West Coast Swing
West Coast Swing Workshop with Dawn Gennery
Boston Spa Village Hall 7th and 21st April 2024
Your Instructor
Dancing is communication. We listen and respond in the same way we do when we have a conversation. West Coast Swing is a creative dance. As our dance journey progresses, we spend some time considering phrases and musicality (translating what you hear in a song into how you move in your dance).
Email dancecardevents@gmail.com or call 07916 950089 to discuss workshops, freestyles and courses.
West Coast Swing Workshop
Boston Spa Village Hall
7th and 21st April 2024
Dawn Gennery (Dance Card Events) is running 2 more workshops in West Coast Swing aimed at helping beginners master their basics.
The 2 hour classes will cover the elements of the dance that you will need to master. It will be fashioned specifically at those who book, with the intention of drilling our fundamentals, practice time, and thinking about the things we can work on to improve our dance.
The workshops are £15 per session, or £25 if you attend as a balanced lead and follow couple.
Contact Dawn on 07916 950089 or via the email on the contact page.
Regency West Coast Swing and Dance Card Events came together to hold their second combined freestyle at Morley Rugby Club on Friday 3rd May.
We play the latest tracks well as some old favourites of West Coast Swing music - R & B, pop, Blues, a little bit of funk, country etc.
Morley Working Men's Club has a modern bar (extremely reasonable prices) and a fabulous purpose built dance floor. There is a free carpark for those attending. Entry is £8 per person.
Robert Cordoba
Trained under Robert Cordoba and Robert Royston
Dance instructor Dawn has had many years of experience dancing West Coast Swing. She is GPDIA qualified to teach beginner West Coast Swing by American choreographer, Swing dance champ and Hall of Famer Robert Cordoba (image left). She went on to run regular classes and has taught WCs for 6 years now.
Dawn has also taken part in intensive teacher training session with WCS champ, dance emcee, teacher trainer, and choreographer Robert Royston, the most recent one being in March 2024. She teaches at both beginner and intermediate level.
In addition Dawn has had private tuition from world renowned professional West Coast Swing instructors and All Stars, and takes great joy in dancing West Coast Swing. She is dedicated in her passion to teach others in learning this wonderfully creative style of dance.
Robert Royston at MADjam 2024 Champions
The Cairn SH!Dance Weekender WCS Workshop September 2021/2022 and 2023
If you would like us to run a workshop for you please fill in the booking form on the contacts page or contact Dawn - Tel: 07916 950089.
1, 2, triple step, triple step
Coronation Hall, Milby, Near Boroughbridge YO51 9BL
Parking available in front and behind the hall
We run workshops at Coronation Hall, Milby from time to time. The venue has a sprung dance floor, ceiling fans in case it's a hot day, and plenty of space for distancing. The facilities are well cared for and sanitiser stations are in place.