Wednesday, December 2, 2009
I'd Rather Dance With You Than Talk With You
One of the best-known and most characteristic forms of postmodern dance, contact improvisation (CI) is a dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for exploration through movement improvisation.
Contact improvisation can be practiced as concert or social dance form. In the social setting contact improvisation meetings are called "jams" in which participants can participate or watch as they choose. The name is perhaps derived from the "jams" of jazz musicians, who come together to spontaneously explore musical forms and ideas.
Contact improvisation is often practiced in duet form but can also be performed in groups or as a solo using physical objects (floor, walls, chair, etc.) as the point of contact. As many teachers say in introductory classes, the floor is your first partner.
Contact improvisation techniques can include weight transfer, counter balance, rolling, falling, suspension, and lifting.
This is some seriously sexy shit.
...I want to try this with Noel...
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