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Get ready to dance! 🕺 Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation is doing it again: free beginner West Coast Swing lessons with Chris Moy, followed by a social dance with music by Steve and Robin Plawinski!
Join us Wednesday, October 1st at Cobblestone Farm in Ann Arbor!
Lessons: 6-7 p.m.
Social Dance: 7-9 p.m.
Come learn something new, meet great people, and have a blast. No partner or experience needed. Just show up and get ready to dance! !
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Our Upcoming Events
MI Fusion Connection
September 26 – 28, 2025
Ann Arbor, MI
Free West Coast Swing Lesson & Social in Ann Arbor
October 1, 2025
Ann Arbor, MI
Crystal Ballroom Dance Center
November 7, 2025
Columbus, OH
About Us
Known for their entertaining style and emotionally captivating musicality, Chris and Melissa Moy are premier West Coast Swing Dance Instructors in the Ann Arbor and Metro Detroit area for over 10 years. After closing their Ann Arbor based studio in 2021, they now run a pop-up studio that promotes and supports a variety of social dances, including West Coast Swing, Hustle, Country Two Step, and Social Ballroom. Their teaching focuses on technique, purposeful practice, and fun, with a unique ability to adapt their instruction to each student’s needs. They are passionate about sharing the love of dance with others while growing the Michigan dance community and building connections with other studios and dancers.
Chris and Melissa are available for workshops, private lessons, group lessons, judging, choreography, and demonstrations. You can find them teaching and hosting regularly at Second Saturday Swing and other local venues. For their latest schedule visit miwcs.com, find them on their socials at miwcs.com/connect, or email them at info@miwcs.com.
Available Instruction
Available in a variety of formats and costs
Workshops
We offer a series of different instruction options for individuals, small groups, clubs, ballrooms, and events. No matter the venue, we focus on solid technique and having a lot fun. If you are interested in west coast swing instruction please contact us for pricing. We are more than willing to find a solution that will work with your group, or club. Our goal is to share knowledge of a dance that we truly enjoy.
If you are interested in large group, or workshop instruction you will find a description of some of the workshops that we have taught below.
Workshop Titles
- Beginner’s Track (3 hours total – variable sessions)
- Introduction to Musicality Workshop (1.5 hours)
- Level Up Your Dance – Level and Dimension Changes (1 hour)
- West Coast Swing Level 2 (3 x 1 hour sessions)
- West Coast Swing Level 3 (3 x 1 hours sessions)
- Ladies Styling Course (1.5 hours)
- Listen Up – Energy and Conversation (1 hour)
Available at a variety of locations
Coaching & Choreography
Private Coaching is one of the quickest ways to increase skill and understanding of the dance. Each lesson is tailored to the goals of the student with a strong focus on technique and fun! We encourage students to bring notebooks for note taking, and /or a video device for video recaps. We also offer coaching and choreography for recital groups and those interested in wedding dances. Please reach out to us for availability and pricing.
Available at a variety of locations; For small groups
Education & Teacher Training
Education workshops are focused on teaching methodology and pedagogy. These workshops are designed for small groups of dancers who are already familiar with basics and are teaching in their community. In this special 1.5 -2 hour session participants will learn basic theories of education, lesson planning and management, learning styles and development. These sessions include active participation in a lecture setting followed by a guided practice. These sessions can be tailored to community need. The curriculum is developed using Chris’ 15+ years of teaching High School & University classes and his Masters of Education; and Melissa’s 10+ years of developing and deploying corporate training at Fortune Global 500 companies.
More Dancing in Michigan
Dance Fanatics / West Coast Wednesday
Tim Johnson & Becky Larson have the longest running West Coast Swing dance in Michigan at 27 years strong. West Coast Wednesday runs every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the Month at the Dance Scene in Centerline. For more information check out their website.
Come Dance with Robin & Steve
Robin and Steve Plawinski provide DJ services, private lessons in multiple dances and host a Social Dance on the First Saturday of every month. Located at Fred Astaire Ballroom Studio at 2172 Franklin Road Bloomfield Hills, MI.
Rhizome Roots Studio
LGBTQ+ Friendly studio in Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor Area. They host a WCS social on the last Saturday of the month.
Troy Dance Studio
They host a WCS/Hustle Lesson and Social on the 3rd Friday of each month. They offer latin and other dance styles as well. Visit their website for more information.
Western MI Westies
Located in the Grand Rapids/Western MI area, they offer a WCS lesson and social on the 2nd Sunday of each month. For information on their other offerings, visit their website.
Great Lakes Swing Dance Club
Swing dancing, occasional Ballroom. Dancing every Wednesday in Flint, (Grand Blanc Twp.), MI. For more information about the GLSDC, visit the club web site.
Michigan Classic
Michigan’s only World Swing Dance Council pointed event. They strive to create an environment filled with unforgettable memories, learning, social dancing!