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Sweet memories of the Rising Stars Mix&Match, this time the Followers Finals!

Thank you Trang Pham for capturing the joy we all felt when watching our friends do their things

2026-03-28 Balboa Rising Star Mix and Match Competition - Finals (Follows) @ Jurassic Bal 2026 Balboa Rising Star Mix and Match Competition - Finals (Follows), at the 2026 Jurassic Bal event, Canberra. Connect with Jurassic Bal:https://www.jurassicbal....

It wouldn't be an Australia based event without the incredible contribution of the one and only Trang Pham.

For those of you who don't know, (Mama) Trang has been documenting Australian events for quite some time now, and we cannot thank her enough for it.
Based in Brisbane, she's the epitome of a scene supporter and community leader. We love her, what she brings to the table, and also, she's a GREAT LEADER (also follows because porque no los dos?). If you haven't had the chance to have a delightful boogie with her yet, try and find her at the next event: you won't regret it.

Here's the Rising Stars Lead finals, as recorded by our dear friend

2026-03-28 Balboa Rising Star Mix and Match Competition - Finals (Leads) @ Jurassic Bal 2026 Balboa Rising Star Mix and Match Competition - Finals (Leads), at the 2026 Jurassic Bal event, Canberra. Connect with Jurassic Bal:https://www.jurassicbal.co...

We have now posted all photos of the Sunday night, courtesy of Aia Solis. Feel free to use them as you please as long as you credit Aia :)

We also want to take a moment to congratulate the finalists of our Open Mix&Match competition who had the pleasure of picking between an obscure but chilled tune Vs familiar but fast one. We loved seeing you take risks and run with it.
If you weren't there, the winners were:

1st Place: Catherine Pogonowski (NSW) & David Roebuck (QLD) 🥇
2nd place: Squish Falzon (NSW) & Ethan Tan (SA) 🥈
3rd place: Thomas Oram (QLD) & Vedrana Budimir (SA) 🥉

Next up, let's congratulate our Strictly Balboa competitors for the amazing dancing they showscased on the weekend. It was so lovely to watch them all throwdown to live music from Andrew Garton and his Pantheon of Swing!

For those who missed the results, here goes:

1st place: Rachel and Tom (QLD) 🥇
2nd place: Squish (NSW) and David (QLD) 🥈
3rd place: Charlotte and Ethan (SA) 🥉

A big thank you to everyone who entered the competition this year. We cannot wait to see you show us what you've got again in 2027