Alicia Grayson has been passionately involved with dancing, teaching and performing Contact Improvisation for the past 36 years. She has taught CI as an adjunct faculty at George Washington University, University of Denver, Naropa University and Shenandoah University. She teaches CI classes in Boulder, CO, and regularly travels nationally and internationally to teach. Her long time practices of authentic movement, yoga and pilates and her love of nature are important influences on her dancing and teaching. She facilitates somatically based transformational workshops, teaches yoga and pilates and works with individuals in-person and online. She is a certified Hakomi therapist, certified perinatal somatic attachment therapist, certified Feminine Power transformational coach and facilitator and mentor for coaches and facilitators in training and certified Biodynamic Breath and Trauma Release practitioner. She delights in exploring and discovering new depths to contact improvisation and related disciplines and is particularly interested in the intersection of physics and expression and the mind/body relationship. She is dedicated to supporting her fellow humans to be the most amazing embodied beings that we are.

www.aliciagrayson.com

Dea Luvon has been moving, dancing, and sharing the joy of physical expression for over twenty years. Whether performing, choreographing, or teaching, she finds deep connection through movement. She offers classes in Contact Improvisation, Creative Movement, and Movement for Grounding, creating spaces where people can explore embodiment and flow.

With a Master’s in Clinical Social Work and training from the Seattle School of Body Psychotherapy, Dea weaves movement and healing together. She works with individuals and couples, guiding them through somatic therapies like Core Energetics and the Realization Process. Her approach helps people uncover the deep patterns that keep them feeling stuck, using the wisdom of the body to release constriction and step into a fuller, more present life.