Want to improve your connection for west coast swing? Wether you’re a beginner dancer or a high level advanced competitor you need to always be learning. In the articles below we cover basic connection concepts all the way to the the things you see the pros do!
Learn to stretch the connection in your anchor step. Learn how to stay connected with partners during social dancing and competition. Don’t forget to check out the videos tab. We have dozens of videos dedicated to connection alone!
Many beginning WCS dancers make the mistake of confusing connection with a lead. At the end of every pattern, the partners should connect during the anchor by stretching away from each other. However, this connection is not yet a lead, … Read more
Flashlighting is a connection technique that visually emphasizes the center-to-center connection between the partners. The name comes from imagining that both partners have a flashlight beam coming from their centers. The follower shapes her body to aim her flashlight beam … Read more
One of the most common questions dancers ask is “How to improve your connection in west coast swing.” At a basic level improving your connection in west coast swing is about the relationship between your center and your partners center. Advanced dancers, … Read more
One of the tricky connections in west coast swing is the towards connection, which is also known as compression. A compression connection is used whenever the follower’s center is supposed to move away from the leader’s center. You’ll find this … Read more
From a physics perspective, what happens when someone goes bungee jumping is remarkably similar to the stretching that should happen on an anchor in WCS. Let’s say that you have a bungee cord that is 20 feet long, and you … Read more
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