Hi, Tessa here. Since 2002, I've been writing advice articles for West Coast Swing from my perspective as a WCS Champion and 30 years as a professional teacher and coach. My mission is to help teachers #teachWCSsmarter and dancers #trainWCSsmarter, which we do thoroughly in our Swing Literacy training programs.
But these articles are my way of contributing some free, bite-sized education to the community to help inspire and motivate with practical, actionable advice.
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In Day 1 of the Elasticity Challenge, we included the “I Dream of Jeannie” drill. (Now would be a good time to go watch it if you have not gotten caught up yet). Here’s a way to extend this potent drill to a memorable and bonding group game:One of the foreign concepts that students need