Hether Samuels

"I was born in Jamaica an island surrounded by water but I am a poor swimmer. If it weren't for dancing I wouldn't move around at all - I am sooo NOT athletic. In fact I avoided gym class by taking jazz (dance) classes in high school."
So sayeth half of the founding force behind the BluesBlaze.
Well, Hether's sure moving - and shaking - now! Along with co-creating the BluesBlaze with Joy Arrico (see following post), Hether is the founder of JookJoint Shimmy Blues. The latter being a blues lovers 'organization' that, amongst other endeavors, holds bi-weekly blues dances in NYC. How's that for some Blues cred?
And even though she's a member of The Bar, these days that also means she can be found dancing in the bar - any bar! Fortunately for us - or maybe most of all for any prospective opponents - Hether is momentarily more preoccupied with practicing sidesteps than sidebars; lyricism than litigation.
But her musical choices reflect a good attorney's thoroughness and attention to detail - along with a great attorney's creativity and sensitivity to a client's needs and wants.

So, I'd say that swimming's loss (as well as that of the shark-infested waters of the law) is dancing's gain.
Come listen to her play and you, too, will 'get off' on a technicality! ;)