west coast contact improvisation JAM
Chris Cahoon
Single Class Teacher
Class Description
In this class, we will consider a 360 degree orientation of our body in relation to gravity, time, and other bodies. We will move through the impulse to stay upright and front facing, and open possibilities to lead with our backspace and dance with our heads below our center. What discoveries arise when a spherical body can move in any direction? We will observe our reflexes, expand the present moment, and prepare to not have a plan. The class will build from solo explorations to partner puzzles into open play.
Biography
Chris Cahoon is an improviser based in Brooklyn, New York. He embraces the “art-sport” approach to Contact Improvisation, where his movement background in team sports meets his early initiations in Authentic Movement and Skinner Releasing Technique. Chris is curious about the spherical body in space, observing reflexes, and playing with states of physicality. He is influenced by teachers Paul Singh, Bradley Ellis, and Alicia Grayson. Chris teaches CI classes and facilitates jams in New York City.