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..."

 March 31 - April 3, 2010

         *** Instructor Info ***


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For each class you will have a Main Instructors as well as In Class Instructors to give you feedback
and the opportunity to dance with all of them throughout the weekend.

Main Instructors:

Sylvia Sykes & Valerie Salstrom (Santa Barbara, CA & Cleveland, OH)
www.SylviaSykes.com & www.GetHepSwing.com OR www.AllBalboa.com

That's right, you are reading this correctly!
- Sylvia finally returns to the Balboa Rendezvous and will be teaching with Valerie.
Sylvia is without a doubt the greatest resource we have for this dance and she will be whipping the leaders (& followers) into shape.
She has taught with nearly every leader in the Balboa world and will bring that experience back to BR!

- Valerie had the pleasure of working directly with the great Maxie Dorf (pictured with her above), Willie Desatoff, Anne Mills and other original Balboa greats.  Valerie has also taught and competed with many partners.

Their combined experience for this dance is second to none and will be sure to please as they are excited to team up for the first time ever!!!

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Mickey Fortanasce & Kelly Arsenault (Montreal, Canada & San Francisco, CA)
 - http://www.mickeyandkelly.com/

Simply the most sought after Balboa couple in the world.  Their dancing has inspired hundreds of new Balboa dancers and they almost never leave the dance floor at any event.  Constantly pushing the boundaries of the dance, they have recently worked a lot on 'performance' Balboa pieces. 

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Jeremy Otth & Laura Keat  (Los Angeles, CA)
 www.FastandFancyFeet.com

You want old school, LA style Bal dancing – well, you got it with Jeremy & Laura...

Jeremy is a true 'jitterbug' and partnering with Laura makes them one of the best Bal couples on the planet.  Plus, they are two of the nicest people you will ever meet in the Swing dance community.

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Marcus Koch & Bärbl Kaufer (Munich, Germany)
   - http://www.worldofswing.com/

Without a doubt, two of the finest TEACHERS of dance in the world.  Not only are they amazing
Balboa dancers, but their attention to detail on HOW they teach makes for some of the best classes
you can take in the world. 

In Class Instructors:
The following have graciously accepted the role of in class instructors to help you become
better Balboa dancers.  *** subject to change - instructors added as confirmation arrives

Andy Clark & Daisy Robinson (Suffolk, England)
- http://www.lindyhopper.co.uk/

Jeff Kroll (San Francisco, CA) & Sascha Newberg (Broomall, PA)

Jon Callahan & Heather Ballew  (Denver,CO)
Jon:  http://www.1newgroove.com/default.htm
Heather:  www.HeatherBallew.com

Josh and Emily McLaughlin (Portland, OR)
www.syncopatedrhythms.com

Nathan Sartain & Tertia Miyashiro (San Diego, CA)
- http://www.bal-swing-boogie.com/Home.html

Ivan Ivanin & Sasha (Alexandra) Grubiyanova (Moscow, Russia)
- http://balswing.ru/en/index.html

Frederic Barbe  (Montreal, Canada) & Mary Freitag  (Montreal, Canada)

Dan Ang (San Diego, CA) & Dominique Blouin (Montreal, Canada)