✨Balboa ✨ Lindy Hop ✨ Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA 🌶️⛰️
Registration opens April 1st 2026; some buttons below are deactivated and will become active later.
Overview
Breaking Bal, episode 3, is a swing dance weekend in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Santa Fe Swing Dance Society (SFSDS) is excited to welcome guest instructors Jenn Lee and Blake Croxdale from Seattle, WA. There will be workshop lessons, and social dance parties for Balboa and Lindy Hop dancers featuring live music!
Guest Instructors
Jenn Lee
Jenn Lee (She/Her) is 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.
As a professional follow without a dedicated partner, Jenn’s versatile dance style adapts to various partners and teaching collaborations, enhancing her abilities as an instructor.
Her strong music background allows her to seamlessly integrate rhythmic concepts and musicality into her classes, helping students express themselves on the dance floor.
Jenn is deeply aware that jazz, including swing dance, is a Black cultural art form, and she strives to honor its roots by teaching with respect for its history and the community that created it.
Jenn’s love for social dancing and the swing community is evident in her warm approach and adaptable style, making her a valuable addition to any dance event she participates in.
Blake Croxdale
Blake Croxdale (He/Him).
Biography coming soon.
Fun fact: He grew up in Albuquerque, NM.
Local Instructors
Schedule
To be announced.
Monday, October 19th
Consider sticking around after the weekend for our weekly swing social dance: Monday Night Swing!
- 6PM Intermediate themed lesson
- 7PM All-levels Lindy Hop lesson
- 8PM Social Dance
Class Descriptions
To be announced.
Pass Prices
To be announced.
T-shirts
We will have limited supplies of t-shirts and tank tops available for purchase during the weekend. These were the Breaking Bal 2025 designs.
Venues
Bands
<<This information is from Breaking Bal 2025, and it will be updated soon.>>
Burque Jazz Bandits
Based out of Albuquerque, NM, the Burque Jazz Bandits bring fun danceable music inspired by 1920s-40s swing jazz, with toe-tapping rhythms, sizzling instrumentals, and passionate vocals. Formed in the local swing dance community, their shared love of jazz brought the Bandits together. The band has three core members and lots of musician friends. They will form a quintet or sextet for this event. Visit the Burque Jazz Bandits’ website for more information.
Band of Enchantment
Robby Beasley arranges this 14-piece big band that swings Count Basie style.
DJs
<<This information is from Breaking Bal 2025, and it will be updated soon.>>
Guest DJs
Local DJs
Staff
Email our staff at breakingbalboa@gmail.com
- Emma Underhill
- Josh Pritts
- Silke Maietta-Hatch
- Bandi Chorh Khalsa
- Elli Hindmarch
- Mike Garcia
Cancellation & Refund Policy
If you registered for Breaking Bal 2026 but cannot attend, we offer the following options:
- You may transfer your registration to another person at no cost for Breaking Bal 2026. The last day to transfer your pass is Monday, October 5th, 2026*
- You may transfer your pass to Breaking Bal 2027. The last day to transfer your pass is Monday, October 5th, 2026*
- You may request a refund. Refunds are considered on a case-by-case basis by emailing breakingbalboa@gmail.com and telling us about your situation. The deadline for refund requests is Friday, October 9th, 2026*
* If you become sick or another illness within 7 days of the event, please contact breakingbalboa@gmail.com to transfer your pass in order to protect the health and safety of others.
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