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We welcome beginners! No partner or experience necessary, nonsmoking, free to high school age and under. $15 for both lessons and dance. $ 10 dance only.
Starts at 7:15
Operating as usual
09/10/2022
07/25/2022
See you tomorrow. Here is a fun example of West Coast swing.
07/05/2022
05/16/2022
Say My Name - Destiny's Child / Koharu Sugawara Dance Choreography / URBAN DANCE CAMP
What do you want to learn?
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04/12/2022
WestCoastJamn
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West Coast Swing Lessons! 837 Main St, East Hartford, CT 06108 860-670-3366
01/18/2022
I miss you all so much
08/24/2021
Mayor Marcia Leclerc Implements Indoor Mask Mandate in East Hartford Effective Tuesday, August 24th | East Hartford CT
Yes! We are still dancing! I would rather dance with a mask than not dance- wouldn’t you?
East Hartford, CT—Mayor Marcia Leclerc has instituted a town-wide indoor mask mandate effective midnight on Tuesday, Aug
08/02/2021
Hey folks I have a private lesson opening for tomorrow 6-7. If interested, let me know 😍
06/26/2021
Grand Re-opening July 13! Whooo!
04/02/2021
We are dancing tonight. The set is going to be amazing! It’s not too late to get your requests in. I can’t wait to see you😍🤗
03/19/2021
Teaching, DJing, and dancing happening one week from today. Basic lesson at 7 PM dancing from eight till 11. Polish home Windsor Locks. We will be wearing masks. Let me know how much you would like to hear. I cannot wait to see you.
10/06/2020
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
Tonight we are back! For tonight only, An interactive zoom class at 7 PM. This will focus on musicality and styling, And of course fun. Hope to see you there. Angelique Early is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: West Coast Jamn
Time: Oct 6, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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03/20/2020
03/02/2020
What would you like to hear and learn ?
02/24/2020
Don’t forget that tomorrow is BYOB. Bring your own beginner and you and your beginner get in for free! So who are you going to bring? See you tomorrow!
02/24/2020
West Coast Jamn
01/21/2020
 Happy Tuesday! Looking forward to seeing you tonight. It’s gonna be epic! With our usual lessons, music and fun. it’s not too late to get your requests in
01/20/2020
Send me your requests!
01/13/2020
Take more chances, dance more dances. See you tomorrow!
01/07/2020
Tonight is our specialty class! What do you want to learn? What do you want to hear? See you soon!
12/17/2019
Our dance and party is on! See you soon!
12/17/2019
Yummmmm
12/17/2019
Candy cane brownies are cooling and they smell heavenly ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
12/17/2019
Looks like the main roads are clear. Our party is on for tonight! I’m bringing gluten-free brownies. And some amazing music. What are you bringing?
12/15/2019
Reminder! This Tuesday at the FCC we are having our Holiday Party! We will have a pot luck dinner 7-8. Lesson 8-9 then dancing. See you then!
12/12/2019
Tomorrow at the Polish Home, what do you want to work on, what do you want to hear?
12/11/2019
Last night was awesome! Don’t forget next week is our holiday party! Hope to see you Friday at Ken’s! I’m teaching and DJing! Send me your requests.
12/10/2019
Tonight at the FCC! Dancing, lessons, music, friends, and so much fun-you won’t want to miss it!
12/09/2019
Going to be putting the playlist together later today. What do you want to hear? What do you want to learn? See you tomorrow!
12/03/2019
Tonight at the FCC is our specialty class! The roads are clear. The studio is warm. Hugs are free! See you soon!
11/24/2019
This week at the FCC it’s BYOB! Bring Your Own Beginner! Both you and your beginner get in free. Also we will have special guest DJ Josh A. He and Kristen Shaw will demo their routine for us! It’s going to be a great night of fun. See you on Tuesday. As always, send your requests of what you want to learn and what you wanna hear. In this season of gratitude, we are grateful for you!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
11/21/2019
I can’t wait to see you Friday! There is still time to get your request on the playlist. Also, did you know the Boy Scouts are collecting food donations on Saturday? If you would like to donate I will be collecting on Friday, so bring your non-perishable food items to the Polish Home. I have a great lesson and awesome music planned. Whoooo-hooooooooo!
11/19/2019
Just a reminder that the FCC is closed tonight. See you next week and come to Ken’s Friday
11/19/2019
Just a reminder that the FCC is closed tonight. See you next week and come to Ken’s Friday I’ll be teaching and DJ ing!
11/17/2019
Hey y'all there is no dance on Tuesday-the FCC is closed! However, I'm teaching and DJing at the Polish Home this Friday. What do you want to hear? What do you want to learn?
11/11/2019
I learned so much this weekend! I cannot wait to share it with you all. As always, let me know your requests. We do this for you!
11/05/2019
Tonight‘s specialty class will focus on breakaways, a super fun way to add creativity to your dancing for both lead and follow! See you soon. 
11/03/2019
Happy November! Our specialty class is going to open up your dancing in a whole new way! I can’t wait to share it with you. Send your requests too!
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Stay tuned! We have something fun planned for you all on October 6th!!!!
I sure would love to dance with you at Ken Mercik's Friday Night Swing at the PNH in Windsor Locks! Please come to the lesson (s) then enjoy my playlist!! See ALL the details on the fb group page or Ken's write-up below! https://www.facebook.com/groups/230947686940020/
I'm so excited!! (yes, I'm teaching MUSICALITY, among other benefits, through an awesome line dance)
****Friday 02/28/2020 Special Night****
Johanna Barnes
7:00PM - Tricia Lea - Beginner WC Swing
8:00PM - Johanna Barnes* (See Below)
DJ - Johanna Barnes - Quite a collections of tunes from USA and Europe - Check it out
Ken's website: https://www.djkenm.com/…/jevents/eve…/569/52/johanna-barnes…
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How much do you want to improve as a dancer ... and how quickly do you want to get to that level? 02/28/2020 we will find out.
Special guest instructor ...(See below) Anybody who has been to one of my classes has heard me say that I firmly believe the reason those of us in the C&W Dancers, who learned WC Swing in the late 80's & early 90's, learned this dance so quickly and leaped right to the top levels, is because we all learned line dancing first ... when it was big and in every bar & club in the area.
We already knew Triple Steps, Tap Steps, Spins & Turns, "BALANCE", Direction changes, Footwork, Kick-Ball-Change, Sailor Shuffle, and a variety or other often used dance techniques. All we had to do is learn to lead & follow, and in some cases ... anchor steps. The foundation for dancing was already there.
Over the years ... top instructors like Jo Thompson, Michael Kiehm, Robert Royston & others developed line dances specifically designed with West Coast Swing in mind. Enter Johanna Barnes ... Things you might not know: Johanna began line and couples dancing in 1994. She has learned more than a dozen rhythms of dance as well as thousands of line dances; has many popular line dances of her own, and choreography recognized as classics world-wide (socially and used as competition selections).
She has two UCWDC World Championship titles, as well as being awarded hundreds of other top placements in line dance, original line dance choreography, two-step, west coast swing, and 7 other couples dance formats (especially ProAm, ProAm Spotlight, and Jack & Jill). She spent nearly 4 years competing with Robert Royston and another 2 with Gregory (& Lemery) Rollinscott. She's been an instructor, competitor, and social dancer throughout North America, and abroad, including Ireland, Scotland, England, Canada, Wales, and special invitations to Norway, and Finland.
On 02/28/2020, ... 8PM ... Johanna will be teaching a West Coast Swing based line dance at the Polish Home in Windsor Locks, CT. What's great about this is you can practice it at home ... without a partner ... or anybody criticizing or "Teaching" on the dance floor (Meaning unsolicited advice from people who don't know any more than you ... sometimes less).
You will be amazed how quickly your level of expertise will rise. Johanna will also be DJ'ing for as long as she chooses. She has an interesting collection of music from USA and overseas.
I'm so excited!! (yes, I'm teaching MUSICALITY, among other benefits, through an awesome line dance)
****Friday 02/28/2020 Special Night****
Johanna Barnes
7:00PM - Tricia Lea - Beginner WC Swing
8:00PM - Johanna Barnes* (See Below)
DJ - Johanna Barnes - Quite a collections of tunes from USA and Europe - Check it out
Ken's website: https://www.djkenm.com/…/jevents/eve…/569/52/johanna-barnes…
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How much do you want to improve as a dancer ... and how quickly do you want to get to that level? 02/28/2020 we will find out.
Special guest instructor ...(See below) Anybody who has been to one of my classes has heard me say that I firmly believe the reason those of us in the C&W Dancers, who learned WC Swing in the late 80's & early 90's, learned this dance so quickly and leaped right to the top levels, is because we all learned line dancing first ... when it was big and in every bar & club in the area.
We already knew Triple Steps, Tap Steps, Spins & Turns, "BALANCE", Direction changes, Footwork, Kick-Ball-Change, Sailor Shuffle, and a variety or other often used dance techniques. All we had to do is learn to lead & follow, and in some cases ... anchor steps. The foundation for dancing was already there.
Over the years ... top instructors like Jo Thompson, Michael Kiehm, Robert Royston & others developed line dances specifically designed with West Coast Swing in mind. Enter Johanna Barnes ... Things you might not know: Johanna began line and couples dancing in 1994. She has learned more than a dozen rhythms of dance as well as thousands of line dances; has many popular line dances of her own, and choreography recognized as classics world-wide (socially and used as competition selections).
She has two UCWDC World Championship titles, as well as being awarded hundreds of other top placements in line dance, original line dance choreography, two-step, west coast swing, and 7 other couples dance formats (especially ProAm, ProAm Spotlight, and Jack & Jill). She spent nearly 4 years competing with Robert Royston and another 2 with Gregory (& Lemery) Rollinscott. She's been an instructor, competitor, and social dancer throughout North America, and abroad, including Ireland, Scotland, England, Canada, Wales, and special invitations to Norway, and Finland.
On 02/28/2020, ... 8PM ... Johanna will be teaching a West Coast Swing based line dance at the Polish Home in Windsor Locks, CT. What's great about this is you can practice it at home ... without a partner ... or anybody criticizing or "Teaching" on the dance floor (Meaning unsolicited advice from people who don't know any more than you ... sometimes less).
You will be amazed how quickly your level of expertise will rise. Johanna will also be DJ'ing for as long as she chooses. She has an interesting collection of music from USA and overseas.
Big props last Tuesday to Angelique Early and Billy Montgomery for great classes as always!! And to Tony Hurtado for being a great host!
Also, a tremendous thanks to everyone that came out for the lessons, along with the amazing dance party that I got to DJ for!!
And also the honor of performing with my awesome partner Kristen Shaw, our routine from Philly Swing Classic!! It's truly an honor and one of the best nights ever, that wouldn't be possible without you guys!!
Definitely need to get this song in the rotation!
Want to keep dancing into Hump Day? 🐪 Join us in New Haven for weekly Wednesday west coast swing lessons and social dancing! https://www.facebook.com/events/536038470267666/?active_tab=about
TONIGHT!!! I am back from CA everyone!!! 6:30pm RAIN or SHINE at WaterFire Providence for a FULL lighting! Join us in sharing our love of dance with THOUSANDS of people in RI with the International West Coast Swing Flash Mob! We need all hands on deck! Please message me ASAP at 401-447-7015 or [email protected] if you would kindly like to volunteer for stationary video, moving video, drone video, photos and handing out WCS information cards to spectators interested! Click on links for all WaterFire information and Flash Mob information! Can't wait for this fabulous night perfectly on my hours! ;)
https://waterfire.org/september-3rd-2017-full-lighting/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1568199819870701/?ref=br_rs
https://waterfire.org/september-3rd-2017-full-lighting/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1568199819870701/?ref=br_rs