blues work shop by mehai

brysonswing · regular Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Posts: 121

blues work shop by mehai the plan so far is the 24 and the 25 of april at the skillit and dancing afterwards. please post what you would like to learn

T_Roach · Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:55 pm Post subject:

I want to learn to dance.

bluemihai · lurker Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 8

I'm really psyched to be coming to SLC. I haven't been there since Tall Nick & JonJon were around...

If you're wondering what brings me to town, it's cheap Southwest fares. I asked Bryson if I could teach a free/donation-based weeknight blues workshop, and it seems that enough of you are interested to make it happen.

As far as topics... Some of the things that I'm working on myself, which I'd love to share but haven't fully mastered, are vintage blues, muscular energy, solo blues, rhythm & balance. Other topics, that I am better known for and teach a lot more, are connection & partnering, creativity, contrast (i.e. creativity inside the box), tango fusion and moving your body without shame.

Obviously, 2-3 hours is not a whole lot of time to get into everything, so please let me know what sounds good (and what doesn't).

Traci · Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:37 am Post subject:

considering how most dancers out here haven't had that much exposure to good blues dancing, basics is probably best. of course, it really depends on who comes to the workshop. if we get a majority of experienced blues dancers, then i'm totally game for some more advanced concepts.

yay for blues!

Flatfoots_Rosebud · Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:10 am Post subject:

We have a lot of interested dancers up here in Logan, but most of them are newbies. I'll try to find out how many people are really interested and find out what they want.
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brysonswing · regular Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Posts: 121

this will be a mid week event so if there are dancers that want a place to stay the night my house will be open i live about a half hour north of the skillet

SpecialK · Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject:

I can probably put a couple of people up to if I give my roomies a heads up.

Traci · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:32 am Post subject:

our house is always open for stray dancers

Flatfoots_Rosebud · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:35 am Post subject:

Awesome, you all are so sweet! I will make sure that we announce it. Keep us posted on specifics so that we can tell our club members what to expect.
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thing 1 and thing 2 · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:57 pm Post subject:

The time of the worshop will have to be after 8pm because there are other classes there until then. If you want it earlier in the day we may have to look somewhere else. But if it's ok to have it later then the Skillet would love to host this event.
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Traci · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:09 pm Post subject:

just an idea, but can we still get studio 600 if we want it earlier? there's lots of space there.

swingdoll · lurker Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Provo

Buzz and I are coming. I could definitely use some help with rhythm, balance and muscular energy. As for vintage blues and solo blues, I don't even know what they are - shows how much I know.

bluemihai · lurker Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 8

T_Roach · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:18 pm Post subject:

Weave historical and cultural context into the lesson and I'll be more than excited. Really, all the topics you've mentioned sound thrilling. If Bryson recommends you as a teacher/dancer/friend, I'm down. Wink

(I'm just hoping my internship & final schedule allows for my attendance both nights.)

Buzz · regular Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 162 Location: Provo

Sounds like a lot of fun.

If I could offer my two cents (which has already been established isn't worth that much, but here it goes anyway) I would suggest NOT offering the basics. Why? Well, there have been about 3-4 basic blues workshops within the past year or two and it never seems to generate that much interest. A few new people come but that's about it. And the people who want to work on more intermediate/advanced concepts begin to get bored. (Don't get me wrong, I understand the importance of the basic and all)

Rythm, balance, muscular energy would be great. I also wouldn't mind a off-the wall topic like "Fun things to do with your feet" or "Forehead connections - SWEEEET." or something like that, just to really mix things up.