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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.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Six Directions of Leg Swings, your hip-femur joint.

Blues Dancers. Learn your anatomy. Because you should know how you move and what bones are doing. Because sometimes your bones get in the way.



This is a post is about your hip-femur joint. It's an 8 minute video. You also get to see my legs in thermal undies.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Four Blues Games

I like games. They give a framework to play and explore. They give enough structure so there's a purpose. But, within the game, you can explore the idea fully.

So, here are 4 blues games:



1) Doorway partner (solo)
2) Jedi-mind dance (partnered)
3) Ideas from a hat (group)
4) On all fours (solo or in group)