Swing Dance Lessons: Winter Balboa Series

Name: Swing Dance Lessons: Winter Balboa Series
Start: 2026-01-20T19:45:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-20T22:45:00-05:00
Location: Cleveland Heights Recreation Center

Schedule

Tue Jan 20 2026 at 07:45 pm to 10:45 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Cleveland Heights Recreation Center | Cleveland Heights, OH

Come shuffle, swing, and groove with us for our fall series of balboa lessons on Tuesdays at 7:45 pm at the Cleveland Heights Recreation Center. Sign ups are located here:
https://clvhts.activityreg.com/selectactivity_t2.wcs?leaguesid=1520
This is a six lesson progressive course starting January 6 and running through February 17, with no class on January 27 (though participants will be encouraged to visit the CLE Urban Winery to try out their new moves with the Cleveland Django Club's monthly jam session!)
Classes are sold as a progressive series with each class building on skills learned the week before. The total cost for the series is $50 for Cleveland Heights residents and $65 for non-residents. (That's only $8.33/11 per lesson! Wow!)
Balboa is a partnered swing dance, born from the thriving multi-cultural community of southern California in the 1920s. Amidst a booming Jazz age, young adults answered the question, how do we move and express ourselves when we don't have any space on the dance floor. This class is for brand spanking-new dancers, new-to-swing dancers, and beginner to intermediate level balboa dancers, and will focus on communication, connection, and rhythm. Topics will cover basic steps, foundational rhythms, and some fun ways to groove along to swing music.
No partner or experience necessary. Dancers are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and wear shoes that allow for little to no traction on the dance floor.
Participants should also note that GPS directions will bring you to the employee entrance of the rec center. Please use the front entrance, accessible from the entrance on Monticello near the Mayfield intersection.