Inject effortless musicality and confidence into your dance by training better body pulse and grooves - the heart of West Coast Swing

Stop forcing musicality - start feeling it

Improve your Westie GROOVE

with West Coast Swing Champions and Master Teachers
Myles Munroe and Tessa Cunningham Munroe

Free 5-Day WCS Groove Challenge

 All Online      April 11-15

It's not just you

Over the past decade, West Coast Swing trends have heavily emphasized lyrical, smooth, flowy movement - which is beautiful and valuable…

But...

...as a result, many dancers never fully developed:

  • upper body pulse
  • rhythmic footwork control
  • confidence in physically riding the rhythms
  • an understanding of the true roots of Swing

So they end up:

  • thinking about math and forcing musicality
  • relying on patterns, poses, and flow to stay interesting
  • panicking when the music gets more rhythmic
  • maybe looking good but not really matching the music

And right now, that gap is becoming very visible.

Because the trend is shifting.

Rhythm is back, baby.

These days high-level dancers are gravitating to more Soul, Jazz, and Funk music.  


Judges, audiences, and social dancers are all responding more to groove and rhythm more than flow & poses.


The dancers who can actually groove?

They stand out immediately.


The good news:

This is one of the fastest skills you can improve in your dancing.


And you don’t need more patterns to fix it.

You need to train your body differently.

Want to upgrade your GROOVE to feel more connected to the music without relying on your partner...  

in 5 days*.... for free?
*bonus advanced upgrade available

Join the FREE 5-day 

GROOVE CHALLENGE 

ALL ONLINE     APRIL 11-15

Get a powerful collection of progressive drills in a strategic order that help you Inject effortless musicality and confidence into your dance with any partner and any song. No partner required.

Less robot. More soul.

In this challenge, we'll guide you through a fun, strategically structured series of follow-along drills ONLINE...
to help you build better body pulse and groove skills that make your dancing feel relaxed, rhythmic, and expressive... 
so you can breathe more soul into your dance between and inside of the patterns you already do:

Vibe better with each song 

by building a consistent and adaptable body pulse

Expand your repertoire 

to avoid defaulting to the same old stylings you’re bored with

Refine your footwork and bodywork  

to control your tools so you can create better art

Increase groove complexity step by step

with a strategic set of progressive follow-along drills

Integrate grooves into real patterns

not just a styling combo you learn once and forget

Express musicality with less effort

more poetry, less math

Beyond styling

These are the same groove training concepts we use with dancers in the Swing Literacy training system.

Where groove isn’t taught as styling…

But as a trainable body skill that connects:

  • Body Pulse
  • Rhythms
  • Culture
  • and Personal Expression

And the transformation can happen surprisingly fast.

Our past Challenges have seen over 12,000 dancers of all levels from 38 countries see massive differences in their dancing, in just ONE WEEK - all online


And for many of them, this is the missing piece that finally makes their dancing feel alive.

Why Groove Matters

When dancers develop pulse & groove, their dancing instantly looks more musical:

WCS with pulse:

  • you look like you are actually dancing, not just walking
  • your timing becomes more consistent
  • your body relaxes and aligns more with the music
  • you don't have to rely on patterns to feel like you're dancing

WCS with groove:

  • you feel comfortable dancing between the patterns
  • your musicality becomes more expressive
  • you have more freedom and options with any partner
  • the dance feels more like a conversation - more like poetry, less like an essay.

Groove = fastest visual upgrade you can make at any level. Plus it makes you a WAY more fun partner! 

And most dancers never train it directly.

JOIN THE CHALLENGE 

ALL ONLINE    April 11-15

Get a powerful collection of progressive drills in a strategic order that help you Inject effortless musicality and confidence into your dance with any partner and any song. No partner required.

How it works

Signup free for the Challenge ASAP, no partner required.

We'll send you instructions via email to join the temporary Challenge Facebook group.

From April 11-15, you'll receive an email each day containing a link to the daily challenge drills and a prescription on how to practice them to get the best results.

Join us in the Challenge Facebook group every day that week where we will be providing coaching & feedback gold!

Complete all 5 days of challenges to

WIN PRIZES

Grand Prize:

Full scholarship for the $1500

Top points earners have a chance to win:

A private 45-minute online coaching & strategy session with Champions Myles & Tessa
VIP Discounts for the
DDP Bootcamp including new COMPETITOR TRACK
Deck of 52 Drills to practice sol or with a partner

The difference 5 days can make

You should 100% sign up for the challenge! In addition to a bunch of really fantastic technical content, you can also get individual feedback on your homework videos and learn a ton from reading all the feedback to other people who submit their homework videos in the Facebook group!

Elasticity was one of the most important skills that I had been totally missing for my first several years of WCS (of course I had heard teachers talk about stretch all the time, but I never understood what that actually meant or how to do it), and once I learned it, it suddenly opened up my dancing and allowed me to have way more fun dances with everyone! I'm excited to get to further refine and upgrade my elasticity skills during this challenge!

Sarah Stiltskin

This is my first time trying your methods and I am so impressed. I also can’t thank you enough for the growth mindset. I struggle with thinking I’m not good enough and this made a huge difference if wanting to just keep trying even if I’m training ugly!  

Tracey Hughes

My aha moment was discovering how much easier spinning is when I incorporate as many of the techniques taught this week into my spins. There were so many elements missing that I will have to work on, but I see and feel the different that just these 7 days have made.  I can’t wait to see how things are as I work through this more and more. 

Robert Koseniak

After this seven awesome super Challenge days,  I can't but give you my gratitude.  

You are not only top professionals but  splendid teachers.  Your detailed tips,  instructions and also encouragement are undoubtedly great virtues of you both.  

Happy to be so fortunate to have this chance to learn from you.  

Congratulations and THANK YOU.  

Celia

FAQ

How much time will it take?
Each daily video is less than 15 minutes. Then practicing your daily challenge will take about another 15 minutes, which you can spread out throughout your day.

I'm busy the week of APR 11-15. Can I do it later?
Sorry, no. This is a free pop-up Challenge we only offer once or twice a year, so take advantage of it as much as you can - it'll be worth it!

What level is this for?
All levels - We will show you how to adjust the difficulty level of each drill.
This Challenge is not going to teach you how to dance West Coast Swing - it's aimed at dancers who are already familiar with their basic patterns.
Advanced dancers will enjoy nerding out with the detailed analysis, the bonus challenges and the optional Advanced Challenge Extension upgrade.

Do I need a partner?
Not for the daily Challenge drills. (You'll be surprised how much progress we can help you make solo!) But you will definitely want to try them out in social dancing! 

When are the classes?
There are no classes: Each day for 5 days, you will receive an email with the drills for that day for you to practice. In the Challenge Facebook group, we will be providing daily free interactive feedback and coaching to help you maximize your results and get to the finish line!

Do I have to be on Facebook?
You could easily use Instagram instead for all your Challenge posts! But all of the coaching and community is going to be in the Facebook group. You'll want to be on Facebook for this special week.


This Challenge is perfect for

Social dancers who:

  • have been using flowy movement for everything
  • feel stiff or robotic when they dance
  • struggle with rhythm or musical timing
  • rely heavily on patterns to fill the dance

Competitors who:

  • want to diversify their skills to be taken more seriously by judges
  • want to show respect for the roots of the dance
  • want to balance out weaknesses in their musicality skillset

Groove = fastest visual upgrade you can make at any level.

Plus it makes you a WAY more fun partner! 

Join the challenge

ALL ONLINE    April 11-15

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