We invite you to our next original, 3-month series of movement classes in contact improvisation (10 sessions, 2 hours each). We will explore new possibilities of our bodies through various strengthening exercises, floorwork techniques, and mindful work with a partner/partners. Our goal is to expand awareness of safe movement in a space open to creative solutions and play, so that everyone feels comfortable and safe in the jam environment. In this edition, we will cover topics such as: - Small dance – discovering subtle impulses and sources of movement - Solo – agility, body awareness, and movement improvisation - Duo and trio – joint exploration of body possibilities in contact: tuning, mindfulness, and weight exchange - Technique – roll, push, pull, slide, weight transfer, momentum, and partnering - Jam culture – how to move consciously and creatively in the jam space We will explore all this in an atmosphere of openness, creativity, play, asking questions, and seeking answers through our own experiences. We are inspired by somatic methods of working with the body, contemporary dance, floorwork, partnering, yoga, and contact improvisation techniques. A significant inspiration for our classes is the methodology of Karolina Kroczak (Oddaj Ciężar) and Katja Mustonen. For whom: For everyone interested who already has movement experience (not necessarily in contact improvisation), ready for physical effort, and open to working in physical contact with others. 📅 When: Mondays: from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Start 06.10, end 15.12.2025 (10 sessions, excluding 10.11) 📍 Where: Studio Zimba - ul. Skaryszewska 15, Warsaw 💰 Price: We prefer payment for the entire cycle - it gives us a sense of security - 600/650 PLN for the entire cycle (pay what you can) - payment in two installments of 350 PLN each (in October and November) - 80 PLN for a single class * *This option is only possible if all spots are not filled. If you are very eager to participate in the course but the price is an obstacle, let us know - we will find a solution. Information and registration: [email protected] https://forms.gle/LqFoLohiwPk95XWSA Info about the instructors: Asia Joe Pawłowska – educator, creativity psychopedagogue, movement educator in the somatic bodywork approach, improvisation dancer, and contact improvisation enthusiast. Graduate of Somatics in Dance and Therapy at the Academy of Music in Łódź. She has been dancing for over 16 years, developing in techniques such as contact improvisation, jazz techniques, contemporary dance, Axis Syllabus®, Body-Mind Centering®, Feldenkrais Method®, and Laban Bartenieff Movement System®, participating in numerous classes, workshops, festivals, and dance programs. Currently, she is part of the partnering performance group Oddaj Ciężar led by Karolina Kroczak and regularly trains contact improvisation under the guidance of Sebastian Flegl. She facilitates CI jams and conducts teaching practice, continuously developing by attending numerous workshops with teachers from Poland and abroad. She balances between a sense of freedom, play, and unrestrained possibilities and awareness of what, how, and why is done in dance. She discovers the healing power of movement and the spiritual significance of connections between body and mind. She asks more and more questions, often saying I DON'T KNOW. Kamila Zięba – dancer, performer, yogi. A passionate enthusiast of many movement disciplines, currently closest to her are contact improvisation, partnering, and movement medicine practice. Her medical education and studies in human anatomy and physiology significantly influence her dance-movement development and teaching approach. She gained her dance workshop experience at Warsaw Dance Department, Opus Ballet school in Florence, and at festivals and workshops in Poland and abroad, including Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands. For 4 years, she has been part of the partnering performance group Oddaj Ciężar led by Karolina Kroczak. In 2019, she completed the Vinyasa Yoga 200h Teacher Training course in Warsaw, which she currently teaches. A big fan of spirals, Pilates balls, travel, nature, and dolphins.
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