Intensives
SPECIAL INTENSIVES
2027 INTENSIVES TBA
We have a team of amazing instructors! Each and everyone of them with their own unique set of skills. These instructors are offering the intensive workshops below.
Check out the Event Schedule for the intensives and all the weekend workshops.
2026 INTENSIVES
Intensives are priced separately
Tara Trafzer & Ben Morris
Let’s Get Weird, Then Find the Timing!
(Finding Creative Timing in WCS)
2 hour mini intensive
Friday 3-27-2026
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Fee: Register Online $50
Price increases to $60 on March 10
Finding Creative Timing in West Coast Swing In this two‑hour class, we’ll explore how to balance musicality, creativity, and connection with your partner—without losing the pulse of the dance. West Coast Swing gives us endless room to play, but sometimes our creative choices can pull us away from the dances underlying structure. Together, we’ll break down when we deviate from the traditional pattern or structure of the dance, how both lead and follow can ensure to get back on the structural timing of WCS. Through guided drills and partner exercises, you’ll learn how to stretch, interpret, and experiment while still landing confidently on time. This class will help you expand your creative toolkit while keeping your dancing rhythmically grounded and deeply musical. dancers.
Nataliya & Kevin Kane
Prepare to Lift Off: How to Lift with Kevin & Nataliya Kane
1.5 hour mini intensive with 30 min guided practica
Sunday 3-29-2026
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fee: Register Online $50
Price increases to $60 on March 10
Kevin and Nataliya have many years of experience in Showcase, acro yoga, circus and teaching wedding couples with no prior experience.
In this intensive they will teach dance lifts from the ground up. From technique and tips to safety to making it look easy!
You’re able to bring a dedicated partner or join the rotation.
No experience necessary, bring your curiosity to try this rewarding style of movement.
We’ll have 90 mins of instruction and 30 mins of guided practice.
Megan Dupree
The Neuroscience of Movement: Connecting Body and Brain
2 hour participative mini intensive
Saturday 3-28-2026
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fee: Register Online $20
Price increases to $25 on March 10
This workshop will target 3 concepts:
– How your brainstem connects your thoughts to plan your body’s movement through the filter of autonomic nervous system engagement
– How your movement affects your experience of emotions and ability to learn new things (like dance…)
– Basic exercises to reconnect your brain and body by improving information transfer from body to brain through the brainstem and back again.
Featuring: John Collini, Katie Fallon, Jalene Haremia, & Jes Ann Nail
Social DJ Tips & Tricks with Q&A
1 hour participative discussion
Saturday 3-28-2026
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Fee: Register Online $20
Price increases to $25 on March 10
Each DJ will share 1-2 tips they use and rely on in their sets. The remainder of the session will be open for participant questions.
Register and ask your questions in advance!
Participants who register at least 1 week before the event will be given the opportunity to ask your questions in advance (this ensures your questions will be addressed first in the session). Please limit questions to 1-2.
Patricia Lambert
Sustain & Grow: For Local Pros and Community Builders
2 hour presentation on how to build a sustainable community
Includes space for Q&A and discussion
Saturday, 3-28-2026
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Fee: Register Online $20
Price increases to $25 on March 10
For Lindy & WCS organizers, instructors, & scene builders who don’t just want to survive, but BUILD something sustainable in your local community or studio
“After nearly 15 years of community building trial and error, I wanted to incorporate my learned expertise in dance organizing, coaching, and wellness.
This interactive, community-focused discussion focuses on: how to structure income and leadership, and how to manage time and energy in a way that doesn’t burn you out and allows you to grow your scene sustainably.”
Free hydration/recovery shake offered for self care.
Nicole & Thibault Ramirez
WCS INTENSIVE
ADAPTABILITY
Friday: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Fee: Register Online $50
Take your dancing to the next level with this intensive on adaptability that will build your versatility and awareness – two factors that define champion-level West Coast Swing. Thibault and Nicole will share their proven techniques for adjusting speed, creating contrast, and reacting in real time to any situation. Whether you’re dancing socially or competing, adaptability is the secret to mastering connection with any partner and delivering captivating performances.
This intensive is open to all social and competitive dancers.
LaTasha Barnes
LINDY INTENSIVE
A DEEPER DIVE INTO LINDY HOP
Saturday 12:30 – 2:30pm
Fee: Register Online: $40
Cameo McHenry & Ben Morris
WCS INTENSIVE
BUILD YOUR DANCE TO THE MUSIC
Saturday: 3:30 – 5:30pm
Fee: Register Online: $50