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The festival focuses on improvisational dance, mainly contact improvisation.

The contact community in Helsinki has evolved into
its current form over the past nine years. All us teachers of the festival come from and are actively involved in the local contact scene. Even after long history of dancing together we still are not bored with each other but wish to share our exploration with larger crowd .Grateful and encouraged by the past two years of festival experience, we are happy to continue creating space for this wonderful festival to happen again.
Through the process of organizing we have been developing our individual ways of dancing and teaching aswell as strenghened the sense of community. We wish to share the warmth and joy of being, dancing
and exploring together with you!

Skiing on Skin happens during the coldest time of the year. This creates different possibilities to enjoy the local nature at its most unique. For example: bathing
in the lake; or skiing, not only on skin but in the woods as well. The aim is to bring the warmth of human contact to the midst of Nordic solitude and simplicity.

So once again, welcome to the wintery, (hopefully!) snowy Finland, and to the community known for its gentle men and strong women! Let's start from there
- a touch, a roll, a contact. Falling gently, flying up... skiing on skin.