Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced What is Balboa? This DVD is a three title set with a lot of great bonus material and covers all aspects of Balboa from beginning to advanced dancers. Balboa/Bal-Swing 1 doesn’t require any experience in Balboa dancing. It starts right at the beginning. Marcus & Bärbl and Steve & Denise set great store by getting you a good foundation and feeling for the dance. You will learn the most typical steps that form the character of Balboa and Bal-Swing. Every step is broken down and well explained. Big emphasis is put on the leading and following of each step. It makes you able to understand the dance, to feel comfortable on the dance floor, and to have fun. Balboa/Bal-Swing 2 builds up on Balboa/Bal-Swing 1. You need to know the Basics, the Come Around and the Swing Step (Lollie Kicks). You will learn more footwork variations and more patterns to get a deeper insight into Balboa, which gives you more variety and more fun. Let Marcus & Bärbl and Steve & Denise show you what makes Balboa such a great and addictive dance. Balboa/Bal-Swing 3 builds up on Balboa/Bal-Swing 1 and 2. You have to be solid in your Basics, the Come Around and the Swing Step (Lollie Kicks) in order to follow the video and benefit from it. More material and more variations will make your Balboa more attractive. Cooler and fancier footwork will let you play more with the music. As a great bonus this video holds interviews with original dancers and some great jam dancing. Content Balboa/Bal-Swing 1 Level: Beginner/Intermediate Section 1 One-Step, Basic, Crab Walks, Crabs on 3 & 7, Paddles Section 2 Transition, Cross Breaks, (He/She Crosses), Come Around, Swing Step (Lolly Kicks), Swing in a Circle Section 3 Inside Turn, Reverse Turn, Adlibs, Double Time, Shuffle Content Balboa/Bal-Swing 2 Level: Intermediate/Advanced Section 1 Long Beach Basic, Swivels, Maxie’s Stop Step Section 2 Both Cross Break, Salsa Break, Johnny‘s Drop, Transition + Slide Section 3 Multiple Turns, Inside Pop Turn, Outside Turn, Jason‘s Favourite Section 4 Fan Step, Triple Time Basic Section 5 Slide Boy, Slide Girl, Slide Both Content Balboa/Bal-Swing 3 Level: Advanced Section 1 Apache, Snap Turn, Combination, The Dream Section 2 Ed’s Hangman, Bart Leg, Hal‘s Roll Section 3 Maxie‘s Slide, Marcus‘ Slide, Beach Turn Section 4 Cuddle (Fred), Ray Hirsch, Scotty‘s Drag Section 5 Ducking Turn, Bal-Whip, Dizzy, Super Dizzy Section 6 Double Kicks, Jig Trot Extras: Interviews With Original Dancers John & Anne Mills, Willie Desatoff, Hal Takier, Jean Veloz, Bart Bartolo, and Roy Damron Demonstrations By Original Dancers Balboa Jams Total Running Time: 290 min. |