Open Blues 2026

Open Blues is a non-profit do-it-yourself festival. The main organisers deal with renting the venue registrations scheduling and some logistics but music workshops cooking and merriment is crowdsourced! 

Why don’t we follow the usual workshop format and invite some star teachers and segregate dancer beginner to advanced?
The simple answer is this: There are hundreds of such events in Europe anyway and they are all very good in satisfying the need for top-down instruction (and we’ll have some star teachers at Open Blues too!). Yet there is little horizontal and inter-community exchange outside of the social dance floor. Let’s fix this!

Whatever your dance passion is bring it to Open Blues if you think it might enrich the community. You can request a very limited time frame (e.g. 30 minutes) or a bigger workshop (e.g. 90 minutes) you can lead it on your own or with your friends with instruments or without you can create a space for experimentation or give a traditional class etc.

Open Blues takes place at a beautiful and historically rich palace which fell into disrepair during the Soviet rule over Poland 1945-89. It was bought by a Polish-British couple Anna and Jim who are now renovating it with much love. They make it available for visitors and cultural events. This unfinished palace is their home; a home they want to share. The palace has a raw feel that invites experimentation so feel free to explore. However remember to respect Anna’s and Jim’s privacy!

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