Mutual Support is about giving and taking; action and receptivity. It’s about practicing being over top and underneath.
Noticing how the nervous system works most effectively when in an active yet relaxed state, we will cultivate more plasticity and range by staying alert and aware while maintaining grounding and containment. Bringing the body into the present moment through breath, sound, and movement, we become available to offer support to our partners and to ourselves. A warm-up to feel gravity leads into facilitation of foundational skills, which help absolute beginners find their way. More experienced dancers will find new ways in, new perspectives, new challenges and new levity.
Mutual Support is for all levels, ages, abilities, genders and experience levels. This is a workshop for humans who have a passion for learning, movement, creativity and imagination. Come prepared to sweat, breathe, move and feel. Come prepared to touch and be touched. Please advise us in advance if you have accessibility needs, concerns or injuries that may require assistance.
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Teacher's Bio:
Jennifer McLeish-Lewis is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, teacher, bodyworker and somatic counsellor. She lives and works in Vancouver, BC. She has been practicing Contact Improvisation since 2002 under master teacher Peter Bingham and the professional community at EDAM Dance. She believes that Contact is a doorway into greater self awareness and more somatic empathy. She’s taught across Canada, along the Pacific NorthWest coast and in Mexico.
Saturday Nov.22, 2025
12noon-3pm - 3 hours with breaks
$40 early bird pre-registration ending Nov.1
$50 general admission
$60 week-of registration
With questions, and to register, please email
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