Westie Groove is a weekly dance for all WCS dancers. Regardless of your level, experience, age, or music preference you will find a home here.
Between a roster of amazing DJs and inspiring teachers and both beginner and int/adv classes available each week, Westie Groove is where you belong. It’s also the perfect place to bring those friends who are interested in experiencing WCS for the first time!
Weekly on Wednesdays
SD Westie will be moving to:
Dance Headquarters
5035 Shawline St
San Diego, CA 92111
New Schedule:
7-8pm: All Classes
8pm: Social Dancing
*To respect the teachers and other students, please arrive on time for class. Class admission will be closed 10 minutes after start time, later entry will not be granted. Thank you, your punctuality is appreciated!
| Item | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Full Ticket | $20 | Full Ticket = Class (excluding beginners) + Dance |
| Dance Only | $15 | Dance Only = No classes, just coming to dance |
| Beginner Classes | ||
| Free Beginner Class | Free | Our Free Beginner Class is Always Free! |
| Free Beginner Class + Dance | $10 | Anyone Taking the Free Beginner Class can stay for $10 |
| Discounts and Discount nights | ||
| Student - Full Ticket | $10 | With Valid Student ID |
| Student Carpools - Full Ticket | Free | With Valid Student ID, Carpool = Group of 4+ |
| Birthday - Full Ticket | Free | On WG Birthday Night - If it's your Bday Month |
| BYOB Wizard - Full Ticket | Free | Dancers Bringing Their Muggle Friends on BYOB Night get in FREE! |
| BYOB Muggle - Free Beginner Class + Dance | Free | Muggle Friends of Dancers Get in Free their first time @ WG! |
Details: Ready to level up? If you’ve already become proficient with core patterns, timing and technique but lack a Novice point, come dance for our instructors. Please keep in mind our goal is to build a community where students are in classes that will most help them grow! If our instructors see that there might be some core elements that need attention, they likely will want you to continue in the core class.
Our goal is to build a good educational system and learning is half the fun in WCS. We’re all forever students! Rushing through education is not recommended, rather staying at a level to hear different instructors break things down. There’s always more to learn and repetition is key!
Each week of the month we’ll add one ‘Community Function’ to the night, things like one week we’ll do a mixer, the next week we might do the Birthdays for that month, then the following week we might do a Jam or SS Spotlight, and then the last week maybe a quick community huddle to talk about the community or set an intention for the month. We’re going to keep the schedule flexible as this takes shape, but please expect that we’ll all be engaging in socializing and intention building.
This week we ask that you bring someone to try our beginner class for free and in return you will get in for free too! They must take the beginner class and be brand new to Westie Groove and more or less new to WCS.
We’re going to invite anyone who has a birthday in that respective month to join us for a Bday dance!
If there’s an event that we think a lot of us from our community will attend, we’ll host a Prep Night… we’ll wear event shirts, talk about the event, maybe run a mock contest, or talk about what judges want. We’ll try to have prizes for fun games or contests.
Dance Headquarters
5035 Shawline St
San Diego, CA 92111
New Schedule:
7-8pm: All Classes
8pm: Social Dancing
Please see some frequently asked questions below. Feel free to reach out to to us for any additional info on our Contact page.
YES! 100% Free! No catch. We just love to share this dance that we believe is life changing. We’re just confident most people will stick fall in love with West Coast Swing and our community will grow and flourish!
West Coast Swing (WCS) is a modern style of swing dancing that evolved from a smooth style of Lindy Hop here in California and adapted into its own dance form back in the ’50s and ’60s. Danced to a wide range of music genres, it is one of the most versatile social dances today. Known for its smooth and stretchy feel, WCS affords dancers lots of room for improvisation, creativity, and musicality. Whether you like blues, jazz, hip hop, R&B, or country, you will find WCS music that you will love dancing to.
This dance is for everyone regardless of race, age, level of dance, sexual orientation, gender/gender identity, disability, physical appearance, religion, or anything else. We hear all the time, “But I have two left feet” and “I have no rhythm.” We are going to challenge those statements and prove you wrong. WCS is for you.
There is plenty of parking in a large, well-lit parking lot.
WCS is a casual dance, and we tend to wear stuff we feel good moving in. That may mean jeans and T-shirts or something fancier. We encourage you to be you and to express yourself. Most of us dance in particular dance shoes, but sneakers and dress shoes are just as appropriate. Make sure they will stay on your feet and not stick to the floor. A quick check of personal hygiene will make you a more popular partner. Leave the heavy perfumes and colognes at home, don’t forget deodorant, and if you tend to sweat a lot, bring an extra shirt.
You can view our Health Policy here.
No! In classes, we will rotate partners throughout and during social dancing, there will be plenty of people ready and willing to dance.
Yes! Please view our Code of Conduct here.
