WEDNESDAYS
No partner necessary, be ready to switch roles. Class: 60 min
18:30 Balboa Intermediate/Int+ (min. 1 year of Balboa dance experience required)
19:45 Basic (Everybody Leads/follows)
Monthly paying System :
MAY : 4 weeks 50€
JUNE : 4 weeks 50€
2 classes on 1 wednesday : int + basic, 4 weeks 85€.
For each monthly course, you will receive a class card from us, valid till the end of the next course.
Drop in : 15€
Teachers: Giedre & Camille
Classes in German & English
Address: Bar Rotbart, Böhmische Str. 43, 12055 Berlin
Learn the Art of partner dancing to the rhythm of Swing music with Giedre and Camille.
Balboa was a pre-swing close embrace partner-dance from Southern California, chest-to-chest, hardly moving, the feet shuffling to the music like wire brushes across a drum head. With the arrival of Swing music in the 30’ on the dance floors of high school gyms and the local ballrooms, black, latinx, european and asian teens started to mix “Balboa” and “Swing” dancing to start what we call “Bal-swing” or simply “Balboa”, mixing dancing in close embrace and open frame.
In all our classes we give strong emphasis to movement exploration and improvisation through playful warm-ups and funky-style coordination exercises. Once we are dancing playfully and joyfully in our own bodies, we are ready to explore our connection to music and a dance partner!
(18:30) Intermediate : "Learn variations and discover dance through concepts"
This class is therefore suitable for intermediate dancers (you know the basics in pure bal and bal-swing: up-hold, down-hold, comearound, lollies, swivels, throw-out) AND for more experienced dancers!
(19:45) Bacis : "Learn the basics of Balboa"
In the beginners classes we will learn the basic vocabulary of Balboa in close and open position, including posture, frame, pulse, footwork, as well as elements of musicality and improvisation. We want everyone to lead and follow for a better understanding of the dance and to explore new horizons for the future of this dance.
This class is suitable for complete beginners and dancers who want to strengthen their basics!
