pm to 3pm. Experienced dancers will be conducting their own learning elswhere in the space at the same time.

COST: $20 at most required, likely less as room hire ($180) will be split amongst attendees. 'Pay As You Feel' thereafter.

LEVEL: Primarily for those with atleast some CI experience. Newcomers welcomed to practice throughout the day, if attending the 1pm class, or hosted by an experienced dancer.

‘Dojo’ is a term I’m playing with, which is an event somewhere between a Class and a Lab- some teaching, some learning from teachers and some self-directed study, all happening simultaneously in the room. It’s a nod to the martial arts mindset which CI can have, and to its historical lineage to Aikido.

To give you some idea of the imagined format: with a focus on learning technical and physical skills/sequences related to the form, there will be plenty of talking between pairs and groups in the room, and not much if any music. So plenty of dance with some discussion of skills and not as much mediative depth as say a Jam or Underscore.

We'll start and finish with a group score, but otherwise it will be a choose-your-own-adventure event.

Rental cost of the room hire will be split amongst participants, and after that I invite donations for organising, and for the teaching of anyone who wants to/finds themselves in a distinct teacher role.

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* Please Note

Please bring comfortable clothes to dance in. It's best to avoid wearing jewellery as well as it can get in the way of the dance.

Learning CI is a very personal journey, and so whatever you need to feel comfortable in the space is welcome. So for example stepping out from certain exercises, choosing who you dance with or even simply watching for the whole time is all just fine.
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About the Form

In Contact Improvisation (CI) we move in constant physical contact creating a dance together in the moment. From that simple instruction all manner of good things flow, as you learn to master tone, speed, awareness, inspiration, attention, emotion, weight sharing, and specific movements such as rolling, sliding, lifting and spiraling.

It is a study of connection- to each other, to ourselves and to the radical honesty of living in the moment, and being seen by another, as you too are witness.

It is a conversation between vibrant and expansive persons, welcoming of all that is easy, and all that is difficult. The dance challenges and delights in equal measure.

Held in the warm and accepting community of CI, through the dance your body engages to create a physical framework for personal development, and serves to illuminate aspects of self and inviting them to change for the better.