Oslo Balboa Weekend

13/05/2026

💛 Oslo Balboa Weekend: Payment Reminder
Thank you all for signing up, we’re so excited to dance with you!
A friendly reminder: please complete your payment as soon as possible. We have a long waiting list of dancers who would love to join, and spots that remain unpaid may be released to give others the chance to attend.
Don’t risk losing your spot – pay today!
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See you on the dance floor!

08/05/2026

We have still spots for both leads and follows at our Intermediate level. This is not a beginner level, but for you who maybe just started to travel to festivals for dansing.
A: You have been dancing balboa regularly for some time, both taking classes and dancing socially. You have a good grasp of the basic steps and patterns like up hold, down hold, out and in, toss out, lollies and swivels, and know a few variations. You have a fair understanding of the balboa rhythms, and can switch between dancing in closed and open positions. At this level you will learn several variations and figures, and work on improving the flow in your dance.

Registration Registration opened 3. May – 12:00 CETUpdates:Balboa level C is SOLD OUT Register here Tickets: Full Balboa Pass – 2500 NOK6 hours of classes, any tasters, all parties. Full Fast…

13/04/2026

Introducing Thursday nights band: Simple Jonnys easy jazz band draws inspiration from early swing, trad jazz, and the vocal-driven jazz of the interwar era. Fronted by Johan Ohlanders (double bass/vocals), the band combines driving basslines with charming vocals and storytelling. Together with Lars Frank (clarinet), Tobias Bergstrøm (guitar), Håkon Endal (piano), and Magnus Eide (drums), they create a rhythmic and playful soundscape that’s highly danceable! Registration opens 3. May 12:00… (curious about the poster? This is borrowed from our other festival the swing exchange in August)

12/04/2026

The Big Five will play Friday to Sunday. This year it will be extra special since they bring the full septet! Including Carlos Santana on the Hammond organ!
Daniel Duspiwa, Tenor Sax
Leo Gerstner, Drums
Jack Latimer, Vocals/ Guitar
Malte Tönißen, Bass
Laurin Habert, Bari Sax / Alto Sax / Clarinet
Johannes Böhmer, Trumpet
Carlos Santana, Hammond organ

10/04/2026

All classes and all parties will be at Sentralen in the center of Oslo. We will have live musical every night, with two stages in parallel Friday and Saturday. Bands include The Big Five, David Skinners Swing Five and Ada and her jazzhoppers.

09/04/2026

MEL - Disc Jockey / Emcee / Balboa Instructor

This year you will be guided through the evening by emcee Mel Calanglang! He will also be head disc jockey. He specialises in 1930-1960’s big band but also mixes in some other genres to keep things interesting! Jo Calanglang will join you on the social dance floor and offer private classes.

Do you want to book private lessons? Contact the teachers. We have five rooms available on Friday daytime for private lessons!

08/04/2026

Slow Balboa (Kronesalen): Ada and her swinging jazzhoppers
A favourite on the Oslo Slow Balboa scene, Ada and her Swinging Jazzhoppers deliver a warm, swinging sound built for the dance floor, vocalist and bassist Ada upfront, with a tight band of seasoned Oslo jazz musicians behind her.
Ada Mathea Hoel: Vocal, Bass
Lars Frank: Saxophone, Clarinet
Håkon Endal: Piano
Øystein Aarnes Vik: Drums
Ada Mathea Hoel is an Oslo-based musician, vocalist and bassist with a background spanning jazz, improvisation and experimental music. The Swinging Jazzhoppers is her vehicle for classic swing — warm, danceable, and firmly in the tradition.
Lars Frank is a Norwegian reed player rooted in classic jazz. On clarinet and tenor saxophone, he has performed with some of Europe’s finest traditional jazz musicians at venues and festivals across Norway and the UK.
Håkon Endal is an Oslo-based jazz pianist educated at Norges musikkhøgskole and the Tribeca Jazz Institute in New York, with an active career as both bandleader and sideman on the Norwegian jazz scene.

08/04/2026

Meet your instructors for Oslo Balboa Weekend 2026!
We're thrilled to welcome Jennifer Lee & Laura Keat (US) to Oslo this October. They'll be teaching Balboa and Slow Balboa across all levels.
Registration opens 3 May at 12:00 CET.