Every Sunday this fall until December 8, 2024.
You are welcome to dance and enjoy this beautiful space.
$7 entry and don’t forget your kneepads and water bottles.
Looking forward to dancing together.
Credit: Gary Kurtz
Please note that there will be no Jam on Sunday, November 3rd due to the Montreal Annual Jam.
What is a contact improvisation JAM and its principles?
We invite you to read our Guidelines for dancers and musicians on our "Web page"
• The definition of the word JAM means “improvisation session”. The contact improvisation jam is therefore a space dedicated to the improvisation of contact dance during a specific moment. The goal is to practice contact improvisation through dance. Participants are encouraged to come dance, improvise, explore creativity and ’weight shifting’.
• Everyone can dance with everyone. The dance can be done as a duo, but also with the desired number of partners. People are free to come out and join in the dance whenever they want.
• Despite the free side of this improvisation session, there are some principles to respect. Everyone is responsible for “looking out” for others and themselves. To do this, it is important to listen to oneself and to the verbal or non-verbal signs in others that invite or hinder sharing in the dance.
• Most of the time the jam is silent, that is to say without music. We are aware that this moment is also an opportunity to meet and socialize. If you want to exchange and discuss, we ask that you speak in a low voice outside of the space dedicated to dancing.
• Since contact dancing involves great physical proximity, we ask that you take care of your personal hygiene and not wear perfume or strong odors that could irritate others.
Looking forward to seeing many of you on the dance floor!