WCS Workshop + Social

Name: WCS Workshop + Social
Start: 2026-03-08T12:00:00+01:00
Location: Baila Bel Air dance company

Schedule

Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Baila Bel Air dance company | Amsterdam, NH

Join our next West Coast Swing Social and Workshop at Baila Bel Air in March.
🗓 Sunday, 8 March
12:00–14:00 — Workshop Level 2+ (at least 4 months experience)
14:00–18:00 — Social dancing
Join us for a special workshop dedicated to musicality!
In this workshop, we’ll explore how to bring more musicality into your dancing through controlled accelerations and decelerations.
Working with simple, familiar patterns, we’ll experiment with small variations and subtle speed changes to help you catch musical accents and highlight key moments in the music. You’ll learn how to slightly accelerate certain parts of a pattern, stretch others, and create dynamic contrast — all while staying connected and balanced with your partner.
Although the focus is musicality, we’ll dive deeply into the technical aspects that make these changes possible: timing control, elasticity, grounding, weight transfer, and connection. The goal is to give you practical tools that allow you to play with tempo safely and clearly, without losing structure or partnership.
Suitable for Level 2+ dancers who are comfortable with basic West Coast Swing patterns and want to refine their control, expression, and musical awareness.
📍 Baila Bel Air, Amsterdam
Parking: Free parking on the weekend
Public transport: Easy to get to with just a 10-minute walk from the station

🎟 Prices
Early bird (until 1 March): €15 Workshop + Social / €10 Social only
Normal bird: €20 Workshop + Social / €15 Social only
See you on the dance floor! 💃🕺