CI Class by Chisa Hidaka + Jam w/Music by Madeleine Grace

Name: CI Class by Chisa Hidaka + Jam w/Music by Madeleine Grace
Start: 2025-09-14T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-14T16:30:00-04:00
Location: 59 Oneil St, Kingston, NY 12401

Schedule

Sun Sep 14 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

59 Oneil St, Kingston, NY 12401 | Kingston, NY

People of all experience levels, movement backgrounds, and ages are welcome.
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The details for Sept 14: Opening Circle & Class: 2-3pm
*please arrive 10 minutes early so we can start on time
Responsiveness and Effort by Chisa Hidaka
When a contact improvisation partners meet in a state of responsiveness, we are able to listen actively and move together cooperatively and the dancing flows from us spontaneously. In this class, we’ll warm up using one of Chisa's favorite ways to investigate responsiveness: by playing with muscular tension and effort.
Chisa Hidaka has been practicing contact improvisation since the 80s and has taught and performed the form in the NYC area since the 00s. She brings to her practice and teaching her experiences as a ‘downtown’ dancer in her 20s, a medical researcher, anatomy teacher and as a freediver who has been dancing underwater with trained humans and wild dolphins for the last 15 years.
Jam from 3-4:30pm with music/sound by Madeleine Grace
Madeleine Grace, creator of Sonic Elixirs, is a improvisational vocalist and a practitioner of touch therapy using fascial release techniques, Ayurvedic Marma therapy and Thai yoga to offer comprehensive sessions to help clients remember their inherent wholeness. Her intention is to contribute to the vitality of the world through space holding and ecstatic creativity.
Thank you for contributing promptly upon arrival, rather than waiting till the end:
Both class and jam together: $25-30+
Only class: $10
Only jam: $20
~ Cash is best, but if you forget, Venmo is an option
* As always, if you'd like to do a work exchange in place of (or to reduce) payment, please contact us in advance by email [email protected]
These Contributions help cover the space rental, class facilitators, and musicians, and allow us to continue. Giving more is appreciated to help sponsor those in need of extra support at this time.
Score Studio, 59 O'Neil St., Kingston, NY 12440 (up stairs)
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Please:
~ Our Hudson Valley Contact Improv JAM is a bit atypical in that we make the effort to start together for class at 2pm, Jam at 3pm (as opposed to people flowing in at any point). Why? Because we notice that a friendlier, more welcoming, and more trusting/trustworthy community is built when we take time to say hello, hear each other's voices and names, and look each other in the eye before dancing.
If you can, please come up to 10 min before 2pm and join us in the opening circle. If you can only join us for the jam at 3pm, of course we understand!
~ Follow @hudsonvalleycontactimprov on IG and Hudson Valley Contact Improvisation on FB for updates and to show you support.
~ Join our email list [email protected]
Email us for any questions / Whatsapp Group link too.
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Requests for help:
~ On the day: sweep before/after the jam, greet at the door, welcome and orient newcomers, turn lights on/off at start/end.
~ We can always use help spreading the word about our regular jams. Invite friends who might be interested!
~ Please email or Whatsapp us if you'd be interested in sharing our posts and other communications with your networks.
~ Follow, share & interact with us at:
IG: @hudsonvalleycontactimprov
Facebook: Hudson Valley Contact Improvisation
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GENERAL JAM DETAILS:
People of all experience levels and movement backgrounds are welcome.
We meet at Score Studio in Kingston, NY (59 Oneil St, 2nd floor).
When navigating to Score Studio at 59 Oneil St, Kingston, look for a Wayfinders sign and a "61" address of a small industrial building on Oneil street. There is a parking lot next to it. Park here or on the street. The studio is at the back end of the parking lot, up an outdoor flight of stairs. There's a big 'Score Dance Studio" sign in pink above the studio door.
For anyone with particular access needs, please let us know how we can support you to make your attendance possible and comfortable.
* Note for people who may be allergic: a cat lives in an apartment adjacent to the studio. The studio will be vacuumed before the jam.
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Some FAQ:
When are the upcoming jams?
We'll continue on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month, except for a pause in August, and no class/jam on the 4th Sunday of December. Classes 2-3pm, Jams 3-4:30pm.
I haven't done Contact Improv in 20 years! Is this jam right for me?
We invite dancers/humans of all levels of experience and types of ability to this jam. We trust you to know your limits and we encourage you to observe and rest as you'd like. If you have questions or need help, please feel free to approach the jam facilitators.
I've never done CI and barely know what it is. How can I participate?
Absolute beginners should let the host know that they are new to the form so that proper support and guidance can be provided. You are welcome to watch for the first jam, if you'd like, or if you'd like to join in, we will make sure you are buddied up with someone who can show you some basics. Witnessing other dancers is always welcome and is a valued contribution to the dance environment.
Can I bring my kid/s?
Kids are magical beings and we welcome them heartily. If you bring yours, please stay near them and make sure they are safe and respectful of all jam guidelines.
What are your guidelines regarding COVID and other illnesses?
Please don't come to the Jam if you have any symptoms of a contagious illness, have tested positive for COVID or have recently been substantially exposed to a known Covid case. We will have hand sanitizer available, hand washing is encouraged. Masks, testing and vaccination are at your own discretion. There is an air purifier in the studio.
Is the studio accessible by wheelchair?
Unfortunately, it is not, although there may be a lift installed next to the stairs. We will keep you posted.
Any other questions? Reach out!
[email protected]