TEACHER
sebastian grubb
Sebastian Grubb is an award-winning movement coach and dance artist based in Copenhagen and California. He teaches integrated movement technique to people of all kinds via personal coaching, weekly classes and deep-dive workshops. From 2007-2019 Sebastian choreographed, performed and toured contemporary dance works throughout the U.S. and internationally. This included 6 years as a principal dancer and teacher with AXIS Dance Company, which centers art-making around a diversity of bodies, including those with functional disabilities. From 2008-2024 Sebastian ran an outdoor workout company in San Francisco, then made Denmark his permanent home in 2025. He has been a long-term student of Scott Wells (improvisation and acrobatics) and Frey Faust (functional anatomy and dance research), among other influential teachers. He is the founder of Agile Beast and co-founder of Spiral Camp, both of which focus on making skills and techniques for dynamic movement accessible to all participants. He first encountered Contact Improvisation in 2006 by accidentally joining a Jam and has been hooked ever since. Learn more at www.sebastian.fit and www.bodywagging.dance
MUSICIAN
dan gorelick
Dan Gorelick is a Brooklyn and SF based musician who works with cello, voice, and synthesis to create expressive electronic soundscapes. His musical style is influenced by his upbringing as a classical cellist, improvisational jazz, and exploration in different forms of sound design. His performances integrate acoustic practices with various technologies to explore sonic possibilities between the two. IG @dqgorelick | venmo @dqgorelick
host
nick smith
Nick Smith is a facilitator, organizer, meditator, dancer and body worker focused on improvisation, somatics, touch and relational technologies. Nick offers body work sessions in the Bay Area and teaches regularly at The Athletic Playground, Berkeley Alembic, Breathing Room Alameda, Finnish Hall and elsewhere. https://www.grapes.dance/
organizer
merrick jacob
Merrick Jacob is a lover of movement, continuously in awe of the body and its potential for delightful expression, wild creativity, & authentic connection. Influenced by her practices of contact improvisation, figure skating, acroyoga, and hand-balancing, she guides playful movement experiences as an opportunity for deep listening, research, and co-creation. Merrick teaches & hosts contact across the SF Bay Area and beyond.
