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I am writing this through a haze of fatigue and heroic amounts of caffeine, so bear with me. We had so much fun at TinkerBal this past weekend, and want to thank everyone who attended, everyone who taught, and everyone who helped make it a reality. The small-group format is unusual, but we believe it offers amazing learning opportunities and fosters collaborative learning within the student groups. There was a fantastic energy in that room all weekend, equal parts hard work, growing friendships, and sheer joy in dancing Balboa. We’re already working on planning next year’s TinkerBal.

And our Sunday Balboa social at Precinct was just plain super-fun, and we’re fired up to find a way to do it again soon. Stay tuned.

We’re still recovering from EBC — the Eastern Balboa Championships held in Raleigh, NC — one of the major Balboa events in North America, East-Coast or otherwise. And this year, it really came into its own with a new, larger hotel, 4 full nights of dancing and the usual world class instructors. And of course, the usual EBC shenanigans. Best of all, we had a terrific showing from New England, with 18 people from the area!

Thanks to all of you for being a part of it! I’m already looking forward to next year, where we’ll hopefully have even more familiar faces in attendance.

Hope to see you Sunday at the Crosby Whistle Stop for Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon where we can practice and play with what we learned!