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Seattle West Coast Swing Workshops with All-Star Mahala Fedor and Social with DJ JAmes Atwill

  • Alki Masonic Center 4736 40th Avenue Southwest Seattle, WA, 98116 United States (map)

SSDC Sunday November 15

Swing through the Seattle Swing Dance Club (SSDC) for West Coast Swing (WCS) workshops, free beginner lesson, and Westie social dancing!

  • WCS workshops with All-Star Mahala Fedor, visiting from Spokane, WA

  • ATTN: workshop and dance times adjusted for SwitchON Seattle. Start times 30 min later than usual.

  • Come early for Open Practice (2h before workshops start, free for members)

  • FREE one-hour newcomer West Coast Swing class with Lan VoBa: invite your friends & family to start or learn the opposite role if you know WCS basics

  • Three hours of social dancing with DJ JAmes Atwill - SwitchON attendees dance FREE

About our guest | Mahala Fedor (She/Her)

Mahala is a WCS dancer based out of Spokane, WA. She competes as a primary lead at an All-Star level, and is an avid switch dancer. Students appreciate Mahala for her calm, encouraging and attentive demeanor. And absolutely everyone falls in love with her pups Peril and Lola.

Videos:

SCHEDULE

2:30 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.

4:00 pm Register, warm up, and volunteer to set up

4:30 pm Intermediate WCS Workshop with Mahala: “Intro to Steals”

Learn how to safely participate in Birthday Steals!

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).

5:30 pm All Levels WCS Workshop with Mahala: <Title TBD>

Prerequisite: Know basic patterns (Push, Pass, Tuck, Whip).

5:30 pm FREE 1 Hour Beginner Lesson (upstairs) with Scott Goodhart

6:30 pm Social dance starts, with DJ JAmes
- SwitchON Seattle attendees dance FREE (show your SwitchON wristband)

9:30 pm Social dance ends & volunteer to clean up

PRICING

Dance admission included with purchase of 1 or more workshop! We also honor affiliated swing club memberships. 

Pay at the door. Only credit card and apple/google pay accepted on-site (no cash). See below how it pays to be a Swing Dance Club Member!

Members
$30 Two 1-hour workshops and dance
$20 One 1-hour workshop and dance
$10 Dance only - Show your SwitchON wristband and dance FREE
FREE Open Practice

Guests
$35 Two 1-hour workshops and dance
$25 One 1-hour workshop and dance
$15 Dance only - Show your SwitchON wristband and dance FREE
$5 Open Practice

Qualifying WSDC All Stars and recent SSDC staff get free dance admission. Please check in at front desk.

Become a Member

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 both Members and Guests

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