Balboa Demo by Hal & Betty Takier (from SF Jitterbugs site)

[fiddler123]

ditto, what's the name of the tune

[TheMonoKid]

whats the name of this song?

[eeynotserp]

After reading everyone's post I just wanted to say that it is a shame that some of the people posting had to be so rude. Hal and Betty Takier formed one of the greatest L.A. Style Swing teams of all times. For those that are curious they did not do Shag but they did do Balboa, L.A. Style Swing which is now called Bal-Swing and they did Jig Trot. This video is them doing L.A. Style with a moment of Balboa thrown in. If you're interested watch the Venice Beach clip for more of this style of swing.

[leejay62]

That's Collegiate Shag, not Balboa

[chrisjcollins777]

There is not one iota of Balboa in this clip.

[RosaPastelcakes]

Me && my boyfriend

dance swing at the trolley stations

while listening to my ipod:D

whats the name of this song!

respond quickly pleasee ANYBODY

[pescaditopaz]

If these your grandparents, hope they still doing good. burning floors. That was so dope!

muchos saludos de Berlin,

ZéPaz

[mozkill]

yeah, i only saw momentary Bal, but the moves and the speed is incredible.

[amyk1231]

These are my grandparents...Grandpa Hal is King of Lindy Hop.

Please mind your comments...they're freaking legends, people!

[NoMoSpam]

Pttttttttttttttttttttttt!

[yoshi3329]

you wouldn't know good swing dancing if it bite you on the nose you probably don't even know how to do that that why you so mean and so jealous!

[amyk1231]

Tacky...real tacky.

That's a REAL lady right there.

[yoshi3329]

tht problaby muscle and in thoes days they actually ate in thoes days! and how do you know she's a whore you should have more respect for people (in this that woman) have some shame/respect didn't you mother teach you that?

[FruitTingle]

HATER!! I bet your ass is the size of a wide end loader!! HA

[islandfever]

Were those Granny panties I saw? Great dance though!

[disneydancr]

When people are swing dancing and are expecting to do stunts- or just in case their skirt flies up- they wear bloomers, which are made to be appropriate when seen, so yes, they may look like "Granny Panties" but they are, in fact, bloomers.

[GlamSwingKitty]

Guys,

this is absolutely AMAZING. However, I don't see any Balboa in it at all. I see pure Lindy Hop and Shag!

[docj47]

Isn't that called jig trot or turkey trot? Definitely not bal, though.

[twobarbreak]

yes Jig trot,,,,

Hal turned 90 on sunday. They more or less laugh at these groups who try and rename their dances, more often then not to sell classes, or to be "in" ...

[silkath]

In Waterloo Canada we call this Bal-swing. The dancers integrate balboa with other swing dance steps.

[twobarbreak]

Hal (The person in the Video) calls it "swing" ...and he'll say he wasnt doing any balboa.

his closed posistion step is called "Jig trot".

[banditbubbles]

It's not balboa if your not close together and if you're grabbing peoples' attention...

[twobarbreak]

Balboa Demo??? There is not 1 ounce of Balboa in this, we can call the dancer in this and ask ,if youd like....

[heygivemethepen]

Awesome.

Ouch; did she just bonk her head on his?

[NoeliaCarolDee]

Wow, I love it, this is a wild wild dancing. If only I could dance like them...