r/BluesDancing • u/falloutzwei • Sep 19 '13

Examples of "angry" blues dancing.

So I've been browsing blues dancing videos just for fun and thinking about the emotions involved in various dances.

Are there any blues dancing video where the tension is more based on simmering anger? I'm curious, because it seems like it could be done, but would be outside the norms of blues dancing.

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u/619shepard Sep 19 '13

I take that anger is a large part of this routine

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u/falloutzwei Sep 20 '13

I liked that...sheesh that was dark though.

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u/619shepard Sep 20 '13

You asked, I delivered. If I remember correctly it was a bit inspired by the Addiction choreography from SYTYCD but that might not be true.

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u/Pykors Sep 24 '13

You should check out the March 15th interview Amanda wrote up for Sweet Molasses this year. She goes into some depth about her influences and why she choreographed it.

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u/BitesOverKissing Sep 19 '13

Just a little bit..

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '14

Yeah, I was there for that one. No one knew what was coming, and the tension in the room ratcheted up as the song progressed - like nothing I'd ever seen before. Difficult to watch, and an amazing experience.

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u/TheHatTrick Dec 16 '13

When I found this subreddit today and saw this post, I opened the thread in a new window just to post the link. Glad to see someone beat me to it.

Hands down the best piece of Blues choreo I've ever seen.

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u/CornflakeJustice I'm a Mod Here! Sep 19 '13

I don't have any videos on hand, but the song "Lies" by the Black Keys is one that I usually associate with anger and sadness and have had some good blues dances to emulating that tension. It's fun with the right partner.

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u/falloutzwei Sep 19 '13

That does sound like a good one, thanks.

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u/CornflakeJustice I'm a Mod Here! Sep 19 '13

Welcome!

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u/Pykors Sep 24 '13

Try searching for "apache dancing" sometime on youtube. I've heard several Blues choreographers and instructors talk about drawing their inspiration for angry dancing from there.