Contact improvisation
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Contact improvisation is a postmodern dance practice that explores movement through shared weight, touch, and physical awareness. Originating in the United States in 1972, contact improvisation was de
Contact Improvisation jam in Montpellier, France (2004
Earthdance artist-run residency center in western Massachusetts
A contact improvisation trio (2017)
Trisha Brown's Floor of the Forest (1964).
Jitterbug
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Jitterbug is a generalized term used to describe swing dancing. It is often synonymous with the lindy hop dance but might include elements of the jive, east coast swing, collegiate shag, charleston, b
Contact improvisation
…of its first practitioners, Nancy Stark Smith, it "resembles other familiar duet forms, such as the embrace, wrestling, surfing, martial arts, and the Jitterbug, encompassing a wide range of movement from stillness to highly athletic." Contact improvisation has evolved into various formats, including performance…
Jitterbugging at a juke joint, 1939. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott
Dancing the jitterbug, Los Angeles, 1939
Jitterbug dancers in 1938
Jitterbug dancing competition, Trocadero, Sydney, 1948