Blues Dance Styles
DRAG BLUES
by Joe and Nelle DeMers

Drag Blues is a modern variation of Ballroomin’ and Slow Drag, both close-embrace vintage dances, danced to the swinging rhythms found in Blues music. While based on vintage traveling Blues dances, Drag Blues has a more defined technique and incorporates Swing moves and movements. The term was coined by Joe and Nelle DeMers with the production of their Drag Blues DVDs.
http://www.joeandnelle.com

Everyone used to call it Slow Drag; however, after being educated on the histories of Blues styles, it definitely was not. We don't want to claim to be the first to do Drag Blues, because many dancers danced similarly to us, but I would say that we are important proponents of the dance. We often see other instructors teaching a dance similiar to Drag Blues, but we wouldn't consider it as such. They often blend Slow Drag with Struttin' or Ballroomin', when Drag Blues is a hybrid with Swing.
~Joe DeMers