🦶🏼 New Be Body series begins this Friday - Re-harmonize on Lummi Island coming up

[Carmen Serber]

Hi What-CI,

^^  Sep 19 -Dec  "Be Body - The Potential of Feet touching Earth"

^^  September 9/8-25 "Unfolding into CI" Beginner series 

^^  Oct 2-5 - Re-harmonize. CI and Singing on Lummi 

^^  Oct 4 - “Untethered” a day of dance with Soleil and Carmen
^^  Fall 2025 CI Intensives in Mukilteo WA with Sheila Skemp

^^  Jams in the area

Be Body -The Potential of Feet touching Earth

Dance and somatics continuously oscillating between practice, theory, improvisation and play. The body as a field of inquiry and research, embodiment and fierce physicality.
Friday morning dance 10am - noon 
@ the dojo

Please also sign up for drop in, I want to send you the door code. Thank you!! 
Dates: Start September 19 - December 12 
https://www.carmenserber.com/be-body-2/

 

Ville Johansson, Mirva Mäkinen, Iiris Raipala, Nancy Stark Smith. Photo: Vilppu Huomo 2007

Unfolding into Contact Improvisation on Mondays before the JAM - for Beginners

This series is happening! Even if you just like to drop in, please sign up, I'd like to send you the door code. 
September 8, 16, 22, 29

5:30-7 followed by the JAM 7-9

https://www.carmenserber.com/unfolding-into-contact-improvisation/

RE-HARMONIZE 

A Contact Improvisation & Singing Retreat

~ a special weekend weaving movement, voice, and community ~

gently facilitated by Paul Millage & Amanda West

@ Aletheia, Lummi Island, WA 

Dates: Thursday October 2nd - Sunday October 5th 2025

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17nSwRaFG9HOxbMkBbUIUJ96gvi7DelcdJhHpUNHdKfw/edit?tab=t.0

Untethered - Falling (up) with somatic awareness, technique, and improvisation
A day of dance with Carmen Serber and Soleil Chappelle
Saturday, October 4th, 1pm-5:30pm

Aikido Peace Education Center
https://www.carmenserber.com/untethered/

Fall 2025 CI Intensives in Mukilteo WA with Sheila Skemp
All levels. Saturdays in Oct, Nov, and Dec.
Working with a wide variety of contact improvisation basics in a cohesive small group. Beginner’s Welcome!
shes...@gmail.com for more info. 

JAMS -
Weekly Jam in Bellingham

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

Beginner series 5:30-7 Sep 8, 16, 22, 29

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 Jam
Sunday CI Jams will start on 9/7 every Sunday, which some occasional cancellations.
No jam on 9/14
Jam at Open Flight Studio, 4205 University Way N.E. Seattle, WA, 98105 

Upstairs, across U-way from Bulldog News

Time: 12-2

$10-15 cash or Venmo
Open level
18yrs + (safety/liability)

Christian Swenson has generously offered to continue giving an 30 minute instruction/warm up at the beginning of the jam.  You are not required to participate, but it’s available if you wish!!

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 Jams (new and growing)

Summer jams at a beautiful outdoor dance space. Schedule is random at the moment, with special events in the works for Aug and Sept. For location and dates contact Peggy (call/text 206-412-7758or pzprotz69@gmail.com or Klarity (call/text 509-607-2225or medicinenmotion@gmail.com)

Carmen Serber
Biodynamic Craniosacral Bodywork, BCST
Community Organizer
Movement Educator 
carmenserber.com