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Weekly Classes
Mondays, Creative dance for Children: Celebrating Imagination through Movement! Please join us for playful self-expression and the exploration of dance and improvisaton concepts for growing bodies and minds.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 – 10am, Mondays 6 - 7pm. Pilates for (everyone with a special focus on) Seniors. led by Maureen Shea. Strengthen, stretch and explore movement principles. Classes are pay-what-you-can ($1-10). Maureen is a certified Pilates mat and Fletcher Towelwork instructor.
Ongoing Projects
SEEDS - Somatic Experiments in Earth, Dance and Science
June 30 - July 5 THE JULY 4TH CONTACT JAM. A special time of year and a special jam when we welcome many of our longtime community members and their families to come and dance. More details soon.
July 5 - Movement Jam with Live Improvised Music. Featured Artist: TBA. 7:30- 9:30 pm. Musicians are welcome to bring instruments to play after 9:30pm. $7-$10.
July 7 - Community Sing with Penny Schultz. We celebrate the capacity to make music through song that is our birthright. Rounds, heart songs, chants, and spirituals from a wide variety of cultures carry us into worlds of beatuy, humor, sadness, and joy. Our hearts soar with the soudns we shape, joining our voices to form rich and varied textrues. All ages and abilities are welcome. 6:30 - 8:00pm followed by a potluck. Suggested donation:$5/person, children free.
July 10 - 16 WEST COAST CONTACT IMPROVISATION INTENSIVE at Earthdance: An Intensive for Dancers Dedicated to Deepening Their Contact Practice. Featuring Alicia Grayson, Brenton Cheng, and Nita Little.
July 19 - 3rd Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam. An opportunity to learn and practice the form of Contact Improvisation. Open Level CI Class 3:30 -5:00pm. Contact Jam: 5 - 7pm. Followed by a potluck dinner. Sliding Scale Cost: Class: $5 - $10, Jam: $5 - $10. Come join us for an exciting afternoon of dancing.
July 22 - 26 Permaculture and Bioregional Design with Andrew Faust. Workshop cancelled as Andrew is not able to be present. We are currently exploring other options and may schedule an alternative Permaculture Workshop in this time.
July 23 - 26 INTRODUCTION TO THAI MASSAGE with Ariela Grodner Thai massage is a combination of yoga, Ayurveda, and the martial arts. It is practiced as a duet – one person is active while the other is passive. This course offers 18 CEU's approved by the National Board of Massage.
July 24-27 The Dance of the Six Spaces of Samantabhadra, led by authorized instructor Bodhi Krause
Daily Schedule: Friday: 7-9pm, Saturday and Sunday: 9:30-11:30, 2-4, 6-8, Monday: 7-9pm. In the Dzogchen Teaching sound and movement are very important because they are the means to integrate oneself into the state of contemplation. This workshop is organized by the Dzogchen Community and will be held at Earthdance.
*In addition to the programs listed, Earthdance also rents out our facility at many other times. To register for these other rental events, please contact the group leader directly, rather than Earthdance.
August 2 - Movement Jam with Live Improvised Music. Featured Artist: TBA. 7:30- 9:30 pm. Musicians are welcome to bring instruments to play after 9:30pm. $7-$10.
August 10 - 13 DWELL - Performance and Improvisation Intensive with Chris Aiken and Angie Hauser. This workshop focuses on the dynamic exploration of dance improvisation and performance, centered around the process of transforming space into place, and creating worlds for our imaginations to dwell.
August 14 - New Performance Series - Dinner, Discourse, + Dance. Featuring DWELL: Chris Aiken + Angie Hauser
August 13 – 16 WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS MOVING ARTS FESTIVAL This is Earthdance at its best: A chance to study improvisation intensively as well as to sample from a wonderful array of local and national teachers. Intensives with Chris Aiken & Angie Hauser, Saliq Francis Savage, and Susan Schell
August 16 - 3rd Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam. An opportunity to learn and practice the form of Contact Improvisation. Open Level CI Class 3:30 -5:00pm. Contact Jam: 5 - 7pm. Followed by a potluck dinner. Sliding Scale Cost: Class: $5 - $10, Jam: $5 - $10. Come join us for an exciting afternoon of dancing.
August 18 - Community Sing with Penny Schultz. We celebrate the capacity to make music through song that is our birthright. Rounds, heart songs, chants, and spirituals from a wide variety of cultures carry us into worlds of beatuy, humor, sadness, and joy. Our hearts soar with the soudns we shape, joining our voices to form rich and varied textrues. All ages and abilities are welcome. 6:30 - 8:00pm followed by a potluck. Suggested donation:$5/person, children free.
*In addition to the programs listed, Earthdance also rents out our facility at many other times. To register for these other rental events, please contact the group leader directly, rather than Earthdance.
September 6 - Movement Jam with Live Improvised Music. Featured Artist: TBA. 7:30- 9:30 pm. Musicians are welcome to bring instruments to play after 9:30pm. $7-$10.
September 20 - 3rd Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam. An opportunity to learn and practice the form of Contact Improvisation. Open Level CI Class 3:30 -5:00pm. Contact Jam: 5 - 7pm. Followed by a potluck dinner. Sliding Scale Cost: Class: $5 - $10, Jam: $5 - $10. Come join us for an exciting afternoon of dancing.
*In addition to the programs listed, Earthdance also rents out our facility at many other times. To register for these other rental events, please contact the group leader directly, rather than Earthdance.
October 4 - Movement Jam with Live Improvised Music. Featured Artist: TBA. 7:30- 9:30 pm. Musicians are welcome to bring instruments to play after 9:30pm. $7-$10.
October 20 - 3rd Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam. An opportunity to learn and practice the form of Contact Improvisation. Open Level CI Class 3:30 -5:00pm. Contact Jam: 5 - 7pm. Followed by a potluck dinner. Sliding Scale Cost: Class: $5 - $10, Jam: $5 - $10. Come join us for an exciting afternoon of dancing.
October 22 – 25 Fall Jam 2009 The Relationship Between Improvised Dance & Music. Special guest musicians will be playing throughout the weekend and afternoon focused discussions and labs will further deepen the dialogue. Take advantage of our option to extend your stay! Join us on Thursday for a day-long symposium of discussion, labbing, and dancing with musicians from the area.
*In addition to the programs listed, Earthdance also rents out our facility at many other times. To register for these other rental events, please contact the group leader directly, rather than Earthdance.
November 1 - Movement Jam with Live Improvised Music. Featured Artist: TBA. 7:30- 9:30 pm. Musicians are welcome to bring instruments to play after 9:30pm. $7-$10.
November 15 - 3rd Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam. An opportunity to learn and practice the form of Contact Improvisation. Open Level CI Class 3:30 -5:00pm. Contact Jam: 5 - 7pm. Followed by a potluck dinner. Sliding Scale Cost: Class: $5 - $10, Jam: $5 - $10. Come join us for an exciting afternoon of dancing.
November 19 - 22 THE POETRY OF MOTION Improvisation and Partnering Skills with Kirstie Simson. Kirstie will give classes in dance-improvisation, drawing from her knowledge of Contact Improvisation, dance techniques, Aikido and her extensive experience of improvisation in performance.
November 19 - 22 CONTACT IMPROVISATION ESSENTIALS with Patrick Crowley. Come join us for a weekend of embodiment, skill building, and play though the practice of this magical form.
November 21 - New Performance Series - Dinner, Discourse, + Dance. Featuring Kirstie Simson and Patrick Crowley
*In addition to the programs listed, Earthdance also rents out our facility at many other times. To register for these other rental events, please contact the group leader directly, rather than Earthdance.
December 6 - Movement Jam with Live Improvised Music. Featured Artist: TBA. 7:30- 9:30 pm. Musicians are welcome to bring instruments to play after 9:30pm. $7-$10.
December 20 - 3rd Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam. An opportunity to learn and practice the form of Contact Improvisation. Open Level CI Class 3:30 -5:00pm. Contact Jam: 5 - 7pm. Followed by a potluck dinner. Sliding Scale Cost: Class: $5 - $10, Jam: $5 - $10. Come join us for an exciting afternoon of dancing.
December 29 – January 3 THE NEW YEAR'S JAM
January 3 - Movement Jam with Live Improvised Music. Featured Artist: TBA. 7:30- 9:30 pm. Musicians are welcome to bring instruments to play after 9:30pm. $7-$10.
January 4 - 22 JANUARY WORKSHOP 2010 a 3-week OPEN training with NANCY STARK SMITH. This workshop is organized by Nancy Stark Smith directly, but held at Earthdance. For more information visit http://www.nancystarksmith.com/workshops/nancies_10/ws_january_10.htm.
January 13 - 17 THIS VERY MOMENT: Bodymind Practices for Spontaneous Dances with Barbara Dilley.
February 1 - Movement Jam with Live Improvised Music. Featured Artist: TBA. 7:30- 9:30 pm. Musicians are welcome to bring instruments to play after 9:30pm. $7-$10.
Mar. 1 - Movement Jam with Live Improvised Music. Featured Artist: TBA. 7:30- 9:30 pm. Musicians are welcome to bring instruments to play after 9:30pm. $7-$10.
March
Mar. 21 - Apr. 2 MATERIAL FOR THE SPINE with Steve Paxton
*In addition to the programs listed, Earthdance also rents out our facility at many other times. To register for these other rental events, please contact the group leader directly, rather than Earthdance.
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