Blues Union Boston http://bluesunionboston.com Blues dancing, classes, and open practices every Thursday Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:22:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Thursday, February 2 http://bluesunionboston.com/2012/01/thursday-february-2/ http://bluesunionboston.com/2012/01/thursday-february-2/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:22:28 +0000 jmartinez http://bluesunionboston.com/?p=637 This month we have Devona Cartier and Joshua Boroff serving up an awesome series:

Awesomeness (7:30-8:30)
Devona and Joshua have their own special brand of awesomeness, and they’ll be sharing some of their secrets. More details to follow shortly.

Beginner Crash Course (8:30-9:00)
This will be a weekly feature designed to introduce novices to Blues dancing. It will provide enough vocabulary to have fun on the dance floor. Plus, when students feel comfortable with this material, they’ll be ready for the Series classes.

Amy Kucharik and Steve York will be behind the DJ booth, ready to keep you dancing all night.

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

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Blues Clinic (7:30-9)
During Blues Clinics we gather as many instructors as we can for personalized instruction. Students dance with instructors and get individual feedback on their dancing. Music plays continuously in the background, and students are encouraged to social dance and give each other feedback while not dancing with instructors.

Dan Repsch (of Philadelphia) and Jenny Sowden (of NYC) will be on hand at the Clinic and behind the DJ booth. They’ll be sure to rock the house, so you don’t want to miss this!

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

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Solo Riffin’ (7:30-8:30)
One of the beauties of the Blues is you can dance it solo as well as partnered. In this series we’ll start by building a solid vocabulary, and then show you how to use it, the music, and your fellow dancers to inspire even more creativity.

Beginner Crash Course (8:30-9:00)
This will be a weekly feature designed to introduce novices to Blues dancing. It will provide enough vocabulary to have fun on the dance floor. Plus, when students feel comfortable with this material, they’ll be ready for the Series classes.

Gui Cavalcanti and Khrysti Smyth will be behind the DJ booth, ready to keep you dancing all night.

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

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Solo Riffin’ (7:30-8:30)
One of the beauties of the Blues is you can dance it solo as well as partnered. In this series we’ll start by building a solid vocabulary, and then show you how to use it, the music, and your fellow dancers to inspire even more creativity.

Beginner Crash Course (8:30-9:00)
This will be a weekly feature designed to introduce novices to Blues dancing. It will provide enough vocabulary to have fun on the dance floor. Plus, when students feel comfortable with this material, they’ll be ready for the Series classes.

Devona Cartier and Amy Kucharik will be behind the DJ booth, ready to meet all your Blues needs.

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

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Solo Riffin’ (7:30-8:30)
One of the beauties of the Blues is you can dance it solo as well as partnered. In this series we’ll start by building a solid vocabulary, and then show you how to use it, the music, and your fellow dancers to inspire even more creativity.

Beginner Crash Course (8:30-9:00)
This will be a weekly feature designed to introduce novices to Blues dancing. It will provide enough vocabulary to have fun on the dance floor. Plus, when students feel comfortable with this material, they’ll be ready for the Series classes.

Plus, to help kick off the new year, we’re bringing you some live music! Josh Fialkoff is a dancer favorite and we’re very happy to bring him back to Blues Union. For more info on Josh you can check out http://www.joshfialkoff.com/

The lesson is $5, and as always with live music nights, the dance is $10.

]]> http://bluesunionboston.com/2012/01/thursday-january-5/feed/ 0 Closed for the Holidays http://bluesunionboston.com/2011/12/closed-for-the-holidays/ http://bluesunionboston.com/2011/12/closed-for-the-holidays/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:55:37 +0000 jmartinez http://bluesunionboston.com/?p=607 Blues Union will be closed on December 22 and 29. We’ll be back in action on January 5, 2012. Enjoy the holidays, an we’ll see you in the new year!

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Clinic (7:30-8:30)
We’ll gather as many instructors as we can for personalized instruction. Students dance with instructors and get individual feedback on their dancing. Music plays continuously in the background, and students are encouraged to social dance and give each other feedback while not dancing with instructors.

Beginner Crash Course (8:30-9:00)
This will be a weekly feature designed to introduce novices to Blues dancing. It will provide enough vocabulary to have fun on the dance floor. Plus, when students feel comfortable with this material, they’ll be ready for the Series classes.

Steve York and Amy Kucharik will be behind the DJ booth, ready to satisfy your Blues cravings.

The lesson is $5 and the dance an additional $5.

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Clinic (7:30-8:30)
We’ll gather as many instructors as we can for personalized instruction. Students dance with instructors and get individual feedback on their dancing. Music plays continuously in the background, and students are encouraged to social dance and give each other feedback while not dancing with instructors.

Beginner Crash Course (8:30-9:00)
This will be a weekly feature designed to introduce novices to Blues dancing. It will provide enough vocabulary to have fun on the dance floor. Plus, when students feel comfortable with this material, they’ll be ready for the Series classes.

Devona Cartier and Khrysti Smyth will be behind the DJ booth, ready to keep you dancing all night.

The lesson is $5 and the dance an additional $5.

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Blues Clinic (7:30-9)
During Blues Clinics we gather as many instructors as we can for personalized instruction. Students dance with instructors and get individual feedback on their dancing. Music plays continuously in the background, and students are encouraged to social dance and give each other feedback while not dancing with instructors. There is also a long beginner lesson running throughout, making the Clinic perfect for introducing newcomers to Blues Dancing.

DJ info coming soon.

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

]]> http://bluesunionboston.com/2011/11/thursday-december-1/feed/ 0 Closed for Thanksgiving http://bluesunionboston.com/2011/11/closed-for-thanksgiving/ http://bluesunionboston.com/2011/11/closed-for-thanksgiving/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:20:27 +0000 jmartinez http://bluesunionboston.com/?p=597 There will be no Blues Union this week, but we’ll be back in action next week with a Blues Clinic. Enjoy the holiday!

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