M&K Online Courses
Join our growing Balboa community!
What we offer:
-With over 300 instructional videos, we will help you cover everything from the fundamentals of Balboa to advanced lead and follow techniques, stylings and sequences.
-Vintage clip compilations including voiceover clips in which we will help each student respect the history of the dance and its many styles.
-Links to music playlists to help you practice and tools for helping you navigate and download clips from the internet to create your own vintage music and video library.
-Optional video critiques; ask questions while you learn.
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Here’s to a growing Balboa scene,
Mickey & Kelly
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Learn to Bal in six weeks
125.00 USD
Balboa Fundamentals
The goal of any fundamentals workshop is to get you out of the classroom and onto the dance floor with your friends or family. The Learn to Bal in Six Weeks program was created to do just that: focusing on movement as opposed to learning steps. We are confident that anyone who takes this course will not only be able to get out on the dance floor and do the basics, but have enough content to dance an entire song with ease.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU WILL BE MANUALLY ADDED TO A GOOGLE GROUP TO ACCESS YOUR VIDEOS. PLEASE ALLOW 24 HOURS TO BE ADDED AND BE SURE TO PROVIDE A VALID GOOGLE EMAIL.
Videos Included
Week One
3 Basic Postures - I frame, V frame, A frame
3 Basic Rhythms - Single, Half, Quarter (Solo and Partnered)
Uphold Basic & Basic Drills
Accents and Styling
Bobby McGee's Footage
Week Two
Downhold Basic - Drive or Drop
Come-Around
Pushes & Slides
Sailor Shuffles
Choo Choo's
Week Three
Out & In - Compression or Pass (Solo and Partnered)
Out & In - Crossovers, Down a Line, Rotating
Overextended Out & In
Mixing and Matching
Maxie & Caroline Footage
Week Four
Throwout
Throwout from closed or open
Throwout with different exits
Follower turning drills
Behind the Back Throwout
Follower Styling
Multiple Turns
Willie & Lila Footage
Week Five
Lollies (Solo and Partnered)
Lollies Traveling
Turns within Lollies
Swivels (Solo and Partnered)
Swivels Traveling
Mixing Lollies and Swivels
Swivel Breaks
Follower Turn Exit
Week Six
Putting It Together - Pure Balboa Rhythms & Patterns
Putting It Together - Bal-Swing Sequences
Beach Clip Footage
Training Day
Advanced Balboa
As a dance couple that has been working together for a long time, we are often asked how we practice together. What are the ways in which someone can make the best use of their time and stay motivated and creative on the dance floor? Training Day is a six-week program geared towards advanced dancers. We offer things like advanced solo and partner drills; adding footwork into your existing steps and moves; how to create new moves on the fly, and play with those you already know. Being a dance partnership, most people are surprised to hear that we have not lived in the same city in over 7 years! Therefore, we also cover how to train alone and stay motivated without a partner.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU WILL BE MANUALLY ADDED TO A GOOGLE GROUP TO ACCESS YOUR VIDEOS. PLEASE ALLOW 24 HOURS TO BE ADDED AND BE SURE TO PROVIDE A VALID GOOGLE EMAIL.
125.00 USD
Videos Included
Week One
Posture Play - I Frame, V Frame, A Frame
Solo Pure Bal Rhythm Drills - Single, Half, Quarter, Triples
Partnered Pure Bal Rhythm Drills
Defining YOUR Basic - uphold? downhold? driving? in place? styling?
Creating Lines and Shapes - Follower and Leader Solo Drills
Week Two
Solo Out & In - Compression or Pass (Doorframe Drills)
Solo Out & Ins - Rotating, Down the Line, Crossovers
Solo Out & Ins - Upholds and Downholds
Solo Lollies - Gathers, Brushes, Kicks, Crosses
Solo Swivels & Swivel Breaks
Creating Lines and Shapes - Follower and Leader Solo Drills
Everything with a Partner
Week Three
The Dream
The Recurring Dream
Follower Styling
The Nightmare
The Recurring Nightmare, Perhaps?
Take a Move and Reverse It
Week Four
Partner Drills for Out & Ins
More or Less Momentum
Leader/Follower Styling for Out & Ins
Sendout
Out & In Throwout
Natalie Esparza Footage
Week Five
Inspirational Clip Week
Footage Voiceovers including:
The Beach Clip
Start Cheering
Bobby McGee's
Maxie & Caroline
Hal & Marge
Willie & Lila
George Lloyd
Cyd Charisse
Hal Le Roy
Oldtimer Competition
Week Six
The Hangman
The Negley
The Hang Negley (Double Negley)
Ed & Inez Thompson Footage
Hank Negley Footage
Slow balboa
Slow Balboa Fundamentals
One of the things we are asked to teach most often is Slow Balboa. But since we are only ever able to offer it as a taster, we are never able to truly teach all that we have to offer... until now. Here is a six-week balboa course designed to get you to stop leaving the dance floor when you hear those slow songs! We begin by covering the fundamentals as they were taught to us in the classroom by Dean Raftery and Ray Cunningham. We then show how we expanded the dance and changed it to better suit the slow music that you hear currently. This is a dance that is very close to our hearts and our goal is to bring that love to more dance floors across the world.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU WILL BE MANUALLY ADDED TO A GOOGLE GROUP TO ACCESS YOUR VIDEOS. PLEASE ALLOW 24 HOURS TO BE ADDED AND BE SURE TO PROVIDE A VALID GOOGLE EMAIL.
125.00 USD
Videos Included
Week One
Quality of Slow Balboa Movement
Dean's Slow Balboa Basic
Serpentine Multiple Triples
Lamanu Basic
Slow Balboa Drags
Dean Raftery Footage
Ray Cunningham Footage
Week Two
Opening Up the Basic
Follower Styling
Multiple Triples Down the Line
Slow Balboa Come-Around
Multiple Come-Arounds
6-Count Basic
Week Three
The Slow-Out
Transition Forward
Follower Twist Release Turn
6-Count Maxie Sway
Follower Crosses
Week Four
Slow Sweeps (Solo & Partnered)
Follower Fan
Slow Bal Sendout
TurtleBack Crawling (yes, that's right)
Slow Jazz Squares
Week Five
Pendulum Triples
Double Fan w/ Multiple Exits
Follower Fan into Nochos
Natalie Esparza Footage
Week Six
Putting It Together: Dean's & Ray's Closed Position Steps
Putting It Together: Slow Bal-Swing Sequences
Mickey & Kelly Footage
Building your
bal swing arsenal
Price: 75.00 USD
Moves You Should Know
So you’ve been dancing Bal-Swing for a while.. or perhaps you’ve completed our Learn to Bal in Six Weeks program. Now what? This program is packed with ideas for moves, variations, and footwork to help build your bal-swing repertoire. We cover leader and follower technique and connection, as well as options for giving space (or taking it!) to style your steps.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU WILL BE MANUALLY ADDED TO A GOOGLE GROUP TO ACCESS YOUR VIDEOS. PLEASE ALLOW 24 HOURS TO BE ADDED AND BE SURE TO PROVIDE A VALID GOOGLE EMAIL.
Videos Included
Section One
Long Arm, Cuddles, & More
Long Arm/Slide Arm Throwout
Cuddle Turn
Long Arm Double Turn
Cuddle into Double Turn
Follower Styling (Finding a place to play)
Section Two
Get Tommified
Inside & Outside Turns
Texas Tommy
Advanced Texas Tommy
Texas Tommy with 1 or 2 turns
Maxie V Slide
Follower Turn Styling
Vintage Maxie Dorf Footage
Section Three
Fun with Send outs
Balboa Send out Review
Send Out with Follower Turn
Send Out Everyone Turns
Send Out with Slide Return
Send Out with Leader Turn
Leader Goes, Follower Goes
Section Four
Poison Hand Throwout
Poison Hand Throwout with the Drape
The Roll Off
Vintage Beach Clip Footage
Triples footwork
grab bag
Pure Balboa Footwork
One of our favorite rhythms in pure balboa is the triple. It’s a simple rhythm, but it can be done in so many different ways. Triples add texture and style to our basic balboa steps. In this program we will explore the idea of incorporating triples into our regular basics as well as styling them in different ways and moving them in different directions.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU WILL BE MANUALLY ADDED TO A GOOGLE GROUP TO ACCESS YOUR VIDEOS. PLEASE ALLOW 24 HOURS TO BE ADDED AND BE SURE TO PROVIDE A VALID GOOGLE EMAIL.
Price: 75.00 USD
Videos included
Section One
Playing with Triple Rhythms
Triples Explained
Triple Rhythms with a Partner
Gathering Triples
Driving Triples
Multiple Triples
Section Two
Fun with Triple Stylings
Pull-Back Triples
Pull-Under Triples
Multiple Pull Triples
Gathering Fan Triples
Multiple Fan Triples
Section Three
Mixing and Matching Triples
Mixing Drive and Gather Triples
Checkmark Styling Triples
Triples on "1"
Swoops, Taps, & Kicks
Section Four
Lateral Triples
Lateral Downhold
Lateral Driving Triples
Lateral Uphold
Lateral Gathering Triples
Solo Drills to Music
Vintage Triple Footwork Footage
Slow bal addiction
Slow Bal & Laminu
We were so excited to see how well our Slow Balboa programs were received. Due to this appreciation and the questions we received from program subscribers we are happy to offer our answer, Slow Bal Addiction.
Starting with our Lamanu section, we break down one of our favorite Ray Cunningham clips for those looking to better their understanding of this dance as well as increase their vintage step repetoir. We then move into more Slow Bal material inspired by the old timers and finish up with new additions of our own. If you enjoyed the first program we are certain you will love this one.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU WILL BE MANUALLY ADDED TO A GOOGLE GROUP TO ACCESS YOUR VIDEOS. PLEASE ALLOW 24 HOURS TO BE ADDED AND BE SURE TO PROVIDE A VALID GOOGLE EMAIL.
Price: 75.00 USD
Videos included
Section One
Laminu Basic
Lateral Triples
Repeating Box Step
Ray’s 6-count Box Step
Driving Laminu Triples
Pushes
Ray’s Pushes
Drag Step
Footage: Ray Cunningham Clip and Breakdown of Steps
Section Two
Transition Forward
Slow Bal Swivels
Swivels Down the Line
Slow Swivel Styling
Transient 5/6
Practiced the transient 5/6
Section Three
Up Up & Away Version 1
Up Up & Away Version 2
Slow Bal Promenade
Promenade Pivots
Maxie Inspired Come Around
Follow Styling for Maxie Inspired Come Around
Slow Bal “Lindy” Circle
Slow - Out
Slow Out with Passes
Partner craft
Price: 75.00 USD
Teamwork on the dance floor
For those who have partners to work with, we are offering our most Advanced Online Balboa and Bal- Swing Program to date, Partner Craft .
This class will grow with its individual couples, covering topics from partner matching to playfulness on the dance floor. We will also be teaching some brand new partnered creations and showing you the tools we used to create them!
PLEASE NOTE: YOU WILL BE MANUALLY ADDED TO A GOOGLE GROUP TO ACCESS YOUR VIDEOS. PLEASE ALLOW 24 HOURS TO BE ADDED AND BE SURE TO PROVIDE A VALID GOOGLE EMAIL.
Videos included
Section One
Self Assessment
Crafting Your Basic
Leading Depth
Crafting Material with Music
Partner Craft-Long Arm Creation Part One
Partner Craft- Long Arm Creation part Two
Long Arm Creations to Music
Section Two
Receiving Input from our Follows
Follows Footwork
Lead Stying
Riffing
Riffing Part Two
Keeping Balboa Weird Part One
Keeping Balboa Weird Part Two
Week Two with music
Section Three
Starting your dance
Swoop into crabwalks
Scissor Kick Sway part one
Crabwalk Scissor and Sway part two
Long Slide Ball Change
Swivel Styling for follows
Salad dressing transitions into pivots
The Whole Shebang
Section Four
Pure Bal Breaks
Basic Redirects
The Lock and Walk
Lollie Locks
Break Locks and Walks with Music
Bonus: Turn Technique
Go solo
Teamwork on the dance floor
The request for more solo content has been overwhelming recently so we are offering Go Solo as a way for our Advanced and Masters level students to work on their individual technique and styling.
Solo drills, mini choreographies, technique and styling sessions will all play a part of this ongoing, ever evolving series of classes!
PLEASE NOTE: YOU WILL BE MANUALLY ADDED TO A GOOGLE GROUP TO ACCESS YOUR VIDEOS. PLEASE ALLOW 24 HOURS TO BE ADDED AND BE SURE TO PROVIDE A VALID GOOGLE EMAIL.
Price: 75.00 USD
Videos included
Section One
Rhythm Warm up
Warm up to Music
Posture and Shuffles
Single Time Jam
Out and In- Basic Flow
Out and In with Music
Out and In Jam
KBC Slide and Lock
KBC Double Push Slide
Slow to Fast Challenge
Section Two
Keep in Touch
Choosing Your Inanimate Object
Out and In Follow Focus
Out and In Lead Focus
Slide Stylings
Twists Part One
Twists Part Two
Turns
Throw outs for Leads
Practicing Complex moves Solo
Section Three
Roll and Roll Stylings for Follows
Roll for Leads
Roll Stylings for Leads
Solo Rolls with Music
Partnered Rolls with Music
Half Time practice
Half Time Styling in Your Basic
Getting Picky About Our Maxie Triples
Triple Repeaters
Section Four
mini routine part one
mini routine part two
mini routine part three
mini routine part four
mini routine part five
mini routine with counts
mini routine to music
Bonus: turn technique
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BALBOA ADDICTION on PATREON
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Check out over 500 posts!!
Including Patreon only Sessions like our ''Sand Dance', 'Compete' and 'Slides' series. Recaps from nearly all of our workshops over the past year as well as fun links to some of my favorite dance clips, dance clip voiceovers as well as access to the Balboa Training Ground. Our online practice and focus group.
Special thanks to Kelly Arsenault, Mia Goldsmith Halloran, Jennifer Lee, Masha Krohina, Anna Maria Bernhard, Vanessa Granjon, Natalia Rueda and the rest of the fantastic follows who have contributed to this ever growing video smorgasbord!! :)
Much love and heres to a growing bal scene,
Mickey & Kelly
