Your cruise speed on the Mississippi

For the classes, 2 groups will be formed, and each group will dance with all our teachers. These groups will be established so that you fit in yours as well as possible according to your "cruising speed". If you've never danced the Blues, please, take some classes before June to boost your engine to at least 2 mph :-)

Look now at what speed you sail on the Mississippi ; it will allow us to build balanced groups :-) You will receive at the end of March, the group in which you will dance.


Speed 2 mph:

You're getting used to this turbulent river, you've studied the basic maneuvers to start feeling the Blues, but you still stay in sight of the shore. You have taken a few courses, a few tasters, you know the basic steps and movements, but you are not yet very comfortable when the weather gets tough.

Speed 4 mph:

That's it: you coast without any worries, and you can make nice cruises on the Mississippi. You have taken regular classes, covered all styles of Blues, and you are precise with the berthing. You dance regularly and start playing with the rhythms of this great river. You are of course listening to your partner.

 

 

Speed 6 mph:

You're ready for real crossings! You have participated in some international workshops. You master the meanders of the great river: you know what the aesthetics of the Blues is, you play with the music, and its structure. The different styles of Blues are starting to live on your boat. "Fish tail", "figure 8", and other "camel walk" have no more secrets for you.

Speed 8 mph:

You cruise day and night. You are not afraid of anything, you are able to play with the rhythm, your partner, the different styles of Blues, its aesthetics, while keeping the "cool attitude". You are able to mix technique, emotion, improvisation, and listening in the dance couple. With your steamboat, you're not afraid of competition. We often see you internationally. You teach sailing courses in your spare time and are getting known from New Orleans to Minneapolis.

Speed 10 mph:

You are one of the stars of Mississippi and when people see you passing by, they can only admire your presence: with you, one travels happily! You've travelled accross the Blues for a long time, and it has (almost) no more secrets for you. You are in the finals of many competitions, you teach in your country and you are, of course, known internationally.