Portland TX • 6-Week Beginner West Coast Swing Series (FALL 2025) - THURSDA

📢 To register, make a payment, include all registrant's email(s), name(s) & role(s) (LEAD or FOLLOW). We do not gender discriminate. Anyone can LEAD and anyone can FOLLOW 📢

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📢 Want more dancing? Join us for Country 2-Step Progressive 6-Week Series on the same nights at 7:35 PM! FB event link: facebook.com/events/1343096310754083/1343096824087365 📢

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🌟 BEGINNER WEST COAST SWING 6-WEEK SERIES 🌟

Who is the 6-Week Series For:

• New to partner dancing [OR]

• Never danced West Coast Swing [OR]

• It's been a long while since you've learned West Coast Swing [OR]

• You learned a different style of West Coast Swing (ie. Ballroom or Country versions) [OR]

• You want to work on your fundamentals and techniques while helping new dancers feel confident and comfortable with the dance ♥

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🌟 DETAILS: 🌟

West Coast Swing / #ModernSwing Partner Dance 6-Week Beginner Series with National Dancer/Competitor and Expert Functional Movement Specialist, Lacey Powell Fitness and Dance!

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Learn the Basics of West Coast Swing with confidence -- Side Passes, Sugar Push, Tucks, Whips, Starter Steps, and Turns! A short practice session will follow the class

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♥ Participants are encouraged [not required] to rotate partners in class (1) to make sure you're LEARNING the dance not compensating with your partner and (2) to meet / dance with new people because this is a SOCIAL dance!

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This is a progressive series. Although anyone can drop in at any time, it may be more difficult get get the spirit and ease of WCS without going through the series in order.

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📢 Note: As you register, the price is for the total amount for the entire six (6) weeks! 📢

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🎁 𝘽𝙊𝙉𝙐𝙎: 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙡𝙚! 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯 🎁

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🌟 LOCATION: 🌟

PORTLAND COMMUNITY CENTER

2000 Billy G. Webb Dr Portland TX 78474

Meeting Room 2505

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🌟 DATE: 🌟

THURSDAYS October 16th 2025 - November 20th 2025

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🌟 TIME: 🌟

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM + short practice session

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🌟 PRICE: 🌟

Pre-Register for the 6-Weeks:

► $65 per person

► $105 per partnership (lead/follow)

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🌟 PAYMENT METHODS: 🌟

► PortlandTX.gov/134/community-center

Click on "Parks & Recreation Online Registration"

Search for "Dance"

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📢 You will be added to the Pre-Registration List as soon payment is received. Make sure to include YOUR name and YOUR role [LEAD/FOLLOW], as well as, your PARTNER's name and your PARTNER's role [LEAD/FOLLOW].

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📢 We do not gender discriminate - anyone can be a LEAD and anyone can be a FOLLOW, but you must stick with that role for the full 6 weeks.

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🌟 NEED A PARTNER? 🌟

We want to keep the number of LEADS and FOLLOWS as even as possible!

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Visit Shall We Dance Corpus Christi on FB @ facebook.com/groups/shallwedancecctx

You can also send a message via the "Looking For Dance ____" Chat on the SWD CCTX Group at m.me/ch/AbZW1htojf11Kc7O

*** Be sure to let them know that you are a [LEAD / FOLLOW] looking for the opposite role [LEAD / FOLLOW] for this 6-WEEK SERIES

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🌟 EXTRA INFO: 🌟

► Masks highly recommended, not required.

► No chewing gum or perfumes.

► Recommended Attire: comfortable shoes that you can easily pivot in on laminate flooring and clothing that you can easily move around in. We don't recommend ballroom or street heels.

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🌟 IMPORTANT: 🌟

Any symptoms of cold, flu, runny noses, coughs, etc are not permitted at all even with a mask.

Classes are in English Only -- We apologize for the inconvenience

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🌟 HOST: 🌟

Portland Community Center

(36I) 777-33OI

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🎁 PRIVATE LESSONS: 🎁

Participants of the 6-Week Beginner Series will have the opportunity to register for Private Lessons at a special rate! $150 for a 3-Lesson WCS Package (That's $150 in Savings!). Each private lesson is 50-minutes and can have up to 3 people in the lesson.

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🌟 TENTITIVE ITINERARY: 🌟

*depending on the class - itinerary may change slightly; Short practice session after each class*

📅 Week 1 - Intro to Connection, Extension, Timing, & Passes

📅 Week 2 - Review / Intro to Rhythm & Closed Positions

📅 Week 3 - Review / Intro to Underarm Reverse Whip

📅 Week 4 - Review / Intro to Inside & Outside Turns

📅 Week 5 - Review / Techniques of Redirections [Push / Whip / Tucks]

📅 Week 6 - Review / Intro to Musical Variations

📅 INVITATION: wk7 - Celebratory West Coast Swing & Country Western Social Dance at Casa Ortiz Event Center on "Friendsgiving" November 26th, 2025