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Koko Taylor and Willie Dixon #youtubeshorts #shorts #bluesshorts #bluesstories

We found this story in a rolling stone interview with Koko Taylor and just had to share it! https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-koko-taylor-241037/

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Latin Butts #shorts

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Hearing the Tresillo Rhythm

A few of our favourite examples to help you hear the tresillo rhythm in different songs and styles! Tracks: Howlin' Wolf - "Goin' back home" Meschiya Lake - "Slow Burn" Professor Longhair - "Don't You Feel Like Crying" Ed Sheeran - "Shape of you" Join our new Latin Blues course: forms.gle/JFfsGd5jCiGmLdH69 Live and online starting Sunday 11 April & Tuesday 13 April 2021 Our Tresillo playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7CPj5mvALvOWhNz8nsCRJQ?si=58c98a231c2f4b0c

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Be Mighty B Blues Teacher Showcase

Be Mighty B Blues! 10-11 April, 2021 Alba, Bibi, Ioanna, Leigh and Vicci, a.k.a. your mighty teachers are excited to invite you to the third edition of our ONLINE SOLO BLUES WORKSHOP WEEKEND!!! 🎉🎉🎉 INFO & REGISTRATIONS: https://forms.gle/DdvSRg6hnPmzZw1a6 Track: LaVern Baker - "I'll never be free" Edited by: Leigh

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Balance

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Going for walkies #shorts

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Practice makes confuse #shorts

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Bodyrolls in Bologna!

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DJing from our bedroom

A party from the comfort of our own home!

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PONY WALK DANCE #youtubeshorts

Dancing through beautiful Parque Central #Valencia - doing the blues dance move, the Pony Walk. Subscribe to our channel! Join us for live online solo blues dance classes. Everybody's welcome - no partner needed. www.leighanddaire.com #coviddance #danceathome #solodance #bluesmusic #bluesdance

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#Behind the scenes

Getting our flat ready for filming the new course... we're SO lucky to have a space to film and meet up with dancers at home! Everything gets swapped around 2-3 times a week... sorry neighbours!😅 #behindthescenes #danceathome Join the fun! https://forms.gle/KxGJhyhkTfewoA4i7

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Jazz Blues Style!

A 6-week solo blues course to learn from home! What makes something (dance or music) "bluesy"? It's a feeling, sure! But it's more than just a feeling. Some of the technical aspects of blues aesthetic we'll dig in to are: - Asymmetry and shape - Integration and athleticism - Our relationship to the beat - Coolness and personal authenticity As always, the classes combine live chat and dancing, with pre-recorded follow-along exercises, giving you the best possible sound and video streaming quality. Date and time: Sundays at 13:00 UK / 14:00 Madrid, starting February 21, 2021 Tuesdays at 20:00 UK / 21:00 Madrid REPEAT CLASS starting February 23, 2021 Who is the course for? It's suitable for all levels and we have dancers who are newer to blues as well as folks with many years experience in the group - tell your friends! Register now! www.leighanddaire.com

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Victoria Spivey, Black Snake Blues (1963)

Victoria Spivey performing her hit "Black Snake Blues" at the American Folk Blues Festival, 1963; with Sonny Boy Williamson on harmonica and Lonnie Johnson on guitar. Filmed in Baden Baden, Germany.

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When you´re waiting for everyone to join class...

... the perfect time for goofing around! Especially when you´ve got a kick-ass track like this! Join us live & online on Sundays and Tuesdays! More info www.leighanddaire.com Song: "Messing with the Man", Muddy Waters

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Make me a Pallet on your Floor

Leigh & Daire dancing around Edinburgh to the beautiful sounds of Ali Affleck, Colin Hancock, and Andrew Oliver. You can this track and more by Ali here: https://soundcloud.com/alison-affleck And check out www.leighanddaire.com for our latest online blues dance courses - everybody's welcome! Filmed by Shell Davies Edited by Leigh Anderbard

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Dance@Home: Join the fun!

We're having so much fun with Solo Blues Sundays! For those who haven't taken an online class with us yet, we've squeezed all the juicy weirdness from 1 session into 60 seconds. Enjoy! AND classes are now repeated on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK) and 9pm (Madrid). Join us for our next online course www.leighanddaire.com

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What's coming up in June..?!

We're cooking up something tasty for our June Solo Blues Sundays course! Course begins 7 June. More info: www.leighanddaire.com And you can register here: https://forms.gle/HASdsrqQv46bLu5J9

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Intro to Latin Blues - this Monday live! (11 May 2020)

Wilkerson Blues Practice with Leigh and Daire Here we go again! We're SO excited to be able to virtually host another Engineering the Blues Session! This time, we'll be hosting LEIGH AND DAIRE! They're really incredible instructors based in Europe, and they're been doing some really innovative things in online blues dance instruction. They'll be covering the topic YOU VOTED ON last time: Rhythm's gonna get you tonight: Latin Rhythms in places other than your Feet! (Click the Ticket link to donate!) Whether you're a beginner or a master dancer, you're welcome at Engineering the Blues, and you WILL find both FUN and CHALLENGE, no matter your level, with this session. We love our community and want to provide opportunities for people to grow in their dance, and our Huntsville crew wants to share their practice time with the world during this time! Check out the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/232859704473534/

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Join Leigh & Daire for Solo Blues classes online - Sundays at 1pm

Sign up on our website: http://www.leighanddaire.com/

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Mississippi Hill Country Blues

In our fifth and final installment with Toby Mottershead, we discuss Mississippi Hill Country - a raw, hypnotic and beautiful style of country blues... with the characteristics and key artists of this style that we love! Check out Leigh's playlist from ESpanish Blues Festival featuring: Mississippi Fred McDowell John Lee Hooker Jessie Mae Hemphill R.L. Burnside, Cedric Burnside Junior Kimbrough https://open.spotify.com/playlist/339EfjiU89U3PGX05ljTMc?si=VTQqWfrpQGK2Irx4YBSSvA A huge thanks to Toby for sitting down for a chat with us in these - the strangest of times - and sharing some whisky and pickles. Check out Toby's albums here: https://tobymottershead.bandcamp.com/

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Toby's Library

This time, Toby Mottershead shares with us some of the top reads from his extensive blues library... and we take a wee pickle break. Some of the resources we talk about: Deep Blues, Robert Palmer In search of the Blues - Marybeth Hamilton The Bluesmen - Samuel Charters Early Blues - Jas Obrecht Escaping the Delta - Elijah Wald https://www.folkstreams.net/ Toby's music is available to download here: https://tobymottershead.bandcamp.com

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Toby's ass-kicking tracks

In our third installment of the Whisky & Pickles interview with Toby Mottershead, Toby reveals some of the more challenging tunes that have been kicking his ass lately and gets himself in a bit of a pickle... with Kokomo Arnold, Sam Collins, Son House and Robert Johnson.

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Toby's records

Our second installment of the Whisky & Pickles interview with Toby Mottershead. Toby shares some of his rare records including King Solomon, Son House, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake, Otis Rush, Popcorn Noir... Toby's passion for these records is infectious and he reckons us dancers will love them too. https://tobymottershead.bandcamp.com

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Pre War Blues - what do we need to know?

Toby Mottershead is a much-loved Scottish blues musician and he also happens to be a bit of a specialist in pre-war blues. Here's a look into pre-war blues in a nutshell, along with some key artists to check out. You can find Toby's solo albums here https://tobymottershead.bandcamp.com/

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