Your teacher: Kenneth Shipp (USA)
Kenneth Shipp hails from St. Louis, MO as an instructor who grew up dancing hip-hop and DJing breaking comps before jumping into blues. He has spent the past few years passionately studying the family of blues idioms, incorporating his nerdy personality along the way. Kenneth’s life experiences inform his dancing and teaching style so that students walk away with a better historical and contextual understanding. With every class and practice, he’ll encourage you to approach social dancing with coolness, relaxation, or in other words “Chill The F$%& Out.” When he’s not dancing, you can likely find him ranting about the latest blockbuster movie, game, or nerd convention, or desperately trying to dismantle toxic institutions.
Venue (classes and party)
TBA
Schedule
Class schedule Saturday
10:45: Check-in
11:00 – 12:00: Classes
13:15 – 14:30: Lunch break
14:30 – 17:00: Classes (incl. breaks)
19:30-20:30: Talk with Kenneth
20:45 – 01:00 Saturday night party with live music from E. Castle
Class schedule Sunday (STARTS LATER!)
12:00 – 17:00 Classes (incl. breaks)
History Talk
Saturday, Pre-Party 19.30-20.30
Kenneth Shipp will talk about Blues and its history, just before the party.
Donation of your choice at the door.
Party with live music from E.Castle
Blues dance party in the evening with incredible live music from “E.Castle”. Party starts at 20:45.
E. Castle has specialized in early blues guitar, harp, and vocals since 2010, playing in blues and jazz and dance festivals like the Upside Down Festival in Belgium to the New Orleans Jazz Festival in New Orleans, the Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival in Aruba to the Rapperswil Blues & Jazz festival in Switzerland. A typical concert travels through Piedmont Blues to Delta, Shuffle, Country Blues, into early Jazz, prewar popular music and even includes some original music in these styles.
Links to one of his other projects, the band Frog&Henry: frogandhenry.com or Instagram.com/frogandhenry
And check out Zürich’s own local blues and jazz duo, ‘Franz Hatts & Castle’ for more blues dancing this summer. More info coming soon.
Price
Two days Blüesli: 220 CHF regular / 180 CHF reduced
One day Blüesli (if available, you’ll be waitlisted when you register): 130 CHF regular / 110 CHF reduced
Saturday Party with live music: 15 CHF (included in the workshop passes)
Not enough blues?
Join our regular weekly classes!
You just want to party? All Swiss blues events can be found in the shared google Calendar or on LindyHop.ch (use filter Zürich & Blues)