Brando (Aaron Brandes) teaches CI internationally. He serves on the Board of Directors for Earthdance and has worked with CI programing there since 2005. Brando has been instrumental in creating CI Ground Research, which encourages the ongoing research of contact improvisation by dancers from around the world. He trained with Tom Myers at the KMI Institute and is a certified Fascial Bodywork/Structural Integration practitioner. Brando’s pedagogical approach is combination of humor (inherent in this divinely awkward dance form!), anatomical mapping, and his extensive background in meditation. The combination of technical specificity in CI with the deep and nuanced listening creates the foundation for exploration in accelerated states of movement. More information, including links to Brando’s youTube videos can be found @ www.heybrando.com