Flatiron Stomp Balboa Takeover! (4 4)

Put on your shuffliest shoes for the Flatiron Stomp on Saturday, April 4: It’s a Balboa takeover! Balboa is a Swing Era dance that rose to prominence in Southern California. The style we know and love today is a blend of closed position “Pure Balboa” and the spinnier, more elastic “Bal Swing.” The 7 p.m. drop-in lesson will offer a beginner’s Balboa crash course—all you need for three hours of social dancing from 8-11 p.m. with DJs Laura Keat and special guest Shana Worel! Don’t know Bal? No problem. Lindy Hop is danced to the same music and can be used interchangeably. Beginner Balboa lesson: 7-8 p.m. Price: $5 Dance: 8-11 p.m. to DJed music Price: $10, $5 for students www.boulderswingdance.com