About Us
Dance Jam Statement of Purpose
Dance Jam is a community drawn together by a shared delight in dance and an event where people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities can express themselves through movement to music. We offer an atmosphere of acceptance, friendship and trust and we guide our freedom of expression by a committed respect for the physical and psychological safety of all Dance Jam participants. More about us......
Dance Jam Organizers, Deejays, and Coordinators(all below are organizers)
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Christina Tuccillo
Resident Deejay in the Hot Room
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Geej Mauriva
Resident Deejay in the Hot Room
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Soleil
Coordinator
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Soleil has been coming to Dance Jam on a regular basis since 1993. "Being a Dance Jam participant has changed and improved the quality of my life".
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Mika Scott
Live music director at Dance Jam
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Ken Martini
Resident Deejay in the Warm Room
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Diane Hurst
Coordinator
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Mika's passion for music began as a child when his family would frequently go to rock concerts around the Bay Area during the 1960's. He plays percussion in several bands such as Rhythm Matrix, the Venusians, and Geist. He has also performed with Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead) and Steve Miller. Mika is quite knowledgeable in a wide range of instruments and musical styles. He specializes in hand drums and making live loops with electronic percussion. Mika has taught music to thousands of people around the Bay Area in his community drumming events, private classes and in schools. Visit Mika's web site Drumming Magic.
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Ken mostly play down tempo, ambient groove, and acid jazz. I enjoy playing acoustic as well as electronic music. "What I try to provide is music that supports the expression of our souls and allows us to journey into uncommon states of being. My goal is to see the room enraptured and having a mystical experience".
Contact Ken on the contact page of this site for deejaying gigs, or music suggestions you would like to hear at Dance Jam. Learn more about my dance at NurtureDance.org.
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Diane has attended Dance Jam regularly since 1980. She owned and operated Dance Jam for six years ( from 1989 to 1995). From the first time she walked into Dance Jam till the present, Diane fell in love with the concept and the magic that happens there. She has been involved in many wonderful experiences there and have witnessed or heard about many others!
"It's truly a place of rejoicing in the freedom to do your own dance in a spirit of acceptance and support. WOW!! Who wouldn't be totally dedicated to Dance Jam?"
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Lawrenzo Share
Organizer
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Susan McKearnan
Organizer
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Since I was a child, I was always the first one on, and the last one off the dance floor. I studied all forms of dance, ballet to belly. I have done street performance and taught Contact Improv as well. Dance has been very good to me!
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Susan discovered Contact improvisation in 1994 and quickly found her way to the floors of the local barefoot community dances. She helps provide administrative rganizing behind-the-scenes for Dance Jam and NCDC's Summer Dance Camp. "Dance changed my life by expanding my range of personal expression. The friends I've made sharing movement and music have become family to me".
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