Blues dance workshops in Amsterdam – 6 Tracks, Solo & Partnered Classes -Choose your own adventure!
Tracks
Each workshop track gives you 5 lovely hours of Blues classes in one weekend, with 2.5 hours a day so your feet can still party. Feeling chill? Take one track and have a breezy festival. Feeling greedy? Double‑track it and turn your weekend into a full‑on learning binge – tailored to your personal biorhythm. And because we love overachievers, your second track comes with a sweet little discount on top.
East
Fundamentals
Never danced Blues before? Or is has been a while? Or maybe you want to start over in a different role? Many reasons to take our fundamentals track. It will be a crash course so it would be better if you have some partner dancing experience, even if it is in other dances than Blues. We take you on a journey to the basics of Blues dancing, and we promise, after the first class, you can dance already the night away.
South
Improvers
In the South track on improvers/intermediate level you’ll be working on top of your fundamental skills, learning new vocabulary. You will become more creative and improve your musicality. You have been dancing for more than a year and want to take your skills to a higher level. Maybe you want to join competitions of showcases. Or you just want to offer your partner the best experience in dancing with you.
North
Advanced
Our most challenging track requires a lot of experience, more than 3 years at least. If you danced for a couple of years, done many courses and international festivals and never miss a social dance, then let our international professional teachers pull you out of your comfort zone with some high demanding classes. We trust you only chose this track if you are already comfortable in all types of Blues dancing, slow and fast, partnered and solo.
West
Special
The West track is a special one. It is dedicated to different styles and topics than the other partnered tracks. Therefore, for the double trackers it can be combined with the Advanced or Cabaret track. We will publish the topics soon, after we discussed them with the teachers. The level will be intermediate / advanced and it’s a partnered class.
Zenith
Solo track
“How dare you to dance with a partner, if you can’t dance on your own?”
Peter Ström, while teaching a Herrang Slow dance track
Solo dancing is not only a lot of fun to do, very beautiful to watch and a perfect workout. It is also very supporting for your partner dancing. Improving your body control and isolation will make you a better allround dancer.
Nadir
Cabaret track
We will explore the legacy of the great classic Blues performers who pulled out all the stops to dazzle their audiences.
Get ready to experience the connection between voice and body, sensuality, theatricality and storytelling in movement. And of course we work towards a spectacular performance during the Sunday Night Party! At least one year experience in solo Blues or Jazz is recommended.
Workshop schedule
All workshops take place at the Kompaszaal
| Saturday | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| KZ ballroom | KZ Studio 1 / Lobby | KZ Studio 2 | |
| 12:00 – 13:15 | Fundamentals Mike & Chris | Advanced Lisa & Fabien | Cabaret Elise |
| 13:30 – 14:45 | Fundamentals Alina & Nico | Advanced Lisa & Fabien | Cabaret Elise |
| Lunch | |||
| 15:45 – 17:00 | Intermediate Alina & Nico | Special / Musicality Lisa & Fabien | Solo Mike or Chris |
| 17:15 – 18:30 | Intermediate Alina & Nico | Special / Musicality Lisa & Fabien | Solo Mike or Chris |
| Sunday | |||
| KZ ballroom | KZ Studio 1 / Lobby | KZ Studio 2 | |
| 12:00 – 13:15 | Fundamentals Mike & Chris | Advanced Alina & Nico | Cabaret Elise |
| 13:30 – 14:45 | Fundamentals Lisa & Fabien | Advanced Alina & Nico | Cabaret Elise |
| Lunch | |||
| 15:45 – 17:00 | Intermediate Lisa & Fabien | Special / Musicality Alina & Nico | Solo Mike or Chris |
| 17:15 – 18:30 | Intermediate Lisa & Fabien | Special / Musicality Alina & Nico | Solo Mike or Chris |
Our workshop location
The Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the festival are taking place at KZ – Kompaszaal in Amsterdam East. All workshops and the parties of those days will be here.
The rooms
KZ ballroom (where we party and teach workshops)
KZ studio 1
KZ studio 2
