No. 8 Balboa in the City
Friday 19 July (8pm) - Sunday 21 July (6pm), 2019
No. 8 Balboa in the City is a weekend event with a difference: attendees are placed in small groups of 8-10 people and work their way through 6-8 workshops of tailored learning. Attendees work closely with local instructors and others in the group to explore a bunch of interesting themes and concepts, and dance a whole lotta Balboa.
Schedule
We start on Friday night at 8pm, at Speakeasy, Full Swing’s regular Friday night social.
You can pick up your wrist band Friday night or Saturday morning (please make sure you’re in early enough to get prepared for the first session at 10am).
Saturday
Start Time | Description | Studio 1 | Studio 2 | ||||
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9.30am | Doors open/sign in | ||||||
10.00am | All-in Session | All in | |||||
11.00am | Group Session 1 | Red | White | Orange | Purple | Black | Blue |
12.00pm | LUNCH | ||||||
1.30pm | Group Session 2 | Red | White | Blue | Orange | Purple | Black |
2.45pm | Group Session 3 | Blue | Orange | Black | Red | White | Purple |
7.30pm | Evening Dance |
Sunday
Start Time | Description | Studio 1 | Studio 2 | ||||
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9.30am | Doors open | ||||||
10.00am | Group Session 4 | Purple | Black | Blue | Red | White | Orange |
11.15am | Group Session 5 | Orange | Purple | Black | Red | White | Blue |
12.15pm | LUNCH | ||||||
1.45pm | Group Session 6 | Red | White | Purple | Blue | Orange | Black |
3.00pm | All-in Session | All in | |||||
4.00pm | Tea Dance |
Venue
All workshops and events are at Full Swing Studios and the entrance is off Dixon St – up the red stairs.
Food & drink
Full Swing studios is in the middle of the Cuba Quarter, and there is an abundance of food options, from fast food to high-end dining.
We’re also surrounded by great coffee sources, as you’d expect for Wellington!
Accommodation
There are heaps of accommodation options around central Wellington, and we'd recommend you make use of social media to connect with locals.
Registration
Registrations will be capped to keep groups at 8-10 people per group. We will also limit registration to ensure an even lead/follow balance. If one role becomes oversubscribed, people will be put on a waitlist until more places become available as people register for the undersubscribed role.
The workshop format requires you to be able to comfortably dance some essential Balboa moves: pure bal basics, out and ins, come around, throw outs, lollies, swivels. Apart from that, all levels are welcome!
If you're a total beginner and still interested in this weekend, get in touch so we can measure the level of interest and maybe work something out.
Registration will include sessions with all of our instructors, practice time, and ‘all-in’ workshops. It also includes the dances on Friday and Saturday night.
Refunds
Full refunds are available up until 6 weeks before the event.
After that, no refunds are available, however transfers are available for the same role (leader for leader, follower for follower), but this must be confirmed with the organisers in advance.