Introduction to West Coast Swing Modern Partner Dancing

Learn West Coast Swing (WCS) in Christchurch! No experience, partner, or booking required.

Join Mandi and Benjamin for their six-week introduction course and get introduced to a modern partner dance that’s stylish, smooth, sexy and gives heaps of opportunity for musical interpretation, West Coast Swing!

During the course you will learn the basic rhythms, patterns and techniques of WCS. It's heaps of fun and very social. By the the end of the course you'll have learned all the basic patterns of WCS and be able to dance them to a wide range of music, including the latest chart hits. Classes are 1 hour long and followed by social dancing so you can put what you have learned into practice.

WCS can be danced to many different styles of music including top 40, pop, R&B, blues, soul, techno, rock, Latin and much more

Have a look at our YouTube playlist to get an idea of what WCS looks like: www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5996E1BC2686A8CD

Developed in America, it is a flexible modern style of partner dance with a smooth look and elastic feel that is cherished by so many dancers all over the world. In this linear dance emphasis is put on good partnering technique, improvisation and interpreting the music making it adaptable and oh-so-much fun!

WCS is fun, relaxed and very social, which is reflected in the way classes are taught - fun, relaxed and very social! A clear and simple format is used to ensure each lesson is easy to follow and understand, even for someone who has never danced before.

Mandi and Ben have been dancing and teaching together for 5 years and love sharing their passion for WCS. They have earned a number of dancing awards both nationally and internationally.

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