Workshop with Flouer Evelyn: Blues Family Tree Part II (do not need to take part I to participate)
Schedule
Sun Dec 08 2024 at 12:30 pm to 01:45 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom | Glen Echo, MD
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We're excited to host two workshop sessions, 12:30-1:45pm and 2-3:30pm, with Flouer Evelyn (pronounced "flower"). Come for one or both, and catch Flouer at 7pm in Glen Echo Park before Back Room Blues on Dec. 7 as well.Over the weekend in DC, Flouer will get a chance to share several different branches of the Family Tree, each one catering to the needs of the students present. This will give a well-rounded look at the different types of vocabulary important to Blues Dancing, helping dancers both clarify the vocab they know and learn new important movements.
Thursday Dec 5, 7pm:
Blues Family Tree (Part 1)
Over many years, Flouer has developed a blues dance curriculum centered on teaching core movements through what she calls the “Family Tree.” The tree consists of six branches of related movements that help dancers understand how to link movements together, making their dancing more precise and creative. In this class, we’ll explore one or two of these branches, learning them first solo and then in partnership.
Sunday Dec 8, 12:30-1:45:
Blues Family Tree (Part 2) (You do not need to take part 1 prior to taking this class!)
Over many years, Flouer has developed a blues dance curriculum centered on teaching core movements through what she calls the “Family Tree.” The tree consists of six branches of related movements that help dancers understand how to link movements together, making their dancing more precise and creative. In this class, we’ll explore one or two of these branches, learning them first solo and then in partnership.
Sunday Dec 8, 2-2:30:
Keep Up as We Speed it Up!
Once the party gets going and the music speeds up, we have to learn how to keep up! This is especially true for dancing to excellent live musicians. We'll talk a lot about how faster doesn't mean hectic, we can keep our "cool' aesthetic, as well as loosen our joints to create more natural internal rhythms. We might throw in some Struttin' or Boogie Woogie blues as well, to cover the different sounds we hear with faster blues music.
Bio:
Flouer Evelyn is a partner dance instructor and embodied life coach from New York City, currently based out of Turin, Italy. She has been teaching blues around the world since 2010 when she fell in love with the history, music, and movement of these culturally rich dances.
Through all these years she has, of course, won plenty of competitions. Her movement background includes an MFA in contemporary dance, ten years of Latin Ballroom, and a lifetime of ballet and ice skating. And that’s all important, but what matters most is that in the classroom Flouer has a warm, encouraging way to help people learn to move their bodies and connect with others.
She is known for her values of artistry and personal expression, complimented by her ability to break down any movement into incredibly specific detail. Using imagery, anatomy, rhythm, and embodiment concepts, she will build your dance from the ground up; all the while teaching you about the musicians you are listening to, why a movement evolved the way it did historically, and the cultural context from where it came. https://flouerdances.com
“The reason to master technique is so the body does not prevent the soul from expressing itself” – la Meri
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Where is it happening?
Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom, Playground at Glen Echo Park, Clara Barton Pkwy, Cabin John, MD 20818, United States,Glen Echo, MarylandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
