This is an open level-class, all are welcome! Join the whole series or drop in for one session.

Kundalini Yoga is the ancient art and science of personal transformation. Kundalini Yoga systematically works on the mind, body and spirit through the practice of Kriyas (exercise sets), breath- work, meditations, sound and mantras.

This Lunch Break class series dives into the power of Kundalini yoga and meditation. It soothes the nervous system, builds confidence, flexibility and brings a feeling of centeredness and well-being.

From the desk to the mat - feel free to wear comfortable office attire.

Tuesdays, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 6-7pm (Final Tuesday, October 30 will be an open-level CI jam)
Contact Improv (CI) Introductory October Class Series -
Instructors: Aubrey Griffith-Zill & Megan Yankee!

a place to explore and grow your Contact Improvisation practice within a structured lab setting. Holding a goal of creating familiarity and confidence in the form so dancers are empowered, aware of their choices relating to safety and comfort, and understand expressions of consent in the context of CI.

This series will be a LAB style in design that moves into an open JAM space to apply and practice new skills.

This series will incorporate both lab and jam styles of the CI practice; approximately 1 hour of CI lab in which facilitators instruct and guide students through beginner concepts and 1 hour of open jam so that students can explore concepts learned.

The introductory-level class series welcomes newcomers to contact improvisation as well as those movers who wish to refresh their skills in a low-stakes, low-risk environment. A broad variety of rotating, Triangle-based teachers will teach basic skills to help movers acclimate to the jam setting and build basic skills such as entering and exiting a dance, rolling point of contact, light-to-moderate weight sharing, and proprioceptive responsiveness.

Teachers will work within a collaborative model, in which we attend each other’s classes in order to ensure that topics aren’t repeated and to provide students with a well-rounded, diverse set of…

Melodic Breathing Meditation
Tuesdays 7:30-9pm
What if you could experience some of the benefits that meditation has to offer immediately, and in a single session?

This is exactly what we are offering in our workshop: a tiny peak into what meditation is like.

Through conscious breathing you can silence your mind and feel what it would be like if you cultivated a practice of meditation.

Guided by Theo Feaster and live music provided by Donovan Moran, we'll take you on a melodic journey through diaphragmatic breathing that has been shown to combat anxiety and bolster the immune system.

7:30-8:30: Breathing meditation
8:30-9:00: Group discussion

$10 suggested donation

iBreatheConsciously.com
SoundCloud.com/xylem89

CI Practitioners October Class Series - a place to explore and grow your Contact Improvisation practice within a structured lab setting of intermediate to advanced peers. Each week, we will hone in on different skills, dance with multiple partners and practice holding the attention of our shared dance.

You: greater than 6 months of regular CI dance experience and/or completed Toni's semester of CI. If unsure, DM Christopher or email at

Instructor: Chris Grohs

When: Tuesdays, October 2, 9, 16, 23 (Final Tuesday, October 30 will be an open-level CI jam)

To register: DM Christopher on facebook or email to hold your spot.

Topics:
- Solo in a Duo (trio or more)
- Rotating on a shifting axis
- Rolling point of contact to new pathways
- Sensitivity and articulation to refine your dance
- lifts, falls, twists and turns
- Using the arms and hands to vault and shift weight
- Finding the squishy parts of your dance // moments of rest and pause

Special Note for those interested in introductory-level CI classes and events: The LAC CI facilitators appreciate your patience as we organize inclusive and welcoming introductory level classes for you. We ENCOURAGE YOU to continue to attend the 2nd Sunday CI Jams (October 14 from 2:00-4:00pm) AND the open jam on Tuesday, October 30 from 7:15-9:15pm.

Wednesdays at 7:00 - 9:30 PM

The Durham/Chapel Hill International Folk Dance Club is a fun social group for international folk dancing. Newcomers welcome!

Schedule

7:00 - Easy dancing

8:00 - Teaching of a new dance

8:30 - Announcements

8:40-9:30 - More dancing

See website for more information: http://www.trianglefolkdancers.org/chifdc/chifd.html

We will be mixing the best Zoukable music from neozouk and ghetto zouk to hip-hop, R&B, kizomba, and your favorite zouk remixes and cover songs! We can Zouk to it all!

Cover $7 or $5 for those attending Zouk classes before the social.

Find out about the next Zouk Night on the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1705199716425459/

Back by popular demand, our Weekly Community Shaga Class kicks off Thursday, October 18th, at Living Arts Collective!

Shaga is inspired by the movement language of Gaga, developed by Ohad Naharin. Durham-based Shaleigh Comerford, who trained with Ohad, has created an accessible, empowering and fun practice for anyone interested in liberating their body & their mind.

In this community class we will learn to approach movement as a dynamic, healing, and ever-changing power, using evocative ideas and imagery in a safe, non-judgmental environment. Class begins slowly and builds in intensity to continuous motion, providing enjoyable exercise for both body and soul. Shaga allows us to actively explore our habits, expand our range and discover the endless possibilities of healing ways of moving in a welcoming, accepting atmosphere.

This community class is open to ALL and is designed for individuals who wish to open themselves to movement in new ways. Dancers, yogis, and movers of all kinds and abilities are invited to participate. No prior experience necessary.

Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and to move barefoot or in socks.

Price: Sliding-scale $15-25 (no one will be turned away for lack of funds)

About ShaLeigh:

ShaLeigh Comerford is an Irish & Native American dancer, choreographer and artistic director of ShaLeigh Dance Works in Durham, NC. ShaLeigh was personally invited to train in the Gaga movement language with Ohad Naharin and the Batsheva Dance Company in…

Come play with us this Thursday in Durham! Acro jams are non-structured events where we share skills and learn from one another. Cost is $7-15 sliding fee at the door!

Experience authentic self-expression in a safe space free of judgment & instruction. This weekly ecstatic dance event offers an opportunity to explore delicious states of being from stillness to unfettered wildness through self-directed freeform movement in community.

The 90 minute practice takes us on a movement journey with musical texture and form.

Every Friday, doors open - 7pm, dance - 7:30-9pm, closing circle by 9:30pm at The Living Arts Collective, near downtown Durham.
Suggested donation, $7-$20.

Read more about the Durham Dance Wave and the weekly Monday Night Durham Dance Wave here: http://durhamdancewave.com/www.durhamdancewave.com/Durham_Dance_Wave.html

link: https://www.livingartscollective.com/friday-night-durham-dance-wave/

We will have an open house highlighting:

🌀THIRD FRIDAY ARTWAVE:
Artwork created and displayed by:
+ Ariana Gershman + Taylor White + Leagh Anderson
+ LIVE painting by Melissa Keeney
+ LIVE piano by Donovan Moran
+ LIVE violin by Morgan Fleming

🌀DURHAM DANCE WAVE (7:30-9:00pm) Ecstatic Dance in Durham
+music set woven by Aubrey Griffith-Zill

🌀THE LIVING ROOM - OPEN MIC (9:30-11:30pm)
This is a chance to bring something to share. When you arrive we'll put your name in a hat and order the evenings performances. Music, spoken word, rap, and other creative endeavors are all welcome. This is a chance to share something meaningful with an intimate and attentive audience who will applaud you no matter what. A great place to try out new material, or to cover oldies. Bring a warm or hurting heart, have a seat or pillow, and settle into your Living Room evening. This will be a simple, intimate, acoustic, pillows-on-the-floor venue for us to share a bit of who we are with each other. Facilitated by Gareth Dickerr, Aubrey Griffith-Zill + LAC Crew!

About the artists displaying work in gallery:

Taylor White:
http://www.taylurk.com/
Taylor White is a figurative artist who utilizes the human form to depict conversations, explore fields of consciousness, and realize the cathartic points at which the soul confronts its physical form. Heavily influenced by improvisational dance, her work bases its vocabulary on…

Experience authentic self-expression in a safe space free of judgment & instruction. This weekly ecstatic dance event offers an opportunity to explore delicious states of being from stillness to unfettered wildness through self-directed freeform movement in community. The 90 minute practice takes us on a movement journey with musical texture and form.

SUNDAYS: 
Doors open: 11:11am
Open Circle: 11:33am
Closing Circle by: 1:33pm

FRIDAYS:

Doors open: 7:00pm
Open Circle: 7:30pm 
Close Circle: 9:30pm

Cost $7- 15

Read more about the Durham Dance Wave and the weekly Monday Night Durham Dance Wave here.

Check out the Durham Dance wave Facebook Group to find out more about this week’s dance!

Join me for a lunch time meditation practice to awaken your inner landscape, connect with your body & transform the way you experience being. This meditation isn't about sitting like a statue or struggling to arrest your thoughts. You will move into a peace filled release of stagnant emotions, while increasing awareness of energy circulating throughout your being. Come, open to explore. There's no judgement. All are welcome.

Hosted by Abstract Emergence & Living Arts Collective

Experience a Bollywood-inspired dance fitness program that combines exhilarating choreography and calorie-burning workouts with upbeat music from around the world.

Come dressed to sweat and ready to dance! All levels welcome.

See more details on the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1448814385217489/

This is an open level-class, all are welcome! Join the whole series or drop in for one session.

Kundalini Yoga is the ancient art and science of personal transformation. Kundalini Yoga systematically works on the mind, body and spirit through the practice of Kriyas (exercise sets), breath- work, meditations, sound and mantras.

This Lunch Break class series dives into the power of Kundalini yoga and meditation. It soothes the nervous system, builds confidence, flexibility and brings a feeling of centeredness and well-being.

From the desk to the mat - feel free to wear comfortable office attire.

Tuesdays, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 6-7pm (Final Tuesday, October 30 will be an open-level CI jam)
Contact Improv (CI) Introductory October Class Series -
Instructors: Aubrey Griffith-Zill & Megan Yankee!

a place to explore and grow your Contact Improvisation practice within a structured lab setting. Holding a goal of creating familiarity and confidence in the form so dancers are empowered, aware of their choices relating to safety and comfort, and understand expressions of consent in the context of CI.

This series will be a LAB style in design that moves into an open JAM space to apply and practice new skills.

This series will incorporate both lab and jam styles of the CI practice; approximately 1 hour of CI lab in which facilitators instruct and guide students through beginner concepts and 1 hour of open jam so that students can explore concepts learned.

The introductory-level class series welcomes newcomers to contact improvisation as well as those movers who wish to refresh their skills in a low-stakes, low-risk environment. A broad variety of rotating, Triangle-based teachers will teach basic skills to help movers acclimate to the jam setting and build basic skills such as entering and exiting a dance, rolling point of contact, light-to-moderate weight sharing, and proprioceptive responsiveness.

Teachers will work within a collaborative model, in which we attend each other’s classes in order to ensure that topics aren’t repeated and to provide students with a well-rounded, diverse set of…

Melodic Breathing Meditation
Tuesdays 7:30-9pm
What if you could experience some of the benefits that meditation has to offer immediately, and in a single session?

This is exactly what we are offering in our workshop: a tiny peak into what meditation is like.

Through conscious breathing you can silence your mind and feel what it would be like if you cultivated a practice of meditation.

Guided by Theo Feaster and live music provided by Donovan Moran, we'll take you on a melodic journey through diaphragmatic breathing that has been shown to combat anxiety and bolster the immune system.

7:30-8:30: Breathing meditation
8:30-9:00: Group discussion

$10 suggested donation

iBreatheConsciously.com
SoundCloud.com/xylem89

CI Practitioners October Class Series - a place to explore and grow your Contact Improvisation practice within a structured lab setting of intermediate to advanced peers. Each week, we will hone in on different skills, dance with multiple partners and practice holding the attention of our shared dance.

You: greater than 6 months of regular CI dance experience and/or completed Toni's semester of CI. If unsure, DM Christopher or email at

Instructor: Chris Grohs

When: Tuesdays, October 2, 9, 16, 23 (Final Tuesday, October 30 will be an open-level CI jam)

To register: DM Christopher on facebook or email to hold your spot.

Topics:
- Solo in a Duo (trio or more)
- Rotating on a shifting axis
- Rolling point of contact to new pathways
- Sensitivity and articulation to refine your dance
- lifts, falls, twists and turns
- Using the arms and hands to vault and shift weight
- Finding the squishy parts of your dance // moments of rest and pause

Special Note for those interested in introductory-level CI classes and events: The LAC CI facilitators appreciate your patience as we organize inclusive and welcoming introductory level classes for you. We ENCOURAGE YOU to continue to attend the 2nd Sunday CI Jams (October 14 from 2:00-4:00pm) AND the open jam on Tuesday, October 30 from 7:15-9:15pm.

Wednesdays at 7:00 - 9:30 PM

The Durham/Chapel Hill International Folk Dance Club is a fun social group for international folk dancing. Newcomers welcome!

Schedule

7:00 - Easy dancing

8:00 - Teaching of a new dance

8:30 - Announcements

8:40-9:30 - More dancing

See website for more information: http://www.trianglefolkdancers.org/chifdc/chifd.html

We will be mixing the best Zoukable music from neozouk and ghetto zouk to hip-hop, R&B, kizomba, and your favorite zouk remixes and cover songs! We can Zouk to it all!

Cover $7 or $5 for those attending Zouk classes before the social.

Find out about the next Zouk Night on the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1705199716425459/

Back by popular demand, our Weekly Community Shaga Class kicks off Thursday, October 18th, at Living Arts Collective!

Shaga is inspired by the movement language of Gaga, developed by Ohad Naharin. Durham-based Shaleigh Comerford, who trained with Ohad, has created an accessible, empowering and fun practice for anyone interested in liberating their body & their mind.

In this community class we will learn to approach movement as a dynamic, healing, and ever-changing power, using evocative ideas and imagery in a safe, non-judgmental environment. Class begins slowly and builds in intensity to continuous motion, providing enjoyable exercise for both body and soul. Shaga allows us to actively explore our habits, expand our range and discover the endless possibilities of healing ways of moving in a welcoming, accepting atmosphere.

This community class is open to ALL and is designed for individuals who wish to open themselves to movement in new ways. Dancers, yogis, and movers of all kinds and abilities are invited to participate. No prior experience necessary.

Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and to move barefoot or in socks.

Price: Sliding-scale $15-25 (no one will be turned away for lack of funds)

About ShaLeigh:

ShaLeigh Comerford is an Irish & Native American dancer, choreographer and artistic director of ShaLeigh Dance Works in Durham, NC. ShaLeigh was personally invited to train in the Gaga movement language with Ohad Naharin and the Batsheva Dance Company in…

Experience authentic self-expression in a safe space free of judgment & instruction. This weekly ecstatic dance event offers an opportunity to explore delicious states of being from stillness to unfettered wildness through self-directed freeform movement in community.

The 90 minute practice takes us on a movement journey with musical texture and form.

Every Friday, doors open - 7pm, dance - 7:30-9pm, closing circle by 9:30pm at The Living Arts Collective, near downtown Durham.
Suggested donation, $7-$20.

Read more about the Durham Dance Wave and the weekly Monday Night Durham Dance Wave here: http://durhamdancewave.com/www.durhamdancewave.com/Durham_Dance_Wave.html

link: https://www.livingartscollective.com/friday-night-durham-dance-wave/

Experience authentic self-expression in a safe space free of judgment & instruction. This weekly ecstatic dance event offers an opportunity to explore delicious states of being from stillness to unfettered wildness through self-directed freeform movement in community. The 90 minute practice takes us on a movement journey with musical texture and form.

SUNDAYS: 
Doors open: 11:11am
Open Circle: 11:33am
Closing Circle by: 1:33pm

FRIDAYS:

Doors open: 7:00pm
Open Circle: 7:30pm 
Close Circle: 9:30pm

Cost $7- 15

Read more about the Durham Dance Wave and the weekly Monday Night Durham Dance Wave here.

Check out the Durham Dance wave Facebook Group to find out more about this week’s dance!

Join me for a lunch time meditation practice to awaken your inner landscape, connect with your body & transform the way you experience being. This meditation isn't about sitting like a statue or struggling to arrest your thoughts. You will move into a peace filled release of stagnant emotions, while increasing awareness of energy circulating throughout your being. Come, open to explore. There's no judgement. All are welcome.

Hosted by Abstract Emergence & Living Arts Collective

Experience a Bollywood-inspired dance fitness program that combines exhilarating choreography and calorie-burning workouts with upbeat music from around the world.

Come dressed to sweat and ready to dance! All levels welcome.

See more details on the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1448814385217489/

This is an open level-class, all are welcome! Join the whole series or drop in for one session.

Kundalini Yoga is the ancient art and science of personal transformation. Kundalini Yoga systematically works on the mind, body and spirit through the practice of Kriyas (exercise sets), breath- work, meditations, sound and mantras.

This Lunch Break class series dives into the power of Kundalini yoga and meditation. It soothes the nervous system, builds confidence, flexibility and brings a feeling of centeredness and well-being.

From the desk to the mat - feel free to wear comfortable office attire.

Melodic Breathing Meditation
Tuesdays 7:30-9pm
What if you could experience some of the benefits that meditation has to offer immediately, and in a single session?

This is exactly what we are offering in our workshop: a tiny peak into what meditation is like.

Through conscious breathing you can silence your mind and feel what it would be like if you cultivated a practice of meditation.

Guided by Theo Feaster and live music provided by Donovan Moran, we'll take you on a melodic journey through diaphragmatic breathing that has been shown to combat anxiety and bolster the immune system.

7:30-8:30: Breathing meditation
8:30-9:00: Group discussion

$10 suggested donation

iBreatheConsciously.com
SoundCloud.com/xylem89

Monthly Last Tuesday Jams are open to all skill levels and are the perfect place for developing new skills and honing higher-risk skills in a growing community of practitioners.

GENERAL:
Each Tuesday with operate on the same timeline:

7:15 - Opening Circle
9:15 - Closing Circle

You are free to come and go as you please, but we think that you will want to stay! This will be a spacious expanse of time.

Sliding scale $7-20 - Live music!!! (TBD)
Quiet/focus in the space.
Hang out in the lobby (feel free to bring snacks)!

Informal 1:1 instruction for beginners during the open jam time is always available - ask a facilitator.

Wednesdays at 7:00 - 9:30 PM

The Durham/Chapel Hill International Folk Dance Club is a fun social group for international folk dancing. Newcomers welcome!

Schedule

7:00 - Easy dancing

8:00 - Teaching of a new dance

8:30 - Announcements

8:40-9:30 - More dancing

See website for more information: http://www.trianglefolkdancers.org/chifdc/chifd.html

We will be mixing the best Zoukable music from neozouk and ghetto zouk to hip-hop, R&B, kizomba, and your favorite zouk remixes and cover songs! We can Zouk to it all!

Cover $7 or $5 for those attending Zouk classes before the social.

Find out about the next Zouk Night on the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1705199716425459/