The Copenhagen Ministry of Balboa is proud to announce our fourth Copenhagen Slow Balboa Festival (CSBF) featuring the fantastic international teachers Solen & Laurent from Paris in France, as well as parties with live bands Friday and Saturday!
Sign up here to not miss out on this opportunity:
Registration opens Friday september 11th at 20:00 CET https://shop.balboaswing.dk/
Teachers
CSBF 2027 features two days of classes with legendary teachers and dancers Solen & Laurent from Paris in France.
Venue
All parties and classes will take place in a beautiful Ballroom on the 3rd floor.
Ballroom (3. floor)
YMCA Amager
Oliebladsgade 7
2300 København S
https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/12704609375
This venue is 390 meters from the metro station Amagerbro so it is very easy for you to get there no matter where you stay in Copenhagen.
Bands
Classes and levels
We will have 2 levels, one with focus on moves and variations and the other with a focus on technique, both are for dancers which have prior Slow Balboa workshop or weekly class experience.
The teachers/organizers may ask you to move up or down a level if they believe you have selected or been placed at a wrong level.
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Moves and Variations: You have some prior Slow Balboa experience. This class will focus on learning you new material
Saturday, 14:00-17:00 incl. 2 short breaks
Sunday, 10:00-13:00 incl. 2 short breaks -
Technique: You know the basics of Slow Balboa very well, have a reasonably broad spectrum of dance material. You can dance comfortably even if the music is slow, and you want to have a deep focus on the technique of Slow Balboa.
Saturday, 10:00-13:00 incl. 2 short breaks
Sunday, 14:00-17:00 incl. 2 short breaks
Evening activities and parties
Friday night
To accommodate newer Slow Balboa dancers the music during evening parties will not be only Slow Balboa music. We aim at 50 % Slow Balboa music and the rest will be a mix of regular Balboa and Lindy music.
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- 19:30 – 20:30 Slow Balboa Taster
- 20:00 – 21:00 DJ TBA
- 21:00 – 00:00 Live band: TBA
- 00:00 – 01:00 DJ TBA
- We help each other tidy up and leave no later than 01:30
Saturday night
To accommodate newer Slow Balboa dancers the music during evening parties will not be only Slow Balboa music. We aim at 50 % Slow Balboa music and the rest will be a mix of regular Balboa and Lindy music.
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- 19:30 – 20:30 Slow Balboa Taster
- 20:00 – 21:00 DJ TBA
- 21:00 – 00:00 Live band: TBA
- 00:00 – 01:00 DJ TBA
- We help each other tidy up and leave no later than 01:30
Sunday Evening
Sunday evening we’ll have a tea dance. There are plenty of restaurants in the vicinity of the venue that sells food which you are very welcome to bring along.
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- 18:00-21:00 Tea dance w. DJ TBA
- 21:00-21:30 We help each other tidy up and close down the venue
Prices
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- Participating at one level including party pass Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 1.500 DKK
- Participating at two levels including party pass Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 2.025 DKK
- Party pass for Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 575 DKK
Signup form
Follow the registration link below and look for lines beginning with CSBF – Copenhagen Slow Balboa Festival
Registration opens Friday september 11th at 20:00 CET https://shop.balboaswing.dk/
Terms & Conditions
Payments
- Payment must be made within 3 days of receiving acceptance email and payment instructions to secure your registration. If we don’t receive your full payment in due time your reserved spot may be given to another person.
- Please take care of all transfer costs and conversion cost if paying via bank transfer.
- Unfortunately we cannot refund your purchased class pass for any reason, but you may transfer your class pass to someone else with the same dance role (leader or follower). If you do so, let us know by email to whom you sold your class pass so we can update the registration.
Liability
- All participants are attending the event at their own risk
- The Ministry of Balboa do not assume any liability or responsibility for incidents and/or injuries and loss or damage of any personal belongings during the classes or socials.
- Classes with very few participants may be cancelled
Other information
It may take us a few days to get back to you, not least because we need to ensure balance between leaders and followers. But if you get nervous about your registration, or if you have questions, you are always welcome to reach out to us via e-mail at dans@balboaswing.dk
