West Coast Swing is a fun, social, partner dance that can be danced to many types of music including R&B, Blues, Pop, etc. In this class you will learn the basic rhythm and movement patterns of West Coast Swing with an ability to match your dance to the genre and tempo of the music. Starting from scratch, getting back into dancing, or refining your basics—this class has something for all skill levels. Class skips 4/21. Instructor Steve Hand started studying dance in 2013 to surprise his wife Amy for their 25th anniversary. Soon he was studying many different styles of dance and after a few years began co-teaching with Katie Tranzillo and studying with national professionals Cindy-Lee Overton and Angel Figueroa. When he found he had to give up playing and coaching ice hockey, Angel convinced him to use his coaching experience to teach dance. Today he focuses on teaching west coast swing, east coast swing and salsa, and runs  the local dance Facebook groups Midcoast Dance and 207 Westie.