About Swing Violation

Swing Violation is an experiment in crossover dance, with West Coast Swing as our foundation. We believe that dancing shouldn't live in silos — the most exciting moments happen when dancers bring their full range of skills and curiosity to the floor.

Each quarterly event pairs WCS with a different guest dance style. One night it might be Brazilian Zouk, the next could be Argentine Tango, Lindy Hop, or Blues. The format is designed to encourage exploration: we offer crossover classes teaching both directions (like "WCS-into-Zouk" and "Zouk-into-WCS"), maintain separate rooms early in the night for each style, and then merge everything together as the evening progresses.

This is an experiment. So… experiment! We welcome WCS dancers who are curious about other styles, dancers from guest styles who want to explore WCS, and multi-style dancers who want to fuse everything they know.

In West Coast Swing competitions, a "Swing Violation" is a judging penalty called when less than 75% of a routine is recognizable as WCS. It's a line you're not supposed to cross.

We're reclaiming the term. At Swing Violation, we encourage you to cross that line, break the rules, and discover what happens when styles collide. The best dancing often lives in the spaces between categories.

Angie Huang and Kerry Jones are both multi-style dancers based in Oakland who wanted to create the kind of event they wished existed — a space where crossover dancing isn't just tolerated, but celebrated.

Questions? Get in touch — we'd love to hear from you.