This 2-day workshop is a part of ongoing research for a new duet piece on care and intensity. We invite participants to experience the groove of tenderness, the empowerment through giving care to others and receiving it, the dynamics of support in movement. Through these two days we will unfold basics of gentle partnering and explore how to keep gentleness of touch and connection, even as the body engages in more extreme physical demands, where speed, strength, effort, and a strong sense of direction dominate the movement. We will practice techniques that help sustain this tenderness, such as mindful awareness of the connection, using focus to maintain softness, and finding ways to rest within the act of carrying. Through these practices, we will learn to balance exertion with care, allowing us to stay connected without becoming exhausted, offering rest and support to ourselves and others.