Upcoming Events
Jam Into The Spring 2025
Join us for a 3 day Jam in Contact Improvisation. Focus jams, classes, curated conversations.
Salt Spring Fusion Festival 2025
3 day Fusion Dance festival including dances, nature excursions and classes with Samuel Samways.
Drawing from Zouk, Tango, Samba, Forro, Capeoira and Contact Improvisation, Salt Spring Fusion Festival is a fusion dance festival, blending multiple dance and movement forms. Come court the unexpected!
Salt Spring Island Contact Festival 2025
We are excited to announce the 8th annual Contact Improvisation Dance Festival.
10 days of dance with a medley of classes, silent jams, music jams, authentic relating sessions, performance night & nature exploration.
Axis Syllabus, Capoeira and Contact Improvisation with Nuria Bowart
3 day movement retreat with Nuria Latifa Bowart.
Drawing from the Axis Syllabus, Contact Improvisation and Capoeira we will blend multiple dance and movement forms to dynamic results!
Register here.
Principles of Teaching - Sabine Parzer
What is the difference between a good dancer and a good teacher? Pedagogy.
Holistic Dance Pedagogy focusing on Contact Improvisation, Authentic Movement, Somatics, Ecosomatics and Contemporary Dance Improvisation
8 Day Intensive in Holistic Dance Pedagogy - 100 training hours toward an independent track application at ISMETA
Fools Proof with Nayana Fielkov 2025
In this 5 day summer clown camp for adults (Ages 18+), taught by Nayana Fielkov, we will expand and develop play and personal presence onstage and in everyday life. We culminate with a performance on Day 5.
Perfect for performers and non-performers, dancers, actors, musicians, storytellers, and anyone interested in building their personal presence and sensory awareness in performance and everyday life!
Taught in English with Gibberish subtitles.
Coming Home to Ourselves Through the Body 2025
Led by Alicia Grayson & Sabine Parzar, join us for 14 days of somatic exploration combining solo creative expression with partnered explorations. A weaving of contact improvisation, improvisational dance, authentic movement, bodywork, breath work, interaction with nature, language and ritual. A place where dance, research, performance, nature and self discovery support this voyage to come back to our true selves through the body.
Jam Into The Fall 2025
Join us for a 3 day Jam in Contact Improvisation. Focus jams, classes and curated conversations.
Jam Into Fall 2024
Join us for a 3 day Jam in Contact Improvisation. Focus jams, classes, authentic relating, curated conversations.
Coming Home to Ourselves Through the Body 2024
Led by Alicia Grayson & Sabine Parzar, join us for 14 days of somatic exploration combining solo creative expression with partnered explorations. A weaving of contact improvisation, improvisational dance, authentic movement, bodywork, breath work, interaction with nature, language and ritual. A place where dance, research, performance, nature and self discovery support this voyage to come back to our true selves through the body.
Salt Spring island contact festival 2024
We are excited to announce the 7th annual Contact Improvisation Dance Festival with guest teachers Chris Aiken and Angie Hauser.
10 days of dance with a medley of classes, silent jams, music jams, authentic relating sessions, performance night & nature exploration.
Spiral Camp 2024
5 day Spiral Camp with Sebastian Grubb and Shira Yaziv.
Drawing from acrobatics, dance, martial arts, Axis Syllabus and functional movement, Spiral Camp is a unique gathering and workshop, blending multiple physical modalities and training strategies.
Jam Into Spring 2024
Join us for a 3 day Jam in Contact Improvisation. Focus jams, classes, authentic relating, curated conversations.
Jam into Fall 2023
Join us for a 3 day immersion in Contact Improvisation Dance. For Jam into the Fall 2023, we are envisioning an invigorating, playful, participatory & co-created space. Jamming contact improvisation in extended sessions is a gateway to a deep embodiment of the form in its physical, social, emotional, spiritual, non-linear & timeless ways. It is a time to practice what we know and what we have yet to discover.
Authentic relating & circling
Three days of deep diving in authentic human connection with beautiful people, during the end of summer, on the top of a mountain over looking the gulf islands. Camping in the forest, eating delicious catered food, and leveling up in conscious relating with an epic international AR & Circling leader. This is the largest event of it’s kind in Western Canada yet!
More info and RSVP:
https://westcoastcircling.com/
Coming Home to Ourselves Through the Body 2023 - Alicia Grayson & Sabine Parzer
14 days of somatic exploration combining solo creative expression with partnered explorations. A weaving of contact improvisation, improvisational dance, authentic movement, bodywork, breath work, interaction with nature, language and ritual. A place where dance, research, performance, nature and self discovery support this voyage to come back to our true selves through the body.
Salt Spring Island Contact Festival 2023
10 days of Contact Improvisation Dance with a medley of classes, jams, silent jams, music jams, authentic relating sessions, performance night, & nature exploration. A place where dance, community, art, nature and self discovery all meet in a space of investigation, a time of play. 49% Jam - 49% Classes - 2% Magik. Master teacher: Lelani Weis (Chile). Local teachers: Manuel Rochette, Selena La Brooy
Jam into Spring 2023
Join us for a 3 day immersion in Contact Improvisation Dance. For Jam into the Spring 2023, we are envisioning an invigorating, playful, participatory & co-created space. Jamming contact improvisation in extended sessions is a gateway to a deep embodiment of the form in its physical, social, emotional, spiritual, non-linear & timeless ways. It is a time to practice what we know and what we have yet to discover. There will be some facilitation, and lots of jam time.