Blues Dance
Blues dance is partner dancing set primarily to slow-to-medium tempo blues music. In it current form, it includes elements from swing, salsa, tango and other dance styles, but still remains largely open-ended. This means that blues dancers are free to improvise and follow their own movement ideas. Slow and sultry, raw and feisty, spontaneous and exhuberant, the expression of each blues dance is as varied as the music it responds to.
As with many things these days, blues dance is described in more depth on Wikipedia.
Long ago, David wrote a short article about something we used to call Nouveau Blues and now are more likely to simply call blues. The name is really less important than the meaning!
Learn to Blues Dance
This class is open to students of all levels on a drop-in basis. We "layer" the material so that students will always be able to work on each concept at their own pace and level. Questions, feedback, and requests are highly encouraged!
- Fridays, 7:30-8:30 pm
- Next classes:
- November 23
- November 30
- December 7
- December 14
- Forufera Center
- Mezz Level, 505 Hamilton Street (at Pender)
- $52 for four classes or $15 drop-in
- No partner necessary!
In this class you will learn:
- principles of connection - leading/following in open and closed positions
- concepts of rhythm and footwork
- alignment and posture
- how to move smoothly across the dance floor
- the mechanics of:
- turns
- weight shifting
- hip motion
- stepping patterns
- dips
- changes in orientation
- and more