Classes

Upcoming/current dance classes:

8-week West Coast Swing basics class : 9/18/2025 – 11/6/2025

West Coast Swing – Fall 2025 Class : Foundation Patterns with Upper-Level Technique 8-Week Progressive Class Thurs. 9/18/2025 – Thurs. 11/6/2025 Registration for this class is closed. Please check back for additional classes in 2026.

8-Week Progressive Class West Coast Swing 1 – Basics and Foundation Patterns * 9/22/2022 – 11/15/2022

Registration is Closed — Check back for more classes in 2023

Cost	$40 per person (covers all 8 weeks) College Student Discount: $20 for all 8 weeks
Day & Time	Thursdays 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Mountain Time)
Review Sessions	First Hour of Class (Except on Week 1)
Where	Blackfoot Rec Center 1350 Parkway Dr #31 Blackfoot, ID 83221 (Next door to O’Reilly’s Auto Parts) Google Maps Link
Agenda	First Class: 7:00 – 8:00 : Important Terminology and Foundational Dance Concepts 8:00 – 9:30 : Learn Dance Patterns 9:30 – 10 : Practice with Music Classes 2 – 8: 7:00 – 8:00 : Review Last Week’s Class 8:00 – 9:30 : Learn New Dance Patterns 9:30 – 10 : Practice with Music
Additional Details	Click Here for a detailed learning plan covered during the 8-week class.

Social Ballroom Dance* is lead-follow dancing, usually in a closed dance position or hand-to-hand hold. For these dance nights, we will mostly focus on dances that can provide learners some usable dance moves within one class. Dances we might teach include: Nightclub (Monterey) Foxtrot (L1) The Melange (L1) Merengue (L1) Salsa Suave (L1) Box Rumba (L1) Nightclub Rumba (L1) One Step (L1) East Coast Swing (L2) Ballroom Foxtrot (L2) Box Waltz (L2) American Tango (L2) L1 = Level 1 (beginner level) L2 = Level 2 (higher difficulty)

Cost	Only $20 per person for all 8 weeks
Dates	Start: Thurs. September 22, 2022 End: Tues. November 15, 2022
Day & Time	Thursdays at 8:00 PM (Mountain Time)
Additional Sessions	Make-up / Review sessions on Tuesdays at 8 PM If you miss a class or want extra practice, please attend the session on Tuesday nights.
Where	Blackfoot Community Center 1350 Parkway Dr. #31 Blackfoot, ID 83221 (Map) (next door to O’Reilly Auto Parts)
Content	What do we teach in the 8-week course? Please go to our WCS 8-week Class Details Page

* Note that all class members are required to change partners during class and will dance with other class members.

Refund Policy : If you have attended 0 or 1 classes and either need to drop out or decided this class isn’t for you, you may request a full refund. Refunds will not be automatic, so you will need request the refund. No pro-rated or partial refunds are available, and refunds will not be offered for those who have attended 2 or more of the 8 available class sessions.