Blues Dancing in Toronto

Feb. 24 – Speakeasy Blues Dance

Randy — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:19:21 +0000

Our next dance will be on February 24th at Habeebas. CELEBRATING two years of speakeasy super fun blues dancing. Say whaaaaatttt? Yup – two years!!! From our humble beginnings at Yonge & Bloor Studio (the one room hot-house) to the appropriately sketchy location of Habeebas, we are still dancing strong to hot blues tracks.

FACEBOOK LINK: http://www.facebook.com/events/332105863500864/

oin us for some great DJ tunes, friendly (bzzr?) faces, and some sweeeeet blues dancing.

PLEASE NOTE THE TIME – We are starting and ending late!

— SCHEDULE —

10:00-10:30pm – SOLO BLUES drop-in class with Randy Panté. Have a drink then shake your tail feathers for the first ever solo blues drop-in class! We’re going to learn some badass solo blues moves from multiple-time solo blues champion Randy for jammin’ as well incorporate into your partnered dancing.

10:30pm-2:00am – BLOOZ UNTIL LATE!

— ADMISSION —

* $8
** $5 with Facebook RSVP before Feb. 20th

TUX Blues this Weekend

Randy — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:58:37 +0000

While there is no Toronto Blues Dance this weekend, there is however this great event called TUX that is having blues dances late at night on Friday and Saturday night! For more info please check out their link: http://ut-swing.info/tux5/

Jan. 13 Blues Dance at Habeebas!

Randy — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:10:51 +0000

+ Modern Day Juke-Joint! Our first dance of the New Year at Habeebas Dance studio! More details to come!

WHERE?: Habeeba’s Dance Studio – 179 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON M5A1Z4

* 9:30pm-10:00pm – LEARN some sweet dance moves.
* 10:00pm-2:00am – SHAKE YOUR TAIL FEATHERS.

Facebook Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/153603064744498/

Sly Blue @ Dovercourt – January 20

Randy — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:00:21 +0000

Blues Dance Party featuring the live blues music of the awesome New York City band Sly Blue! 9:10pm to past 1am

Blues Dance beginner classes 7pm to 8pm and 8pm to 9pm. Take both classes or take either one. Each class is different. No prior experience needed.

Link: http://www.odd-socks.org/blues.htm

End of A Great Year

Randy — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:08:10 +0000

Well there you have it – an end to a great year of blues dancing in Toronto. See you all back in 2012 and stay tuned on this site or on our Facebook fan page for upcoming dances.

Irene Torres and the Sugar Devils

Randy — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:45:50 +0000

December 9th blues dance featuring Irene Torres and the Sugar Devils!

Pictures from Damon/Heidi Wknd

Randy — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:56:02 +0000

A few pictures from Kevin Lam from our workshop weekend with Damon and Heidi!

Irene Torres and the Sugar Devils Dec 9

Randy — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:24:50 +0000

Our END OF THE YEAR DANCE. December 9th, 2011! Beginner drop-in lesson starts at 9:15pm (for all those who have never taken a blues class before or those that want a refresher on some fundamentals.

We also have a great band lined up for our dance

LOCATION:

Habeeba’s Dance Studio

179 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON M5A1Z4

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FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/192123417537945/

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SCHEDULE
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9:15pm’ISH – Drop-in beginner blues dance lesson. Have never danced blues before? Perfect chance to learn a few moves before the band comes on!

Drop-in Instructors: Randy Panté and Kathleen Lina

10:00pm’ISH – Live Music with DJ Liz during the band breaks.

What A Weekend!

Randy — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:42:48 +0000

From Randy, Tien, and the rest of the Toronto Blues Dance community, thanks to everybody who made the weekend possible! We had the opportunity to learn from the best blues dance instructors in the world and gain inspiration to fuel us for 2012!

Barrelhouse Blues Dance on November 19

Randy — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:30:36 +0000

A super special SATURDAY November 19th blues dance at Habeebas Dance Studio for the Damon/Heidi workshop weekend. We will be going from 10pm to 3:30am!!!

FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131090050328922

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SCHEDULE for SATURDAY:
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* 8:45pm-10:00pm – DRINKING and chillin’ at the Imperial Pub. 54 Dundas Street East

* 10:00pm – 3:30am – Barrelhouse BloOooz! with PATRICK TEVLIN and his NEW ORLEANS BLUES RHYTHM BAND. DJs Jukin’ Jules and John Wong during the breaks! Habeebas Dance Studio 179 Dundas St E.

Price: $12 entrance ($8 for workshop attendees!)

Videos from previous Barrelhouse Blues Dances