Author: jmartinez

Thursday, July 14

Mike Grosser returns with Mike Legenthal to dive deeper into the music in:

Rhythms! (7:30-8:30)
Expanding on some themes from last month, this month we’ll look at how to break down beats, we’ll drill some interesting rhythmic patterns, and we’ll incorporate it into partnered improvised social dancing.

Blues Basics + Beginner Clinic (8:30-9:30)
This weekly drop-in class is designed for new-to-blues dancers or anyone wanting to focus on the fundamentals. It will provide enough moves to have fun on the dance floor, as well the opportunity to hone and polish the core techniques behind the dance. Each week, we’ll cover something new, so you can come every week, or just drop in for a class or few. This class includes the beginner clinic, where you can work on your dancing one-on-one with instructors and advanced dancers. This month it will be taught by Mike Legenthal and Claire Davis.

Julie Brown and Ruth Evelyn will be behind the DJ booth to get your Blues groove on.

As always, the lesson is $5 and the dance is an additional $5.

Thursday, July 7

For July, Mike Legenthal will delve further into the music with:

Rhythms! (7:30-8:30)
Expanding on some themes from last month, this month we’ll look at how to break down beats, we’ll drill some interesting rhythmic patterns, and we’ll incorporate it into partnered improvised social dancing.

Blues Basics + Beginner Clinic (8:30-9:30)
This weekly drop-in class is designed for new-to-blues dancers or anyone wanting to focus on the fundamentals. It will provide enough moves to have fun on the dance floor, as well the opportunity to hone and polish the core techniques behind the dance. Each week, we’ll cover something new, so you can come every week, or just drop in for a class or few. This class includes the beginner clinic, where you can work on your dancing one-on-one with instructors and advanced dancers. This month it will be taught by Mike Legenthal and Claire Davis

Steve York and Joey Science will be behind the DJ booth to whet your Blues appetite.

As always, the lesson is $5 and the dance is an additional $5.

Thursday, June 30

This month we’ve been focusing on the music, and it’s time once again to Clinic:
 
Blues Clinic (7:30-9:30)
The Blues Clinic is an opportunity to work one-on-one with our Blues Union instructors and to work with your friends and peers. Music plays in the background as people work together, and the instructors move around the room, working with people one-on-one or in couples. When not working with instructors, people work with peers, dance with each other, try new things they’re working on, or try things the instructors have helped them with. You can work on material from that month’s series class, workshops you took recently, or anything you like! From 8:30-9:15, we have our Blues Basics class as usual, while the clinic continues in the rest of the room.
 
Joey Science and Joanthan Pechon will be behind the DJ booth for your Blues dancing pleasure.
 
As always, the Clinic is $5, and the dance an additional $5.

Thursday, June 23

We are back with the conclusion of our All About the Music series. Mike Legenthal will be serving up:
 
Latin Rhythms in Blues (7:30-8:30)
This month is a sampler that’s all about the music! Every week different instructors will cover a different type of blues music and how to dance to it. This time we’ll cover Latin American musical elements, which have a long history with the Blues.
 
Blues Basics + Beginner Clinic (8:30-9:30)
This weekly drop-in class is designed for new-to-blues dancers or anyone wanting to focus on the fundamentals. It will provide enough moves to have fun on the dance floor, as well the opportunity to hone and polish the core techniques behind the dance. Each week, we’ll cover something new, so you can come every week, or just drop in for a class or few. This class includes the beginner clinic, where you can work on your dancing one-on-one with instructors and advanced dancers.
 
As always, the lesson is $5 and the dance is an additional $5.