Dance Resources & Links

BOOGIES, BAY AREA & NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
 

Family Jam (Berkeley): Twice a month, the second and fourth Fridays of each month from 6 to 7:45 pm, at 8th Street Studio, 2525 8th Street at Dwight, Berkeley. $5 for adults, kids are free! A before-bedtime freestyle dance for kids of all ages and the people who love them. We provide an open space with trampolines, hula hoops, and other toys, play kid-friendly adult music from around the world, and dance and play together in an unstructured setting.

Barefoot Boogie (Berkeley): 7:30-11 p.m. Sundays, 2525 8th Street at Dwight in Berkeley. $8-15 sliding scale, $5 first-timers, kids free. (415) 820-1452 You may read an article as it appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle about Barefoot Boogie and other Bay Area freestyle dance events. This is a scent free dance.

Radical Suburban Boogie (Redwood City): Every Friday night, 8:00 to 11:00 pm. At the Old Fellows Hall, 839 Main Street Redwood City, 94063 above the antique store.

Dance Church (Santa Cruz): Saturday and Sunday.  9-11:30 a.m. @ 418 Project. Contact Jill jill@radiance4life.com

Body Choir (S.F.) Every Monday 7:30PM-9:30PM. One Taste Urban Retreat Center 1074 Folsom Street, S.F. www.bodychoirsf.com

HappensDance (Sebastopol): A Free Expression Happening. First Friday of Every Month 7:30-10PM – Wischemann Hall, 499 Morris St., Sebastopol. A community collaborative gathering of music, dancing, playing, etc.  $10 donation.  Fragrance free.  Contact Jean – jean.redus@gmail.com

Soul Sanctuary Dance (Berkeley): Every Sunday from 11 am to 1 pm, at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley. No admission fee - only an invitation to pay-it-forward for future dances.  A freestyle dance with a strong community orientation, and a welcoming spirit. We dance to an eclectic blend of music (shoes optional), and share free organic fruit at the end of the dance. Wheelchair accessible. No scents please. http://www.soulsanctuarydance.com
BOOGIES, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
 

Dance Away Santa Barbara: Smoke, alcohol & drug free dance open to all ages

Dance Jam Ventura: Freestyle barefoot dancing in Ventura California, Santa Barbara Oxnard Camarillo
BOOGIES, OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA
 
Dance New England: annual dance camp and other dance resources: http://www.dne.org/dancedirectory/#org
CONTACT JAMS, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
 

Berkeley Jam: Every Saturday 3:30-6:00 pm 8th Street Studio (2525 8th St), near Dwight. $4 donation .Berkeley. Pre-Jam Class/Mixed Level led by various teachers Most Saturdays, 1:30pm-3:30pm, (510) 601-9461

Berkeley Thursday Jam: "an open contact improv & movement jam in Berkeley" Thursday 8-11pm, $5-10 sliding scale 7th Heaven Yoga Center 2820 7th St, Berkeley, CA http://thursdayjam.org:80/

San Francisco Jam CounterPULSE: Tuesday nights, Class 6:30-8pm, Jam 8-11pm, Class $12 or $15 and stay for Jam, 1310 Mission Street at 9th St (1 block from Civic Ctr BART) http://www.counterpulse.org

Fairfax Contact Improv Class and Jam: Monday class from 7:30-9pm and costs $10. Jam is from 9-11pm and costs $10
Both are at: Rocodance Fairfax Bolinas Rd, Fairfax, CA 94930 www.rocodance.com

Playful Contact Improvisation Jam at Emeryville's Athletic Playground :  Wednesdays 10:45-12noon (start as early as 9:30 for the same $5 price - opening score starts at 10:45). Wheelchair accessible. No scents please. 4770 San Pablo Avenue (at 48th St.), Emeryville, 94608. Dedicated parking lot. https://sites.google.com/site/playfulcontactjam/

Sebastopol Contact Jam: Every Thursday 7-9 PM – Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 6780 Depot St. Optional beginning class from 7:15 to 8 pm, Contact Lee, 823-8220, or Peter, 829-9052 Email: jean.redus@gmail.com

Santa Cruz CI Jam: Tues 8:00-11:00 pm 418 Front Street. contact Daniel 831-427-0564
DANCE CAMPS
 

NCDC (Northern California Dance Collective): Dance Camp & Listings of other free style dance events worldwide

Dance New England: & many other links : http://www.dne.org/dancedirectory/#org
ALTERNATIVE DANCE & MOVEMENT
 

Body Tales Retreats and workshops: http://www.bodytales.com/

Body Mind Centering (BMC): http://www.bodymindcentering.com/

Biodanza: Biodanza is an expressive arts system that incorporates music, movement and authentic relationships with self, others, and the world to support health, joy and being fully alive. http://www.biodanza.us/

Moving On Center: Somatic approaches support you to develop body connectivity, re-pattern habitual alignment and movement patterns, expand your dynamic range, increase kinesthetic awareness through embodied anatomy, and learn skills for deepened communication with self and others. http://www.movingoncenter.org/

Nurturedance: http://nurturedance.org/nurturedance.htm

Soul Motion™: California, with Zuza Engler

Dance Alive: http://www.dancealive.com/

Core Connexion Transformational Arts® At the Core of every Body is the Dance. Eva Vigran M.A. Psych www.coreconnexion.net

DANCE WEB SITES
 
Contact Improv.net: http://www.contactimprov.net/ Worldwide resources for CI teachers and venues

Contact Improv.com: http://contactimprov.com/ Worldwide CI resources

Earthdance: http://www.earthdance.net/ Dance retreat center with great CI links page

Conscious Dancer Magazine: Bay Area dance event reporting, articles, blogs, forums, and more.

OTHER LINKS
 
Ecstatic Films: Filmmaking with a heart: http://www.ecstaticfilms.com/

Somasense (Sonoma & S.F.) Denise Martini, Certified Hakomi Practitioner, Certified Massage Therapist, Movement Facilitator body-centered approaches to access the possibilities to Cultivate and Claim One's Wholeness.