Past Events
New Year’s Blues w/ Grey Armstrong
New Year’s Blues: Explore the roots, anatomy, and evolution of Blues dance with Grey Armstrong. Learn what makes Blues *Blues* and expand your movement and ear.
Instructor: Grey Armstrong
1/3
Saturday
1-4:30pm
Dance Underground
Blues for the Blues
A 6-week series for beginners and those who want to work on their blues fundamentals! This is a 75-min/week series that will take you through what makes Blues dancing, and start your journey as a Blues dancer 😊💙
Lead instructor: Robin
1/20 - 2/24
Tuesdays
6:30-8:30pm
Lowdown Ballroom
Blues 1C
A brand-new recurring 4-week series teaching Blues fundamentals, organized by Reverie Ballroom! Blues 1A is taught with a focus on solo blues.
Instructors: Lila & Dillon, Robin.
1/7 - 1/28
Wednesdays
8-9pm
Reverie Ballroom
Blues Intro
Intro lesson before the twice-a-month Blues social in the Emerald ballroom, organized by Reverie Ballroom!
Instructor: Robin
1/14, 1/28
2nd, 4th Wednesdays
9-9:30pm
Reverie Ballroom
Slow Drag: Depth and Simplicity
At first glance, slow drag seems straightforward – a step and a drag of the trailing foot. But Blues is a dance built on nuance, subtle choices, and surprising technical depth. In this workshop, we’ll break open the “simple” to reveal the layers underneath, exploring the skills, mindset, and refined movement quality that help dancers grow into higher-level Blues practitioners.
Lead instructor: Robin & Lila
1/18
Sunday
3-4:30pm
Sunset Hill Community Hall
Groovin’ with B.B.: A Blues Line Dance Workshop
This workshop brings you a smooth, soulful line dance set to B.B. King’s “Never Make a Move Too Soon,” featuring classic Jukin’ Blues vocabulary and plenty of opportunities to show off your individuality. We’ll break down each section of the choreography step-by-step so by the end of class, you’ll have a full routine under your belt, an expanded Jukin’ vocabulary, and the skills to join a Soul Train line without hesitation.
Lead instructor: Lila & Robin
1/18
Sunday
4:30-6pm
Sunset Hill Community Hall
Pay-What-You-Want Private Lessons
Message us to book a solo/group private lesson! For these 6 weeks, we are offering them on a pay-what-you-want model 💙
Lead instructor: Robin
1/20 - 2/24
Tuesdays
6:30-8:30pm
Lowdown Ballroom
Blues 1C
A brand-new recurring 4-week series teaching Blues fundamentals, organized by Reverie Ballroom! Blues 1A is taught with a focus on solo blues.
Instructors: Lila & Dillon, Robin.
1/7 - 1/28
Wednesdays
8-9pm
Reverie Ballroom
Blues Intro
Intro lesson before the twice-a-month Blues social in the Emerald ballroom, organized by Reverie Ballroom!
Instructor: Robin
1/28
2nd, 4th Wednesdays
9-9:30pm
Reverie Ballroom
Pay-What-You-Want Private Lessons
Message us to book a solo/group private lesson! For these 6 weeks, we are offering them on a pay-what-you-want model 💙
Lead instructor: Robin
3/3, 3/17
Tuesdays
6:30-8:30pm
Lowdown Ballroom
Blues 1: Jukin’ Sampler
Blues dances incorporate many regional and historical styles - beyond what we often have space to teach. This sampler introduces two new Jukin' Blues dances that we do not typically cover in our rotating series. We’ll explore essential fundamentals for Blues dance beginners and learn distinct styles you can bring straight to the social floor - Piedmont and Struttin'. The series ends with a 2-hour-long workshop on Chicago Triple taught by a guest instructor - offering Blues dancers a chance to experience a related Black American partnered dance.
**The final class on March 25 will be a 2-hour workshop from 7pm-9pm, please mark your calendar accordingly!**
Instructors: Lisa & Robin
3/4 - 3/25
Wednesdays
7-8pm
Reverie Ballroom
Staying Close While Going Far
Close embrace is an essential part of Blues dancing – especially Ballroomin’ Blues – but traveling together while staying comfortable takes practice and care. In this workshop, Robin and Lila will explore various approaches you can take to improve your close embrace. Together, you will work with connection, tone, and floorcraft to support clear, relaxed traveling, giving you practical tools for dancing Blues in close embrace that feels connected, mobile, and easy.
Lead instructor: Robin & Lila
3/8
Sunday
3-4:30pm
Sunset Hill Community Hall
Ballroomin’ Blues: The Savoy Walk
The Savoy Walk is a classic Blues idiomatic dance style that emerged at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem in the 1920s and 30s, where dancers moved “in the round” along a shared line of dance. In this workshop, we’ll explore the Savoy Walk as both a historical form and a living social dance, focusing on its pulse, common connection points, and how dancers negotiate space, speed, and floorcraft together. You’ll learn how to adapt the Savoy Walk to different tempos and partners while traveling the floor with clarity, groove, and respect for the history of the dance.
Lead instructor: Lila & Robin
3/8
Sunday
4:30-6pm
Sunset Hill Community Hall
Open Practice/Social
Join us for blues practice and social dancing! This is an open floor practice session with guidance from Robin. Learn how to give and receive feedback in a safe and useful way, and get tips and assistance with leveling up your blues 💙
If you wanna just come to dance and hang out, you're also welcome! We'll provide some tips on negotiating practice/social dance intentions so everyone gets what they want from the session 😊
Lead instructor: Robin
4/7 - 5/12
Tuesdays
6:30-8:30pm
Lowdown Ballroom
Blues Workshops
7:00-8:00pm Peanut Butter Blues: Beyond Smooth & Chunky w/ Grey Armstrong
8:00-9:00pm Say It Back Different: A Call & Response Playground w/ Dillon Arevalo
Instructors: Grey Armstrong, Dillon Arevalo
4/29
Wednesday
7-9pm
Reverie Ballroom
Blues 1C
A brand-new recurring 4-week series teaching Blues fundamentals, organized by Reverie Ballroom! Blues 1C is taught with a focus on Everyone Leads, Everyone Follows (ELEF)
Instructors: Lisa & Robin
5/6 - 5/27
Wednesdays
7-8pm
Reverie Ballroom
Blues Dancing @ NW Folklife
In this class, we will introduce fundamentals that define Blues dancing. You’ll leave with a solid set of moves for dancing to live Blues music, plus tools to refine your conversation on the social floor, whether you’re new to Blues or a seasoned dancer.
Instructor: Robin
5/23
Wednesdays
7-8pm
Reverie Ballroom
Hillman City Sway
A 1-hr all-levels blues lesson, covering blues dancing basics for beginners, and refinements and challenges for seasoned blues dancers! Followed by live blues & blues-adjacent music by the amazing Hillman City Sway band 💙
Instructor: Robin
6/25
Thursday
8-9pm
Black & Tan Hall
The Elnah Jordan Experience
A 30-min intro lesson for dancers about the basics of blues dancing, followed by social dancing to the incredible Elnah Jordan Experience! Organized by Swing It Seattle.
Instructor: Robin
7/11
Saturday
7-7:30pm
South Park Hall
Open Practice/Social
Join us for blues practice and social dancing! This is an open floor practice session with guidance from Robin. Learn how to give and receive feedback in a safe and useful way, and get tips and assistance with leveling up your blues 💙
If you wanna just come to dance and hang out, you're also welcome! We'll provide some tips on negotiating practice/social dance intentions so everyone gets what they want from the session 😊
Lead instructor: Robin
7/7 - 7/21
Tuesdays
6:30-8:30pm
Lowdown Ballroom
Blues Track @ Centrum Blues
2026 Centrum Traditional Blues welcomes the return of Traditional Blues dancers Damon and Kelsy Lynn Stone! This is the first time that Centrum will be offering a dance-only track, which includes 4-hours of dance instruction each of 4 days - one 2-hour session each morning and one 2-hour session each afternoon.
Instructor: Damon & Kelsy Stone
7/24 - 8/2
Monday - Saturday
Fort Worden, Port Townsend