August Balboa Workshop Weekend with Lauren Smith & Steve Murphy (a KEEP BAL WEIRD PDX Series)

🌲 KEEP BAL WEIRD 2 - PORTLAND August workshops with Lauren Smith & Steve Murphy🏔️
☀️ August 28 - August 30th, 2026 🌈
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8051 SE 16th Ave - Dance with Joy Studios
Portland, OR🦝🐱
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We are incredibly Bal-Ecstatic to welcome Lauren Smith & Steve Murphy to our home turf for the weekend.
Tl;dr: 6 hours of class instruction, mock competition, individual feedback, and more! Saturday Live Music Social Dance [Band to be announced]
Schedule:
Friday August 28 - Fast Feet Friday August Edition
7:30 - 9:00pm DJ'd Social Dance 🪩
9:00 - 10:30pm Balboa competition clip-watch party 🎉
Saturday August 29 - Classes with Lauren and Steve
12pm - 1pm: Class 1 - Simple upgrades that make all dances more comfortable
1pm - 2pm: Class 2 - Flash moves that feel awesome
2pm - 3pm: Class 3 - Fast feet/building tempos
Live Music Social Dance featuring [Band to be announced]
4pm - 6pm
Sunday August 30 - Classes with Lauren and Steve
10am - 11am: Class 4 - Comp prep strategies, team work, goals, 5 min feedbacks
11am - 12pm: Class 5 - Eye catching stylings
12pm -1pm: Class 6 - Mock comp and/or Moves that make finals
Pricing:
Full Weekend Pass - $85
Workshop Only Pass - $70
Day Pass (Workshop only) - $55
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Read more about this cozy event -
https://www.keepbalweirdpdx.com/
Register for EARLY BIRD
https://9jype97wwg.zite.so
(I know this link looks a bit sus but Cora swears it's legit!)
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The following class has a pre-requisite: must be comfortable with Pure Bal and Bal-swing
With ❤️,
Keep Bal Weird PDX🤝Fast Feet Friday PDX