Introducing, for the first time ever at Swing in Rhythm - Balboa Yellow!
We're inviting the best teachers to come and share their knowledge with our most advanced Balboa students.
18 Oct - Mark and Anne
8 Nov - Ellen and Finn
13 Dec - Sarah Wastiaux and Didac Peris Torregrosa
Level description: You dance Pure-Bal and Bal-Swing comfortably at 175-225 bpm and master a variety of basic and advanced steps, including variations. You regularly attend classes, social dances, and international workshops.
Register at https://www.swinginrhythm.nl/l...
Balboa Blue Plus! Three themed mini-courses to focus on specific Balboa themes
Join Melissa & Mark for 3 short themed courses this autumn! Details below:
Level: Minimum of two years Balboa Blue (or equivalent). You would like to join, but have less experience: Ask our Balboa teachers.
Content: 3 mini series, registration separate for each.
Course 1 - Follow Skills: We will focus on four different styles of following.
Pure following - Be the best in following your partner.
Inspiring following - Inspire your partner to change it up.
Influencing following - Influence the dance gently and clean.
Co-leading follow: Shape the dance together.
Duration: 4 weeks. Dates are 28th September, 5, 12, 19 October
Course 2 - Connection changes: We use our default connection point a lot, but what happens if we change it?
Duration: 3 weeks. Dates are 26 October, 2, 9 November
Course 3 - Dance like your idol: Who is your dancing idol? In this mini-course we'll try to emulate the dancer that we like the most.
Duration: 3 weeks. Dates are 16, 23, 30 November
Register now at https://www.swinginrhythm.nl/l...
Everybody Leads, Everybody Follows - A new way of Learning!
At Swing in Rhythm almost all of our courses* are taught using the 'ELEF' method: Everybody leads, Everybody follows!
Why are we doing this?
*No more waiting lists! A common issue, particularly for follow dancers.
*No need for a partner to join workshops! Everyone gets an equal chance to join workshops.
*No more imbalance in classes! Everyone gets the chance to dance more often, without having to stand in a 'gap' in the circle.
*More inclusivity & less reliance on outdated gender roles! A more welcoming atmosphere for LGBTQ+ dancers.
*Improved technique! An understanding of both roles makes a person a better dancer.
*More fun at social dances! Being able to dance with everyone in the room, what could be more fun than that?
*Please note - the ELEF model is applied to all green and blue courses unless stated otherwise.
When taking yellow level lessons, you are assumed to be willing to specialise in a particular role, so you can choose to fix in a role or continue to dance ELEF if that is your preference, and if it works with the balance in class.
Photo credit above: Yuliya Khadasevich. Photo taken at Harbour Hop, Rotterdam.