DANCE | Tuesday June 9th 6-7:15p| Dance Jam with TJ

This community centered jam is an opportunity for movers to explore creative intuition and connect with fellow artists. Expect a gently guided breathful introduction that evolves into a freeform container for courageous authenticity and playful exploration. Newbies are welcomed.

TJ (she / her & they / them) has spent their life studying, creating, and teaching dance. They have had the privilege of being trained and mentored by some of the nations top artists and choreographers, as well as touring nationally as an adjudicator and master teacher for multiple dance conventions. TJ has studied with Jennine Willet of Third Rail Productions, Leah Wilks of Vector, Gene Medler of North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble, Kira Blazek Ziaii by way of Countertechnique, Peter Chu of chuthis, Martha Nichols & Matthew Powell. TJ’s exploration of movement has included such modalities as contemporary composition, modern release technique, jazz fundamentals, functional anatomy, yoga, and improvisation. Her studies, performances, creations and professional offerings have taken place in diverse settings, including conservatories, competitive dance studios, public schools, universities, arts organizations and touring conventions nationwide. TJ loves to be amongst other movement geeks and somatic cartographers, exploring the body’s relationship with motion through meditations and stories, and the embodied illustration of music. As a guide, TJ delights in facilitating an integris and rich container for movers to expand their boundaries in regards to how they emote, collaborate, fail, offer love and insight, and relate to space, self and other. TJ has passed on their enrichment in positions at Broadway Dance Center, American Dance Festival, Raleigh School of Ballet, Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop, Millennium Dance Complex, Arts Together, North Carolina State University, Colorado Ballet and Denver School of the Arts to support students to excel in careers in commercial dance, theatrical productions & concert performance. Additionally, TJ is the founder of coCreate, a not for profit dance series based in Denver and the co-director of Courageous Yoga. Whimsical collaboration, thoughtful perspective and vibrant connections are the heartbeat of their workplay and class spaces. TJ also works with as a healer for abused and neglected farm animals, wildlife, and geriatric canines. To learn more about TJ, visit their website at www.TheaJaworski.com.