Emily (community manager)

Manuela Ewing - we'll see if we can put something together like that. Thanks for the suggestion! 

30 Mar 09:50

Hey there Hunt Cleveland! SO excited that you signed up for the membership! The Ultimate Guide for Beginners should be in your profile now - it's got tons of good stuff for ya! 😀

30 Mar 09:49

Hey Hunt Cleveland - sorry for the confusion! Your payment will process on April 10th. You're currently still in the trial period...so once your first payment goes through, your Bonus should appear! Let me know if you have any questions along the way!😁

30 Mar 09:42

Hey David Tomczak!We have a downloadable list that you can find here. It doesn't have all of the styles yet (work in progress) but it for sure has Cha Cha. https://socialdanceonline.com/social-dance-musicThis is another Cha Cha playlist we have - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1uvsm50gyjIOxoWrFd9nfy?si=_DVQhGOqTUaTBtldyZdYQgHere is a list for Bachata - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sgRJGBA6sHKgrjORMid3z?si=lyZe0HBhSiWfSXlSLsTQxw

We don't have a Mambo list but Spotify and Youtube might have playlists to go off of. Hope that helps!

29 Mar 11:58

Adam F Smith It looks like you have one more step before you can log in and see your videos. It looks like you still need to verify your email address. ​ I sent the verification email. Once you complete that, you should be able to log in with your email and password and view the videos on the website! Let me know if you have any other questions 😀

26 Mar 10:51

Hey Steven Farrer - great question. Country Swing has gone through a huge evolution in a short period of time. We've just now really gotten to a more decisive and teachable (and agreed upon) way of teaching the basics and beyond. When I first taught it in Texas (over 10 years ago) they taught it like the 4 count Hustle, but the way we are teaching the basic in these videos is what is being taught over the states currently, and at all of the Country Swing weekend events. Q-Q-S, Q-Q-S. Just like West Coast Swing where some things are taught slightly different, that might be what's happening in your AM studio. Where is your studio located? Hopefully that answered your questions!

24 Mar 14:17

Hey anne olejarz - the passing tuck is similar but different. It is the tuck turn for the follower, but now the follower is passing the leader instead of staying on the same side. The passing tuck is in our Beginner syllabus and numver 7 on our PDF for West Coast Swing. It's a fun and sometimes underutilized pattern.

23 Mar 12:01

Hey Palace - responded to your email 😊

Replied on Basic- Nightclub

23 Mar 11:59

Hi there Bebe - great question! There are a few techniques to Nightclub, either with the closing of the feet or with a rock step on the quick quick. Using the rock step version is taught more socially and to faster Nightclub songs, while the version we teach is closer to the competitive and slower style that we teach our competitive students. Every dance evolves a bit over time. To simplify you can always take smaller side steps, and the rock steps are probably easier. Let me know if you have any other questions 😀

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19 Mar 09:01

Hey Paul Frank!! Great question…there are several other styles you can try. Since it’s all 4/4 time you could try Rumba, Bachata or Hustle. ECS could work sometimes but any of those mentioned would be great alternatives!