How can we reduce bumpiness when dancing with shared weight? How to be smooth in our bodies and the connection to a dance partner? Softness & strength, how do they go together?
It is highly likely that ‘trust’ is a big part of the answer to these questions – not blind trust, though. A mixture of listening to instant feedback, intuition and reflection.

Somatically we’ll work with the fluids and the bones. Fluids for softness and connectedness, bones for structural support and understanding. We’ll explore how make the transitions more fluid between situations of independency and co-dependency, from sharing only light touch to giving more of my physical self into supporting another person or being lifted.

This Workshop welcomes people who are new to Contact Improvisation. And dancers with more experience usually get even more out of this work.
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TIMES
Fri: 6-9pm
Sat 13:00-20:00 (90 min break)

Please bring your own food to eat in the break on Saturday. There are shops and cafes nearby.
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FEES
$160 normal
$190 (concession rate)
$130 (supporting others)

If you are experiencing financial hardship, there are a couple of tickets available by donation. Please contact Grace 0410 181 143
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BOOKING
https://www.trybooking.com/BSZXP
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LOCATION
Bald Hills Uniting Church
2131 Gympie Road, 4036 Brisbane

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For more information, please contact Grace 0410 181 143, [email protected]

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RESPONSIBILITY AGREEMENT
Please be aware that by attending the workshop you accept the following responsibility agreement:
“In attending this workshop I take full responsibility of my own health and wellbeing. I acknowledge the nature of this workshop involves proposals to participate in exercises and movements that may be new to me. I recognise that the proposals are simply offers to try, and I take full responsibility to participate only within my own capacity as I see fit at the time. I acknowledge that the workshop facilitator and event organiser has no liability for any injuries which may occur during this workshop”

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Lastly, please note our CANCELLATION POLICY…

For participant cancellation more than one weeks prior to commencement of workshop, there will be a 10% non-refundable processing fee.
For participant cancellation less than one week prior to commencement of workshop, there will be a 50% non-refundable processing fee.
We are aware of the covid situation in the broader Brisbane area and will see what’s possible in terms of gatherings in the days leading up to the workshop. If we need to cancel the workshop we’ll refund the paid fees, of course.
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Photo: Joerg Hassmann & Mirva Mäkinen by Patrick Beelart