Mental Moves: Sharpen your Competitive Edge. (A novice comp prep intensive)

Name: Mental Moves: Sharpen your Competitive Edge. (A novice comp prep intensive)
Start: 2026-03-27T18:30:00-07:00
End: 2026-03-27T21:30:00-07:00
Location: Seattle Line Dance

Schedule

Fri Mar 27 2026 at 06:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Seattle Line Dance | Seattle, WA

Competing in Novice at Easter Swing? Join a special comp prep workshop designed just for you! $30pp; pre-registration required; limited spots available. With Sam Lingane, Marie-Pascale Cote, Patrick Tran, and Robert Crocker.
WHAT:
- Prep like an athlete - make a plan for what to do with your body, breath, and mind from 30 min pre-comp to 30 min post-comp.
- Learn and practice a pre-comp warm-up designed by Marie & Patrick
- Practice visualization skills to strengthen competitive mindset
- Apply & test strategies in mock comps (everyone will dance 2 full prelims and 1 final round)
- Receive personalized feedback from coaches
- Note: This is NOT an intro to competitions and will NOT cover material generally discussed in existing novice/newcomer comp overviews.
HOW TO JOIN:
Step 1: Fill out interest form link below
Step 2: We'll send an email to let you know if you're admitted (we're admitting in stages to keep lead/follow numbers even)
Step 3: Prepay to reserve your spot
INTEREST FORM: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrpyp8CVj7iMsdsL1zaZElKFsvtwRoy9j_4WmsFWHwLiB-fw/viewform
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Who can attend?
This is designed for folks planning to compete novice at Easter. Primary or secondary role is fine. You can also attend if:
- You're eligible to compete both novice and intermediate, or
- You've competed before but might decide to go newcomer
Who should NOT attend?
- Folks totally new to competing. This workshop will NOT be an intro to WCS comps.
- Folks looking to deep dive into how judges think. While there will be space for some questions on this topic, it's not an area of focus.