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SPRING 2025 COURSES

Hello Dancers! The London Balboa Collective are back! Our spring course will run from March 4th 2025 through to April 29th 2025. We will be splitting the course into two, four week sessions. Please note that these classes will be INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCE level and we expect you to be comfortable with the below: - ⁠toss-outs from pure bal and bal swing - up-hold, down-hold, out and in basics - lollies - swivels - comfortable dancing to faster tempos (180+ BPM) Each class will be a 1.5hr intermediate class with a 30min practice/personal feedback session. The aim of this is to be able to give you all time to practice the content we have learned in class while also giving us the time to provide individual feedback. This course will also have a a social dance/practice on week 5 so you can receive additional feedback from teachers, practice what you have been learning, and have a nice time with your classmates. ...
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WELCOME

Welcome to the London Balboa Collective!

We are a group of friends who wish to spread our love for the balboa dance across the greater London area. Click the photos to find out more about who we are.

Our mission is to:

  • To promote the balboa dance artform in London through classes, competitions, social dances, festivals, and collaboration with other organisations and artists.

  • To work towards the integration of the various swing dance communities in London.

  • To research, study, and promote the history of the artform, as well as the history and culture of jazz and swing dance, music, and the communities from which it developed.

  • To conserve the artform and to innovate and grow the dance.

  • To help shape and grow the next generation of balboa dancers.

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Location: London, UK