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"More Balboa Buffet"
Int./Adv. Balboa
8:00-9:00 pm at the Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavilion (directions)
Thursdays, April 3-24
$45 for 4 week series -- online registration
$14 per class drop-in

This four-week course moves past the five fundamental steps of Balboa and will include new moves, techniques, variations, and playing with musicality. Dancers should know basic Balboa (basic, comearound, lollies, throw-out, crossovers).


"The Int/Adv Dancer's Complete Guide to Lindy Hop"
Int./Adv. Lindy Hop
9:00-10:00 pm at the Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavilion (directions)
Thursdays, April 3-24
$45 for 4 week series -- online registration
$14 per class drop-in

This four-week series will be chopped full of new moves, techniques, variations, and playing with musicality. We'll go over lines, speed dancing, slow dancing, jumping moves, syncopations, crazy turns, timing, different swing-out styles, how to make up your own moves, and more. Basically, it will tackle "everything you wanted to know about Lindy Hop."


"Balboa Bootcamp"
Beg. Balboa
8:00-10:00 pm at the Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavilion (directions)
Thursday, July 17
$22 for 2 hour class-- (not for online registration; pay at door)

A simple two-hour "Hey, this is Balboa!" workshop where we teach you many of the basic steps of Balboa so you can enjoy and experience the beautiful 1930's swing dance. Beginners welcome, bring your friends!
Not for online registration; pay at the door.


Beginning Up-Tempo Lindy Hop
Beg./Int./Adv. Lindy Hop
9:00-10:00 pm at the Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavilion (directions)
Thursday, July 24
$22 for 2 hour class-- (not for online registration; pay at door)

This single workshop is geared for students who have a basic understanding of Lindy Hop but want to know how to dance to fast music. We'll give you moves, footwork and techniques that help you do this well, and make your basic dancing even better. Students should know swingouts, circles, basic 6-count turns and basic Charleston patterns.
Not for online registration: pay at the door.




Weekly Classes
With the Jam Cellar Crew
Catch Bobby & Kate teaching at the Jam Cellar.
Tuesday nights in DC!




Balboa II Series
Taught by: Kate & David Rehm
8:00-9:00 pm at the Chevy Chase Ballroom (directions)
Mondays, starting April 21
$90 for 6 week series + dance after!

Balboa is a partnered street dance that evolved around the social dance floors in Southern CA. Classic Balboa is done in a very tight closed position with intricate footwork & a distinct, shuffling motion. Bal-swing is related but done in an open position with more movement & a full complement of breaks and turns. While done to all tempos, Balboa is especially well-suited for faster music.


Lindy II Series - Dean's Technique
Taught by: Kate & David Rehm
7:00-8:00 pm at the Chevy Chase Ballroom (directions)
Mondays, starting April 217
$90 for 6 week series + dance after!

With his partner Jewel McGowan, Dean Collins & the genre of Lindy he inspired in Southern CA represents a distinct evolutionary step between the Lindy Hop of Harlem & what would become West Coast swing. This intermittent step joined control & intricacy w/ the original energy of Lindy. Dean's technique of storing& redirecting momentum resulted in a more efficient, fluid & dynamic lindy.



No specialty classes at this time.



Fourth Friday of the Month
Balboa Night!

DJ'ed Balboa Dance with Bobby & Kate
4th Fri. of the month: April 25, May 23, June 27, July 25, Aug. 22
At the Chevy Chase Ballroom (directions)
Drop-in beginner swing and Balboa lesson 8:30-9pm
Dance 9:00 pm - 12:00 midnight, $10

Here's a chance for Balboa/Bal-Swing enthusiasts to dance to great DJ music on one of the best dance floors in town. Enjoy a casual friendly atmosphere where you can Bal 'til your heart's content (but no one will mind if you throw in a little Lindy, either!).

DJ Schedule:
April 25 - Kate Hedin
May 23 - Allen Kerr
June 27 -
July 25 -
Aug. 22 -


You can also catch Bobby & Kate teaching
at these upcoming events:

Baltimore Workshop -- April 26, Baltimore, MD
All Balboa Weekend -- June 12-15, Cleveland, OH
Beantown Camp -- June 26-30, Boston, MA
Twin Cities Balboa Festival -- July 11-13, Minneapolis, MN
Nashville Balboa Experience -- July 18-20, Nashville, TN
Studio Hop Summer Camp -- Aug. 2-10, Eauze, France
Wicked Lindy Weekend -- August, Danvers, MA
Eastern Balboa Championships -- Oct.31-Nov.2, Raleigh, NC
Swingin' New England -- Nov. 7-8, Falmouth, MA
Frenchie Balboa Festival -- Dec. 5-7, Toulouse, France


And, as always, we are available for private lessons.
Please email us for more information.


For a complete list of our past teaching experience, please go here.
Also: Directions to all the studios where we teach.