Hey Melinda,

Thanks for all the fun topics! I can't speak to tap dancing, I've failed miserably at it several times but I CAN speak to the evolution of WCS (and swing dancing in general)Anyone who says they don't want other forms of dancing mixed with WCS is not paying attention. WCS is branch of the evolutionary tree that's rooted in Lindy Hop (we can go back further but lets just start there) It's been influenced by music, culture and other dance styles almost by it's nature. Jazz dancers, ballet dancers, modern dancers, ballroom dancers, country dancers, hustle dancers, zouk dancers have all influenced WCS just to name a few.So who knows if you add some tap in ;-)-Brian

ParaDancing! That's amazing. Emily has dances for several years and done several performances with one of out students who dances is a wheelchair so we have some experience there! Please let us know if you have any questions and we'd love to hear about your progress! -Brian

Ahhh I think it was the progressive link - Let me know if this was the one you were thinking of! -Brian

Hey again, personally I don't have a preference (but I'm a boy) I think it's a very personal choice. And of course there are trends. 20 years ago competitors never looked so 'casual' but these days it's much more common. As a judge I've never had an opinion one way or the other. The only advice I can give is to make sure you look put together and STAND OUT. Competitively, being noticed is important. So sometimes being contrary to the group can be helpful.  I'll have Emily chime in with a female opinion here soon! Thanks for the questions! -Brian

Hey Melinda, Great to hear from you. I think it's actually getting more popular than we think. Youtube and the ability to share cool wcs dancing helped WCS grow in Europe. Right now there are lots of people sharing content on social media bringing it to the attention to more people than ever. Until this year I'd never heard of a person who found WCS so randomly but I've heard several stories of people seeing it on social media then looking up a class.I think the next step in the process is for local communities, classes and instructors to have a more 'professional' approach. Meaning websites, consistent classes and a real way to connect to newbies.Those are my 2 cents but boy we could talk about this for hours.BTW where are you from? How did you get started? -Brian

Hey Dennis Shevel, Here is a video that will hopefully provide some practical tips for you! Please let me know if it helps (or if it creates any other questions) Best wishes, Brian

The right side pass is the easiest! Just change hands around the 4,5 of the RSP and voila!  We did a couple of videos on how to get in and out. Here is one of them! You can search "part" and you'll see the part 1, 2 & 3. Hope that helps! -Brian

That's a good question and I haven't the slightest idea. That's just the name I learned :-) Your guess is as good as mine! -Brian

Oops - good news is those were all the moves! -Brian

This is my favorite series of moves LOL