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San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco CI Class Series and Jam
WHERE: 975 Howard Studio, 975 Howard at 6th, San Francisco, CA
WHEN: Tuesday nights, Class 6:30-8:30pm, Jam 8:30pm-11:30pm.
COST: Class $15, Class and Jam $18, Jam only $5.
INFO: 415-335-6384, info (at) humilityswim (dot) org
WEBSITE: www.humilityswim.org
Berkeley Dance Jam (Barefoot Boogie with lots of Contact)
WHERE: The Sawtooth Building 2525 8th Street Berkeley, CA 94710-2541 The Sawtooth Building 2525 8th Street Berkeley, CA 94710-2541
WHEN: Come join us every Friday, 8:30pm - 12:30am. Before the jam there is a contact improv class for beginners- 7:00pm – 8:30pm, offered by NoNoDance Company (http://www.nonodance.info)
COST: $10.00 ($5.00 after 11:30pm)
INFO: Come early for warm-up in the "Hot Room" (8:30-9:15) "The Warm Room" (Down-tempo space) is usually open by 9:30 (See DJ Schedule for more details)
WEBSITE: http://www.dancejam.org/
Berkeley Jam/ Berkeley Pre-Jam Class
WHERE: 8th Street Studio (2525 8th St),Corner of Dwight and 8th
WHEN: Every Saturday 3:30-6:00, Pre-Jam Class: 1:30-3:30
COST: $5 (jam), $15 (jam and class)
INFO: Rosemary Hannon and Vitali Kononov: ciworkshop at yahoo.com
WEBSITE: http://www.artsomatic.org/nono/berkeley-contact-jam/
Berkeley Thursday Jam
Playful Contact Jam/Pre-Jam Class - Emeryville
WHERE: Athletic Playground, 4770 San Pablo Ave. (at 48th street), Emeryville, CA 94608
WHEN: Every Wednesday class 9:30am-10:30am, jam 10:30am-noon.
COST: $10 (or less - see website. Includes class and/or jam.)
INFO: Zach Pine: playfulcontactjamorg at gmail.com
WEBSITE: http://www.playfulcontactjam.org/
WHERE: Roco Dance, 56 Bolinas Rd., Fairfax, CA 94930
WHEN: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Class - $10.00 class only/ $12.00 Class and Jam
8:30 PM – 10:30 PM Jam - $5.00 - $20.00 sliding scale
INFO: Cory Van Gelder: (415) 497-8459, coryvg (at) yahoo.com
Los Angeles Area
Laguna Beach Jam & class
WHERE: Neighborhood Congregational Church, Cleo St. and Glenneyre St. in Laguna Beach, CA. (The dance space is through a small archway and up the stairs of the main building and then on your left.)
WHEN: first Saturday of every month, class goes from 10pm to 1pm, followed by a pot luck lunch, then a jam from 2:30pm to 5:30pm
COST: $15 for the class, $10 for the jam, or WHAT you can pay.
INFO: www.contactimprovla.com
Los Angeles/ Santa Monica Class and Jam
WHERE: Dance Home: 522 Santa Monica Blvd. between 5th & 6th Aves, Santa Monica, LA. (upstairs from Radio Shack)
WHEN: Sunday 6:15-9pm(somtimes excluding holidays). optional warm-up/class suitable for all levels on 3rd Sunday of the month (starting Sunday, November 20, 2005), from 6:30pm to about 7:15pm.
COST: $7 suggested donation
INFO: Mary: MLHerzog(at)cox.net or Kirk: KirkAndrews(at)cox.net
WEBSITE: www.contactimprovla.com
Eastside Lab Jam in Pasadena
WHEN: 1st Tuesday of each month, 7-9 PM.
WHERE: 1158 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, (Entrance and parking at rear of building)
INFO: Jill Cooper- jm.coop@hotmail.com
Other Cities in California
Arcata Jams and Boogie
WHERE: The Community Yoga Center, located at 890 "G" Street (which is on the northeast side of our central town plaza.) Arcata
WHEN: Regular dance every Thursday night. The 1st, 3rd, & 5th Thursdays are a dance jam with a DJ, 2nd & 4th Thursdays are contact jams
WHAT: It's a cute little space with awesome people (& some good contacters). Our town is filled with creative & talented people (great musicians, jugglers, physical theatre people, & more)
INFO: Tricia Riel, (707) 822-9663 trishwich(at)hotmail.com
Fort Bragg Spiral Dance Jam
WHAT: It's not specifically a contact jam but many people who go are into contact.
WHEN: Wednesdays , 7:30pm-10pm, Followed by quiet contact jam 10 to 11.
WHERE: Second Story Studios 307 E. Redwood Ave. Fort Bragg, Ca.
COST : $5
INFO: lstoller(at)mcn.org, 707-964-2326
Palo Alto Sunday classes/jam
WHERE: 4000 Middlefield Rd, Cubberley Community Center, L-3, Palo Alto, CA
WHEN: 1st and Third Sunday of each month - 4-7 pm
COST: $10 to $12
INFO: Karin Moriarty, Artistic Director, Dance-Is-It, 408.244.8837, dance_is_it(at)hotmail.com
WEBSITE: www.danceaction.org
San Diego - Monday Jam
Monday Weekly Jam: Stage 7
9103 Chesapeake Dr., San Diego CA 92123
6:30 - 9:00 pm
COST: $10 NOTAFLOF (Cash or Venmo)
Features weekly live music
Santa Cruz Contact Jam/Class - Conscious Dance Odyssey
WHAT: An opportunity for people to get a taste of Contact and other improv and conscious dance forms in the warm-up class from 6:30 -7:30, and then from 7:30 - 9pm to offer a conscious space for dancing creatively in a safe and loving environment. This jam has a focus on Contact but is open to free-style dancing.
WHERE: Yoga Center Santa Cruz, 428 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA
WHEN: Every Friday, 6:30-7:30 class, 7:30-9:00 jam
COST: Donation
INFO: Rhia Gowen, zana@zanadance.com, 415-484-ZANA
Interested in other dance and improv movement classes, jams, and events? contact zana@zanadance.com to let us know your interests and find out what we have to offer!
WEBSITE: http://zanadance.com/
Other Contact friendly dances in California:
Dancejam in Berkeley - www.dancejam.org
Dancing From the Heart - www.dancingfromtheheart.org
Nurturedance.org - www.nurturedance.org
South Bay Dance, Mountain View CA - www.southbaydance.com
Northern California Dance Collective - www.ncdcdances.org/
Dance Jam Ventura - www.waywebby.com/dancejam/
Do you know about other jams in this country/region. Please let us know so we can post them here. Also please help us correct any outdated information.
