Announcing Blues Rising I Workshop: March 9-11th, 2007 in San Francisco, CA

Contests

We will be holding two official Blues contests:

Open Couples

Unchoreographed, social Blues dancing. Judging will be done through a combination of Blues dancing judges and the audience. Music will be Blues. Contestants will be judged on Blues content.

Winners

  1. Cid Galicia & Danielle Marden - 2 passes Blues Shout + entry Champions division
  2. Mike Roberts & Ashley Mahaney - 2 passes Denver Blues Summit
  3. Bryan Spellman & Tina Davis - 2 passes Reno Dance Sensation
  4. Shaheed Qaasim & Abigail Browning
  5. Stryder Crown & Julie Brown

Open Jack And Jill

Contest open to all participants with respect to lead/follow balance. Judging will be done using a top-secret BluesRising special technique which will be revealed at the event. Music will be Blues. Contestants will be judged on connection.

Winners - Jills

  1. Danielle Marden - Blues Shout pass + entry into Champions Division
  2. Erin Morris - Austin Blues Party
  3. Dana Mottet - Reno Dance Sensation

Winners - Jacks

  1. Cid Galicia - Blues Shout pass + entry into Champions Division
  2. Ted Maddry - Austin Blues Party
  3. Eric Eltringham - Reno Dance Sensation

Prizes

Thanks to the generous donations, we will be offering the following prizes for our contests:
BluesSHOUT!
Four passes, including entry into "Champions Division" contests
Austin Blues Party
Two passes
Denver Blues Summit
Two passes
Reno Dance Sensation
Four passes