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Month: June 2016

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30Jun/16

A Comparison of Lead and Follow in Tango, Lindy, and WCS

June 30, 2016Community Topics, Special Projects

An exploration and comparison of lead and follow in Tango, Lindy, and West Coast Swing. Tango Alphen (2014) approaches the lead and follow partnership interaction of Tango from an ‘enactivist’ approach, which

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29Jun/16

The Essential ‘Do Not Forgets’ of Packing For a Westie Weekend

June 29, 2016New Dancers, Resources, Welcome Wagon

I hope you found the first part of the packing series helpful, and have returned for another helping of packing tips. You’ll find that the more westies travel to conventions, the smarter

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28Jun/16

Tuesday Tip #002 – Pre-Dance Mindfulness

June 28, 2016Community Topics

Each week, Hugo Miguez and Stacy Kay post Tuesday Tips, advice from the pros to the larger Westie community about everything from dance etiquette to great ways to learn in workshops. We at

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26Jun/16

How To Overcome Nerves and Performance Anxiety: Part I

June 26, 2016Community Topics, Dance Skill, Resources

Imagine your hands shaking, your legs feeling weak, and your heart racing… only to have to then try to dance! People experience nervousness at different levels. At the lower levels it might

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24Jun/16

What is ‘Posting’ in West Coast Swing?

June 24, 2016Dance Skill, Resources

Hello, Westies! We created the Dance Definitions series to be a database of basic West Coast Swing terms and concepts, in the hopes that this will become a helpful resource for our

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22Jun/16

The Do’s and Don’ts of Packing Like A Westie Weekend Warrior!

June 22, 2016Community Topics, New Dancers, Resources, Welcome Wagon

I have a confession to make. I over-packed a lot when I first started going to westie events. If you’re not sure how to pack for your first westie convention, and are

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21Jun/16

Tuesday Tip #001 – Kindness in Competition

June 21, 2016Community Topics, New Dancers

Each week, Hugo Miguez and Stacy Kay post Tuesday Tips, advice from the pros to the larger Westie community about everything from dance etiquette to great ways to learn in workshops. We at

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17Jun/16

What is an Anchor Step? Anchor Steps Defined

June 17, 2016Dance Skill, Resources

Hello, Westies! We created the Dance Definitions series to be a database of basic West Coast Swing terms and concepts, in the hopes that this will become a helpful resource for our

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16Jun/16

West Coast Swing: Globalization in a Social Dance Community #1 [Introduction]

June 16, 2016Community Topics, Special Projects

Whether as a means of creative or artistic expression, social unification, religious ritual, or for the attainment of a transcending experience, dance has been a vital part of nearly every world culture

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14Jun/16

The Coffee Hunt

June 14, 2016Community Topics

Share On a Saturday night at The Challenge in Texas, my friends and I were in desperate need of some coffee, so we hopped in a car and set out in search

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