Boston Blues News - July

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July at Bluesy Tuesy - Birth of Blues: Dancing from the Roots
with Jan Marie & guest appearance by Rachel Stirling(Portland, OR)
Come learn blues dancing the way it was first taught: by experiencing it. Join us as we explore African vernacular movements in a community setting, initiating traditional "ring shouts" and "call & response" dancing to bring the original improvisation back into this classic social dance form. This series will foreshadow Jan Marie's interactive piece at FIGMENT entitled "Birth of Blues." Find out more: http://birthofblues.tumblr.com 

July at Blues Union - Styling Sampler!
with Jenn, Martinez, Julie Brown, & Rachel Stirling (Portland, OR)
You know how to create space as a leader and use space as a follower,...but what do you *do* with that space when you have it? This series will focus on a different area of the body each week, giving you moves & movements to do solo or as a styling in partnered (“Styling” includes movements that leaders do that they are not leading. e.g. When a follower is doing a styling during a turn, the leader can do a separate styling).
July 3 - June’s Blues Clinic
July 10 - Jenn Martinez - Feet, knees, & leg stylings
July 17 - Julie Brown - Arm & shoulder stylings
July 24 - Rachel Stirling (Portland, OR) - hips, chest, & torso stylings Here’s Rachel rocking it in a recent solo comp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y475I03Ix4#t=168 
July 31 - July’s Blues Clinic

*If you’ve taken 6 months or more of blues classes at Blues Union or Bluesy Tuesy, you can take the intermediate classes at Blues Union.

Register now & get that month’s Blues Clinic for free! http://bluesunionboston.com/classes/register-for-classes/

Thurs, July 3 is “June’s” Blues Clinic
To balance the missing week in June, June’s Blues Clinic will be July 3rd. July has an extra week, so it all works out!


Cornerstone House party! July 19
July 19, 9pm-late
Hangouts! Blues dancing! Drinks in a washing machine! Cornerstone house parties are great, and the next one is on July 19th. You should go!


Sweet Molasses Blues - This month!
July 25-28 - Boston, MA
Boston’s big blues weekend is back! Expect some awesome music, excellent classes, and great dances with out-of-towners! Get more info at:

Registration is open now.  Join the party!

Sign up to host other dancers once you log in! Click on Registration, then click View Registration, the click on the Housing tab to the left. Any questions, email sweetmo...@gmail.com 

Check out the Sweet Molasses sponsored interview series with blues dancers and musicians:

Information on our week-long partnership with Nocturne Blues:


Blues Ambassador program
Want to spread the love of blues and earn free dances? Talk to Julie or Jenn at Blies Union about our blues ambassador program.

Live music where you can go dance!

Stay up-to-date on where people are blues dancing to live music:

Friday, July 11 at Club Oberon - “Cunning Folk Cabaret” - Amy Kucharik CD release show featuring Wishbone Zoe, MC Johnny Blazes, burlesque, aerial silks, dance performances and more TBA

Weekly/ongoing:
-Mondays at Toad to the White Owls
-Americana Mondays at PA's Lounge
-Friday at Atwood's to Tim Gearan
-Sundays late afternoons at Johnny D's blues jam
-Sunday evenings after 9, there’s a jam at the Cantab Lounge in Central Square.
-Sunday blues jam at Players sports bar in Rockland MA, 4- 8pm
-Sunday blues jam at Pete’s Grill in Quincy 9-12 on Sunday

*Dancers don’t always go to all of these every week; check Facebook (Boston Blues Bombers group) and ask around to see where folks will be. 


Traveling for Dance


Basement Blues
July 5, New York City, NY
Come to the July edition of NYC’s monthly blues workshops & dance! Workshops during the day with Shawn Hershey & Julie Brown, blues dancing until late.

If you want to make a weekend of it, here’s what else is going on that weekend in NYC:
Friday - during-the-day picnic, Friday Night Blues (Blues Dance) 
Saturday Afternoon - Basement Blues Workshop
Saturday - Basement Blues (Blues Dance) 
Sunday Melting Pot! (Fusion Dance)


Looking for more chill, just hangin’ out exchanges?

Albany Lindy, Blues and Swimming
Albany, NY - July 11-13

North Star Blues
Minneapolis, MN - September 19-21

Gypsy House Party
Dallas, TX - Oct 24-26



Augusta Heritage Festival - Blues and Swing Week
Elkins, WV - July 13 - 19
The Augusta Heritage Festival’s Blues and Swing week is a camp for musicians and dancers, with some of the best Blues and Jazz musicians in the country, as well as top-notch Lindy and Blues instructors.
Instruction and Performances in past years have included Blues legends such as Louisiana Red, Phil Wiggins, Bowling Green John Cephas, FIona Boyes, and Daryl Davis.
Whether you’re a dancer interested in playing the music, or a musician interested in learning to dance, this camp immerses participants in the music like no other!
For more information, or to register, go to: https://augustaheritagecenter.org/augusta-schedule/blues-swing/


Nocturne Blues
New York City, NY - July 18 - 20
This is a weekend that promises to be filled with amazing music, awesome people, rockin’ parties, and superb classes from instructors that will knock your socks off!  Instructors include current (and former) Boston greats like: Julie Brown, Shawn Hershey, Natalya Gomez, Mike Legenthal, Dan Legenthal, Mike Grosser, and Ruth Evelyn.



Other events to travel to:


Have ideas for us? Let us know how we’re doing!

Blues Union feedback link (you can also leave general blues ideas there too): http://bluesunionboston.com/home/feedback/
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