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!
Two Special Events in a row!
Thursday, July 30:
Visiting instructor Julie Brown joins us to teach intermediate and beginner-friendly blues dance classes and DJ the dance!
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 Julie and our own Colin Hay!
More about Julie here.
Thursday, August 6:
Visiting instructor Kenneth Shipp joins us to teach intermediate and beginner-friendly blues dance classes and DJ!
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 Kenneth
More about Kenneth here.
