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Rose City Blues | Frequently Asked Questions

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The Portland Blues and Jazz Dance Society (PB&J). Competitions Prizes and Other Dance Scholarships. Join the Rose City Team. Website Design and Other Questions. What is Rose City Blues? Rose City Blues is an annual blues dance event held in Portland, OR. We feature amazing blues instructors, great live acts, DJs that will keep you dancing through the night, and competitions with prizes like never before. Who do I contact for help? For general inquiries, email info@rosecityblues.com. What is blues dancing?

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Dancin’ the blues – Sitting at the Foot of the Blues

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Sitting at the Foot of the Blues. Dancin’ the blues. January 6, 2017. January 6, 2017. 12 Days of Blues-Mas. Written by Greg Dyke. As a dancer (in the blues partner dance scene), trying to understand blues music can be challenging. The variety is huge and the set of music that gets DJed or is played by live bands is not always representative of this variety, or can include songs from various blues-adjacent genres. Has been teaching about blues music in the past few years with a focus on the different kin...

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DJ Emily Smith: November 2010

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Friday, November 19, 2010. Emerald City Blues Festival 2010. ECBF, an infamous event, happens in MY city every year. I get to host new people in my home, which is a different experience every time. I get to feel the pride of knowing that one of the year's top blues events happens 10 minutes from my home. That pretty much rocks. The energy level, just like every year, is so amazing I can't describe it. People come to this event from everywhere, and everyone's so excited to be there. Every person t...The c...

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DJ Emily Smith: August 2010

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Thursday, August 5, 2010. I don't have the words to express the loss that the world feels today. Our community, as a whole, has lost a great, intelligent man. I miss you, Keith. I can't believe you won't be here to tell me all the things you've learned. S website. I love that he's put so many of the things he taught me about being a DJ. I feel like he's still here just by reading this. I love you, Keith, Summer, Anna and Ella. I pray that God give you comfort in this time or mourning. My story, my passion.

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DJ Emily Smith: What is fusion?

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Rising in popularity are fusion events and venues. When you hear the word “fusion,” what kind of music do you think of? Sometimes, hopefully more often than not, “fusion” means combining 2 different dances; other times, it means anything goes. Fusion, in itself, is not a genre, and I think the term has gotten very ambiguous in the dance scene. When someone is scheduled to DJ a “fusion” set, what does that mean? 8220;Can you play a fusion-y set? And what do I play in between?

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DJ Emily Smith: June 2011

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Show Me Blues 2011. Well organized with local highlights like Kim Massie, Show Me Blues has once again won me over. Kim Massie, although sick for her performance (nausea), sung her heart out and did amazing. Everybody loved her, as they always do. The Friday night band was good at playing authentic blues music, but could have probably tailored their set more toward performing for dancers. I still enjoyed them. I like how much jazz-blues is played when I travel east. The energy is ...

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DJ Emily Smith: May 2011

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Sigh of relaxation* This exchange, for me, outlines what every exchange should be: a vacation, with good dancing. There were places for just chilling out and having a good conversation if you needed a break from dancing. At many exchanges I feel like I have to remove myself from the dance to stop dancing. Here, you could take a break and still feel like you were part of the night. But I'll start with the day events. It's a game day! Take 100 dancers, plop them on a beach. YES&...

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DJ Emily Smith: September 2010

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Friday, September 24, 2010. San Fransisco Lindy Exchange. We left Evelyn with her cousins in Port Townsend and set off to San Fran by ourselves! I almost wanted to drive down just for old times’ sake (Michael and I used to drive to events all over when we lived in Salt Lake City). But since we already had our plane tickets . . we flew in Thursday evening and spent all day Friday being together. A much needed sabbatical day in a nostalgic city. The exchange itself was so much fun! BB Kind: My Own Fault.

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DJ Emily Smith: San Francisco Fusion Exchange 2012

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Friday, January 13, 2012. San Francisco Fusion Exchange 2012. Biggest and best year yet! I'm on such a high from the adrenaline of being at a 400 people event! It was so great to see so many friends, to have amazing dancing, to hear great music all weekend, and to be in San Francisco once again. I love that city. This year, I stayed on staff as the main music coordinator. It was a lot of work, but it was so much fun! I got to meet and work with a lot of DJs, I learned how to push passed my own level of c...