Just wanna Dance! West Coast Swing is Vancouver's hottest venue for West Coast Swing dances brought to you monthly by VanSwingThing.

Greg van Wijk will be our deejay for our next dance on February 18th. Come dance to the great new tunes that Greg is so well known for, as well as his eclectic mix of West Coast Swing favourites. I'm sure he's picked up a few new tunes while deejaying at Swingcouver.

Amy Poon and Michael Shibasaki will be back to teach our next intermediate level workshop. Those who attended their last workshop focused on connection and learned that it's not just about leverage and compression. Playing around with connection can lead to creativity and some really cool stuff on the dance floor. This time we're going to focus on adding texture and contrast to your dance with speed changes. Michael and Amy will take you through some moves that incorporate speed changes so your dancing looks more dynamic and exciting. Come to this next workshop and learn why Michael and Amy are such successful dancers, competitors, and inspiring teachers.

If you'd like to bring a friend who doesn't know West Coast Swing, or you'd like to polish your own skills to dance all night, try the Beginner Plus workshop with Michael Jones. Students in his workshops are frequently seen having fun and dancing late into the night after only one lesson.

Make a difference to your dance by attending a VanSwingThing workshop! You can register in advance for either class online by clicking on the yellow oval at the top of this page.

Join us at the friendliest, most non-intimidating dance in town! Everyone is welcome, whether you are an advanced dancer, a newbie, or somewhere in between. We offer a friendly, non-intimidating environment to help you enjoy and share our passion for this dance. We have some experienced dancers on hand to help you, or if you'd just like to have a dance with one, feel free to ask them for a dance. You'll know them when you see them; they're wearing big smiles and lime green t-shirts with "DANCE WITH ME" on the front. Kinda hard to miss!

You'll find that most of the dancers here are very friendly and encouraging, and that they'll dance with anyone that asks them. The odds are they'll come around and ask you if you don't. We usually have dancers come visit us from out of town so you'll see new faces here too. We frequently hear "I love how everyone dances with everyone here".

See you there!

Future Dates

• February 18th, 2012
• March 17th, 2012
• April 21st, 2012
• May 26th, 2012
• June 16th, 2012
• July 21st, 2012
• August 18th, 2012
• September 15th, 2012
• October 20th, 2012
• November 17th, 2012
• December 15th, 2012
• February 16th, 2013

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