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Contact Improv Classes​

with Deb in Portland, Maine

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CI and the Support of the Senses

6:30-8:30 pm August 18

$20

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Fall Series

Maine Center for Taiji & Qigong, 500 Forest Avenue, Portland (back/parking lot entrance)

2nd & 4th Thursdays*

6:30-8:30 pm

$20/class or $80 for all 5 - see below for details

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Join me for one class or many....​

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  • September 10

  • September 24

  • October 8

  • October22

  • (Note: October 29 - no class - 2nd & 4th Thursdays only)

  • November 12 

  • (Note: No class November 26- Thanksgiving)

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*NOTE: Portland's Contact Jam happens at the same location -- on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month.

What We Explore

 

These classes blend wisdom from Contact Improvisation, Body-Mind Centering, and UZAZU Embodied Intelligence. Rather than drilling technical skills, each class ventures into the more nuanced territory of discovering embodied support and authentic connection — within ourselves and with each other through movement.

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We'll focus on cultivating movement that feels whole and integrated in our own bodies, then expanding that awareness into the relational space we share.

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Together we'll investigate how principles like listening through touch, sharing weight, and drawing support from ground and space can enhance our capacity for sensitive, responsive partnering—essential groundwork for more advanced skills related to weight-sharing, flying, and high-velocity or high-energy dance.

 

...Following Our Collective Curiosity!

 

Each session will have a guiding framework, but this series will bloom organically, shaped by our shared interests and learning edges. We'll create space for the questions, challenges, and insights that naturally arise in our practice together.

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All levels welcome- the principles we will explore can be accessed by beginners, and more experienced dancers will enjoy layering in these key capacities, to further enhance their dance.

 
Class fee

 

Each class is $20. Or pay $80 in advance for the full series (making your 5th class free)*. 

If financial considerations prevent you from joining, please reach out directly—I'm happy to work within your means. 

​*please note - no rain check for missed classes - but if something significant comes up, be in touch. 

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Venmo (@Deb-Grant-3) with CI in subject line

 

Need to reach me? debagrant@gmail.com

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