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LGBTQ+ courses and events for learning and dancing Balboa!
Balboa is a dance style in the swing jazz dance family. It is a partnered social dance where you improvise whole dances with your dance partner(s), suitable for mid to fast tempos. In this group we will all be learning how to lead and how to follow.
This group is part of Balboa Club Dublin.
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April: 4-week LGBTQ+ Beginner Balboa dance course
The Pillar Room, The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin 1, IE🏳️🌈 A four-week Balboa dance course for beginners for April 2026. No prior experience required. This is a special LGBTQ+ course, but everyone is welcome. Bring your friends and allies if they also love to dance!
For full details and purchasing tickets, please visit our website directly:
https://balboaclub.ie/lgbtqDetails
Dates: Wednesdays April 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th.
Time: 7:15 – 8:45 PM (1 hour class + half an hour of social dancing)
Cost: €45 for four weeks
Venue: The Pillar Room, Rotunda (Top of O’Connell Street, next to The Gate Theatre. Directions at the end of the page)
Teacher: Yile (pronounced E-la), assisted by DeniseWhat is Balboa?
Balboa is a dance style in the swing jazz dance family. It is a partnered social dance where you improvise whole dances with your dance partner(s), suitable for mid to fast tempos. We will be teaching everybody both how to lead and how to follow, but feel free to stick to a role you feel more comfortable with or want to focus on.
What to wear
Comfortable clothes, glamour optional ✨
No partner required
Just bring yourself – we will be changing partners every few minutes, so you get to dance with everybody. However, if you come with someone and you would like to dance just with them and nobody else, that is no problem!
Location
We will be in the Oval, a beautiful side hall of the Pillar Room, situated in the Rotunda Hospital. You will be provided directions once you are registered for the course.
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