Peter Flahiff left Boston two days ago, but his impact on our scene and our dancing will keep rippling through. It was an absolute pleasure to watch everyone working on their dancing, rediscovering their joy in swing music, and best of all, welcoming the newest students finding their way to Lindy Hop. Thanks for everything, Peter.
Once I get about 17 straight hours of sleep, I’m going to work on my tap shim-sham. And then my Balboa posture. How about y’all?
Oh hey, look! More awesome instructors who will be teaching at TinkerBal in October! This time it’s Laura Keat (with Jeremy Otth) winning the ACBC Open in 2013! The TinkerBal workshops may be sold out but there will be plenty of room at the awesome social dances in the evenings! Mark your calendars for October 3-5!
Classes: drop-in intro classes in September at Dance Complex! On Tuesdays in September, we’ll teach our usual beginner Balboa content, but tweaked a little bit to be drop-in-friendly. That means you can register for just one class, or a few, or all four classes. Send your friends who need to learn Bal, and come yourself to brush up the bits you still struggle with!
Peter Flahiff: And in October/November, Peter Flahiff will be in residence here in Boston! Peter is an internationally-renowned social dancer, performer, and teacher of Balboa and Lindy Hop, and we are thrilled to collaborate with New School Swing in bringing him to Boston and the New England region this fall!
BoaSA & Speakeasy: We’re sad to report that we’re canceling the September BoaSA and Balboa Speakeasy scheduled for September 7. Instead, you should check out the Greater Boston Vintage Society’s Dixieland Cruise, September 7 featuring Dan Gabel’s High Society Orchestra! It runs from 1-5pm and departs from Rowe’s Wharf in Boston at 2pm.
This past Saturday, in addition to awesome dancing to Javi & Mike’s music, this happened:
This has been one hell of a weekend, and all of you made it happen!
TinkerBal 2014 sold out within 24 hours, and our heads are still spinning! Lots of people who didn’t get to register are planning to come to Boston anyway for all the social dancing (and maybe a private lesson before or after the weekend), so we hope to see ALL of you in Boston October 3-5!
And capping a spectacular day was our first Saturday Night Shuffle — which was completely awesome! We had so much fun dancing with and without stuffed lobsters on our heads, and we can’t wait to see even more of you at our next Saturday Night Shuffle (tentatively planned for August 16, stay tuned for details)!
Our hearts are full of Balboa-love, and we appreciate every one of you for coming out, for dancing, for learning, for loving this dance too, and for bringing your energy and joy to the scene.
We had a great response to our ridiculously insane registration prices for the Hot & Cool Balboa workshops with Mickey & Kelly coming in July! We may have come to our senses, but if you missed out we still have a set of perfectly reasonable early bird discount prices available through June 4. Check them out!
Locally, we’ve been really excited by the turnout for our Pure Balboa Fundamentals class at the Dance Complex this month. For those who are interested in picking up on the Bal-Swing side of things, we’ll be running a Bal-Swing Fundamentals class on Tuesdays at the same location, starting June 3rd at 8pm. Registration is now open with a $10 discount if you sign up before the first class!
Also, just so you know, coming in June, we’re going to have our first Saturday Night Shuffle — a Saturday night social dance geared towards you — our Balboa audience! Stay tuned for more information!