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WE WELCOME YOU TO JOIN US! Please come dance! A warm-up contact improv class will precede an ecstatic dance set. Feel free to come for either or both!The class:
Basic foundational improv principles will be shared in a class format, exploring the principles somatically. All levels of experience are welcome including very beginners. Basics will be covered at the beginning of the class- including physical and emotional safety. Contact Improv can involve contact with another, with the floor or with self. No need to dance with someone if you don't want to!
Ecstatic Dance set:
We will have a brief opening circle, then flow into an incredible music journey curated by DJ Paul Deering, ending with vocalist Chumki Mokshajyoti (Moksha)! We invite you to dive deeply into your own dance experience. You also may enjoy dancing with others...
6:45 pm ~ Doors open
7:00 pm ~ Contact Improv Class/Lab
7:45 pm ~ Main DJ set w/ DJ Paul Deering
& ending with vocalist Chumki Mokshajyoti
9:15 pm~ Brief closing circle
Pay by cash or venmo at the door
$12-25 sliding scale
$5-15 BIPOC
$7 for Students w/ IDS, Teens or Oregon Trail Holders
Kids 13 and up are welcome!
LOCATION: Corvallis Odd Fellows Hall
223 SW 2nd St,Corvallis, OR 97333 (upstairs)
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COVID SAFETY:
*Please stay home if you have ANY COVID symptoms or have had any close contact within a week.
*Mask are welcome & optional.
CONSENT:
We ask all participants to be mindful and get consent before touching other participants! More specific guidelines regarding consent will be introduced.
Corvallis Contact COLLECTIVE:
We are a group of regular dancers at corvallis ecstatic dance who love contact!
Alison Roffman, Emily Barry, Peter Eschwey & Paul Deering
Paul (they/them) is a passionate movement arts facilitator integrating studies of Qi Gong, Tai Chi, Contact Improv, and other dance expressions. They Intuitively combine technique with visionary approaches in support of personal and community artistry and transformation.
"I am fascinated by how creativity flows, and the more I've explore dance, the more I feel it as a way of being; rhythmic, in motion, and expression as part of an ever-changing world".
Chumki Mokshajyoti (Moksha) is a kirtan and mantra vocalist, multi-instrumental artist, trauma-informed somatic self-expression coach, energy healer, and forest therapy guide. She weaves the power of sound, mantra chanting, and somatic practices to help people open their hearts, free their voices, and reconnect with their authentic self-expression. Through her offerings, she creates sacred spaces where music, movement, and community become pathways to healing, play, and transformation.
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Odd fellows Hall, Corvallis, OR, United States, Oregon 97330
