The class,
contents both technic and improvisation. The theme is the dialog between Contact as a danceform and the personality of the dancer. I`m interested in the human, personal shade; the boundaries; the Yes and the No for meeting; paying attention and respecting, the perceived boundaries and also playing with them.

Experience
in Contact is desired but not demandatory. If you have no experience please contact me before registration.

Accommodation:
The accommodation will be in two bed rooms in a small, simple, but airconditioned hotel directly on the beach. All the rooms are sea view, have sattelite T.V and international phones as well as private bathroom. There is a limited amount of single rooms for additional fee. The hotel is located 10 minutes car drive from the dolphin bay.

Meals:
The boarding can be arranged as a group, jet it is not included in the cost. The meals for the first 3 days are already ordered in the hotel (twice a day). Afterwards we are free to choose individually and make new arrangements (e.g. with the Bedouins at the beach or in the hotel, for about 5 Euro per meal).

Cost:
Class and accommodation for 14 days:
450 Euro (480 Euro past the 1.Sept.)

Flight to "Sharm El Sheikh" in Egypt must be booked individually. There is the option to fly together on 1. October from Frankfurt. From there we could take a taxi together to Nuweiba (1œ hours). There runs also an airconditioned bus (2 hours). You can book the flights at a travel agent or through internet. Last minute flights run about 200 Euro. Disadvantage: can only be booked 10-20 days in advance. Regular prices run about 400 Euro.
Tip: booking through Internet:
http://www.rta-reisen.de/000lastminute/lastminute1 klick on LastMinute or
http://www.ltur.de/ or
http://www.der.de or
.http.//WWW.airport-touristik.de/

Excursions:
Besides just enjoying your being there, there are lots of things to do: swimming, hanging out with the Bedouins in their camp, dancing at the beach, spending more time with the dolphins, lying in the sun, snorkeling and diving at the coral riffs, trips in surrounding area: camel tour, desert tour ( we plan to spent one night together under the open sky in the desert), daytrip to the "Colored Canyon" and the oasis "Ain Hudra", jeep safari, horseback riding, tour to the monestary "St. Catherine" and mount "Moses", visiting the basar in Tarabin ....

Books:
Highly recommended is the book "Journey to the center of creation" (German:Weisheit der Delphine) by Ilona Selke. If you read this book before the trip, you can really broaden your potential to experience the capability of the dolphins. It talks about their various worlds and their communication skills.
Another good book, original printed in french, is "Oline, le dauphin du miracle" (Das laecheln des Delphins) by Pascale Noa Bercovitch. It takes place at the beguine village where we will go and tells the story of the dolphin "Oline" , who established contact with humans in that bay.

Dolphins:
Dolphins are wild and independent animals. There is no garanty for them to be there, while we are there.

Leader:
Benno Enderlein studied from 1989 till 1993 at the "European Dance Development Center" at the University Arnheim(NL). The main focus of his work as a danceteacher is in Contactimprovisation, Body-Mind-Centering, Releasetechnic and Choreography. He is influenced by Nancy Stark Smith, Steve Paxton, Bob Rease, Mark Tomkins, Deborah Hay a.o.. Since 1991 he is teaching New Dance and bodywork, especially Contact-Improvisation, he is also a dance performer. Since 1991 he has been a Shiatsu practitioner and since 1997 an approved Shiatsu therapist by the GSD* (German Shiatsu Association). Since 10 years he has been organizing above regional dance events, he is cofounder and coorganisator of the international Contactfestival in Freiburg. Freiburg.

Info and registration:
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