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Our classes are leveled and progressive– we only take new students at the beginning of a series, and all classes above Fundamentals require an audition for students who are new to MCS. We offer in-person and video audition opportunities. Audition videos can be sent to missioncityswing@gmail.com. Learn more about our auditions process below!

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A Quick Summary:

• Our classes are 6-week progressive series.
• Class prices can be found here.
• Our upper level classes have an audition process!
  • Fundamentals/Level 1 students may opt to audition for Level 2 after taking 1 series of Fundamentals.
  • If you take two full 6-week series of Fundamentals, you may move up to Level 2 without auditioning.
  • There will be no audition process between Level 2 and Level 3, you will just have to complete all of the content available in Level 2 (four full 6-week series) before moving on to Level 3.
  • Auditions will still be required to move from Level 3 to Level 4.
  • Students who are new to MCS and wish to join an upper level class (i.e., L2, L3, or L4) will have to audition regardless. Learn more about our auditions process below!
• If you are interested in joining our Fundamentals class, there is no need to audition – just show up! If you want to save time at the door, you can pre-register ahead of time here!

Fundamentals (8-9pm)

The introductory level of classes, intended for beginner West Coast Swing dancers. Also great for helping refine the basics for those who have been dancing for a while but haven’t taken many formal lessons. This progressive course covers basic West Coast Swing patterns and technique to get students ready for social dancing.

• Time: 8-9pm on Wednesdays
• Length: Two 6-week progressive series (12 weeks of instruction)
• Students must join in the first week of each series and pay upfront for the entire series. See 1-pager here for details about what the Fundamentals class series will cover
• Location: Upstairs Grand Ballroom

Level 2 (7-8pm)

Level 2 classes are intended for dancers with a solid grasp of the basics. Level 2 is aimed at leveling up dancers and introducing a wide array of more advanced techniques. It will cover topics such as whip variations, refining connection, turns and preps, countering in open and closed, anchoring, and more!

Level 2 focuses on building upon Fundamentals such as Connection, Turns, Anchoring, and Rhythm.

• Time: 7-8pm on Wednesdays
• Length: Four 6-week progressive series (24 weeks of instruction)
• Location: Upstairs Grand Ballroom

Level 3 (8-9pm)

Level 3 focuses on expanding each dancer’s West Coast Swing vocabulary with topics such as Styling and Shaping, Rhythm Variations, Musicality, and more!

• Time: 8-9pm on Wednesdays
• Length: Three 6-week progressive series (18 weeks of instruction)
• Location: Downstairs Ballet Studio

For both Level 2 and Level 3:

• Students must join in the first week of each series and pay upfront for the entire series
• Will include more detailed content at a slightly slower pace than in Fundamentals, offering students more opportunities to ask detailed questions and receive some more personal feedback
• Students should be comfortable with the following basics: left side pass, under-arm turn (right side pass), sugar push, sugar tuck, passing tuck, free spin and whip. Students should also demonstrate proficiency in basic west coast swing technique

Level 4 (7-8pm)

Intended for experienced West Coast Swing dancers, Level 4 aims to develop individual dancers into their dance potential with a diverse range of concepts, drills, and applications that will change over time as the class develops. We intend to push dancers outside of their comfort zones and expand their dance.

• Time: 7-8pm on Wednesdays
• Length: Discrete 6-weeks series
• Location: Downstairs Ballet Studio
• Students must join in the first week of each series and pay upfront for the entire series
• Requires audition to join. There will be at least 1 in-person audition before each series of Level 4 begins. You can also submit video auditions to missioncityswing@gmail.com
• Students should be very comfortable with the basics and demonstrate proficiency in more advanced connection, pattern-work, musicality, and styling

Points+ (8-9pm*)

Intended for West Coast Swing dancers who have at least one (1) WSDC point. This means you have competed at a WSDC convention and finaled at least once in a JnJ (includes Novice, Masters, and Sophisticated JnJ or higher). Our Points+ classes aim to provide students with more complex concepts, technique, drills, and applications that invite students to explore different ways of moving and challenge their traditional way of thinking.

• Time: 8-9pm on select Wednesdays
• Length: Drop-in classes only (NOT a series).
  *Please note, these are not offered every week so take a look at the schedule ahead of time
• Location: Upstairs Gold Room
• Requires at least one (1) Novice, Masters, Sophisticated or higher WSDC point to join

Auditions

Fundamentals students may opt to audition for Level 2 after taking only one series of Fundamentals. If students take two series of Fundamentals, they may move up to Level 2 without auditioning. There is no audition process between Level 2 and Level 3 — students are asked to complete all of the content available in Level 2 before moving on to Level 3. Auditions will still be required to move from Level 3 to Level 4.

Students who are new to MCS and wish to join an upper level class (i.e., L2, L3, or L4) will have to audition regardless.

There are two options for auditioning:
1) Students can take a video of themselves dancing West Coast Swing with a partner (either a social dance or competition video is fine). Try and include all the basics if possible) and send it to missioncityswing@gmail.com
2) Students can audition in person (dates and times vary by series). Please sign up for in-person auditions using this link: https://forms.gle/7YjHnidbgu555F7W9

We’re excited to see you all in class!