This video with Robert Royston and Melissa Rutz dancing a Jack & Jill at Grand Nationals was one of the most popular videos we shared on our facebook page in 2016. It shows WCS musicality at its finest. Now obviously both are incredible dancers and have deep understanding of music, but knowing that this level of musically in west coast swing is possible, should inspire all of us! <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/jkTwo-WsQP8?rel=0″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
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There are so many layers to Musicality in West Coast Swing. Counting the music. Staying on time. Understanding the Accents. Predicting the accents. Understanding the build in the music. Using your patterns to accent the music. In all the years of teaching I’ve come across one big key that separates the people who are musical and the dancers who are not. I made a video on it! You can check it out below.
My #1 tip for WCS Musicality.
Brian & Megan