"Born Under a Blues Sign" - Blues Dancing Workshop
When: Saturday 5th July 2025, 13:30-18:30
Where: Quaker Meeting House, Summerhill South, T12 XW8R
Instructors: Mike & Yvonne (Rebel Blues Cork)
Proposed Workshop Schedule (subject to change as required):
13:30 - Registration & Check-in
13:45 - Blues Class Session 1 (75 mins)
15:00 - Break (15 mins)
15:15 - Blues Class Lession 2 (75 mins)
16:30 - Break (15 mins)
16:45 - Instructor-led Practice (30 mins)
17:15 - Blues Social Dancing with DJ Mike (60 mins)
18:15 - Goodbyes & Close
REGISTRATION:
(Link coming soon. We're building the form and expect to open registration in the next day or two)
Pricing:
The earlier you book and pay, the cheaper it is. We've set three ticket prices as follows:
"Early Bird" €30 - Pre-book and pay by 22nd June
"Standard" €35 - Pre-book and pay by 2nd July
"Late Bird" €40 - Registrations after 2nd July if places remain (pay in cash on the day)
FAQ:
- What is "Blues Dancing"?
The simplest explanation is that it is dancing to blues music. It primarily done as a partnered social dance, although solo, competition and performance also exist.
- What are the "dance roles"?
These are "Lead" (mainly initiate movements and overall direction of the dance), "Follow" (responds to the lead and typically adds more depth nad flourish to the dance), "Switch" (someone who can switch between leading or following roles as needed)
- Do I need a partner?
Not at all, you can register by yourself, as we rotate partners regularly throughout the classes, so you get an opportunity to dance with lots of other students. Bringing a friend who is happy to do the opposite dance role to you is always welcome of course, as it helps to balance the class.
- What is an instructor led practice?
In a class session, we are focused on teaching you dance material, specific movements and concepts, and move at a pace to suit the overall group. The intention of the practice however is not to teach new material, but to help individual students out with specific questions, to resolve difficulties & confusion, or simply to help you refine or improve what you just learned. In the practice we go around more focused to assist individuals - maybe you just need to dance with a teacher to understand how a move should feel, or you'd like us to re-explain something which still confuses you, or help figure out something which isn't working.
- I'm interested, how do I sign up?
When registration opens, just complete the registration form, and then make payment as indicated, by the deadline for that ticket type. If you have difficulty paying by that means for any reason, please make contact with us via our WhatsApp group, on Facebook Messenger, or by email (
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- Can I get a refund if I cannot attend?
Sorry, ticket sales are final and non-refundable. This is because we incur up-front costs (insurance, venue hire etc) in the organisation of the workshop. This is also to be fair to other attendees, who have registered and paid and want the workshop to happen (avoiding possible cancellation due to insufficient numbers).
Let's get dancing the blues on 5th July! Looking forward to seeing you there! :)
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