 South Bay Blues New to Blues? What is Blues Dancing? Schedule Map-location Bay Area Blues dances,djs, teachers
Blues videos National Blues dance want to DJ? contact Scott about us Every Sunday 6 - 10 pm - intro blues class 6 pm - dj blues dancing 7 to 10pm - $10 - 830 Stewart Drive Sunnyvale CA 94085 - large sprung hardwood dance floor - many comfy sofas and couches - a superb sprung hardwood dance floor - Facebook group - a large safe, secure, well lit, attached parking lot with over 80 spaces. Schedule
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Blues dancing is far and away
the most creative, expressive, and improvisational of all social dances.
The follower has greater opportunity for personal expression than any
other dance. There are no real 'rules' for blues dancing. 'Failure' is a
welcome option which quite often leads to new playful steps or moves.
Connection, partnering, playfulness, expressiveness,
call and |
| A first time blues dancer will probably have an easier and more enjoyable first time dance experience at blues than any other dance. A first time dancer can enjoy an evening of blues dancing with highly experienced dancers as well as other dancers new to blues. |
| More References: A History of Contemporary Blues Dancing by David Madison What about Blues? Recommended reading Heritage Institute Wikipedia on History of Blues Dancing |
Sunday |
830 Stewart Drive Sunnyvale |
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Monday |
Polish Club 3040 22nd Street SF |
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Tuesday |
The Beat 2560 9th Street Berkeley |
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Wednesday |
Back Room Studio 1072A Folsom SF |
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Friday |
Studio Gracia 19 Heron Street SF |
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Saturday |
ODC 350 Shotwell SF |
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Videos
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National links |
Blues Dance |
National Calendar |
Calendar of Blues Events |
Austin |
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Austin |
Austin Swing Syndicate |
Austin |
Four On The Floor |
Austin |
Kick Butt Blues |
Austin |
Austin Uptown Dance |
Boston |
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Boston |
IBlues Studio |
Chicago |
Bluetopia |
Dallas |
Blues'n the night |
Los Angeles
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Los Angeles |
The Juke |
Los Angeles |
So Something Blue |
Los Angeles |
Atomic Blues Lounge |
New York City |
Jook joint shimmy |
Orlando |
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Pasadena |
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Portland |
Barefoot Blues |
Portland |
East Bank Blues |
Portland |
Blues Eclectic |
Portland |
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Philadelphia |
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St. Louis |
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San Diego |
Blue Bella |
San Luis Obispo |
Drop Dead Blues |
Seattle |
Blues Underground |
Seattle |
Burn Blues |
Seattle |
Back Alley Blues |
Seattle |
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Washington DC |
Capital Blues |
National Blues and Lindy Exchanges |
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5.28 | Boston Independence Exchange | Boston MA |
5.28 | Camp Blues #4: Memorial Day Weekend | San Francisco CA |
6.4 | Philly Lindy Love 2010 | Phildelphia PA |
6.4 | Show-Me Blues 2010 | St. Louis MO |
6.11 | Chicago Underground Blues Experience | Chicago IL |
6.11 | Northwest Blues Recess | Roseburg OR |
6.17 |
Virginia Beach Lindy Exchange | Virginia Beach VA |
6.24 | Beantown Camp 2010 | Boston MA |
7.2 | Austin Blues Party 4 | Austin TX |
7.2 | Portland Blues Experience | Portland OR |
7.9
| Hot Mess | Philadelphia PA |
7.16
| Red Hot Blues 'n BBQ | Washington DC |
7.23 |
KissMe | Ann Arbor MI |
8.5 |
Lindy on the Rocks | Denver CO |
8.6 |
Cincinatti Lindy Exchange | Cincinnatti OH |
8.6 | Down Home Blues Festival | San Francisco CA |
8.13 |
Seattle Lindy Exchange | Seattle WA |
8.13 | Burning River Blues | Cleveland OH |
8.20 |
RC-LX | Grand Rapids MI |
8.20 | Aspen Blues Recess | Aspen CO |
8.27 |
BagelnBlues | Montreal |
8.29 | Burning Man | Black Rock City NV |
9.3 |
The Lindustrial Revolution | Charlottesville VA |
9.3 |
Swing, IN 2010 (no link yet) | Indianapolis IN |
9.9 | Lindy And Party Dance Weekend | Phoenix AZ |
9.9 | Dirt Cheap Blues Exchange | Virginia Beach VA |
9.17 | North Star Blues 2010 | Minneapolis MN |
9.23 | Tentative: San Francisco Lindy Exchange 2010 | San Francisco CA |
9.24 | Cancelled? Vancouver Lindy & Blues Exchange | Vancouver Canada |
9.24 |
Southern Fried Swing | Fort Smith AK |
9.24 | Edinburgh Lindy Exchange | Edinburgh Scotland |
10.1 | L.A. Blues | Los Angeles CA |
10.22 | Blues Muse | Philadelphia PA |
10.29 | Gypsy House Party - Dallas | Dallas TX |
11.19 | Pittstop | Pittsburgh PA |
| 11.12 | Emerald City Blues | Seattle WA |
12.3 | BamBoozled | Washington D.C. |
| 5.2011 | Blues Shout Boston | Boston MA |
| DJ Playlist Guidelines |
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for South Bay Blues Dance |
South Bay Blues is a weekly blues dance on Sunday evening in the San Francisco south bay, covering mostly Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz county, southern San Mateo county and southern Alameda County. Music is generally broken down into 3 sets of one hour each, mostly as we often have three djs, playing for one hour sets, though often we have a single dj for three hours, in which case there is no break. The music at SB Blues is all blues. Many of the tunes should follow the typical blues 12 bar chord progression, but not at all required. We much prefer no tune longer than 5 minutes. The tune has to be quite special to go longer than 5 minutes. 4 minutes as an average for all tunes is a pretty good measure. If the average length starts to go over 4:20, then we know there are probably too many long tunes. There is very little to no breaks between tunes or sets, unless there is a dj change. There is very little or no dj talk, other than to introduce yourself, to ask for comments, make announcements, or if the tune is very special or has unusual tempo changes, for instance. Generally we prefer to change tempo
on each tune. Tempos should range generally from a low of 55 to a
maximum of about 115. A series of slow tempos tunes under 70 is
discouraged. Tempos under 70 are perfectly fine, but ideally used
perhaps 2 to 3 times in an hour set. The vast majority of tunes should
be between 70 and 90. Tempos above 110 or so are usually closer to West
Coast Swing tempos, and will often clear the floor. Having an
occasionally tune with a tempo above 110 often generates complaints. If you are looking for playlist suggestions, try googling these search parameters “blues playlists” or “blues tunes suggestions”. You will have fun researching. Wikipedia identifies these blues genres: Blues shouter That sure is a lot! There are not blues genres that are specifically prohibited, or particularly discouraged. Danceability is the guiding principle. A range of blues formats if encouraged. Here are some local blues djs favorite tunes:
Here are common blues performers that are often found on blues dance playlists:
Though clearly not everything these artists are blues tunes.
Wikipedia lists many more blues performers and bands: * Blind Blake Early urban blues * Gladys Bentley PreWorld War II jazz blues * Albert Ammons Postwar blues * Mose Allison Kansas City blues * Walter Brow
Chicago/Detroit blues * Luther Allison Modern blues post 1950s * Gaye Adegbalola Blues since 1990 * Gwyn Ashton Blues in country music * Johnny Cash
Blues in contemporary rock and pop music * The Rolling Stones |