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San Francisco Bay Area


San Francisco Contact Jam
WHERE: CounterPulse, 1310 Mission (at 9th), San Francisco, CA
WHEN: Tuesday nights, 8pm - 11pm, pre-jam class 6:30 - 8pm
COST: Jam/ $5, pre-jam class/$10 drop-in, or pay $12 and stay for the jam
INFO: 415-626-2060 INFO at counterPULSE.org
WEBSITE: www.counterpulse.org
 

Berkeley Dance Jam (Barefoot Boogie with lots of Contact)

WHERE: The Sawtooth Building 2525 8th Street Berkeley, CA 94710-2541 The Sawtooth Building 2525 8th Street Berkeley, CA 94710-2541
WHEN: Come join us every Friday, 8:30pm - 12:30am. 
Before the jam there is a contact improv class for beginners- 7:00pm – 8:30pm, offered by NoNoDance Company (http://www.nonodance.info)
COST: $10.00 ($5.00 after 11:30pm)
INFO: Come early for warm-up in the "Hot Room" (8:30-9:15) "The Warm Room" (Down-tempo space) is usually open by 9:30 (See DJ Schedule for more details) 
WEBSITE: http://www.dancejam.org/

 

Berkeley Jam/ Berkeley Pre-Jam Class

WHERE: 8th Street Studio (2525 8th St),Corner of Dwight and 8th
WHEN: Every Saturday 3:30-6:00, Pre-Jam Class: 1:30-3:30
COST: $5 (jam), $15 (jam and class)
INFO: Rosemary Hannon and Vitali Kononov: ciworkshop at yahoo.com 
WEBSITE:
http://www.artsomatic.org/nono/berkeley-contact-jam/

 

Berkeley Thursday Jam
WHERE: 7th Heaven Yoga Center, 2820 7th St, Berkeley, CA
WHEN: Thursday evenings 8:30-11:00
COST: $5-10 sliding scale
 
CONTACT: Matt McNeil, 510-847-3636, contact@thursdayjam.org
INFO & WEBSITE:  more details and ridesharing info at 
http://thursdayjam.org

 

Fairfax Jam

WHERE: Rocodance Fairfax, Bolinas Rd, Fairfax, ca 94930
WHEN: Mondays, Class 7:30-9 PM $10, Jam 9-11 PM $10
COST: $10
INFO: Hosted by Rana Stewart & Jeremy Weichsel  415-686-2404 or redgingersnap(at)gmail(dot)com

 

Los Angeles Area


Laguna Beach Jam & class

WHERE: Neighborhood Congregational Church, Cleo St. and Glenneyre St. in Laguna Beach, CA. (The dance space is through a small archway and up the stairs of the main building and then on your left.)
WHEN: first Saturday of every month, class goes from 10pm to 1pm, followed by a pot luck lunch, then a jam from 2:30pm to 5:30pm
COST: $15 for the class, $10 for the jam, or WHAT you can pay.
INFO: www.contactimprovla.com


Los Angeles/ Santa Monica Class and Jam

WHERE: Dance Home: 522 Santa Monica Blvd. between 5th & 6th Aves, Santa Monica, LA. (upstairs from Radio Shack)
WHEN: Sunday 6:15-9pm(somtimes excluding holidays). optional warm-up/class suitable for all levels on 3rd Sunday of the month (starting Sunday, November 20, 2005), from 6:30pm to about 7:15pm.
COST: $7 suggested donation
INFO: Mary: MLHerzog(at)cox.net or Kirk: KirkAndrews(at)cox.net
WEBSITE:
www.contactimprovla.com


Other Cities in California


Arcata Jams and Boogie

WHERE: The Community Yoga Center, located at 890 "G" Street (which is on the northeast side of our central town plaza.) Arcata
WHEN: Regular dance every Thursday night. The 1st, 3rd, & 5th Thursdays are a dance jam with a DJ, 2nd & 4th Thursdays are contact jams
WHAT: It's a cute little space with awesome people (& some good contacters). Our town is filled with creative & talented people (great musicians, jugglers, physical theatre people, & more)
INFO: Tricia Riel, (707) 822-9663 trishwich(at)hotmail.com

 

Fort Bragg Spiral Dance Jam
WHAT: It's not specifically a contact jam but many people who go are into contact.

WHEN: Wednesdays , 7:30pm-10pm, Followed by quiet contact jam 10 to 11.
WHERE: Second Story Studios 307 E. Redwood Ave. Fort Bragg, Ca.
COST : $5
INFO: lstoller(at)mcn.org, 707-964-2326

Nevada City class and jam

WHAT: Mixed levels class in Deep Play: awareness-based, relational dancing (centered in Contact Improvisation with some explorations in Authentic Movement, Body-Mind Centering and more).  We generally have about 1/2 hour of open jam time at the end.  Some weeks we play with a lab format rather than class.  Drop-ins welcome. No experience necessary. We meet pretty much every week, but you can call ahead to confirm if you like. Come join us!
WHEN: Thursdays 7:00-9:30

WHERE: Odd Fellows Hall, 212 Spring St, Nevada City, CA

COST : $13 for drop-ins, $40 for 4-class card, $15 annual registration fee.  First Class Free.

INFO: Call Maxima: 530-273-3566  max@maximakahn.com

 

Palo Alto Sunday classes/jam

WHERE: 4000 Middlefield Rd, Cubberley Community Center, L-3, Palo Alto, CA
WHEN: 1st and Third Sunday of each month - 4-7 pm
COST: $10 to $12
INFO: Karin Moriarty, Artistic Director, Dance-Is-It, 408.244.8837, dance_is_it(at)hotmail.com
WEBSITE: www.danceaction.org


San Diego Contact Improv Jam/ plus DanceJam

WHERE: 2906 University Ave. (Sunset Temple, behind Claire de Lune Coffee Lounge just west of the North Park Sign, near 30th Street & University Avenue. The Temple is located alongside the coffee shop on Kansas Street.), San Diego, CA
WHEN: First, Third & Fifth Fridays of the month, starting at 7:30pm, DanceJam starts at 9pm
COST: $5 includes admission to DanceJam
INFO: sdcma at cox.net
WEBSITE: www.movingarts.net/ci-jam.html

Santa Cruz Contact Jam

WHEN: Tuesdays , 7:30pm - 9:30pm, (live music 1st and 3rd Tuesdays)
WHERE: 418 Front St., Santa Cruz
COST: $5 donation-based / to cover rental
INFO: glenn smith 831-454-6342, musicglenn(at)yahoo.com
   

Sebastopol Contact Jam
 

WHERE: Sebastopol Center for the Arts 6780 Depot St. Sebastopol, CA 95472.
WHEN: Thursday evenings 7 to 9 pm.
INFO: Call Meryl (707) 823 5843
WEBSITE: www.fallingupdance.com


South Pasadena Contact Improv Jam

WHERE: Mission Street Yoga (1017 Mission St. South Pasadena, CA
WHEN: Thursdays from 4-6pm
COST: $10 per jam (or less if there are more than five people)
INFO: Sarah Leddy. (323) 350 2509


St. Helena Contact Jam

WHERE: First Presbyterian Church on Spring St., St. Helena, CA
WHEN: Monday 7pm
COST: Donate $5 to help pay for the room.
INFO: Call Sara Vietti at 707-326-5505

 

Other Contact friendly dances in California:

Dance Away, Santa Barbara, CA - www.danceawaysb.com
Dancejam in Berkeley - www.dancejam.org
Dancing From the Heart - www.dancingfromtheheart.org
Nurturedance.org - www.nurturedance.org
South Bay Dance, Mountain View CA - www.southbaydance.com
Northern California Dance Collective - www.ncdcdances.org/
Dance Jam Ventura - www.waywebby.com/dancejam/


Do you know about other jams in this country/region. Please let us know so we can post them here. Also please help us correct any outdated information.

 

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