09/18/2026
Contact Improvisation isn’t just random bodies smashing into each other. It’s about precision.
Do you know where you are when you are moving in relation to another body? Or are you just closing your eyes and your awareness and hoping for the best?
A lot of dancers new to Contact Improvisation don’t look at their partner’s body when dancing, they don’t see their own body when dancing, they don’t see the room and this leads to a lot of flailing and dancing ON bodies instead of dancing WITH bodies.
There is a precision that can be cultivated through practice and actually through a very simple direction of - looking where you are going.
It may seem so simple, but if you do it, your movement will change.
Going backwards? Look backwards.
Moving towards a body? Look at at body and where you want to position yourself in relation to it.
Falling? Look at the floor.
Rising? Look at the sky.
These are fundamentals that also open up a world of beautiful and complex movement in jams and in Contact Improvisation dances.
Want to learn more about how to use your eyes to open up your dance? Come to one of our workshops or intensives and learn techniques that will transform your dance forever. Give Moment Collectives a follow to keep up to date or DM us to be added to our mailing list.
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