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Upcoming Jams
Upcoming Jams
8/2 jam: Coordination meeting (NO CLASS)
🔸mask-optional
8/9 jam: Class by Kellyn
🔸mask-required
8/16 jam : Class by Rand/Lisa, DJ Jam
🔸mask-required
8/23 jam : Class by Shireen
🔸mask-required
8/30 jam: Class by Rad
🔸mask-optional
*updated 7/29/26
Every Sunday
Every Sunday
11:30 -11:45 Arrivals
11:45 - 12:45 Class OR Coordination Meeting
12:45 - 2:15 Open Jam
2:15 - 2:30 Closing Circle
Location: 3111 N Western Ave
Links Hall, our beloved and dear home for 47 years, closed June 30th, 2025. Through a partnership with Constellation, the Chicago Sunday Jam will continue at that space
Suggested donation $5 - $20
Cash and venmo accepted.
No one turned away for lack of funds.
What is a Coordination meeting?
The jam is run by a collective of volunteers who work within committees and make decisions by consensus. This monthly meeting coordinates jam operations and is open to all jamgoers! Join in person or on zoom. Learn more about our Collective Governance here and contact us here!
How do I register for the jam?
How do I register for the jam?
Fill out the Registration Form once or anytime your basic info changes, then show up to dance!
Newcomers and those who have not attended the space in 6 months are required to attend class before the jam.
Are masks required? Check the schedule
Are masks required? Check the schedule
Typically, the first and last jam of each month is mask-optional
All others require high quality masks to be worn at all times within the studio, lowered only briefly for food or drink if necessary
Whenever Illinois Wastewater Viral Activity Level (as reported by the CDC) goes above 8, masks are required
If there is only one jam in a month, it will be a masked jam
What happens at the jam?
What happens at the jam?
The Sunday jam opens with a structured class with a teacher, followed by a minimally structured “Open Jam” typically without music, facilitated by members of Jam Support.
The purpose of the jam is to practice contact improvisation (CI), an evolving movement practice in which we communicate spontaneously “through touch, weight, balance, impulse and movement, in partnership with the physical forces” often by following the rolling point where two bodies connect (From Caught Falling, p. 77).
Brand new folks are encouraged to attend!
Schedule
Schedule
11:30 -11:45 Arrive
11:45 - 12:45 Opening Circle and Class OR Coordination Meeting (see above)
1:00 - 2:15 Open Jam
2:15 - 2:30 Closing Circle
Requirement to attend class
Requirement to attend class
Fill out the Registration Form once or anytime your basic info changes
Newcomers and those who have not attended the space in 6 months are required to attend class before the jam.
Actively observing from off the dance floor is a valid way to participate in class!
Circle up!
Circle up!
The Opening Circle is a place to state your name, your pronouns, your access needs for the day (conditions that will allow you to fully participate), any wishes you might have for future dances, and other useful information for people to know, such as recent injuries you’d like others to be mindful of. One might offer “My left ankle is injured, please be gentle when sharing weight with me” or “I do not want to be lifted today.” This is a place to practice saying what you might say again during a dance.
The Closing Circle is a place to reflect, connect, and make announcements before parting.
How should I prepare for the jam?
How should I prepare for the jam?
Complete registration if this is your first time attending.
For mask-required jams, bring your favorite KF94, KN95, or N95 mask. We offer a limited supply of masks.
Bring cash or be prepared to use Venmo if you're able to make a donation ($5-20 suggested, no one turned away for lack of funds)
If you are sick or have been spending time with folks who are, please stay home. See latest COVID-19 protocol
Choose clothing that will help you dance with ease. See What should I wear?
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