Join July and Stan on the weekend of June 14-15 at Mango Studio in Cambridge for another Crash Course of Balboa Fundamentals! Perfect for brand new dancers, Bal-curious Lindy Hoppers, and anyone wanting to brush up their fundamentals!
From the bread and butter of Pure Balboa (close-embrace), to different movements of Bal Swing, we will cover material that will give you the skills to hit the dance floor right after class! The crash course is suitable for everyone, from beginners learning Balboa for the first time all the way to seasoned dancers wanting to fine-tune and polish their foundations.
The crash course will be offered in an ELEF model: Everyone Leads, Everyone Follows. Starting your Balboa journey with ELEF helps you understand the mechanics more quickly and more deeply. Though many dancers do choose to specialize in one role, starting out with ELEF helps you understand how both roles work and feel, so you can choose the one that suits you, or choose to keep dancing in both!
No partner is necessary, as we will rotate partners in class. We recommend shoes with a slidey sole (such as hard leather or suede) to facilitate pivoting your feet on the floor; rubber soles will be hard on your knees.
It's a lot, so we've broken the material up into a Pure Balboa session on Saturday, June 14, and a Bal-Swing session on Sunday, June 15. If you don't know what that means -- take both! (If you only have time for one, start with the Pure Balboa session which covers fundamental movement and connection technique which is required for the Sunday session.)
Because we are still living in Covid times, we are maintaining the requirement of a suitable mask (N95/KN95/KF94) covering nose & mouth at all times in the studio. (we will continue to have masks available free at the door if you need one)
For additional details about our safety policies, please see the Boston Balboa website.
Saturday, June 14th, 1:00pm-5:00pm
1:00-1:15pm — registration/check-in
1:15-4:45pm -- Balboa Crash Course, Part 1: Pure Balboa (with breaks)
4:45-5:00pm -- clean up/clear out
Sunday, June 15th, 1:00pm-5:00pm
1:00-1:15pm — registration/check-in
1:15-4:45pm -- Balboa Crash Course, Part 2: Bal-Swing (with breaks)
4:45-5:00pm -- clean up/clear out
Cost: pay what you can (suggested: $30 per session, $15 if retaking a session)
Mango Studio
112 Bishop Allen Drive
Cambridge, MA
More info and registration at
https://bostonbalboa.org/instruction/crash-course/
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