Improvisational Forms
Movement Research hosts a variety of classes in improvisational forms including Contact Improvisation; The Underscore – developed by Nancy Stark Smith and led by a rotating roster of Underscore Facilitators; and Athletics of Intimacy – K.J. Holmes’ signature class – which explores dancing through the improvisational lenses of somatics, contact improvisation, and perceptual composition.
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ID: 2026 Summer MELT with Bradley Teal Ellis; 2 pairs in contact with each other. Photo by Rachel Keane.
Past classes
Improvisational Forms
Movement Research hosts a variety of classes in improvisational forms including Contact Improvisation; The Underscore – developed by Nancy Stark Smith and led by a rotating roster of Underscore Facilitators; and Athletics of Intimacy – K.J. Holmes’ signature class – which explores dancing through the improvisational lenses of somatics, contact improvisation, and perceptual composition.
ID: 2026 Summer MELT with Bradley Teal Ellis; 2 pairs in contact with each other. Photo by Rachel Keane.
Faculty
Current Classes
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