Slow Balboa Weekend
Schedule
Sat, 13 Sep, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sun, 14 Sep, 2025 at 04:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Russian Hall | Vancouver, BC
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Join us for a weekend of learning Slow Balboa with Lizou and Eloise! Slow Bal, or Slow Balboa, is a close embrace swing dance from the 1940s. You dance it to the slow jazz music of that time. It is a playful and above all elegant dance, influenced by historic dancers Dean and Nancy Raftery and Ray Cunningham.
“Slow Balboa is a dance like no other - so rhythmic, yet so smooth and elegant. I remember watching Dean and Kelly (Arsenault), thinking to myself, Lindy hops, Balboa pulses, but Slow Balboa swims across the floor.” - Mickey Fortanasce
We are excited to bring Slow Bal workshops to Vancouver for the first time! Classes will be suitable for dancers with no experience in Slow Balboa, however; it is recommended that you have partner dance experience, and are familiar with Balboa basics (upholds, downholds, come arounds and toss outs) - if you do not meet this criteria and would still like to join us, we’d love to have you! Send us a message or email and we can make a plan to get you up to speed before the workshops start.
Slow Bal is danced in close embrace (chest-to-chest.) If you are not comfortable with this proximity then this may not be the dance for you. That being said, each person in a partnership helps to create a comfortable embrace, and consent is still required.
Schedule:
Saturday daytime - 4 hrs of Slow Balboa classes
Saturday evening - Social Dance with live music by Joe Abbott's Swing Team!
Sunday daytime - 2 hrs of Slow Balboa classes + 2 hrs of Open Practice/ Tea Dance
Registration:
WE ARE NOW AT CAPACITY! If you would like to join the waitlist, the ticket link will take you there.
We will have tickets to the Saturday Evening Social available at the door.
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Where is it happening?
Russian Hall, 500 Campbell Ave, Vancouver, BC V6A 3K1, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
