Centering the margins of African American culture through examining the arts of blues, jazz, and black vernacular dance.
About Chelsea
Chelsea June Adams stumbled upon blues dancing while learning to social dance in college and made it her social as well as academic focus. She earned her doctorate in English with a focus on blues and black social dances, has lectured at Northwestern and many conferences, and has taught at some of the nation’s largest blues dance events. Now she hosts the blues podcast 12-Bar Talk to spread her love of blues to people around the world!
Her goal is for students to walk away with a better historical and contextual understanding of the black social dances she teaches. In each class, she wants to help you approach dancing to live music with love and enthusiasm for the connection to the music, space, and others in the room. She’s always teaching with the hopes that she’ll have more lifelong dance partners! When she’s not dancing, you’ll probably find her alone exploring in the mountains, baking, crafting, or reading while hanging out with her two cats.
Contact
If you would like to get in contact with me to speak or teach at your event, please fill out this form and I will get in touch with you.
Chelsea June Adams 