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Bal Friday - 10th Anniversary Party | | Friday 13th April 2012 | BAL FRIDAY 10th ANNIVERSARY PARTY
This spring will be the 10th Anniversary of Bal Fridays at St Michaels Hall. We'll be celebrating with: live music from the Shirt Tail Stompers, a Historical Film Clips Session, and plenty of of extra refreshments, cake, and celebratory fizz.
I'm often asked about the History of Balboa and also the history of the Balboa revival. I've therefore included a few paragraphs about this that hopefully will help put into context the occasion of our 10th Anniversary. Perhaps this will be of interest to some of you!
In today's swing scene we are lucky to be spoilt for choice for places to learn and go dancing. It wasn't always this way, particularly if you were interested in Balboa. Lindy Hop was fairly widespread 10 years ago but there weren't any regular weekly Balboa classes anywhere in the world! Balboa was initially taught just as 'Taster' classes at just a few of the large Lindy events. The idea of workshops dedicated to Balboa was very new. The first workshop dedicated solely to Balboa was the 'All Balboa Weekend' that started in Cleveland, USA in 2001. The next two events were here in Europe with Toulouse (March 2002) followed by London (December 2002). The London workshop subsequently became known as the London Balboa festival from 2003 onwards.
I had taken my first Balboa 'Taster Class' back in 1995 and took every opportunity to learn more wherever I could. I had started teaching Lindy Hop by 1995 (in Brighton) but it was several years later before I started teaching Balboa. I initially taught Balboa as just the odd 'Taster' class before arranging a first 6 week Balboa course here in London in July 2001. That proved so successful that I extended it to 12 weeks to meet demand. A couple more courses followed by which time we'd built enough interest to start regular weekly Balboa classes. We imaginatively called it 'Bal Friday' and the first one happened at St Micheals Hall on 5th April 2002.
Interest in Balboa has grown steadily since then. There are now loads of Balboa workshops all over the world with plenty of new places here in London where you can now learn the dance. After 10 years we're still going strong in Chiswick too. During this time I've met loads of wonderful people and made many firm friends. Hopefully many of you will be able to make it along to the Anniversary Party and join in our celebration.
We've dropped the usual class format to make more time for social dancing and celebrations. See the details below for times. | | Dan & Gemma, Shona & Twan, Brian & Sue, Chris & Janet, Terri | | SHIRT TAIL STOMPERS | | Groove Juice Special | Upstairs hall
7.45 to 8.45pm Swing dance historical film clips session
8.45pm onwards is social dancing to live band Shirt Tail Stompers
11:30pm close | | £10 for the evening | St Michael & All Angels Hall
Corner of Bath Road & The Avenue, Chiswick, London W4 1TT (Map)
Very close to Turnham Green tube station (District line). | Lindy Circle
Tel: 01865 872010
E-Mail: info@lindycircle.com
Web Site: http://www.lindycircle.com | | Back to Calendar |
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