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Meet the Team
Julie
Justine
Laura
Jason
Bryan
SBC’s Origin Story
The Secret Balboa Club began in the before-times with a meeting between neighbours and a desire to bring more Balboa dancing to the Vancouver area.
The first event, a day of workshops in February 2020, was a great success and a follow-up workshop was organized for the following month… but instead of more Balboa, we ended up with social distancing and two years of isolation while we half-heartedly attended virtual dance classes.
Fast-forward to March of 2023. A group of us who had been practicing together for several months decided it was time to begin building a Balboa community. We started by offering workshops and practices while we looked for a space for a monthly social dance.
In June of 2024, we found a venue and have since been offering Balboa Socials (now twice a month!), single day workshops, practice sessions and our newest venture, Slow Balboa Weekend.
As a team, our goal is to provide ongoing opportunities for people to learn, practice, and enjoy dancing Balboa socially. We take care to keep our events simple and low-cost so that we can spend more time dancing and less time working. We have a small but mighty community of dancers who show up faithfully, and we welcome you to join us!
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