CIRF is a forum for the continued world-wide exchange and development of Contact Improvisation (CI) dance. CIRF offers year-round events to provide high quality performance, training and dance research/practice, including our annual July festival, WCCIF: West Coast Contact Improvisation Festival (since 1987). We collaborate among a cross-section of artists interested in dance, improvisation, somatics and performance. Diversity inclusion, financial assistance and physical accessibility are essential components of our programming and decision-making. We aim to inspire and challenge both the professional artist and the beginning mover, providing an environment that cultivates new generations of performing artists, teachers, and dancers. Resource Links below, at left.