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

All classes are delivered in a drop-in style, so anyone can start at any time. For our Level 1 classes, no experience is required.

No partner is required, as we’ll be rotating partners, but if you can encourage a friend to give it a go and try the opposite role to you, that’s excellent.

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

TIME:
6:30 - 7:30 pm: Level 1 (Beginners welcome)
7:45 - 8:45 pm: Level 2 (Intermediate and above)

(arrive 10 mins early to check-in)

COST:
Level 1 - $19 Adults ($16 concession card holders, Full Time Students are now $12!)
Level 2 - $19 ($16 c. $12 FT Student) Level 2 students may attend the Level 1 class on the same night at no additional cost.

$1 more to pay at the door.
To be eligible for the concession rate, you must have one of the following cards: Full-Time Student Card, Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
In partnered swing dancing there are two roles, Lead and Follow, which are both equally challenging and fun in their own distinct ways. These roles have never been strictly gender-specific and we have no problems at all if you are a woman who chooses to lead or a man who chooses to follow. We only hope to achieve an even balance of the roles in class if possible. If there are a couple of bonus leads or follows don’t worry, the class will rotate and everyone will get to try the steps with multiple partners. Occasionally we’ll have one couple who want to stick together and we can accommodate that. At the beginning of a Level 1 class we often go through some easy solo warm-up movement to music. Then we teach a “Basic” repeatable footwork pattern that will be the basis for the additional moves we will teach you later in the class. Students are welcome to give positive feedback and encouragement to each other, however if things are unclear or something isn’t working we ask that students ask questions of the teachers rather than giving each other unsolicited corrective feedback. There may be some more experienced students or some of our other teachers dancing in the group to even up the numbers and help the class progress more quickly. You may ask your partner for brief feedback, but please do not hold up the rotation or be talking with your partner while the teachers are trying to teach! Assume that whenever the teachers are talking, they are talking to you.

HEALTH & SAFETY

Our current COVID-19 Policy can be found here: https://cornerpocketswing.com.au/covid-19

Attendees at our classes and events must abide by our Code of Conduct at all times.

You may also find some useful info in our FAQ: https://cornerpocketswing.com.au/faq

If you have questions about anything at all please email: info@cornerpocketswing.com.au