Caledonian Balboa presents
About
The Balboa Brush Up is a one day workshop, focusing on improving the basic technique, forms and quality of movement within our Balboa.
The workshop is being taught by the fabulous Mel & Jo Calanglang.
Students will get 4 hours of classes, and there will an evening dance with the best Edinburgh DJs on the decks.
About Caledonian Balboa
Caledonia Balboa is made up of dancers from Fife, Edinburgh and Glasgow who wanted to set up a group with a focus on providing extra opportunities to help grow our local Balboa scenes. Since 2012 we have been organising events designed to complement the teaching and dancing already offered by our local scenes and to practise and develop the dance we love by inviting teachers and dancers from other dance scenes to come and dance with us at social events and workshops.
Our main aim is to ensure that there are even more Balboa social events or workshops close by to look forward to.
Class Level
Improver Plus
If you have some Balboa expereience but want to brush up on the fundamentals, then this class is for you.
Please note: This an improver level and it is not suitable for complete beginners. You should already have taken classes in leading or following key moves and be familiar with the basic step, out and ins, lollies, swivels and throwouts.
We will focus on revising and refining technique: working on movements every Balboa dancer should be familiar with in pure Balboa and Bal-Swing and making these, your own movement and the connection with your partner even better - smoothing off any rough edges to give you greater confidence to just enjoy yourself in a social dance and to be ready to develop your dancing to the next level.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
It is not a requirement that you must sign up with a partner, however please be aware that we are keen to keep the classes as balanced as possible.
Therefore please note we may need to operate a waiting list (for both Leads and Follows) if oversubscribed, to try and preserve this balance.
After all, no-one likes to have to sit out too often in class.
No, we are not going to be able to officially offer hosting for this event.
We can however provide details of various options for accommodation around Edinburgh on request.
- Tickets are non-transferable.
- If you cancel your place at the event more than 1 month before the start date, you will receive a 50% refund of any money paid.
- If you cancel your place less than 1 month prior to the event, no refund will be given of any money paid.
- We reserve the right to change the teaching line up, if due to injury or any other reason beyond our control, and will not offer any refunds for this.
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Workshop
Day of classes with our fabulous teachers.
Date : Sat 10th December
Time: 10.00am - 5.00pm
Venue : Stockbridge House / Lifecare
Address : 2 Cheyne St, Edinburgh EH4 1JB
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Saturday Evening Dance
Put some of what you have learned into practice on the dancefloor at our Saturday night dance. Our DJs will be back and spinning some of the hottest Bal tracks around.
Date : Sat 10th December
Time: 7.30pm - 11.30pm
Venue : Stockbridge House / Lifecare
Address : 2 Cheyne St, Edinburgh EH4 1JB
Mel & Jo Calanglang
- International Balboa Teachers
- Founders of The Pilot
Dance Only Pass
£10
- Evening dance
Full Day Pass
£35
- 4 hours of top-class tutition
- Evening dance
Dance Only Pass
£10
- Evening dance
Full Day Pass
£35
- 4 hours of top-class tutition
- Evening dance
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Bookings for Balboa Brush Up are NOW OPEN!