Seattle West Coast Swing Workshops with Champion Stephen White and Social Dance with DJ Rassamy

Name: Seattle West Coast Swing Workshops with Champion Stephen White and Social Dance with DJ Rassamy
Start: 2026-03-01T14:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-03-01T21:00:00-08:00
Location: Seattle Swing Dance Club

Schedule

Sun Mar 01 2026 at 02:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Seattle Swing Dance Club | Seattle, WA

Join us on SSDC Sunday March 1, 2026 for:
- WCS workshops with Champion Stephen White
- Come early for Open Practice (2h before workshops start, free for members)
- FREE one-hour newcomer West Coast Swing class with Cindy Cheung: invite your friends & family to start or learn the opposite role if you know WCS basics
- Three hours of social dancing with DJ Rassamy
Check the most current event details on our website: https://seattleswingdanceclub.com/ssdc-sundays/2026/03/seattle-west-coast-swing-stephen-white-dj-rassamy
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ABOUT OUR GUEST: Stephen White (He/Him)
Want to have a good time while learning some valuable skills? Meet Stephen White! He’s been teaching partner dance for 20+ years, and has had a wide range of success in educating humans on various movement while keeping them entertained.
You can find Stephen teaching WCS Teams at Salsa Con Todo on Tuesdays and Thursdays, group lessons at Baila District on Wednesdays, and over the East Side (place TBD) on Fridays.
Videos of Stephen Dancing:
- [Stephen White & Tessa Cunningham-Monroe - 5th place Strictly Champions Finals - SwingCouver 2025](

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- [Pro Show Matt Auclair and Stephen White - London SwingV 2019](

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Tentative SCHEDULE:
2:00 pm Open Floor Practice- practice solo or bring a partner. Need a space to teach a private lesson? - feel free to use the space, no floor fee. Try our Facebook Practice Club group to look for partners! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1493145055389509
3:30 pm Register, warm up, and volunteer to set up
4:00 pm Intermediate WCS Workshop with Stephen: “Closing time! Speed and power”
How to lead and follow proper opening and closing of the body to generate natural speed and power with control.
Prerequisite: No WSDC points required to attend. Make sure you are comfortable with all basic patterns and a few variations (Push, Pass, Tuck, Whip).
5:00 pm All Levels WCS Workshop with Stephen: “Driven by Rhythm”
Using our various rhythms to drive the dance and musicality.
Prerequisite: Know basic patterns (Push, Pass, Tuck, Whip).
5:30 pm FREE 1 Hour Beginner Lesson with Wren Newman (upstairs)
6:00 pm Social dance starts, with DJ Rassamy
9:00 pm Social dance ends & volunteer to clean up
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PRICING
Dance admission included with purchase of 1 or more workshop! We also honor affiliated swing club memberships.
Only credit card (including apple/google pay) accepted on-site.
Members
$35 Two 1-hour workshops and dance
$25 One 1-hour workshops and dance
$10 Dance only
FREE Open Practice
Guests
$40 Two 1-hour workshops and dance
$30 One 1-hour workshops and dance
$15 Dance only
$5 Open Practice
Qualifying WSDC All Stars and recent SSDC staff get free dance admission. Please check in at front desk.
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VOLUNTEER Discounts:
Your support of the 100% volunteer-run club for just an hour gets you a workshop discount and the dance for FREE! Thank you for your time and effort for our 501(c)(3) organization.
Sign up here to earn discounts:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B4FA4AD28A6FD0-61844669-ssdc
$15 off your entire cart for Members, includes social dance
$10 off your entire cart for Guests/non-members, includes social dance