Register for Balboa Deluxe! 26-28 april 2019
Mel & Jo from London and Swing Deluxe from Paris are back in Bern for another Balboa Deluxe Weekend. There will be 2 parties with Swing Deluxe, Balboa workshops with Mel & Jo on saturday and sunday, 2 levels, traditional classes, practice classes and some special classes.
Registration is open.
About the workshop
TEACHERS
Those of you who have been to the „Balboa with Mel and Jo“ workshop in 2018 know why they will register again for 2019. In Mel and Jo’s class you feel yourself respectfully considered, enjoyed and challenged at once.
Mel and Jo are dance enthusiasts who dedicate their time to encourage swing dancing in the United Kingdom.Being familiar with lindy hop and blues, their current passion is mastering Balboa and Bal-swing – a journey of continuous learning. You can find them social dancing and competing at various events across Europe and the United States. Their “down-to-earth” and positive attitude helps to make the classes they teach not only informative but also very enjoyable.
CLASS CONCEPT
The schedule 2019 is set! This workshop will help you to reflect and view your dancing from different angles. Therefore we propose a varied class schedule. Goals are to dance with people of different levels (mixed class), to focus on specifics (level classes), to experience and explore by giving and receiving feedback (training sessions) and to work on your individual dancing skills and potentials (group private).
Classes & Training (single registration)
We start the weekend all together in a mixed level class (int+/adv) on friday night, while saturday’s classes are devided in two levels and followed by a training session (a long and a short one) in order to practise the new moves and insights, to integrate it in your dancing, to give and receive personal feedback.
Groupe Private (partner registration)
Then on sunday we have a special option which is a group private class (2 couples) for 25 minutes with Mel and Jo. You will have the opportunity to work on a suggested topic in a smaller framework in order to receive more personal feedback. 25 minutes might sound very short, but you will profit in different, more focussed and maybe even more efficient ways than you are used to in other classes.
You can book it as an option. Full Pass holders will be prioritised during the first round of registration (starting on january 12th). If there are free spots left (first come first served), they are open for other pass holders (like party pass, friday or saturday pass). For the Group Private you need to register with a partner, just add his/her name in your registration form. You can also mention the second couple you want to share the group private with (if not we will match you with a couple of the same level).
Note that the Group Private is not automatically included in the Full Pass – it’s an extra option. It might be sold out quickly due to a small amount of spots.
LEVELS
Intermediate+
You dance Balboa for more than one year and you are not only familiar with the basic movements (uphold, downhold, come around, throw out, swivels, lollies) but you feel comfortable social dancing and experimenting with musicality and little variations. In this group we will focus on developing your basics and work on new fun material.
Advanced
You have been dancing for two or three years or more. You are eager to improve and keep your eyes open for dance events at home and abroad.
In your dancing you are playing with different energy levels, footwork, variations and rhythms in your dance. Your Balboa has nice transitions from open to closed positions and is fluent in even higher tempos. In this group we will focus on more advanced variations, footwork and partnership.
WORKSHOP VENUE
Friday (class & party) and Saturday (classes & training)
Dance Passion: Dalmaziquai 69
Bus No. 19: from Bern main station (runs every 10 min), direction „Elfenau“, stop „Aegertenstrasse“ (5 min by bus + 5 min to walk)
or Tram No. 09: from Bern main station (runs every 7 min), direction „Wabern“, stop „Sulgenau“ (4 min by tram + 12 min to walk)
Follow the workshop signs in direction of Monbijou bridge.
Sunday (group private class & party)
Restaurant O’Bolles: Bollwerk 35
(same entrance for the group private class which will be held upstairs, more details to be found on site)
Bus No. 11/20/21: 1 stop to „Bollwerk“ – but you are definitely faster walking! 6-minutes walk from Bern main station.
>> Click on the blue symbols and the red star on the map for more detailed description and photos of the entrance.