Capital Blues hosts dances, classes, special workshops, and other events celebrating blues dance in the Washington, D.C. area, including weekly Thursday night dances at Glen Echo Park.
Blues in the Back Room
Every Thursday night, we host Back Room Blues, a DJ’d dance to blues music in the Back Room at Glen Echo Park, just outside of Washington, D.C. Come join us!
The dance is at 9pm. Join us at 8:15pm for a beginner-friendly lesson in blues dance foundations, free with admission!
Special Events COMING UP!
Thursday, October 29:
Philly Takeover! We welcome 3 Philly DJs: Jay Jones, Jr., Cortnie Cook, and Marc Longhenry
Thursday, November 5:
Visiting instructors Andi Hansen and Cynthia Menos teach intermediate and beginner-friendly blues dance classes!
Intermediate lesson 7–8pm ($25 at the door, no pre-registration)
Beginner-friendly lesson 8:15–9pm ($10 at the door, no pre-registration)
Paying for either class gets you into the dance for free!
9pm–11:30pm Blues Dance DJ’d by Andi and Cynthia!
More about Andi and Cynthia here.
Thursday, November 19:
Visiting instructors Ross Blythe and Galen King teach intermediate Ballroomin’ blues and our beginner-friendly class!
Intermediate lesson 7–8pm ($25 at the door, no pre-registration)
Beginner-friendly lesson 8:15–9pm ($10 at the door, no pre-registration)
Paying for either class gets you into the dance for free!
9pm–11:30pm Blues Dance DJ’d by Ross and a local DJ!
More about Ross & Galen here.
