Blues dancing can be sultry as a Memphis summer night, vibrant as sun on the Mississippi River, mellow as a Southern drawl, and spirited as a tent revival. Blues dancing draws you in and pulls you into a close embrace from the start, and the longer you do it, the more comfortable it becomes, just like your favorite t-shirt. Once you make it a part of you, it can change your life forever.

Our first official NewVo Blues event is Dinner Blues at The Blue Worm on Friday the 23rd of March. This place one of the great live blues clubs Memphis has for dancing to the music that is such an essential part of our heritage. Our plan for the night is to have a blues lesson at 7pm, dinner at 9pm, and dancing following. Costs are simply $12 for the lesson, the price of your dinner, and $5 to get into the club for the entire night. If you have never danced blues before, this is the perfect chance to check it out for yourself. For those of you who have taken a lessons or workshops in blues dance, you'll have a great opportunity to work on your skills with a pair of great instructors. Our lesson will work on blues movement, connection, and musicality. If you have experience with ballroom, tango, salsa, swing, or other types of dance, you will transition easily into blues, as it is a cousin to several partner dances.

So what is blues dancing? It's many different things to dancers of all backgrounds, including those of us who discovered a love of the dance by delving into the vast variety of music known as the blues. It's a spiritual connection to the music, and to the musicians who play and sing their very souls out in the juke joints. It's a personal connection to your dance partner, who may be a friend, spouse, or someone who appreciates the music as much as you do. It's living in the moment and outside of yourself at the same time. Blues dancing is all about feeling the rhythm, the lyrics, and the melody of the music and making it your own on the dance floor.