Boston Balboa

Our next practice/dance is May 20th! Come on out and work on your Balboa!

We host a Balboa practice-session/dance on Sunday afternoons once a month at Boston Swing Central's Crosby Whistle Stop. Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon is exactly what it says it is -- an opportunity to dance Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon. It's set up primarily as an opportunity to practice your Balboa with like-minded people while also being an opportunity to do a little social dancing -- which, in itself, is also a great form of practice!  All levels are welcome, from complete newbie to seasoned master.

The basic structure is the same as usual, but we're making a few adjustments based on feedback from you guys. Let us know what you think!

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3:30pm-4:30pm+ Beginner lesson

For those who are new to Balboa, we have an beginning lesson starting at 3:30pm to introduce you to the basics -- the feel and the figures. Come for the lesson and stay for the practice session for the still astonishingly low price of $10. ($5 for students)

4:30pm-7:00pm Practice and open dancing

The half-hour from 4:30 to 5 will be explicitly set aside for independent practice. The beginner lesson sometimes overflows into this time, and we also want to make a friendly space for intermediate and advanced Bal dancers to work together in groups (or alone) on moves or technique or whatever is on their mind. We won't explicitly structure a guided practice, but we do encourage people to show up and practice with each other in this time. We'll start playing music at some point toward the end of this practice period, which means that we'll either have no music or some nice slow music, both of which support active practice.

Music will definitely be playing by 5, at which time the usual mix of open dancing and ad hoc practice will be in effect. Attending only the practice session without the lesson will continue to set you back only $5 ($3 for students)

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Have something in particular that you'd like to work on? Let us know! Have something interesting you've learned recently or been playing with? Come and share!

When: 3rd Sundays (monthly) from 3:30pm-7pm
Where: The Crosby Whistle Stop (24 Roland Street, Charlestown, MA)
What: DJ'd music for dancing Balboa, guided practices and/or informal mini-lessons
Admission: $5 / $10 with lesson ($3/$5 with student ID)

Next dances: May 20 / June 17 / July 15 / August 19

Hope to see you then!

As always, we need volunteers to watch the door -- contact Stan ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for more details if you're interested.