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Nocturne Blues
7/18/2014
City: New York, NY
Dances: Blues

Blues workshop weekend.

Austin Blues Party 8
3/27/2015
City: Austin, TX
Dances: Blues

Come on home to Texas and enjoy Austin in the springtime. We'll have 3 official nights of dancing (plus pre-parties and after-parties), workshops that will blow your mind, friendly competitions to inspire, and live music (Austin is, after all, the live music capital of the world). Experience the biggest damn party around!

City In Motion Dance Weekend
1/16/2015
City: San Diego, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Fusion, Tango, West Coast, Other

Come keep warm in sunny San Diego through the winter and be ready for some hot nights.

Enjoy sleeping, love eating? Good news! Classes start after lunch each day.

Learn Blues, Tango, and West Coast Swing during the day with amazing instructors.

Dance all night to some of the west coast's best bands and great DJs.

Registration and more on the way.

Join our mailing list at the bottom of our website and watch this event to stay updated! ---> http://eepurl.com/ZLs95

Paris Blues Lindy Balboa Workshop II
10/10/2014
City: Paris, France
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Workshop weekend with classes taught by:
Anne-Helene Cavasa (Toulouse) & Bernard Cavasa (Toulouse)
Cédric Clerc (Strasbourg) & Caroline Faivre (Grenoble)

Drag the Blues 2014
10/24/2014
City: Barcelona
Dances: Blues

International Blues workshop in Spain, just at the end of summer.
Amazing venues. Great int teachers
More info at: www.dragtheblues.com

Sweet Molasses Blues
7/25/2014
City: Boston
Dances: Blues

2 days and 3 nights of the best bands and dance classes we can get!

The only Blues workshop weekend we know of with a dedicated choreography class track & showcase competition!

Mastering the Blues
8/8/2014
City: Tacoma, WA, USA
Dances: Blues

Workshop weekend with classes taught by:

Jenny Sowden (Brooklyn, NY)
Dan Repsch (Montreal)
Kevin Buster (Seattle, WA)
Kelly Edmonston (Tacoma, WA)

Dublin Lindy Exchange
9/12/2014
City: Dublin
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Welcome to Dublin, capital of beautiful Ireland!

We are ready to host the 6th edition of the Dublin Lindy Exchange...

There will be four nights in amazing venues, with live bands, an after-blues-party and great activities during the day.

We welcome you to spend a weekend full of glamour and sparkle, set in the glorious time of The Great Gatsby!!!

Winter Blues 2015
1/30/2015
City: Greenville, SC
Dances: Blues

Winter Blues is returning for its third year with everything you love and then some! Save the date, and more info will be up soon.

Edinburgh Lindy Exchange
9/19/2014
City: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Dirt Cheap Blues Exchange 2014
9/4/2014
City: Virginia Beach, VA
Dances: Blues

Celebrating 10 Years of Keeping You In The Blues. Over 50 hours of Blues dancing, fun times, live music, games, and who-knows-what-will-happen-next!

Bluez Cruize (Scotland)
7/11/2014
City: Edinburgh
Dances: Blues, Fusion

3 blues dance parties, top blues and fusion DJ's, whisky tasting, live blues bands and dancing on a boat!

Birmingham International Jazz and Blues Festival
7/18/2014
City: Birmingham UK
Dances: Blues, Solo Jazz

Big Bear Music bringing jazz and blues back to Birmingham.

Mostly free!!!

Studio hop Summer Camp
7/28/2014
City: Eauze (outside Toulouse)
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

magine a vacation center in the wilderness, on the historical roads to Santiago de Compostela, a vast 17-acre park…Imagine the French countryside, an antique house from 1875, no cars, a total peace of mind… plus swing, swing and more swing ! That’s what the Summer Camp is all about : 250 swing-crazed dancers gathered in this beautiful place, setting aside their daily worries and thinking about nothing but their passion, for a week, two… or 3. Everyone is accomodated on-site and takes meals in common, all dancing rooms feature a brand-new wooden floor specially suited for dancing. There are parties every night, in an open 3,200 sq. ft.-corral with a wooden floor, with only a roof so we don’t disturb the shooting stars (the Gers area is known for being one of the best places in France for Astronomy). For the 11th year in a row, Anne-Hélène and Bernard will be pleased to welcome you for one two, or 3 unforgettable weeks of vacation.

Albany Lindy & Blues Exchange
12/12/2014
City: Albany, NY, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Mark your calendars and save the date for our 4th ALBX December 12-14th, with killer live music, amazing DJs, just enough workshop and clinic time to blow your mind without making your head explode, and plenty of room for the Albany magic. (AKA, makin' it up as we go along)

Tiny Blues Weekend - get inspired!
7/4/2014
City: Dresden, Germany
Dances: Blues

Just missed Blossom Blues Zürich? Well, we were lucky to catch two intructors from their line-up: Lucas Weismann (USA) and Lessa Lamb (USA)!

The classes on Saturday will address basic material and Sunday will build from that.

If you are a beginner you are still encouraged to come on Sunday, you might be able to flow into the second day's material just fine, because the instructors are continuing to hold the same values from day one to day two.

If you are a more advanced dancer the first day will be great to work on your basics!

Infos:
https://www.facebook.com/events/244132352454081/
http://jam-circle.de/workshops/tiny-blues-weekend/

Vermont Swing Dance Championships
9/11/2014
City: Stratton , USA
Dances: Blues, Fusion, Tango, West Coast

Featuring:
•Some of the world’s top West Coast Swing pros, including Ben Morris & Jennifer Deluca, John Lindo, John Festa, Robert Cordoba, Luis Crespo, Blake Hobby Dowling, and other well respected regional pros
•Three days of West Coast Swing and Blues Dancing (attend one workshop or the whole weekend!)
•Late-night social dancing until 4:00 am
•Hours of WCS dance lessons for both beginners and experienced dancers
•Competitions registered with the World Swing Dance Council
•Fun activities — Rent a kayak, stand-up paddle board, or bike; or, play tennis, enjoy the sports center, fly fishing, and tours.

New since last year:
Blues dance room
Speciality classes /Fusion
•Larger dance floor
•Dedicated private-lesson space
•All rooms at Black Bear are fully renovated
•Fun activities run by some of our pro staff – Learn more >>

Blues Muse
10/17/2014
City: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Dances: Blues

Blues workshop weekend focused on following.

The Crystal Blues Challenge 2014
10/31/2014
City: St Neots, United Kingdom
Dances: Blues

The chance for Blues dancers to take part in, and be part of, a weekend of Blues-focused challenges –where your peers are your judges! With seven categories, there is something for everyone –and if competing is not your thing, as part of the audience YOU and a panel of well-respected Blues-room dancers, are the judges!

OctoBlues
10/24/2014
City: Heidelberg, Germany
Dances: Blues

2 levels, 3 parties, 6 teachers, 8 hours of class, and a shipload of awesome times - get ready for OctoBlues!
Ruth Evelyn & Mike Legenthal (Boston, USA), Laura Stahl & Kris Blindert (Heidelberg, Germany) Tristan Brightman (Bristol, UK) & partner will teach you how to embrace the blues and to spread the love!

Bluesli 2.0
9/20/2014
City: Zurich, Switzerland
Dances: Blues

Brenda Russell is coming to town!
so we thought to do this two days instead of just one. intensive training! get your blues groove on...

Rain City Blues 2015
2/20/2015
City: Seattle, WA
Dances: Blues

You'll never feel the same way about Rain again! Now in our third year, we're gaining steam. We'll continue to have the awesome instructors, dj's and bands that you've come to expect from us, plus more awesome sauce! Check out the website for details.

Gypsy House Party
10/24/2014
City: Dallas, TX
Dances: Blues, Other

A weekend of the best blues, soul and old skool R&B dance music!

Mountain Top Blues Camp
7/27/2014
City: Ferme Les Costes, 07160 Nonieres, France
Dances: Blues

MTBC is an intensive dance experience designed to enhance and improve your overall movement application. It will help you take the technical information and transform it into movement application. So if you want to geek out on Blues, improve your body awareness and see improvement in the way you move in just one week this is the camp for you. This camp is geared toward students that have taken a training with us before or that have attended a number of our workshops. Attendees can also invite dancers they feel will enjoy this type of immersive dance experience. (Invitees should have at least 2 years of dance experience)

Concept of our classes and teachers:

The class schedule will be designed by our teaching team so that each class builds on the previous one for better conceptual learning. There will be 4 to 5 hours of classes everyday with plenty of time to practice. Our Blues camp will feature small classes giving you greater contact with the teachers allowing you get intensive feedback to improve your dancing skills. The facility offers beautiful dance floors with scenic views indoors and outdoors which will inspire you as you are practicing.
Unfortunately this camp is only being offered to intermediate and + levels and can be offered to only 40 students so that we can really concentrate on improving dance skills and techniques.

The Fun Part:

There will be Live Blues on Friday, August 1st, supplied by Dan Nash and social dancing every night so that you won't want to go to bed.

Thanks to Marjorie the facility will offer free WI-FI to keep you connected with the outside world, three delicious home made dishes per day and a very nice swimming pool to relax and refresh yourselves. All surrounded by beautiful mountain vistas that are breathtaking!

We will also have a Market day for a bit if fun and we will close the camp with a Blues filled picnic giving us the opportunity to decompress as a group.

As you can see, the camp is a great opportunity for you to combine a very nice holiday in the mountains of France with great dance training from some of the best teachers in the world of Blues.

Class topics will include:

Solo Jazz and partnered content
Partnering techniques and tips
Musicality
Performance
Body Awareness and conditioning
Group games and activities to stimulate perceptual awareness
Tasters to sample other styles of dance
Blues History
Ballroom Blues and more
Classes also include tasters, socials and supervised practice times

Pricing is comprised of three factors:

Classes: Early bird Before February 1, 2014; 290 euro. After February: 315 euro

Food - includes a full board of 3 home cooked meals per day: 225 euro

Lodging – Camp site lodging 60-90 euro/week or
Shared room accommodations: 90-175 euro/week

For housing registration: Send an e-mail to:
sercansenozan@msn.com
with housing option. We will let you know about available places.

Volunteering: Just let us know if you are interested at the same e-mail address. We will let you know about the opportunity.

Olympia Dance Convergence
8/1/2014
City: Olympia Washington
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Fusion, Tango, Solo Jazz

A weekend-long dance party and convergence featuring: Live Music and DJ Acts, including MR. MOO! Performances, House Parties, Workshops, Fountain Dance, Sailing Cruise, River Float 25+ hours of social dancing! Tickets: $45 Discount and free passes for Volunteers and Hosts.

Blues Baby Blues
11/7/2014
City: London
Dances: Blues

Rose City Blues 2014
11/7/2014
City: Portland, OR
Dances: Blues

Facebook Save the Date and for more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/177085792496920/

Portland Blues Experience
7/3/2014
City: Portland, OR, USA
Dances: Blues

Portland Blues Experience (PBEx) collaborates with the Waterfront Blues Festival to offer four days and nights of dancing to over 100 live bands and your favorite DJ’s, as well as a DME Dance Cruise down the Willamette River.

Blues Without Shoes
9/19/2014
City: Rennes, France
Dances: Blues

We present you the BLUES WITHOUT SHOES !

A work shop where you will mostly dance barefooted or only with socks.

The Blues Without Shoes in a few words: 19-21 September 2014, 6 hours of classes, 3 levels, 2 parties et 1 tea party.

With a team of boosted teachers: Brian Lucky Skillen from New York but also Géraldine Pelous from Toulouse and our dear Breton teachers: Nicolas Naman et Virginie Walker from Rennes !

http://www.breizhbluesinvasion.com/index.php/en/

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Nous vous présentons le BLUES WITHOUT SHOES !

Un work shop qui comme son nom l’indique sera essentiellement nus pieds ou en chaussettes, ne vous inquiétez pas pour vos petits petons !

Le Blues Without Shoes en quelques chiffres : du vendredi 19 Septembre au 21 septembre, 6 heures de cours, 3 niveaux, 2 soirées et une tea party.

Sans oublier une équipe de profs survoltés avec le grand retour de Brian Lucky Skillen de New York mais aussi de Géraldine Pelous de Toulouse et nos bretons préférés, Nicolas Naman et Virginie Walker de Rennes !

http://www.breizhbluesinvasion.com/

Don't lose the blues - the next step
9/5/2014
City: Erlangen, Germany
Dances: Blues

Don't lose the blues - the next step is an all-level blues dance workshop in lovly Erlangen, germany with Vicci Moore(UK) and Adamo Ciarallo(IT), two of the best blues dance teachers in europe.
Nine hours of classes and three partys at a very good price.
Special: German barbeque and blues dance party on sunday evening at a villa.

North Star Blues
9/18/2014
City: Minneapolis, USA
Dances: Blues

Lisbon Blues Weekend Workshop
11/21/2014
City: Lisbon, Portugal
Dances: Blues

Lucky Skillen comes to Delft!
8/29/2014
City: Delft, Netherlands
Dances: Blues

Delft Blues has amazingly exciting news!

Blues dance sensation Lucky Skillen! is coming to Holland to teach us how to dance awesome blues! Keep the weekend of the 29th to 31st of august free if you want to come by Delft and learn from Lucky himself. We promise you a weekend full of parties and workshops.

Join the facebook event for more updates.


We would love to see you there!

Mountain Top Blues Camp (FB)
7/27/2014
City: Lyon , France
Dances: Blues

MTBC ( July 27-August 2, 2014) is an intensive dance experience designed to enhance and improve your overall movement application. It will help you take the technical information and transform it into movement application. So if you want to geek out on Venacular Blues, improve your body awareness and see improvement in the way you move in just one week this is the camp for you.

35th San Diego Jazz Fest & Swing Dance
11/26/2014
City: San Diego, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Tango, Boogie Woogie

Over 30 bands and guest artists. Wed and Thurs evening.
All day Fri/Sat/Sun.
Special Swing Dance and Battle of the Bands Sat night 6:00 PM to Midnight.

Dirty Water Lindy & Blues Exchange
9/25/2014
City: Boston
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Dirty Water is a Lindy & Blues exchange in Boston, Massachusetts.

This year will again feature the amazing Gordon Webster.

We plan on having 4 nights of dances, 2 Late nights, an apple picking trip, clam shack visit, and a dance on the Harbor.

Galway Lindy Exchange
8/8/2014
City: Galway, Ireland
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Statesboro Swings Out
4/24/2015
City: Statesboro, GA, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy

The Moon Blues
10/17/2014
City: Bordeaux, France
Dances: Blues

Blues Dance Festival with Anne-Hélène & Bernard, and Adamo & Vicci !!
Two parties with band and a blues afternoon the sunday !!
Here we go !!

Julie & Claire

bamBLOOZled 2014!
10/3/2014
City: Washington, DC
Dances: Blues

You gotta have more nights like this. Blues dance, competitions, classes, adventures, and wild live music. It's an unstoppable event.

Lindy Hop into Blues-Workshop
8/23/2014
City: Stuttgart, Germany
Dances: Blues

Blues Workshop with Jered Morin. Get interested in blues from slow lindy dancing, learn ballroomin blues, breakaways and dips&tricks.

Prague Blues eXchange 2015
4/24/2015
City: Prague, Czech Republic
Dances: Blues

Every year, we bring you 3 long nights packed with groovin’ live music, so you can dance your shoes off! From new talents to the biggest bands around, every year we bring together lovely city, lovely people and great music to enjoy true Prague spring and the shared passion called blues.

Prague Blues eXchange is a non-for-profit event, and one you can even help to make better! Every year we encourage dancers to step in, propose a workshop or lecture, and participate in daytime activities. It’s a FESTIVAL BY DANCERS FOR DANCERS.

Beantown Camp
6/26/2014
City: Beverly, MA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

A week of incredible classes and social dances at the beautiful Endicott College, 1 hour from Boston. Special events during the camp include Beantown Bounce (the instructors' show), Camp BBQ, Camp Social, Talent Show, Beantown Karaoke, Soul Party, as well as relaxation time at the beach and hanging with friends at the Pub.

Features the best food of any dance camp!

Hot'N'Sweat Blues Vienna
7/26/2014
City: Vienna, Austria
Dances: Blues

Enjoy a hot week-end full with 6 hours of Blues and have fun with Jered Morin!

Hart & Soul Weekend
9/5/2014
City: hartford, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Other

Hart & Soul Weekend is a weekend devoted to good soul music and great dancing. Take classes from world-class instructors during the day and dance to awesome music all evening! We are bringing back our 2013 headlining band, “West End Blend”, who are phenomenal musicians. They are the gem of the Hartford music scene. We invite you to come to Hartford and party like we do.

INSTRUCTORS:
Mikey Pedroza
Mike “The Girl” Legenthal & Javier Johnson
Ria DeBiase & Damon Stone
Julie Brown & Shawn Hershey

Blues Exchange @ Toulouse
9/26/2014
City: Toulouse, France
Dances: Blues

Blues Exchange @ Toulouse
3 parties
3 venues
3 live bands

Blues Anatomy by BRB
10/24/2014
City: Cleveland, OH
Dances: Blues

Featured Instructors: Jered Morin (Berlin, Germany) and Brooke Filsinger (Toronto, Canada)

Registration opens July 4th at 12am EST!!

Herrang Dance Camp
6/29/2014
City: Herrang, Stockholm County, Sweden
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Other

The largest and longest swing dance camp in the world!

Hamburg Lindy Exchange
8/29/2014
City: Hamburg, Germany
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Featuring the harbor boat tour!

Lindy Focus
12/26/2014
City: Asheville, NC, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Other

Welcome to Lindy Focus! What started as a small-town, basement party all about the original swing dance has become one of the world's largest festivals of its kind, celebrating early jazz and swing music of the first half of the 20th century, and all its associated dance forms. We come together, we learn, we party, we bond, but most of all, we dance. Join us!

Northern Comfort Blues
8/1/2014
City: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dances: Blues

Workshop weekend with top international instructors.

FusionFest2015 - BluesZouk
2/27/2015
City: Southport, United Kingdom
Dances: Blues, Fusion, Other

All NEW Dance Weekender in Feb 2015 fusing Blues & Zouk.
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Welcome to FusionFest, the UKs first fusion dance weekender. FusionFest offers dancers the unique opportunity to learn from the best instructors in different dance genres and practice their new found skills in an atmospheric environment drawing from different dance cultures. Embrace new dance styles, techniques and find inspiration from another community. FusionFest will transform your social dancing.
Held at Pontins Holiday Resort, Southport, UK. Website is under construction. See our facebook events for details and please like our facebook Page.
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Happy Dancing!
The FusionFest Team

Winter Blues
1/30/2015
City: Greenville, SC, USA
Dances: Blues

Blues workshop weekend with classes taught by:

Ruth Evelyn & Mike Grosser
Campbell Miller & Philippe Wilson
Julie Brown & Timothy O'Neill

Albany Lindy & Blues & Swimming (ALBS) 2014
7/11/2014
City: Albany, NY
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Other

Albany Lindy & Blues & Swimming (ALBS) 2014.
Come out and party with us!
July 11-13, 2014. Albany, NY
See website for details as they become available: http://www.albanylindyandblues.com/

Swing Out New Hampshire
8/27/2014
City: Hebron, NH
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

The friendliest dance camp in the world! Located at a sleepaway camp in beautiful New Hampshire. Join the fun and join the sing-a-longs! Includes top international instructors!

Feelin' Blues
1/23/2015
City: Tel Aviv, Israel
Dances: Blues

For the 4th time, Feelin’ Blues is stepping it up and setting a high bar for blues events all around!

You don’t want to miss it!
* 5 levels
* Full solo track
* A one-of-a-kind invitational track
* A special teachers training day for community leaders
* Solo, JnJ and Showcase competitions
* The best teachers from around the world: Mike Legenthal, Shawn Hershey, Brenda Russell, Justin Riley, Ksenia Parkhatskaya, Adamo Ciarallo, Vicci Moore, Ron Dobrovinsky and Sharon Guzman.
* The best DJ’s that will make you dance the night away
* An amazing Saturday night dance with live music
* Fusion after party in a local brewery
* Get ready, get excited – Go!

Price charming and group discounts are available! Registration opens August 1st.

Munich Lindy Exchange
9/18/2014
City: Munich, Germany
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Lindy exchange during Oktoberfest!

Austin Lindy Exchange
11/21/2014
City: Austin, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

The longest continually running exchange has 10 bands this year, for most of the weekend there will be 2 bands playing simultaneously.

Berlin Blues Camps 2014 - A DanceMode Experience
10/8/2014
City: Berlin, Germany
Dances: Blues

The camps are hosted by DanceMode teachers Brenda Russell and Catherine Palmier, and offer an immersive learning experience for all levels. Join us for one or two weeks of camp, with different tracks to choose from!

Week 2:

SOLO TRACK
Solo dancing can be considered as one of our original forms of self-expression. In this track students will be working on technical skills to express and convey their thoughts and feelings through dance. A variety of traditional Jazz, Blues, and African movement will be provided to use as a base vocabulary for students to express themselves. From these movements, instructors will lead exercises to help students find the unique movements which are honest to their own bodies.

MEDITATIVE TRACK
Blues dancers are known for the late night 4am sway to the pulse. It is in that magical zone that the thoughts cease and the body finds its own way to move to the beat. But what is it that is happening in that space where the spirit moves? This track offers a guided journey for students to go back to that place. Through regular rhythms, meditative movements, in both solo and partnership, we will go, explore, and sift through that space together.

Crep Swing Festival
7/12/2014
City: Normandy, France
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

A week of workshops in Lindy Hop, Blues, and Balboa taught by:

William & Maéva
Jb & Tatiana
Fabien & Lisa
Albert & Gloria
Gontran

Blues Weekend in Poznan
8/9/2014
City: Poznan, Poland
Dances: Blues

Hi, guys!

I would like to invite you to Poznan for a weekend of Blues dancing! The weekend will include 6 hours of workshops for beginners and 2 parties for everyone. The weekend will be on the 9th and 10th of August.

The workshops are optional, feel free to come just for the parties!

Workshops instructors – Gordon McKormick and David C. Tritel

Workshops prices (6h):
Before 20/07 – 100 zl
After 20/07 – 120 zl

Parties – only 5 zl each! :)

To register, please e-mail bluesinpoznan@gmail.com

Check our facebook page for more information (Blues in Poznan)

Camp Swing
10/10/2014
City: Mendocino, CA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

In the beautiful woods of Mendocino, Camp Swing includes fabulous classes, LIVE music, great food, rustic accommodations in wood cabins and much more. Now celebrating our 18th year!

Aspen Blues Recess
7/17/2014
City: Paonia, CO
Dances: Blues, Fusion

Three days of Alt-Blues, Blues, and Fusion dancing, camping, hiking, and more dancing in some of the most beautiful and rugged mountains in the country.

Albuquerque Fusion eXploration 2015
1/30/2015
City: Albuquerque NM, USA
Dances: Blues, Fusion

Come join us in enchanted Albuquerque, New Mexico, for a 2-track blues/fusion event!

Holy City Blues 5
11/6/2014
City: Charleston, SC, USA
Dances: Blues

Aw snap, the Blues is back! Join us in beautiful Charleston, SC for a magical weekend of LIVE Blues and dancing. Join us as we celebrate 5 years of fun, friends, and fantastic music!

Bristol Blues Exchange
7/18/2014
City: Bristol
Dances: Blues

Let us pipe you aboard for two nights of live blues music, DJs, dancing and nautical naughtiness!

Bring your grog, your best frocks, your sea-legs, your dancing deck-shoes and bell bottoms (you will need your best maritime togs for Saturday’s boat-party), prepare for the dancing to carry on past the later bells of Middle Watch and keep a weather-eye on the horizon for pirates.

If you can keep your eyes open after sun-up, you may choose to explore the salty delights of Bristol Harbour Festival, auspiciously falling on the same weekend. Various members of our team will be searching out blues-related music and activities to dance to and join in.

Consider yourself press-ganged, for you’ll be keel-hauled if you don’t make your mark on the dotted line and join us for the maiden voyage of Bristol Blues Exchange!

Northwest Massive Recess
8/14/2014
City: Bellingham, WA
Dances: Blues, Fusion

Boundary-pushing Alt, Fusion, and Blues music bumping until sunrise, mind-blowing skill-share workshops running in the daytime, inspiring gender-fluid and Alt competitions (with prizes!), and a radically inclusive ethic that can't help but inspire.

Steel City Blues Festival
3/6/2015
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Dances: Blues

Featuring a jam-packed workshop schedule, our famous blues clinic, fantastic live music, fabulous dancers, and more fun than you can shake a stick at.

Pensacola Blues Exchange IV
8/29/2014
City: Pensacola, FL
Dances: Blues, Fusion, Other

Pensacola Blues Exchange IV
This will be our biggest year yet
Several Pros, Many Workshops, Beach Party, Hours and Hours of Dancing, Friendly Competitions, Free Passes and Prizes. This is an event for ANY dancer of any genre! We have a sponsored "Fusion" and "Modern" room, "DJ SUMMIT" and "BUILDING BLUES INSTRUCTORS" Workshops, and so much more!

Ottawa Blues Blast
8/1/2014
City: Ottawa, ON
Dances: Blues

Cruisin' for a Bluesin' 2015
3/20/2015
City: Los Angeles, USA
Dances: Blues

A relaxed and social time with so many of my favorite people on a floating hotel that stops where I can get the worlds best tacos and tequila? Yes please. I can dance countless hours to great music as well? I could ask for nothing more.
~ Damon Stone, St. Paul, MN 2013

Blues Bliss 2014
11/14/2014
City: Orlando
Dances: Blues

The third annual Blues exchange in Orlando, FL. The last two years have been amazing weekends full of amazing people. We are going to make this year even better.

Southeast Summer Brawl
8/8/2014
City: Columbia, SC, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

Weekend of competitions in Lindy Hop, Balboa, Solo Charleston, and Blues.

Portland Blues Experience Camp
6/27/2014
City: Portland, OR, USA
Dances: Blues

Small group blues camp with classes taught by Brenda Russell and Daily Body training with Topher Haven, Joseph Liu, & Jonathan Janis.

Snowbound Blues
12/5/2014
City: Rochester, NY
Dances: Blues

Workshop weekend with classes taught by:

Mike Legenthal
Dan Legenthal
Damon Stone
Joy Arico
John Joven
Shoshi Krieger
Flouer Courtney Evelyn

Torino Swing Festival
9/11/2014
City: Torino, Italy
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Solo Jazz

Workshop weekend including the INTERPLANETARY LINDY HOP CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Teachers include:
William Mauvais & Maéva Truntzer (FRA)
Dax Orion Hock & Sarah Breck(USA)
Valerie Salstrom & Adam Brozowski (USA)
Max Angelo Pitruzzella (FRA)

Tobacco Road Blues Weekend
9/19/2014
City: Durham, NC
Dances: Blues

After a successful first year, we're back for round 2! We'll have more instructors and more dancing for another great weekend! Follow us on our website for updates.

Manchester Lindy Exchange
7/18/2014
City: Manchester, United Kingdom
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Shakori Hills Alt-Blues Recess
9/25/2014
City: Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Dances: Blues, Fusion

The setting is 84 acres of hardwood forest in their peak fall color 20 minutes outside of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. There will be dancing and skill-share workshops during the day and dances raging into the dawn. We will have ecstatic dance sessions every morning, contra dancing with callers, and countless hours of some of the most inspiring live and DJed Blues, Alt-Blues, and Fusion music. You will be fed all local, organic food as we all work together to co-produce an experience beyond the every day.

Elm City Exchange
10/31/2014
City: New Haven, Ct, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Kiel Lindy Exchange
7/4/2014
City: Kiel, Germany
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Leeds Swing Exchange
8/15/2014
City: Leeds, United Kingdom
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Three days of dancing in some of the most beautiful and historic buildings in Yorkshire. Lindy, Balboa, Blues, or whatever the hell you wanna dance, wonderful people, silly games, live music and delicious cake. What more could you want?
Oh right- fancy dress. Well there'll be that too.
Like the facebook group to stay updated. Lindy Love!

Blues Muse 2014
10/17/2014
City: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Dances: Blues

Philadelphia's follow-focused workshop weekend is back, ready to bring you even more creativity, inspiration, and amusement for 2014!

What makes a blues dance magical? A great song, an inspiring follow, and a receptive lead. Blues Muse is a workshop weekend dedicated to bringing out the muse in every follow, and teaching leads to appreciate and collaborate with their partner.

Blues Muse 2014 will run October 17th-19th, so mark your calendars now!

Bluesila 2014
8/29/2014
City: 60 km from Vilnius, Lithuania
Dances: Blues

In August 29-31 everyone is welcome in camp side “Pailgio Perlas 2” where you will find The 4th International Blues Dance Summer Camp in Lithuania Bluesila.
BLUESILA – summer dance camp fot those who enjoy Blues. This event became an anual event of Lithuanian dance society and takes place in the end of August. During camp time The Blues music never stops so you can dance whenever you want, with the breaks for classes, shows and competitions.

Korea Blues Camp 2014
11/28/2014
City: Ga pyung, Korea South
Dances: Blues

Only one Blues Dance Camp in Asia.
Damon Stone
Heidi Fite
Dexter Santos
Juile Brown
Daniel Repsch
Jennifer Sowden

Oxford Summer Blues
7/25/2014
City: Oxford, United Kingdom
Dances: Blues, Fusion

Oxford celebrates Summer with 3 days of Blues !
8 hours of tuition with 5 international teachers
3 parties
Live bands
£75 (early bird) / £85

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oxford-summer-blues-tickets-11639976483?ref=ebtn

Cleveland Lindy Exchange
9/19/2014
City: Cleveland, OH, USA
Dances: Blues, Lindy

CLEx 2014 promises to bring in new bands and venues while keeping the things you loved about last year's event -- all for a great price in a great city.

swing in a feudal castle
12/15/2014
City: brenthonne/ french alps, France
Dances: Blues, Lindy

Let's join us for a fantastic week end in the wonderful feudal castle of the area (in Savoy and close to Geneva)

- Mini workshop 3hrs (Blues and Lindy) with Fabien Vrillon and Lisa Clark
- Different pass from70€ to 110€ including total acces at all the rooms,Museum, diner,drinks, brunch, air mattress (limit to 30)
- 30 air mattress include in the price for the 30st booking (but you have to bring your own sleepin bag)
-Medieval costume is require.
- horror party at 2am (horror costume is appreciate)
- Pre-party in Geneva Friday 14th

Mid-Summer Blues Workshop
7/25/2014
City: Winnipeg, MB
Dances: Blues

Swing Dance Winnipeg is going to help you beat away those Mid-Summer Blues with, well, BLUES! We are hosting what will be an awesome workshop, with Ruby Red and Andrew Smith.

Blues Lady Blues
9/5/2014
City: London
Dances: Blues, Solo Jazz

Blues Lady Blues is a weekend of Solo Blues focused on female bodies and movement to which ANYONE may attend. We are excited to bring you the fist Solo Blues Festival in Europe.

Slow Dance Soiree
2/6/2015
City: Rochester, NY, USA
Dances: Blues

Classes taught by:
Peter Strom & Naomi Uyama
Mikey Pedroza & Pamela Gaizutyte
Laura Glaess & Mike Roberts

Berlin Blues Camps 2014 - A DanceMode Experience
9/27/2014
City: Berlin, Germany
Dances: Blues

The camps are hosted by DanceMode teachers Brenda Russell and Catherine Palmier, and offer an immersive learning experience for all levels. Join us for one or two weeks of camp, with different tracks to choose from!

Week 1: SOCIAL TRACK
The social track is designed for students who enjoy moving to blues music wherever it’s played, be it in a festival, a bar, or even on a street corner to busking musicians. Instructors will be offering common base movements for students to explore in their own bodies and with a partner. Students will be exposed to a variety of styles of blues played in a band’s set or jam session. Supported by live music, students will discover the movements in their body which fit the music.

UPDATE: COMPETITION & PERFORMANCE track was postponed to another camp in favor of a second social track! In addition to the live music and partnered blues curriculum above there will be elective classes about scene building and teaching!

UConn Swing and Blues KICK-OFF DANCE
9/27/2014
City: Storrs, CT
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Shag

The University of Connecticut is a new Swing and Blues scene that is quickly growing! We are hosting our FIRST monthly dance event EVER. We would appreciate all the support and company! We will have a live band!