Charleston & Balboa Swing Workshops

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Join us for two dynamic Swing dance workshops!

The Charleston
5 – 6:20pm
The Charleston is a dance that originated in the Carolinas in the 1920. It comes out of the dance form known as Juba but was danced to the jazz and popular music of the time. It serves as one of the predecessor dances to the Lindy Hop and was integrated into that later dance with some stylistic changes to make it more compatible. In our first workshop we will go over the basics of original Charleston, and then show how the movement can be used in the Lindy Hop.

Balboa
6:30 – 8pm
Balboa is another Lindy Hop adjacent dance. It developed in the ballrooms of Southern California in the 1930s. It was danced in places that specifically banned the breakaway movements of Lindy, so it was natural that it would be a dance that took up much less space on the dance floor. Although it was danced to the same swing era music as Lindy, the connection is typically inward focused and features tight and fast footwork and subtle weight changes. Our second workshop will cover Balboa’s two “basic” steps and some movements that utilize those steps.

Stay afterwards and practice your moves from 8 until 11pm!

Charleston: 5-6:20pm
Balboa: 6:30-8pm
Social dance: 8pm-11pm

$40 for both workshops
$25 for one workshop
Social included with workshop(s)

$10 social only