🌲 KEEP BAL WEIRD 2 – PORTLAND August workshops with Lauren Smith & Steve Murphy🏔️
☀️ August 28 – August 30th, 2026 🌈
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8051 SE 16th Ave – Dance with Joy Studios
Portland, OR🦝🐱
———–DESCRIPTION———-
We are incredibly Bal-Ecstatic to welcome Lauren Smith & Steve Murphy to our home turf for the weekend.
Tl;dr: 6 hours of class instruction, mock competition, individual feedback, and more! Saturday Live Music Social Dance [Band to be announced]
Schedule:
Friday August 28 – Fast Feet Friday August Edition
7:30 – 9:00pm DJ’d Social Dance 🪩
9:00 – 10:30pm Balboa competition clip-watch party 🎉
Saturday August 29 – Classes with Lauren and Steve
12pm – 1pm: Class 1 – Simple upgrades that make all dances more comfortable
1pm – 2pm: Class 2 – Flash moves that feel awesome
2pm – 3pm: Class 3 – Fast feet/building tempos
Live Music Social Dance featuring [Band to be announced]
4pm – 6pm
Sunday August 30 – Classes with Lauren and Steve
10am – 11am: Class 4 – Comp prep strategies, team work, goals, 5 min feedbacks
11am – 12pm: Class 5 – Eye catching stylings
12pm -1pm: Class 6 – Mock comp and/or Moves that make finals
Pricing:
Full Weekend Pass – $95
Workshop Only Pass – $80
Day Pass (Workshop only) – $55
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Read more about this cozy event –
https://www.keepbalweirdpdx.com/
Register online!
https://9jype97wwg.zite.so
(I know this link looks a bit sus but Cora swears it’s legit!)
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The following class has a pre-requisite: must be comfortable with Pure Bal and Bal-swing
With ❤️,
Keep Bal Weird PDX🤝Fast Feet Friday PDX