This space continues to be a reminder of how we continue to show up and practice our right to radical joy and taking up space unapologetically! Amidst all the chaos in the world right now how do we continue to show up for each other? Connection Jam will forever and always be a brave space for each of us to show up as our fullest selves and practice moving our bodies together in community! ❤️
BECAUSE THIS IS THE REVOLUTION! THIS IS RESISTANCE! 🙌🏽
Join us every Wednesday! As always free and open to all! No experience necessary! 🫶🏾
Video credit: @queenvrisika21
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We do not own the rights to the music!
Song: BAILE INoLVIDABLE by Bad Bunny
#connectionjam #movementismedicine #baileinolvidable #weeklypractice #community
Thank you all for an amazing 2 years of curating and practicing joy, being in community, and continuing to build a space with us that ripples more and more love into the universe! 🥹😭🫶🏾 This wouldn’t be possible without you all and to all the people past and present who have supported and contributed in making this a space we can continue returning back to! We love you all so much and are excited to continue building and getting down with you all more in the next academic year!❤️
Deeply grateful to our founder @movementartivist for creating this space for us to gather, move together, and come back into remembering and practicing our ancestral wisdoms🥹✨🫶🏾. We couldn’t be more thankful for all that you have built and are continuing to build here at UCSD! 🙌🏽🥺❤️
A special thanks to our sponsor @artpoweratucsd for providing us a space to expand our community and support our artists! 🫶🏾
Video credit: @queenvrisika21
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We do not own the rights to the music!
Audio: Liquid Spirit (Claptone Remix) by @gregoryportermusic
Fall 2023 Dance Sharing Part I
Extra love and gratitude to Ana Maria for creating new traditions and fresh energy in our Dance department.
Last night was live and elevating to see all our movement classes share with each other.
Sign up for next quarter’s offerings!!!
This Wednesday 5/13 we will be having our All Area Dance Sharing from 4-6:30pm at the Epstein Family Amphitheater! An evening where our movement classes share all the amazing things they have been working on this Quarter to their UCSD community! Family, Friends and all are welcome!
Followed by Connection Jam from 6:30-8:00pm led by Dr. grace shinhae jun and Dyno ft. Live DJing! Ending our full evening of dancing with Hip Hop freestyle and open style battles!
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
In collaboration with @artpoweratucsd ! ❤️
#connectionjam #dancesharing #dance #ucsd movementismedicine
In collaboration with BLACKTRONIKA, we will be grooving next Friday 5/15 from 7-11pm at the UCSD Conrad Preby’s Experimental Theater! Our coordinator Vrisika will be leading and curating some Connection Jam vibes you don’t want to miss out on!
Music by Profe. @kingbritt and special guest @breakbeatlou !
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL!
#blacktronika #connectionjam #musicanddance #ucsd #movementismedicine
Friday May 15!
Blacktronika is honored to have the legendary Dj, historian, archivist and professor @breakbeatlou grace the decks along with professor, Dj, curator @kingbritt and the magical @connection_jam for a night of movement, freedom of expression and community!
@ucsdmusic@blacktronika
FREE | RSVP | link in bio
This Wednesday 5/6, Connection Jam will be led by Dance faculty Ana María Álvarez from 6:30-8pm at the Loft in Price Center! Movement for the Movement will be guided through as an embodied practice of radical joy, uplifting community, liberation, and resistance!
Come sweat, release, and move with us!
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
Location address: 3151 Matthews Ln
La Jolla, CA 92093
Closest Parking (5 minute walk from the Loft):
Gilman Parking Structure
252 Russell Ln La Jolla, CA 92093
In collaboration with @artpoweratucsd ! ❤️
#connectionjam #artpower #movementforthemovement #dance #sandiegocommunity
Happy Week 5! Tomorrow, April 29th, Connection Jam will be led by Dance Lecturer Kara Mack! She will be teaching West African Dance with live drumming from 6:30-8:00pm at the Wagner Dance Building Studio 3! You don’t want to miss this!
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
In collaboration with @artpoweratucsd ! ❤️
#connectionjam #artpower #sandiegodance #westafrican #ucsdtheatreanddance
Happy Week 4!!! This week, April 22, Connection Jam will be led by Dance Lecturer Juan Carlos Blanco! Join us for Cuban Rumba with live drumming from 6:30-8:00pm at the Wagner Dance Building Studio 3! 🔥❤️
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
In collaboration with @artpoweratucsd ! ❤️
#connectionjam #artpower #movementismedicine #community #dance
This Wednesday, April 15th, Connection Jam with be led by LA based dance company Versa-Style! This will be a high-energy, cypher-based street dance class where Versa-Style company members lead rotating circles focused on their signature styles, drilling foundational techniques in a follow-along format, and culminating in an open freestyle cypher! Happening 6:30-8:00pm at the Epstein Family Amphitheater!
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
Location:
9480 Innovation Ln, La Jolla, CA 92093
Closest Parking (about a 5 minute walk):
Gilman Parking Structure
252 Russell Ln La Jolla, CA 92093
In collaboration with @artpoweratucsd ! ❤️
#connectionjam #artpower #versastyle #movementismedicine
Connection Jam is back with an amazing line up of artists leading various different dance styles! Getting us started next Wednesday, Chloe Arnold's Syncopated Ladies will be teaching tap dance from 6:30-8:00 pm at the Wagner Dance Building! This weekly practice is a brave space made to practice radical joy, being in community, liberation, and resistance. Each week we have UC San Diego Theatre and Dance Faculty/guest artist guide a movement practice that is completely free and open to the public! Don't miss the chance to learn from some amazing artists this quarter!
Every Wednesday (Week 2-8) from 6:30-8:00 pm at The Loft, Epstein Family Amphitheater, or Wagner Dance Building!
