Registration for the Spring 2025 East Coast Jam is open!
The Fall 2024 East Coast Jam has passed. To be notified when registration opens for the next jam, please subscribe to our email announcements.
Where: Claymont Society, Claymont Mansion Road, Charles Town, WV 25414. See Travel Info for travel details
When: Oct 2 2024, 5:00 PM to Oct 6, 2024, 2:00 PM
Official kickoff is Wednesday night, Oct 2 at 6:30 PM dinner. Jammers can begin arriving as early as 5:00 PM. Contact us if you need to arrive earlier.
To register: After getting acquainted with the details below visit the Register page. (Always findable via the Register entry in the menu at the top of this site's pages.)
Our continuing mission is the opportunity to gather to share Contact Improvisation. Bring your whole dancing self, share quests and questions, connect and explore!
See our home page for general info about the East Coast Jam
See the At-the-ECJ Details page for various particulars
Visit Claymont Court Seminars for info about the Jam retreat center.
The rest of this page has the jam-specific details like costs and organizer contact info. Registration rates are organized around the actual costs, which vary depending on when and how you'll be attending.
Early Bird Deadline: Sep 9, 2024 (after Sep 9 rates increase by $50 until registration close)
The deadline for signing up for Work Trade is Sep 11, 2024
Registration closes: Sep 16, 2024 at 11:59 PM (or earlier if we reach our jam capacity of 50 people before that date).
Full Balance Due: Sep 16, 2024
Deposit and balance paid is fully refundable until: Sep 9, 2024
Balance paid is fully refundable minus deposit: Sep 16, 2024
>> If you have an exceptional situation (such as a family emergency or contracting COVID-19) please contact the organizers and we’ll work with you.
Registration costs include:
A bed in a shared room. Camping reduces your cost by $20/night.
If camping, please indicate that choice on the registration form. If you choose camping on the form and then change your mind before the jam (let us know as soon as possible) or decide to crash indoors at the last minutes to escape weather, etc, know that there may not be spare beds for last minute changes and you’ll need to pay the cost difference.
Delicious vegetarian meals
Blankets and pillow if staying in the Mansion. Sheets and towels are available for a laundry fee of $5 per person ($10 if you have a queen-sized bed).
Kids are welcome!
Kids 0-5 are free; kids 6-11 get 50% off the registration fee.
We welcome kids but those bringing them must agree they will be responsible for their supervision for the entirety of their stay.
Work Trade
Work Trade pays $25/hour and entails working in the kitchen for meal prep/clean-up. Work trade hours occur during times when we are jamming. Please contact the work trade organizer as soon as possible if interested, as these spots fill up early on! Deadline to sign up for work trade is September 11, 2024.
The total cost depends on your dates of attendance, when you register (before or after the Early Bird deadline), if you are tenting or sleeping in the mansion, and if you choose work study.
Registration fees (after Sept 9):
$550 - 4 nights (Full Jam)
Arrive Wednesday before dinner and depart Sunday after lunch
$470 - 3 nights
Arrive Wednesday after lunch and depart Saturday after lunch or arrive Thursday after lunch and depart Sunday after lunch
$350 - 2 nights
Arrive Thursday after lunch and depart Saturday after lunch or arrive Friday after lunch and depart Sunday after lunch.
Registration must be for contiguous days – you can't skip days
We encourage attendance for the full 5 days, especially for first timers. Experiencing the full jam allows you to be part of creating a deeply connected enriching space.
For those who are unable to attend the full jam, we do have options for later arrival or Saturday departure.
Arrival for any day starts after lunch. If you want to arrive earlier that day you need to bring your own lunch or check the box on the registration form to have lunch provided by Claymont.
To reach the Fall ECJ organizers as a group, email fall-ecj-organizers@googlegroups.com.
To reach a specific organizer: