Come Around to Cambridge 2026
Event Information
Our vision is to bring UK Balboa dancers together for a weekend of learning, dancing, and socialising. Expect inspiring workshops with international teachers Nina and Anthony, three evening socials, and chances to connect in beautiful Cambridge!
Schedule
- - Friday Night Social
- - Punting
- - Mixed & Cohort Classes Day 1
- - Saturday Night Social
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- - Sunday Stomp - Farewell Social in Pub
Venues
- Newnham Scout And Guide Centre
- St Andrew's Street Baptist Church
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Description
Levels? This event is aimed at Balboa dancers with prior experience. In the coming weeks after your registration, we’ll send out a form with a few questions about your dance background and interests, which will help us form three cohorts with a suitable learning environment and a shared learning focus.
Class hours? Each participant will have 3h15min of class content with Nina and Anthony, made up of two 1h cohort classes and a 1h15min combined session across cohorts. On top of that, there will be two taster classes on Friday and Saturday night taught by festival attendees.
Preliminary Schedule?
Friday, 4th September 2026
- 19.30-20.30 - Taster class with Arda & Jonathan
- 20.30-23.00 - DJed social
Saturday, 5th September 2026
- 09:30-11:30 - Punting (optional)
- 12:00-13:15 - Mixed Cohort Class - Group A
- 14:00-15:00 - Cohort Class 1
- 15:15-16:15 - Cohort Class 2
- 16:30-17:30 - Cohort Class 3
- 19.30-20.30 - Taster class with Hannah & Sam (at St Andrew's Street Church)
- 20.30-23.00 - Live music social with Django's Tiger (at St Andrew's Street Church)
Sunday, 6th September 2026
- 10:00-11:00 - Cohort Class 3
- 11:15-12:15 - Cohort Class 2
- 12:15-13:15 - Lunch break
- 13:15-14:15 - Cohort Class 1
- 14:30-15:45 - Mixed Cohort Class - Group B
- 16:00-20:00 - Sunday Stomp Social (Pub&Dance)
Role Management System in DanceCloud. DanceCloud automatically manages a Lead/Follow balance, so you may be placed on the waitlist initially. If that happens, fear not! The system might just needs a little time to work through sign-ups.
We are not asking you to sign up to levels.We’ll send out a form in the coming weeks with a few questions about your dance background and interests, which will help us form three cohorts with a suitable learning environment and a shared learning focus. This form will also include:
- requests for local Cambs folk to volunteer a space for hosting to some of our out of town visitors, and an opportunity for you to request to be hosted if needed.
- An opportunity for you to volunteer to run a taster class on Friday or Saturday night before the social. We’ll be asking for your idea/theme for the class - so get thinking!
Schedule
- Friday Night Social
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Friday Night Taster class & social
Newnham Scout And Guide CentreBalboa
- Punting
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Balboa
- Mixed & Cohort Classes Day 1
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You will have one hour of your cohort class today. Additionally, you will be assigned to either the Saturday or Sunday Mixed Cohort class. More info in schedule!
Newnham Scout And Guide CentreBalboa - Saturday Night Social
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Saturday Night Taster class & social
St Andrew's Street Baptist ChurchBalboa
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You will have one hour of your cohort class today. Additionally, you will be assigned to either the Saturday or Sunday Mixed Cohort class. More info in schedule!
Newnham Scout And Guide CentreBalboa - Sunday Stomp - Farewell Social in Pub
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Balboa
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