New to blues dance? Experienced dancer trying to level up your dancing?

• Blues Foundations classes:
  Every week at 8:15 p.m., prior to the dance. Appropriate for all experience levels, from total beginner on up.
• Beyond Beginner classes:
  Occasional class series and one-off lessons with resident and traveling instructors that dive deeper into specific blues dance styles and topics. Some of these classes require previous experience.

Admission to classes before a dance also includes admission to the dance that night unless stated otherwise.

Thursday, April 24, 2025: Swinging Into Blues

Instructor Robin Chow joins us from Seattle the night before DCLX to teach a special class appropriate for both intermediate lindy hop and blues dancers. Perfect for blues-curious DCLX attendees or those wondering what differentiates a swing aesthetic from a blues one! More details and registration to come.

In the workshop, we’ll start with some common swing dancing movements, and take you on a musicality and cultural-based journey of understanding the foundations of those movements. We’ll dive into how that is connected to and grew out of blues dancing, and explore the similarities and differences. You’ll get to practice and play with moves and movements both familiar and new, and we’ll show you different approaches for how to change them to fit different music styles and aesthetic

RSVP via Facebook or learn more about Robin.

Blues Foundations Classes: Every Thursday

8:15pm every Thursday
Back Room, Glen Echo Park
$10 covers admission to the class plus the dance after at 9

Beginner-friendly, all-levels lessons every week. No reservation, prior dance experience, or partner are required! Wearing smooth-soled shoes that slide easily will help you dance comfortably and protect our wooden floors.

Instructors and topics rotate, so each class teaches something a little different. Several instructors also offer private lessons.