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Blues Dance with Lucky Skillen, Blues Dance for Beginners

in Blues Dance with Lucky Skillen (1881 Productions), 48 mins

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This beginning blues dance instructional video offers the viewer a quick and easy way to learn the basics of blues dance. This video gives an introduction to two of the more popular forms of blues dance: Jook joint style blues and Ballrooming. Jook joint style blues is a style of blues based off of the slow dances being done in Jook joints around America in the early 1900’s. Ballrooming Is the modern interpretation of the slow dancing done at t... This beginning blues dance instructional video offers the viewer a quick and easy way to learn the basics of blues dance. This video gives an introduction to two of the more popular forms of blues dance: Jook joint style blues and Ballrooming. Jook joint style blues is a style of blues based off of the slow dances being done in Jook joints around America in the early 1900’s. Ballrooming Is the modern interpretation of the slow dancing done at the Savoy Ballroom in the 40's and 50's; traditionally it was danced with many turns, lifts, and dips. Today it has been developed into a very dynamic dance adding a new flavor of movement to the floor craft.Lucky Skillen has been dancing since 1996 and teaching since 1998. In that time he has taught and performed a wide variety of dances in Asia, Europe, and North America. He has also had the privilege of working with such people as Neil Young, Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Katy Holms, and Frankie Manning. Lucky teaches a wide variety of classes. In these classes, he creates a fun and playful environment. He believes that play is learning and learning is fun. Lucky offers a unique insight into technique, connection, and the use of momentum due to the many forms of dance he has studied.Chris Morse started her swing dance obsession in Chicago back in 2000 where blues and slow groovy lindy had their home. With an infinite supply of live blues and jazz, fantastic friends and instructors, and an easy 4-hour drive to St. Louis, blues dancing became the obvious road to take. Now with thousands of hours of dance time and placements in national blues competitions under her belt, she now resides in Denver with her musician husband where she remains a social-dance favorite. She was thrilled to work with Lucky on this project, and hopes this inspires you to seek out your own style and passion for blues music and culture.(Side note for Rebecca - to my knowledge it may be the first Blues Dance Instructional Video made, but I could be wrong. I know several others have come out since this one.) Show more Show less

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