Thistle Blues Dancing presents this afternoon workshop on blues dancing. A style of social dancing done to blues music and adjacent music genres like jazz, funk and soul. This workshop is perfect for if you are brand new to blues (or even partner dancing in general!) or if you are an experienced dancer who wants to deep dive on your musicality, movement quality and blues aesthetic principles.
Check out this great video from a blues dance festival to get a sense of the vibe: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BMZvkZjSkI
For this session we will be focusing on a specific blues dance called Savoy Walk.  Savoy Walk is a Ballroomin' blues dance that comes from the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, NY, during the jazz age. The big bands of the ballroom were mostly famous for their fast, swinging jazz which was hugely popular and gave rise to swing dance crazes like the Lindy Hop and the Charleston. But when the bands played slower, jazz-blues numbers, the Savoy Walk was the dance of choice for many. Inspired by the dancing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and taking influence from the Fox Trot but with lots of flashy Lindy Hop style tricks added, it is a beautiful dance to watch and one of the biggest influences on the freestyle, Ballroomin' blues found at European blues dance festivals.  
You can read more about the dance here: 
https://bluesjazzbookclub.com/2017/12/27/a-brief-introduction-to-savoy-walk/
 
*IN CLASS* - No partner is required and everyone will get the opportunity to dance with each other in both lead and follow roles. Wear comfy clothes and shoes.
Blues as a dance style, often uses a close embrace (a full body to body connection like a hug) as the main connection in partnership. Consent will be prioritised at all times, with the workshop providing skills needed to clearly communicate how to connect and dance comfortably with each other.
Information Source: Thistle Blues Dancing | eventbrite

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時間：	Apr 19, 2025 (UTC+1) 結束
地點：	The Out of the Blue Drill Hall