Contact Improvisation is a partnered moving meditative "dance."
Primarily it is a practice of listening deeply and
discovering/allowing the next natural move to unfold (Improv)
while in contact and connection with a dance partner. (Contact).
Hence it's common short name: Contact Improv.
Contact Improv is very easy to demonstrate visually, a little harder to explain with words. If new to the art, please watch a few videos from local people doing Contact Improv here in St Pete:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfjG5uFzjEkwzWjsCsA-EuKtTbEg1Mb07
Most people after doing Contact Improv feel like they've had:
a great massage,
a yoga class,
a joyous meditation,
and healing session.
People of all levels welcome.
For newcomers- you will be introduced to the basic principles of the art.
For those with more experience exercises will be offered to allow you to go deeper.
It will be a combination of exercises, guided dance experiences, then an open time where we practice together.
Thursdays- weekly.
7pm-8pm
Location: Roots to Crown https://www.rootstocrown.space/
Cost: By donation
Afterwards there will be an "Ecstatic Dance"- a Free Forum Dance where people are invited to move and dance and express themselves.
Ecstatic Dance: 8pm-10pm $20
Location: Roots to Crown https://www.rootstocrown.space/
(more information about the Ecstatic Dance can be found there)
Led by Arthur Burton or Camio Rose.
To stay up to date on Contact Improv happenings in and around St. Petersburg. please join:
www.facebook.com/groups/309558980810
and/or
www.meetup.com/ccsaintp
We also have a whatsapp group- send a message with your number if you'd like to be added to that.
Bio coming for Camio Rose.
Arthur Burton
I have taught a little bit of everything:
Fencing
Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
Chi-Gung
Meditation
Math
Cognitive Therapy
I am a longtime mover- having delved deeply into Martial Arts, Yoga, Ecstatic Dance, and Contact.
And I find SO much joy in sharing Contact Improv- because it really is less about teaching and more about supporting people in discovering a new way to move and connect with others.
When not dancing or teaching, I love time in nature, being of service and studying and practicing different Wisdom Traditions.
