We are thrilled to welcome Mickey and Natalia back to Oxford!
SlowBal classes: all levels welcome from beginner (some experience of swing dancing needed) to advanced dancers.
Schedule
Tuesday 31st March 2026
19.15: Doors open
19.30-20.30: Class
20.30-21: Practice and Tea Break
21-22: Class
22-22.30: Social dancing
Venue
N.B. Not our usual venue:
Parish Hall, St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8AQ
Teachers
Mickey Fortanasce has been at the forefront of balboa for over 20 years: his technical virtuosity, musicality and showmanship together with his love of both dance history and theory have made him internationally renowned as a balboa and SlowBal teacher. He has taught extensively all over the world and has been featured in newspapers, magazines and television. He is an inspirational teacher for all levels of dancers.
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.