Community

Many of the organizing members and participants of Dance Jam are part of a larger dance community. The following is a few listings of events that is created and attended by our community.

Weekly and Monthly Reoccurring Jams

	Barefoot Boogie: Boogie is a freestyle dance celebration with deejayed music from around the world...Latin, African, Celtic, funk, house, electronica, blues and beyond... from a quiet warm-up, ride the peaks and valleys of a wide variety of music. Dance in a safe, casual, non-judgmental atmosphere with a great community vibe... dance, play, sweat, connect,...expect the unexpected. Sundays: 7:30 - 11pm; $8-15 sliding scale; first-timers $5 8th Street Studio, 2525 8th Street near Dwight, Berkeley
Marin Contact Improvisation Class & Jam Class: Play, Deep Listening, Intimacy and Exploration All Levels Weekly Class 7-8pm, $8 Weekly Jam, 8-10pm $5-10 Created by Rana Stewart, Deb Hubsmith and Mika Scott with Marin Ayurveda/ Christina de Cossio Jam: Open Contact Improv Jam 8-11pm Ambient Music $5-10 sliding scale -Jam Organizer: Rana Stewart 415-686-2434 Every Monday night 85 Bolinas Road #8, Fairfax, Ca 94930
	5 Rhythms Sweat at Sausalito & San Rafael Sundays: two sessions 8:30-10:30am 11am-1:00pm MLK Gym, 100 Coloma Street in Sausalito. The second session usually sells out. Please come early — by 10:15am — if you want to be sure to have a ticket for the second session. thank you! Recently the first session has also been selling out, but only just after the practice begins, therefore we advise arriving before the start time of 8:30am. Saturday 9:30-11:30am Pickleweed Community Center 50 Canal Street, San Rafael, CA.
SoulMotion™ in Sebastopol with Zuza Engler Sunday, Body Prayer 10:15-12 noon Designed by Vinn Martí, SoulMotion is a practice of paying attention and waking up, together, to the physical reality of a body in motion, and the spiritual reality of the Presence that moves us. Wischemann Hall, 460 Morris Street, next to the Community Center SoulMotion Berkeley Class Tuesdays 6-7:30pm Studio 12 at 2525 8th Street between Parker & Dwight
	Soul Sanctuary Dance We dance to an irresistible eclectic blend of funk, world music, positive hip hop, R&B, reggae, dance classics, electronica, blues and other music to free mind, body and soul. Express yourself freely and enjoy community in a supportive environment. Children and teens are always appreciated on the dance floor. Organic fruit for all after the dance. See you on the dance floor - shoes optional! Sundays: 11am - 1pm $5 - $15 sliding scale. Newcomers and children 12 and under: free. NOTAFLOF. Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, 94702

Annual Events

	NCDC (Northern California Dance Collective) NCDC hosts a summer dance camp in June -- nine luscious days of immersion in dance, movement, and art workshops, daily and nightly boogies, and Kids Camp for the young ones, in a stunning location. Former Esalen chefs and the campers themselves prepare delicious vegetarian food that you will be talking about for years after. It's all at very affordable prices, and it's a great way to get to know the folks you see at the weekly dances! NCDC also holds a 3 day winter retreat in Santa Cruz in December.
Camp Contact at Burning Man A nexus for the exploration and sharing of the art of Contact Improvisation in the social experiment of radical participation and permission that is Black Rock City. Sierra Contact Festival Prior to the Camp Contact at BM is a 9 day Contact Improvisation work shop and laboratory held at Sierra Hot Springs. This is produced by Karl Frost.
	West Coast Contact Improvisation Festival WCCIF is a 20-year-old, annual, week-long Contact Improvisation fest held during the July 4th holiday each year in Berkeley, CA WCCIF curates an annual festival and adjunct events to provide high quality Contact Improvisation (CI) dance training, teaching, and research. Our events provide flexible structures for the continued evolution of CI as a distinct art form. WCCIF acts as a regional locus for the continued world-wide exchange and development of CI practice, performance and exploration. We offer learning and teaching opportunities on multiple levels, encompassing a cross-section of communities interested in dance, improvisation, somatic movement and performance.
California Contact Improv Jam at Harbin Hot Springs Enjoy the beauty of Harbin Hot Springs while expanding your Contact Improvisation practice. This twenty-plus year tradition unites a community of dancers for four days of: Natural hot springs and swimming pools Fabulous catered food Warm, inclusive dancing, classes Creative play Group sleeping deck or camping Secluded conference center with private hot pools Beautiful natural setting for hiking and outdoor play Memorial day weekend Middletown, California 510-559-3953