Conversations in Closed

Jose travels to Niigata, Japan to interview one of the hardest working community organizers in the Swing scene: Yoko Kunimasa! Listen to Yoko talk about her experience as an event/community organizer, teaching young...

<p>Jose and Estela (guest interviewer) chat with Albert Ferran about how he first found Balboa, his thoughts on a healthy partnership, and his love for philosophy.</p><p><br></p><p>Albert has been Swing dancing since...

<p>Jennifer and Denise sit down with Gio! Listen to them chat about musicality, humor in dance, pets and plants, and Gio's experience as a queer man in the Balboa scene.</p><p>Gio started dancing at the age of 10, and...

<p>Let's talk vintage fashion. Denise & Jose visit Chloe Hong in Seoul, Korea to talk about vintage attire, how she her partner Rico Lim started their business, and the challenges of producing attire for...

<p>Listen to Grace Babbes interview Theresa Manney about her journey as a triple threat dancer! </p><p><br></p><p>Theresa Manney has been passionate about dance for as long as she can remember — but nothing captures her...

<p>Denise and Jose hang with Olga Marina. Hear Olga talk about her experience learning Balboa, starting out as a teacher, and her life outside of dancing. </p><p><br></p><p>Olga was born into a family of teachers, and...

<p>Welcome to our first video episode! Jose speaks with Scott Angelius, creator of the widely-used application RP Scoring. Listen to Scott as he talks about competition judging and how to read scoresheets!</p>

<p>Join Jose & our guest interviewer, Jennifer, as they talk to Fancy Dougherty! Hear Fancy talk to us about her experience dancing in SoCal, what she looks for in a dance partner, and her thoughts on pedagogy...

<p>In this episode, we interview a *very* special guest. Ray Huffman was born in the 1930s and grew up dancing Balboa in Southern California, where he got to listen and dance to bands such as Tommy Dorsey, Nat King...

<p>Jose & Denise spend time with Natasha Shevchenko & Michael Tan! One of Balboa's power couples and innovators in the scene. </p><p>Natasha's accomplishments in the swing dance world include prestigious wins at the...

<p>In this Bite Size episode, we listen in on Denise's chat with Bobby White at Bal-Love 2025. Bobby talks practice tips, and Balboa history & resources.</p>

<p>In this episode of Pulse, Jose & Denise interview a panel of dancers from the queer community! Listen to Emily Schuhmann, Jona Venzor, and Chuyu Liang share their diverse experiences as queer folks moving through...

<p>Denise & Jose hang out with Taiga Miyajima at Snowball 2025! </p><p><br></p><p>Taiga found Swing dancing in 2016 and since then has been relentlessly traveling and competing across the world. In 2023, he embarked on...

<p>Our season finale! Welcome to the first of a new episode format titled Pulse, where we interview everyday dancers from the Swing community at large.</p><p>Our guest is Karen Tong, from Hong Kong, China. In this...

<p>Jose meets with international dance instructor, Jennifer Lee. </p><p>Jenn is an internationally recognized swing dancer and Balboa instructor with a long list of competition titles, but some of her most important...