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Hokum on February 10 at Chivaree on Park

What’s Hokum and Can You Dance to it? As the regional swing dance revival continues to expand, more bands are playing to dancers’ preferences for tempo and song length, while using vintage instrumentation that fits the period when Swing was King. In the “About Us” section where the band describes its musical styles and genres,…

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Blues Dancing Workshop – January 20, 2024

Brew Town Blues, the Milwaukee-based blues dancing group is hosting their third workshop on January 20, 2024. Titled “Blizzard Blues Workshop” will be featuring the amazing Emily Troe Djrouko (She/Her) hailing all the way from the twin cities. Emily is the Head Teacher at Collectively Blue (Minneapolis’ Blues Dance Community), and a regular national finalist…

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2024 Dancing Guide

2023 was certainly the year that swing and blues dancing came roaring back to life. With new venues and more live band opportunities, workshops, and lessons than ever before, swing and blues dancing in and around Milwaukee is better now than before 2020. This past year saw a resurgence of organizing for the blues dance…

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Blues Dance Workshop – November 18, 2023

The blues dancing group MKE Bluesin’ is hosting their second dance workshop on November 18, 2023. The illustrious Siphon Lokay and Ross Blythe will be teaching a Blues Dancing mini-workshop at Puddler’s Hall, with a DJ’d social dance in the evening. Ross and Siphon are international-level instructors, have won a couple competitions, and have ran…

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Hi, I’m Cassidy. As melodramatic as this sounds, dancing swing and blues transformed my life. I fell in love with the music, the movement, and the community. I hope this blog helps you and others on your dance journey.

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