KEEP IN TOUCH

Is it possible to have a relaxed social with meaningful conversations (+optional boogie) at a pub, without piss-up/pick-up vibes?? 😄
Let's find out!

A warm welcome to KEEP IN TOUCH, a new community group in the Bays, focused on connecting like-minded and heart-centered individuals on a deeper level through a variety of conscious or embodied activities.

This event: Deep Chats (+Boogie)

✔✔ What this event is about

• Relax and unwind in good company.
• An opportunity to meet new people and build a caring community.
• Connect over deeper questions, experiences or insights.
• Have a break from small-talk, judgements and pretenses.
• An invitation to be curious and learn something new.
• Dance if you like.
• An event for adults of all ages, races and genders.

❓What to expect on the day

• Chat, mix and mingle unguided.
• Deep Chats conversation opener cards available.
• A cover band will play in intervals, making it harder to talk. Invitation to dance.

📆 When: Friday
🕣 Start: 8.30pm
🕛 Finish: open
(band starts at 9pm)
📍Where: The Merchant Pub, 219 Don McKinnon Drive, Albany
https://maps.app.goo.gl/4m2kSJCwJd8ZEgyQ6?g_st=ac

The Merchant Fridays Live https://stargroup.nz/events/mpc-friday-live

Come along by yourself, or bring a friend or partner.

Ask for the KEEP IN TOUCH table when you place your order at the bar (we will not have a tab). Please make at least one purchase to support our venue, thank you.

Attendance

• You must be registered to attend.
• PLEASE don't attend if you are unwell.
• IF THE HOST IS UNWELL, THE EVENT WILL BE CANCELLED AND NO LONGER SHOW HERE. Please check your Meetup messages on the day.
• Can no longer attend? Thanks for changing your RSVP status.

Privacy

• We respect each others privacy.
• No photos, videos or recordings.
• No sharing of personal information of others.
• Past events will be deleted/canceled to ensure the above.

✔ Please bring

• Koha of $2- $5 to cover host's Meetup membership and travel costs please, cash preferred. Please give from the 🖤 what you can, thank you.
• Funds to cover whatever you order (we will not have a tab for the table).

Host: Cat (life coach & designer)

Looking forward to sharing some chats, smiles and perhaps a dance with you 😊

ONE OF EVENT AT DEVONPORT
Next week we will meet in Newton as usual.

To attend please contact
Host Lance Cablk directly by text on 027 359 6722
Co-host Cat

Join us for an afternoon of movement and connection, no dance experience needed. A reasonable level of mobility, fitness and flexibility is helpful.

We rely on your koha of $5-10 to cover venue hire and Meetup costs please

All experienced contact improv dancers welcome!
Lttle or no CI experience? No worries you are welcome too! However, please contact jam host Lance Cablk by text at 027 359 6722 to discuss possibilities about learning the basics before the jam, even directly before the jam opening .
A short karakia, whakawhanaungatanga and discussion of CI guidelines and group warm-up will lead to a 90 minute jam.
Ka kite ano, whānau - see you soon!

PLEASE WEAR COMFORTABLE CLOTHES, ideally covering knees. Skirts are not practical.

What is Contact Improv?
(Source https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_improvisation)

Contact Improvisation (CI) is a postmodern dance practice that explores movement through shared weight, touch, and physical awareness...

Originating in the United States in 1972, contact improvisation was developed by dancer and choreographer Steve Paxton, drawing on influences from modern dance, aikido, and somatic practices...

Contact Improvisation emphasizes the interplay of gravity, momentum, and improvisation, fostering an experimental approach to movement that invites both professional dancers and newcomers into its global community...

The practice involves continuous physical touch between dancers, where gravity, momentum, inertia, and friction shape their interactions.

Known for its open "jams," contact improvisation is both a social dance and a tool for movement research, offering a unique blend of physicality and mindfulness.

(photo by freepik)