Philly HALLOWestie October 10/25 | Halloween Social 🎃

Name: Philly HALLOWestie October 10/25 | Halloween Social 🎃
Start: 2025-10-25T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Concierge Ballroom

Schedule

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Concierge Ballroom | Philadelphia, PA

It's that time of the year! 👻 Time to bring out your best (/danceable/) costumes and join us for a spectacularly spooky social dance! 🎃
It's Spooky Season!! 🕷️ Dust the cobwebs off your favorite costume and join us for a night of wacky fun dancing! 🕸️ As usual, we're hosting a costume contest and the BEST costumes of the night will win a free pass to a future Philly Westie event!
Philly Westie is a monthly West Coast Swing social dance open to dancers of all levels, backgrounds, and walks of life! If you’ve never tried west coast swing before, we’ve got you! Join us at 8PM for a complimentary Beginner Crash Course that will have you ready to hit the dance floor and party the rest of the night away!
**Important reminder: even with the cooler weather, it still gets WARM while dancing! Please bring a reusable water bottle, change of clothes, small face towel, deodorant, and anything else you think you may need to be comfortable and safe while dancing!! Remember to stay hydrated and hygienic so everyone can have a fun time!
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⭐ First time at a Philly Westie event?
Speed up sign-in by digitally signing our waiver ahead of time (you only need to do this once!):
Philly Westie Waiver: https://forms.gle/s1hrbXpprYiX3ic37
⭐ So you think you have two left feet?
We got you! Come join our complimentary beginner lesson from 8pm-9pm. We'll show you which is your right foot!!
⭐ Need some hydration?
Social dancing is BYOB. You bring your elixir to stay "hydrated" and we'll provide the source of life... water
⭐ Gender identity and dance roles
As a de-gendered dance form, anyone regardless of gender identity is welcome to lead, follow, or switch! A number of us do both roles and it's twice the fun! As such, it's totally ok to dance with someone of the same gender - the only rule is: one leads and the other follows!
⭐ Should I bring my entourage?
Come by yourself or with your peeps! Since west coast swing is a social dance, you'll make friends regardless if you show up solo or with your entourage!
⭐ What should I wear?
Wear whatever you are comfortable moving in. Closed-toed shoes are preferred just in case you get stepped on! (this is partner dancing after all) Additionally, non-grippy shoes can be helpful for spinning and moving on the floor!
⭐ What are the rates?
Social Dance (+ Free Beginner WCS Lesson): $20 (reg) / $15 (student)
Cash or Venmo accepted at the door.
⭐ What is West Coast Swing?
West Coast Swing, also known as Modern Swing, is a super fun, super addictive form of partner dance. Originating in the 50s, west coast swing is characterized by its elastic, groovy, swanky vibe and dance partners play off of each other's creativity and improvisation with the music. It can be danced to a huge variety of music including pop, hip-hop, blues, instrumental, urban, etc.
To get a sense of what West Coast Swing looks like, here are some clips by current world champions (look how much fun they had while improvising with their dance partners and with the music!):