Balboa came from Southern California during the 1920s. Variations done in closed position are called "Pure Balboa." Balboa was done by more mature dancers who wanted to avoid the Jitterbugs' energetic and eccentric floor work. Balboa is resurgent worldwide due in part to the efforts of Jonathan Bixby and Sylvia Sykes.
Named after Lollie Weiss, Lollies are super popular in Balboa.
Lollies are entered after a "break turn." The leader will begin to let the follower out after 5, allow her to rotate on 6, and give a gentle nudge to continue the rotation on 7, kicking on 7 themself. There are no "rock steps" in traditional balboa-swing. It is a dance of momentum.. Lollies, when done appropriately will not wrench the follower around but rather allow for a continued rotation from the turn. In bal-swing the follower holds on any change of momentum. The momentum shift occurs when the rotation is stopped at the end of the phrase on 7. The follower can either do a simple hold, kick, or anything that is a hold off of the left foot for the count of 7 which is a continuation of the standard balboa pattern of step-step-hold-step-step-step-hold-step. The holds are created, once again, by the change in the momentum indicated by the leader when the rotation in and out of the lolly pattern is turned inward and outward.
Corey & Susan Manke began dancing Balboa in 2004 and have since led the Nashville swing community through classes, social dances and awesome music.
This class focuses on variations of Lollies!
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