Zero to Hero Balboa
Next Date: To Be Announced!
The goal of our Zero to Hero workshop event is to give people with little or no experience, a fun opportunity to learn the basics of Balboa in a single day!
- Do I need experience? No!
- Do I need a partner? No!
- Will I have fun? YES!
- Can I actually learn Balboa in such a short time? YES! It's amazing what you can pick up in these intensive sessions!
- I've done a little bit of Balboa before, can I come? YES! Although this event is for complete beginners, it's also great if you feel like your dancing is "swiss cheese" - full of holes! And if you've learned just the Balboa basic, this workshop will be a real eye-opener!
Where do I go after Zero to Hero?
Once you've done Zero to Hero, you'll know enough Balboa to enjoy a whole dance! We recommend you try our Balboa I class to further refine the basics and learn some new moves!
Friday Night: Crash into Bal!
If you've never done Balboa before, or if you could really use some review, enjoy this quick introduction to Balboa!
Saturday Night Swing: Canada Day with Solomon and Bria!
In honour of our Balboa-themed Zero to Hero workshop and Canada Day, we'll be having some amazing live music! We're excited to announce amazing musical guests: Bria Skonberg all the way from Vancouver, BC, and Solomon Douglas, a Toronto native! Not only are they both Canadian, they're two of Canada's favourite jazz artists for swing dancing! Bria Skonberg is a West Coast sensation as a Jazz band leader, vocalist and trumpet player. She's won some impressive awards, including the CBC Jazz Award of Merit, but just as importantly she's won over the hearts of the swing dancers in Vancouver, Seattle and beyond! A pianist by profession, Solomon Douglas is also a Lindy Hopper who's become a popular band leader in the swing dancing community worldwide because he understands what swing dancers love! He's brought his Solomon Douglas Swingtet to Ottawa before and received rave reviews, so we're excited to have him back!
Teachers
This is a great opportunity to learn with some of Ottawa's top Balboa teachers! Check out the teachers.