upcoming events
upcoming events
Grow as a dancer
We provide regularly scheduled classes designed for total beginners to intermediates. Advanced courses are also occasionally offered.
To gain a strong foundation in blues aesthetic and movement, join our beginner-centric monthly class that occurs from 7–7:45pm on the last Tuesday of each month at Falcon Bowl in Riverwest. A vintage swing jazz band plays live music from 8–10pm. Both the lesson and band event are free to join, but tips for the band are highly encouraged to help keep the event going.
Once you feel comfortable with the basics and have started to work on idioms and more advanced self-styling, you are invited to join the intermediate lesson that occurs monthly at different residences of our dancer friends.
Blues Workshop
Ready to level-up your blues dancing? The award-winning Jenny Sowden is coming to Milwaukee. This is a workshop you won’t want to miss! 4 hours of instruction with a social dance to follow.
Schedule:Workshop Focuses:
Hips!
Let's get into our hip movements. You'll walk away with effective technique, direction for flow and named moves to work with. This will be a mix of solo and partnered movement. Let's get those hips movin'!
Expanding Ideas
Sometimes we get locked into thinking of the next move and we miss the opportunities. Let's take a move or idea, add some variety, rhythm, wit, and conversation to make it a full thought. From 8 counts expanded playfully to a full phrase. Think less, dance more.
Creative Transitions
So we had an idea, we played with it, now let's transition out. You'll get some to-go ways to transition to the next idea, ways that could feel like their own move. Let's avoid the feeling of a vocabulary list and instead keep a groove going in the dance.
1:30–5:30 pm | Workshop
8–8:30 pm | Basic Blues lesson with Jenny Sowden
8:30–11:30 pm | DJ’d music with live session drummer!
Pricing:
$30 EARLY BIRD special before October 5
$40 Before November 15
$50 Day of event
$10 Dance only
Register here!
Location: Puddler’s Hall – 2461 South St. Clair Street, Milwaukee, WI
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Monthly Beginner Lesson - Falcon Bowl
November 25
The last Tuesday of every month our crew does a beginner-style blues lesson from 7–7:45pm before the weekly swing/blues dance at Falcon Bowl.
Falcon Bowl is located at 801 East Clarke Street in Milwaukee. The dancing is from 8–10pm. Live swing bands play each week. Basic swing lessons occur in the main ballroom every Tuesday. It’s free to enter. Tip the band to keep it going.
New Year's Eve After Party
December 31
Normally, the last Tuesday of every month our crew does a beginner-style blues lesson from 7–7:45pm before the weekly swing/blues dance at Falcon Bowl.
This month the dance is moved to New Year’s Eve (Wednesday). The event is a ticketed big band swing dance event. The dance is $25/$35 and tickets are purchased at www.milwaukeestomp.com
After midnight the space is free to enter and DJ Hot Jazz Cass will be playing a mixture of blues and swing to wind down the night.
Falcon Bowl is located at 801 East Clarke Street in Milwaukee. The dancing is from 8–10pm. Live swing bands play each week. Beginner swing lessons occur in the main ballroom each Tuesday. It’s free to enter. Tip the band to keep it going.
Monthly Lesson and Dance
November 25
The last Tuesday of every month our crew does a beginner-style blues lesson from 7–7:45pm before the weekly swing/blues dance at Falcon Bowl.
Falcon Bowl is located at 801 East Clarke Street in Milwaukee. The dancing is from 8–10pm. Live swing bands play each week. Basic swing lessons occur in the main ballroom every Tuesday. It’s free to enter. Tip the band to keep it going.
Monthly Lesson and Dance
November 25
The last Tuesday of every month our crew does a beginner-style blues lesson from 7–7:45pm before the weekly swing/blues dance at Falcon Bowl.
Falcon Bowl is located at 801 East Clarke Street in Milwaukee. The dancing is from 8–10pm. Live swing bands play each week. Basic swing lessons occur in the main ballroom every Tuesday. It’s free to enter. Tip the band to keep it going.
Monthly Beginner Lesson and Dance - Falcon Bowl
On the last Tuesday of each month, 414 Blues Dancing takes over the weekly swing dance that is held in the ballroom at Falcon Bowl (801 East Clarke Street, Milwaukee). Basic blues dance lesson from 7:00 to 7:45 with a live swing band from 8:00 to 10:00. Blues DJ for band break. Free to join and tip the band to keep it going. Come other Tuesdays for a basic swing lesson at 7:00.
Monthly Beginner Lesson and Dance - Falcon Bowl
The last Tuesday of every month our crew does a beginner-style blues lesson from 7:00 to 7:45 PM before the weekly swing/blues dance at Falcon Bowl. This month is a bit more special as we will be using the whole ballroom space to teach another round of blues dancing idiom called Ballroomin’. This idiom is when the partnership travels around the dance floor instead of staying generally in place. We don’t frequently get the opportunity to use the whole space! Falcon Bowl is located at 801 East Clarke Street in Milwaukee. The dancing is from 8:00 to 10:00.
September 13 Social Dance
For the September social we will be doing a field trip to the Thiensville Blues Fest. See our Facebook page to know where we are congregating( Facebook: 414 Blues Dancing).
Monthly Beginner Lesson and Dance - Falcon Bowl
On the last Tuesday of each month, 414 Blues Dancing takes over the weekly swing dance that is held in the ballroom at Falcon Bowl (801 East Clarke Street, Milwaukee). Basic blues dance lesson from 7:00 to 7:45 with a live swing band from 8:00 to 10:00. Blues DJ for band break. Free to join and tip the band to keep it going. Come other Tuesdays for a basic swing lesson at 7:00.
Monthly Blues Social
Join us for the monthly social, held at The Uptowner in Riverwest (1032 East Center Street, Milwaukee). We’ll have a basic blues dance lesson at 8:00 PM, followed by a few hours of DJ’d blues music and dancing. This month, the social is directly after the very popular Riverwest street festival, Center Street Daze. Come at 8:00 for a lesson and insanely good blues music and chill dancing.
Monthly Beginner Lesson and Dance - Falcon Bowl
On the last Tuesday of each month, 414 Blues Dancing takes over the weekly swing dance that is held in the ballroom at Falcon Bowl (801 East Clarke Street, Milwaukee). Basic blues dance lesson from 7:00 to 7:45 with a live swing band from 8:00 to 10:00. Blues DJ for band break. Free to join and tip the band to keep it going. Come other Tuesdays for a basic swing lesson at 7:00.
July Blues Dancing Social
Join us for our monthly blues dance—this time held at the iconic Uptowner bar in Riverwest.
This monthly social is Milwaukee's only authentic blues dancing event. Whether you come to join, watch, or just vibe to the blues music, we welcome you! Join at 8pm for the free blues dancing lesson before the music starts.