What Is West Coast Swing? West Coast Swing is a modern partner dance known for its smooth movement, musicality, connection and freedom to improvise. Unlike many partner dances that are closely associated with a particular style of music, West Coast Swing can be danced to an enormous range of contemporary music. You’ll see dancers moving…
The 5 Agreed Facts of West Coast Swing (And Why Everything Else Is Just an Opinion) If you’ve been dancing West Coast Swing for any length of time, you’ve probably experienced this: At some point, many dancers start wondering: “Who’s right?” The longer I’ve danced, the more I’ve realised that this confusion is actually a…
How to make finals and win in jack and jill competitions This post is not my own, but rather a summary of a conference call between Gary Jobst and judges from Sweden. Kebman posted this on Reddit, and you can view the original post by clicking the link below. All credit for this summary is…
leaders footwork drills to take your West Coast Swing to the next level. Leaders footwork drills are essential to improve your West Coast Swing. If you want to progress with your skill in both social dancing and competition, footwork is a great place to start. Plus, you can practise these anytime and anywhere with or…
Here’s my best advice to Novice Jack and Jill competitors… Are you getting ready to compete in Novice Jack and Jill and want to know how to train and what to do on competition day? You’re not alone. As someone who recently entered my first Jack and Jill competition, I had lots of questions, but…
Competing in a West Coast Swing Newcomer event was an amazing experience, but nerve-racking at the same time! For the first time in almost 30 years I entered a dance competition in a new dance I’d been learning – West Coast Swing (WCS). Thankfully new dancers have their own competition titled ‘Newcomers’. It’s open for…