# Event Details - **Event Name**: Honey Blues dancing workshop and social with Dexter Santos - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 04 Jul, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun, 05 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 pm - **Event Description**: Two-day, all-levels blues dance workshop, with social dancing and a live band on Sunday evening. We’re very excited to present the opportunity to learn from international blues dance teachers Heidi Fite and Dexter Santos. Over the past 25 years, Heidi has taught blues dancing and served as faculty, mentor, lecturer, and competition judge at premier blues events in major cities across the U.S.—from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles—and nearly everywhere in between. Internationally, she has brought her years of experience and deep knowledge of blues-idiom dances to communities in Australia, Canada, England, France, Sweden, Israel, South Korea, and beyond. Heidi teaches blues dance as a living tradition shaped by the history, cultural values, and aesthetic principles of Black American vernacular dance, not just steps or patterns. Her classes emphasize both the dances themselves and the cultural context that gives them meaning, helping students become respectful participants in the tradition while experiencing the joy and personal expression of the dance. Her classes will put some serious “boom boom boom” and “aw haw haw haw” in your dancing. Dexter discovered Blues dancing in 2005 in the culturally diverse city of San Francisco, California and found himself immediately drawn to the rhythms and sounds of the Blues. The emotional depth and range, the varied subjects and stories, the gut-wrenching and the hip-shaking, the gritty and the smooth would give new inspiration and expression to his dancing. With a background in Lindy Hop, Dexter has learned, studied, performed, and collaborated with leading figures in the global Blues dance community. Over time, he has earned a reputation as one of the most respected and engaging instructors in the international scene. As a teacher, Dexter aims to inspire dancers of all levels with the possibilities that Blues dancing has to offer while preserving its cultural roots, historic identity, and art form. Dexter travels around the world spreading his passion and joy for Blues dancing through his fun, inspiring, and challenging classes. Saturday workshop and social: All-Saints Church, Stockport 12:00 - 13:00: Posture & Pulse: The Foundations of the Blues Aesthetic Lunch break 14:00-15:00 Blues Aesthetic: Behind the Beat with Lag & Drag Dancing 15:15-16:15 Piedmont Blues : beyond the Triple Step 16:30-17:30 TEXAS SHUFFLE 19:30 - 23:00 Social dancing to DJs Sunday workshop and social: The Klondyke, Levenshulme 12:00-13:00 The Groove Lunch break 14:00-15:00 Funky Butt 15:15-16:15 The Rolling Pulse: Polycentric & Polyrhythmic Movement 16:30-17:30 When the Lights are Low & the Music is Slow 19:00 - 19:30 Social dancing to DJs 19:30 - 21:30 Social dancing with live music from Southpaw Slim 21:30 - 22:00 Social dancing to DJs Price list: Whole weekend EARLY BIRD: £80 ** Only available from 7th - 14th June ** Whole weekend: £90 Swing North member whole weekend: £85 Saturday ONLY workshop and social: £50 Sunday ONLY workshop and social: £50 Saturday social ONLY: £8 Sunday social ONLY: £10 Pay what you can afford is available, please contact Honey Blues on Facebook or e-mail honeybluesdancing@gmail.com. Tickets available at: https://honey-blues-dancing.square.site/ Register to become a Swing North member at https://swingnorth.org.uk/join_swing-north_become-a-member/ Dancers with all experience are welcomed, including complete beginners. Heidi and Dexter have a wealth of experience and will tailor the classes to the audience. At Honey Blues we usually like to teach both roles to all dancers, so you can feel free to dance in any role during the socials. However, due to the nature of some of the classes, Heidi and Dexter would like dancers to stick to a role (lead or follow) for some of the classes. There are also some classes which will be taught as an ‘each lead, each follow’ class, so you can experience each role. For this reason we are asking you to select ‘mainly lead’, ‘mainly follow’ or ‘switch’ when you buy your ticket. In the classes in which dancers are sticking with a role, we ask switch dancers to correct the balance of the class. Saturday venue (classes and social): All-Saints Church Manchester Road Stockport SK4 1QA Sunday Venue (classes and social): The Klondyke 1 Burnage Range Manchester M19 2HQ There are plenty of eating establishments near the venues. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/stockport/honey-blues-dancing-workshop-and-social-with-dexter-santos/200030210156424 - **Event Categories**: workshops, music, entertainment, live-music, dance, art, contests, dance-competition - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 48 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Stockport - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: All Saints Parish Church - Heaton Norris - **lat**: 53.421075316334 - **long**: -2.1651523530002 - **full address**: All Saints Parish Church - Heaton Norris, Manchester Road,Stockport, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Honey Blues dancing workshop and social with Dexter Santos - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/2e6fcb70a9fd36f690cda7e3c79355e01a8ddd9cd34d7cca5287af4d2932c6c7-rimg-w1200-h675-dc030303-gmir?v=1782407093 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Honey Blues dancing workshop and social with Dexter Santos being held? - **A:** Honey Blues dancing workshop and social with Dexter Santos takes place on Sat, 04 Jul, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Sun, 05 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 pm at All Saints Parish Church - Heaton Norris, Manchester Road,Stockport, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Honey Blues dancing workshop and social with Dexter Santos? - **A:** Honey Blues dancing workshop and social with Dexter Santos is organized by Honey Blues Dancing - Manchester. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Honey Blues dancing workshop and social with Dexter Santos is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Stockport, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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