History
Balboa came from Southern California during the 1920s and increased in popularity until World War II. Balboa is named for the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California, where the dance was invented.
Alma Heaton included two pages on Balboa in his 1954 book "Ballroom Dance Rhythms", and a page of instruction in "Techniques of Teaching Ballroom Dance".
A small, active Balboa community has always existed in the Los Angeles area. Today, Balboa is resurging worldwide due in part to the efforts of Jonathan Bixby and Sylvia Sykes.
Some original Balboa dancers' quotes:
- "We can't tell you how to dance Balboa, but we can tell you when you are not dancing Balboa."
- "As soon as you start attracting attention to yourself, you not doing Balboa anymore"
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