We are completely booked out!
You still can learn WCS with us. Just joing our weekly WCS classes for beginners 🙂
You want to learn West Coast Swing (WCS) and dive into this dance? In that case you’ve come to the right place for the West Coast Swing Bootcamp for absolute Beginners! Sign up and let yourself be inspired by WCS!
What is West Coast Swing (WCS)?
West Coast Swing (WCS) is California’s national dance and has been one of the most popular social dances worldwide for years!
It belongs to the family of swing dances (e.g. Lindy Hop, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Blues) and found its origins in the 1940s. However, WCS has evolved with the music and has taken many influences from other dances (e.g. salsa, zouk, kizomba, tango argentino).
What makes this dance so exciting is that it is constantly evolving and incorporating new elements. You can dance WCS to almost any music that is in 4/4 time. Whether pop, rock, soul, swing or something completely different – here you will definitely find music that you like!
There are many more reasons why more and more people are falling in love with WCS
One of them is the freedom you get as a leader and especially as a follower. In hardly any other dance does the follower have as much to say as in WCS. In addition, we can improvise a lot and let our own style flow into this dance. This makes changing partners more exciting, because with each new partner a whole new dance is created!
During the West Coast Swing Bootcampfor absolute Beginners you will first learn the basic patterns of WCS and have plenty of time to practice them on a variety of songs. We will then show you small improvisations and “games” within the basics you have already learned, so that you can immediately try the freedom of WCS and get a better feeling for this amazing dance.
Here is a short video that explains WCS in 2 minutes
Your teachers
The West Coast Swing Bootcamp for absolute Beginners will be tought by Clem & Evi. They have been dancing and teaching together since 2021 and give regular WCS classes for beginners and advanced Westies in Berlin. Clem, like Evi, have been dancing West Coast Swing for many years, traveling to international events where they are constantly learning, competing and dancing passionately with Westies from around the world. Both dancers have previous knowledge of musical instruments and other types of dance, such as ballroom and latin, salsa and solo dance (ballet, contemporary, jazz dance). Clem & Evi skilfully integrate this knowledge into their classes and look at WCS from a wide variety of perspectives. In the classes, Clem & Evi attach great importance to technique and clean execution, but also to a lot of fun and a friendly atmosphere.
Information about When, Where & How much
When
- Saturday, December 11th, 2023
- 14.00-17.00 (3h Bootcamp with a short break)
- 20.00-01.00 regular WCS party, price for party is already inclued for all Bootcamp participants
Where
- La Mambita
- Mehringdamm 33, M33 Höfe, 2nd backyard, 3rd floor
- To get in use the code for gate and door: 1357!!
Prices
(Prices are devided in Normal and Reduced for students. Please bring your student-ID to the Bootcamp.)
- until 20.01.23. 40,-/35,- Euro per person
- from 21.01.23. 45,-/40,- Euro per person
- from 28.01.23 50,-/45,- Euro per person
- from 04.02.25 55,-/50,- Euro per person
After registration you will receive an e-mail with the payment information.