When the jazz tempos drop, this dance style gives us tools for comfy connection and detailed rhythms. If you have taken slow Balboa before, this class will build on what you already know, refining your technique and giving you new vocabulary. If you are new to it this will introduce you to the basics and beyond.
9:30-10:00pm Practice
Cost: See pricing for two week session at registration link
REGISTER HEREAccepted Payments: Cash, Venmo (@Ruth-Hoffman-16)
If you want to take only one class, please text me at 646.267.8714.
What is the legacy of the genre/form/style you are teaching?
“Balboa is a vernacular swing dance from Southern California in the 1920s and 30s, and is indebted to the African-American roots and culture of Swing Jazz and Swing dancing. We encourage everyone to explore the history of this dance, the dancers that created it in Southern California, and the music and musicians that made it possible. Balboa today is an improvisational, joyful partner dance with a vibrant worldwide community, evolving into the present while honoring its origins.” – Boston Balboa
What background, training, and or relationship do you have with this style/technique/class subject?
Ruth Evelyn (they/she) is passionate about jazz dances. These days she is mostly seen on balboa and lindy hop floors, but in the past you may have caught them teaching blues at big festivals around the world.
Ruth fell in love with slow balboa the first time they met it, and has been seen in many slow bal finals at large events, as well as teaching slow bal classes at events such as Northwest Bal Fest, Hot Rhythm Holiday, and Great Lakes Balboa.
Ruth both follows and leads, and is passionate about teaching movement quality, technique, and musicality in a detailed and fun way. When not social dancing, Ruth’s time is absorbed with grad school, where she studies mental health therapy, specializing in dance therapy.
Ruth Evelyn (they/she) is substituting for Boston Balboa (July & Stan)
How can students learn more about this offering?
Website: https://bostonbalboa.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BostonBalboa
Contact Information
Contact:
info@bostonbalboa.org | https://bostonbalboa.org
