West Coast Swing Beginners Course

Learn the rhythm of west coast swing with six-count patterns, the walk, walk, triple step sequence, and counts one to six, while eight-count patterns come later.

West Coast Swing uses compression and tension to communicate with your partner, and learn the leader's left-hand and follower's right-hand handhold, finger placement, and a safe grip.

Practice light, linear tension and compression with a connected handhold, maintain posture, and shift weight in a third-foot stance while feeling the drag and mastering four basic six-count patterns.

Master the left side pass, a six-count pattern where the follower stays on the left, opens the slot, and uses left triples to pass the leader while maintaining constant tension.

Practice the right side pass with an underarm turn, guiding leaders and followers through a six-count pattern, diagonal back steps, arm holds, and controlled tension for smooth rotation.

Discover the sugar tuck pattern in West Coast Swing, with sugarbush timing, chest compression, half turns, and a stable frame guiding follower's arm control.

Learn to link four basic West Coast Swing patterns—sugar push, left side pass, sugar touch, and underarm turn—into a fluid combination for beginners with counts and music.

Learn handhold variations in west coast swing by switching from left to right hand during sugar push and underarm turn, while keeping footwork the same.

Learn the inside turn in West Coast Swing by adapting the left side pass with a follower turn, refined handholds, and compact half turns.

Learn the free spin pattern in West Coast Swing by starting with a sugar push and hand change, then execute the spin with controlled turns, body opening, and core engagement.

Master the passing tuck, a traveling left side pass variation in west coast swing, matching the left side pass, inside turn, and free spin, with lead differences.

West Coast Swing beginners course: learn the whip with six-count and eight-count rhythm patterns, practice walk and triple-step sequences, and master lead-and-follow connection and turning techniques.

Learn the whip with outside turn by coordinating the lift for the follower, switching to a pole grip, and guiding a five and six half turn into seven and eight.

west coast swing beginners course explores combination three, teaching sugarbush and left side pass sequences, inside turns, passing tucks, sugar pushes, free spin, whip with outside turn, and underarm turns.

Learn the dip v2 in close position, where the leader guides from the left hand as the follower adds weight, arches back, and lets the head fall back.

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