Blues Blues News: November
Julie Brown
Hey Boston Blues people, here's what's going on this month in the Boston blues scene this month, plus cool places you can travel to, to dance the blues!
Summary:
- Guest instructor Reeva Bradley at Bluesy Tuesy (first 2 weeks) teaching & DJing! Solo theme in class (partnering will be covered too)!
- Partnership & Connection Sampler at Blues Union with different instructors each week!
- No Blues Union on Thanksgiving
- Living Room Workshops with Ruth & Mike, Nov 15 & 21!
- Blues & Swing dances in Western MA!
- Travel & dance the blues in Rochester, Greenville, Philly, Montreal, Albany, and more!
Stuff around town
Guest instructor/DJ at Bluesy Tuesy
The first 2 weeks of November, Reeva Bradley from Oakland, CA, will be teaching and DJing at Bluesy Tuesy. Come check it out!
November at Bluesy Tuesy - Solo movement
with Reeva Bradley; other instructors
The theme of the month is solo movement! The first two weeks will be taught by guest instructor Reeva Bradley, and the 2nd two weeks will be taught by local instructors. Class topics may include solo moves, ways to incorporate solo into partner dancing, and more! Check the Tuesy Facebook group for weekly topics.
November at Blues Union - Partnership & Connection Sampler
with different teachers each week!
This month, our teachers will be offering different topics and perspectives on connection and partnership! Check out the Blues Union Facebook group for each week’s topic.
**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.
Blues Union closed on Thanksgiving
Enjoy the time with your family and/or friend-family, and we’ll see you the rest of the month, and in December!
Blues Union Raffle!
At the "November" Blues Clinic(first week of December, due to Thanksgiving), we’ll be raffling off a CD of blues music selected by Julie & Jenn, great for dancing & practicing to. Each class or clinic you come to in November gets you one more ticket in the raffle (more classes=higher chances of winning!).
Earn free dances while spreading the love of blues!
When you dance at a blues bar, music event, or other blues bomb (or if you teach at a local college), bring some blues ambassador business cards to hand out! If people come to dances for their first time with your card, you get in that night for free! Talk to Andrew at Bluesy Tuesy or Julie Brown or Jenn Martinez at Blues Union to get yourself some cards.
Living Room Workshops with Ruth and Mike
Registration is limited to 8 people for each of these workshops, so there is a lot of room for individual attention and questions. Also, these workshops tend to fill up quickly, so sign up now to guarantee yourself a spot! :)
Ruth is teaching a living room workshop from noon to 4:30 pm on Sunday November 15th. More info here - https://www.facebook.com/events/826264840806112/
Mike is teaching a living room workshop from noon 4:30 pm on Saturday November 21st. More info here - https://www.facebook.com/events/918605968219022/
Blues+Swing Dancing in Western MA!
Hogan Student Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
Practice every Sunday - regular meetings of the blues & swing dancing group that meets every Sunday at 8pm. There will be a sign pointing out the exact room.
Next monthly swing & blues dance - Friday November 6th from 7-11. Lesson from 7-8. Dancing from 9-11. It is color themed, so the idea is that people wear lots of funky colors!
December monthly swing & blues dance - December 4th, Star Wars Themed: "The Empire Swings Back!" Lesson from 7-8. Dancing from 9-11.
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/
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
Want a learning- and/or competition-focused event?
These events usually have multiple tracks or levels of classes during the day. At night, there’ll be tons of dancing and maybe one or more competitions or performances.
Snowbound Blues
Rochester, NY - December 4–6
Join us in snowy Rochester, New York for a blues dancing exchange that’s sure to keep you warm!
http://www.snowboundblues.com/
Winter Blues
Greenville, SC - January 29-31
Want to escape the blizzards? Come blues dance in South Carolina!
https://winterblues.open-dance.net/publicinfo
https://www.facebook.com/events/1575520866054152/
DJX Fusion Weekend
Philadelphia, PA Nov 13-15
All types of music! Andrew Smith and Flouer Evelyn teaching!
http://djexperiment.org/fusion-weekend
Looking for more chill, hangin’ out exchanges?
These events don’t have classes during the day; instead they have either dances or non-dancing events around the city that they’re hosted in. The evenings have tons of dancing again, and may or may not include competitions.
Montreal’s Marvelous Mini (MMM) Blues Exchange
Montreal, QC - November 20–22
A celebration dance event with a focus on what made us all fall in love with blues - yummy social dancing, mind-blowing music, and a shared passion for reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones. - Currently *sold out*! Contact the organizers to stay tuned for passes that may become available later.
Albany Lindy and Blues Exchange (ALBX)
Albany, NY - December 11–13
Join us for the fifth and final ALBX!
Josh. Gordon. Albany. So much more. One last time.
http://www.albanylindyandblues.com/
Other events to travel to:
-Check out http://bluescal.com/
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