Rolling Count and Location
In March of 2018 I was able to spend a full day with WCS legend Skippy Blair. At the time of my visit Skippy had just turned 94 years old. Skippy was instrumental in naming west coast swing in the … Read more
Musicality
Looking for help with musicality for west coast swing? We’ve got you covered. In the articles below we cover topics like counting the music, staying on time, learning to hear music and more. Once you’re comfortable you’ll learn the #1 key to musicality so you can connect your steps to the music!
Musicality can be difficult if you’re not natural. Don’t worry. We’ve taught tens of thousands of dancers to hear music better. Take a look around! We’re happy you’re here :-) Start this interview on the history of west coast swing!
Rolling Count vs Straight Count (Skippy)
In March of 2018 I was able to spend a full day with WCS legend Skippy Blair. At the time of my visit Skippy had just turned 94 years old. Skippy was instrumental in naming west coast swing in the … Read more
Rolling Count: Body movement at its best
In March of 2018 I was able to spend a full day with WCS legend Skippy Blair. At the time of my visit Skippy had just turned 94 years old. Skippy was instrumental in naming west coast swing in the … Read more
The secret of rolling count
In March of 2018 I was able to spend a full day with WCS legend Skippy Blair. At the time of my visit Skippy had just turned 94 years old. Skippy was instrumental in naming west coast swing in the … Read more
ROLLING COUNT – Weight Distribution of the “&a” AND identifying “Beat Count”
ROLLING COUNT – Weight Distribution of the “&a” AND identifying “Beat Count” 1. Beat Count GSDTA calls it “Beat Count” when we refer to listening and/or counting out BEATS of MUSIC (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8). When we are … Read more
Brian & Megan
