Historie:

• Der West Coast Swing entsand an der Westküste der USA in den 1940er Jahren
• Der WCS wird im 4/4 Takt bei 20 bis 35 TPM stationär im länglichen Slot getanzt, somit ist der Platzbedarf auf der Fläche ehr gering.
• Der Leader verbleibt oft in der mitte des Slots und macht der Dame den zum passieren nur Frei
• Die Dame / Follower bewegt sich entlang des Slots
• Wettbewerbsarten:
  • Jack`n`Jill
  • Strictly
  • Chlassic
  • Showcase

Figuren:

• 4 Beat Starter Step
• 4 Beat Triple Rhythm Break Anchor Triples
• 6 Count Closed Whip
• 8 Count Closed Whip
• Back to Back Tuck In
• Basic Step
• Basic Tuck from Closed Position
• Basic Tuck with Free Spin
• Closed Tuck In Turn
• Closed Whip
• Continuous Right Side Pass
• Continuous Whip
• Cross Hand Locked Whip
• Grundschritt
• Hand Change Starter Step
• Inside Turn
• Inside Underarm Turn to Closed Tuck In
• Lady's Double Spins
• Left Side Pass
• Lock Whip
• Locked Whip with Double Spin to Right
• Locked Whip with Underarm Turn to Right
• Locked Whip with Underarm Turn
• Locked Whip
• Man's Underarm Turn to Left Side Pass
• Man's Underarm Turn to Right Side Pass
• Man's Underarm Turns
• Push Basic
• Push Break
• Release Whip
• Reverse Whip
• Right Side Pass from Back to Front
• Right Side Pass
• Right Torque Turn
• Roll In Roll Out Doppelhand
• Roll In Roll Out Kreuzhandhaltung
• Roll In Roll Out LiR
• Roll In Roll Out RiL
• Roll In Roll Out RiR
• Rotational Starter Step
• Side Pass with Inside Underarm Turn
• Six Count Tummy Whip
• Slingshot Roll Out
• Step Over Swivels
• Sugar Love
• Sugar Push mit Body Check
• Sugar Push mit Damen Solodrehung Sugar Tuck
• Sugar Push mit Tap
• Sugar Push S Curve LiR
• Sugar Push S Curve RiL
• Sugar Push S Curve RiR
• Sugar Push
• Sugar Tuck
• Sugarpush with Underarm Turn Right
• Sugarpush
• Texas Tommy with Freeze
• Texas Tommy
• Throw Out from Closed Slingshot Position
• Throwout
• Tuck Turn
• Tummy Whip with Double Spin to Right
• Tummy Whip with Free Turn
• Tummy Whip
• Turning Basic
• Two Hand Contra Body Tuck
• Two Hand Cross Strut Tuck Turn
• Two Hand Tuck In Turn
• Two Hand Tuck to Locked Whip
• Underarm Catch
• Underarm Pass
• Underarm Turn
• Underarm with Hand Change
• Unterarmdrehung mit Herren Solodrehung She Goes He Goes
• Unterarmdrehung
• Walking Whip
• Whip Peitsche
• Whip with Double Spin to Right
• Whip with Free Turn to Right
• Whip with Inside Roll
• Whip with Inside Underarm Turn
• Whip with Outside Roll
• Whip with Outside Underarm Turn
• Whip