West Coast Swing Dance Classes, Workshops and Freestyles

Our weekly classes:

Wednesday at the Polish Club Peterborough

Thursday at the Embankment Club Wellingborough

Closures:

Sunday at the Colliery Club Coventry closed until further notice. Peterborough and Wellingborough normal times this week.

News:

Look out for another fab workshop coming soon!

Have you:

• Tried other dances and now want a new challenge?
• Enjoyed a West Coast Swing class or two at a weekender and now want more?
• Watched other dancers in envy as they glide across the floor?
• Are you new to dancing but want to learn?

Then these classes are for you.

What is West Coast Swing?

• West Coast Swing combines many elements of other social dances, with a focus on spinning and direction change. However, it is often danced to funk, blues, hip-hop and R&B music.
• West Coast Swing is a slinky and creative dance that stresses leader-follower connection and dancing in close harmony with the music.
• West Coast Swing can be a laid-back, improvisational, smooth and sultry dance, danced to a wide variety of slower swing-tempo music, including rhythm & blues, funk, country-western, and rock & roll. You'll recognise artists such as Timbaland, Ne-Yo, Robin Thicke, Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys, Roomful of Blues, and Mary Chapin Carpenter. The emphasis is on having fun and playing with the music, rather than energetic, gyrating aerobics.
• Leaders and followers glide back and forth with each other along an imaginary line, referred to as the slot.
• West Coast Swing dancers take the extra time to do fancy footwork: spins, quick turns, and improvised groovin'.