Other Dance Styles

Learning other dance styles is a great way to expand your vocabulary of dance moves and meet new people.  For example, Blues and Balboa are typical dance styles some Swing Dancers learn.  Dance is amazing because you can incorporate moves from other dances into whatever dance you know. 

Blues

Blues is rhythmic, earthy, and intimate.  Some dancers feel it is to intimate for social dancing, because you dance closer to your partner than other partner dances.  If you would like to see people dancing Blues, check out the Goat on Tuesday nights.  You can just listen to the music with friends, or you could ask people to dance.  If you want to see example before you go out dancing, look up YouTube videos of Blues, like this one from a competition in Austin.

Balboa 

Balboa can help you dance to faster music, but it can be challenging to learn.  If you want to learn Balboa head over to Southside Preservation Hall in Fort Worth.  They also might teach Lindy Hop, Shag or Charleston.  The lessons in Fort Worth on Tuesday and Thursday night are a great way to expand you dancing vocabulary.  Try to find some friends and carpool if you live far away.  Also, check out demos of Balboa on YouTube.