(Schedule Subject to Change)
Friday March 15th
Dance at One-Oh-One Art Gallery
7:15 – 8:00pm Beginning Balboa Class with Gary
8:00pm – 11:00pm OPEN DANCING to LIVE MUSIC with The Mardi Gras Jazz Band
11:00pm – 1:30am OPEN DANCING to DJ-ed Music
Saturday March 16th
Day Time Classes at The New Horizon School for the Performing Arts (A.K.A. The Kats Korner)
Beginning/Intermediate Track with Gayl and Howard in the SMALL ballroom
10:00am – 10:50am Kung fu Hustle Shuffle – An exploration of basic footwork, connections, and partnership.
11:00am – 11:50am Kung fu Hustle Shuffle 2 – A continuation of fundamentals in pure bal.
11:50am – 1:00pm LUNCH
1:00pm – 1:50pm “Be Water, my Friend.” – We’ll explore adlibs and the concept of smooth directional change in pure bal.
2:00pm- 2:50pm [Come arounds and] Enter the Dragon Drags – Exploring come arounds, drags, and serpentines within the context of pure-bal.
3:00pm – 3:50pm Crouching Tiger Hidden Balboa – The basics of out and ins class.
Advanced Track with Todd and Natalia in the LARGE ballroom
10:00am – 10:50am Movement and Momentum
11:00am – 11:50am Rhythm
11:50am – 1:00pm LUNCH
1:00pm – 1:50pm Footwork and Flourishing
2:00pm- 2:50pm Pure Balboa
3:00pm – 3:50pm Bal Swing
Saturday Night Dance at The Kats Korner
7:15 – 8:00pm Beginning East Coast Swing Lesson
8:00pm – 11:00pm OPEN DANCING to LIVE MUSIC from the WILD CAT JAZZ BAND from Tucson
Open Balboa Mix and Match Prelims at 9:00pm Finals 10:15pm
Balboa Strictly Contest 9:30pm
Saturday LATE NIGHT DANCE
11:00 pm – ??? Dance to DJ-ed music at The Party House of Nims!!
Late Night Dance Contest Pure Balboa Contest 12:30am
Sunday March 17th
Sunday Day time Classes at The New Horizon School for the Performing Arts (A.K.A. The Kats Korner)
Beginning/Intermediate Track with Howard and Gayl in the SMALL ballroom
12:00pm – 12:50pm Ong-bak Ong-bal – In-depth review of toss outs without the knees and elbows of muay tai.
1:00pm – 1:50pm Ong-bak Ong-bal 2 – Toss outs galore and more!
1:50pm – 3:00pm LUNCH
3:00pm – 3:50pm Journey to the West Into Bal-Swing – we’ll explore playing with rhythms in drags while in bal swing.
4:00pm – 4:50pm Rumble in on the Bronx Beach – Having fun in open with beach pushes!
5:00pm – 5:50pm Join Todd and Natalia for their ALL Level class
Advanced Track with Todd and Natalia in the LARGE ballroom
12:00pm – 12:50pm The Old – Classic Combos
1:00pm – 1:50pm The New– A new spin on classic combos
1:50pm – 3:00pm LUNCH
3:00pm – 3:50pm Slow Balboa/Laminu
4:00pm – 4:50pm Connection
5:00pm – 5:50pm BadAZ Bal Combo – ALL LEVEL CLASS
Sunday Night Dance at The Woman’s Club of Mesa
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm Open Dancing to DJ-ed music With an “Any Shag Goes” Contest at 8:45pm!