Merrick Jacob ~

Merrick Jacob ~

A Dance That Breathes

Saturday | 7:15 am - 8:30 am | Wisdom Keeper

So often in contact dances, we can get stuck in the pull to stay in physical contact. What if we opened up the door for our dances to cycle between space and a natural meeting in contact? In class today, we’ll explore this play between physical contact and negative space as soloists, duets, and as a collective. All experience levels are welcome.

Teacher Bio

Merrick Jacob is a lover of movement, continuously in awe of the body and its potential for delightful expression, wild creativity, & authentic connection. Influenced by her practices of contact improvisation, figure skating, acroyoga, and hand-balancing, she guides playful movement experiences as an opportunity for deep listening, research, and co-creation. She is a certified acroyoga instructor with AcroRevolution & AcroYoga Montréal. Merrick studied a variety of somatic movement therapy modalities with Dynamic Embodiment & The Moving On Center: School of Participatory Arts & Somatic Research, focusing on BodyMind Centering & Laban Movement Analysis. Merrick teaches and organizes contact improvisation across the San Francisco Bay Area. Say hi here: merrickjacob.com