Lil' Sumpin' Sumpin' Blues Weekend 2025 Hua Hin Edition!

🎶✨ SAVE THE DATE: 19th-21st December 2025 — Lil' Sumpin' Sumpin' Blues Weekend 2025 — Hua Hin Edition with the Stones! ✨🎶 ✅ World-class instructors ✅ 14 hours of instruction ✅ Social dancing at local live music venues Why “Lil’ Sumpin’ Sumpin'”? [ˈlɪɫ ˈsʌmpɪn ˈsʌmpɪn] This phrase is from African American Vernacular English (AAVE), where it means something with a little extra — something cool, special, and full of flavor. That’s the spirit of this weekend. This isn’t just a dance workshop. It’s a space to connect more deeply with the Black American cultural roots of the blues — its values, movement aesthetics, and embodied history. You’ll get that “lil’ sumpin’ sumpin'” to help you grow — from someone who moves to the blues, to a true blues dancer. Whether you’re just stepping into the scene or looking to refine your style, we’re here to help you level up with respect, rhythm, and soul. 🕺🏽💙 📅 Date: 19-21 December 2025 ⏰ Time: TBA 📍 Location: Huahin Dancesport Academy 🎶 Socials: Daily dancing at local live music venues! 🎟️ Registration: Opens on July 1st: https://bluenotesd.com/events/lil-sumpin-sumpin-2025/ 💲💲💲 - Full Workshop Early Bird Opens: July 1st — 3500 THB - Full Workshop Regular Registration Opens: July 15th — 3850 THB - Individual Day Registration Opens: September 1st — 575 THB Friday, 1725 THB Saturday / Sunday - Full Workshop Late Registration Opens: September 1st — 4200 THB - Individual Day Late Registration Opens: October 1st — 650 THB Friday, 1950 THB Saturday / Sunday - Individual Workshop Registration: At the door only (as available) ℹ️ Instructor Bios: Damon Stone Damon has been dancing his entire life, starting with vernacular Jazz/Blues first taught to him at the tender age of six by his grandmother. After nearly a decade of learning at the heels of his elders, he went on and eventually studied a numerous dance forms until coming full circle in 1995 to focus primarily on the history and styles of Swing and Blues as his family danced them with a special focus on the Southern styles from the Mississippi Delta region. He has studied the development of vernacular Jazz/Blues dance across the United States learning from a number of the original dancers. He is largely regarded as one of the foremost authorities on Blues idiom dance and has been interviewed as a dance historian in documentary and for radio. Damon has been a featured instructor at camps, festivals, and workshops across five continents. Kelsy Stone Kelsy brings her lifetime of dance training, a passion for vernacular dance, and a sharp eye for technique to the Blues dance world. She has brought her joy and knowledge of blues idiom dances to some of the most high-profile events in the US, including but not limited to: bluesSHOUT!, The Experiment, and Nocturne Blues–serving as faculty, mentor, competition coordinator, and judge. Kelsy’s critical eye and love of deep technique are tempered by her love of “dad jokes,” getting lost in the music, and embracing of the ridiculous. She shows her appreciation of African American culture by speaking of the history of Blues idiom dance and taking her craft seriously, but never herself. She believes every mistake is an opportunity to learn, every class an opportunity to challenge, and every dance an opportunity to pay respect to those who came before.