April 2022 Announcements

Photo of a West Coast swing dance class. Instructors are demonstrating a right side pass.

Events

Doors open at 6:45 for all of our classes, workshops, and events! COVID-19 vaccine and booster and mask required.

Monthly Dance – Saturday, April 2nd 
Workshop at 7 PM
Social Dancing 8 – 11 PM

Beginner Series – Every Wednesday starting April 6th
Class at 7 PM
Social Dancing 8 – 9 PM
Pre-register here for the Beginner Series!

Open Guided Practice – Wednesdays!
Practice at 7 PM
Social Dancing 8 – 9 PM

Tessa Antolini – Wednesday, April 13th
For people already comfortable with West Coast Swing basic patterns and have an interest in working on technique and connection skills.
Class at 7 PM
Social Dancing 8 – 9 PM
More information about Tessa can be found here.


People social dancing West Coast swing.

Dancing in Vermont

802 Westie Collective’s monthly dances are held on the first Saturday of every month! A pre-dance workshop will be taught by one of our high-level dancers.

Weekly social dancing after classes is a great way to get your mid-week dance fix in!

For UVM students and employees, BASS holds weekly classes and social dancing on Thursday
   Studio 121 in Patrick Gym

Dancing in the wild: this is social dancing that is done outside of a studio environment.
   Tuesday – Radio Bean
   Thursday – On Tap

Dancing Outside of Vermont

Westie Bos holds monthly dances and brings in All-Star and Champion level instructors to teach workshops prior to the dance.
Dancing Fools hold their classes and social dances on Wednesday night every week and offer a variety of classes.
Dance Boston has group classes on Tuesday night and social dances typically on the first Saturday of the month with a workshop prior to the dance.
ESS Camp is a Westie workshop weekend with leveled classes taught by top-tier dancers with tons of social dancing. March 25 – 27th


Photo of two dancers competing in a West Coast Swing dance competition.

Competitions We Are Attending

MADjam: March 3-6
Oscar: 1st Place in Advanced – Welcome back to All-Star!
River: finals as both Novice Follow and Intermediate Lead

Liberty Swing: June 23-26


Group photo in the Champlain Club with text "See you on the floor!" overlaid.