May Swing Theory Learn how to dance Balboa!

All throughout May, our instructors will be bringing in new material for you to try out on the dance floor. Whether you’ve never danced before or you want to dive deeper into your technique, musicality, and connection, we want to see you out on the dance floor with us! -------------------------------------- ***NEW PROGRESSIVE LESSON SERIES THIS MONTH*** Balboa | Ammie & Sam This month’s progressive series will focus the magic of Balboa! Over the next 4 weeks, Ammie and Sam will walk us through the fundamentals of both Balboa and Bal Swing, including footwork, connection and some exciting movements. This series will be fun and accessible for anyone to join regardless of skill level because Balboa is for everyone and we love opportunities to practice our basics. What is Balboa?? Balboa is a super fun and cozy close embrace dance with smaller steps that originated on the crowded dance floors of Southern California during the 1920s. Eventually this close embrace dance evolved to make room for some fun open position moves, better known today as Bal Swing. While this dance is typically danced to faster songs, Balboa can be danced to just about every tempo. Here are some fun examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlFse6ORfI https://youtu.be/GIJHhQN4h9A?si=dSNmhUcTkPEd4CMf https://youtu.be/UZHgVgARVIE?si=Ua9sz_6ZlrC_FOGC&t=522 https://youtu.be/iAywE0ibAd0?si=_BUFFGyQVI636WdG https://youtu.be/ADaOukV11GA?si=_RePBwEP70yYx7sT&t=664 Note: While you are welcome to drop into the class, to get the most out of this series, we *highly* recommend attending all 4 weeks as the material will build on itself from week to week. ---------------------------------------- 7:00 pm: Progressive lesson series 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm : Social dance Cost: $15 - lessons and social dance $10 - social dance only / student & military $50 - May monthly pass Address: 806 Governors Dr SW #101, Huntsville, AL 35801 ---------------------------------------- Learn more about HSDS at https://www.huntsvilleswingdance.org/