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SwingSwingSwing
17th-January-2005, 01:10 PM
If you to learn something a bit different, Edinburgh Swing Dance Society are starting a series of Beginner classes in Balboa, tonight, at the Counting House, 34/35 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh.

For more info see Balboa Classes (http://www.hopscotch-swing.co.uk/classesbalboa.php) page.

Cheers

SwingSwingSwing

djtrev
17th-January-2005, 03:52 PM
I have only seen Balboa danced by one couple and it certainly didnt impress me.

SwingSwingSwing
17th-January-2005, 03:53 PM
Oops, typo in the link. It should be http://www.hopscotch-swing.co.uk/classesbalboa.php

SSS

Demota
18th-January-2005, 12:40 PM
I have only seen Balboa danced by one couple and it certainly didnt impress me.
Hi Trev.... suspect you didn't see it done properly - see if you can get video clips of Dorry and Sommer or Marcus and Barbl (both couples have been to Edinburgh for workshops) to see it done properly - maybe you won't like it but you can't fail to be impressed. The closeness of the dance can be embarrassing at first but get over it and enjoy the dance. I was at Marcus and Barbel's workshop last year and was dancing with a lovely lady with an "ample bosom" and was somewhat cautious about holding tight but she just said "just cuddle in laddie" which was nice considering she was probably half my age. Some of the Edinburgh crowd are getting quite good at it.

SwingSwingSwing
18th-January-2005, 01:37 PM
I have only seen Balboa danced by one couple and it certainly didnt impress me.
Trev, with a sample size of one couple it may be that you didn't see a great example of Balboa. On the other hand it could have been a very good couple and you weren't impressed. I can see why that might the the case too. Balboa is not for everybody (like any dance I suppose).

There are a quite a few Balboa video clips on http://www.balboanation.com if you want to see a range of different couples dancing Balboa.

SwingSwingSwing

Barryf
18th-January-2005, 01:40 PM
I have only seen Balboa danced by one couple and it certainly didnt impress me.

Well djtrev I have only tried Balboa a couple of times, and know only a few moves it was great fun and am looking forward to the next time.

Barry f