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On this page links to:
- 1) Blues Specialists (Teachers & DJs)
- 2) Regular clubs with a healthy Blues bias
- 3) Clubs that help promote BluesDance events
- 4) Websites that list BluesDance and/or its events
See also what is Blues dancing for links on dancing the blues.
These links represent those people that we have come across. There are sure to be as many that we haven't... get in touch & say hello. If anything is wrong or missing then contact: bluesman
The links are in no particular order
| Who | Why | Contact_details | | Joseph and Trisha Sewell | Excellent Blues Teachers and organizers of great dances. These guys connect with the cultural heritage of the Blues from the 1920's and give it modern expression on the contemporary Blues scene. |  |
| | | | Nina Daines, Nigel Anderson and now Rena | Superb Blues Teachers and organizers of brilliant dances. Especially, Swingin' the Blues and Beach Boogie. Nigel & Nina started the renaissance of, and have popularized, Blues dancing on the Modern Jive scene. They are highly innovative. |  |
| | | | Alan Pratt and Sarah Bryen | 2001 and 2002 Beach Boogie National Blues Champions. Hugely approachable Blues dancers, competitors and teachers |  |
| | | | Val Forsey & David Rokov | 2003 National Blues Champions.
These guys teach regularly in London and workshop around the country. | |
| | | | Howard Temple and Nicola Chappell | Bluesbug provides fun classes, themed classes and cabaret for dance events and special events, as well as workshops and private tuition.
Founded by Howard Temple and Nicola Chappell (UK National Blues
dance champions, 2004), teachers and performers of all styles of modern jive. |  | | | | | Simon Selmon & Taina Kortelainen | 1999 US American Lindy Hop Champions 'Blues Division', choreographers and superb teachers. First started to dance Blues in 1990 at the Herrang Dance Camp. Taina knows just how to style the Blues depending on whether the ladies are feelin' good, nice, naughty or really naughty!! |  |
| | | Heidi Fite & Charlie Fuller
| These guys regularly teach Blues workshops in America and Canada. They run the Cheap Thrills all Blues Weekend (a weekend focusing on workshops and dancing), and work WITH a bunch of other folks and organizations to make STLBX (a lindy/blues exchange) happen each year |  |
| | | | Solomon Douglas | A Seattle-based dance teacher and jazz pianist, often tours North America and the Pacific teaching Blues Dance workshops. His goal is to achieve world peace through Blues Dancing. |  |
| | | | Noëlle Gray | With a diverse dance background spanning 18 years, Noëlle Gray is among the most popular Lindy Hop and Blues dancing instructors in Connecticut.
Hop and Blues |  |
| | | | Peter Phillips | DJ with great Blues & Slow Swing repertoire. Well known for finding new tunes to dance to. Great Modern Jive teacher as well. Tel: (01323) 760700 |  |
| | | | Rob McKim | Rob McKim, The Jive Jock, of Jive-Junction is the one of the U.K.’s top swing, jive & Blues DJs. Organizer of great events as well
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| | | | Jon Brett | John Brett, "The Governor" is the ultimate Modern Jive DJ. Plus he has a great Blues and slow-swing repertoire, which flavours all of his work. Expect Blues potential whenever he plays. Organizer of great events, eg Glitter Balls. |  |
| | | | Roger Chin | A great dance teacher, winner of many Modern Jive competitions and DJ. Roger’s has his own variation on Blues dancing (Romancing the Blues). | Cosmopolitan Jive
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| | | | David Plummer | JiveVibe periodically work the Blues into Modern Jive and adopt it as a theme in their classes and workshops
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in no particular order
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Organization,etc
Click the image | Description |  | Boxmoor Beat
Welcome to our website. We run Modern Jive sessions on Mondays at the Boxmoor Playhouse, Hemel Hempstead. |
| |  | Swingville is a community of Lindy-hoppers in Hertfordshire. The night is run and managed by its members which makes for a successful night. Its well know for its friendliness, fun and dancing of course! |
| | | Jump'n'Jive, UK
For the very best in Jive & Swing dance.
We offer lessons, evening dances, cabarets & holidays. |
| | | Hipsters, Ealing, London: The best teachers in the UK
Weekly Lindy Hop and Modern Jive lessons
Monthly Freestyles with damn fine music |
| |  | Let's Dance, Harlow, Herts
“Run by dancers…….for dancers”.
Formed in 2000 by 10 Modern Jive dancers to provide good fun evenings for everyone (including ourselves) |
| |  | Rock the Block is the promotional name of Al and Linda Howland. Our intention is to promote all forms of modern and traditional jive in the Norwich area. |
| | | CLUB JIVE | Marie's Wednesday Modern Jive night at the Third Floor Lounge, Bedford. |
| |  | Welcome to Jive+ Modern Jive Dancing in the Oxford area
If you are interested in Jive dancing we have a range of workshops and dance events to help Beginners to Advanced dancers - great fun for all |
| | | At Vibe Dance & Social Club we believe dancing should be fun, friendly and unpretentious. The club currently has venues in Bedford, Sandy and Rushden. DJ David has credits at several UK Dance Weekenders and brings the best music back to Vibe!
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| |  | DJ Strollin' Steve the organiser of great Swing, R'nR, Country & Jive events. "I know I can't please everybody all of the time..... but I'll never stop trying" Steve's Hitchin Honkey Tonk sounds well cool. |
| |  | Get in the Swing. Welcome to Original 1930's/40's Savoy Style Lindy Hop classes at Steeple Morden, Royston, Herts. A friendly relaxed class, with easy to learn moves for beginners, to more intricate & testing moves for the more experienced. |
| |  | Welcome to Swing Inter.Net. This website is primarily interested in promoting Hollywood Swing or Dean Collin's Style Lindy Hop in the UK. |
| |  | Swamprock: We aim to bring the best Zydeco, Swamp pop, Blues, Cajun, New Orleans Rhythm & Blues and Rock ‘n Roll from the Bayous of Louisiana to the dancers of London. |
| |  | Cambs. and Beds. Lindy Hop Experience: When not crouching under aeroplanes at Duxford (above), Hoc & Mark and Paul & Fae love to dance and to pass on their enthusiasm for Lindyhop to others. |
| |  | Le Swing is a small jive company that is running three jive venue's in the North West |
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| Organizations ,etc | Why |  | John Sweeney's website. Simply the best place to start finding out about Modern Jive. Modern Jive is one of the main dance styles that can lead on to dancing the Blues. |
| |  | The interactive directory of Dance News, Dance Classes, Dance Products, Dance Suppliers and Web Resources for the UK Dance Community. |
| |  | A hive of information on the latest dance events for the modern jiver of today. John & Linda's aim is to promote modern jive in all it's forms. |
| |  | The aim of Jon and Jenn White's site is to provide up-to-date, accurate information about modern jive classes and events throughout the UK. |
| |  | We aim to be a source of information for dancers throughout the UK and offer great Dance Shoes, CDS and Videos for sale via our secure site. |
| |  | Swing Time, The Swing Time Event and Venue Listings, Reviews and Swing Site Links! |
| |  | This site is dedicated to the club partner-dance craze sweeping the UK. Namely Salsa, on the Latin side, and Modern Jive. |
| |  | Jivestyle is the web site dedicated to freestyle modern jive in and around Nottingham and the East Midlands. |
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