Vintage Blues and Lindy

Juan and Sharon hail from Argentina and Australia and are visiting Pgh.

Vintage Blues & Slow Lindy
Don't sit out when the tempos get slow! In this six-week series, we will explore a variety of vintage slow dancing styles, from Slow Lindy to Harlem Ballrooming, Slow Drag, Tango Blues, and much more. Not just a modern swing dance trend, vintage blues dances actually pre-date Lindy Hop, many evolving in the late 19th century at the same time that jazz was being born. These styles were danced across America all the way through to the 1940s, in intimate settings like the jook joints of the rural American South and house rent parties in the urban North, as well as ballrooms and dancehalls alongside Lindy Hop and other swing dances. Ranging from smooth and relaxed, to passionate and dramatic, and danced in a variety of partner positions, these different styles of slow dancing offer a myriad of ways to explore blues and slow swing music. These dances are all characterised by slow movement, musicality and a strong partnered connection, so you will find these techniques useful for all styles of blues dance and Lindy Hop too!

No blues dance experience is needed to take this class.

http://www.sharonandjuan.com/

Tuesdays (6 weeks)
April 1 - May 6
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Cost: $50.00 pre-registered ($60 at the door) unless otherwise noted
Edgewood Club

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