🌷 Spring Offerings in Bellingham 🌻 - NEW: Silent retreat on Lummi

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Carmen Serber

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Apr 21, 2025, 5:36:36 PMApr 21
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Hi What-CI,

^^ Class series in CI "Unfolding into Contact Improvisation" starts May 5. 
^^ May 23 - Dojo Salon #2 - For artists by artists!
^^ Lummi island Jam May 23-26
^^ Silent JAM on Lummi with Alicia Grayson and Dea Luvon June 25-29
^^ Spring CI small cohesive groups in Mukilteo with Sheila Skemp
^^ Convergence Vancouver  May 2-4
^^ Explore the Foundations of Contact Improvisation with Mia Kelley in Leavenworth WA 5/30 – 6/1
^^ Jams in the area


Bellingham

Unfolding into Contact Improvisation on Mondays before the JAM
Shout out to all beginners. Please spread the word!! We need 5 sign ups to run it! We have 3! 

May 5, 12, 19 and 25
5:30-7 followed by the JAM 7-9
$60 including the JAM
Drop in possible
Registration

You will get a palette of different tastes and spices of the form.
https://www.carmenserber.com/unfolding-into-contact-improvisation/


For Artists by Artists! 
Friday May 23rd
7pm at the dojo
No ticket needed, Donation welcome at the door! 
All things experimental, arty, cerebral and somatic. Diverse and interdisciplinary. A space for the individual and the collective.
Sharing confidence and the vulnerable, being witnessed and cared for by the community. 

Performers: Reve Shannon (spoken word), Patrycja Humienik with Soleil Chappelle (poetry and dance), Bonnie Smerdon + collaborators (dance and sculpture)

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Lummi Island Contact Improvisation JAM
May 23–26, 2025
NOTAFLOF! Join us for the Lummi Island Contact Improvisation Jam, a weekend of dance and connection from May 23–26, 2025, set in a stunning dance studio with rustic camping by the Salish Sea. Expect focused jams, open dance time, partial meals, and plenty of free time for relaxation, beach, and hiking—all for a sliding scale donation of $110–$300, with only 18 spots available!
How to Reach/Register:
Email Paul at paulm...@gmail.com to check availability and reserve your spot with a 50% deposit.



Silent Retreat on Lummi Island with Dea Luvon and Alicia Grayson
June 25-29, 2025 (Wednesday - Sunday) 
Join us on Lummi Island for four days of shared movement in silence. Contact Improv is the main movement modality, with Contemplative Dance Practice and Authentic Movement as well. 
Contact Dea with questions danced...@gmail.com


Mukilteo/Vancouver/Leavenworth

Spring 2025 CI Intensives in Mukilteo WA with Sheila Skemp
All levels. Sat and Sun in May, and June.
Working with a wide variety of contact improvisation basics in a cohesive small group. Beginner’s Welcome!
shes...@gmail.com for more info.


CONVERGENCE
May  2 - 4, 2025
This is an invite to come up for the three day Contact Improv festival called Convergence at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. It's a weekend filled with CI, movement improvisation and sweet connections.
https://vancouvercontact.com/


Explore the Foundations of Contact Improvisation with Mia Kelley in Leavenworth WA
May 30 – June 1, 2025 
Join us for a mindful, immersive weekend workshop exploring the core elements of Contact Improv: presence, point of contact, weight sharing, and momentum. We’ll move slowly and intentionally, building trust in our bodies and each other through consent-based, easeful practices.
This is a space to deepen your connection with yourself and others, develop confidence in movement, and prepare to step into community Jam spaces with more clarity and sensitivity.
https://medicinenmotion.com/
call/text Klarity:  509-607-2225 


JAMS -
Feel free to send me your town's jam with time and location and I can add it to this newsletter:

Weekly Jam in Bellingham
Every Monday 7-9pm in the dojo
Every last Monday, intro class from 6-7pm followed by jam til 9pm.

Inter Island San Juans Jam
3rd Saturdays. 1-3. Mini warm up class followed by open jamming. $10-20 no one turned away.
Contact: Elena: elena.mari...@gmail.com

Seattle Jams
Every Sunday 12:00 -- 2pm hosted by Briana Jones at Exit Space studios
1621 12th Ave. Seattle, 98122
CI jam is 18 yrs and up.
No jam on May 18.
Last jam of the season on June 15. Will return in September.

Every Thursday 7 pm - 9 pm hosted by Catherine at Open Flight Studio
4205 University Way Seattle, 98105  (Upstairs, just across from Bulldog News)

Port Townsend Jams
Every Friday 4:30 - 7:30pm at The Hive 10632 Rhody Drive Port Hadlock
1st Fridays CDP 5-6pm (arrive before 5pm to participate, or after 6pm for the open jam)
3rd Fridays Underscore (arrive before 5pm to participate)
For more info contact mia at movinggracearts.com

Leavenworth WA Jam (new and growing)
2nd and 4th Mondays in April and May, 5:30 - 7:30pm
At Awake Bodies Studio in Leavenworth, 217 -14th Street
More jams to come in summer, most likely at a beautiful outdoor dance space
For more info and schedule contact Peggy: pzpro...@gmail.com or www.peggyprotz.com


Carmen Serber

Carmen Serber

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Apr 28, 2025, 2:16:59 AMApr 28
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Hi What-CI,

^^ Tomorrow Monday Intro Class with Rajendra 6-7 pm.

^^ Class series in CI "Unfolding into Contact Improvisation" starts May 5. 
^^ May 23 - Dojo Salon #2 - For artists by artists!
^^ Lummi island Jam May 23-26
^^ Silent JAM on Lummi with Alicia Grayson and Dea Luvon June 25-29
^^ Spring CI small cohesive groups in Mukilteo with Sheila Skemp
^^ Convergence Vancouver  May 2-4
^^ Explore the Foundations of Contact Improvisation with Mia Kelley in Leavenworth WA 5/30 – 6/1
^^ Jams in the area


Bellingham

Tomorrow Monday 4/28 Intro Class with Rajendra 
6-7 pm followed by the JAM 7-9
Sliding scale $15-$30 Class + Jam
only Jam $8-$20


Unfolding into Contact Improvisation on Mondays before the JAM
Shout out to all beginners. Please spread the word!! We need 5 sign ups to run it! We have 3! 

May 5, 12, 19 and 25
5:30-7 followed by the JAM 7-9
$60 including the JAM
Drop in option
More jams to come in summer, at a beautiful outdoor dance space
For location and schedule contact Peggy: pzpro...@gmail.com or www.peggyprotz.com




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