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Class Schedule

Fridays: 7:30 pm & 8:20 pm
Sundays: 7:00 pm & 7:50 pm

Doors open at 6:45 pm both nights.

Special Dance Times
See monthly schedule for dates when our dance space will be closed or dances held at an alternate location.

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Class Schedule

 

"Dancing can reveal all the mystery that music conceals." - Charles Baudelaire
     August 2016    
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The Balboa Park Club is not available. No classes.

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The Balboa Park Club is not available. No classes.

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The Balboa Park Club is not available. Party night is canceled.

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6:45 Open dancing

7:00 Quickstep

7:50 Bolero

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The city is using the ballroom for employee training.

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6:45 Open dancing

7:00 Quickstep

7:50 Bolero

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6:45 Open dancing

7:30 Quickstep

8:20 Bolero

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6:45 Open dancing

7:00 Quickstep

7:50 Bolero

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August Syllabus


Beginner Intermediate Advanced
Quickstep Quickstep Quickstep
   

QS

Natural turn
Tipple - heavily shaped
Lock step
Natural turn
Back lock
Running finish
Step hop
Step hop
 3 Chasse
Lock step
Natural turn
Rumba cross
Lock step

Beginner Intermediate Advanced
Bolero Bolero Bolero
   

Bolero

Bolero

Open break
Shape for one measure
lady’s curl (Inside turn)
Lead to shadow - woman is on the left foot
Man walks around woman 2 measures - woman fixed on left foot
Man leads back break while turning forward left
Rock left then shape right
cross body lead to open position
2 continuous cross body leads
corte action with leg flick
back basic into open position
Open break - get left over right old
Inside turn change places
Man turns under his right then his left then follow turns under right
Inside turn to shadow - man in front
Three forward breaks in shadow position - last break loop follows head with right arm


Past and Upcoming Monthly Calendars


May 2016
June 2016
July 2016
August 2016
September 2016
October 2016
November 2016
December 2016
January 2017
Did you know? There are two categories of International style dancing, Standard and Latin. International Standard allows only closed dance positions, whereas American Smooth allows closed, open and separated dance movements.