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Private Matters

 I think that there are essentially three ways to arrange your one on one coaching for west coast swing. First is to go to a number of different instructors, but each for a specific purpose. You might simply enjoy watching this aspect of their dance; or you could really like how they teach it. The latter experience can be gained by going to their workshops or by dummying their lesson for a friend before jumping in yourself. If you like someone's footwork, you'd go to them just to work on footwork and its associated actions (e.g. leg articulation, syncopated rhythms, possibly weight shifts, and so forth). You might go to another to work on your 'connection'--frame, handhold, distance control, and other communication skills. The great thing about this method is that you can work on your own individual attributes one at a time and really focus. You can also go to several different experts in various 'fields' of the dance rather and get a broader worldview of