Discover The Blues
Blog articles exploring the history, culture and values of blues dance.
WHY WE STARTED THIS BLOG
Blues dance is an African American vernacular dance that developed alongside blues music in the Deep South of the USA in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and is still evolving today. Like the music, blues dance is not just one style of dance, but a family of blues idiom dances. Born from slavery, blues music and dance embody African American cultural values. As teachers who are not from this culture we feel that it is essential for us to educate ourselves about the history, cultural values and the social context of the dance. The articles in our Discover The Blues Blog are our way of sharing some of what we are learning on our own personal journey, and we hope they inspire you to discover more about the blues.
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