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Learn West Coast Swing! 
Classes are held:
EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT
at RYDALMERE BOWLING CLUB
CNR VICTORIA RD & PARK RD, RYDALMERE NSW
FORMAT OF THE NIGHT:
Social dancing - 7.15pm-7.30pm
Beginner class - 7.30pm-8.30pm.
Social dancing - 8.30pm-8.45pm.
Intermediate class - 8.45pm-9.30pm.
Social dancing - 9.30pm-10.00/10.30pm.
No need to book - just turn up at 7.15pm to participate.
New beginners are welcome to start any Sunday night however it is easiest if you start at the beginning of a 5 week session.
New 5 week sessions start on Sunday, 5th September 2010 and then on Sunday, 10th October 2010.
Charles & Michelle are the regular teachers at the Rydalmere Bowling Club venue.
 West Coat Swing Christmas break notice:
Our last class for 2010 will be held on Sunday, 12th December 2010 which will be our Christmas Celebration Night
replacing our regular classes - we will have social dancing only with a
fun Jack & Jill Competition. Regular classes will then resume on Sunday, 9th January 2011.
Please note that there's no regular class at Rydalmere Bowling Club on Sunday, 6th
February 2011 due to Best of the Best event being held that weekend.
What do classes cost?
Class prices are listed below. You can pay for classes at each venue as you attend or you can pay for them online.
Prices are as follows:
$15.00 per night for Adults
$12.00 per night for Students under 21 years (when you present your relevant student ID)
$60.00 5 Night Bulk Buy - "Discounted Class Pass" (only dated when you use it - does not expire)
$70.00 for a Monthly Unlimited Class Card (includes attendance at regular weekly
Nuroc West Coast Swing Dance Classes & regular weekly Nuroc Modern Jive Dance Classes for a month)
 When are the next international teachers attending Australia for Nuroc Dance Company?
Nuroc Dance Company's next International Teachers are visiting Australia in February 2011 for the Best of the Best event.
The event will be held from Wednesday, 2nd February 2011 to Sunday, 6th February 2011 at Rooty Hill RSL Club.
The guest teachers and performers will be Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollmann (pictured here).
They are known to be the No. 1 West Coast Swing couple in the world!
See our Best of the Best page for full details!
We are also in the process of organising "Swingin in the Valley" for August 2011 with John Lindo & Jessica Cox - click here to go to "Swingin in the Valley" web page with details.
Charles has taught West Coast Swing for the hit TV show Dancing with the Stars in addition to appearing live on the show!
Charles & Michelle have taught 4 routines for the hit TV show Dancing with the Stars!
To read the full story click on the Dancing wih the Stars picture here!
To see Charles (one of the owners of Nuroc Dance Company) on Dancing with the Stars in 2009, watch the clip below!
 When it started:
Nuroc Dance Company started teaching West Coast Swing in late 2005.
Nuroc Dance Company has brought several international West Coast Swing couples to Australia to train Charles & Michelle Gil, owners of Nuroc Dance Company and to conduct workshops for Australian West Coast Swing students. Jordan & Tatiana are Nurocs regular international coming who attend Australia every year.
Several other top couples have attended Australia for Nuroc including Benji Schwimmer (2006 Winner of So you Think you Can Dance USA) & his dance partner Kellese Key, Robert Cordoba & Deborah Sezekely, Tessa Cunningham & Myles Munroe, Patti Vo & Chuck Brown.
What is West Coast Swing:
West Coast Swing, the State Dance of California (USA) since 1989, is a form of swing dancing that evolved on the West Coast (in America ) in the early 1940s from the Lindy Hop and Jitterbug dances of the 1920s and 1930s. Unlike other forms of swing dancing with circular patterns, West Coast Swing is danced in a linear slot, allowing a large number of dancers to pack a dance floor.
The basic patterns (underarm pass, side pass, push break, whip, etc.) are 6 or 8 counts long, and there are hundreds of intermediate and advanced patterns and syncopations of various lengths, providing endless variety in an evening of dancing. West Coast Swing is a sophisticated, high-style evolution of the Lindy or Jitterbug which became popular during World War II.
West Coast Swing has a huge emphasis on connection between the partners as well as improvisation and personal interpretation to the music! IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SMOOTH & SEXY DANCE STYLE!
West Coast Swing is the perfect dance not only the experienced dancer looking for a new style, but also for any brand new dancer that has never danced before!
WCS will teach you essential techniques which can be applied to a range of other dance styles and will teach you some sexy and beautiful moves that can be applied to a range of other couple dances! West Coast Swing is phenomenally popular all over the USA, and is growing in popularity across Australia, because it can be danced to most Rock and Roll, Rhythm and Blues, as well as most current Top 40 dance music.
Who created West Coast Swing?
Nobody knows for sure. Some claim the dance evolved by necessity in overcrowded California dance halls during World War II. Others credit Dean Collins (a legendary Lindy dancer who came to California in the late 1930s and choreographed most of the swing dancing performed in Hollywood movies during the next two decades) with creating slot patterns to keep dancers within camera range. Some give at least partial credit to Laure Haile, who developed the first syllabus of steps for the Arthur Murray Studios in the mid-1940s based on what she saw the street dancers doing. Whatever its origins, the dance was known as "Sophisticated Swing" or "Western Swing" until the 1950s, when the dance was renamed "West Coast Swing" as a parallel to "East Coast Swing" and to distinguish it from Country-Western dancing.
To see Charles & Michelle dance click play below!
To see Jordan & Tatiana dance click play below!
They are coming to Australia again in February 2011.
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