Balboa (dance)

Balboa is a form of a Swing Dance. It is danced with the Lead and follow dancing where their chests touch for a body lead connection.

Some of the original Balboa dancers once said "We can't tell you how to dance Balboa, but we can tell you when you are not dancing Balboa."

Table of contents

1 History
2 Famous dancers
3 Forms
4 Events
5 See also

History

This was invented in the 1930s in Los Angeles and is a contemporary of Lindy hop.

Balboa is a dance named for the Balboa penninsula, south of Los Angeles, CA, where it was invented.

There is currently a resurgence going on.

Forms

Balboa has two main forms.

Pure Balboa: In this form, dancers remain with their torsos touching, doing variations based on footwork. Main footwork variations include single-time Balboa, double-time Balboa, and triple-time Balboa.

Bal Swing: In this form, dancers separate their bodies for spins and turns, much like in swing dance, returning to pure Balboa on occasion.