MODULE 01
Level 1 curriculum
The beginner pathway: babble production and vocabulary emergence, end to end.
Teacher training · Cohort 2027
Teach the language.
A comprehensive 12-week program designed to give you the tools, language, and methodology to teach West Coast Swing the BLC way.
Starts2027 · TBA
Length3 months
FormatLive · Zoom
The program
Learn it. Then learn to teach it.
Created by Jesse Lopez and Ariel Peck, the champions and working teachers who built the BLC method. The training blends the culture and tradition of West Coast Swing with the frameworks they developed in their own studio.
It's for WCS teachers, community leaders and professional dancers, whether you're seasoned or just starting out. You leave with the how and the why behind effective teaching, and a curriculum you can use from day one.
- Transform your WCS comprehension.
- Redefine your teaching practice.
- Help your local community thrive.
The five stages of language learning
- 1Babble productionLevel 1
- 2Vocabulary emergenceLevel 1
- 3Sentence emergenceLevel 2
- 4Intermediate fluencyLevel 3
- 5Advanced fluencyBeyond
What's included
The complete BLC toolkit.
Nine modules of curriculum, vocabulary and method. Everything you need to teach the language in your own studio.
MODULE 02
Level 2 curriculum
The intermediate pathway: sentence emergence, and the move from steps to phrases.
MODULE 03
Level 3 curriculum
The advanced pathway: intermediate fluency and the road into improvisation.
MODULE 04
Vocabulary compendium
The full glossary, with definitions, drill links and the linguistics behind each term.
MODULE 05
BLC compass and map
The diagram that organizes the whole dance, and how to use it to see what a student needs.
MODULE 06
Drills collection
Every drill in the library, sorted by pillar and level, ready to assign as homework.
MODULE 07
The pattern tree
How patterns descend from patterns: a taxonomy that turns endless vocabulary into a map.
MODULE 08
Building lasting communities
The cultural and practical frameworks behind a local scene that keeps its dancers.
MODULE 09
Fundamental truths
The why beneath the method: the principles the rest of BLC is built on.
The five fundamental truths
The why beneath the method.
The observations the whole curriculum is built on. Once they click, teaching WCS stops feeling like a list of patterns and starts feeling like a language.
- TRUTH 01The rhythm of WCS dancers.
- TRUTH 02The timing of WCS structures.
- TRUTH 03The grammar of WCS patterns.
- TRUTH 04The vocabulary of WCS variables.
- TRUTH 05The communication of WCS partners.
Course details
How it runs.
Start date
2027 · dates TBASessions run Mondays at 8:30pm Central. Cohort dates are announced here and to BLC members first.
Format
12 weekly Zooms + 2–3 in personLive group lectures every Monday with Q&A, plus optional in-person workshops across the year.
Duration
3 monthsTwelve weeks from kickoff to graduation, paced so you can keep teaching through it.
Interactive
Lectures · Q&A · PracticalsYou teach material to your cohort and get feedback from Jesse and Ariel directly.
Tuition is announced with the cohort dates. Registration runs inside BLC.
Teach the next decade.
The teachers who shape the next decade of West Coast Swing will share a vocabulary. This is where you learn it.