The Swing Literacy Intensive is an incredible experience! Myles & Tessa create a supportive, encouraging environment and their passion for improving the experience of the dancers is obvious. Drawing on their extensive background in dance, sports, and pedagogy, they have created a progressive and comprehensive curriculum, which builds a strong foundation and gives dancers a toolbox of necessary […]

Myles & Tessa are at the very top level as both educators and dancers. I got soooo much out of the 2-day Swing Literacy Intensive – it was extremely positive, high-energy and fun! They use some of the best analogies and exercises, which really helped me understand the core principles of the dance, which led to […]

We took our first LiftCraft Intensive at SCC2016, then took their Dips/Drops/Slides/Rides Intensive at SCC2017; both were fantastic and we loved learning the proper technique and build ups to doing these types of moves. At BTP2018, we were so glad we took LiftCraft again as a refresher because it’s wasn’t exactly the same content, and […]

I came to Myles’ and Tessa’s lift intensive looking for a pick-me-up and came away with so much more. Not only did I learn a few techniques, but i was equipped with the foundations of picking up chicks in such a way that I am now able to safely and contructively execute new methods and […]

DipMe DropMe SlideMe RideMe! This is a class everyone needs to take! It will take you to that next level of being able to safely dip, drop, and slide. But more importantly they will teach you how to safely stabilize or abort any of these moves with a dancer you do not feel comfortable engaging […]

Myles and Tessa are excellent teachers. I know many people write the same rave reviews, but this is why mine is different: I teach, art, an equally uncomfortable subject for people to learn. What sets them apart is the ability to put people at ease and feel comfortable during the uncomfortable exploration process, which is […]

We recently took an intensive weekend workshop with Myles & Tessa. Their classes were very informative, very innovative in how they broke down the technique behind WCS. They presented wonderful concepts on individual skills, as well as partnering skills that are needed to make the dance more effortless and not so focused on memorizing “patterns”. […]