Beginner West Coast Swing Dance Lessons

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Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Learn West Coast Swing dancing!

Everyone welcome

No experience or partner required

Anyone can learn to lead or follow

West Coast Swing is a modern partner dance, dancers choose to either lead or follow. Often danced to popular music, West Coast Swing evolved from Lindy Hop to a smooth, elastic dance with a focus on connection, musicality, and creativity.

✨ Schedule: 6:00 - 7:00pm - Beginner Class with Brianne and Hillary

7:00 - 8:00pm - Open Practice

$75 for the 6-week series, April 3 - May 7

✨ About our Teachers

Brianne loves her teaching and dancing life! She has been line dancing for 18 years and is a Top 3 World Champion with experience in all genres of dance. The challenge of West Coast Swing intrigues Brianne and has drawn her into elevating her ability in both lead and follow roles. Brianne currently teaches line dance and West Coast Swing at Sara Raymond Dance Academy on Sundays.

Hillary has been diving into West Coast Swing since 2022, volunteering on the Board of the BC Swing Dance Club for 2 years before moving to the Island. Stepping into teaching West Coast Swing, Hillary draws from her earliest lessons with Zoltan and Yuka, years of weekly practice and fun at RX Vancouver, the experience of transferring her dance knowledge as a follow to dancing as a lead, and a love of welcoming new dancers to the community.

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The Nanaimo WCS Collective holds social dances every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month at Wellington Hall and a lesson series in Lantzville on Thursdays.

We are looking for volunteers! If you'd like to volunteer with us, for a night or as a Board Member, please contact us or talk to us at an event.