OUR EVENT CONCEPT

• Switch & Steal

  West Coast Swing invites us to play with the music, our dance partners, and to improvise with each other. It offers a lot of freedom that we all enjoy so much. Still, this unique dance builds on strict roles with different responsibilities, such as deciding on the structure of the dance for the leaders or playing within this structure for the followers.

  However, we believe that the knowledge over both roles and their principles allows us - as dancers and humans - to develop empathy and a better understanding of ourselves, our own dancing, and our partner.

  With SwitchXperience, we offer a unique way for you to explore both roles. We will show you ways of switching fluently between lead and follow in the middle of a dance. We also offer stealing workshops to expand your dance horizon even further.

  Join us for a chill and fun weekend packed with plenty of new material that will broaden your perspective on WCS!

• Prerequisites

  In order to make the most of our time together, we do have some prerequisites that we ask all attendees to meet.

  Our workshops will focus on building knowledge and comfort for your secondary role, as well as giving you tools to steal and switch in a dance. To ensure that you are able to fully participate and benefit from these workshops, we require all attendees to have some knowledge in their primary role.

  We ask that you know the basic patterns of West Coast Swing, namely Left Side Pass, Underarm Turn, Sugar Push, Sugar Tuck, Walking Tuck, and Whip.

  If these patterns are unfamiliar to you, we recommend taking some beginner dance classes before the workshops so that you feel comfortable and confident. We thank you for your help in maximizing the effectiveness of the workshops and ensuring that everyone is able to participate fully.

• Switch & Steal Madness

  Our most iconic concept! While we strongly emphasize the need for consent for switch and steal dances, we created a special time slot where all dancers on the dance floor automatically agree to be switched or stolen.

  Everything is possible! For these 30 min Madness episodes, once on the dancefloor, you will be allowed to switch, steal, follow, and lead at your and your partners' leasure.

  We will have a few of these sessions throughout the weekend. Check them out on the schedule and don't miss out!