Time: Mar 25, 2026 7pm-9pm
Instructor: Jill Grant
Target Audience: All Levels
Cost: $15/person
Location: Dal Arts Centre (Level 1, Studio 111)
Ballroomin’ blues: This class will introduce two of the ballroom-style blues dances from the 1930s and 1940s: The Strut and Savoy Walk. These cozy styles allow dancers to move gracefully to the stylings of the big bands and combos as they play jazz blues.
For beginners, ideally you will have some experience in partner dance (extemporaneous like Swing Dance (Lindy/West Coast)/Latin/Kizomba is better than predicted patterned and more formal like Ball Room) so that you are familiar with feeling and reacting to connection and moving to music. In addition, plan for close connection so if you have personal space boundary issues, or someone has ever indicated to you that you have failed to read their boundaries, this might be challenging. If this is your first dance experience, try to make it out to one of our socials beforehand.
For experienced dancers, Jill has a wide breadth of experience in this dance, and tends to bring out something different at every presentation, so there is likely to be something in addition to the opportunity to practice your adaptation to dancing with all levels in the presence of an experienced coach.