THE BALBOA RENDEZVOUS
    B U I L D I N G   B A L B O A   C O M M U N I T I E S
                                           featuring the
              INTERNATIONAL BALBOA CHAMPIONSHIPS
                "Win the Rendezvous Cup where it all began..."
       APRIL 8-11, 2010

     *** COMPETITION INFO ***


   BACK TO EVENT HOME PAGE

Based on your feedback from previous years, we want to have as much social dance time as possible.
We have limited the number of competitors and competitions to ensure we spend as much time social dancing
in the beautiful venues we have with the amazing bands we've booked.

This is a weekend devoted to becoming better Balboa dancers versus a competition weekend, yet
watching amazing dancers compete is always inspirational. 

With that said, we bring you the International Balboa Championship as a weekend highlight. 

SPECIAL THANKS TO BURNIE GIPSON who is our competition coordinator for the event.

INTERNATIONAL BALBOA CHAMPIONSHIPS (Weekend)
Compete for the Rendezvous Cup – win where it all began…
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE IBC - only 20 spots available

This is a unique competition in many ways:
1)  Three rounds focus on showing multiple skills for Balboa: 
        FRIDAY:  BALBOA - emphasis on footwork and Balboa movement/musicality (20 couples max)
            Couples judged down to 10 (or natural break) for the Semi-Finals on Saturday.
        SATURDAY:  BAL-SWING - emphasis on finesse, creativity, and musicality
            Couples judged down to 5 (or natural break) for the finals on Sunday.
        SUNDAY:  ANYTHING GOES - now that the finalists have proven their technique, it's time to really show off

2)  Various judges are used throughout the competition
        To foster a well-rounded, open-minded approach to the dance,
        competitors must prove their skills to various judges in each round.

3)  Finalists will have the chance to compete at the historic Balboa Pavilion and win where it all began...

4)  Special awards are given to the ONE winner of this competition - there are no awards for second or third place
        The RENDEZVOUS CUP will be passed to the new winner each year.  It is a close replica of the original 1st Place cups
        won by Willie Desatoff and Betty Stoi & Lenore Howard in 1938 - a time when competition was for pride versus money or
        placement, and only the TOP couple won the cup.

        A very special winner’s plaque will be engraved with the signatures of the Masters that created this dance in the 1930s
        (including my mentor: Maxie Dorf).  The plaque will be awarded to the winning couple each year as a symbol of their success
        in Balboa and carrying on the legend of these Masters. The plaque is theirs to keep and display with pride.

        There will also be a plaque at the Historic Balboa Pavilion to commemorate this amazing weekend.
        It will contain the engraved names of the couple that wins the Rendezvous Cup each year.

AMATEUR 'TAP OUT' BALBOA COMP (Saturday after-hours)
Sign up for this competition will be at the event - only 10 spots available

SOLO CHARLESTON CHALLENGE (Friday after-hours)
This is added in honor of Maxie Dorf:  Maxie's first competitions were Charleston, the dance his sister taught him...
Signup will be on Friday night at the dance

This competition will take place on Friday night - 10 males and 10 females will be allowed to enter.
Top MALE & FEMALE dancers will each win a FREE pair of Aris Allen shoes from www.dancestore.com

The audience will pick the winners of this energetic event.

BACK TO EVENT HOME PAGE