November 1st, 2025 | 2:30-7:30pm | $70-$85 sliding scale | Venue: Denver Turnverein Ratskeller
The Savoy Ballroom—Langston Hughes called it “the Heartbeat of Harlem”—was located on Lenox Avenue, between 140th and 141st streets in Harlem, NYC. If the Savoy was the Heartbeat of Harlem, and Harlem was looked at as “Black Mecca,” that places it squarely in the center of the artistic and intellectual soul of Black America from the Great Migration (1910-1970) to the Civil Rights Era (1954-1968).
Many bands made names for themselves at the Savoy Ballroom and numerous dances were either born on its floors or rose to national prominence because of the spotlight that was constantly shining on the Savoy. One of those dances was the Walk.
Join us for a one day workshop, accessible for novice blues dancers, to learn about ballroomin’ blues idioms, developing your partner dance connection, and spending some time in the Savoy Walks blues dance idiom.
$70-$85 sliding scale for pre-registration, if you need additional financial hardship support, please use my contact form to intiate the request. Prices will be higher at the door.
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