Eszter Gál

Dancing Dialogues
Always anew, yet somehow known territory can open up when we enter the dance of contact
improvisation. A dancing dialogue with oneself and the other(s). Let’s immerse ourselves into
the wonder of our partner’s form, structure and touch, rediscovering the innate wisdom of the
moving body.
We will begin our daily practice by listening to small things - fine tuning to our physical /
sensory self; opening to the space and our partner(s) - and dancing the moment. Our practice
and material will include: autonomy of the breath; listening to the articulation of the spine;
core – distal connectivity; core support; changing levels effortlessly; up-side-down moves;
being easily moved; center to center connection; opening into duet and/or trio dances from a
specific movement practice; being light while falling and landing softly; using momentum.
The practices will be cultivated and explored in shorter or extended dances, using simple (or
no) scores.

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Eszter Gál is a dancer, teacher, RSME, and a researcher, based in Budapest. She has been
teaching somatic work, Contact Improvisation, composition, improvisation nationally and
internationally over 30 years. In 2023 she co-founded the Somatic Dialogues Academy -
SODA www.somaticdialogues.eu, and directs its 500-hour training program. She works with
Tánceánia, a mixed-ability dance Company, leading the practice, choreographing and
performing with the Company. She joined Cranky Bodies a/company in 2020. Her core
interest is somatic-based movement research, improvisation performance, community work
for dance education, and as part of her doctoral studies, she researches the Hungarian legacy
of Contact Improvisation.