Partner dance connection

Partner dance connection

Can also be called as Fusion dancing(mix of different styles)

Learning basic steps and elements of Contact. Partner Dancing as other tools in a relaxed and fun way to use it freely in our expression of movement with others.

You dont need a fixe pair/partner.

Free to dance with music solo, pairs or groups after the intro

Benefits:


- Improve the harmony between partners.

-Improve your habilities to Guiding your dance partner.

-Improve your habilities to follow your dance partner.

- Being able to change roles Guiding and following, also during the dance in a more fluid and harmonic way.

- Develping the tuning and listening in the dance.

- Developing a way of tuning and finding a way to harmonize the gestures used between the pair.

- To practice Elements or exercises that helps on other dances.

- Being able to dance with another person, being a man or a woman, without having knowledge of technics, specific rythms or steps.

- Learning musicality or other diverse rythms and utiliing them in different ways.

-Learning Steps of different Dances.

- Using steps or integrating steps, musicality or rythms of other dances.

- Development of creativity in partners.

- Research, Create, teste new steps or gestures.

- Improves the connection between partners.

-Develping first the connection with the partner and after the steps.

- Finding new possibilities of positions and points of connections with the partner.

- Meeting new people.

- To be active in a fun way.

- Develops how to use boundaries and consent.

-Improves non verbal communication.

-Helps relax the body and mind.

- Develops Body Awareness.


Possible intro dances and elements:

Contact improvisation

Kizomba

Urban kiz

Tango

Bachata

Salsa

West coast swing

Forró

Brazilian zouk

Urban Dances

Dance fusion

Micro dance fusion

Body expression exercises

Body awareness exercises

connection exercises

Trust exercises

And others.

Music:

will be a blend of different music. Open for requests or music sharing before the event to insert them on the event or future event..

Rules

Non gender specific dance – decide with who you would like to dance be it men or women


Anyone can lead. you can choose can leads/follows or changing in the dance or improvising (no leader/follower)


Can appear any kind of music


It is mostly danced in pairs (you can also dance by yourself or be more than 2)


Be aware of your and the others bounderies. ask and make make limits together if they exist


No Roling/body exploration on the floor. 

(You can do it if you know the person and did that before or have already asked if the person accepts and they said yes. 

(Also be mindfull of the space and what is around you)


No Lifts/acrobatics. 

(You can do it if you know the person and did that before or have already asked if the person accepts and they said yes.)

(Also be mindfull of the space and what is around you)


Some info about dance/contact improvisation/Fusion Dancing

Dance or improvisation – Explore your movements/moves the way you see fit with yourself or with others if they accept dancing with you. 

Inspiring Video:

https://vimeo.com/446958412



Inspirations/Ideas