Blues Dancing Classes Melbourne
1 independent operator · 5 sessions per week · 1 venue · 7 Google reviews
Blues dancing is an expressive, grounded partner dance rooted in African-American vernacular traditions. It's built on connection, rhythm, and feeling the music in your body — less about steps and patterns, more about listening and responding.
Blues classes on the Evomove network welcome complete beginners through to experienced dancers. The teaching emphasises musicality, body awareness, and genuine connection with your partner. Social blues events bring the community together to dance in a warm, inclusive atmosphere.
Whether you're drawn to the music, the movement, or the community, Evomove connects you to Melbourne's blues dancing scene — all on one weekly membership.
The Night Owls
The Night Owls bring blues and swing dancing to Melbourne with warmth, musicality, and genuine community. Run by Shob and Andy, the classes are known for their welcoming atmosphere and thoughtful teaching — the kind of space where beginners feel safe and experienced dancers keep growing.
Blues classes run Thursday evenings at I.AM.DANCE in Fitzroy, with a vocabulary builder for returning dancers followed by a beginner-friendly fundamentals class. Saturday afternoons are for swing — fundamentals class at 2pm followed by open social swing. Saturday nights bring the Slow Jam, an open social blues event where the community dances into the evening.
Blues dancing is expressive, grounded, and deeply musical. It's a partner dance that draws from African-American vernacular traditions, built on connection, rhythm, and feeling the music in your body. Swing is its high-energy cousin — playful, bouncy, and endlessly fun. Both are completely improvised. No partner needed.
The Night Owls are part of the Evomove network. One weekly membership gives you unlimited access to every Night Owls class and social, plus every other session on the network — tango, West Coast Swing, salsa, yoga, contemporary, and more.
The Night Owls — weekly schedule
| Session | Day | Time | Venue | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blues Vocab Builder | Thursday | 6pm | Studio 1 - I.AM.DANCE, Fitzroy 393 Smith Street (enter via kerr) |
Intermediate |
| Blues Fundamentals | Thursday | 7pm | Studio 1 - I.AM.DANCE, Fitzroy 393 Smith Street (enter via kerr) |
Beginner |
| Swing Fundamentals | Saturday | 2pm | Studio 1 - I.AM.DANCE, Fitzroy 393 Smith Street (enter via kerr) |
Beginner |
| Social Swing | Saturday | 3pm | Studio 1 - I.AM.DANCE, Fitzroy 393 Smith Street (enter via kerr) |
Open |
| Slow Jam | Saturday | 8pm | Studio 1 - I.AM.DANCE, Fitzroy 393 Smith Street (enter via kerr) |
Open |
Shob and Andy have created such a welcoming, joyous environment to learn blues in, while also honouring the history of the dance. If you are looking for a safe environment to try something new in, where you can build your confidence and have a lot of laughs while doing it, then these are the classes for you.
— Member · ★★★★★
Such a great environment to learn this most versatile dance. Shob and Andy share concepts and then show how to apply them in a fun and focused environment. And there’s a mini social at the end of every class to add to the goodness.
— Member · ★★★★★
Shob and Andy’s blues classes felt welcoming and supportive. They have clearly dedicated a lot of time and effort to understanding the roots of the dance, music and culture, and they share this knowledge in every class.
— Member · ★★★★★
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