Saturday: Stocking the Fridge (Blues Essentials)

Blues is a dance that emphasizes partner communication, musicality, and freedom of expression. So what exactly does it mean to dance “Blues”? Explore the world of possibilities opened to you with the essential tools for creating Blues-Awesomeness.

Saturday: Now You’re Cookin’ with Gas (Moving with Blues Aesthetic)

Add style, add creativity, add moves! Find out how to easily adapt movements you already know into the Blues -- you might be surprised how quickly you can hit the dance floor and look good when using proper Blues aesthetics and partner techniques.

Saturday: Milk It, Baby! (Advanced Techniques for Beginners)

The African American vernacular of dance is built on a fluid interplay of your body with the music. This is where the real fun in Blues is: we’ll create rhythmic, layered body movements that bring the music to life in ever increasing, and more mesmerizing, ways.

Sunday: Spice Up Your Blues! (Solo Body Movement)

Get to mastering the core movements and body isolations of vintage Solo Blues and Jazz. You'll gain a whole new bag of spices to use, become more aware of your body, improve your overall dance posture, balance, and improvisation, all while being more musical overall. After all, if you can do it own your own, you can do it with a partner!

Sunday: Shake & Bake (Juke Joint Blues I)

Now you’ll have the opportunity to take that nitty-gritty jukin' Blues from the Solo class and incorporate it into your partnered dancing. We’ll dive even further into the realms of connection and musicality to put all the pieces of the Blues puzzle together, while doing it comfortably at all speeds -- from slow & groovy to fast & energetic.

Sunday: Have Your Cake and Eat It Too (The Spirit Moves You)

African-American dance is about losing yourself completely in the expression of the music. Learn the art of playful interaction with the music and your partner that goes well beyond typical lead/follow rules and elevate it to true dancing.