Author: jmartinez

We had an awesome series this month and Sweet Molasses Blues has been thrown down. Now, it’s once again Clinic time:

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.

Plus, we’ll draw this month’s raffle winner! Attending the Clinic does come with a raffle entry.

Julie Brown and Sarah Elise will be behind the DJ booth to meet your Blues needs.

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

Sweet Molasses is almost here! Join us as we serve as the unofficial pre-party; it’s going to be a great night!

Kicking it off is the conclusion of our partner conversation series taught by Andi Hansen and Forrest Rogers-Marcovitz:

Partner Conversation (7:30-8:30)
Come see Andi’s take on partner conversation! Topics will include how to create opportunities for your partner & encourage them to contribute to the dance, continuing the conversation & riffing off your partner, open leading vs closed leading, leading vs moving yourself independently, and exact following vs approximate following.

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 Andi Hansen and Forrest Rogers-Marcovitz.

Since it’s a special occasion, we’ll be going till midnight. And, there’s at least one surprise in store!

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

Andi Hansen and Forrest Rogers-Marcovitz have even more ways to communicate ideas during a dance:

Partner Conversation (7:30-8:30)
Come see Andi’s take on partner conversation! Topics will include how to create opportunities for your partner & encourage them to contribute to the dance, continuing the conversation & riffing off your partner, open leading vs closed leading, leading vs moving yourself independently, and exact following vs approximate following.

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 Andi Hansen and Forrest Rogers-Marcovitz.

Amy Kucharik and Steve York will be behind the DJ booth to scratch your Blues itch.

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

Join us as Andi Hansen and Forrest Rogers-Marcovitz show us more ways to turn a dance into a conversation:

Partner Conversation (7:30-8:30)
Come see Andi’s take on partner conversation! Topics will include how to create opportunities for your partner & encourage them to contribute to the dance, continuing the conversation & riffing off your partner, open leading vs closed leading, leading vs moving yourself independently, and exact following vs approximate following.

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 Andi Hansen and Forrest Rogers-Marcovitz.

Jonathan Pechon and Andi Hansen will be behind the DJ booth to whet your Blues appetite.

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

We have an out of town instructor this month – Andi Hansen, from Grand Rapids, MI! Her focus is on creating a safe, comfortable dance where each partner feels confident in expressing themselves. Andi believes that everyone has something to add to the dance, and that nothing is quite like the creativity of playing with the music, your partner, or solo dancing with friends. More on Andi here: http://www.andidances.com/

Partner Conversation (7:30-8:30)
Come see Andi’s take on partner conversation! Topics will include how to create opportunities for your partner & encourage them to contribute to the dance, continuing the conversation & riffing off your partner, open leading vs closed leading, leading vs moving yourself independently, and exact following vs approximate following.

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 Andi Hansen.

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