What is BluesWhisper? (First Post)

BluesWhisper is a blog devoted to improving the conversational aspects of blues dancing. A good conversation has a topic/theme, continuity, both sides taking turns talking and listening, and feels good. A good BluesWhisper dance has a theme (musicality/quality of movement), continuity (of the theme), both sides taking turns talking and listening, and it feels f***'ing great.



Compared to the standard blues dance, a BluesWhisper dance has the follow talking more and the lead listening more than normal. And there are conventions about how to "change the subject".

These ideas are going to be developed via games/exercises, videos, and blog posts. If you use ideas from this site, please reference/ping back to BluesWhisper.

BluesWhisper is for the expert dancer as well as the new dancer.

Stay tuned for games, videos, and blog posts.


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These are blog posts we/I hope to write. If you are especially interested in one of these blog posts, please request it in the comments or email us. Better yet, ask us a question.

Who We Are

Conversation <--> Dance, An Extended Analogy

Conversations In Foreign Languages
What Is Your Blues Language?
Two AM Conversations
The Whisper: Speaking Softly / Dancing Softly
One-Sided Conversations: You Listen, I Talk (how it sucks for both sides)
Two Dancers Talking Past Each Other.
Homophilous, Almost Homophilious, Heterophilous
Silence Is Your Friend

The Climax of a Dance, and Denouement

For Expert Dancers: How to De-Crapify Your Dancing

For New Dancers: Zero to Fun in 60 Seconds.

The 88 Rule: The First Eight Eight-Counts

Six Dimensions of Dance

Dealing with Oops

Less Is More

Dancing in ALL CAPS

A Dance Should Have a Story-Arc - How To Make Your Dance a Mini-Movie

Tripod: A Foot Odyssey

You Arm as a Tail: Excited (puppy)? Lazy (old dog)? Precise (cat)?

Tai Chi for Blues Dancers

Every BODY Is Different

The Story Of My Hips

The Story Of My Shoulders

The Story Of My Low Back

The Story Of My Groin

Neck Flossing
What Your Neck Position Says (Enveloping and Boundaries)

Stacking Your Joints

Please Face Me
Eye Contact -- Different Schools Of Thought -- Be A Universal Connector