08/22/2025
The best thing happening tomorrow in Boulder! Don’t forget to sign up. See you there!
Level up your dancing with a mini-workshop, taught by some of the area’s finest instructors!
Classes will take place from 2-5:30 p.m. in the Avalon Ballroom’s Sodal Hall. The workshop costs $75, with an option to add a ticket to the dance for a discounted $15.
CLASS TRACK DESCRIPTIONS
Intermediate Lindy Hop
This level is for dancers who have been dancing Lindy Hop for at least 6-12 months and have likely taken some intermediate classes. You’re comfortable with the basics—swingouts, circles, and Charleston—and ready to expand your repertoire. These classes will focus on refining your fundamentals, adding new moves and variations, and building confidence in your musicality and partnering.
Advanced Lindy Hop
This level is geared toward experienced dancers who have been dancing Lindy Hop for several years and are ready to push themselves further. You’ve likely been taking intermediate or advanced classes for some time, tried performing on a team and/or have competed. You social dance regularly, and want to dive deep into technique, connection, and styling. These classes will challenge you to identify and improve your weaker areas while developing greater precision, creativity, and personal expression in your dancing.
Invitational Lindy Hop
Inquire about this track if you are already a very experienced dancer with competitions and/or performances under your belt and you are looking to get some serious feedback and ideas for growing in your dancing. The first six people to register for both the invitational class and the open mix and match will get free competition feedback from Laura Keat a week after the event.
Email [email protected] if you are not sure which level is right for you.
11/12/2022
Don’t forget! Sylvia Sykes and Jacob Wi**er are teaching BALBOA in Denver THIS WEEKEND! Sylvia and Jacob are two of the best balboa dancers in the world. Sylvia learned from the first generation of balboa dancers. She has been dancing and teaching balboa since the 1980s. She appeared on American Bandstand and has her own Wikipedia page!
Everyone has been talking about the fancy new event space at the Ga***rd Rockies Resort. We would love to see you all out dancing!
03/09/2022
We're all filled up for the Balboa Dance on Saturday! Thank you so much to everyone for pre-registering. The registration link is still open, as we're happy to accept more dancers and put them on the waitlist, as we've all learned that things change frequently, and we'd love to have a full dance!
Again, please *double check* to make sure your name is on the admitted dancers list on this link before showing up Saturday! If you're one of the first few people on the waitlist, we recommend enjoying some of the great restaurants/bars on Tennyson St near the galley, and keeping your dance shoes with you, in case we have any last minute cancellations/changes!
Admitted Dancers:
Balboa March 12
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03/09/2022
Hi Balboa Friends.
*Important*
Here is the list of admitted dancers for our dance Saturday!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KVhLs7V1w0tpHzdih0DTEoV1v_K6RMuPWZSJV5U83lY/
You *must* be on the 'Admitted Dancers' list to attend, so that we can honor our headcount limit. In an attempt to have a balanced dance, we unfortunately have had to start wait-listing follows. But we still have room for a few more leads!
Note: You're welcome to take the beginner class as any role ~
Balboa March 12
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09/03/2019
Applications for The Balboa Experiment are now open. If you are serious about improving your balboa, this is the event for you.
https://facebook.com/133066260227847/posts/1175014892699640/
The Balboa Experiment
The world’s most personal and personally challenging Balboa workshop. Now with four separate Balboa weeks ranging from intermediate through masters.
04/05/2022
09/03/2019