Levels

All levels are subjected to auditions (except Beginner/Intermediate)

Beginner/Intermediate
You’ve been blues dancing for about a year. You have the basic knowledge in Juke Joint blues, and you feel comfortable with weight shifts, different tempos and walking around the floor. You also have some moves you can pull off! In this level you will strengthen your basics and learn how to create some new moves of yourself. The goal in this level is to help you feel comfortable when you dance with partners from all different levels to different songs in different tempos.

Intermediate/Advanced
You have been blues dancing for up to 2 years. You understand the concepts of blues dancing like stretch, connection, weight shifting and body matching. However, sometimes you feel like you lose grip while dancing. You understand that in order to become a better dancer the work is never-ending on the basic movements. You can feel the music changes and lead/follow accordingly and you start feeling comfortable with body matching to your partner. You go regularly to classes and camps all around and dance socially in any chance you’ve got!

Advanced
You’ve been blues dancing for more than 2 year. You just can’t get enough of this BLUES! You grab any opportunity to dance and you are a frequent flyer in the mile high blues in your local scene. You lead the community in your own town and dance regularly in your scene, organize workshops, events and parties and try to learn as much as you can about blues and blues dancing.

Invitational Teachers Training (January 28th)!
We have an exciting track for the local teachers among us! This is an invitational only level (max. 20 dancers)
What’s the plan? Local teachers will be personally invited to take part in this level. Those who are lucky enough to be invited to this level will have 4 days of workshops (instead of 3). During the festival days (January 25th-27th, 2013) they will be part of the advanced level (no auditions needed). On Monday, January 28th, we offer an additional day of workshops with two of our top master teachers, in a day full of material suitable for teachers and community leaders: Teaching techniques, body movement, rhythm etc..
What if I haven’t received an invitation to this level? If you didn’t receive an invitation to this level until September 1st, but think you are suitable and answer the criteria, please send us an e-mail and write us why you think you are suitable for this level (info@feelinblues.com).
What is the cost? This level will be at an additional cost of +25 euro (which is pretty much equals to zero for the privilege of receiving a day of teachers training!). Only invitees who take the full festival package will be able to join this additional day.