Summer practice sessions We are trying something new for the months of July and August. Typically we close for these months but this year we are keeping the studio open on Wednesday evenings to host a practice session and social dancing for those of us who can’t go a whole summer without Westie! This will be freeform time to…

Guest instructor workshop on Saturday the 7th Alli and Max are up from Boston to bring us another excellent guest instructor workshop. They’ll be teaching a two-hour workshop starting at 4pm on June 7th, with our typical Saturday intro course and social dancing later. You can pre-purchase workshop tickets here.  We want to extend a sincere…

Give back to your Westie community in May Now is the time to give back to your Westie community: donate a little extra, bring a friend, or volunteer. We’re asking for your help in maintaining the 802 Westie Collective community. We want to shore up our nonprofit’s finances without raising weekly dance rates; to do this, we’re setting a goal to fundraise $1,000 over…

April classes and social 802 Westie Collective is offering our customary Wednesday evening classes and first Saturday social dance in April. One important note: we will not have classes/dancing on April 23rd due to the dancefloor being refinished at North Star Community Hall. We’ll finish out our series of classes as usual the following Wednesday, April 30th.…

Sonya Dessureault workshop this Saturday (3/1) 802 Westie Collective is very excited to be bringing Sonya Dessureault, a pro from Montreal, to our community for the afternoon of March 1st to teach a Level 2 workshop. This is a great opportunity for intermediate dancers to up their skills with a fresh instructor perspective. The workshop will specifically…

Social dancing and classes We’re hosting our monthly Saturday social dance on the first day of February! This includes a one-hour Westie crash course for new dancers followed by several hours of social dancing. This is a great time to bring friends who are curious about trying West Coast Swing. Our usual slate of classes…

Happy New Year! 802 Westie Collective will resume our usual programming starting on January 8th. Note that this means we’ll be off for New Year’s Day (the first Wednesday of the month) and will not have a first Saturday social in January. But we will get in 4 full weeks of classes with our regular…

Saturday social and abbreviated class schedule Come join us at our first Saturday social dance on the 7th! On Wednesday evenings we’re again running an abbreviated 3-week class schedule in December to avoid holiday conflicts. See below for full details.  We’ve added a new section to our newsletter this month: Save the Dates. We’ll be using that…

Slices, Social, and Shortened Month Don’t forget to RSVP to attend the pizza party / annual meeting this Wednesday, October 30th. Buying a pizza ticket in advance lets us know how much to order. And your presence at the meeting is invaluable! We’ll be reflecting on how our community is doing, sharing the perspective from our board,…

We’re back! After a couple months of summer break, 802 Westie Collective is returning September 4th with a fresh series of beginner and intermediate classes. We’ll also be hosting a first Saturday social dance on the 7th. Read on for details. September 2024 Wednesday, September 4th6:45 pm – Check in for classes7:00 pm – Classes…