Contact Improv Jam
7 p.m. | Kaufman Hall, Room 214
Come to UCLA's first Contact Improvisational Jam!
Facilitated by Timna Naim and Kristianne Salcines
WHAT IS CONTACT IMPROV?
Contact Improvisation (CI) is a dance technique in which points of physical contact and a heightened awareness provide the starting point for an open-ended movement exploration. While following points of contact, dances may build to include weight sharing, rolling, balancing, sliding, flying, falling or being upside down. People dance contact in any gender combination and it's completely improvised with no defined "steps".
Jams usually takes place without music so that dancers can tune into their partner and the moment with heightened awareness. It’s somewhere between tango, modern dance, aikido, wrestling, gymnastics, acroyoga and none of the above. Sometimes wild and athletic, sometimes meditative and quiet, it is a form open to all, regardless of body type or previous dance experience.
The jam is always beginner friendly and open to newcomers — we love to see new people falling in love with contact improvisation and we love beginners’ energy
-Olivia Trevino
Event Dates: Wednesdays, Jan. 18—Jun. 7
Beginner Friendly Class 7—8 p.m.
Open Jam 8—9:30 p.m.
Venue: Glorya Kaufman Hall, Room 214
Price: Free
Kaufman Hall is located in North Campus off of Sunset Boulevard.
Parking is available in lot 4.