<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="container" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: ArialMT;"><div class="mainContainer" style="padding: 10px; width: 600px;"><div class="mainText" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 21px;"><div style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial;" class=""><table bgcolor="#33ffff" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80);" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td style="border-collapse: collapse;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Dear dancing friends,<br class=""><br class="">Here's another reminder about the January Workshop 2016. It's a good time to get your application in if you are interested in coming. Summer <span style="font-family: arial;" class="">2015 </span>workshops are listed at the end of the email.<br class=""></span><p class="p1"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span class="s1">Please fill out the CQ survey </span><span style="font-family: arial;" class="">(s</span><span style="font-family: arial;" class="">ee below)</span><span class="s1"> if you have not already.</span></span></p><div style="margin-left: 80px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Wishing you a peaceful and creative summer/winter solstice, <br class=""> Nancy (& Patrick, January Workshop coordinator)</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="p4" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial;"><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">JANUARY WORKSHOP 2016</strong></span></span><br class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class="">a 3-week </span><strong style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class=""><em class="">OPEN</em></strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class=""> training with</span><br class=""><strong style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class="">NANCY STARK SMITH</strong><br class=""><em style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class="">plus Mike Vargas and other guests</em></span></p><p class="p2" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><strong style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class="">January 3 (arrive afternoon) - January 22, 2016</strong><br class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class="">Earthdance, western Massachusetts, USA</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin-left: 50px;" class=""><strong class="">Contact Improvisation</strong><br class=""><span style="margin-left: 50px;" class=""><strong class="">Solo Training · Changing States</strong><br class=""><span style="margin-left: 50px;" class=""><strong class="">Improvisation Scores · The Underscore </strong><br class=""><span style="margin-left: 50px;" class=""><strong class="">Composition · Performance </strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="p2" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class="">A 3-week residential workshop focused on contact improvisation and other related work: physical training, improvisation and composition scores, jamming, watching, discussion, feedback, labs, contemplative practice, and performance studies. In solo, duet, trio, and group work; in and out of contact; in silence and with live music; we'll move toward greater clarity and depth in our dancing and watching.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class="">Please come prepared for intensive practice (and a bit of fun!). Intermediate level in CI required. Fill out online application form outlining your background and skill level in contact improvisation, dance, and improvisation, and your reasons for wanting to attend. All registrations must be approved by Nancy.</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class="">The workshop will meet Monday–Friday, 10 am to 5:30/6 pm in studios at Earthdance, in Plainfield, MA, (a beautiful dance retreat center located 35 minutes west of Northampton, MA, in the Berkshire Mountains), and in town at an Aikido dojo. There will be some evening and weekend activities.</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><strong class="">For details & application form</strong>:</span> <span class="s2"><a href="http://nancystarksmith.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=84c2abed12d65b167708872be&id=3db1c1c6a1&e=0b3f107c66" target="_self" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: none;" class=""><span class="s2">www.nancystarksmith.com</span></a></span><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><strong class="">Early Registration Deadline</strong>: October 1, 2015<br class=""><strong class="">Contact</strong>: Patrick Crowley, workshop coordinator,</span> <a href="mailto:januaryworkshop@nancystarksmith.com?subject=January%20Workshop%20inquiry" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: none;" class=""><span class="s2">januaryworkshop@nancystarksmith.com</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">, (617) 320-9792 or Nancy, </span><a href="mailto:contactq@aol.com?subject=January%20Workshop%20inquiry" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: none;" class=""><span class="s2">contactq@aol.com</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">, (413) 586-8243</span></span><br class=""> </p><center style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); font-family: Arial;" class=""><img align="none" height="588" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/84c2abed12d65b167708872be/images/b620fb48-fd1f-425c-a84f-991f0ac63654.jpg" width="380" style="border: 0px; height: 588px; line-height: 14px; outline: none; width: 380px; float: center; margin: 0px;" class=""></center><div dir="ltr" class=""><div style="margin-left: 60px;" class=""><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""> </p></div></div><div style="text-align: center; font-size: 18px; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">UPCOMING NSS EVENTS/WORKSHOPS</strong></div> <div style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">CQ SURVEY</strong></div><div style="margin-left: 60px;" class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class="">Are you a person who loves & practices CI?<br class="">Nancy & Contact Quarterly dance journal would like your help. <br class="">Please fill out this short survey by August 15:<br class=""><a href="http://nancystarksmith.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84c2abed12d65b167708872be&id=6fc87db1cb&e=0b3f107c66" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: none;" class="">SURVEY</a></span></div><div style="margin-left: 60px;" class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class=""></span></div><br class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class="">BATES DANCE FESTIVAL</span></strong><br class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class="">3 weeks of classes & performances<br class="">with Nancy, Mike, and many others</span><div style="margin-left: 60px;" class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class="">July 18–August 9, 2015</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class=""></span><div style="margin-left: 60px;" class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class="">Bates College</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class=""></span><div style="margin-left: 60px;" class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class="">Lewiston, Maine</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class=""></span><div style="margin-left: 60px;" class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="http://nancystarksmith.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84c2abed12d65b167708872be&id=75ad348f0e&e=0b3f107c66" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: none;" class="">www.batesdancefestival.org</a></span></div><br class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">JANUARY WORKSHOP 2016</strong><br class="">a 3-week OPEN training<br class="">with Nancy, plus Mike and guests</span><div style="margin-left: 60px;" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class="">January 3–22, 2016<br class=""><span class="Stil11" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Earthdance, Plainfield, Massachusetts USA</span><br class=""><span class="Stil11" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="mailto:januaryworkshop@nancystarksmith.com?subject=January%20Workshop%20inquiry" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" class="">januaryworkshop@nancystarksmith.com</span></a></span></span><br class=""><a href="http://nancystarksmith.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=84c2abed12d65b167708872be&id=2abd5609b6&e=0b3f107c66" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: none; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;" class="">www.nancystarksmith.com</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>