WEST COAST SWING

"CSC is proud to serve the West Coast Swing community, like an event-inside-an-event!"

Compete

Strictly Swing: Nov-Int and Adv-AS
Jack & Jill: New/Nov/Int/Adv/AS
Classic, Showcase
Rising Star (RST): Win coaching critique sessions & the Swing Literacy Dancer Development Program
Teams divisions: Amateur & Pro

TRAIN

17 WCS workshops taught by down-to-earth pros with current, progressive methods
Open Feedback session with wandering coaches
Friday 3-hour Intensives
Crossover Intro classes every day in every style
Adv/AllStar Track - audition only - according to points WSDC with possibility of audition for those who are lower level.

Schedule

ABOUT THE FRIDAY INTENSIVE

These workshops are NOT included in the CSC pass
Price: $110CAD but thanks to the sponsorship of Westie Montreal, the price for everyone is reduced to $50CAD and $70CAD at the door
To have more infos about the workshop or to register, click on the photos of the workshop of interest to you.

Friday Intensives :

DANCE

Great social dancing all night in the designated WCS ballroom
NEW: a second WCS dance hall with Blues/Funk theme will be available every night
International & local DJs
Awesome local atmosphere with friendly and hospitable AllStars & Pros
Crossover is highly supported! 80% of the attendees dance more than one style

Spectate

The most epic Invitational Crossover J&J you’ve ever seen - 15 couples, 3 styles!
Both English and French emcees that command the room like circus ringmasters
High-energy, original Swing format contests including live bands and jam circles
Intensely inspiring competitors with outstanding creativity, musicality, and acrobatics at all levels

party

“Liberating, inspiring, rejuvenating euphoria!” - Brad Whelan

Hands down, the craziest party event you will go to all year !

Let this sink in:

There is a hosted party room (free alcohol), open to all (anyone over 18), with a different theme every night (Fri, Sat, Sun), designated for club dancing/letting loose (not specifically partner dancing), with a DJ spinning party & contemporary music. The whole thing STARTS at 2am, (after the live bands finish) and goes till at least sunrise, often later. Bounce to your heart’s content between the party room and the WCS room, which will be going all night too. ...You might want to read that again. ;)

staff

WCS Coordinators

Canadian Champions Myles Munroe & Tessa Cunningham Munroe

Teachers / Judges

Myles MUNROE & Tessa CUNNINGHAM MUNROE

Myles Munroe and Tessa Cunningham Munroe are Canada’s West Coast Swing Champions and the highest ranked international dancers on both the NASDE and WSDC circuits.

Myles’ 30 years of diverse dance training includes 6 UCWDC World Championship titles, and Tessa brings a professional coaching career to the partnership with university degrees in both Kinesiology and Education.

As master teachers partnered for 20 years, they create the unique and highly effective Swing Literacy Teacher Development Program, the gold standard for training and teaching West Coast Swing.

www.swingliteracy.com

mARKUS SMITH & TREN VEAL

Markus and Tren are swing dance champions based in Washington, DC under their company StuckOnSwing. With the unique styles fused from Hand Dance, Hip Hop and West Coast Swing, together they travel across the United States and internationally teaching, competing, judging, and performing at the Champion level. They are most passionate about bringing people together and sharing the gift of dance and music with the next generation.

PhilLIPE & Flore BERNE

Philippe & Flore Berne hail from France, and are now living and working in Montreal, Canada.

They come from two different backgrounds: Philippe from world of dance competition, and Flore from the world of social dancing. Their complementarity adds flow and uniqueness to their dance style.

They are renowned for their professionalism, their versatility, their passion and their devotion to their students and community. They nurture quality and hard work, always with a touch of humor. You have never attended one of their classes? Do not wait!

Today, they are emerging West Coast Swing Showcase Champions, and placed 5th in 2016 and 4th in 2017 at the US Open.

Kyle & Melody

Kyle, a Canadian, and Melodie, from France, discovered West Coast Swing at 17 and 14, respectively. They both fell in love with the dance and each other on the dance floor. Now, with their backgrounds shaping their unique approach, they travel the world, sharing their knowledge and passion. Through their teaching, they make West Coast Swing accessible to all, fostering a vibrant global community. Join them on the dance floor to experience the magic for yourself!

Sonya Dessureault

Sonya began her career when she went to school for modern dance in her hometown of Montreal, Quebec. Afterwards, she worked professionally as a salsa and latin street dance teacher. It was at a salsa congress that she discovered west coast swing through a crossover performance. Sonya loved the freedom of expression and knew she had found her dance. With her trademark intensity, she trained and quickly moved up the ranks. She took a risk and left everything she had in Montreal and went to Europe. She began by teaching at a west coast swing event and from there was invited to teach all over the continent. Sonya believes all great dancing comes from learning to understand and then finding the freedom in what you know. She’s known for her fierce commitment to personal growth in herself and others, both on the floor and off.

JErome Subey

Jerome has been dancing for 15 years, starting in France but spending most of his training in the US and Canada. He has enjoyed much success in Champions Jack & Jills and the Showcase division.
"One of the most important thing you can do as a dancer, anything in life to go back to your ground so you are stable before you build something on top."

Jerome is dancing and training every day. " You must evolve all the time and try to improve yourself," Jerome says. As a teacher, he embodies the philosophy of always going back to the basics. "West coast swing is a flexible dance because you can dance to so many music styles," he said. "But you never get to the bottom of the basics. I learn new things all the time." As a teacher, he focuses on equipping dancers to practice what they are learning so they can grow effectively. "I am an awkward dancer but I train a lot and I don't look awkward anymore."

Jessie Rosenberg & Leo Cook

Jessie and Leo are passionate West Coast Swing dancers who bring a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to their weekly classes. Jessie began her West Coast Swing journey in 2005 with the Caltech Ballroom Club, while Leo discovered the dance in 2015 through a local ballroom studio and never looked back. They met in Montreal in 2018 through JT Swing Teams and have been dancing together ever since. Recently married, Jessie and Leo are currently competing their third Rising Star routine together on the national WCS circuit. As active competitors and travelers deeply immersed in the national West Coast Swing scene, they love the dance for its casual feel, creativity, partnership, and the vibrant community it fosters worldwide.

MC

BRAD WHELAN

DJ's

Vanessa Keroack

Vanessa started swing dancing in 2007 and quickly discovered a passion for WCS which she has been practicing for 15 years now. Over the past few years, she has taken part in several events on the Canadian and American east coast as a social and competition dancer.

She is an active member of the Montreal WCS community. She made her debut as a DJ in 2018 within this same community and since 2019, she is booked to DJ at WCS events on the US east coast. She has a varied music repertoire including WCS dancer favorites from the past decade.

Brad Blashko

Brad is excited to once again bring his DJ skills to CSC. Hailing from Ottawa, ON, he has been DJing for over half a decade and loves keeping the dance floor packed all night. He enjoys mixing hits from the past with the most popular songs in the present, while also being on the lookout for the next big songs in the Westie scene.

Stéphanie grisé

Music has always been a big part of Stephanie's life. From her teenage years, she began musical training which she continued until obtaining her diploma as a professional musician, specializing in Jazz and Popular music.

During her musical studies, she joined a Hip Hop crew and dabbled in several other dance styles thanks to her teacher who integrated them into her choreographies.

It was 12 years later, at the end of 2022, that she discovered WCS. It was only natural for her to join the local DJ team and put to contribution her experience and varied repertoire.

WCS represents a huge playground for her and above all an opportunity to share all her love of music and dance with you.

Alli Reese et Maxwell Thew

Alli & Max have been partners in dance and in life since 2018. Both found their love of west coast swing in college; Max in his ballroom club in Washington state, and Alli in Cambridge through an undergraduate course. Alli began dancing shortly after learning to walk and has trained in solo movement on the theatre stage and marching band field for over 25 years. Max is a musician by trade, playing nine instruments and helping hundreds of students discover the joy of music each school year. As DJs, both use their unique perspectives on music to keep dancers grooving to a variety of classic favorites and lesser-known gems all night long. Alli & Max are based in the Boston area and are proud to DJ at both local and national events in addition to serving as co-organizers for Dancing Fools (Alli) and Dirty Water WCS (Alli & Max).

Lacey Powell

Coach Lacey is a Multidisciplinary Holistic Wellness and Movement Expert with nearly 2 decades of experience — always learning more to help others become their most optimized selves. As an acclaimed international and national West Coast Swing competitor & instructor and an experienced multi-style DJ she's fueled dance events & communities across the United States. Lacey empowers transformative change through science-backed strategies & an understanding of human behavior in relation to life, health, & movement. In addition to having over 50 active certifications and licenses in a variety of modalities within health, wellness, mindset, movement, and fitness, and completing several teacher trainings and certifications facilitated by some of the world's top dance professionals, Lacey also has a background in teaching Ballroom, Country, East Coast Swing, Single-Time Jitterbug, Lindy Hop, Shag, Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Kizomba, Brazilian Zouk, Blues and Fusion. Lacey is also trained through West Coast Swing Judges Programs with SwingDiversity University (Andy Bouman & Kelly Casanova), Robert Royston's Shared Center System, and Debbie Figueroa. Her biggest claim to fame with her students is her entertaining, funny, and quirky teaching style, as well as, her genuine authentic connection with each person who comes into her classes and social dances.

Marie Phaneuf Fournier

Marie has been dancing West Coast Swing since 2012. She loves communicating her passion through social dancing, DJing, teaching and organizing events. Trained in music education, jazz piano, blues dance and WCS, Marie is a pioneer of the WCS scene in Quebec City. For over ten years, she has been organizing Tuesday evenings, as well as co-managing events with guest teachers. She loves to dance follow, lead and switch.

Thomas Clyde

Thomas has been swing dancing since 2006, started taking West Coast Swing classes in 2010, and stepped into the world of DJing WCS social dances almost exactly a decade ago. He has DJ’ed conventions such as the Canadian Swing Championships, Montreal Westie Fest, and Swingin’ Montreal – he has also been a regular DJ in his hometown of Ottawa at all the local westie socials.