If you want to take leveled classes you must come to auditions. This is a tool to help you assess what you should be focusing on in classes. You will dance with two instructors as a third observes and each will propose what level they think would be of most value to you. Level placement is influenced by class content and pre-requisites along with our goal class sizes.

Saturday, 10:30a-11:45a

Level 4, Level 5

Have you ever wondered how some people are feedback-receiving MACHINES, and what goes on in their brains to make them that way?

In this talk, we’ll cover describing & defining feedback, identify things that make feedback hard to hear, and talk through approaches you can try to make feedback easier to hear. We'll also talk about ways to take this learning & apply it towards dance scenarios - such as in class or practice sessions.

Saturday, 12:05pm - 1:05pm

All Levels

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Saturday, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Level 3: Close Embrace Focus

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Sunday, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Level 3: Close Embrace Focus

Discussing Ryan Coogler's masterpiece Sinners: the African and Western cultural / religious influences, local musicianship in Clarksdale, and how certain moments and callbacks in the film relate to the history of Black storytellers. While spoilers will be discussed when necessary, this will also work as a nice guide for rewatching or aiding first-time viewers.

Sunday, 1:15pm - 2:15pm

All Levels

In this class we'll explore movement ideas that are grounded in weight share, stretch, and compression. We'll explore dramatic and dynamic movements and how to integrate them into the flow of the dance. Prereq: Experience with stetch and compression

Sunday, 2:50pm - 3:50pm

All Levels

Make movements your own by adding dimensions, texture, and contrast to spice up your solo dancing. If you've ever asked, "What do I do with my arms?!" or "How do I bring more of myself into solo dancing?" then this class is for you!

Sunday, 4:10pm - 5:10pm

All Levels

Whether you're new to Blues dancing or been dancing it a long time, we will challenge your learning journey to help you have better workshop and social dance experiences by providing better tools and alternative practice methods. We will also tackle class etiquette scenarios that can help you and your fellow students have better sessions at Muse and other amazing events.

Saturday, 10:30am - 11:45am

All Levels

Whether it's for a birthday, thank-you, or other jam--or just fun with friends--learn some ways to jump into a partner dance already in progress. Importantly we'll include conventions, cues, and etiquette around stealing in.

Saturday, 12:05pm - 1:05pm

All Levels

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Saturday, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Level 3: Stretch and Compression Focus

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Sunday, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Level 3: Stretch and Compression Focus

Uncomfortable dancing at higher tempos? We've got just the fix! Let's work on improving your relationship with faster songs so you can take on any fast paced song when it comes on. Slick shoes are recommended, but not necessary (we'll also show you how to dance fast in less ideal situations).

Sunday, 2:50pm - 3:50pm

All Levels, BYOP

Moves beget moves and blend together for seamless transitions, fun new combos, easier polycentrism, and cool partnered moments!

Sunday, 2:50pm - 3:50pm

All Levels

Can a dance be so musical that you can almost hear the song just by watching the movement? This class will be a collective exercise in musicality: how we listen for, notice, and express the elements of a song that makes it distinct.

Sunday, 4:10pm - 5:10pm

All Levels

If you can't use spinal articulation (also known as intrabody movement) in your dancing, then it ain't blues yet! Learn how to move your ribs, your hips, your shoulders, and everything in between with purpose and style.

Saturday, 12:05pm - 1:05pm

All Levels

Join Dr Marcia of @MoveWithMarcia for a restorative stretch session. No equipment is required. Bring anything that keeps you comfy on the floor (like mats, pillows, rolled towels, stretch bands, blankets, blocks, etc). If the floor is not your friend movements can be modified to standing only or seated on a chair. There will also be open Q&A time at the end of class for any specific needs that a quick tip from a physical therapist can help with.

Saturday, 1:50pm - 2:50pm

All Levels

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Saturday, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Level 4, Level 5

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Sunday, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Level 4

You can't partner-dance alone. By its very definition, what we do relies on our partners. But not all forms of reliance are equal - or equally applicable to Blues. Our concept of an ideal partnership in Blues requires both dancers trusting and relying on one another, all while still enthusiastically contributing to the dance. In this class we'll go into detail about how we develop this kind of Interdependence, as opposed to becoming Independet or Codependent.

Sunday, 2:50pm - 3:50pm

All Levels

Complexity in dance movement can be amazing, but sometimes the pressure to create something good can make our dances messy. Together, we'll work on building a rich, layered dance while learning when we need to peel a few options to create a "Goldilocks" just right situation...but without all the breaking and entering into a bear house.

Sunday, 4:10pm - 5:10pm

All Levels

A session focused on sharing tools for building, growing, maintaining, and changing course in dance scenes. Drawing from the organizational lifecycle and other ideas from "Holding Change" by Adrienne Maree Brown, as well as insights from our experiences and those in the class, we’ll reflect on where we might be, where we want to go, and what our scenes/orgs might need at the phase we’re in.

Sunday, 4:10pm - 5:10pm

All Levels

In this class, we’ll explore the stylistic difference between riffin’: a style of dancing where you observe and build off someone's movements, and cuttin’: a style where you aim to outshine or challenge them. Rooted in Blues music tradition, both of these approaches can help bring out different dynamics of call and response and ways of approaching others on the social dance floor.

Saturday, 12:05pm - 1:05pm

All Levels

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Saturday, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Level 1 + 2

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Sunday, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Level 1 + 2

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Sunday, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Level 5

Using a series of games and role plays, we’ll explore different norms and activities in spaces where dancing is happening, and reflect on how this affects our experiences, how we are and how we’d like to be.

Sunday, 2:50pm - 3:50pm

All Levels

One of the things that separates Great dancers from Good dancers is their ability to maintain flow in their dancing. This BYOP class will be about navigating those crucial moments of transition. We'll give you increasingly challenging moves and sequences and focus on the technical and partnership skills they require to keep your dancing and connection feeling smooth, comfy, and grounded. We will not be rotating during this class.

Sunday, 4:10pm - 5:10pm

All Levels, BYOP