Balboa Workshop with Scott & Arrienne

SUNDAY 29TH MAY 2022 10am – 11.30 – Balboa for Beginners 11.30 – 12 Noon Break 12 - 1.30pm – Transition & Next Steps Balboa $80pp Book by email: [email protected] ABOUT SCOTT & ARRIENNE: Scott Cupit is the Director and co-founder of Swing Patrol Melbourne and UK and has been and still is the driving force of the business and this unique community of swing dancers since 1998. He has been teaching local classes for more than 20 years, and is often invited to teach all over Europe and the UK. He is known as an all-rounder, and is a stella Balboa, Blues, Lindy Hop dancer as well as being pretty fly with his aerials. Scott has dance with and taught alongside some of the greatest legends including Frankie Manning, Sing Lim, Norma Miller, Jean Veloz plus many many more around Europe, UK and Australia. Arrienne O’Shea is a web developer by day and a talented teacher and dancer, who has performed with Swing Patrol’s award winning dance troupes in the UK and Europe. She is probably best known for her aerials and teaches aerials regularly in London and Brighton. WHAT IS BALBOA: Balboa is a partnered swing dance that originated in the 1930s in Southern California, particularly in the beachside resort named Balboa. Back in the day, crowded dance halls often had strict rules which prohibited the Charleston and other exuberant dances, so a dance which required very little space naturally evolved. Nowadays, this subtle, close position dance is known as Pure Balboa. Meanwhile, in L.A., some adventurous dancers were using more open connections to introduce spins, turns, dips, tricks, and even air steps into their dancing. This style is now known as Bal-swing. A second generation of dancers fused these two styles together, and thus modern Balboa was born, a dance capable of both great finesse and great excitement. The choice is yours. Have a look at some clips here of just search on You Tube: https://youtu.be/QnL-KSg0Qh0 https://youtu.be/s5IW_eHcKUs