Sharing Intentions and Goals
As part of launching this website to promote my professional journey in West Coast Swing, I wanted to ensure that I have a regular outlet to share my thoughts and ideas in a way that is freely accessible to the entire community. I plan to share a number of thoughtful topics here that are hopefully somewhat informative, interesting, or thought-provoking.
Some topics I plan to cover include thoughts on DJing, competitions, community, dancing, social aspects, and more. I will be testing a variety of post lengths, depths of content, as well as potentially including some thoughts and content from a few valued friends of mine.
To kick things off, I’m sharing a post I recently made on my Facebook page sharing my goals and intentions heading into the next stage of my WCS goals.
I’ve recently received a number of questions about whether I teach, and where/when I do so. I’ve also had some amazing discussions with friends recently about my goals in WCS, and I wanted to take a moment to publicly communicate both my intentions as a member of this incredible community, as well as share my availability regarding lessons and where they can be scheduled.
For those who don’t know my story, I started in this dance as a wide-eyed 12 year old in 2005, attended my first weekend event in 2009, and have been competing at an All-Star level since 2016, becoming a fairly regular finalist over the last few years, as well as DJing professionally since 2010. I had the honor of DJing the Champions J&J finals at Desert City this past weekend, and had the brief thought of “Wow, I actually just accomplished a goal I’ve had since the start. What’s next?”.
What began as a hobby quickly grew into a passion, and a lifestyle, that I can’t even begin to imagine my life without at this point. While a number of factors have prevented me from focusing seriously on WCS over the years, I’ve made the choice since 2020 to both push my personal dance abilities past their current potential, as well as utilize my knowledge and art to inspire and share with others. I don’t intend to quit my day job, but I do intend to be teaching, djing, judging, and traveling to the furthest extent that my schedule will allow going forwards.
What does this mean? It means that I am currently looking to:
* Fill out my DJing calendar throughout this year and next
* Provide private lessons from my home in Sherman Oaks, CA
* Provide private lessons and DJ coaching at weekend events
* Explore judging at events, while brushing up on further training
* Provide video, editing and design services for events
Alongside these professional goals, the driving intentions that have kept me inspired and passionate about WCS this whole time will remain at the forefront of my priorities:
* Social dancing as many songs as possible every night, with as many partners of all levels and types
* Doing everything I can to help grow and improve the community, including making it a safer and kinder space for everyone
I appreciate all of you so much, and I hope to catch you on the dance floor sometime soon