Leilani Weis — The Superpowers of Contact Dancers (Saltspring Contact Festival 2023)

About this episode

Leilani Weis discusses her experiences and insights as a Contact Improvisation teacher during the Saltspring Contact Festival 2023.

Our guest today is the multi-directional being Leilani Weis — Contact Improvisation teacher of 26 years. Originally from Chile, she helped develop CI scenes in Mexico and Italy, and now resides in Barcelona. In this episode, we discuss: ✨ Her decades-long mentorship with Martin Keough ✨ Dancing into impossible places ✨ Preparing the body-mind for Contact ✨ The dancer superpowers ✨ Our mutual love of falling 📍 Recorded during Saltspring Contact Festival 2023, on the unceeded Coast Salish Territory in British Columbia, Canada. 🪩 Leilani on Instagram 🎧 Our IG@momentumcontact 📅 Upcoming events: msha.ke/momentumworkshop #contactimprovisation #momentumcontact #contactdance #dancepodcast #somaticpractice #contactfestival #leilaniweis #improvisationdance

People in this episode

Guest: Leilani Weis

Topics covered

• Contact Improvisation
• Dance
• Mentorship
• Body-Mind Preparation

Keywords

• contactimprovisation
• momentumcontact
• contactdance
• dancepodcast
• somaticpractice
• contactfestival
• leilaniweis
• improvisationdance

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Chile, Mexico, Italy, Barcelona, Coast Salish, British Columbia, Canada

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