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Basic Through Advanced Instruction

• Basic to Intermediate
• Basic & Beyond
• Advanced Basics
• Intermediate
• Advanced

Hot Moves Series

Instruction for Advanced Dancers

• Volume 1
• Volume 2-Syncopations and Break Endings
• Sylized Swing by Parker Dearborn
• Sylized Swing Vol 2 by Parker Dearborn & Jessica Cox
• Sylized Swing Vol 3 by Parker Dearborn & Jessica Cox

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Solo Technique for partner dancing

• West Coast Swing Intermediate 2 - Syncopations
• "Sweat" Advanced WCS Line Dance
• "Sweat" Advanced WCS Line Dance

Basic through advanced moves and steps, instructional videos for dancers

These one-hour lessons are clearly explained for dancers of every level. The beginning videos are designed to get you dancing and having fun quickly. Intermediate videos - our most popular - cover patterns that everyone finds easy and memorable. Our advanced videos place more emphasis on technique, leading, following, and styling. These videos are perfect for students (and teachers) who wish to build (or teach) solid technical foundations.

New for 2005!
Running Time: 140 Minutes

This video combines several of the most common basic and intermediate level patterns into one video

Part One

• Sugar push
• Sugar tuck
• Under arm pass
• Left side pass

Part Two

• Closed basic
• Tuck release
• Under arm pass w/ hand change
• Right to right side pass w/ inside roll

Part Three

• Basic whip
• Whip w/ inside roll
• Whip w/ hand change behind the back
• Whip w/ outside roll

Part Four

• Double under arm pass (left and right)
• She-he pass (8 counts)
• Inside whip with barrel roll exit
• Sugar puch with cross over triples

Part Five

• Closed tuck release, with hip catch
• Back side pass with outside roll
• Shoulder catch whip
• Hammerlock in & out with hip roll ending

Product Code: SL154

Part One (Technical Concepts)

• Forward & Backwards Walks
• Triple Steps
• Rhythmical Values
• Using the Feet

Part Two (Common Basics)

• Connection Concepts
• Sugar Push
• Underarm Pass
• Left Side Pass
• Side Tuck
• Basket Whip
• Basic Whip
• Closed Basic

Part Three (Variations with Style)

• Whip from Closed
• Sugar Push to Hammerlock
• Left Side Pass with Arm Roll
• Cross Handed Basket Whip/Cutoff

Part Four (Bonus Fun Stuff)

• Closed Basic
• Underarm Release
• Tuck to Hammerlock
• R-R Reverse Whip to Outside Roll

Product Code: SL160

Basic Exercises

Connection Concepts

Creating Balance Throughout Spacing and Foot Placement

One hour and fourty minutes! Advanced Partnering Skills

Product Code: SL108

Funk Style, Patterns & Body Movements

Taking things up a notch! Michael and Dawne introduce additional movements to the basics like the “spring” and double spins! With four short routines containing enough material to last you months, Michael and Dawne show several cool moves with body movements and footwork styling tips.

Part one

• Closed basic, cross track & inside release
• Sugar tuck w/man’s right roll & hand change behind
• Right to right in & out pass w/man’s left roll & hand change behind the back
• Left to right side pass w/inside roll & closed twists

Part two

• Whip w/stop-n-go forearm catch
• Inside pick-up w/outside barrel roll ending
• Open crescendo & roll to closed spring
• Closed rock w/break-away ending

Part three

• Spin whip w/quick reverse spin to hammerlock
• Prance walks in hammerlock (2), she-he pass ending
• Left to left prance to wrap-unwrap to elbow hook & spin

Part four

• Whip, inside roll to hammerlock & pop-out
• Right to right power passes (curving)
• Right to right in-n-out to hammerlock
• Hammerlock prance w/advanced tunnel ending

Product Code: SL102

Funk Style, Patterns & Body Movements

Just Released: All New for 2004.

New paterns, new styling. If you have our previous WCS Advanced video, you'll want this one too.

Part one

• Closed basic, tuck w/sit hitch & heel press footwork
• Inside pivot whip w/right to right side slide release
• Right to right in & out w/hip catch & quick spin to freeze
• Multiple closed springs & tuck release

Part two

• Shadow tuck overturned
• Quick right to right barrel roll
• Whip w/two hand release to vine & tuck
• Inside sit whip w/inside release

Part three

• Two hand tuck (both hands over to cross hand drape w/lady behind the man)...man switches to lady’s footwork
• Lady’s sugar in shadow
• Side hitch to “Shorty George” right side pass with spin

Part four

• Sugar w/roll off the heel
• Whip w/double sweeps, inside releasew/man’s right spin and hand change behind
• Right to right hammerlock whip w/quick wrap & switch ended with check & inside roll rlease

Product Code: SL104

Intermediate to Advanced (60min)

Part One

• Inside Barrel Roll with Hook Behinds
• Syncopated Telemark with Stylized Walkout
• Neck Wrap to the Right with Sweep
• Neck Wrap to the Left with Struts
• Arm Throw

Part Two

• Followers Lock Step with Leaders Turn
• Head Loop to Elbow Catch
• Whip with Playtime
• Left Handed Sugar with Slide By

Part Three

• Diagonal Send Out with Camel Walks
• Off Slot Tuck with Diva Pose
• Back to Back Tandem Turn with Skates

Product Code: SL161

(assisted by Andrea Scott)

Section 1

• Spring step, leader/follower switch to an inside roll
• 70/30 sugar push
• Underarm with men’s shoulder drag
• Hammer to Hammer with barrel and variation
• Sugar tuck with cross body check
• Split whip

Section 2

• Walk around throw out
• Push break with swivel turn out
• Overturned underarm pass and variation
• Flick whip
• Quick break

Section 3

• Funky tuck throw out
• The roll in roll out tandem
• Syncopated sugar
• Invitation pass for followers
• Syncopated whip

Product Code: SL107

60 minutes

Section 1

• Sugar Tuck throw out
• Drifting basic
• Lady's styled side pass

Section 2

• Whip with shoulder drag
• Sweetheart to leaders pass
• Barrel check to free turn

Section 3

• Dragging throw out with followers over turned
• U turn closed halo turn out
• Syncopated Sugar

Section 4

• Invitation pass
• Whip with shoulder catch
• 4 count reverse break

Section 5

• Outside turn throw out
• Under/over sugar
• Under arm pass with drag

Section 6

• The Kicker
• Followers body movement pass
• Under arm double hitch step

Product Code: SL151

Running Time: 60 minutes

Video Excerpt

Section 1

• 8 Count Starter
• Mirrored Cuban Break
• Fold with Men's Rotation
• Free Turn for Lady

Section 2

• Spring Step Starter with Inside Release
• Sugar Free Tuck
• Shoulder Whip to Inside Shadow
• Syncopated Sugar with Drag

Section 3

• Hitch Throwout
• Roll In & Roll Out
• Tandem Tunnel
• Free Turn Chest Press
• Underarm with Anchor Variations

Section 4

• Open Tuck Throwout with U Turn
• Sliding Door
• Single Time Rotating Sugar
• Swim Around with Man's Duck

Bonus Section 5

• Fan Twist Sugar
• Double Cross Hitch Out
• Body Movement Whip Out

Bonus Section 6

• Free Turn Styling
• Inside & Outside Turn Body Movement

Product Code: SL158

Instruction for Advanced Dancers - Hot Moves, Steps and Patterns

This series covers the latest showy and fun advanced patterns seen at competitions and social dances. Students should have experience in the dances because basic technique is not covered.

Popular patterns useful in Jack and Jill contests and social dancing

Part One/light and shade timing

• Closed basic, quick telemark, 2 swivels & throw out
• Sugar with hook and slide and criss cross triple tap
• Under arm pass with press breaks
• Sugar push with hitches, stutter breaks and scoops
• Whip with an inside roll to overturned press away
• Swivel to under arm pass

Part Two

• Basic, tuck, underarm pass ended with two hand hold
• 2 hand wrap and unwrap with hand changes above
• Cross hand inside whip to a L-L reverse sweetheart
• Advanced Yo-Yo from behind the back (2 sets)
• Free spin to closed pick-up (spring or picture)

Part Three

• Double tuck release
• Hand change to shadow tuck and tandem roll
• R-R inside roll to check and reverse spin to pot stir
• Quick reverse spin to 4 hammerlock prance walks
• Free spin with floor sweep rondés

Part Four

• Closed basic with overhead release, end with two hands
• Two hand barrel roll on the left to sweetheart on the right
• Quick release with ladies walk-away swivel
• Cross body opposition spins to open facing position
• Whip with double rondés into double ripples down

Product Code: SL105

An introduction to fancy footwork to use in the middle or end of patterns

Part One

• Closed basic w/spring
• Tuck release w/rhythm change timing
• Under arm pass w/Break steps, pot stir and side slide
• Whip w/inside roll w/ Press & pull back hitch
• Sugar push w/Hip ups
• Sugar tuck w/Extended walk-away paddle breaks

Part Two

• Closed basic w/Tap and goes
• Tuck release w/Cross triples
• Under arm pass w/3 sets of twist hitches (after ct 6)
• Whip closed w/ back swivel and grapevine & tuck
• Sugar push w/Cross to knee pops (stutter break)
• Sugar tuck w/Freeze and pulse

Part Three

• Closed basic w/Hip roll
• Tuck release w/Touch on 3, ripple down on 5,6
• Under arm pass w/Chase and retreat footwork
• Whip w/rondé and ride
• Sugar push w/Slide w/double resistance
• Sugar tuck w/Fan and pull-back

Part Four

(What to do when he poses and what the man does to match the lady)

• Lock and roll to press
• Under arm to hand change, prance and wrap to side by side scoots)

Product Code: SL106

Solo Technique for partner dancing

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Product Code: SL103

produced for intermediate and advanced West Coast Swing dancers.

The material within this 64 count line dance is comprised of over 15 contemporary (funk style) movements that are currently used to interpret top R& B and blues songs played on the Swing circuit.

Sample Video Clip (1.2meg wmv)

The movements include, funky footwork, body isolations, illusion moves and cool lines.

“Sweat” was created by top Swing dancers, Michael Kiehm & his nephew and rising star, Michael Kielbasa.

The “Sweat” line dance is currently danced at most of the Swing dance conventions all over the US, and is a challenge for even the most advanced dancer. Once you, master this routine, your next step would be to implement the movements into your Swing. The perfect learning tool for this is the newest title to our instructional series, Advanced Sweat.

Product Code: SL148

Implementing the movements from the “Sweat Line Dance” into West Coast Swing basics.

On this video you will learn how to use the movements while dancing all of the popular basic variations. Top instructors, Michael Kiehm and partner Dawne Haight demonstrate, and instruct the techniques needed to make the movements fit as solo (man only or lady only), or as mirrored, (both partners at the same time). Michael and Dawne also emphasize the connection and balance while implementing the movements.

Both of the Sweat videos are important learning tools for noticeable improvements in the level of your dancing!

Section One

• First set of 16 counts
• Line dance demo
• Demo with partner
  • Part 1
  • Part 2

Section 2

• Second set of 16 counts
• Line dance demo
• Demo with partner
  • Part 1
  • Part 2

Section Three

• Third set of 16 counts
• Line dance demo
• Demo with partner
  • Part 1
  • Part 2

Section Four

• Fourth set of 16 counts
• Line dance demo
• Demo with partner
  • Part 1
  • Part 2

Product Code: SL109