Jumptown Balboa Classes

Balboa classes with Russell, Miranda and Emily are held weekly.

WHEN: Monday evenings from 6:30pm.

6:30pm – 7:30pm	Beginner Balboa class (all welcome)
7:30pm – 8:30pm	Intermediate/Advanced Balboa class
8:30pm – 9:00pm	Balboa social dancing

COST: $14
VENUE: Canberra Baptist Church Hall, 11 Currie Crescent, Kingston

What is Balboa?

Balboa is a stylish swing dance originally developed in the early 1930s in California, USA. Balboa emphasizes intricate footwork, has great partner connection and can be danced at all tempos without expending too much energy. You may have seen dancers dancing very closely together and smoothly on the dance floor, looking quite relaxed in their upper bodies but with amazing footwork patterns…? Well, that’s Balboa!

Jumptown Swing teaches a combination of Balboa and swing, also known as Bal-Swing. Balboa is a great way to expand your swing dancing and learn more about lead-follow connection and movement patterns in dance.

Russell and Miranda have been learning and teaching Balboa since 2005, attending overseas and interstate workshops every year. They love the dreamy styling and detail in the dance, and to share their skills with students. They can truly say that Balboa has improved their Lindy Hop and partner connection, and they are very keen to promote Balboa dancing in Canberra.

Beginner Balboa Workshops

Beginner Balboa classes are run on a six-week cycle and cover the basic moves to get you dancing. The start dates for the beginner balboa classes are:

30 January 2012
12 March 2012
23 April 2012
4 June 2012
16 July 2012
27 August 2012
8 October 2012
19 November 2012 (4 week course)

How can I find out more?

Contact Russell by email or phone 0404 849 463, or approach Miranda or Russell at a social dance and ask for a demonstration!

You can also see some great Balboa on YouTube here and here.  For history and details on the dance, visit www.balboanation.com.