Forrest Rogers-Marcovitz
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Forrest Rogers-Marcovitz is known for his SnakeHips and other unique individual dance stylings. In addition to dancing Swing and Blues for over a decade, Forrest studied ballet for eleven years, starting at age four. Along the way he has also dabbled in jazz, tap, tango, hip hop, West African dance, and capoeira. Based in Boston, Forrest spends his time working on robots and was the head organizer for the Steel City Blues Festival in Pittsburgh from 2011 until 2016. Outside of Boston, Forrest has traipsed across 6 continents, taught in 5 countries, won competitions at blues events around the world, including in Berlin, London, and Tel Aviv, and twice won the BluesShout All-Star Jack n' Jill championship. A lively instructor, Forrest focuses on each student developing their own unique dance aesthetic.


Competitions


1st Place
The Spoonful 2018 - Mix n' Match Competition - Edinburgh, UK
MezzJelly Blues 2017 - Switch Competition - New York, NY, USA
Nocturne Blues 2016 -
Open Jack n' Jill with Grace Jones-Taylor - New York, NY, USA
Winter Blues 2016 - Solo Blues - Greenville, SC, USA
Boston Tea Party 2016 - Blues Jack n' Jill with Rosina Cleland - Boston, MA, USA
Winter Blues 2015 - Open Jack n' Jill as a follow - Greenville, SC, USA
BluesSHOUT 2014 - All Star Jack n' Jill with Julie Brown - Chicago, IL, USA 
Blues Muse 2014 - Jack n' Jill with Laura Chieko - Philadelphia, PA, USA
Sweet Molasses 2014 - Open Jack n' Jill with Nicole Trissell - Boston, MA, USA
Blues Baby Blues 2013 - Solo Blues - London, England

Berlin Blues Explosion 2013 - Strictly with Whitton Frank - Berlin, Germany
BluesSHOUT 2013 - Champion Jack n' Jill  with Brenda Russell - St. Louis, MO, USA
Feelin' Blues 2013 - Jack n' Jill with Rachel Watson - Tel Aviv, Israel
Feelin' Blues 2013 - Solo Blues - Tel Aviv, Israel
Epic Fusion 2013 - Gender Bender Jack n' Jill - Cleveland, OH, USA
Berlin Blues Explosion 2012 - Jack n' Jill with Virginie Walker - Berlin, Germany
SnowBound Blues 2012 - Jack n' Jill with Shoshi Krieger - Rochester, NY, USA
SnowBound Blues 2012 - Solo Blues - Rochester, NY, USA
bamBLOOZleed 2012 - Solo Blues Riffin' - Washington, DC, USA

2nd Place
Backwater Blues 2019 - Mix n' Match Competition - Huntsville, AL, USA
SnowBound Blues 2018 - Champion Mix n' Match with Shira Hoffman - Rochester, NY, USA
The Spoonful 2018 - Solo Competition - Edinburgh, UK
Sweet Molasses 2017 - Mix n' Match with Joy Arico - Boston, MA, USA
Blues Muse 2016 - Jack n' Jill with Sarah Elise - Philadelphia, PA, USA​​
BABBLE 2016 - Solo Jazz - New York, NY, USA
Blues Baby Blues 2013 - Champion Jack n' Jill with Vicci Moore - London, England
Berlin Blues Explosion 2013 - Jack n' Jill with Annette Kuhnle - Berlin, Germany
Berlin Blues Explosion 2013 - Solo Blues - Berlin, Germany
BluesSHOUT 2013 - Strictly Slow Blues with Shoshi Krieger - St. Louis, MO, USA 
BluesSHOUT 2013 - Strictly Fast Blues with Shoshi Krieger - St. Louis, MO, USA
Enter The Blues 2013 - Social Jack n' Jill - Atlanta, GA, USA

3rd Place
SnowBound Blues 2017 - Solo Competition - Rochester, NY, USA
Blues Muse 2017 - Mix n' Match with Sara Cherny - Philadelphia, PA, USA
Steel City Blues 2017 - Jack n' Jill with Shane Clark - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Austin Blues Party 2017 - BYOP with Sarah Elise - Austin, TX, USA​​
Lindy Focus 2013 - Blues Jack n' Jill with Meghan Lisi - Asheville, NC, USA
Blues Baby Blues 2013 - Strictly with Noy Bieber-Barnea - London, England
Enter The Blues 2013 - Strictly Blues with Joy Arico - Atlanta, GA, USA
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Teaching at Events
Steel City Blues 2019 - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Steel City Blues 2018 - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
​MezzJelly Blues 2017 - New York, NY, USA
Snowbound Blues 2016 - Rochester, NY, USA
Blues Yourself 2016 - Boston, MA, USA
Sweet Molasses 2016 - Boston, MA, USA
Sweet Molasses 2015 - Boston, MA, USA
Snowbound Blues 2014 - Rochester, NY, USA
Enter The Blues 2014 - Atlanta, GA, USA

Performances 
BluesSHOUT 2018 with the B-Sides - "Rock Me Mama" by Lightnin’ Slim
International Lindy Hop Championship 2017 with the B-Sides - Solo Jazz Team Competition
BluesSHOUT 2017 & Sweet Molasses Blues with the B-Sides - Ellington's Reverie "Tough Truckin"
BluesSHOUT 2016 & Sweet Molasses Blues with the B-Sides - "Are You Ready?"
BluesSHOUT 2013 Gala Show - Earl "Snakehips" Tucker

For something different, 
find Forrest's robotic papers at CMU
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