Join Peter and Lauren for their Slow Balboa workshop June 21, where they'll take students on a deep dive into the essential techniques and styles of vintage Slow Balboa.
This workshop will focus on aesthetics, techniques, and flow in Slow Balboa at the Intermediate and up level. Students will explore rhythmic variations and different styles of Slow Balboa, and learn to add playfulness and musicality to well known moves.
Prerequisites - Participants should have a firm grasp of:
Uphold and downhold basics, come arounds, adlibs, and out and ins, at minimum. The workshop will build on these foundational moves, creating exciting combos and an easier use of momentum throughout the dance.
Schedule:
-Brush Up Your Basics-
Building more comfortable and efficient basics, and adding some sparkly styling to help your pure bal basic stand out.
-Momentum and Flow-
Exploring rhythmic variations throughout Slow Balboa.
-Dean Rafftery’s Slow Balboa-
Learn this classic variation of Slow Balboa made famous by Balboa dance legend Dean Rafftery.
Peter & Lauren are two dynamic instructors with over forty years of teaching experience between them. Their elegant style and smooth dancing stands out wherever they go, and their enthusiasm for teaching has made them crowd favorites around the world. Based in Seattle, they are highly in-demand, sharing their passion for the great classic dances of the Swing Era. Their classes and workshops are acclaimed for their clarity, humor and high spirits!
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