West Coast Swing classes
New format for 2024
Our new format is designed help our new dancers have access to the practice party. The beginner dancers get so excited about learning to dance they want more after those first few classes. We feel the practice party is the right place for our new dancers to build their skill and practice their basics. It is also designed to help the intermediate class be a truly intermediate level class. Dance Boulevard will be working hard to promote our beginner classes and help the beginner dancers build a strong foundation before that jump into intermediate classes.
Thank you in advance for supporting Dance Boulevard and our efforts to be a great dance studio.
7:00 pm Intermediate West Coast Swing
8:00 pm Beginner West Coast Swing
9:00 pm West Coast Swing Party with DJ Richard Kear $22 Class & Party, $16 Party Only
As an intermediate Dancer you are welcome to stay and help the beginners at no extra cost or you can take the intermediate Salsa Rueda Class with Sammy Maker between 8:00 and 9:00 pm.
Rueda and WCS class combo $32 drop in. (use a cool card for a discount)
Etiquette for West Coast Swing
Socially, it is considered good etiquette (particularly on a crowded floor) to use a fixed slot, in order to allow dancing without incident. Having danced the slot repeatedly, the couple “has a claim” on the area, and other couples usually cooperate and establish their own slot parallel with the dancers. If the dance floor is not crowded and the couple is afforded more space, such as during a competitive event, the dancers may move the slot around the floor more liberally.
Music For West Coast Swing
West Coast Swing Tempo
In 1988, West Coast Swing was pronounced the Official State Dance of California.
