DENVER
Contact Improv
A place to practice, be supported, and grow.
Beginner-friendly Contact Improvisation classes and a welcoming dance community in Denver, CO. Offering weekly gatherings and immersive experiences rooted in belonging.
In Denver, we gather to move, to listen with our bodies, to meet uncertainty with curiosity and care.
Contact Improvisation is our language, a place to practice presence, collaboration, and the quiet courage of leaning on one another.
This website is created and maintained by Michael Bernal. It shares information about his classes, guest teachers, and other Contact Improvisation opportunities in Denver.
Our weekly jam, co-founded and held by a group of ten space holders, is a space to play, explore, and be fully seen.
For details about the jam, please visit denvercontactjam.com (coming soon)
Come dance with us, everyone is welcome!
Featured Series
The Art of Living
Contact Improvisation Series
Come as you are and enter a space where movement becomes a doorway into trust, connection, and belonging. Through contact improvisation, we'll learn to listen, softly and honestly to our bodies, our nervous systems, and each other, rooted in care and consent. Together we'll unwind old patterns, grow confidence, and rediscover the freedom to move, relate, and be fully alive.
Reserve Your SpotTestimonials
“Michael is a gifted human with a passion for contact improvisation that is palpable. He is extremely present & attentive creating a safe space to explore CI. The classes and community are nothing short of amazing. He layers many different exercises to build up a skill and walks around as we practice, sharing tips and tricks. I am relatively new to CI and feel it's the start of a new chapter filled with play, connection, co-regulation, body awareness, expression and most importantly, safety to explore touch with other humans. I always look forward and feel energized after class. I wish we could go for hours more! I am so grateful to Michael for sharing contact improv with Denver & I can't wait to keep learning and dancing with him, wherever CI takes him”
Amy Longe
The Practice of
EMBODIED LISTENING
Mentorship with Michael Bernal
If you're feeling called to explore this work more personally, I offer one-on-one mentorship rooted in embodied listening, curiosity, and care. Reach out to begin a conversation.
Contact Michael