DANIELMOLLNER
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Upcoming Events and Offerings
Thu, Nov 05German Cultural Center Santa CruzJoin us for a special evening of candlelight Contact Improvisation with live music! Open to all levels of experience.
Multiple DatesSun, Nov 08Ocean View ParkCome join us every second Sunday in Santa Cruz at Ocean View Park from 3-5pm. All ages welcome, $10 per headset (our season this year is June - November.)
Thu, Nov 12German Cultural Center Santa CruzA totally unique, incredibly fun playground for learning and discovery in the wonderful world of Contact Improvisation using props, toys, tools, and a couch. Open to all levels of experience.
Sat, Nov 14Skyview"Sit" is a weekend designed to help you slow down, center, and connect to source in the beauty of nature with sunrise, noon, and sunset meditations. Led by Patricia Wolff of the Monterey Bay Zen Center along with Daniel Mollner.
Thu, Nov 19German Cultural Center Santa CruzApply the principles and perspectives of Axis Syllabus (developed by Frey Faust) to Contact Improvisation and discover an extremely effective and satisfying movement experience. Come check out the possibilities when Axis meets Contact!
Thu, Dec 03German Cultural Center Santa CruzJoin us for a special evening of Contact Improvisation and the Underscore! Open to all levels of experience. This is an amazing way to experience CI with an inspiring "structure" for action and interaction along with rest and integration.
Multiple DatesSat, Dec 05Santa CruzA fun-filled weekend for couples of all kinds to deepen and enhance their relationship through Contact Improvisation. Facilitated by Ya Mei and Daniel. Open to all levels of experience. The weekend is two half-day workshops. Attend one or both!
Thu, Dec 10German Cultural Center Santa CruzLearn how to get more for less...more lift, more speed, more strength, more stamina, and way more fun! Contact Improv is often described as a dance of body-based physics. Come find out why and watch yourself expand and enjoy more with these simple principles.
Multiple DatesSat, Dec 12Santa CruzA fun-filled weekend for learning and exploring the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation. Open to all levels, but designed for those new or brand new to Contact. The weekend is two half-day workshops. Attend one or both!
Thu, Dec 17German Cultural Center Santa CruzJoin us for a special evening of Contact Improvisation with blindfolds! Open to all levels of experience.
Sat, Dec 19SkyviewSoularus Campout Series invites you to a winter weekend of community, celebration, play, movement, transformation, connection, expression, nature, and sacredness!
Thu, Dec 31Yoga Center Santa CruzRing in the New Year with Dance, DJs, Performance, Ritual, Art, and Creative Community Connection!
Sat, Jan 02Mar de JadeWe're returning for another 7-day retreat to relax, play, and connect where the jungle meets the sea in Chacala, Mexico! The emphasis is on movement, nature, pleasure, fun, and connection.
Two weekly dances!
Wednesday nights 8-10pm
Saturday mornings 10am to Noon
at Palomar Ballroom
Dance twice weekly with your host and DJ Daniel Mollner. Enjoy a free form movement space to move connect and express with community!
No shoes, no booze, no talking on the dance floor.
Yes to fun, play, consent, freedom, belonging, and authenticity.
$20 at the door (cash preferred, but venmo accepted)
"My life is devoted to community, family, creativity, play, and service.
Whatever I can do to help people be more connected, more fully
expressed, and more embodied, that's what I'm all about."
Values and Commitments
Growing a worldwide community of healthy, empowered, caring people.
Through dance, I believe everyone can discover, unleash, and enhance their individual potential to live a fulfilling and meaningful life. By engaging our senses and listening to our bodies, we connect to others and shape a consciousness that extends beyond our own.
And that to me is what it's all about...simultaneously cultivating personal freedom AND group awareness/care/responsibility in order to create a more sustainable and caring world.
We join together in the simple and courageous act of freeform dance. We co-create movement, music and community. In this space...
Every BODY is unique.
All are welcome, especially People of Color, Elders, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, and Same-Gender Loving People. Whatever your shape, size, age, or ability you are welcome and wanted here!
I believe in growth, responsibility, and freedom. I'll bet you do, too.
About me
I live in Santa Cruz, California and am grateful every day for the gift of life. I am passionate about creative expression and I am devoted to building communities that balance personal freedom with care for the whole. My love of freeform conscious dance nourishes me daily and inspires me to share the gift of music, dance, and conscious touch wherever it is wanted or needed. My community, family, friends, and loved ones provide the perfect blend of belonging and freedom. I know my purpose and how I am needed. I know that those who care about me want only one thing from me...to give them my authentic self.
Contact
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