Yes! I looked for such a presentation of CI -- with clear explanations of specific aspects. Yes, we all know this implicitly as we dance, but a newcomer usually doesn't understand the point. Here is the way to explain. Thank you.
I was a student of kristen oneal decades ago. I remember when i was followed and harrassed by a man in my apartment complex and the first thing she asked me was what was i wearing. Or when i told her i couldnt make rehearsal because i had to work and she dragged me for not being serious about dancing and i lost my job to attend her rehearsal...and she was indifferent about it.or when i had vertigo in class and fell over she thought i was "acting". I was very young. If i knew then what i know now..wild that i found this.
Very misleading to suggest that CI can be reduced to a means through which we can gain skills to be pleasant colleagues in the workplace. The very notion that the pleasure and joy and freedom we experience in jams is a transferable employability skill would be an anathema to Steve Paxton, and to so many of us across the globe who see the radical potential of dancing CI as a form of nonviolent resistance.
stereotype CI. Yankees always monetizing whatever is around. Their movdements are completely away from what CI looks like when you see actual CI dancers in a jam...!
Yes! I looked for such a presentation of CI -- with clear explanations of specific aspects. Yes, we all know this implicitly as we dance, but a newcomer usually doesn't understand the point. Here is the way to explain. Thank you.
legends! These two were my intro to contact in college. so happy to see this video
well done - clear, warm, human
Such a great work at describing the dynamics of CI! Thank you :)
Wow - this was so powerful to watch! Love how you put the essence of contact improv into words! 💛
Love it. I bet they just had an intention of what they wanted to convey, but the details and flow of the presentation was mostly improvised. Beautiful
I was a student of kristen oneal decades ago. I remember when i was followed and harrassed by a man in my apartment complex and the first thing she asked me was what was i wearing. Or when i told her i couldnt make rehearsal because i had to work and she dragged me for not being serious about dancing and i lost my job to attend her rehearsal...and she was indifferent about it.or when i had vertigo in class and fell over she thought i was "acting". I was very young. If i knew then what i know now..wild that i found this.
This is great content! Great job. I laughed with you.💓
This was fantastic
Very misleading to suggest that CI can be reduced to a means through which we can gain skills to be pleasant colleagues in the workplace. The very notion that the pleasure and joy and freedom we experience in jams is a transferable employability skill would be an anathema to Steve Paxton, and to so many of us across the globe who see the radical potential of dancing CI as a form of nonviolent resistance.
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stereotype CI. Yankees always monetizing whatever is around. Their movdements are completely away from what CI looks like when you see actual CI dancers in a jam...!
Yanks created the dance form, in the US? I’ve seen some of the original video from oberlin, it took a while to develop.