Cajun and Zydeco Dance Workshops
Saturday, April 20, 2-5pm
The Rose Room, 295 Gregory Street, Rochester
Offered by Rochester Cajun Zydeco Network before the evening performance
by Rose & The Bros (Doors 6pm, Show 7-10pm)
For over 20 years, the Rochester Cajun Zydeco Network has been bringing the best in Cajun and Zydeco music from or inspired by the Cajun and Creole people of Louisiana. We host a monthly Dancehall scene at the Harmony House in Webster and beyond, where people have been able to lean into the joy, playfulness, and dynamism that flow from Cajun and Zydeco music and dance. Now’s your chance to learn and explore.
You choose: Cajun or Zydeco or BOTH!
JOIN US WITH OR WITHOUT A PARTNER
Cajun 2-Step & Waltz
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Cajun 2-Step
- Traveling dance floor etiquette
- Frame & Invite/Respond
- Step Variations (QQSS, QQS)
- Rotations & Corners & Turns
Cajun Waltz
- Barroom vs. Ballroom
- 1-2-3, 4-5-6 “walk”
- Rotations & Corners & Turns
Interactive Session
Louisiana Video & Open Practice
Zydeco 2-Step – Close & Open
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Zydeco – Closed Position
- Birth of Zydeco Dance
- From 2-step to Closed Position
- Frame & Compression Key
- Step Variations (SQQ, SSSK)
- Turns, Play, Funk, & Fun
Zydeco – Open Position
- Shifting Closed to Open
- Hands Toss – QQ Catch, QQ Throw
Interactive Session
Louisiana Video & Open Practice
Advance Registration. Pay in cash at the workshop.
PRICE: Once Session – $10. Both Sessions – $15. Rose & The Bros Show – $15.
TO REGISTER
Download the registration form by clicking the button below, print it, complete it, then either:
- mail the form to Bruce Handelman – 760 Penfield Road, Rochester NY 14625, OR
- send a photo of a completed form to Bruce by text (585) 727-4119 or by email zydjunky@gmail.com