JAMS

OPEN JAM
FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH, 7 - 9PM
with Anne Cooper

Pre-register or Drop-In: $15
5-Jam Card: $10/jam

Open to all. No instruction. Anne Cooper holds the space.

BIPOC JAM

Pre-register or Drop-In: $15
5-Jam Card: $10/jam

Fall 2026 Schedule:

• October 11th, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
  hosted by Regalito Felipe
  with live improvised music by RCHRDY

• November 15th, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
  hosted by George Zheng Berking
  with live improvised music by Alex Mah

Newcomers: If you have never done Contact before, please come to one of our classes before attending a jam.  The jam is a leaderless space for CI practice without instruction. If you are curious about attending a jam for the first time, please email us beforehand.

Jam Format: Hosts hold a welcoming space for this CI practice. This jam typically begins with an opening circle followed by a lightly-facilitated, optional, warm-up to bring us into our arriving bodies. We then move into open jam time. Sometimes, we experiment with scores for our jam. We end together with a closing circle. Some familiarity with Contact is required.

Cost: Please email us at info@edamdance.org if you are interested in attending and cost is a barrier.

Email List: Please email us if you are interested in receiving updates about upcoming BIPOC classes and jams.

BIPOC: This class is an affinity group space for those who self-identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Colour).

Anne Cooper has danced with EDAM since 1994, studying Contact Improvisation with Peter Bingham and performing in EDAM's work, both structured improvisations and choreography. She has researched and performed with Nancy Stark Smith through Nancy's 'Glimpse Performance Installations' in the U.S.A. Anne has taught/facillitated CI since 2001 in Vancouver and other locales through classes, Jams and workshops. She has created and performed her own work and has danced with many Canadian companies/choreographers. Anne has trained in contemporary dance and CI; her CI teachers include Peter Bingham, Nancy Stark Smith, Jaci Metivier, Andrew Harwood, Chris Aiken, Ray Chung and others and some study with Steve Paxton (Material For the Spine) and recently, Nora Hajos (Material For the Spine). Anne is grateful to live and work in Vancouver, BC, on the ancestral and unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsliel-Waututh First Nations.

Natalie Tin Yin Gan (顏婷妍) is an independent dance artist, writer, and teacher based in so-called Vancouver, on the unceded ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. Her practice squats (120 lb) at the intersection of spirit, somatics, and technology-induced melancholy. Natalie is the Co-Artistic Director of company Hong Kong Exile that explores the historical and contemporary politic of the Chinese diaspora. She is also the smaller half of vulva clown duo, Pulsive Party. She is a graduate of The Writer’s Studio and a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®. Natalie is a late sleeper, a late riser, a late bloomer, a latecomer, and a late-night snacker. nataliegan.com