Balboa Speakeasy (aka K-BAL at K-BOK and BalFranco’s)
We are THRILLED to announce the RETURN OF BALBOA SPEAKEASY!
The Balboa Speakeasy is a casual gathering at a bar for food, drink, and social Balboa dancing. It’s a blast, and a great way to get to know other dancers. We’ll provide the tunes, you provide the company and the dancing!
For the foreseeable future, we’ll be running it intermittently on Sundays at Franco’s Pizza in Waltham, in their side room adjacent to the bar, or at K-BOK in Union Square Somerville. We’ll post updates as they happen!
The most-asked question as we come back after the pandemic lockdowns has been: “Will you start doing Speakeasies again!?!” And the answer is now YES, yes we are! Our old venue Brass Union became Vera’s and is no longer open on Sundays, so we have been on the hunt for a new home. What we have found is the side room of Franco’s Pizza, our favorite local pizzeria and purveyor of the finest pizza in Waltham! And now, also we have found K-BOK in Union Square, Somerville!
The floors might not be the best, but they’ll do, and the pizza / Korean food is great and the beer / soju is cold. Come on out and play! The last ones were great fun, and we hope to see even more of you this time around!
As always, Speakeasies are free admission, and we encourage you to buy food and drink, and to tip your waitstaff generously.
THE NEXT DANCE WILL BE K-BAL at K-BOK:
Sunday September 13, at K-BOK from 5:00 to 8pm
Immediately following Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon practice at Mango from 3-5pm! And K-BOK has karaoke at 8:30pm if you want to stick around for that too!
Our venues:
Franco’s Pizza & Pub, 714 Moody St, Waltham
K-BOK Korean Fried Chicken, Union Square, Somerville
We plan to run other Speakeasies when we can find time or at the end of workshop weekends, so check back often to see when and where the next one is happening! We’ll be sure to put an announcement here as well as via Facebook (also, Facebook).
The dance is free; food and drink are pay as you go. See you there!
Origin Story:
We had so much fun at our Sunday evening Balboa social the last night of the first TinkerBal weekend in 2012, we wanted to do it again whenever possible! One of the attendees said that it felt like a speakeasy, so we’ve stolen the name and made it official.
Future Dates
August 16 – K-BAL at K-BOK
September 13 – K-BAL at K-BOK
October 11 – K-BAL at K-BOK
November 8 (TinkerBal weekend!) – BalFranco’s
Tentative Future Dates
TBD