SlowBal  Classes with Natalia Rueda and Sasha

SlowBal Classes with Natalia Rueda and Sasha

Event Information

SlowBal Classes with Natalia Rueda and Sasha

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Schedule

  • First Class
  • Whole Evening
  • Second Class
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Venues

Old Headington Village Hall
Dunstan Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 9BY, UK

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Description

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from Natalia and Sasha!

SlowBal classes: all levels welcome from beginner (some experience of swing dancing needed) to advanced dancers.

Schedule

Tuesday 31st March 2026

19.40: Doors open

19.45-20.45: Class (NB Slightly later time than previously advertised)

20.45-21.15: Practice and Tea Break

21.15-22.15: Class

22.15-22.45: Social dancing


Venue

N.B. Change of venue as so many want to come! Now at Old Headington Village Hall, Dunstan Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 9BY

Teachers

Natalia Rueda describes her first experience of balboa as “love at first dance”. Known for her lively and technically precise teaching approach, Natalia has infectious energy and passion and a wonderfully distinctive flair and grace. Her dancing style has evolved through roots in Colombian folk, ballet training and the whole gamut of swing dances from lindy hop and jazz dance to collegiate shag. Since founding Ottawa’s first Swing school, Swing Dynamite, Natalia has taught throughout North America, Central America, Western Europe and Asia.

Sasha: Two times a California Balboa Classic winner with his partner Yulia, together they also proudly hold the title of 6-time Pure Balboa Classic champions. Sasha is much in demand teaching at dance weekends across Europe. In class, he strives to share his knowledge gained throughout his dance journey and to encourage his students to appreciate the joyful energy of Balboa, its subtle humour and the precious opportunity to be in the moment with the music. He uses his knowledge of tap dancing, percussion, and rhythm to bring out different aspects of musicality. He is knowledgeable on the history of the dance, and loves exploring partnership dynamics both in Pure Balboa and Balswing.

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