Contact Improvisation: Tapping the Source
An Integrated Dance Workshop for Women
We begin with the body.
We move from a place of stillness.
We awaken our senses and discover ways of connecting.
Connecting with ourselves, connecting with others.
We merge the internal with the external.
The dance begins.
Contact Improvisation is a movement practice that involves dancing in physical contact with one or more persons. This workshop will set a foundation for participants to tap into their own essence of stillness and movement, of staying present in the NOW and making choices from that place. Using guided meditation, personal warm up, and various movement 'scores' or exercises, participants are encouraged to explore safe and fun ways of entering and exiting a dance, following a point of contact, giving and taking weight, and finding balance in tricky situations. This workshop is about letting go, feeling safe in intimate situations, and having FUN!!!
All are welcome.
Since moving to Austin in 1997, Laurie Ellington has been developing an integrated dance practice combining Contact Improvisation with Ecstatic Dance, Contemplative Dance, and Authentic Movement. She sees Contact Improvisation as a metaphor for life. 'When we slow down, and bring attention to stillness, amazing things happen. There is always movement, and movement is life.' In her teaching, Laurie uses sensitivity, openness, and curiosity, to investigate different states of awareness through movement.
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Contact Improvisation: Tapping the Source
July 26 (saturday)
12noon - 4pm
NiaSpace -- 3212 South Congress, 78704
Cost: $45 - $65 ( work trade available -- please ask!!!)
contact: laurie_ellington@hotmail.com or call 512-797-9297
Proceeds to this workshop will go towards Laurie's vision of working with women and children who have been victims of domestic violence.
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An Integrated Dance Workshop for Women
We begin with the body.
We move from a place of stillness.
We awaken our senses and discover ways of connecting.
Connecting with ourselves, connecting with others.
We merge the internal with the external.
The dance begins.
Contact Improvisation is a movement practice that involves dancing in physical contact with one or more persons. This workshop will set a foundation for participants to tap into their own essence of stillness and movement, of staying present in the NOW and making choices from that place. Using guided meditation, personal warm up, and various movement 'scores' or exercises, participants are encouraged to explore safe and fun ways of entering and exiting a dance, following a point of contact, giving and taking weight, and finding balance in tricky situations. This workshop is about letting go, feeling safe in intimate situations, and having FUN!!!
All are welcome.
Since moving to Austin in 1997, Laurie Ellington has been developing an integrated dance practice combining Contact Improvisation with Ecstatic Dance, Contemplative Dance, and Authentic Movement. She sees Contact Improvisation as a metaphor for life. 'When we slow down, and bring attention to stillness, amazing things happen. There is always movement, and movement is life.' In her teaching, Laurie uses sensitivity, openness, and curiosity, to investigate different states of awareness through movement.
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Contact Improvisation: Tapping the Source
July 26 (saturday)
12noon - 4pm
NiaSpace -- 3212 South Congress, 78704
Cost: $45 - $65 ( work trade available -- please ask!!!)
contact: laurie_ellington@hotmail.com or call 512-797-9297
Proceeds to this workshop will go towards Laurie's vision of working with women and children who have been victims of domestic violence.
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