Quickly, leaders: what’s the best way to make sure that your follower has an amazing dance? If you answered, “Lead all of your cool patterns so she knows you’re a rockstar,” we need to talk. There’s a much better way … Read more
When you’ve mastered hearing upbeats and downbeats in music, you are ready to bring that skill into your pattern work. West coast swing is a two-beat dance, so all patterns are built on the downbeat-upbeat structure. If all you dance … Read more
Lots of dancers love learning patterns. It’s easy to see this on the leader side of the dance—there’s a reason some leaders are referred to as “pattern junkies”—but followers can also be addicted to their play patterns. However, truly excellent … Read more
by Brian B at west coast swing online
Brian & Megan 
