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Katherine's Dance Word: Pure WCS Videos

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Pure WCS videos only. The following are dances that are at least 60-90% real swing. And done with the Three T's. Timing, Technique and Teamwork). I'll be updating it from time to time with new videos. And remember! Just because you see someone here dance swing DOES NOT mean they still do. Trust the dancing only, not the names. Page may take a while to load- there are more than 80 videos! Last updated Wed, August 21st 2013). The "Traditional Tandem" of West Coast Swing. Sharlot Jansen and Shirley Fietsem.

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Katherine's Dance Word: #85 2/2: The Cult, the Council and the End.

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May 28, 2014. 85 2/2: The Cult, the Council and the End. The Future, Here and Now. I knew how hard the fall would be from that place - and how high the hands would reach to catch and scratch at me if I called out, loud and quite clear. -Katherine Eastvold. This is Part 2 of Weekly WCS Note #85. Click here. Saturday, February 26th 2011. It was treason. I knew it. But the right people had said yes. And the wrong people had said no. And before I knew it. I remember that day clearly. I remember each face, ea...

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Katherine's Dance Word: The Basics of WCS

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June 20, 2014. The Basics of WCS. The Slot of WCS. The dance of West Coast Swing (WCS) is extremely unique in the world of ballroom dancing. If you've ever taken a class for any kind of partner dance, like East Coast Swing, Waltz or Cha Cha, you'll remember that you were taught one basic step at the very beginning. But always, when you were done, you returned to that basic pattern. That one single solitary basic. How nice. West Coast Swing? The Push Break (aka Sugar Push). The Left Side Pass. For Teacher...

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Katherine's Dance Word: The Books

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If you've been in the West Coast Swing world long enough, you know there's a huge revolution going on. And it all began with this blog, Facebook and a few articles. Over the course of six months, I wrote six groundbreaking and foundational articles for defining, restoring and preserving the dance we love. Is written too. They are, frankly put, the WCS gospel. Check out the first three chapters of this sensational bestselling WCS book, and see how they apply to the world beyond too:. The Time Has Come.

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Katherine's Dance Word: #109: The Five Stages of Grief for WCS

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June 26, 2015. 109: The Five Stages of Grief for WCS. Five Stages of Grief:. How they Apply to WCS. The five stages - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance - are a part of the framework that makes up our learning to live with the one we lost. They are tools to help us frame and identify what we may be feeling. I want to take a moment to talk to you specifically about this week's Quote of the Week. The same goes for people who lost their studios to narcissistic and sociopathic teachers and...

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Katherine's Dance Word: #88: Where Things Stand Now

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April 12, 2014. 88: Where Things Stand Now. Addendum released April 14th 2014. I hope that you have received Weekly Note #85: The Cult, the Council and The End. By now and have read all of it. It was the last of the Weekly Notes,. And a very fitting end to them it was, I believe. I have also written and released a few addendum's here on my blog. They are The WCS Mafia. And, my favorite, My Problem with Points. The article in which I name The Ten). Then came my very first article, The Nissy. Which shook t...

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Katherine's Dance Word: #101: Did I Hear That Right?

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December 05, 2014. 101: Did I Hear That Right? The following is a sidebar article from Weekly WCS Note #101: Preparing for the Big One. You might have heard that a few big names are changing their tunes. Yes, that's right. Big names in the church and the ten are suddenly teaching. gasp! Some of these names participated - heck, even LED - some of the most brutal online harassment our sport has ever seen. And now they're teaching WCS again? A lot A lot, a lot, a lot. I still can't believe it myself. Or was...

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Katherine's Dance Word: The Time Came - Part 2

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January 07, 2015. The Time Came - Part 2. Drug addicts are no longer the people you love. -Dr. Brad Lander, The Columbus Dispatch. This is the second and final piece to my latest and greatest work: The Time Came. It's the much needed and lately promised follow-up to the article The Time Has Come. It was a call to arms. It struck deep and it struck hard. Its boom echoed across the world. And the WCS Revolution began. Upon the completion of today's Weekly WCS Note. It hardly needs to be stated that these l...