Drag Blues: L.A. Edition w Joe DeMers - $35

Drag Blues workshop this weekend with Joe DeMers! http://ladragblues.eventbrite.com/ 12-1:30pm - Refine Your Drag Blues Technique This class will review key points of Drag Blues technique and focus on polishing movement transitions to get everyone connected and maintain that connection while dancing across the room to music. 1:30-2:30pm - Spirit Moves Connections The Spriti Moves is the leading documentary on Lindy Hop. There is a Blues chapter in which we see the Savoy Swing dancers dancing Blues. Learn Drag Blues moves that are directly inspired by the Spirit Moves! 2:30-3:30pm - Rag Doll Fun! Learn to lead and follow with some of the most relaxed frame possible in Drag Blues. Followers will be feel like they're flying, while leaders are empowered to shape weight transfers. 3:30-4pm - Drag Blues Moves Let's end the workshop with some really great partner movements to incorporeate into your Drag Blues. Location: Downtown Dance & Movement | 1144 S Hope St, Los Angeles, CA 90015 Register at http://ladragblues.eventbrite.com/ $35 before 11/19 | All Classes $60 for 2 people | before 11/19 | All Classes $40 at door | All Classes Joe's Bio: Joe DeMers is a champion Blues instructor from Denver, CO. He has toured the world teaching and performing from South Korea to France, Canada, Israel and all over the US. He loves to dance and is proud to be a dancer, performer, competitor, and instructor. He is known for bringing excellent opportunities of critical thinking and analysis of Blues to the classroom. His Drag Blues style is nicely blended with Jookin' and captures the lively rhythms and themes of Blues music. He is known for encouraging follower expression in the dance as an equal partner to the leader. He is a proponent of Frame Matching and the creator of ΔpTed and the Hierarchy of Creating Partner Connections, frameworks for analyzing and teaching partner-dance connection. He also runs a 6-day, Blues dance instructor training in Denver, CO. For more information on him, or Frame Matching and ΔpTed, check out his website at joeandnelle.com. Also, watch his free How to Dance Drag Blues instructional videos on youtube: http://youtu.be/tuIt9ooDKXE. You can see his latest Contemporary Blue routine: http://youtu.be/ySJGx4SIBsE.