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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.
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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
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
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
find Forrest's robotic papers at CMU
