West Coast Swing Popular Variations I features a collection of creative patterns, styling options, and social dance variations taught by acclaimed West Coast Swing champion Michelle Kinkaid. Known for her smooth, musical, and highly interactive dance style, Michelle shares a variety of popular combinations that help dancers add greater creativity, personality, and versatility to their West Coast Swing.
Designed for dancers of all levels, this instructional video focuses on expanding movement possibilities beyond basic patterns while maintaining strong lead-and-follow principles. The material combines stylish footwork, innovative transitions, improvisational concepts, and social dance applications that can be incorporated immediately into everyday dancing.
Contents Include:
- Inside Whip with Arm Styling
- Basic and 360 Side Pass Variations
- Half Whip to Freeze
- Basic and Improvisational Exits
- Ampersand with Swivel Walks
- Flip Out Variation
- Sonny’s Swivel Variation
- Underarm Turn with Flick and Brush
- Syncopated Volta Side Pass
- Twisting Figure-Eight Sugar Push
- Ronde Whip Variation
In addition to the listed variations, Michelle introduces concepts for creating more dynamic and entertaining social dancing through combinations, intricate footwork, extensions, and playful partner interactions. The video also explores some of her signature and crowd-favorite movements, including creative styling ideas and performance-inspired variations that can add excitement to both social and competitive dancing.
Whether you are looking to refresh your social dance repertoire, improve musical interpretation, or develop more expressive West Coast Swing, this video offers practical material that can be adapted to a variety of dancing situations.







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