Time for teacher announcement #3/6!
Our next instructor has been dancing since he was 10 years old, was born and raised in Sardinia, Italy, and (unsurprisingly considering how stylish he is) always travels with a portable iron. He now lives in Stockholm but his sense of style clearly is Italian through and through. 🕺
You can expect his classes and teaching style to be a lot of fun, there will be some serious deep dives into details, ridiculous poses, laughs, but also a lot of encouragement to develop your dance personality and OWN IT!
BALBOA NERDS BEHOLD: IT'S GIO!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳
Gio will be teaching with Jenn Lee and we'll leave it up to you to think about what they will bring to the party (the answer is: the party! 🪩)
Picture by the super talented David Poul
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Coming back 27-29 March 2026 Balboa event based in Canberra. Back 4-6 April 2025!
The second instructor joining us in 2027 is also someone we loved learning from a lot.
She was here in March, and her infectious smile and positive energy truly resonated with us. Her ability to make everyone feel seen and supported in class is unparalleled. Her classes were incredibly popular with y'all, and we heard so many good things, we couldn't pass on the opportunity to bring her back to our shore.
We also love that she's a big fan of slow balboa (watch out for another special Slow Bal class — or two — next year).
We also thought it'd be fun to have more than one instructor named Jen, we won't lie 😆
Good luck to our MCs
Fun fact: Jurassic Bal will be a birthday weekend, so we're throwing her a dino party!
Next announcement coming today at 1pm AEST 👀
It's time to announce our first teacher for 2027.
She definitely captured our hearts and we are thrilled she agreed to come back in 2027. Her infectious smile and excellent laugh truly were a perfect match for Jurassic Bal in 2025, and we decided that she needed to come back in 2027!
A renowned swing dance instructor with a passion for fostering an inclusive and collaborative learning environment, she emphasizes the importance of follow voice, ensuring equal attention to both leads and follows. Her strong music background allows her to seamlessly integrate rhythmic concepts and musicality into her classes, helping students express themselves on the dance floor.
It's Jennifer J Lee!!!!
13/08/2026
We are back from 2 to 4 April 2027 with 3 levels, Friday electives and Monday night special class again.
We'll start annoucing teachers next week so stay tuned!
13/08/2026
We are back from an incredible weekend on the Gold Coast, learning from some of the best of the best in the business, Teni and Jeremy. Thank you Sharon and the crew at Gold Coast Lindy (and bal) Fest!
We're now almost ready to start announcements, but are definitely curious to know what you would like to find out about first:
❤️Instructors' names
👍Venues / location
😂Preliminary schedule
😮EOI process / levels info
We have a bit of an idea of course but we'll be guided by you (and the emojis you use to like this post).
If you want to play a guessing game too, feel free to do so in the comments. We are incredibly proud of the line-up of excellent humans we're bringing to Canberra in 2027, but keen to hear who is on your wish list!
04/08/2026
It's almost that time of the year when we start sharing the work that's been happening behind the scenes, frantically planning the next Jurassic Bal.
✅ Teachers are locked in
✅ Venues are locked in
✅ New designs are being debated because Leandre's ideas are excellent (of course) and we now need to pick a couple for 2027
✅ Feedback has been taken into account and we will have THREE levels in 2027, including one which will include an EOI application process
Passes will go on sale after the Brisbane Balboa Weekend and there will be plenty of announcements over the next few weeks so you know everything before committing to attending yet another Dinosaur Party in Canberra.
Stay tuned :D
27/05/2026
Sweet memories of the Rising Stars Mix&Match, this time the Followers Finals!
Thank you Trang Pham for capturing the joy we all felt when watching our friends do their things
2026-03-28 Balboa Rising Star Mix and Match Competition - Finals (Follows) @ Jurassic Bal 2026 Balboa Rising Star Mix and Match Competition - Finals (Follows), at the 2026 Jurassic Bal event, Canberra. Connect with Jurassic Bal:https://www.jurassicbal....
11/05/2026
It wouldn't be an Australia based event without the incredible contribution of the one and only Trang Pham.
For those of you who don't know, (Mama) Trang has been documenting Australian events for quite some time now, and we cannot thank her enough for it.
Based in Brisbane, she's the epitome of a scene supporter and community leader. We love her, what she brings to the table, and also, she's a GREAT LEADER (also follows because porque no los dos?). If you haven't had the chance to have a delightful boogie with her yet, try and find her at the next event: you won't regret it.
Here's the Rising Stars Lead finals, as recorded by our dear friend
2026-03-28 Balboa Rising Star Mix and Match Competition - Finals (Leads) @ Jurassic Bal 2026 Balboa Rising Star Mix and Match Competition - Finals (Leads), at the 2026 Jurassic Bal event, Canberra. Connect with Jurassic Bal:https://www.jurassicbal.co...
19/04/2026
We have now posted all photos of the Sunday night, courtesy of Aia Solis. Feel free to use them as you please as long as you credit Aia :)
We also want to take a moment to congratulate the finalists of our Open Mix&Match competition who had the pleasure of picking between an obscure but chilled tune Vs familiar but fast one. We loved seeing you take risks and run with it.
If you weren't there, the winners were:
1st Place: Catherine Pogonowski (NSW) & David Roebuck (QLD) 🥇
2nd place: Squish Falzon (NSW) & Ethan Tan (SA) 🥈
3rd place: Thomas Oram (QLD) & Vedrana Budimir (SA) 🥉
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