Shop - CI Groundswell https://www.cigroundswell.org/shop/ Contact from the Ground Up Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:21:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.cigroundswell.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-CI-Groundswell-Emblem-green-sq-32x32.png Shop - CI Groundswell https://www.cigroundswell.org/shop/ 32 32 Contact Improvisation Fundamentals Series – Weds Oct 28-Nov 18, 2026 https://www.cigroundswell.org/product/contact-improvisation-fundamentals-series-weds-oct-28-nov-18-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:49:08 +0000 https://www.cigroundswell.org/?post_type=product&p=7417 Class time is Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm, before the evening Jam (6:30pm-8:15pm). The jam fee is included in the registration/fee for the class.
Four Classes: Oct 28th, Nov 4th, Nov 11th, Nov 18th
Location is Haw Creek Commons, 315 Old Haw Creek Rd, Asheville, NC 28805.
Conversations through Shared Weight: Fundamentals for Weight Sharing in CI

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This series is a fundamentals series that will focus on (but not exclusively work with) skills for communicating through and about the sharing of weight, including deepening our awareness of where and how weight is held and given, noticing and providing invitations for weight sharing, finding and creating pathways into and out of weight sharing, and ways to help reduce risk and injury when playing with shared shared weight.

As a fundamentals class, this is an all levels class. It has a focus, but will include a broad range of CI skills. More experienced dancers will have much to deepen into both skills they may have explored in the past, but also integrating and practicing layers which are woven into the material while new dancers will get context and support even if they have no prior experience.
The material will build upon itself, so it's recommended to attend the series, but allowed to join individual classes or part way, however for safety and skill development newer dancers who haven't already explored weight sharing are strongly encouraged and recommended to join from the beginning.
Registration Cost:  Suggested $90 for the whole workshop
Sliding Scale $60-120 - NOTAFLOF
Registration includes the jam.
Day of: Suggested $25
Sliding Scale $20-35 - NOTAFLOF
Registration includes the jam.
Paying up the sliding scale helps subsidize the low end of the sliding scale and None Turned Away for Lack of Funds access. If you are able to slide up the scale, please do!
Payment via Venmo or Cash (see form for details)
Full or partial refunds if you cannot attend can be requested less a 15% handling fee.
Contact the teacher CJ at admin@cjoreilly.com if you need assistance.
Pre-Registration is encouraged and appreciated.
The class is limited to 30 attendees. If it fills announcements will be made to let folks know it's full and this form will be transitioned to a waitlist.

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]]> Contact Improvisation Intensive – Sept 10-13, 2026 https://www.cigroundswell.org/product/contact-improvisation-intensive-sept-10-13-2026/ Fri, 08 May 2026 17:26:50 +0000 https://www.cigroundswell.org/?post_type=product&p=7404 Join us at Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center in the mountains of NC!  For an immersive Contact Improvisation fundamentals weekend.
Immerse in the Practice and Philosophy of this Transformative Practice

September 10-13th

Five 2.5 hour CI classes, discussions of the history and philosophy of CI in the evenings and over delicious meals, jams, and swimming in the river– what more can you want? It is a great opportunity to get your CI practice started for the first time or to deepen your engagement with the form.

Taught by Toni Craige and Tevyn East

Register here!

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]]> Emergence CI Retreat – June 5-7, 2026 https://www.cigroundswell.org/product/contact-improvisation-emergence-june-5-7/ Fri, 08 May 2026 14:26:51 +0000 https://www.cigroundswell.org/?post_type=product&p=7405 Join us for “EMERGENCE”, a Contact Improvisation retreat on June 5 – 7th, at Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center, in the mountains of NC! During this open-level retreat weekend, we will practice rooting into ground and our own centers to cultivate the capacity to emerge, fly, expand, and connect with others.

Workshops led by Michele T. Hower and emily liptow will be themed around questions of emergence in contact improvisation practice, such as–  How do we access presence and ground amidst the complexity of improvisational dance? Can we stay with a sensation or choice just long enough to see/feel what is emerging in our personal and collective dance? What are strategies for radical responsiveness to the ever-evolving nature of CI?

With both structured workshops and open jam time, this potent container will nourish and inspire your movement practice and widen your CI community.

This is an open-level event and would be a great opportunity and location for your first CI immersion experience or to deepen your engagement with the form. If you are brand new to Contact Improvisation, we encourage you to take a few classes first or sign up for our fall Fundamentals Intensive.

 

 

Register here!

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]]> Acro Yoga & Partner Acrobatics Private Lesson with CJ O’Reilly https://www.cigroundswell.org/product/acro-yoga-partner-acrobatics-private-lesson-with-cj-oreilly/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:15:13 +0000 https://www.cigroundswell.org/?post_type=product&p=7373 Acro Yoga & Partner Acrobatics Private lessons are available for individuals and/or partners.

"Acro Yoga" is a form of partner acrobatics that is usually based around the L-Base position and includes a variety of Yoga asana inspired positions, and 'washing machine' flows. It generally leaves by the spiritual practice of Hatha yoga practices, and is essentially an appropriation of the term as it has no significant connection to the form.

In addition to "Acro Yoga", I teach Beginner Parnter Acrobatics, which includes various standing and other creative partner acrobatics. For internmediate and advanced acrobatics I can recommend other higher level partner acrobats in the area.

 

Lessons are usually taught in West Asheville, but other locations may be possible, though travel time may be a factor.

Pricing:
Single Session: $100/hr
Four Session Package: $75/hr (slide up if desired)
Eight Session Package: $50/hr (slide up if desired)

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Refunds will only be given before the first session is scheduled.

If the first session is scheduled and we are unable to complete any of the other sessions, private lesson credit can be used for workshop credit and/or transferred.

Sessions can only be rescheduled/cancelled with 24-hour notice. If a session is missed, no refund for that session is made.

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]]> Partner Dance Private Lesson with CJ O’Reilly https://www.cigroundswell.org/product/partner-dance-private-lesson-with-cj-oreilly/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:02:21 +0000 https://www.cigroundswell.org/?post_type=product&p=7347 Partner Dance Private lessons are available for individuals and/or partners.

I generally teaches partner dance fundamentals based on principles that apply across forms with an emphasis on connnection.

I am familiar with East and West Coast Swing. Lindy Hop (swing), Blues, Tango, Waltz, Zouk, and have some familiarity with latin and ballroom styles, but generally teach a fusion style.

I encourage students to learn both lead and follow and can teach switch dancing as well. All genders, individual, pairs or small groups.

Lessons are usually taught in West Asheville, but other locations may be possible, though travel time may be a factor.

Pricing:
Single Session: $100/hr
Four Session Package: $75/hr (slide up if desired)
Eight Session Package: $50/hr (slide up if desired)

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]]> Private Lesson Cancellation, Rescheduling and Refund Policy:
Refunds will only be given before the first session is scheduled.

If the first session is scheduled and we are unable to complete any of the other sessions, private lesson credit can be used for workshop credit and/or transferred.

Sessions can only be rescheduled/cancelled with 24-hour notice. If a session is missed, no refund for that session is made.

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]]> Contact Improvisation Intensive – Sept 11-14, 2025 https://www.cigroundswell.org/product/contact-improvisation-intensive-sept-11-14-2025/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:26:20 +0000 https://www.cigroundswell.org/?post_type=product&p=7346 Join us at Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center in the mountains of NC!  For an immersive Contact Improvisation fundamentals weekend.
Immerse in the Practice and Philosophy of this Transformative Practice

September 11-14th

Five 2.5 hour CI classes, discussions of the history and philosophy of CI in the evenings and over delicious meals, jams, and swimming in the river– what more can you want? It is a great opportunity to get your CI practice started for the first time or to deepen your engagement with the form.

Taught by Toni Craige and CJ O'Reilly

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]]> Seasonal Underscore at Dreaming Stone – Spring 2025 https://www.cigroundswell.org/product/seasonal-underscore-at-dreaming-stone-spring-2025/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:14:01 +0000 https://www.cigroundswell.org/?post_type=product&p=7342 a Dreaming Stone & Asheville Jam Event

Spring 2025
Saturday March 8th, 1pm-5pm + potluck
Sliding Scale (NOTAFLOF) - $25 suggested

This underscore practice is geared toward participants with some experience with Contact Improvisation. The Underscore was described, graphically represented, and taught by Nancy Stark Smith, a co-creator and long-time Contact Improvisation teacher, seeking something beyond the “jam” that caters to individual experience. The Underscore is a structure for group improvisation that includes CI but expands our awareness of a shared journey and the innumerable connections that arise. Tevyn East, Director of Dreaming Stone, had the privilege to study with Nancy and sees this practice as a way to trigger and recognize “states of grace” and collective awareness.

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Mark your calendars for future underscores at Dreaming Stone:
June 7th, Sept 20th, & Dec 6th

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11am – 1pm Open arrival window
1 – 2pm Talk-through
2 – 3pm Underscore
5pm – Closure and transition to potluck

The Talk Through is a critical part of the program, and we encourage all participants to attend.

Dreaming Stone is delighted to be a hub of study and practice, serving contact communities across NC, and the southeast, with our workshops and labs, and are eager to support opportunities for new and deepening connection.

Mark your calendars for future underscores at Dreaming Stone:
June 7th, Sept 20th, & Dec 6th

 

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]]> Contact Improvisation Intensive Workshop – Sept 12-15, 2024 https://www.cigroundswell.org/product/contact-improvisation-intensive-workshop-sept-12-15-2024/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 03:24:56 +0000 https://www.cigroundswell.org/?post_type=product&p=7301 Join us at Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center in the mountains of NC!  For an immersive Contact Improvisation fundamentals weekend.

September 12-15th

Five 2.5 hour CI classes, discussions of the history and philosophy of CI in the evenings and over delicious meals, jams, and swimming in the river– what more can you want? It is a great opportunity to get your CI practice started for the first time or to deepen your engagement with the form.

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]]> Collective Effervesence Contact Improv Retreat https://www.cigroundswell.org/product/collective-effervesence-contact-improv-retreat/ Mon, 15 May 2023 16:15:27 +0000 https://www.cigroundswell.org/?post_type=product&p=7193 Gather for the first Contact Improvisation Retreat at Dreaming Stone’s new dance space and retreat center in the mountains of WNC with special teaching artist, Brad Stoller.

We will relinquish the small self and unlock healing with theatrical play, authentic movement, and most of all – Contact Improvisation!

Register Here!

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]]> We will explore the unique stories living within our bodies, and expand our capacity to move with the larger stories we collectively inhabit.

Discover new creative tools in intensive workshops led by Brad Stoller, deepen your practice in open jams, and luxuriate in the sonic richness of live music. Enjoy opportunities to dance with and bask in Dreaming Stone’s beautiful land and be nourished by delicious and healthy food!

Register Here!

 

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]]> Contact Improv Private Lessons with CJ O’Reilly https://www.cigroundswell.org/product/ci-private-lessons-with-cj-oreilly/ Fri, 05 May 2023 05:15:14 +0000 https://www.cigroundswell.org/?post_type=product&p=7158 Private private Contact Improvisational lessons with CJ O'Reilly can be scheduled for folks who want to develop particular skills and go deeper than the CI Groundswell class schedule allows.

Pricing:
Single Session: $100/hr
Four Session Package: $75/hr (slide up if desired)
Eight Session Package: $50/hr (slide up if desired)

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]]> Contact improv Private Lesson Cancellation, Rescheduling and Refund Policy:
Refunds will only be given before the first session is scheduled.

If the first session is scheduled and we are unable to complete any of the other sessions, private lesson credit can be used for workshop credit and/or transferred.

Sessions can only be rescheduled/cancelled with 24-hour notice. If a session is missed, no refund for that session is made.

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