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Balboa Dancing Today For a long time the world of dance was largely oblivious of Balboa and very little was documented anywhere. Fortunately, the dance never actually died out with an isolated pocket refusing to let it die. Many of the original dancers continued with their passion and were subsequently discovered by Sylvia Sykes and Jonathan Bixby in the early 1980's. They persuaded some of the old timers to teach them the dance to preserve it into the future. The worked very closely with Maxie Dorf who was widely acclaimed as the 'King of Balboa' amongst those who knew him or saw him dance. Maxie continued to dance and teach to the newer brigade of Balboa fans that blossomed in the late 90's before finally passing away in 2000.
Despite Maxie's death, there are still many of the original great dancers alive today. Willie Desatof, Hal Takier, and Bart Bartolo are all still around and very much kicking! It's fitting that they can take pleasure in seeing and helping the new generation of fanatics on today's Balboa scene. Most of the Balboa done on today's scene is actually 'Bal Swing' although more and more dancers are becoming interested in the subtleties of pure Balboa. Written by Dan Guest. Balboa Nation is extremely grateful for the author's contibution. Footnote from the author: I don't claim to be an expert on the history of Balboa. I first started Balboa in 1995 and this page has been pulled together from my knowledge and experiences of the dance built up since then. I've made every effort to be as historically accurate as possible. However, there is very little published information on Balboa to draw from. Even on the web, the information is patchy and often contradictory. I've tried to collect as much information together as possible and publish it here as a good starting place for anyone wanting to learn about the history of Balboa. If you disagree with any of the information published here then please let me know and I will make any necessary corrections. Signed, Dan Guest Email corrections to Balboa Nation |
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