SSDC Sunday March 1
Swing through the Seattle Swing Dance Club (SSDC) for West Coast Swing (WCS) workshops, free beginner lesson, and Westie social dancing!
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
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
Pro Show Matt Auclair and Stephen White - London SwingV 2019
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!
3:30 pm Register, warm up, and volunteer to set up
4:00 pm Intermediate WCS Workshop with Stephen
Prerequisite: No WSDC points required to attend. Make sure you are very comfortable with all basic patterns and a few variations of each (Push, Pass, Tuck, Whip).
5:00 pm All Levels WCS Workshop with Stephen
Prerequisite: Know basic patterns (Push, Pass, Tuck, Whip).
5:30 pm FREE 1 Hour Beginner Lesson with Cindy Cheung (upstairs)
6:00 pm Social dance starts, with DJ Rassamy
9:00 pm Social dance ends & volunteer to clean up
Tentative PRICING
Dance admission included with purchase of 1 or more workshop! We also honor affiliated swing club memberships.
Credit card accepted on-site only. See below how it pays to be a Swing Dance Club Member!
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.
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.
When you sign up, you earn these discounts of your entire event order including dance admission:
$15 off your entire cart for Members, includes social dance
$10 off your entire cart for Guests/non-members, includes social dance