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The world is an interesting place right now. Lots of things changed and big changes came to our dance too. It is great time to focus more on other hobbies but there is no need to leave west coast swing behind. We can’t meet and social dance right now but we can still have fun and enjoy the dance in other forms! 

The world of west coast swing is adapting to the current situation and we want to make sure that you know how to keep connected to west coast swing even now. There are online west coast swing shows, classes, workshops and more. We’ve listed some options and resources below.

Let’s start with a few events coming up in the next few days:

Virtual LIVE Strictly-Style Pro Show

When: Friday April 10th at 5:30 pm Pacific Time
Cost: Free (donations via Paypal are welcome)
Click here for more info or to register.

“West Coast Swing Pros will share their art with you during this crazy time, with whomever they are with and wherever they are quarantined at. That may mean some pros will be dancing with their significant others, their traditional dance partner, their children, their parents, or they might even freestyle solo dance. Our hope is simply to provide a space where the Pros can share their art and joy of movement with the global West Coast Swing community.

The show will be held LIVE on April 10th, 2020 at 5:30pm Pacific. If you are unable to view it LIVE, a recording will be posted in the learning portal for later enjoyment!! The show order will be randomized as is the DJ that will choose each “households” song.”

Global Westie Connection – A Virtual Summit

When: Saturday April 11th and Sunday April 12th
Cost: $99 USD
Click here for more info or to register.

“As a summit participant, you will have access to 8 LIVE-online classes and 2 LIVE Bonus classes over the course of the two days. Each of these instructors will teach material that is geared towards ALL-levels (Novice-Champion).

This summit can truly impact your dance as you will discover specific ways to continuously grow your dance from wherever you are in the world.

One of the best parts is all the lessons are recorded. As a registered participant, you will have life-long access to the recordings from this summit. Even if you are not able to make it to the LIVE lesson, you will still be able to access the material at a time that best suits your schedule.”

Zoom Westie Fest 2!

When: Saturday April 18 at 12 noon Pacific Time
Cost: By donation
(Can be attended completely for free. Recommended donations are listed at the link below.)
Click here for more info or to register.

Learn, watch or just hang out virtually with other people:

“Ben Morris will teach a workshop for those of you that have partners, Glenn and Emeline will teach a solo styling line dance choreographed just for this event, then we’ll have awesome music you can dance to…and you’ll be able to see others dancing as well so you can vibe off each other like at a real dance.”

Find more events like the ones listed above

For more online westie opportunities check following resources:

Virtual Westie (website):
Click here for list of online wcs learning platforms.

Online West Coast Swing Opportunities (Facebook Group):
Click here to see one off events, classes, intensives, online hangouts and other wcs online opportunities.

WCS Professionals Online (Google Calendar)
Calendar displaying online wcs opportunities (most events list all the necessary details about how to join the event but some of the events are missing these details so it takes a bit of Googling to find it).
Click here to view the calendar.
If you’d like to add the calendar to your Google Account please click here.

Stay safe and hopefully we’ll see you soon on the real non-virtual dance floor.

Due to the developments of the COVID-19 situation over the past couple of days, the board has voted to cancel our March dance. Please continue to stay home if you are sick, wash your hands frequently, sneeze or cough into your elbow or tissue (then wash your hands), and avoid touching your face. We will make an announcement about our April dance closer to the date. Thank you to everyone for your understanding.

On February 15 2020 the BC Swing Dance Club hosted its 2020 AGM and elected a new board. Thank you to everyone that came to the AGM to support the club, and to everyone that ran for election.

At the AGM, we reviewed our financial standings, had a discussion on what happened in 2019, and talked about the future of the club. Head on over to https://bcswingdance.ca/index.php/2020-board-of-directors/ to see the new board. The new board is:

• President – Amanda Brubaker
• Vice-President – Rick Gillespie
• Treasurer – Anne Broženský
• Secretary – Wyatt Ritchie
• Director – Wanda Roberts
• Director – Vickie Langford
• Director – Nela Šubrtová
• Director – Jenessa DeYoung
• Director – Crystal Macleod

Also, check out the AGM package in case you missed the meeting, which includes our financials, updates from the president, and more:

“To chase the glowing hours with flying feet.”

Join us February 15th for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and dance. It’s election time so please come out to the meeting and vote for your new Board of Directors.

All active members attending the AGM will get into the dance for free! And don’t worry, you can still renew (or signup for) your membership for $15 before the meeting. We will be serving pizza and other refreshments starting at 5:30, and the meeting will start at 6:00. There are no lessons this month.

The BC Swing Dance Club is purely a member run organization. Without our volunteer Board of Directors, we would not be able to hold our dances, so please consider running for one of the positions. The nomination committee is still accepting nominations so contact us here with a private message, send email to info@bcswingdance.ca, or contact any Board member for information. Nominations will also be taken from the floor at the AGM. You are welcome to nominate yourself, or someone else.

DJ Jason Brown will be playing music for us in February.

Doors: 5:30 pm
Pizza: 5:30 pm
AGM: 6-8 pm
Social dance: 8-11

Prices:
Dance: $10 member / $13 non-member / $6 Valid Student ID. Members attending the AGM are free.
Under 16 FREE with paying adult