If you do a web search for Steven and Virginie, without even going to their site http://www.stevenandvirginie.com, you will find superlatives such as "renowned professors of lindy hop", "special chemistry", "unique style", "killer workshops", "considered to be the best", and on and on. Not a single negative comment to be found. At least not amongst the 10 pages I perused before getting bleary-blues-eyed.
Not that I expected any. For almost as long as I've been "swinging" and "bluesing", I've heard their names uttered with either hushed reverential tones or with the fanatacism of Red Soxs fans at a Yankees game! (Or vice versa, of course.)
For those very few who have not yet experienced a live tutorial with them (yes, that'd be me, sadly - though I certainly have had the pleasure of watching them and came oh-so-close to dancing with Steven at Frankie95, darn it), our excitement and anticipation is at least equal to that of the legions of the already converted. If you want to whet your appetite, check out the vids on YouTube - where you can also find some footage of Steven singing. He just happens to be one heck of a singer, as well.
So, are you ready to enter the hallowed halls of a Steven and Virginie workshop? Just leave those hushed tones at the door (this is NYC, remember?) and be prepared for some serious schoolin' and sweet, smooth stylin'. All with a shiny, healthy topcoat of SV BLUUUUUE!
Wow. getting to take classes with Steven & Virginie is about the best thing you can do on any given weekend of the year. I can't think of anyone who has influenced the blues scene -directly and indirectly- more than Steven over the years.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you got them for Blues Blaze because no one else can create this kind of inspiration. On top of that, no one can deliver this level of quality instruction.
THANK YOU for bringing Steven & Virginie to NYC!