Hallo liebe Tänzer*innen, Ich möchte eine Empfehlung aussprechen für ein ganz tolles Intensive vom 14.7.2025 bis zum 20.7.2025, an dem ich letztes Jahr schon teilgenommen habe! Die Location Ponderosa ist nahe Berlin im Grünen und wunderschön mit vielen Tanzräumen, Gärten und 5 Minuten bis zum Kanal (und das Essen einfach himmlisch). Das Intensive abwechslungsreich, tiefgehend und ganz toll angeleitet von Angela-Mara Florant und Sarah Young. Mit Feldenkrais, Körperwahrnehmung zur Achtsamkeit und Flow und natürlich ganz vielen CI Skills! Early bird ist noch bis zum 1.6. und jeden Penny wert meiner Meinung. :) Wer zusammen hinfahren möchte, gern Mail an mich (_hotarubi@web.de_ <mailto:hotarubi@web.de>) <3 Alles Liebe, Specht/Heyu Text hier (der Workshop ist auf Englisch und Deutsch): _https://www.ponderosa-dance.de/event/finding-the-sparkle-6-day _ <https://www.ponderosa-dance.de/event/finding-the-sparkle-6-day> This is a 6-day Contact Improvisation* intensive led by Sarah Young <https://www.ponderosa-dance.de/program/teachers-and-artists/sarah-young/> and Angela-Mara Florant <https://www.ponderosa-dance.de/program/teachers-and-artists/angela-mara-florant/>. Sourcing research from Nancy Stark Smith, Steve Paxton, and our own decades of practice in the form, we build on practical physical studies and ways of tuning our awareness towards spontaneous dance-making. /Summer is a wonderful time to dance with others. There’s a lightness; something fresh. Whether it’s sunlight glimmering off the pond or a dance that takes a surprising turn, we catch the flickering moments and ride the mystery./ Each day we drop into subtle physical choice-making with the Feldenkrais Method®, Contemplative Dance Practice, and Body-Mind Centering® with guest teacher, Saliq Savage <https://www.ponderosa-dance.de/program/teachers-and-artists/saliq-savage/>. We dive into studies of momentum, gravity, weight-sharing, rolling, spiraling, and falling; our reflexes at work in Contact Improvisation. In the evenings, we continue with jams and group scores, and dip into CI history. An Underscore with live music concludes the intensive (with a talk-through on Saturday afternoon). There’s time throughout for enjoying delicious meals, swimming, and walks in the countryside. The intensive starts by 4:30 pm on Monday 14 July and departure is at 3:00 pm on Sunday 20 July. To note, additional weekend workshop participants will be joining us on Friday evening, and will be integrated into our practices. This intensive is for those wanting a facilitated focused study of Contact Improvisation and is best suited for those with some previous CI jam and/or class experience. You should already know how to reach your hands towards the floor when falling and be responsive to your own self-care needs. We ask that you come ready to contribute positively and collaboratively to the group dynamic. /“Don’t forget the sparkle.”/ ~ Nancy Stark Smith, Martin Keogh’s interview of Nancy Stark Smith (2019) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SZNs_AlHjU> (00:46) <https://www.ponderosa-dance.de/event/finding-the-sparkle-6-day>