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 dancers #trainWCSsmarter and teachers #teachWCSsmarter, which we do thoroughly in our Swing Literacy training programs.
These articles are my way of contributing some free, bite-sized education to the community to help inspire and motivate with practical, actionable advice for your dancing & teaching. . Be sure to scroll down to load more (pause to allow more to load)
I highly encourage everyone to leverage these free resources by sharing them in your community groups and with friends you know who could use them. Enjoy!
Build your pattern and styling SKILLS (instead of memorizing choreo) so you can develop fluency and make better decisions with your partner and the music.
Progressively build the solid foundation of personal movement skills (techniques, tactics, and strategies) required to make your West Coast Swing more stable, agile, and expressive.
Prepare a new mindset for training smarter. Dive into the science of learning to discover how to improve any skills more efficiently so practice feels more productive.
