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Searching for West Coast Swing dance tips?
Look no further. Shawn Trautman’s
collection of West Coast Swing instructional
DVDs will teach you to emulate this
jitterbug-based style with confidence. Take the
following West Coast Swing dance tips to heart
(or, even better, to feet.)
• West Coast Swing Dance Tip #1:
Remember the six-count slotted basic of West
Coast Swing. It’s made up of two
walking-steps, a tap-step, and a triple-step
(an anchor-step). The term
“slotted” is used because the
dancers dance on an imaginary line and travel
back and forth on it, as opposed to a circular
or progressive dance, in which the dancers move
around the floor.
• West Coast Swing Dance Tip #2: Picture
yourself dancing on a tightrope with the leader
staying in place and the follower coming in and
then away again in a very repetitive motion.
The leader will be in control, but the follower
will be the one who gets showcased because all
eyes will be on her.
• West Coast Swing Dance Tip #3: Rather
than trying to learn everything together at
once, it’s best to learn West Coast Swing
in layers. Work on one element, then work your
way to the next, and so on.
• West Coast Swing Dance Tip #4:
It’s more important in West Coast Swing
than in any other dance that you know your
steps individually before trying them with your
partner. The lead and follow portion of West
Coast Swing involves intricate detail, and you
don’t want to be working on your footwork
at the same time.
West Coast Swing is the
dancer’s dance, so incorporate these
tried and true tips into your dancing for
faster results and improved dance skills!
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