If you’re new to Contact Improvisation, it’s completely normal to feel a little nervous. Many people arrive with questions or apprehensions about physical contact, improvising with people they don’t know, or what kind of space they’re stepping into. You’re not alone in that.

I strongly recommend starting with one or more of the classes. While all sessions are carefully held, the classes are particularly supportive and structured. They are taught spaces, with clear guidance and specific exercises that build skills gradually, rather than leaving things overly open or undefined. This helps create a sense of safety, clarity, and trust in the practice.

My focus is on Contact Improvisation as an embodied, relational movement form, rooted in listening, consent and presence. The space is held with care and attention to these values. Many people come feeling unsure or hesitant, and discover that, through the way the classes are facilitated, the practice becomes accessible, grounding, and genuinely enjoyable.

Please also read my Health & Fitness Guidelines before coming for your first time.

Contact Improvisation (CI) is a practice of how two or more bodies move together as one in close physical contact. It teaches how to listen and communicate through movement within a spontaneously unfolding improvised dance. Ranging anywhere from playful & energetic to sensitive & quiet, with dynamic movements that go from standing to the floor.

We explore physical techniques, movement pathways, embodiment practices, sensitivity training and relational awareness, whilst progressing through a series of solo, partner and group exercises. Each class includes a guided embodiment warm-up, teaching or exploration of certain principles to learn about how to dance CI and an opportunity to dance and improvise with what you have learnt.

Come and join this vibrant dance community that promises to both challenge and excite you with all its wonderful possibilities.

Please get in touch before attending if you have any questions or concerns.

Contact Improvisation (CI) is very hard to describe in words as it draws from many inspiring practices, has a wide scope of movement possibilities and is used in many different contexts, from social jams to performances. Even though it has its own unique style and is often practised as a socially interactive dance by people from all walks of life, it is very much left to the individual to interpret its possibilities and context.

Formally, it is described as a dance practice in which points of physical contact combined with a sharing of weight between two or more people provide the starting point for exploration in movement improvisation; however, there are many more subtleties that one may also explore and experience. For me, it's all about connectivity, co-creation, trust, awareness, presence and committing to the moment and how through this practice we can embody these principles into our lives. It can be playful, sensitive, quiet or energetic, where giving and taking weight, rolling, suspending, flying and falling are all possible ingredients within the spontaneity of the dance.

Below are some words from members of our community who have written about their experiences. I hope these words inspire you to come along and join us whenever you feel ready.

“CI leads me into the present moment very directly. When I’m dancing with another and if I’m really in tune and fully there, then there is no space for thoughts and analysis. This is freedom - expansive, open and timeless. And because there is another whom I’m in contact with, it is a shared experience where connection flows and infuses the dance. And because it's dance, my whole body listens and responds and moves and is moved - fully embodied.”

“I love the intuitive, responsive, intimate nature of this dance, and the way it inspires, challenges and delights me.”

“Having spent 15 years being a team-sport person in my younger days, my body and mind longed to engage in an exercise that requires my body, mind and soul to act together simultaneously to challenge and develop myself whilst connecting with others. I found that exercise in CI.”

“It has taught me the language of the body, both mine and of others.”

“CI allows me to drop into myself, listen to my deepest instincts and urges, and over time I have learnt to trust and follow them. Through regular practice, both technical and creative, and through group and solo reflection I learnt to appreciate my authentic movement and that of others, and to apply this somatic knowledge in my daily life.”

Please get in touch before attending if you have any questions.

• Wear clean clothes that cover your body (chest, shoulders, belly and legs) and are suitable for dynamic movement with close physical contact.

• Remove any sharp objects from your clothing and body (e.g. piercings & jewellery) that could potentially cause someone an injury.

• Refrain from wearing strong perfumes and fragrances, including essential oils.

• Bring a water bottle.

Please also read my Health & Fitness Guidelines before coming for your first time.