Oslo Balboa Weekend

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Oslo Balboa Weekend

Balboa and slow balboa dance festival in Oslo, 13th edition. It is run by Esther, Ragnhild and Christian.

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The camp is run by: Esther, Ragnhild and Christian

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.

07/04/2026

Friday night Skinner Swing Five will get the party going in the main ballroom Forstanderskapsalen while The Big Five play on the slow balboa floor.

Skinner Swing Five is a band built for swing jazz improvisation. Standards get taken apart and put back together in real time; where the music goes depends on the moment, the room, and what happens between David, Frank and Eilertsen, driven by the tight rhythm section.

Registrations start 3. May 12:00.

03/04/2026

Meet Maria & Luis, Mallorca.
Maria started dancing in 2014, found Balboa almost immediately, and hasn’t looked back. She founded Jazz Bouncing in 2015 and has since built one of Spain’s most active swing communities. Her dancing is musical, creative, and communicative, and it holds up under pressure: she’s a European Balboa Champion.
Luis spent a decade teaching and competing across North America before coming home to Spain. His style is bold and energetic. His teaching is detailed without being dry, structured classes that somehow always feel alive.
Together they run Jazz Bouncing and travel Europe’s festival circuit. Their workshops are technically solid and genuinely fun. You’ll leave wanting more floor time.
We can’t wait to have them in Oslo again!

01/04/2026

Inspired by the wild hot sounds of 1930s/40s Harlem, Kansas City and Chicago jazz, The Big Five have established themselves as Berlin's most authentic swing-era combo and for the last 6 years have thrilled dancers and audiences in 20 different countries around the world. Combining a driving rhythm section, a fiery horn-led frontline and dynamic song-arrangements, this international band makes a deep-dive into the ornate and irrepressible repertoire of the Swing Golden Age - as well as a strong emphasis on original compositions.
The full septet will come to Oslo Balboa Weekend!

*Registration opens 3. May. 12:00 CET*

31/03/2026

We’re glad to welcome back Mette Herlitz and Andréas Olsson to Oslo this October. They’ll be teaching Balboa and Slow Balboa for all levels
Registration opens 3 May at 12:00 CET. You don’t want to miss it!

31/03/2026

We're glad to welcome back Mette Herlitz and Andréas Olsson to Oslo this October. They'll be teaching Balboa and Slow Balboa for all levels
Registration opens 3 May at 12:00 CET. You don’t want to miss it!

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Øvre Slottsgate 3
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