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ABOUT CONTACT UNIVERSITY

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Santa Cruz Contact University is a holistic, comprehensive Contact Improv (CI) education program offering committed series classes, jams, day-long intensives, and weekend workshops.  Our mission is to provide a focused learning environment for the development of CI skills and awareness.

 

OUR HISTORY

CORE VALUES

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Although we are not an accredited university by any means, our name reflects our intention to present opportunities for deeper study of the form.  We hope the humor in our name is also an obvious reflection of our belief in the power of playfulness.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

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SCCU is a multi-faceted Contact Improvisation education program created by Rana Satori and Daniel Mollner. Currently based out of the 418 Project in downtown Santa Cruz, we promote safety, community, and optimal learning opportunities for the study and practice of Contact Improvisation. 

CI is a revolutionary, “formless” dance form first proposed and explored by Steve Paxton and others in the 1970′s. Emphasizing dynamic weight sharing with a partner, it has had a profound effect on the modern dance landscape and is considered both a social dance as well as a ground-breaking art form. Contact Improv appeals to both professional and non-professional dancers because of it’s wide range of potential for the moving body.

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

OUR ROOTS

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This is not Contact University...sorry.

But this is.

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