October Boston Blues News
Julie Brown
Greetings, Boston blues dancers!
I hope the Fall is treating you well so far! Here's what's up in the Boston Blues scene (and beyond!) for this month:
1. "Musicality" at Bluesy Tuesy with lots of different instructors! Fun & musical!
2. "Creativity & Getting Out of Your Dance Rut" at Blues Union with Julie Brown! Potential silliness!
3. Dance to live New Orleans Brass Band, Something Shameless! Shamelessness!
4. Learn Lindy Hop from LA dancer Peter Flahiff, who's in town!
5. Lots of places close-by for traveling to dance!
Stuff around town
October at Bluesy Tuesy - Musicality, Improvisation, & Partnership
with Paul Loschak & Sarah Elise, Jan Marie, Zach Brass, and Margaret Ptak & Forrest Rogers-Marcovitz
This month, you’ll get lots of ideas for ways to draw inspiration from the music. Each week, a different teacher or pair of teachers will cover a different topic of musicality.
October at Blues Union - Breaking out of the box
with Julie Brown
Feel like you’re stuck in a dancing rut? Always doing the same moves in the same way? This month, we’ll break out of our boxes and have some fun moving in new ways and getting creative with our blues.
*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. Alternately, you can do a blues interview with Jenn or Julie at the Blues Clinic.
Register now & get the month’s Blues Clinic for free! http://bluesunionboston.com/classes/register-for-classes/
Learn Lindy Hop! - Peter Flahiff Residency in Boston
If you’ve ever wanted to learn Lindy, then October is definitely your time! Peter Flahiff is a master teacher and dancer from Los Angeles, who specializes in LA-Style Swing and Balboa. He will be teaching several Beginner through Intermediate Lindy and Balboa series from Mid-October to Mid-November, as well as specialty workshops (including a Teacher Training class!)
Series begin on Tuesday, Oct. 14th.
For information on class times and venues, prices, and to register, visit:
http://bostonbalboa.org/workshops/peter-flahiff/
Help spread the love of blues, while earning free dances!
When you dance at a blues bar, music event, or other blues bomb (or if you teach at a local college), bring some blues business cards to hand out! If people come to dances with your card, you get in that night for free! Talk to Julie Brown or Jenn Martinez at Blues Union to get yourself some cards.
Live music where you can go dance!
Stay up-to-date on where people are blues dancing to live music:
Join the Boston Blues Bombers group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/28357446101/10152822549526102/?ref=notif¬if_t=group_activity
Oct 11, Something Shameless at The Middle East Corner!
Come hear live brass band/honk music late-night in Cambridge. Dancers welcome and encouraged to attend. 10:30pm doors, $5 cover.
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
Bambloozled
Washington, DC - October 3-5
Bambloozled is Washington’s yearly blues workshop weekend. They’re known for having in-depth classes in an intensive format. They also have a beautiful venue at a historic ballroom in a National Park! And the live music is always great :)
http://capitalblues.org/bambloozled/
Blues Muse
Philadephia, PA - October 17-19
As a follow-focused event, Blues Muse is one-of-a-kind! This event focuses on equal partnership, follower voice, lead receptivity, and solo movement. Great classes, a Jack & Jill, and the unique “Jill” competition:
https://www.facebook.com/events/792545627430484/
Albany Blues and Soul
Albany, NY - October 11-12
Albany Lindy and Blues is partnering with the African American Cultural Center of the Capital District to bring in Damon Stone for a day (and a half) of Blues workshops and history. You won't want to miss the Soul Food dinner and speakers!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1548360122052006/
Looking for more chill, just hangin’ out exchanges?
Gypsy House Party
Dallas, TX - Oct 24-26
http://www.gypsyhouseparty.com/
Talk to Sarah Elise if you want to buy a cheap pass!
Blues Bliss
Orlando, FA - Nov 14-16
https://www.facebook.com/events/1433713550243458/
Steve York is DJing there, and he highly recommends making it down South to soak up a little more summer before the cold sets in up here.
DJX Fusion Weekend
Philadelphia, PA - Nov 14-16
http://djexperiment.org/fusion-weekend
The Blues Experiment
April 26-May 3 & May 3-10 - The beach, NC
Spend a week in a beautiful beach house, geeking out, working hard, and learning from and with your peers & top level instructors. Sound like paradise? It is! Consider applying to this year's Blues Experiment:
Applications close October 10th! http://thebluesexperiment.com
Other events to travel to:
-Check out http://bluescal.com/
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/
Stay cool!