Weekly Classes

We run weekly classes on Tuesday evenings at The Dance Complex in Cambridge.

Most commonly we are teaching our Fundamentals series, which starts with Intro to Balboa/Fundamentals 1a for beginners with no Balboa experience, followed by Fundamentals 1b which is suitable for anyone who’s taken Fundamentals 1a or its equivalent.

Sometimes we’ll have classes for intermediate-and-beyond students, or special events with guest instructors, so watch this page for updates and registration links!

The Dance Complex
Typically Studio #5 or #2
536 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

IMPORTANT: For everyone’s safety, we are requiring that everyone wear a suitable mask (N95/KN95/KF94) covering nose & mouth at all times. (We will have suitable masks available free at the door if you need one.)

Continuing Balboa in July – Skills & Drills

Anyone who has taken Fundamentals 1A & 1B or the equivalent (crash courses, or same fundamentals learned elsewhere) is welcome to these classes!

Each week we’ll be working on specific skills-n-drills to help you level up your dancing. If you’ve got something you want to work on, let us know on Discord or email us!

PLEASE NOTE: Continuing Balboa classes now will be taught ELEF: Everybody Leads, Everybody Follows. This ensures role balance, but we find also improves everyone’s dancing in their primary role by cross-training the opposite role.

Pre-requisite: Students must be comfortable with Pure Balboa (both basics), toss-outs, swivels, and out-and-ins.  We’ll always review these fundamental figures, so don’t stress, but we do expect it’s not the first time you’ve done them, in both roles.

Dance Complex, studio 2
536 Mass Ave, Cambridge

Tuesdays July 7, 14, 21, 28 – 8pm-10pm

Class Topics for Fundamentals

Intro to Balboa/Fundamentals 1a (suitable for beginners with no Balboa experience)
– posture and connection
– rhythm
– up-hold basic and down-hold basic
– ad-lib/progressive steps
– out-and-ins
– lollies
– tossout

Fundamentals 1b (suitable for anyone who’s taken Fundamentals 1a or its equivalent)
– out-and-ins and variations
– swivels and swivel breaks
– paddle turns
– side scoots
– crabwalks

Fundamentals 1a & 1b consolidates the core material from our original ABC series. While we will continue to refine technique in these new classes, we hope to shift work on higher level mechanics and movement technique into more interactive guided practices and intermediate content.

Private Lessons

July & Stan also offer private lessons for $100 per hour teaching together (total), $60 per hour teaching individually. Lessons can be held in our home dance studio space, or in other locations by arrangement, with any floor fee paid by the student. Email us at info@bostonbalboa.org to inquire about a private lesson.