Need an instructor for a special event, upcoming wedding, or want to improve a specific dance skill? The Charlottesville WCS community is fortunate to have so many talented dance instructors. Contact the instructor for more information.
Want to be added to the list? You must be an active member of CSDS and provide a service directly related to West Coast Swing.
Specialties: West Coast Swing and Night Club 2-Step
Contact: [email protected] or 434-466-3269
more infoKristin has been studying, teaching, and competing in WCS since circa 2000. She offers group classes in WCS and Nightclub Two-step through Albemarle County Parks and Recreation; she also teaches private lessons and choreographs wedding ‘first dances. She serves on the CSDS Board of Directors and routinely deejays for area WCS and ballroom events. Kristin has a reputation for combining clear, easy-to-follow instructions with humor and emphatic encouragement. She also hosts a monthly WCS practice & feedback event at The Dance Spot. Kristin has her M.A. in Teaching from the University of Virginia.
Specialties: West Coast Swing, Nightclub 2-Step
Contact: [email protected] or FB
more infoAdela + Eddie are dancers, instructors, competitors, event organizers and sponsors in Charlottesville, Virginia. Adela is a GPDIA certified dance instructor and a long-time volunteer, past-President and current Board of Director with CSDS. Adela + Eddie have been a teaching couple in Charlottesville/Central Virginia since 2006 with a fondness for technique/drills instruction; they give private lessons, hold group classes and host the occasional dance. They study with the top professionals to improve their skills and for teacher teaching, and love sharing their knowledge and experiences with others.
Specialties: West Coast Swing and Ballroom
Contact: [email protected] or FB
more infoAlyssa Gillespie is a West Coast Swing and Ballroom dance instructor in Charlottesville, Virginia and the surrounding areas. As a professional dance instructor, Alyssa’s goal is to develop confident, stylish, and well rounded dancers. She strives to get beginning students quickly dancing with confidence and to help danced dancers master their technique, styling and musicality.
Specialties: West Coast Swing
Contact: [email protected]
more infoThe Northcutts enjoy working with beginners getting started in West Coast Swing, and helping people discover the joy of dancing. Billy and April Northcutt have been dancing and competing in West Coast Swing for about 8 years, and currently compete as an Advanced level leader, and as an Intermediate follow respectively. The Northcutts enjoy dancing at local area dances and traveling to events to dance and compete when able. They occasionally teach at local area dances, and are available for private lessons.
Specialties: West Coast Swing, Salsa, and Ballroom
Contact: [email protected], Gaia’s FB, or Ilon’s FB
more infoGaia and Ilon are located in Charlottesville, Virginia and have training across a variety of dance styles, including West Coast Swing, Salsa, and Ballroom. Reach out to them if you’re interested in having group lesson instructors or performers for an event.
Specialties: West Coast Swing
Contact: [email protected] or FB
more infoJacen competes as an Advanced level leader, and placed 3rd with his partner with their routine in the Young Adult Division at the US Open Swing Dance Championships in 2018 and in 2019. He has been dancing and competing in WCS for a little over 7 years.
Kristin Wenger
Adela Su + Eddie Karoliussen
Alyssa Lundgren
April and Billy Northcutt
Gaia Read and Ilon Weeldreyer
Jacen Northcutt