Blues Dancing

No experience necessary! Come experience the joy of dancing to blues music, taught by experienced blues dancers and teachers, Jordan and Shira. Blues dancing can be sensual or playful, slow or fast. Dancers will be able to choose one or both modes to all the music we play. 

Blues music, how it inspires us to move, and historic Black American jazz movement vocabulary are welcome and will be covered in class.

Blues/Swing fusion was the first “fusion” social dance. Learn to translate swing energy into blues energy for moves you know, and then to filter down to Blues and finally to Micro Blues — which gives you all the choices of dancing big while dancing very small.

Lesson 1: Blues basics 

We will cover the steps, blues pulse, groove, etc. and how to translate moves dancers have learned from other dances into Blues.

Lesson 2: Intro to body control for micro movements thru macro movements

This will be an intro to micro movements by learning how to isolate and chain large movements throughout the body. A focus will also be on how to maximize connection with your partner. This will be semi technical, because lesson three is going to be very technical.

Lesson 3: Micro blues

Subtle movement, breath control, and weight distribution to achieve micro blues movements and aesthetic. This will be highly technical :)

** PRE-REQUISITES FOR THIS CLASS **

1. You have read and understood our Code of Conduct

Swingout Series (Level 2 & 3)

This Swingout series is meant to help clean up and expand your swingouts. It's categorized as level 2 & 3, meaning you should know triple steps, 8 count footwork, and have already been exposed to swingouts. 

Class 1: Dialing the basic swingout 

Making a swingout feel great even as we speed up the tempo.

Class 2: Partnered swingout variations

Jump out, middle tuck turn, free spin out of closed, outside turn in the middle, over rotated swingout.

Class 3: Individual swingout variations and putting it all together in a social dance setting

Swivels, kick ball change.

** PRE-REQUISITES FOR THIS CLASS **

1. You should already have taken the Level 1 class and likely also the Level 2 class

2. You should know triple steps, 8 count footwork, and have already been exposed to swingouts

3. You should have an understanding of lead-follow technique and connection. 

4. You have read and understood our Code of Conduct