Blues Classes - Blüesli

Blues dances are a family of dances originated in Afro-American communities at the beginning of the 20th century. Like the music, the dances are diverse and soulful.

Classes will be taught in English (German translation available).

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Registrations are open. Please use the SportsNow link.

Schedule

We offer weekly classes of blues every Wednesday evening. The basics of blues dancing are covered in the first Class and we then move on to some more challenging and playful variations in the second Class. See class descriptions for additional details.

Schedule

19:40: Check-in
19:45 – 20:45: Class I – Blues Basics
20.45 – 21.45: Class II – Blues Challenge

Every Wednesday Evening

Classes Start again on 10.01.2024 after the Xmas break

SUMMER BREAK from July (last class on 26th June)

Class Description

We start each class with solo blues movements and warm-up exercises before moving to the topic of the day. During class, we encourage you to switch roles, especially in Blues Basics so you will experience and learn from both views.

Class I – Blues Basics: In this class, we will focus on the fundamentals of different kinds of blues dancing, from the basic steps, to various forms of connections (open, close and closed embrace) and simple moves. Whether you have never danced blues before, or you want to drill down on your basics, you are welcome to join!

Class II – Blues Challenge: In this class, we will focus on more challenging and playful moves and rythms, drilling down on specific blues idioms. Good knowledge of blues basic steps, rhytms, connection, stretch and compression is required. Are you up for the challenge?

If you do not know which class to choose, please reach out to us!

For the intermediate dancers, we recommend you to join both classes and keep working on building a strong foundation for the more challenging moves.

Price

10 x Studio Class 60 min used within 3 months:
200 CHF regular / 170 CHF reduced*

Single Studio Class 60 min:
25 CHF regular / 20 CHF reduced*

*Reduced price (student, retired, international visitor, independent artist or other reasons)

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Location

Search for “Backstage Studio” on google maps. For more details, check this website

FAQs

Do I have to register with a partner?

No, no need to register with a partner! During the classes, we switch partners (and, if you want, role as well), so that you can learn to adapt and dance with different people, as in a real social.

Can I start anytime?

Yes! Just register and tell us when you want to join for your first class.

Do I need to have any dance experience?

For our blues basics classes, not at all! Even if you think you have two left feet, you are more than welcome to join 🙂

What should I wear?

Comfortable clothes – t-shirt, jeans, sweatpants, leggings, dress, whatever you prefer! We won’t be doing any backflips or splits, no worries 🙂
As for shoes, you can wear dance shoes, if you have them (e.g., swing dance shoes; we don’t recommend heels higher than ~4 cm). Sneakers are also perfectly fine!

Where exactly is the studio?

The studio is easily reachable from Hardplatz or Hardbrücke.
The entrance is on a delivery ramp, the stairs are on the righthand side.

How do I register to a class?

Follow the link to SportsNow. Select the class for which you want to participate. Log in (if you do not have an account already, create one). In order to register to a class you will need to select an existing Abo or purchase a new one