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      • Lake Powell Houseboat Party
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      • Northwest Recess 2018: Bellingham, WA (August 16th-19th)
      • Tinto de Recess: Northern Spain June 22-25
      • Recess Community Campout: CA, May 25th - 27th
    • Recess 2017 Events >
      • Northwest Recess 2017: Bellingham, WA (August 10-13)
      • Aspen Recess 2017: Recess's 10 Year Anniversary! Boulder, CO (August 3-6)
      • Recess Teen Unschooling Program: Colorado, (July 30th - Aug 7th)
      • Shakori Hills Recess 2017: Durham, NC (July 20-23)
      • Tinto de Recess: Southern Spain June 22-25
      • Old World Recess 2017: Austria June 29-July 3
      • Adventure Fest * Valencia Blues&Fusion Exchange 2017
      • Wild Forests Recess: Scranton, PA (May 19-21)
      • Cascadia Creek 2017: Olympia, WA (April 7-9)
      • Global House Party 2017 Racial Justice Fundraiser! (March 25: Worldwide)
      • Gender Bender 2017: Gig Harbor, WA (Jan. 27-29) >
        • Gender Bender 2017 Workshop Schedule + Instructor Bios
    • Recess 2016 Events >
      • High Sierra Recess Massive: Yosemite National Park, CA (Sept 12-18) >
        • High Sierra Massive: Yosemite Registration Page
      • Northwest Recess: Bellingham, WA (August 18th -22st) >
        • Northwest Recess Registration Page
      • Old World Recess: Near Milano, Italy (June 9th - 13th , 2015) >
        • Old World Recess Registration
      • European Blues Experience (EBX) May 26th - 30th: Spain
      • European Gender Bender (May 20th - 22nd), Northern Spain >
        • Spanish Gender Bender Registration Page
      • Cali Creek: Mendocino, CA (April 29th - May 2nd) >
        • 2016 Cali Creek Registration Page
      • New Orleans Clandestino Recess: New Orleans, LA April 15th - 17th
      • Global House Party 2016 >
        • Facebook Event Page (2016)
        • Host and DJ Info
      • Appalachia Recess (April 8th - 11th, Asheville, NC) >
        • NC Appalacia Recess Registration Page
      • Gender Bender Action Camp (April 6th - 8th, Asheville, NC) >
        • Action Camp Registration
    • Recess 2015 Events + Earlier
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New Orleans Clandestino Recess
New Orleans, LA
April 15th - 17th, 2016

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Picture this: A bus load of blues and fusion dancers descend upon New Orleans. The Smoking Time Jazz Club, Bon Bon Vivant, and other local musicians conspire for a weekend of swinging, stomping, and groovingly good times. A vintage ballroom ornamented with crushed velvet and peeling plaster walls welcomes you to a weekend unlike any other. A late night warehouse fills with impromptu music jams and DJs from around the country. Hidden dance parties nestle themselves in City Park. We dance through the streets. We boil crawfish. We second line in a parade before swing dancing to our hearts content or tangoing to nuevo and alternative tandas in a classy Jazz venue.

Recess dance events are beginning to span the globe with a Do-It-Ourselves community structure of cooking for each other, skill sharing, and creating and tearing down venue spaces. Usually put on outside of city landscapes, we are leaving the forests and mountains for New Orleans' special ambiance and musical spirit.

Here’s some video tasters to inspire and entice. Past all “forms” of dancing, we look forward to bringing our communities together to rejoice in the connection and love of music, dance, and, well, letting the good times roll!

Blues:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pooeS-nu1GM&index=3&list=LL4wbg8O2sNxEHa7lbqP4JSQ

Fusion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcHzVmMLBEk&list=PLWUa-hHu9mLrWIhaLwnmo5z7b__w6Pdoz&index=7

Swing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kkt1EL0XaQ

Alt Tango:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbt0cVqCycU

Everything Else:
This will be an all levels, all dancers kind of event. Bring your own dance, what inspires you, and get ready to get down!!

Event Pricing: Sliding Scale

 Please pay at the upper end of what you can afford to help make this event
 affordable and accessible for everyone in the community.

Can't Afford A Low-Income Ticket? Fill out a scholarship form*
$45 Low-Income Ticket
$65 Mid Income Ticket
$85 Upper Income 

If buying a ticket ahead of time sounds scary don't worry, we still want you to come dance with us! $10 drop-in for the Friday dance, the other dances we are asking for sliding scale $5-$10 at the door.


 Event Schedule (Stay Tuned for Updates):

Friday Night: 7:30pm-12am: Vintage house party (1476 Marais St).  Start the weekend off right in a custom refurbished ballroom of crushed velvet and peeling plaster faded decadence.  Dress fancy!   $10 single night tickets available at the door for non-weekend pass holders.  Intro blues lesson from at 7:30 included.  **Live music from The Smoking Time Jazz Club.**
Friday Late Night: 1am-3am: Late night dance (2120 Port St)
Saturday: Afternoon: street dancing to buskers in the French Quarter.
Saturday Evening: 6
pm-10pm: BBQ, craw-fish boil, music and dance in the park. (location TBA). **live band- The No Counts.**
Saturday Night: 11pm-3am: Warehouse dance party (2120 Port St) with **live band- Bon Bon Vivant.**
Sunday: 12pm -4:00pm: Checking out the Second Line parade, a proud New Orleans tradition—booty shaking brass band style.
Sunday Night: 8pm-11pm: Allways Lounge swing/blues dance (2240 St Claude Ave).  We are joining up with the New Orleans weekly swing dance to dance to a live band playing swing and blues at a favorite local venue. 
Sunday Late Night: 12am-3am: Late night dance (2120 Port St)  

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Paying with DWOLLA

DWOLLA registration option:  to pay with DWOLLA,  create an account using the Recess Link below, then use the drop down links below. 

Setting Up A DWOLLA account: We offer payments through DWOLLA. It's a secure online payment system that allows for direct transactions between banks (or local credit unions!) that offer a great work-around that avoids extortive credit card fees. It takes a bit of set-up; but if you opt to pay with DWOLLA, we'll give you 10 business days to get your account verified and balance transferred.  Additionally, DWOLLA just enabled a "guest checkout" so anyone can now use DWOLLA to pay!

Paying for The Recess with a credit card? 
super easy, just with a small extra fee courtesy of the credit card companies 

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  • About Recess
    • Our Mission + Values
    • FAQ and First Timer's Survival Guide
    • Working With Recess: What To Expect
    • Our Braver Spaces Policy
    • Recess Organizer Team Relationship Agreements
    • Attendee Demographics
    • Where Does My Ticket Money Go?
    • Recess Public Documents >
      • Recess Productions LLC Operating Agreement
      • Values Governing Recess Accountability Processes
      • Recess Sexual Assault Response Protocol
      • Recess On-Site Accountability Support Document for People Who Have Caused Hurt
      • Public Statement and Q&A
  • Upcoming Events
  • Mailing List
  • Past Recess Events
    • Post-Recess Events >
      • Lake Powell Houseboat Party
    • Recess 2022
    • Recess 2018 Events >
      • Northwest Recess 2018: Bellingham, WA (August 16th-19th)
      • Tinto de Recess: Northern Spain June 22-25
      • Recess Community Campout: CA, May 25th - 27th
    • Recess 2017 Events >
      • Northwest Recess 2017: Bellingham, WA (August 10-13)
      • Aspen Recess 2017: Recess's 10 Year Anniversary! Boulder, CO (August 3-6)
      • Recess Teen Unschooling Program: Colorado, (July 30th - Aug 7th)
      • Shakori Hills Recess 2017: Durham, NC (July 20-23)
      • Tinto de Recess: Southern Spain June 22-25
      • Old World Recess 2017: Austria June 29-July 3
      • Adventure Fest * Valencia Blues&Fusion Exchange 2017
      • Wild Forests Recess: Scranton, PA (May 19-21)
      • Cascadia Creek 2017: Olympia, WA (April 7-9)
      • Global House Party 2017 Racial Justice Fundraiser! (March 25: Worldwide)
      • Gender Bender 2017: Gig Harbor, WA (Jan. 27-29) >
        • Gender Bender 2017 Workshop Schedule + Instructor Bios
    • Recess 2016 Events >
      • High Sierra Recess Massive: Yosemite National Park, CA (Sept 12-18) >
        • High Sierra Massive: Yosemite Registration Page
      • Northwest Recess: Bellingham, WA (August 18th -22st) >
        • Northwest Recess Registration Page
      • Old World Recess: Near Milano, Italy (June 9th - 13th , 2015) >
        • Old World Recess Registration
      • European Blues Experience (EBX) May 26th - 30th: Spain
      • European Gender Bender (May 20th - 22nd), Northern Spain >
        • Spanish Gender Bender Registration Page
      • Cali Creek: Mendocino, CA (April 29th - May 2nd) >
        • 2016 Cali Creek Registration Page
      • New Orleans Clandestino Recess: New Orleans, LA April 15th - 17th
      • Global House Party 2016 >
        • Facebook Event Page (2016)
        • Host and DJ Info
      • Appalachia Recess (April 8th - 11th, Asheville, NC) >
        • NC Appalacia Recess Registration Page
      • Gender Bender Action Camp (April 6th - 8th, Asheville, NC) >
        • Action Camp Registration
    • Recess 2015 Events + Earlier
  • Contact Us
  • Testimonials
  • Make A Donation