Dance as a Form of Play

Contact Impro, Tango, Tai Chi, Fusion, biomechanics and somatic elements

Play is essential for our creativity: it allows us to remain adaptable to life’s continuous changes, finding new solutions.

Play is a way to keep our brain’s long-term plasticity through continuous learning.

Play is an embodied experience of joy, essential for our happiness. And it becomes a healthy booster that cuts across many domains of life.

Play is essential to develop and maintain healthy relations because it allows us to take social risks. It develops trust by sharing our vulnerabilities.

In this workshop, we will play into dance, and dance into play.

Through play and games we will approach the structures underlying Contact Impro and Tango, with the intention to develop a unique and personal mix.

We will also use elements of Tai Chi, fusion dance, biomechanics and somatic approaches to experience a movement diversity that is vital for our well-being.

This open combination, boundless of a given style, developed in a joyful environment, provides the possibility to deepen the understanding of ourselves and our physical and emotional relation with society and Nature.

Who is it for?

This workshop is open to people of all ages and experiences. No need for a dance partner, no need for previous experience. Just the will to put yourself into a playing mood.

The workshop will be taught in English.

Schedule

Friday, 27 November
18:30–21:00 workshop

Saturday, 28 November
10:30–17:00 workshop
17:30–19:00 open Contact Tango Jammix

Sunday, 29 November
9:30–14:00 workshop

Price and payment

The workshop has a sliding scale of CZK 3,400–4,100. The recommended price is CZK 3,800.

If you currently have fewer financial resources, you can choose a lower amount within the range. If you are able to contribute more, we will be grateful for a higher contribution — it helps us balance lower contributions from others and keep the workshop more accessible to people with different financial possibilities.

After submitting the registration form, you will receive an e-mail with instructions for paying a non-refundable deposit of CZK 1,500. Your place is reserved once the deposit has been received.

Open Jam

On Saturday from 17:30 to 19:00, there will be a Contact Tango Jammix, also open to people who are not participating in the workshop.

The jam will be facilitated by Javier and is free for workshop participants.