What is Contact Improvisation:
Here is a definition from something called
The
Dictionary of Dance (no author listed - see if you can figure out their
web site!)
contact improvisation:
A style and technique based on improvisation, in which the dancers support
and utilize each other's body weight while in motion; attributed to dance
artist Steve Paxton working in the United States, beginning in the 1970's;
normally performed as a duet and without music, the emphasis is on touching,
falling, lifting, leaning, sliding, counter-balancing, and supporting the
weight of another person. Characteristics of sharing, cooperation,
egalitarianism, and informality define the social atmosphere amongst
performers and with the audience.
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