It was a relaxing, fun learning experience that renewed enthusiasm of my dancing. Excellent coaching and opportunity to compare notes with other dancers in a relaxed social atmosphere. AWESOME!

LOVED it! To be surrounded by people with similar goals, supported, learning, and understanding each other’s desires it was just amazing and just getting to know people deeper!

Before the retreat I wasn’t sure if what I had been practicing was on the right track and I didn’t know how to explain what I needed/wanted to my partner in a way they would understand. You gave me the tools to self-assess and ask for feedback to confirm when I am doing it right. I finally got to actually FEEL what it’s supposed to feel like, and getting coaching over several days was invaluable. Now I can be confident taking these new skills home and know I’m practicing them correctly. This experience increased my WCS confidence, so I feel like I now can own it.

Myles and Tessa's WCS Dance Retreat is a brilliant idea and I highly recommend it! I was very impressed at how gentle, yet clear, they both were in their feedback and guidance. The Fireside chats and social games we awesome for bonding before the social dancing started. We had lots of free time each day to practice, relax or tour plus had time to make life long friendships. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and came away feeling rejuvenated and inspired. Thank you Myles and Tessa!!

Getting to dance with Myles & Tessa to get a feel for their connection, stretch, and communication through these was invaluable. The relaxed social atmosphere and the fun group assembled at the retreat made the whole experience great.

This retreat was an opportunity to totally immerse myself in WCS and study under 2 world-class WCS champions who are master coaches of their craft. The format created a relaxing environment with plenty of time to practice dance, socialize with peers, take in tourist attractions, or just enjoy some quiet time. The evening meals, fireside chats, games & social dancing created so many great memories and lifelong friendships. My hope was to improve my dancing....but this retreat did that and so much more!

Coming into the retreat, I wasn't really having fun with West Coast Swing and felt like I had plateaued. Other teachers had pointed out my bad habits, but their instruction hadn't resonated enough with me to actually result in change. You guys were able to diagnose that I was incorrectly incorporating elements from other dances, explain why it wasn't working in my WCS, then provide solutions with a variety of different drills to help me develop better skills and get them into muscle memory. During this retreat, I felt like I leveled up and now have plenty to work on to continue to improve over the next year. Best of all, I'm now excited about WCS again!

It is an intense live-in study experience with all the benefits of total immersion--efficient mastery of a lot of material. You have a summer camp experience with the other couples, and you can practice dancing with other WCS aficionados. You have the deep privilege of getting to know two consummate pros and being assessed, educated, and taken care of (nurtured plus encouraged) in the midst of your dance learning journey.

I was on the fence about the retreat, but with Tessa’s nudge of encouragement, decided to go for it. I’m so glad I did! The retreat is a super fun and engaging way to connect the dots between the Swing Literacy curriculum and putting those principles into practice. From the individual tune-up sessions, to group drills, to social dancing. Not to mention, high-level uproar from ridiculously silly games. Bonus: I felt more confident going immediately into a dance event following the retreat—I highly recommend.

This was a great way to get in-person feedback from Myles and Tessa to get a taste of or follow up on their online Swing Literacy training. The in-person connections with other students at the retreat enabled sharing just not possible through online communication - it was invaluable!

It is such a great experience to rejuvenate the love of dance in an intensive way, yet feel totally relaxed and at ease in a safe and understanding environment at the same time. Definitely worth doing; do this if you are feeling good about your dance but especially if you are struggling and almost ready to give it up. You won't be sorry.

The Luxury WCS Retreat was one of the best holidays I’ve ever had! I felt like I was part of a family, safe to ask for help, and able to pick others’ brains by using a shared language. As a result of working intensely with M&T, I finally got skills I had been missing, which now gives me confidence to leave the floor knowing that my partner had fun. I feel validated and empowered because now I know where I stand. I finally have credit for the work I have done and I know what’s next in my development.

Getting the opportunity to spend a week with Myles and Tessa in the cabin was a mind-blowing and PRICELESS experience. I know that this will shape my dancing for years to come! I can already see the affects of their teaching methods in the way that way that I’m dancing with my partners now! I feel really lucky to have been a part of the retreat!

First of all I don’t want to say too much, because I want there to be space for me on the next retreat! That aside: Spend 3 days practicing Swing Literacy concepts, catching up on your partner drills, and troubleshooting the occasional glitch in your technique in a comfy mansion and in the company of like-minded dancers. Enjoy home-cooked food (or make your own or order take out!), and get a “tune up” from Myles or Tessa as part of your retreat experience. Overall, the experience was awesome.

You will be glad you came! You will come away a better dancer and person! Socializing with like minded dancers, enjoying the social times eating and drinking together and exploring the Vancouver area are all part of this fantastic experience.

This was a fantastic experience for me, the we had such a good time visiting and talking dance with all the couples, and Myles and Tessa lessons changed how I dance. I would recommend this to anyone serious about improving there dance and having fun while your doing it.

There are people who tell me they are burnt out and tired of video and zoom dance lessons, but I can promise you, video coaching sessions with M&T will never let you down, their capabilities and skills to diagnose, analyze, coach, and refine remotely are nothing short of extraordinary and mind-blowing and then, when you get the opportunity in person to learn from them, their teaching skills are simply exponentially that much greater. It’s insanely amazing!

This WCS retreat is a treat on many levels. New friends, New practices. New ideas. New ways of learning. If you're wanting an immersive learning and growing experience with all things WCS and fun to boot, check this out.