Newport Beach Historical Society is hosting a dinner and swing dance at the historic Balboa Pavilion to celebrate the City of ...
Before twerking, before Gangnam style, before the Macarena, Newport Beach was the birthplace of a big band-era dance that time hasn’t quite forgotten. The Balboa. Its precise origins are fuzzy. But ...
Imagine for a moment that you have traveled back in time to a 1940s-era dance hall. Men and women are crowded on the dance floor, a jazz band plays lively swing music in the corner. The couples hold ...