Hi, I am a beginner. The confusion for me is to know which way to turn, it can be so confusing!! Are there any tricks are than the leader be a good leader to know which way i should turn in passes, under arm passes, turns etc...It would be so helpful to have an idea if I should be turning clockwise or counter clockwise. Thanks

Hello, my name is Jayne.  I am 63 years old and very late to the dancing world.  I live in North Texas and there are very few places in the area that offer dancing.  I have always had a desire to learn.  I am mesmerized by dancers and I have always wanted to join in the fun.  I never had the opportunity to do so.  In my 40’s, I developed severe arthritis that destroyed my knees and nearly had me wheelchair bound.  Thank God, I found a wonderful surgeon who gave me new knees a couple of years ago and when he asked me what I was hoping for as an outcome to my surgery, my answer was “to be able to dance”. Once I completed my rehab, I began my journey of finding dance venues and dance lessons and found none.  I turned to You Tube and discovered Brian and Megan but, I don’t have a dance partner and even though the videos are excellent, I wanted to learn with a partner.  After a a lot of tenacity and determination, I have found a private dance instructor to work with once a week.  However,  once a week only gets you so far.  You have to practice and that is what led me back to Brian and Megan.  I am relying on the WestCoastSwingonline team to help me learn more, improve faster and build my stamina and confidence.  I look forward to the journey and getting to know the community.  

What are the best videos to work on upper body position/balance during turns/spins? Like keeping your head above a specific foot or keeping upper body neutral (in line?) while doing footwork (I hope that gets the point across). I have a tendency to lean too far back and that's an area I need help with. I'm a beginner but not super new. 

I just wanted to send a huge thank you for the awesome instruction. Me and my wife just started with the east coast swing videos and we both are absolutely loving it. We have gone to a few local dances and have been asked where we took lessons! The steps are very well explained and demonstrated. We are looking forward to adding new steps as we get grow.

Just a question. What would be a good next dance to pick up for us that would make an easy transition from east coast swing? Foxtrot?

Thanks

Jason

Hi! I just created an account hoping to learn country swing. I loved your you tube tutorial on this but don’t see this option here… any advice? Maybe in in the wrong place?

My husband and I just started taking lessons 3 weeks ago. So we are brand new to East Coast Swing dancing. So far we are enjoying learning from your videos.

My wife Ann & I have taken ballroom, swing & Latin dance lessons on and off for about 4 years.  I would say we’re at an intermediate level.  We discovered your on-line WCS site a couple of years ago and have learned so much from your crystal clear, step by step instructions – thanks!

Thanks for adding the Pattern Tree reference list with the live links!  It really helps us see at a glance all the different steps grouped together so we can easily explore different variations or quickly jump to other moves of interest. 

We’re also glad you’re adding other types of dances to your site too!  We haven't learned much 2 step, so that's next on our list to try via your videos. These are the best on-line video instructions we’ve ever seen!

Hello everyone, my name is Becky. I’m 41 and live in Indy. I loved dancing in my earlier years, but it was always “solo” dancing, mostly hip-hop, because I’m not good with learning steps on the spot and sucked at following. I was in a horrible relationship for 15 years, which sucked the life out of me. A year after recovery from that (2 months ago), I started taking private lessons to keep up with a 73 year old super active and experienced dancer I see every week now at karaoke (mostly country music, slow and fast). I also started watching YouTube videos to speed up my progress. The videos from here are the ones I ended up watching about 80% of the time, so here I am now. Officially a member! Right now, I am trying to focus on Hustle and WCS, but also learning Two Step, Rumba, Cha Cha, ECS, and Waltz.

Happy February everyone!!
Hope everyone has had a great start to the new year!

Does anyone have any new struggles or questions for us?
We're here for you! :-)

As you may know I'm Brian B! From left to right that's my mom JoAnn (she has worked in the dance business for 8 years now) Ms Emily (rockstar dancer, teacher and your community member here on the website. Then of course myself and Ms Megan. We're all here to help you in any way we can. 

We all live in Louisville KY. I (Brian) have been dancing for 22+ years, Emily and Megan have been dancing since they were kids, JoAnn (my mom) doesn't dance but she knows a lot about the struggles of new dancers because she talks to all of our new students.

We'd love your to make a post telling us:

• Who you are?

• Where you live?

• How long have you been dancing?

• How can we help you?

Best wishes,

Brian, Megan, Emily