Amy O will be facilitating the opening improvisation jam for the Seattle Festival of Dance + Improvisation produced by Velocity Dance Center. Amy is a dancer, choreographer, curator, and educator merging the social and exploratory natures of hip hop and contemporary dance since 2000 to challenge notions of race, gender, and the sampling nature of creativity. She brings 20 plus years of experience in contemporary dance forms, contact improvisation, hip hop party dances, house dance, and multiple approaches to improvisation from the studio, the club, the battle, the screen, and the stage.