I had a great time teaching at the Ontario Regional Contact Jam on Saturday, April 15, 2017. This is a recap of my 2-hour class, titled “The Rigor of Contact Improvisation: Rolling Point Mastery,” which took place in Studio 4B…
Category: class recaps
Class recap: 2-hour class, Mon., 2017/01/16, at 100 Grand Dance, New York, NY
I recently substituted for Tim O’Donnell’s Monday morning class at 100 Grand Dance. This is a recap of 2-hour class at 100 Grand Dance, New York, NY, on Monday, November 16, 2017. Recap is based on my class prep notes and…
Class recap: 1.5-hour class, Mon., 2016/11/21, at Lehman College, Bronx, NY
I recently taught a CI class at Lehman College as a one-day guest teacher, as part of a larger course on movement for actors and dancers, assisted by my friend and frequent dance partner Funda. This is a recap of…
class recap: 2-hour Musicking to Contact, Contacting to Music, Sun., 2012/12/30, Earthdance (rough)
This was a two-hour class I taught as an offering at the Earthdance New Year’s Jam 2012-2013. The title was “Musicking to Contact, Contacting to Music.” The aim was both to teach contact dancers new ways of relating to music…
Class recap: Contact Improvisation: Weight-Sharing & L.A. Style! (3/3) [rough]
Note to self: waiting six months to finish your notes from a class is NOT conducive to recording accurately what happened! The following is a mix of my pre-class notes and my (hazy) post-class recollections of what we actually did.…
Class recap: Contact Improvisation: Weight-Sharing & L.A. Style! (2/3) [rough]
Recap of 2-hour class at City Life Wellness in Brooklyn, NY, on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Warm-up Investigation of Body, manipulations Pulling Bodies through spirals Bouncing up and down [Stefan Fabry]
Class recap: Contact Improvisation: Weight-Sharing & L.A. Style! (1/3)
Recap of 2-hour class at City Life Wellness in Brooklyn, NY, on Thursday, April 5, 2012. This is a combination of my pre-class notes and my recollections and is a little rough — comments and clarifications from students are appreciated.…
Class recap: 1.5-hour pre-jam class, Sun., 2011/01/16, at Verve Dance Studio, Buffalo, NY
Dear Buffalo, Here is a recap/outline/partial transcription of the class I taught on Sunday. Please let me know if anything is unclear, or if you remember anything differently, and I’ll be happy to clarify or correct. Thanks to Nancy Hughes…
Class recap: 3-hour Fundamentals class, Sun., 2010/6/19, at the Zen Buddhist Temple, Ann Arbor, MI
These are my recollections, based on notes, of what we did in my Fundamentals class on Saturday. The detail errs on the side of being fanatical; nevertheless, I’m sure I missed things or got things wrong. I would love comments…