College and Camp Teams

Since 2005, we have coached and choreographed for Oregon State University's "Cool Shoes" Performance Team. This dedicated team of 30 were able to master our 4-minute choreography for several performance at the end of the term, They are excellent role models for the younger gereation of our dance style, and many of the dancers continue on to compete and progress their West Coast Swing.

view a Swing team routine we choreographed for OSU, Jan 2007

We have taught Salsa at Harbour Dance Centre in Vancouver since 2005 and every year prepare a demo for the Novice dancers to showcase their new skills at the end-of-term show.

Sensual Feminine Movement Training

and Swing DIVAS Performance Team

Well before the Pole-Dance trend, Tessa was one of the very first to offer this unique type of training to dancers and non-dancers alike. Tessa teaches women in a safe and private studio how to be sensual, graceful, sexy, and elegant. Often referred to as pole dancing without the pole, or strip tease without the strip, women get practical technical instruction on the physics and the psychology of the movement, and a choreographed combination is taught to apply the concepts learned. This class has recevied rave reviews, packed event workshop rooms, and has given women and men alike a new confidence and body awareness that they can apply to their dancing and to "other areas of their lives". There are optional performance opportunties for their routines. Tessa has now produced 3 instructional videos on this material, and teaches Diva workshops and events and workshops globally.

For more info on how to incorporate this training into your WCS workshop or event, please contact Tessa.

The Canadian Swing Performance Team

The Canadian Swing Performance Team was created in Summer, 2004 for the purpose of doing a demonstration at DanceSport BC's Robson Square Summer Dance Series. It serves to educate the public audience about West Swing Coast Swing is, and make it seem more accessible to the learning dancer. For the team members, it serve to provide a chance to be in the spotlight they might not otherwise have. Working on a routine is guaranteed to improve your dancing, as it forces you to work on clarity of movement, control, timing, musical interpratation, focus, and environmental awareness.

The Canadian Swing Performance Team has performed at Robson Square 2005, 2006 and Seattle's Easter Swing 2005.