A small and cozy dancing weekend dedicated to social dance in the center of Lisbon.
Balboa and SlowBall classes and parties.
Friday and Saturday parties with live music for Balboa and SlowBall
Sunday Tea Dance Party
Maximum 50 attendees

For this edition of Balboa em Lisboa we’re happy to have Anna-Maria & Ralf Bernard as Balboa teachers.

Anna-Maria and Ralf have extensive experience in Swing Dance performance and pedagogy. As a regular pair, they have been training and teaching together since 2012. They are known for their technique in partnership, flow, and smooth style.

Carla and Rodrigo started teaching together in 2020, they love teaching and spreading the love of Blues and Swing dance and music and seeing the students interact with each other and with music.

Together they teach Blues, Balboa, SlowBal and Lindy Hop classes, always with good energy and complicity! Privileging well-being and socializing, in an inclusive and fun environment to learn to dance. As they say in class: “dancing is good for your health, it makes the body move and uplifts the soul”.

Formed in 2015 by João Novais,
Manouche Station becomes a stop to discover the eternal themes of the European Jazz repertoire.
Manouche Station reproduces the contagious sound of the 30s and 40s, paying tribute to the legendary musicians of the Hot Club de France, such as Django Reinhardt or Stephane Grappelli, portraying the bohemian spirit, of glamour and fun that accompanied this musical style.
SWING to listen, to feel or to dance!

In the steam train:
Double Bass - João Novais
Petite Bouche" Guitar - Gonçalo Mendonça
Petite Bouche" Guitar - Paulo Rosa
Soprano Saxophone - André Barbosa

Stomping at six is a Swing Jazz Blues band from Lisbon, six talented musicians with a background in jazz who fell in love when they saw lindy hoppers dancing in the street.
Its repertoire is directed towards Swing and Blues dances, songs from the 20's and 30's, from the fastest swings to the slowest and most intense blues. Owners of an energy and an empathy from which it is impossible to escape or be quiet they are most happy when they play for dancers!

Margarida Martins - Voice
Zé Andrade - Sax tenor
Nuno Reis - Trumpet
Tiago Paiva - Guitar
Jorge Figueiredo - Double Bass
Pedro Rodrigues - Drums

A Balboa dancer himself , Rodrigo has embraced the chalenge of Djinng for the Balboa and Blues parties and workshops in Lisbon.

Pedro is one of the Lisbon Balboa dancers that from the beginning has embraced the chalenge of Djinng for the Balboa crowd.