Faces Of CI

Aalia Hashem
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Welcome to Faces of CI – Conversations in Contact Improvisation I interview Contact dancers, teachers, strangers, and friends about the practice—and ultimately ask about Contact as a mirror for life. We journey primarily through the Contact scenes of Southeast Asia and Canada. I’m your host, Aalia—a lifelong dancer now based in Bali, where I share CI in workshops and retreats. 📸 Instagram @momentumcontact 🪩 Find Aalia: www.aaliadances.com 🏫 Dance Workshops: msha.ke/momentumworkshop ✍️ Learn Online: www.contactbody.ca

  1. JAN 25

    Caiomhe Day Rush — From Practice to Facilitation in Contact Improvisation

    Our guest today is Caiomhe Day Rush, a graduate of our Momentum Contact Facilitator Training, recorded December 2025. Caiomhe reflects on their experience moving from practice into facilitation — sharing what felt supportive, what felt challenging, and how the training helped build confidence to hold space for others in Contact Improvisation. This episode offers a grounded glimpse into the facilitator pathway — beyond technique — and into what it means to step into leadership through embodied practice. 🎓 Join our next Momentum Contact Facilitator Training! Level 1 is available online. Group Starts March 2026, self-paced available. Level 2 Certification in person. April in Koh Phangan, Thailand & June in Ubud, Bali. 👉 Apply & more info: https://momentum-contact.com/2026 📍 Find Caiomhe teaching in Dublin, Ireland: Instagram: @kumoyuki_yoga

    9 min
  2. Ivan Guryanov - Ci, Butoh, Water Contact + Our Wild Weird

    09/23/2025

    Ivan Guryanov - Ci, Butoh, Water Contact + Our Wild Weird

    🎙️ New Episode ~ Faces of CI: Conversations on Contact Improvisation In this episode, I’m joined by my longtime friend and fellow Gemini, Ivan Guryanov — a dancer I’ve shared the floor with for years across Thailand and Bali. We sat down in Koh Phangan to speak about: ✨ Dancing with possibility — from technical Contact to Water Contact, Butoh, and Tango ✨ Letting performance arise from presence ✨ Creating in strange and poetic terrains ✨ Teaching & traveling with CI ✨ Sharing the weird and wonderful Ivan is a powerful performer, teacher, and dance partner whose wild weird continues to inspire me. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify 📸 Instagram: @shadow_of_movement 🌐 Learn more: www.momentum-contact.com 📅 Join Upcoming Workshops: @momentumcontact #contactimprovisation #facesofci #momentumcontact #dancepodcast #watercontact #butoh #contacttango #somaticpractice #movementresearch

    49 min
  3. Leilani Weis — The Superpowers of Contact Dancers (Saltspring Contact Festival 2023)

    08/10/2025

    Leilani Weis — The Superpowers of Contact Dancers (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

    36 min
  4. Aalia Hashem - Moving To Thailand, The Art of the Pauses, & Navigating Challenges in Communities

    08/10/2025

    Aalia Hashem - Moving To Thailand, The Art of the Pauses, & Navigating Challenges in Communities

    🎙️ New Solo Episode ~ Faces of CI: Conversations on Contact Improvisation It’s Aalia here. I’m opening up in a raw and real solo episode: ✨ Transitioning to Thailand ✨ The Art of the Pause ✨ Being vulnerably first in new CI communities ✨ ADHD, mold illness & concussion recovery ✨ Getting “cancelled” in community & the lessons that followed ✨ Trusting the unknown + moving forward with grace This one’s close to my heart. 🎧 Instagram: @momentumcontact 📅 Join Upcoming Contact Workshops 🌐 Facilitator Trainings : www.momentum-contact.com #contactimprovisation #momentumcontact #consciousmovement #adhdjourney #healingthroughdance #dancepodcast #somaticpractice

    1h 54m
  5. Sasha Bezrodnova — Ocean Dance, Aquatic Somatics & Eco-Activism (Russia)

    05/05/2025

    Sasha Bezrodnova — Ocean Dance, Aquatic Somatics & Eco-Activism (Russia)

    Today I’m joined by Sasha Bezrodnova (Russia), recorded in Koh Phangan, Thailand. ✨ Her work in the Ocean Dance community — where Contact meets Freediving and Aquatic Somatics ✨ Entering the world of the sea and learning from dolphins ✨ Creating the eco-political water dance film Aquas in Mexico ✨ Reflections on movement, water, and community connection Find out more about Sasha’s work: Instagram @theoceandance 🎧 Instagram: @momentumcontact 📅 Join Upcoming Dance Workshops 🌐 Facilitator Trainings: www.momentum-contact.com #contactimprovisation #momentumcontact #contactdance #aquaticsomatics #oceandance #waterdance #freediving #somaticpractice

    28 min
  6. Andy Chen — Mindsets & Choice — Momentum Contact Facilitator Training

    03/07/2024

    Andy Chen — Mindsets & Choice — Momentum Contact Facilitator Training

    New Episode ~ Faces of CI: Conversations on Contact Improvisation Today I’m joined by Andy Chen (USA / Portugal) — our newest graduate of the Momentum Contact Facilitator Training. ✨ Reflections on the magic of CI jams: "I really love the jams where I get to dance with a lot of bodies. Then I had a nice dance. That idea that it's always different, and I get to choose to have another chance of feeling joy. For me that's a big change in my mindset. Where in other forms of activities, I might just leave and not come back. For some reason with contact, I keep wanting to go back. That's what it's about." ✨ The mindset shift that keeps him returning to the dance floor ✨ The role of joy and choice in movement practice ✨ Lessons learned from facilitator training and beyond 🪩 Find Andy on Instagram in Portugal: @casa_eira 🎓 Join our next trainings — online & in person: www.momentum-contact.com 🎧 Instagram: @momentumcontact 📅 Upcoming Workshops: https://msha.ke/momentumworkshop #contactimprovisation #momentumcontact #contactdance #dancepodcast #somaticpractice #movementtraining #improvisationdance

    27 min

  7. 03/07/2024

    Authentic Movement — From Our Dancers of Momentum Contact Workshop

    We’re coming to you live from one of our Momentum Beginners Contact Workshops — with a twist… our students are the guests! In this special episode, we hear their voices and insights on: ✨ What it means to move authentically ✨ How they see themselves as dancers ✨ The discoveries and surprises that happen in a Contact Improvisation class 🎧 Join Upcoming Trainings: www.momentum-contact.com 📸 Instagram: @momentumcontact #contactimprovisation #momentumcontact #contactdance #dancepodcast #somaticpractice #authenticmovement ---

    29 min
  8. What Is A Dancer? What Is Flow? — From Our Dancers of Momentum Contact Workshop

    02/09/2024

    What Is A Dancer? What Is Flow? — From Our Dancers of Momentum Contact Workshop

    In this episode, we sit with our students in a Momentum Contact Workshop, reflecting on the questions: ✨ What is a dancer? ✨ What is flow in your body? I’m in awe of my students’ shares each time we do this exercise. (Names have been withheld for privacy.) 🎧 Join our upcoming Momentum Contact Workshops 📸 Instagram: @momentumcontact #contactimprovisation #momentumcontact #contactdance #dancepodcast #somaticpractice #authenticmovement

    14 min
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Welcome to Faces of CI – Conversations in Contact Improvisation I interview Contact dancers, teachers, strangers, and friends about the practice—and ultimately ask about Contact as a mirror for life. We journey primarily through the Contact scenes of Southeast Asia and Canada. I’m your host, Aalia—a lifelong dancer now based in Bali, where I share CI in workshops and retreats. 📸 Instagram @momentumcontact 🪩 Find Aalia: www.aaliadances.com 🏫 Dance Workshops: msha.ke/momentumworkshop ✍️ Learn Online: www.contactbody.ca

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  • Creator
    Aalia Hashem
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Aalia Hashem