Colours in Contact: Beginner Contact Improv Series

Come dive into the world of contact improv with us!
On January 20, 27 and February 3, 10, and 17 from 7–9:30pm, we’ll be building confidence, finding our flow together, and tapping into that inner joy for embodied, creative exploration.
This five-week journey is designed for beginners who want to get into their bodies, learn new movement possibilities, and explore creativity in a supportive, curiosity-driven environment. Together, we’ll explore:

• Communicating through shared movement
• Creating steady, grounded contact through weight-sharing
• Balance, momentum, and leverage
• Connecting to your solo body and expression
• Giving and receiving support without force or strain
• Accessing your creative and improvisational spirit
• Beginner-friendly lifts
• Fluid, intuitive floor work
• Moving through doubts, hesitations, and mental blocks
• Bringing what you learn into your everyday life

✨ Bonus for all participants:

• Complimentary kneepads to support your journey
• Free access to our Wednesday jams throughout the series so you can play, practice, and grow alongside the community (6:30- 9 pm on Wednesdays at 805 Dovercourt Rd)

If you’re curious about contact improv and want to see what it looks like, what our community is like, or learn more about us, check out our Instagram and Facebook at @coloursincontact.
Advanced registration required for this series; no drop-ins.
*** To avoid the Eventbrite fee, feel free to send payment of $160 directly through etransfer to [email protected]).
Sign up today! We can’t wait to move with you!

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About the Facilitators:

Emma and Pablo co-founded Colours in Contact in 2023 with a shared vision: to build a warm, culturally diverse, beginner-friendly contact improv space in Toronto where people can move, explore, and express themselves freely.

Emma grew up dancing, spending many years in ballet before falling in love with the freedom, play, and expressive possibilities of contact improv. She’s passionate about bringing people together, creating supportive spaces, and helping movers grow in confidence and creativity.

Pablo, a Toronto-born mover with Guatemalan roots, brings a rich background in contact improv, muay thai, tai chi, yoga, partner dance, and authentic movement. His teaching is grounded in curiosity, play, and care, inviting dancers to explore what movement, support, and expression can mean for them.

Together, they cultivate classes and jams that are beginner-friendly, inclusive, and rooted in the belief that everyone has a creative, expressive body waiting to be discovered.
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About Contact Improv:

Contact Improvisation (CI) is a partner/solo/group-improvised dance style developed in 1972 by Steve Paxton and Nancy Stark Smith, heavily influenced by Aikido and Modern dance. Due to the open-ended nature of the dance, each new dancer can add to this pot of creativity. This has lead to various influences weaving in and out of the form. Some of those influences include but are not limited to Tango, Zen, Zouk, Contemporary, Ballet, Hip Hop, Qi Gong, Capoeira, Ballroom, Salsa and the list goes on. This is the beauty of CI: it can offer such an open fertile ground for exploration in expression and movement. Your voice in this dance is what will drive the creative freedom possible at Colours in Contact.

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Special Considerations:

- Since Colours in Contact events involve a rolling point of contact and sliding, clothing that have zippers and buttons as well as jewellery are not permitted. Sleeveless shirts, shorts, skirts and slippery clothing are also not recommended.

- Only non-glass water bottles are allowed in the studio as we dance barefoot.

- Please avoid wearing perfumes or scented body care products in consideration for people with chemical sensitivities.

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