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Lose your head to fly into contact improvisation: Flight patterns, Fluid Acrobatics and Pure Contact...

We will work for clear, satisfying contact improvisation in which pleasure is the first teacher. We will practice flying, catching, landing, fluid acrobatics, deft maneuvers. For the acrobatics in particular everyone will work at their own level and will learn best by building group safety and trust—I think everyone will do
something they never expected. We will practice integrating the flying and acrobatics into the contact flow. That is: aerial interactions that increase the contact.

Flying ≠ Jumping because jumping is a muscular action, whereas flying is a joint nervous system based and is affected greatly by emotions and attitude.

COST: $100-$250 sliding scale. To sign up use the secure button to the left or to hold your place, make a non-refundable deposit of $50. The remainder is due the day of workshop. Make checks payable to PHFFFT Co. and mail to 5609 34th Ave SW. Seattle, WA 98126

Workshop Location: TBA - either South Lake Union or West Seattle. For more information or questions call: 206-935-0459 Ext. 1

BIOGRAPHY: In 1981 Scott Wells discovered the pleasure of contact improvisation shortly after becoming obsessed with the struggles of modern dance.  He stuck with both and currently directs a company in San Francisco and tours annually to Europe.  Wells has created works for skateboarders, for boxers and choreographed West Side Story for Sonoma State University.   In 2010 and 2005 Scott received the Izzie (San Francisco’s most prestigious dance award) for Best Choreography and was selected by Dance Magazine as “one of the 25 To Watch”.    Wells has been practicing Alexander Technique for twenty years and BMC for ten.  He recently completed his certification in Radical Counseling.