What: Balboa Workshops & Social Dance
When: Saturday, January 20th 2023
Where: RVA Swing, 6114C Lakeside Ave, Henrico VA
Instructors: Erica Vess & Ryan Lemar
Cost: Sliding Scale of $10 - $25 per workshop
Format: This is a Rotating Partner format workshop.
Schedule
10:30am: Doors open
11am - 1pm: Workshop 1 - Intro to Pure Bal (open level/beginners welcome)
----- Lunch Break (studio open) -----
2pm - 4:30pm: Workshop 2 - Pure Bal: Everybody Leads Everybody Follows (not intended for students who are new to partnered dancing)
----- Dinner break (studio closed) -----
6:30pm: Doors re-open
7pm: Beginner Swing Lesson with RVA Swing (included in workshop registration)
8pm: Jumpin' at the Lakeside social dance (included in workshop registration)
About the Workshops
Workshop 1: Intro to Pure Bal (11am)
Level: Open
Pre-requisites: none
In this 2 hour workshop, students will get an introduction to close-embrace Balboa (aka "Pure Bal"). We will cover connection and partnership concepts and well as common footwork rhythms used in Pure Bal. This class is open to those new to Balboa as well students who are new to swing dancing in general.
Cost: Sliding Scale of $10 - $25 (choose your price at registration)
Workshop 2: Pure Bal: Everybody Leads Everybody Follows (2pm)
Level: Novice/Intermediate
Students taking this class should either already know a little bit of close-embrace Balboa in one role.
In this special 2.5 hour workshop, you'll get the opportunity to learn both roles at once! We'll be exploring a lot of the material from Workshop 1 (plus some extra goodies) but from a more advanced perspective, in both roles, and at a faster pace. We'll also focus heavily on how our partnerships function & feel, vs learning patterns.
This workshop is NOT recommended for brand new beginner dancers, even if you took Workshop 1, it might melt your brain!
Intermediate dancers in other styles who took Workshop 1 are welcome to register for Workshop 2 as well.
Cost: Sliding Scale of $10 - $25 (choose your price at registration)
