Seattle West Coast Swing Workshops with Kate Garboden and Social Dance with DJ Rassamy

Name: Seattle West Coast Swing Workshops with Kate Garboden and Social Dance with DJ Rassamy
Start: 2026-02-01T14:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-02-01T21:00:00-08:00
Location: Seattle Swing Dance Club

Schedule

Sun Feb 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 February 1, 2026 for:
- WCS workshops with local teacher Kate Garboden - tune up your technique!
- Come early for Open Practice (2h before workshops start, free for members)
- FREE one-hour newcomer West Coast Swing class with Wren Newman: 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/2026/01/seattle-west-coast-swing-kate-garboden-dj-rassamy
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ABOUT OUR GUEST: Kate Garboden (She/Her)
Kate is a well known WCS educator in Seattle. She runs the Hi-Lo Seattle mentorship program, is your co-Chief Judge and Scorekeeper for the SSDC Competition programs.
She especially enjoys diving deep into WCS technique with her students.
Video of Kate dancing: [Kate & Shawn - SSDC ESTT 2024 Advanced - All Star WCS J&J Finals](

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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 Kate: “The Art of Technique”. How good technique can improve your creativity. We will focus on weight placement and stability in your own body to free up time and space to play.
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 Kate: “The Technique of Art”. How, when, and where to add arm and leg styling to play in patterns and influence the dance.
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
$30 Two 1-hour workshops and dance
$20 One 1-hour workshops and dance
$10 Dance only
FREE Open Practice
Guests
$35 Two 1-hour workshops and dance
$25 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/30E0B4FA4AD28A6FD0-61447540-ssdc#/
$15 off your entire cart for Members, includes social dance
$10 off your entire cart for Guests/non-members, includes social dance