JUKE JOINT BLUES FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS Learn the Authentic Social Blues Dance-Pulse, Groove, Basic Steps, Four Corners, Fishtails, Turns, Partner Connection, Improvisation, Musicality, and Your First Blues Social
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27,99 €
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
09.09.2026
Verlag
Independently PublishedSeitenzahl
652
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/4,1 cm
Gewicht
776 g
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798172970047
Feel the pulse. Find your groove. Step onto the Blues floor with confidence.
Have you wanted to dance Blues but felt unsure where to begin, how to move naturally with the music, or what to do once another dancer takes your hand?
Juke Joint Blues for Absolute Beginners is a practical, culturally respectful introduction to social Blues dancing designed for the complete beginner.
Rather than overwhelming you with complicated choreography, Michael Fink builds the dance from the ground up, beginning with the skills that make Blues movement actually feel good: grounded posture, clear weight transfer, pulse, groove, rhythm, musical listening, partner communication, and confident improvisation.
Inside, you'll learn how to:
- Find a comfortable, grounded Blues posture and natural pulse
- Understand weight transfer and standing-leg movement
- Dance basic steps, rocks, walks, touches, drags, and direction changes
- Learn Four Corners and Fishtails from proper body mechanics
- Add turns and rotations without losing balance or groove
- Explore accents, pauses, delays, syncopation, and rhythmic variation
- Build clear partner connection without force
- Understand lead, follow, listening, and response
- Dance comfortably in open, closed, and breakaway positions
- Hear bass, drums, vocals, phrases, breaks, and musical changes
- Improvise without memorizing choreography
- Navigate your first Blues social with confidence and respectful etiquette
- Follow a progressive 30-day practice plan that turns knowledge into usable skill
You'll also discover why Blues dancing is about much more than performing steps.
The book introduces the musical, social, and cultural principles that give the Blues movement its character while recognizing the African American traditions and communities from which Blues music and dance developed.
Whether you're practicing alone at home, preparing for your first class, learning with a partner, or getting ready to walk onto your first social dance floor, this guide gives you a clear path from uncertainty to genuine participation.
You do not need dozens of complicated figures.
You need a floor beneath you, music worth hearing, a few reliable movements, and the confidence to respond.
Feel the floor. Hear the Blues. Share the groove.
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