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Store | Corner Pocket Swing Special Balboa Class with John & Julia - Thursday 10th July 2025

Special Balboa Class with John & Julia - Thursday 10th July 2025

from $20.00

We’re excited to welcome the incredible John and Julia Wharington from Victoria for a Level 2 and Level 3 Balboa class, while they’re in town for the Slow Soiree weekend!

John & Julia Wharington

John and Julia Wharington are passionate about all things Balboa, be it slow or fast. Having learned from and danced with some of the original dancers, their approach to teaching the dance is to be respectful of the roots of the dance, whilst bringing their own ideas and modern perspective into expressive and creative content. They've been teaching Balboa together since 2012, including local classes, troupes and workshops nationally and internationally, and they love sharing their love for the dance with dancers at any level. From their classes you can expect an infectious energy, creative teaching techniques, and challenges that get you thinking out of the box, all bundled in a fun and unique package. Their aim is to get you up and dancing on the social dance floor, dancing Balboa comfortably and looking good in no time.

Level 3 Class:

The level 3 class is perfect for seasoned dancers who are ready to push their boundaries. If you're an experienced dancer, who is comfortable will all the content provided in Level 2 classes, this is the class is for you! Aimed at those who thrive in a faster-paced environment, focusing less on specific moves and more on developing your individual style, fluidity, musicality, and overall connection.

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Special Balboa Class with John & Julia - Thursday 10th July 2025

from $20.00

We’re excited to welcome the incredible John and Julia Wharington from Victoria for a Level 2 and Level 3 Balboa class, while they’re in town for the Slow Soiree weekend!

John & Julia Wharington

John and Julia Wharington are passionate about all things Balboa, be it slow or fast. Having learned from and danced with some of the original dancers, their approach to teaching the dance is to be respectful of the roots of the dance, whilst bringing their own ideas and modern perspective into expressive and creative content. They've been teaching Balboa together since 2012, including local classes, troupes and workshops nationally and internationally, and they love sharing their love for the dance with dancers at any level. From their classes you can expect an infectious energy, creative teaching techniques, and challenges that get you thinking out of the box, all bundled in a fun and unique package. Their aim is to get you up and dancing on the social dance floor, dancing Balboa comfortably and looking good in no time.

Level 3 Class:

The level 3 class is perfect for seasoned dancers who are ready to push their boundaries. If you're an experienced dancer, who is comfortable will all the content provided in Level 2 classes, this is the class is for you! Aimed at those who thrive in a faster-paced environment, focusing less on specific moves and more on developing your individual style, fluidity, musicality, and overall connection.

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From Southern California (on the West coast of the USA), the Balboa is a closely partnered swing dance was hugely popular in the 1930s and 1940s and is still being danced all over the world today. If you want to be able to dance to incredible up-tempo Jazz bands all night long, this is the dance for you

VENUE:
The Danish Club, 36 Austin Street, Newstead QLD 4006

TIME:
6:30 - 7:30 pm: Level 1 (Beginners welcome - taught by local teachers and free with any workshop purchase)
7:45 - 8:45 pm: Level 2 (Intermediate and above - taught by John and Julia)
8:45 - 9:45pm Level 3 (Advanced - taught by John and Julia)

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Corner Pocket Swing acknowledges the Yuggera people and the Turrbal people as the traditional owners of Meanjin, the lands where we live, learn and work. We recognise their cultures, histories and diversity, and their continuing connection to the lands, water and communities. We also pay our deepest respects to Elders, past, present and emerging.
We acknowledge the contemporary Queensland Aboriginal community, who have survived invasion and dispossession, and continue to maintain their identity, culture and Indigenous rights.

Corner Pocket Swing acknowledges that we teach historical dance styles that are from a culture that is not our own.
When we teach these dances which are rooted in and inspired by the foundations of Jazz music we are guests in the house of Black American culture. We respect and cherish the original Black musicians and dancers who shared their amazing creativity and talent during a time when they were routinely disrespected and mistreated by the society in which they lived.

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