Zurich West Coast Swing

This past Wednesday I hopped over briefly to Zurich, Switzerland. It was WestieStage’s first class day back from summer vacation. I was prepared with my single backpack and cuban heels. That’s right, I was sporting proper west coast swing footwear for the first time in over a year. Since I mostly travel for blues and lindy hop, there has never been much need to pack those shoes. However, this European journey also includes west coast swing workshops in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Classes at Salsa Mania went well Thursday. The Beginner class didn’t have any true beginners, but we still practiced push breaks (or sugar pushes). WestieStage is on a 6 week rotating schedule where each week features one of six fundamental basics.  We focused on improving their technique and threw some sugar tucks in there also.

The Intermediate class continued the push break theme as we played with right to left hand holds. This video also includes a final move that we didn’t get to in the class. It was a great class, featuring many local Zurich dancers and some out of towners. Overall, it was a great quick visit to Zurich. I hope to be back later this year or next.