MAD 15/16's contact/lifting/partnering classes with frontier danceland

video compilation of techniques and sequences learnt over the course of 4 days, as taught by christina chan and aymeric bichon
17 nov 2015 - 20 nov 2015
day 1
- 0:08 sailor man
- 1:03 tabletop position partner work across the floor (over and under roll)
- 4:03 tabletop position partner work across the floor (perpendicular backbend flip)
- 5:35 across the floor combination
- [SHOULD BE IN DAY 2 INSTEAD] 8:43 counterbalances (into tabletop position) [*same as 17:34]
- 10:03 counterbalance V-walk
- 10:37 counterbalance squat walk
- 11:39 monkey climbing on tree
day 2
- 13:39 monkey climbing on tree
- 14:29 linking up (contact improv partnerwork across the floor) in flow
- 15:23 human rock (weight-bearing)
- 17:34 counterbalances
- [SHOULD BE IN DAY 1 INSTEAD] 19:05 monkey climbing tree [*same as 11:39]
- 20:17 monkey climbing tree obstacle course
- 23:03 partnering lift #1 (diagonal lift)
- 24:47 variations of lift
- 25:29 partnering lift #2 (cartwheel)
- 26:45 sliding across the floor
- 27:09 human hammock swing
day 3
- 27:51 monkey climbing tree obstacle course
- 28:34 partnering lift #3 (barrel turn)
day 4
- 31:28 sequence #1 (trio): counterbalance, contact improv, human rocks, slide, barrel partnering lift
- 32:58 sequence #2: monkey climbing across the floor on human rocks (human playground) + barrel partnering lift
- 34:08 sequence #3 (pairs): across the floor (resistance walk, floor spin, counterbalance+ leap frog/pull-and-jump partnering)

[@TheDanieleimperato]

Hy, I am much interested in these kind of Contact Exercises. How may I get involved ? It is not so easy to find out basic classes like these, in Italy, or in some festival I attended.