CONTACT @ the DOJO class & jam. 7/13, 8/17
Schedule
Sun Aug 17 2025 at 03:00 pm to 06:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Aikido of Northampton | Florence, MA
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CONTACT @ the DOJOContact Improvisation (CI) class & jam
Mixed level. Open to beginner & experienced dancers
2025 Summer
July 13 Patrick Crowley
Aug 17 Chisa Hidaka
2025 Fall
Sept 7 Patrick Crowley
Sept 21
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July 13: UNIFIED BODY, SOFT BONES SPREADING
w/ Patrick Crowley
Warm-up: find breath and sensation as we discover our moving interests with a specific focus on the feet and bones. Then, we will do rolls with an [imaginary] sword slicing the earth. We will explore CRESCENTS with undulation through the joints — and take them into LIFTS. Drunken Monkey will make an appearance. Inertia of motion is our undercurrent.
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Patrick Crowley teaches once a month, and then once a month, he curates other teachers who hold and convey Contact Improvisation with a comprehensive depth. Contact @ the Dojo began in Oct 2021, meeting 2 Sundays a month.
Dojo comes from “Do-”, a variation of Tao/Dao (the way) and “jo” (immersive learning space).
CLASS
general description
A broad range of Contact Improvisation will be explored — states, skills, scores/Underscore, artistic practice, life learnings.
Dancers play with movement pathways in contact with a partner — in relationship with gravity, momentum, inertia of motion, and friction. We work with ease and natural tone in our tissues and neurology. We explore rolling, falling, and flying in CI with the freedom of mats as our floor.
The slow and subtle brings us to the big and enthusiastic, and vice versa. Centering, perception, integrated body, solo/follow/lead/3rd entity, reflexes, experiments, readiness, rigor, heart, awareness, and enlivening will all be in the mix.
JAM
The jam will be open space to play and practice — with some music and possible structure/warm-up.
For those experienced and new to CI, honoring different abilities. Please read Health safety agreements (www.patrickcrowley.net/health-safety). Emphasis will be given to those coming to both class & jam. Please arrive a little early.
WHAT is Contact Improvisation? https://patrickcrowley.net/whatiscontactimprovisation
WHERE: Aikido Dojo, 30 N Maple St, #14, Florence, MA 01062
(Park in parking lot to right of building. Come in entrance in parking lot. Go in and upstairs to the right.)
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT
https://patrickcrowleybodyworkdanceyogasomatics.as.me/events
or text 617-320-9792
Class & Jam (3:00–6:00 pm): $35–$30–$25
Just Class (3:00) or just Jam (4:30): $25–$20–$15
(sliding scale: abundant–regular–low)
If unemployed, student, or wanting to do work/exchange, please contact Patrick.
INFO & QUESTIONS: (617) 320-9792 (text/phone)
Patrick Crowley has been engaged with Contact Improvisation and dance improvisation since 1983. He has taught at numerous dance centers, festivals, and universities both nationally and internationally, including Yale University, Boston University, Argentina Contact Festival, Freiburg Festival, Earthdance, among others. He is a coordinator of the Global Underscore. He worked with Nancy Stark Smith closely until her death in 2020, and studied or performed with many prominent teachers in CI including: Andrew Harwood, Kirstie Simson, K.J. Holmes, Daniel Lepkoff, Nina Little, Alan Ptashek, and others. Patrick has a background in modern and contemporary dance, Body-Mind Centering®, bodywork, yoga, theatre (Playback Theatre, Action Theater), contemplative practices, expressive arts, and martial arts. He has performed with various dance and theatre companies, including the Underscore +/- Group, Zany Angels, Six and 1/2 Project, and Boston's Access to Theater. He was certified in bodywork by Sensei Toshiko Phipps and Nationally Certified in 1993 and also teaches Playback Theatre, Yoga, and somatics.
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Where is it happening?
Aikido of Northampton, 30 N Maple St, Florence, MA 01062-1344, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
