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What is Blues Dancing?There are many definitions of Blues Dancing and blues music. We are primarily interested in the forms of music and dance that are occurring in the social partnered dancing scene of today. This form of Blues has been exploding as a dance in its own right across North America and starting to hit the other continents.improvising their own variations." Jazz Dance: The Story of American Vernacular Dance by Marshall Winslow Stearns, Jean Stearns, page 153 What does it look like?The type of Blues Dancing that we do is centered on very strong partner connection with the basis being a weight change. It originally stems out of Swing/Jazz partner dancing, though it's connection and weight change share some similarities to Tango. Unlike Tango, however, Blues is driven by a deep pulse found in the music, and this pulse drives the movement as well as the feel or spirit of the dance, which is much "earthier" than the "airy" and light feel of Tango. We have often described Blues Dancing as similar to a slow swing dance where "hyperconnectedness" is the focus rather than "moves" or footwork. This is, of course, an oversimplification. Better than words, it might help to actually view some of our video examplesWhat does it sound like?With that in mind, here are some samples of some of our favorite songs to hopefully give you an idea of the "Blues" that drives us. Some of it fits in the canonical definition of "Blues Music" and some of it just feels wonderful to Blues Dance to.Absolute Favorites
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