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    About the Listings:

These are free-style barefoot dances that offer a safe, alcohol-free and smoke-free environment, where you can express yourself with movement, or just boogie your heart out. There are also listings of related events such as contact improvisation jams, drum circles, etc.

The main dance listings are organized by country, state/province and town.

Before attending a dance for the first time, it is helpful to speak with the contact person. Whether seasonally or due to other circumstances, dances sometimes move or change their schedules.

Adding your Own Listing / Updating the Listings:

We are interested in keeping the Dance Directory as up to date as possible. Please submit any changes to a listed dance by clicking on its "update" date on the right side of its listing. Click here to submit a new dance listing. Please Note:  The focus of the listings in the Dance Directory are recurring, community-oriented dance events. One-time events and dance instruction classes are not listed.


Index to
Listings

        Freestyle Dance and Movement Organizations
  Freestyle Dances
          United States - Outside New England
          United States - Outside New England
          United States - New England Area
          United States - Outside New England
          Canadian
          International
  Contact Improvisation
  Miscellaneous Dance and Movement Links

Freestyle Dance and Movement Organizations
Name/Location Description Address Contact
Dance New England 02/99
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Organizes dance & community events in the New England Area 12 Douglass St
contact dance
(617) 576-1620


 
Northern California Dance Collective 05/99
Berkeley
California
Organizes dance & community events in the Greater Bay Area 1442A Walnut St. #254
General info

Christina Tuccillo
(510) 843-6233

 
The Southern California Dance Collective 08/02
California
Organizes dance & community events in the Southern California Area Patrick Harvard
(213) 388-2880


 
Freestyle Dances
  United States - New England Area  Freestyle Dances  
Name/Location Time, Cost & Notes Address Contact
Dance Friday  DNE Member Dance 07/08
Brookline
Massachusetts
Fri 8:00pm-12:30am
Cost: $8-$12 adults/$4 teens/under 12 free
All ages are welcome; children must be accompanied by a supervising adult.
Brookline Tai Chi Center
1615 Beacon Street
Robin Williams
(617)997-0948

contact dance

 
Dance Spree  DNE Member Dance 03/06
Northampton
Massachusetts
Fri 8:30pm-12:30am
Cost: $4-7
street-shoe-free, smoke-free, substance-free. wheelchair friendly, all ages, come early for one of New England's hottest dances!
NEA Dance Studio
25 Main St (Rt 9), 4th flr

(Above FitzWilly's)
Nancy Farber
(413) 548-8171


 
Barefoot Boogie  DNE Member Dance 07/09
New York
New York
2nd & 4th Sat. Night, 8:30pm-12:30am
Cost: $10-$15 /kids free
Insight Meditation Center
28 W 27th Street, 10th Floor (Buzzer #27)
Kevin Slesinsky
617-970-8041


 
Freestyle Frolic  DNE Member Dance 08/02
New Paltz (area)
New York
usually 1st & 3rd Sat, 8:30pm-1:00am or beyond...
Cost: $5 adults/$2 teens/kids free
Oct-April: Indoors at 389 Broadway, Kingston
May-Sept: Outdoors at River Road Ext, New Paltz
Hrana Janto

Frolic info
(845) 658-8319

 
DANCE JAM WILLIMANTIC CT 07/10
Willimantic
Connecticut
4th Saturday of the month, 7-10pm
Cost: Suggested donation $10
Upcoming Dances will be 7/24, 8/28, 9/25, 10/23, 11/13 & 12/11. Contact Anneliese for more info.
Grasshopper Arts Dance Studio
25 Meadow St
Anneliese Smith
860-487-1100


 
Dance LaVie edit
Manchester
Connecticut
The 2nd Saturday of the month in our dance studio at 7:30 pm
Cost: $5/kids free
Join us with your Playful Spirit.

The Center for Progressive Therapies
192 Hartford Rd

(visit our web site for directions)
Mylčne (Me) Poitras
Me 860.538.4724


 
Danceables, Manchester CT 08/09
Manchester
Connecticut
The 2nd Saturday of the month in our dance studio at 8 pm
Cost: $3-5
Contact Jim Cowles if you plan to attend & to make certain (Sometimes we have other things scheduled)
The Center for Progressive Therapies
192 Hartford Rd

(Directions on our website)
Jim Cowles
(860)916-2775


 
Pure Expressions, Movement and Dance 11/03
Storrs
Connecticut
Thu 7:00-8:30pm (except the 4th Thurs each month)
Cost: $5-10 donation
Storrs Friends Meeting House
Corner of Hunting Lodge Rd and North Eagleville Rd
Cherese
(860) 429-6100


 
1st Sunday Movement Jam with Live Improvised Music edit
Plainfield
Massachusetts
every 1st Sunday of the month 7:30- 9:30 pm
Cost: $7-$10
Join us for our movement jam with live improvised music. Musicians are welcome to bring instruments to play after 9:30pm. For more information, please call or email.
Earthdance
252 Prospect St
Rek Kwawer
(413)634-5678


 
Barefoot Boogie 09/04
Greenfield
Massachusetts
Saturdays 7:00-9:00pm
Cost: $3-5 suggested donation
Green River Yoga
158 Main St
contact dance
(413) 772-2050


 
Barefoot Dance Saturday edit
Arlington
Massachusetts
Last Sat. of the month beginning April 25, 2009, 7:30-10:30pm
Cost: $10
Arlington Center
369 Massachusetts Ave.
Jaime
781-316-0282


 
Dance Freedom 05/09
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Wed 7:30-10:30pm
Cost: $7 - $11 sliding scale.
18+, no kids, please. This is a drug and alcohol free event. Barefoot - no shoes. New England longest running barefoot boogie from 1968 to the present. Wheel chair accessible.
First Congregational Church
11 Garden St

(Next door to the Sheraton Commander Hotel)
Mark Haskins
(508) 405-0908


 
Dance Jam 02/99
Williamstown
Massachusetts
Sept-May, 2nd Sat 8:00-11:30pm
Cost: $3-$6 adults/$2 12-17/under 12 free
1st Congregational Church
Main St (Rt 2)
Annie
(413) 458-2887

Athena
(518) 658-9753

 
Dance Spirit: Come Dance Your Prayers! 06/07
Northampton
Massachusetts
Sun 10:00am-12:00pm
Cost: $0 - 5 or more, by donation
All faiths, all ages welcome. Please leave conversations and street shoes at the door.
NEA Dance Studio
25 Main St (Rt 9), 4th flr

(Above FitzWilly's same as Dance Spree)
DJ Root
(413)241-8624

Prakash
(413)585-0763

 
Dancegarden 03/06
Lenox
Massachusetts
Wednesdays, 7:00-10:00pm
Cost: $4-10 Donation
barefoot dancing to live music!
The Ballroom at the Lenox Community Center
65 Walker St
(413) 637-5530


 
Dharma Jam edit
Cambridge
Massachusetts
3rd Sunday mornings, 10:30am-12:30pm
Cost: $7-10
Dharma themed improv movement and dance opened with meditation and closed with reflection.
Dance Complex
536 Massachusets Ave.
Harrison Blum
617-308-2683


 
Drum and Dance Saturday 09/04
Cambridge
Massachusetts
1st & 3rd Sat (July & Aug: 1st only), 8:00 - 11:30 pm
Cost: $8/kids free
First Congregational Church
11 Garden St

(Next door to the Sheraton Commander Hotel)
Earth Drum Info
(978) 371-2502


 
North Shore Freestyle Dance 06/09
Ipswich
Massachusetts
8-11pm
Cost: $5 to $15/person suggested donation, with a percentage going to the people of Darfur.
Usually the 2nd Saturday of the month. Enjoy DJ Rav’s mixed genre music, dance, network, and learn about the latest actions to help bring peace, health and justice to Darfur. For more information and confirmation on date and place call Lakshmi and Ravi Sirois at 978-356-5956.
Ipswich Moving Co. Dance Studio
62 East St.

(rear, on Cogswell St.)
Ravi and Lakshmi Sirois
978-356-5956


 
Owldance 04/05
Wendell
Massachusetts
2nd Fridays, 7:00pm-11:00pm
Cost: Donation: $5 individual, $10 family
Fragrance Free, Drug Free, Alcohol Free, All Ages.
Wendell Town Hall
Town Commons
Montague Rd & Lockes Village Rd

(About 30 minutes from Greenfield and Northampton)
Elena Zubulake


 
Sacred Groove 03/10
Boston
Massachusetts
Every 4th Sunday of the month
Cost: $15
Sacred Groove is a freestyle dance meditation inspired by the work of Spiritweaves, Soul Motion, and 5Rhythms, woven together with the teachings of yoga, breath and mystic poetry. Equal parts soulful movement journey and rockin' soul-shakin' fun. No street shoes, please keep verbal conversations to a minimum in the dance space. No children under 15.

Sadhana Yoga Studio
15 Worcester Street
contact dance
510-919-3367


 
Farmington Boogie edit
Farmington
Maine
Monthly, second Fridays, 7 - 9 pm
Cost: $5 suggested donation
A barefoot freestyle boogie.

Access the studio from the Municipal Parking Lot, bordered by Main St, Broadway, and High St. in downtown Farmington. Look for the Karate sign and a set of wooden steps on backside of the building housing the Everyday Music Store, which faces Broadway.

SKIF Karate Dojo
Main St
Carl Rudman
(207)399-3707


 
Bared Soles 03/04
New York
New York
Monthly (call for dates), 6:00-7:30pm Improvisation Workshop, 7:30-10:30pm Dance Party
Cost: Workshop $10, Dance Party $10, Both $15
Dance Forum
20 E 17th St, 2nd Fl

(Subways - Union Square L,N,Q,R,W,4,5,6)
Jovanina Pagano
(212) 749-9804


 
Ecstatic Dance Ithaca edit
Ithaca
New York
Monthly @ the CSMA. Please visit the website for dates.
Cost: $5 suggested donation
Ecstatic Dance Ithaca creates a dance space for full self-expression and freedom. It takes place once a month at the Community School for Music and Art where Ithaca DJs and people ready to move get together for a time to let loose and set free!

Community School for Music and Art
330 East State Street
Samantha Abrams


 
Long Beach Ecstatic Dance edit
Long Beach
New York
Every Saturday, 8:00 PM
Cost: ?
No dance experience needed, just desire to move & be moved. All ages/sizes welcome. Alcohol/drug free, barefoot or socks/non-scuff shoes.

Dance Loft
160 W. Park Ave.
Paula Lane
(516) 889-7837


 
Nassau/Queens Drum and Dance 06/00
Rockville Centre
New York
2nd Sat. Night, Special event 7:00pm, Jam 8:30pm-
Cost: $10 Special, $5 Jam, $12 for both, kids free
St Marks United Methodist Church
200 Hempstead Ave
contact dance


 
Open Movement Jam 03/07
New York
New York
Mondays 8:15-11:15pm
Cost: Free!
We include some contact but are much like a freestyle jam, include live music.
Children's Aid Society
219 Sullivan Street

(Central Greenwich Village, between West 3rd and Bleecker Streets)
Jim Dowling
(718)768-3492


 
SpiritDanceRI 05/10
North Kingstown
Rhode Island
SpiritDanceRI typically meets the first Friday of the month, 7 - 10pm
Cost: Sliding scale: $8-$12; Teens: $4; Children under 12: free
A freestyle shoeless, smoke- and alcohol-free dance event. See website for directions and link to Google maps. Children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
LotusFire Yoga Studio
650 Ten Rod Road
Wendy Lewis
-no phone-


 
Dance Tribe 08/09
Shelburne
Vermont
Thurs 7:00-9:00pm
Cost: $2
Please visit http://vermontdancetribe.org for more info.
Shelburne Town Hall
5376 Shelburne Road

(3 miles from Burlington)
vermontdancetribe.org


 
  United States - Outside New England  Freestyle Dances  
Name/Location Time, Cost & Notes Address Contact
Awake-In-Dance 07/10
Sedona
Arizona
Sundays from 10:00am - 12 noon
Cost: Sliding-Scale $5-10.
Sedona's Barefoot Blissful Bhakti Boogie. Come join us!
The Academy of Martial Arts for Self Realization
1890 W Highway 89A

(Behind Domino's)
Juniper
512-632-8585


 
Sentient Rhythms 07/10
see website
Arizona
Sunday mornings 10:30 - 12:30
Cost: Suggested donation: $5
Sentient Rhythms is a weekly dance event aimed at creating a sacred space for movement and expression. To find out more information please visit our website or contact Marlene.
See website for current location
Location is announced on the website bi-weekly for Northern Arizona
Marlene
(860)965-6336


 
Dance Friday Hornby edit
Hornby Island
British Columbia
Every other Friday 8:30-midnight
Cost: $5 admission
World music focus.
Hornby Community Hall
Central Rd.
Peter Cloud Panjoyah
(250)335-1336


 
All the Right Moves Community Dance Project 03/07
Pacific Grove
California
Sundays 12:30 to 2:00 PM
Cost: $10
Free Form Movement/ Many Worlds Music

****CURRENTLY ON TEMPORARY HIATUS****

Shall We Dance Studio
205 17th Street and Lighthouse Ave

(3 blocks walk to ocean)
Harriet
(831) 333-9129


 
Arcata Dance Jam 01/05
Arcata
California
Thursdays 8:00 - 10:30 pm
Cost: $3-$5 donation. No one turned away for lack of funds
Yoga Center On The Plaza
Noah

Mikal
(707) 826-7916

 
Barefoot Boogie of Sonoma County edit
Santa Rosa
California
4th Saturday every month
Cost: $10
Movement Oasis
1808-B Empire Industrial Court
Michelle Keip
707-544-2673


 
Barefoot Boogie-Berkeley CA 01/09
Berkeley
California
Sundays 7:30-11pm
Cost: $8-15 sliding scale, first-timers $5
-
2525 8th Street at Dwight
Barefoot Boogie Message Line
(415) 820-1452

Clary

 
Cellspace alternative Milonga 06/05
San Francisco
California
Wednesdays 8:55pm to midnight, classes beforehand
Cost: $5 milonga, $8 with class
Freestyle with Tango elements
Cellspace
2050 Bryant Street

(Between 18th & 19th)
John Chang

Homer Ladas

 
Dance 4 Life edit
Mariposa
California
7pm every Friday night
Cost: $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors
We freestyle meditative dance with an emotional theme for 1 hour and 1/2. All ages are welcome. Occasionally, our dance moves to the Bug Hostel in Midpines on Hwy 140 (It will be at the Bug on July 5 and moved to Sat instead of Friday )(209)742-5847
Bootjack Stompers Hall
see directions

(Please call Michele Marcell before coming. Located in the Sierra Nevada mountains on the way to Yosemite on Highway 49 across from the fairgrounds.)
Michele Marcell


 
Dance at the Well edit
Fairfax
California
Thursdays 8:30pm - 10:30pm
Cost: $5-10 sliding scale
Dance as practice and play. A local freestyle dance for Marin County folk, usually in a rhythm wave format.

The Common Well
85 Bolinas Road Suite #6
Christina DeCossio
415-606-0040


 
Dance Away 01/04
Santa Barbara
California
Almost every Friday. See webpage for schedule.
Cost: $5/kids $1
Unitarian Society Parish Hall (Usually... See webpage for schedule)
1535 Santa Barbara St
Dorothy
(805) 967-5241

Mike Thornley

 
Dance Church 06/10
Santa Cruz
California
Sun 9:00-11:15am
Cost: $7-10 donation
418 Project
418 Front St
Jim
(831) 466-9770


 
Dance Church, Encinitas edit
Encinitas
California
Sundays, 11am-1pm
Cost: before 11:30am $5; after 11:30am $7
A chance to sweat your prayers with no rules. Based on the 5 rhythms. Movement, prayer, ritual. This is a community project. You are welcome to bring something for the altar. First Sunday of the month: dance to groovy music, but no toys or talking.
The Performing Arts Workshop
1105 2nd street, suite 1

(Enter on J St.)
Patrick Deluz


 
Dance Elemental edit
San Jose
California
2nd and 4th Sunday mornings, 10:30am - 12 noon
Cost: ?
An ecstatic dance journey for personal exploration, breakthroughs, inner healing, spiritual alignment, and community building. (Oh yeah, it's great exercise too.) Please go to our website for full details.

Halanda Studio
1062 Lincoln Avenue
Tymn Urban


 
Dance Elemental (Wed) edit
San Jose
California
One Wednesday per month, 7:00pm - 9:30pm (check website)
Cost: Cost: $13 in advance or $15 at the door.
An ecstatic dance journey for personal exploration, breakthroughs, inner healing, spiritual alignment, and community building.
Divine Science Community Center
1540 Hicks Avenue
Tymn Urban


 
Dance Jam 12/07
Berkeley
California
Fri 8:30pm-12:30am
Cost: $8/$7 before 9pm, $4 after 11:30, kids $3
Phone Messages:
Western Sky
2525 8th Street
contact dance
(510) 594-4021

contact dance

 
Dance Jam 04/08
Caspar
California
Second and Fourth Friday 7-9:30pm
Cost: Donations only
Caspar Community Center
307 E. Redwood Ave.
Lynn Stoller
(707) 964-2326

Oasis
(707) 964-5378

 
Dance Meditation Event 03/07
San Rafael
California
USA
2nd & 4th Sundays of each month, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Cost: $15
A heartful, fun, free-form meditative dance journey.
Bay West Ballroom
1133 E. Francisco Blvd. (second floor)

('on "The Loop", on the way to Home Depot')
Florence Schneider
(415) 488-4869 ext 2


 
Dance Sanctuary 02/09
Chico
California
Tuesdays 7:00pm-8:30pm
Cost: $10 drop in
Dance Sanctuary is a sacred ecstatic dance home to explore freeing up your dance, self and heart. The music format is in a 5 rhythms wave style. Bring a water bottle, bare feet, and open heart.
Satori Healing Center Dance Studio
Palmetto Avenue
Jacia Kornwise
530-891-6524


 
DanceJam! 08/08
San Diego
California
Fridays 9:00pm - 12 midnight
Cost: $5 before 9:30; $7 after 9:30; first timers are free (except classes)
* In addition, there are contact improv classes: first and third Fridays, 7:30-9pm; $10 includes admission to DanceJam.
Eveoke Dance Theatre
2811 University Avenue
Mel Lions


 
Freestyle Dance Jam 02/03
Pacific Grove
California
Fridays from 8:15 to 10:15 p.m.
Cost: $10 adults / $5 youth
Chautaugua Hall
16th and Central
Donna Kaufman
(831) 375-2312

Heike Be
(831) 641-0814

 
Heart of Mission Dance 11/09
San Francisco
California
Every Sunday 9:30am - 11:30am
Cost: $13 online/ $15 door
A revitalizing world music-inspired, Sunday morning dance journey! Experience the power of dance to stir the wisdom of the soul. Located in the Mission District in a gorgeous dance studio.
-
3221 22nd St

(at Mission & 22nd)
Brenna Cavanaugh

Lola Vollen

 
HeartSong & Dance 03/06
Los Angeles
California
Mondays 8:15p to 10:15pm
Cost: $12
Live Music. Singing encouraged.
Earth & Sky Studio
5521 Grosvenor Blvd
Lora Cain
(310)301-0939


 
One in the Dance 08/04
San Francisco
California
Sundays 5pm-7pm
Cost: $10
One Taste
1074 Folsom Street
Caroluna
(415) 503-1100


 
Outdoor Family Dance 04/04
Mountain View
California
Thursdays at 4:00pm
Cost: Free!
International folk music, classical dance music, early 20th century dance music.
Rengstorff Park
Corner of S. Rengstorff Ave. and Central Expressway

(The dance is in the redwood grove next to the tennis courts.)
Ari Solovyova
(650) 964-7904


 
Rhythm Dance edit
Larkspur
California
1st Thursday of every month at 8 PM
Cost: $10
Great music & dance floor! Call for info: DJ Heartbeat (Lloyd from Backroads Music) or call the theater.
Larkspur Cafe Theater
500 Magnolia Ave
Lloyd Barde
(415) 924-4848

Larkspur Cafe Theater
(415) 924-6107

 
Second Friday Dance Jam 12/07
Ukiah
California
Second Friday of every month, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Cost: Self-selected admission fee.
This dance is a barefoot community freestyle dance structured in the shape of a wave, starting slowly, building in tempo and vigor and gently settling into a relaxed and released closing.
Yoga Mendocino studio
206 N. Mason Street

(From Hwy. 101, take the Perkins St. exit west into town, turn right on Mason. Yoga Mendocino is two blocks on the left.)
djBasin
(707) 489-3345


 
Soul Sanctuary 01/10
Santa Cruz
California
Friday nights
Cost: $12 or 5/$50
Weekly intentional gathering featuring guided moving meditation 8:15 - 9:00 pm., freestyle jam 9:00 - 11:00 pm., galactic tea lounge with kung fu tea service, altar and weekly theme. At least once monthly, generally last Fridays, there is a live sound healing jam. We occasionally host much larger intentional events. Check the web site for more details and to see this week's theme.
Santa Cruz Vets Hall
846 Front Street
Laura Bishop
408-602-2940


 
Soul Sanctuary Dance 02/09
Berkeley
California
Sundays 11am-1pm
Cost: Cost: $5-$15 sliding scale. Newcomers and children 12 and under are free.
Since 2003, family-friendly community freestyle dance with eclectic music.
Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center
1317 San Pablo Avenue

((Located near Gilman))
Zach Pine


 
Spirit Dance 05/07
Monterey
California
Mondays 8-9:30 PM
Cost: $10
Park Avenue Studio
33 Park Avenue
Kerin Hildebrand

Flow Lesur

 
Twist and Shout 06/04
Petaluma
California
2nd & 4th Fridays, 8:00pm-10:00pm
Cost: $10 or 5/$40
Music from the past 50 years and around the world. Shake your bootay!!
Bodyworks Yoga Studio
490 Second St
Val Richman
(707) 695.9268


 
YUM Session 06/09
San Luis Obispo
California
Sundays 10am to noon with an after-dance gathering for teas in the garden
Cost: $15 single entry, $30 for 3 pass card, $8 for students, seniors & first-timers!
Ecstatic Movement and Dance, lightly facilitated incorporating elements of Soul Motion, 5 Rhythms and Contact Improv. Call or email for upcoming dance info.
The Monday Club
1815 Monterey St.
Philip Novotny
(805) 748-3815


 
Boulder Barefoot Boogie / Dance Home 09/05
Boulder
Colorado
Tue 8:00-11:00pm, Fri 8:30-Midnight
Cost: $5
Solstice Institute
302 Pearl Street
Mark Klosterman
(303) 499-9357


 
CommuniDance edit
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Wednesday eves 6-7pm, Saturday mornings 9-10am
Cost: Donations keep us moving!
CommuniDance is a freeform movement and dance community committed to the joy of moving together in authentic expression. Please arrive on time so that we may hold this delicious & sacred space with integrity.
2 Left Feet Dance Studio
525 E. Fountain Blvd
Barbra Gibb


 
Rhythm Sanctuary Boulder 01/09
Boulder
Colorado
Tuesdays 7:00-9:30pm
Cost: $9 (students and seniors $5)
Where current culture meets ancient wisdom through the practice of ecstatic dance and world music. Please arrive on time to honor the gathered community.
Avalon Ballroom
6185 Arapahoe Ave.
Shannon Jones
303-618-0401


 
Rhythm Sanctuary Denver 01/09
Denver
Colorado
Thursdays 7:00-9:30pm
Cost: $9 (students and seniors $5)
Where current culture meets ancient wisdom through the practice of ecstatic dance and world music. Please arrive on time to honor the gathered community.

Delmonico Hall
3220 Federal Blvd
Ahva Lenay
303-238-4398


 
Saturday Movement Practice 09/06
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Saturdays
Cost: donation
Please join us as we dance together and create community through movement, ritual and song. Men, women and children over 10 are invited. Free child care provided for those under 10. Donations to benefit the First Congregational Church Movement Ministry.

First Congregational Church
20 E. St. Vrain
Jenny Finn
(719)291-3120


 
Wilmington World Beat 03/99
North Wilmington
Delaware
see web site for times
Cost: $3-$5
Claymont Moose Lodge
5101 Governor Printz Blvd.
Rich Oberleitner
richobe1@aol.com


 
Argentine tango and Latin social dancing 09/06
Jacksonville
Florida
?
Cost: ?
Cafe Boleros
8595 Beach Blvd.
Mario Amador
(904)553-5868


 
Atlanta Dance Jam 11/08
Atlanta
Georgia
Alternate Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Cost: Suggested $5 donation
Emory University Campus
1804 N. Decatur Rd.

((locations vary - check website for updates))
Lori Teague
(404) 275.4184

Thomas Bell

 
Dancing Buddhas 11/09
Honolulu
Hawaii
Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm
Cost: $15 suggested donation, $10 for just the dance.
Silent sittings and gentle, trance dance practice.

Meditation 6:30-6:45Pm & 8:15-8:30pm. You may come just for the dance portion 6:45-8:15pm.

Academy of the Pacific
913 Alewa Dr.
Heera Sazevich
808-282-5151


 
Ecstatic Dance @ The Green Church (Ke Ola Mau Loa), Hawaii 03/09
@ The Green Church (Ke Ola Mau Loa)
Hawaii
3rd Saturday of the month, 7 to 8 pm
Cost: $10.00
Groove Temple is a time to dance for fun,"dance like no one is watching" and let your spirit fly!
Waimea (Kamuela)
The Big Island
Julie Alessio
808-935-6346


 
Ecstatic Dance Jam Honolulu (Sun) 11/09
Honolulu
Hawaii
Sundays 7-8:30 pm
Cost: $10 or whatever your budget allows
St. Andrew's Priory Dance Studio
Weinberg Center 2nd floor
224 Quenn Emma Sq.
Heera Sazevich
808-282-5151


 
Ecstatic Dance/Sweat Your Prayers 09/06
Haiku
Hawaii
weekly
Cost: see below
5Rhythms - The Practice, Tuesdays 6:00pm - 8:00pm($17); 5Rhythms - Sweat Your Prayers, Thursdays 6:00 - 8:00pm($12); 5Rhythms - Body Prayer, Sunday 10:45 am - 12:45 pm($17)
The Studio Maui
810 Haiku Road
Subashini Ganesan
(866)427-1427, (808)575-9390


 
Hilo Conscious Dance 07/09
Hilo
Hawaii
Thursdays, 7 to 8:30pm
Cost: $12 drop-in (class cards available)
A weekly community conscious and ecstatic dance. Participants leave feeling more aware, awake and alive! Truly a workout for body & soul!
Balancing Monkey Yoga Studio
65 Mohouli St.
(The Big Island)
Julie Alessio
(808) 935-6346


 
Kapa'au Conscious Dance 08/09
The Big Island
Hawaii
First Saturday of the month, 5 to 6:30pm
Cost: Cost: $15.00 to drop-in, class card available for yoga, nia, & dance
Kapa'au Conscious Dance is an opportunity to "dance your prayers" and let the motion of your body-mind-heart be the prayer. It is a time to dance for fun, "dance like no one is watching" and let your spirit fly!
Kohala Yoga Community Center
-
Kapa'au
Julie Alessio
(808) 935-6346


 
TranscenDance 10/08
Kealakekua
Hawaii
Wednesdays from 7-9pm
Cost: $7.00
A community freestyle dance that begins with a warm-up, and opening circle, and then a 90 minute mix. You can play instruments, sit at the altar, and dance alone or with others. No conversation until the closing circle, where we share and/or intone.
KTPS Dance Center
Big Island

(On Halei'ki St. across from the Kealakekkua Post Office.)
Jakimo Soucy
(808) 987-0769


 
Waimea Conscious Dance edit
Waimea
Hawaii
3rd Saturday of the month, 6:50 pm to 8 pm
Cost: $10.00
A monthly community conscious and ecstatic dance.
Green Church Studio
?
(aka Kamuela, The Big Island)
Julie Alessio
(808) 935-6346


 
Give Peace a Dance edit
Chicago
Illinois
1st Saturday of each month, 9pm-1am
Cost: $10 per person
Global/Dance music, drum circle, fire dancers, fire pit, bellydancers, healers, tarot, poi and much more. Alcohol-free. This event is 18 and over.

MKP
1900 W. Fulton

((detailed directions on website))
Emily Klik
(773) 841-1824


 
TranceZenDance Tribe 07/09
Chicago
Illinois
See web site for dates
Cost: $10 Donation/Trade
No one turned away for lack of funds
-
-

(See web site for locations)
Travis Robb
(773) 551-9059


 
DanceFire 09/01
Ann Arbor
Michigan
2-4 times yearly, 8:30 PM
Cost: $7, $5 students/seniors, under 12 free
Percussion and dance performances followed by open freestyle dancing and percussion jam. For date of next event, view the schedule at web link, or contact by email.
AACT Studio
111 Third St at Huron
contact dance


 
Ecstatic Dance (freestyle barefoot dance) edit
Minneapolis
Minnesota
7-10pm, the 2nd Saturday of each month
Cost: $10
Freestyle barefoot dance, sponsored by Ms. Lavie's School

One Yoga Center
2100B Lyndale Ave S.
Bernie
(952) 934-4334

Candy
(612) 396-0226

 
Barefoot Boogie & Drum Circle 05/09
St. Louis
Missouri
Third Saturday of every month 7:30 - 11:00pm
Cost: $5
1.5 hour workshop followed by 1.5 hour freeform drum and dance.
Big Bend Yoga Center
88 N. Gore
JennTara and Sky
(314) 965-9166


 
Gypsie Nation 02/09
Missoula
Montana
USA
Every Wednesday 6:30-9:00PM
Cost: $5-8 donation
Village Dance Rituals for Planetary Medicine

Sussex School
1800 S. 2nd W.

((behind the Good Food Store))
Roses Stanley
512-924-4950


 
Carrboro Dance Jam - North Carolina 04/09
Carrboro
North Carolina
Every first Friday, 8:00pm-10:30pm
Cost: $5-$10 sliding
Free-Style Dancing to eclectic, uplifting, and "wave" mixed music. Dance improvisationally or within the genre of music....with partners, alone, or collectively with friendly dancers. With Ron Rudin (aka DJ Rovnitsky).
Balanced Movement Studio
304 W. Main St.
Ron Rudin
919-698-8776


 
Freestyle/5 Rhythms 04/03
Asheville
North Carolina
2nd and 4th Tuesdays 7:30pm
Cost: $5 donation
Future of Traditions Studios
River-Arts district of downtown Asheville
Thea
(828) 232-6952


 
Spiral Spirit Dance edit
Ashville
North Carolina
Wednesdays 6:30-7 Warm up, wave until 8 pm
Cost: $5 drop in
Dance off a difficult day or frolic with joy. This is a safe place to develop a deeper connection with ourselves and others.
-
11 Richland St
Cassie Brizzi


 
Dance Improv, Live! 01/06
Princeton
New Jersey
1-2 Fridays/month (see site), 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: $12 with many discount options
Lightly structured movement workshop with live music and refreshments. Bare feet, comfy clothes, no smoke, no booze.
All Saints Church
16 All Saints Rd

(Off Terhune Rd)
Catherine Judd
(609) 924-3767


 
Embodydance 05/07
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Sun 3:00-5:00pm, Thurs 6:30-8:30pm
Cost: $10 donation, discounts available
Railyard Performance Center
1611 Paseo de Peralta

(Yellow building at the RR tracks across the street from Site Santa Fe)
Body Choir Sante Fe
(505)983-5549


 
Journey Dance 09/02
Albuquerque
New Mexico
2nd and 4th Saturdays 7:30 - 9:30 pm
Cost: $5-$8 (sliding scale)
Cachet Studio
214 Coal Avenue Southwest
Alan
(505) 232-9018


 
Souldance 10/09
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Thursdays 7-9pm
Cost: $8
Souldance is a two-hour, non-verbal ecstatic dance designed to move our bodies and souls in community.
Selah Studios
7120 Wyoming NE

(@ San Antonio/Harper)
Zenne
505-261-5917

Valentina Aragon
505-319-9602

 
Taos Waves / 5 Rhythms edit
Taos
New Mexico
Sundays 10:30am-12:00pm
Cost: $12
Taos Academy of Dance Arts
#2 Upper Las Colonias
Visudha de los Santos
575-737-0408


 
Oklahoma City - Intro to Dance Meditation 03/06
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Thursdays, 6:00pm-7:30pm
Cost: Cost $5
call to confirm
Windsong Dojo
2201 NW I-44 Service Rd

(Just west of Pennsylvania Ave)
Celeste
(405) 615-3886


 
1st Saturday Women's Dance Jam 04/09
Portland
Oregon
7-9pm, 1st Saturday of every month
Cost: $8-10 sliding scale
Join with other fabulous women for a freeform, ecstatic 2-hour dance party on the lovely wooden floor at Euphoria. More info at www.womensdancejam.com
Euphoria Studios
1235 SE Division
Eleanor Benecki


 
Body Choir Community Dance 08/09
Ashland
Oregon
1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month 8 pm - 10pm
Cost: Love Donation: $10
The Dance Space
280 E. Hersey #10
Sarah Bly
541-535-2104

Carola Marashi

 
Last Saturdays - Dance Jam edit
Portland
Oregon
last Saturdays of every month, 7:30-8pm stretch, 8-10:30pm dance!
Cost: $8 drop-in; $5 with Amrita membership
Take off your shoes. Shake your tail. All ages welcome. Eclectic music. Alcohol-free. Dance together, dance solo… or just chill in the ecstatic vibe.
Amrita Yoga Sanctuary
0110 SW Bancroft St

((at the corner of SW Corbett & SW Bancroft))
Raphael Cushnir
(503)344-4025


 
Mindful Movement 08/04
Portland
Oregon
Mondays 4:00pm-5:15pm
Cost: $5 donation
North Star Ballroom
635 N. Killingsworth Court

(1 block SE of N Killingsworth + N Albina)
Jerry Mansfield


 
Move It! edit
Portland
Oregon
Wednesdays, 6:45-8:30pm
Cost: $7
The Village Ballroom
700 NE Dekum St.
David Franklin
(888) 432-8433


 
Natural Boogie/Expressive Dance 04/06
Salem
Oregon
Thursdays 7:30pm
Cost: $5
Riverfront Dance Studio
241 State St
Julie Masters
(503) 363-3464


 
Open Heart Dance edit
Ashland
Oregon
2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 8-10pm
Cost: $10
Come dance to an eclectic blend of high energy music guaranteed to move your body & soul!

DanceSpace
280 E. Hersey St.#10
Jerry Solomon
541-951-3034


 
Sacred Circle Dance 05/10
Portland
Oregon
Sundays 10:30am-12:30pm
Cost: Cost is $10 ($8 low-income)
Check our web site for any time or venue changes through 2010.
Tiffany Center, 2nd floor
1410 SW Morrison
contact dance


 
Spirit Body Ecstacy 07/05
Lake Oswego
Oregon
Fridays 7:45pm-11:00pm
Cost: unknown
Unity World Healing Center
366 Third St

(3rd and A)
Daniel
(503) 699-5196


 
Spirit Dance edit
Portland
Oregon
Fridays at 8pm
Cost: $10, check web for coupons
Dance in a Holy Temple Dedicated to the enlightenment of mankind. 9000 watts of Pro JBL sound and Galactic lighting. This is a Beautiful Temple - no smoking, alcohol, or drugs please.
Crystal Temple
7525 N. Richmond Ave.
David Recht
(503) 249-0303


 
DanceFree Fridays 03/04
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
3rd Fridays, 7:30pm-10:00pm
Cost: $5 love offering
Schoolhouse Yoga
41st and Foster

(In The Catalyst Building)
Suzen Sharda Segall
(412) 401-4444


 
Group Motion 07/02
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Fridays 8:00-10:00pm
Cost: $15 adults/students discounts available/kids free
Kumquat Dance Center
3500 Lancaster Ave.
Manfred Fischbeck
(215) 387-9895


 
Philadelphia Area Community Barefoot Boogie 12/09
Elkins Park
Pennsylvania
8:00-10:30pm, 3rd Saturday of every month, September thru May
Cost: $10
Come One Come All to Play & Celebrate in Community. Meet new friends and move your body in our grand home. Relax, release and rejoice in style as you dance in the Elkins Estate's stunning Tudor mansion, Chelten House. Let the beauty and fine craftsmanship of this singular space remind you of the beauty in you as we commune together to celebrate life in our bodies through the dance. There is also live drumming courtesy of Barry Bell and friends, and we'll have the opportunity to briefly get to know one another in circle midway through the event.
The Moving Arts Institute at the Elkins Estate
1750 Ashbourne Rd. (aka 750 Ashbourne Rd.)

(Take Washington Ln toward Jenkintown. After the intersection of Wash. Lane & Cheltenham Ave, turn right at 3rd light onto Ashbourne Rd. Go 1/2 mile to post office at corner of Ashbourne & Penrose Ave, then turn right into the first driveway after Penrose.)
Elise Rivers
215-266-5757


 
Rhythms 05/05
South Williamsport
Pennsylvania
Saturdays 9:00pm-11:00pm
Cost: Donation
Formerly "Gotta Dance"
60 West Southern Ave
Carl
(570) 546-6453


 
Shake! 10/04
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Certain Saturdays at 8:00pm - See web site
Cost: $7-$12, event dependent
Community Education Center
3500 Lancaster Avenue
Shake!
(610) 407-9555


 
5Rhythms Moving Meditation edit
Dallas
Texas
Sunday 9:30 to 11:30 am *See website calendar for dates
Cost: Sweat Your Prayers: $15; Night Waves: $25
Sweat your Prayers (monthly). Night Waves (1st Fridays, 7-9:30pm)

Sammons Center for the Arts
3630 Harry Hines Blvd
Mati Vargas Gibson
214-280-5204


 
Body Choir 08/09
Austin
Texas
Sun 11:00am-1pm, Thurs 7:45-9:45pm
Cost: $9 adults ($8 for 5 dances) - kids free
name: True Hardt

email:

Galaxy Dance Studios on South Lamar
1700 South Lamar Boulevard, Ste 338
True Hardt


 
Ecstatic Dance at MoveStudio 10/05
Dallas
Texas
Sundays 1:30-2:50pm, Thursdays 7:15-8:30pm
Cost: $15 drop-in, $12 student/teacher/senior, discounts available
Occasional TranceDance and other ED events. See web site.
MoveStudio
17062 Preston Rd, Suite 108

(at Campbell Rd)
Robin Parker
(972) 732-0206


 
Ecstatic Dance Houston edit
Houston
Texas
Sundays 10am-12noon
Cost: Adults $8-20, Kids $3-5
Urban GROOVE Tribe ~ Freestyle Dance
Planet Funk
5731 Logan Ln

(off Memorial Drive & Birdsall)
Sunshine
281-748-8080


 
fireUrchin Dance 09/09
Houston Heights
Texas
2 Friday nights monthly* and occasional Saturday nights. 8:30 - 10:45 pm [runs later on Sat.]
Cost: at door: $20, 5 sessions advance purchase: $50, 1 session advance purchase: $15
For detailed info and advance purchase registration online, visit www.niamoves.com.

*dates change to minimize conflicts with other dance community events.

NiaMoves Studio 2
3221 Houston Avenue

(From I-45 take exit N.Main/Houston Avenue. Studio is on feeder road going south of this exit just over a block.)
fireUrchin [Bonnie Lambourn]
832-213-9357


 
Inner Rhythms: Ecstatic Dance for Women 12/07
Austin
Texas
Every Thursday, 7-8:30 pm
Cost: $10
NiaSpace
3212 South Congress

(http://www.niaspace.com for directions)
Donna Starnes
(512)443-3013


 
TranceDance 08/05
Austin
Texas
2nd & 4th Fridays at 7:30pm
Cost: $15
NiaSpace
3212 South Congress
Gerry Starnes
(512) 443 3013


 
Ecstatic Dance Olympia 11/09
Olympia
Washington
Saturday nights, 8:00 - 10:00pm
Cost: Sliding scale admission $5 - $12
Dance Yourself Free at Ecstatic Dance Olympia,a weekly free-form dance jam that invites you to dance your own dance, in your own way, in a supportive community of kindred spirits. Teens & Adults of all ages welcome.

Wild Grace Arts / Center for Yoga & Dance
507 Cherry St. SE
Joanna Cashman
(360)754-3983


 
Ecstatic Dance Seattle 08/04
Seattle
Washington
Wed 7:15pm, Sun 10:15am, Last Friday of month 8:15pm
Cost: Wed & Fri $8, Fri $10
Dance Underground
340 15th Ave East

(Capitol Hill area)
Mary Anderson


 
Flying Turtle Dance 02/06
Seattle
Washington
Every Monday 7:30pm-9:30pm
Cost: $10
Freeform dance jam with recorded music that runs the gamut
Planet Earth Yoga Center
418 N. 35th St
Bruce Carloye
(206) 713-7154


 
Gotta Dance 04/06
Bellingham
Washington
1st and 3rd Fridays, October to June, 8-10pm
Cost: donation
The Purple Church
Franklin at Gladstone
Laya Shriaberg
(360) 733-7204


 
Madtown Barefoot Boogie edit
Madison
Wisconsin
1st and 3rd Friday of the month, 8-11 pm (Doors close at 10).
Cost: Cost: $5-10 sliding scale/kids free
Check out our website.

Tai Chi Center
301 S. Bedford, Suite 219

((Close to John Nolen Dr.))
Richard Aviles


 
Saturday Night Spirit Dance edit
Madison
Wisconsin
Saturdays 8-11pm
Cost: ?
High powered free-form dance in a substance-free environment.
Center for Conscious Living
849 E. Washington Ave
Gene Ferrara
608-843-7740


 
  Canadian  Freestyle Dances  
Name/Location Time, Cost & Notes Address Contact
Dance Divine 07/10
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
10:30am to 12:30pm
Cost: $12 drop in
A Sunday morning, un-facilitated, Ecstatic Free-Style Dance session.
The Scotia Dance Centre
7th floor
677 Davie Street
Jelena Marda


 
Just Dance 07/07
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
Three Fridays per month, (Journeys, Ethnicity and Fusion; Sept-June) See website for dates
Cost: $10
Just Dance is not a one-beat-stomping affair! We take you around the world and invite you to groove to a long list of world rhythms.
Russian Community Hall
2114 West 4th Avenue

(at Arbutus)
Abheeru
(604)731-1551


 
Dance Your Body & Free Your Spirit edit
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
One Saturday evening each month from 7:15-10pm: Oct 4, Nov 8, Dec 6, 2008
Cost: $20 evening or bring a new friend for half price
A sacred evening of dance and movement where everyone is welcome. Come dance with joy and abundance in a drug and alcohol free environment.
-
340 Provencher Blvd.
D'Arcy & Dieter Bruning-Haid
(204)475-5339


 
Barefoot Boogie  -  C l o s e d  -  If you can offer some energy to revive this dance, please contact them. 09/04
Sault Ste Marie
Ontario
Canada
Every second Friday Fri 8:00pm - 11:00pm, call first for dates
Cost: $10
Sault Theatre Workshop
121 Pittsburgh Avenue
Harold Tausch
(705) 256-2224


 
  United States - Outside New England  Freestyle Dances  
Name/Location Time, Cost & Notes Address Contact
Spiral Moves Montreal 09/08
Montreal
Tuesdays 7:30pm to 9:30pm, Fridays 8pm - 10pm
Cost: $20
Ecstatic Dance Workshops
Espace Transparence 7250
Espace Transparence 7250
Clark 3rd Floor

(next to Metro deCastelnau)
Anick Patry
514.937.9057


 
  Canadian  Freestyle Dances  
Name/Location Time, Cost & Notes Address Contact
Tribal Dance 11/09
Toronto Ontario
Canada
Saturdays 7:30pm - 9:30pm (check the website for dates)
Cost: $10 at the door
A Playground For Connection and Self Expression...enter an open space and with bare feet explore the exhilarating feeling of moving your body freely through space and time. Tribal is a dynamic self-guided spiritual movement practice. Come to Move, Play, Connect, Sweat, Stretch, Sound, Unwind, Renew, Release, Contact, Improvise, Transform...with the ever growing Tribe!
Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Road, 3rd floor
Julia Ray


 
  International  Freestyle Dances  
Name/Location Time, Cost & Notes Address Contact
PlaySpace Dance Jam 08/07
Brunswick, Melbourne
Australia
Fridays 8pm - midnight
Cost: $14-$12. $13-$11 before 9pm
Think of a dance club without the smoke and alcohol and with a very warm and welcoming environment.
The PlaySpace
290 Albert Street

(Right next to Safeway which is next to the Brunswick train station less than 1 block from Sydney Rd. See web site for more details.)
contact dance
(03) 9387 0271


 
Barefoot Boogie 08/02
London
England
Monthly 8:30-11:30pm (see web site or contact people for dates)
Cost: 10 (waged) 8 (low waged) 6 (unwaged) 1 (child)
Hampstead Town Hall NW3
Alan
020-8952-1470


 
(Unknown Name) 02/99
Hamburg
Germany
every Sat
Cost: unknown
Toulouse Institut
Friedensalle 45a
Voice
390 5991

FAX
390 1027

 
barefootboogie 04/03
Dublin
Ireland
Fortnightly on Thursdays: call or e-mail for dates
Cost: 15 euro (concessions for students/unwaged)
good for the sole!
St. Andrew's Hall
Mt. Merrion Avenue, Blackrock
Liz
353 87 2934699


 
Ecstatic DanceIn edit
Belfast
Ireland
Monthly to bi-monthly Friday evenings 7:30-10:00pm
Cost: £5
Contact Crescent Arts Centre or Julia for details on location/times which may vary.

Crescent Arts Centre
-
Julia Lyn Waters


 
SunDaynce 04/03
Dublin
Ireland
Monthly (Sunday): call or e-mail for dates
Cost: 15 euro (concessions for students/unwaged)
Creative Movement & Dance space
St. Andrew's Hall
Mt. Merrion Avenue, Blackrock
Liz
353 87 2934699


 
(unknown live music boogie) 08/99
Jerusalem
Israel
Every 2nd Tues 7:30-11:30pm
Cost: unknown
Mirkaz Zera Becha
Rehov Bezalel
Leah
02 561-7583


 
Dance Free Rikud Chofshi 08/99
Jerusalem
Israel
Wed 8:30-11:30pm
Cost: unknown
ICCY - Mirkaz Anim V'Noar
Emek Refayim 12


 
Ginga Freedance 12/02
Tel Aviv
Israel
Every Wed. beside the 1st., 21:30 - 02:00
Cost: 40 NIS
Bet Bikurey Hitim
6 Heftman
Iftach
053-847190

Dov
054-401858

 
Jerusalem Boogie 01/01
Jerusalem
Israel
Every 2nd Tues
Cost: unknown
Gerard Behar Centre
11 Bezalel St
Avi (Organizer)
02-5660018

Louise (DJ)
02-6446278

 
PAUZA Freedance 03/04
Haifa
Israel
Thu 21:00-1:00
Cost: $5-$6
Beit Hect
Carmel Center

(near Haifa cinemateque)
Yaron
064-874483


 
Zuza 10/04
Kfar Yehoshua
Israel
2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month
Cost: 0-10 NIS
Varying locations

(Near Tivon. Call for directions.)
Elite
0524696802


 
DanceFree! 08/99
Utrecht
Netherlands
1st & 3rd Sunday 8:00-10:30pm
Cost: Dfl 8/Dfl 10
Nelleke
(030) 693 4816


 
Wellington Barefoot Boogie 08/05
Wellington
New Zealand
Odd numbered months, 7:30-11:00pm. Contact us for next dance.
Cost: NZ$5.00
Indian Dance Academy
22 Webb Street
Juliet Shelley
04 569 1664


 
Dance Free Winterthur, Barfussdisco 08/99
Winterthur
Switzerland
8:00pm-11:30pm, normally 3rd Friday each month, please call
Cost: CHF 15
Also offers various "Dance Free Specials" with live music, a whole night through, or blind dancing.
Alte Kaserne
Technikumstrasse 8

(Zurich area)
Karin Beck & Matthias Gerber
44 (052) 222-66-91


 
owi dance winterthur 06/08
Winterthur
Switzerland
8:30pm-12:30am, 2 Fridays each month
Cost: CHF 20.- incl. drinks
die Barfussdisco zum freien
owi open way institute
Reitweg 7 8400
Albert Hiltebrand
052-233 97 27


 
Phnix-Tanzfest Barfussdisco 09/02
Bern 3006
Switzerland
1st & 3rd & 4th Friday 8:30 pm - 12:30am
Cost: Fr. 18.- inkl. Getrnke
Phnix-Zentrum
Ostermundigenstr. 71
Liliane von Allmen Benecke


 
Contact Improvisation
  United States - New England Area  Contact Improvisation  
Name/Location Time, Cost & Notes Address Contact
Contact Improv Class and Jam 12/05
New Haven
Connecticut
Sundays 3:30pm class, 4:30pm - 5:30pm Jam
Cost: $5 class & jam
New Haven Medical Association Building
364 Whitney Ave.

(at Lawrence St.)
Michelle Kim
(203) 389-7756


 
3rd Sunday Contact Improv Jam 01/09
Plainfield
Massachusetts
3rd Sundays
Cost: Class: $5 - $10, Jam: $5 - $10
An opportunity to learn and practice the form of Contact Improvisation. Open Level Contact Improv Class 3:30-5:00pm. Contact Improv Jam: 5 - 7pm. Followed by a potluck dinner. Call or email for more info.
Earthdance
252 Prospect St
contact dance
(413) 634-5678


 
Contact Improv Jam, Cambridge edit
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Tuesdays 8-10pm, except on the 1st Tuesday when the jam begins at 7:30 with the first hour being a class-like activity.
Cost: $8 - $12 (sliding scale)
All levels welcome on all evenings. Come to learn contact, come to practice contact, come to have fun. See our website or call Paul for more info.
Masonic Hall
1950 Mass Ave

(in Porter Square)
Paul Spielman
781-254-0868


 
Contact Improvisation Sunday Jam 07/10
Arlington
Massachusetts
Sunday mornings 11:30am-1:30pm
Cost: $8
This is a year-round event, with a/c in the summer! The fee is split between the Arlington Center ($8 at the door, less if you buy a multi-session discount) and an additional donation to the facilitator/teacher (we recommend $5 to $8).
The Arlington Center
369 Mass. Ave.

(Check out the website for directions and weather cancellations.)
Maxine Gautier
(978)857-5513


 
Movement Improvisation Jam with Live Music! 08/01
Cambridge
Massachusetts
2nd & 4th Mon 8:00-10:00pm, Sept-June
Cost: $7-$10 sliding scale
Facilitated by Olivier Besson
The Dance Complex
536 Massachusetts Ave
Central Square
Olivier Besson
(617) 269-2744


 
Wednesday Night Contact Jam 10/05
Northampton
Massachusetts
Wednesdays 8:00pm-10:00pm
Cost: $4-7
Live improvisational music jam on 3rd Weds.
Fitzwilly's Building
25 Main St., 4th Floor
Charlie

Mieke
(413) 665-9998

 
Wendell Contact Jam 04/05
Wendell
Massachusetts
2th Fridays, 7:00pm-10:00pm
Cost: Donation: $4-$9
Fragrance Free, Drug Free, Alcohol Free, All Ages.
Wendell Town Hall
Town Commons
Montague Rd & Lockes Village Rd

(About 30 minutes from Greenfield and Northampton)
Elena Zubulake


 
Contact Jams & Classes - Stone Ridge, New York 07/10
Stone Ridge
New York
Sundays, 4pm-6pm
Cost: $5
1st & 3rd Sundays: class for $15 / 2nd, 4th & 5th Sundays: jam for $5. Schedule may vary at times, so do contact us to confirm details.
Marbletown Multi-Arts
3588 Main Street
Dana Rudikoff
(845) 256-9728


 
Contact Improv Burlington Vermont 01/09
Burlington
Vermont
Tuesdays 7:15-9:15pm
Cost: $2-$5 donation
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue
188 North Prospect St.
Michelle Lefkowitz
802-864-7306


 
  United States - Outside New England  Contact Improvisation  
Name/Location Time, Cost & Notes Address Contact
CI Phoenix Contact Jam 11/08
Phoenix
Arizona
Saturdays
Cost: ?
Call Sandra or visit http://www.ciphoenix.org for the latest updates.
?
?
Sandra Yee
(602)309-1559


 
Berkeley Contact Jam 09/01
Berkeley
California
Every Saturday 3:30pm-6:00pm
Cost: $4 donations
Open jam
8th Street Studio
2525 8th St. near Dwight


 
Contact Improv Jam 10/01
Sebastopol
California
Third Saturday of every month from 2:30pm to 5:30pm
Cost: $4
Basics class the first hour of the jam
Wischemann Hall
460 Eddie Lane

(Two doors down from the community center on Morris St.)
Meryl Juniper
(707) 823-7559


 
Contact Improv Jam 02/04
Davis
California
Mondays 7:00-9:00pm
Cost: Free
University Club, UC Davis Campus
Jennifer Arnoth
(530) 754-0389


 
Contact Improvisation Jam 09/09
San Francisco
California
Tuesdays 8-11pm
Cost: $5
CounterPULSE
1510 Mission St


 
Contact Jam 08/99
Chico
California
(Dates & times unknown)
Cost: unknown
call for information
Wall Street Center for the Arts
330 Wall Street
Robin Trenda
(916) 342-8267


 
Contact Jam 08/99
San Francisco
California
Fri 9:00-11:00pm
Cost: unknown
Mariposa Studio
499 Alabama St


 
Contact Jam Plus edit
Santa Cruz
California
Tuesdays, 730pm-900pm
Cost: $5-$10
The 418 Project
418 Front Street

(across from the Metro Public Bus Station)
Randy Om


 
Dance-Is-It Contact Jam 11/09
Palo Alto
California
1st & 3rd Sundays 4:00-7:00pm
Cost: $12
DanceVisions Studio
Cubberley Community Center, L-3
4000 Middlefield Rd
Anne Caswell

Karin Moriarty
408-244-8837

 
LA Contact Improvisation Jam 08/05
Santa Monica
California
Sun 6:30pm-9:00pm
Cost: $7 or what you can. 2nd time free.
522 Santa Monica Blvd

(West of Lincoln, East of 4th Street, above Radio Shack)
LA Contact Info


 
Stage7 Contact Dance 07/10
San Diego
California
Mondays, 7-8pm Class, 8-10pm Jam
Cost: $10 Class & Jam; $5 Jam only
Live Music. Taught by Ron Estes, Justin Morrison, Leslie Seiters & guests.
Stage 7 School of Dance
3980 30th St.
North Park
Justin Morrison
619-234-4647


 
West Coast Contact Improv Festival 02/05
Berkeley
California
Yearly in early July
Cost: Jam: $10, Day: $30
This 5-day annual CI fest features nightly jams and and one full all-day jam during July 4th weekend.
8th St Studios Complex
2525 8th St
contact dance
(415) 789-7677


 
Monthly Improv Jams (SpiritDancing) 09/01
Washington
District Of Columbia
Once a month Fri, call for dates, 8:15-10:30pm
Cost: $15
(Formerly at Joy of Motion Dance Center)
The Ashtanga Yoga Center
4435 Wisconsin Avenue, NW

(Take Tenleytown Metro Red Line)
Michelle Ava
(202) 328-8092


 
Chicago Contact Jam 04/03
Chicago
Illinois
Sundays 11:30am to 1:30pm
Cost: $3 donation
Continuous since 1978!
Links Hall
3435 North Sheffield

(Near the Addison "L" stop)
Kathleen Maltese
(773) 338-0519


 
Carolina Contact Improvisation 07/07
Carrboro
North Carolina
Sundays 2 to 4 pm
Cost: $5

Balanced Movement Studio
304 W. Weaver St.
Dan Schmidt


 
Contact Improv Jam 04/03
Asheville
North Carolina
1st and 3rd Tuesdays 7:30pm
Cost: $5 donation
Future of Traditions Studios
River-Arts district of downtown Asheville
Thea
(828) 232-6952


 
Contact Improv edit
Portland
Oregon
Every Tuesday night 8-10pm
Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale

-
918 SW Yamhill St, 4th floor

(http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl)
Christine Maxwell
503-236-3691

Brandon Stewart
503-505-0022

 
Contact Improvisation Class 01/06
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Mondays, 7:00pm-9:00pm
Cost: $12, discounts available
Guest Artist Series

Contact Nicole Bindler for more info:

Susan Hess Studio
2030 Sansom St, 3rd Fl.
Nicole Bindler
(215) 732-0130


 
Second Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam 01/06
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
2nd Sunday, 2-3pm class, 3-5pm jam
Cost: $5 class, $3-$5 jam
The Parlor
1170 S. Broad St.
Nicole Bindler


 
Contact Improvisation Dancing 12/05
Austin
Texas
Jams: Sun 4:30-6:00pm, Tues 8:00-10:00pm; Class: Sat 3:00pm-4:30pm
Cost: $5 donation
Also look for annual Contact Improv Workshop/Intensive in January.
Austin Yoga School
1126c South Lamar

(In the Alamo Draft House South movie theatre plaza)
Laurie Elllington
(512) 797-9297

Tom Giebink
(512) 426-5729

 
  Canadian  Contact Improvisation  
Name/Location Time, Cost & Notes Address Contact
Westside Summer/Fall Contact & Improvisation 07/02
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
Indoor and Outdoor venues: call or e-mail for locations
Cost: $5 - $10
Guided warm-up & warm-down, alignment/breath work, group scores. Assistance for new-comers is available.
Christopher Sumpton
(604) 876-9559


 
Contact Improvisation Class & Jam 07/06
Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
Thursdays, Class: 7:30-8:30; Jam: 8:30-9:30
Cost: Dropin: $10 class & jam/$2 jam only
Teachers: Alexis Andrew, Kenneth Emig & Elizabeth MacKinnon
Dance Network
111A Rideau St, 3rd floor

(on Rideau Street just east of the Parliament Buildings)
Alexis Kate Andrew
(613) 237-1551


 
Montreal Contact Jam 02/03
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Sundays, 11:30 a.m./noon till 2:00 p.m.
Cost: $3
We also have a jam on weekdays and an Annual International Jam, please see our website for more infos about our activites
372 Ste. Catherine St. West, Studio #303
contact dance
(514) 254-2021


 
  International  Contact Improvisation  
Name/Location Time, Cost & Notes Address Contact
Contact Jam 07/05
Rio De Janeiro
Brasil
First Saturday of month, 8:00pm-12:00am
Cost: U$ 3
Studio Corpo Seguro
Rua Camuirano, 76/203 - Botafogo
Fernando Neder
(xx 55 21) 2266 2579


 
Miscellaneous Dance and Movement Links
*The following links were submitted to DNE and are provided for informational purposes. Dance New England does not endorse any of these organizations.
 
African Village (Texas)
Body Tales in the San Francisco Bay Area
Casina Settarte - In the heart of Itria Valley, in Apuylia, south Italy, offering improvisation and performance, jam session, classes and workshops of contemporary dance, contact improvisation, and more.
Contact Improvisation links and events page
Dance Weaver dance workshops and classes in Marin County, CA
DanceNet On The Web (Boston)
Dancing Tao (Austin, Texas)
Danny Trenner's The Bridge to the Tango
Djembe-L FAQ USA & International Dance Teachers
DNE Member Business and Personal links
Earth Drum Council
Earthdance Workshop & Retreat Center
Ecstatic Dance Events In Portland, Oregon
Grupo Folklorico Palo Santo
Jamie McHugh's Somatic/Expressive Movement Arts
Maine Zydeco - Zydeco and Cajun Events
Nurturedance
Phoenix Rising Center (Stockbridge, Massachusetts)
SignDance Collective - Sign Language Theatre Dance Live Music Gigante Puppets and Film
Soul Motion
Soul Motion California
Sweat Your Prayers - Roth 5 Rhythms (New York City, New York)
The Arizona Rhythm Connection (incl. U.S. Drum Circles, touring acts, etc.)
Virtual Dance Festival
Yahoo! Dance Page
Yoga and DansKinetics, Connecticut
Zydeco in Maine
Calgary Folkdance Fridays

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