Balboa (dance)
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balboa-dance-215-3193378
title:
Balboa (dance)
text:
The Balboa, also known as "Bal", is a swing dance that originated in Southern California during the 1920s and enjoyed huge popularity during the 1930s and 1940s. Balboa is an 8-count dance that is done in closed position. The earliest form of the dance evolved in the mostly conservative dance halls of southern California where space was limited and strict codes of conduct were enforced. These dance halls usually prohibited the wild kicks of the Charleston and Lindy Hop. Pure Balboa is characteri
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of swing dance
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balboa_(dance)
date created:
2003-01-02T19:40:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T18:19:41Z
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