This three-week course (Aug 10, 17 & 24) is the perfect way to dip your toes into West Coast Swing while building a solid foundation for your dance. In this class, you will begin learning about the dance's connection, rhythms, spatial structure, pattern structure, character, and motion. In addition, we will introduce you to the dance’s history, evolution, and current etiquette.
Each week we will begin with an hour of instruction and end with 30 minutes of social dancing. Registration is optional but strongly encouraged as details are always subject to change. Please reach out to me to let me know you are coming.
This course is offered every month and is most effective when you can attend the three classes consecutively within the same month. However, each class is also open to drop-in participants. The content will be layered, ensuring that you can always learn something new!
$15 per class, $40 for 3
What is West Coast Swing?
It is a modern social dance developed in California during the ’40s and ’50s. It constantly evolves as popular music changes. Like all swing dances, its roots are in Lindy hop, originating in the Black communities of Harlem, New York City.
This dance prioritizes connection and conversation with your partner, musicality, and improvisation. It is characterized by being danced on a slot, using an elastic redirection, and delayed weight transfers. The West Coast Swing community has become worldwide; dances and events can be found in most major cities and beyond.
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