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Here’s a nice video of a quintet with Gretchen Spiro, Steven Homsher, Alicia Grayson, Brandon Gonzalez, and Moti Mark Zemelman at the recent Moab Jam: “Moab Jam: Gretchen, Steve, Alicia, Brandon, & Moti, #2”

Here’s an interesting video which traces the evolution of contact improvisation way back to its primordial roots. Featuring Johan “Stov” Nilsson and Ulli “Pixton” Wittemann: “The Origins of Contact”

“From the beginning, people asked, “Well, is this dance?” Big question. It came from a dance-art mind and intention. It came at a time in American history, and probably world history, when established roles—of gender, authority, etc.—were being questioned. Part of it was a change in the way dance was made, that it could be made collaboratively. Also you had women lifting men; I didn’t think much about it then, but when we would show the work, people were amazed by things like that—by falling, by being on the floor, or by men being sensitive with each other, women being strong, people being a little bit out of control, and the pure physicality of it. People would see the work and get very excited and probably a little confused as well.” — Nancy Stark Smith

Here’s a nice contact improvisation duet entitled “Yield” performed by Rosemary Hannon and Vitali Kononov at the WCCIF in 2007: “Yield”

Here’s a nice video of contact improvisation on a lakeshore with Blake Nellis and Sophie Rog: Open (Score) Under (Water)

Here’s a short video of Ray Chung and Joey Lehrer at Earthdance in 2007: “the coffeehaus – contact improvisation”

Here’s a nice “animated” video called “Contact Improvisation Transition.”

Here’s a nice video from the Ibiza Contact Festvial last summer: Ibiza Contact Festival 2011

Here’s a nice video of a duet with Martin Keogh and Ray Chung: Martin and Ray at 8th Street Studio Benefit

A nice video of Sveta and Otto. They’re both great dancers whom I had the pleasure of meeting while abroad.  “Contact Improvisation, Sveta Bird & Otto Akkanen”