Edinbop's regular Balboa dance classes and fast Swing social dancing, every Monday evening - We teach in blocks of 8 classes, followed by social dancing to mostly faster Hot Jazz & Swing music
We are offering 5 hour-long class of Balboa, an elegant and often fast Swing dance from the late 1920s and 1930s. We will introduce you to dancing in close-embrace as well as the more open-position used in other Swing dances, such as Lindy Hop. The classes are progressive and will advance basic Balboa knowledge through a good mix of new move patterns, dance technique and partner dancing concepts, complete with lots of dance practice throughout the classes.
The class will be followed by over an hour of social dancing, for which we provide mostly faster Hot Jazz and Swing music so that you can dance Balboa, Collegiate Shag and more, with occasional slower tunes for Laminu and Slow Balboa.
As the classes are aimed at 'intermediate level' dancers, we RECOMMEND that you have at least some experience of dancing Balboa, for example having taken a beginner course or a couple of Balboa taster classes. And don't worry if this experience was well before the start of the pandemic.
Please note that, in line with government guidance, we are no longer implementing any Covid-19 requirements.