{"id":10098,"date":"2015-04-20T11:55:18","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T11:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wcsquebec.ca\/west-coast-swing\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T15:48:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T19:48:49","slug":"west-coast-swing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wcsquebec.ca\/en\/west-coast-swing\/","title":{"rendered":"West Coast Swing"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"> \n#cmsmasters_row_69e7757e0262f7_95513225 { \n\tbackground-color:#ffffff;\n} \n\n#cmsmasters_row_69e7757e0262f7_95513225 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-top: 80px; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_row_69e7757e0262f7_95513225 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-bottom: 40px; \n} \n\n \n#cmsmasters_heading_69e7757e027a77_83848941 { \n\ttext-align:center; \n\tmargin-top:0px; \n\tmargin-bottom:60px; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_heading_69e7757e027a77_83848941 .cmsmasters_heading { \n\ttext-align:center; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_heading_69e7757e027a77_83848941 .cmsmasters_heading, #cmsmasters_heading_69e7757e027a77_83848941 .cmsmasters_heading a { \n\tfont-weight:normal; \n\tfont-style:normal; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_heading_69e7757e027a77_83848941 .cmsmasters_heading_divider { \n} \n\n \n#cmsmasters_row_69e7757e028719_58492185 { \n\tbackground-color:#ffffff;\n} \n\n#cmsmasters_row_69e7757e028719_58492185 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-top: 0px; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_row_69e7757e028719_58492185 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-bottom: 80px; \n} \n\n \n#cmsmasters_row_69e7757e090779_08403174 { \n\tbackground-color:#ffffff;\n} \n\n#cmsmasters_row_69e7757e090779_08403174 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-top: 0px; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_row_69e7757e090779_08403174 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-bottom: 60px; \n} \n\n \n#cmsmasters_heading_69e7757e091358_95746182 { \n\ttext-align:left; \n\tmargin-top:0px; \n\tmargin-bottom:20px; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_heading_69e7757e091358_95746182 .cmsmasters_heading { \n\ttext-align:left; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_heading_69e7757e091358_95746182 .cmsmasters_heading, #cmsmasters_heading_69e7757e091358_95746182 .cmsmasters_heading a { \n\tfont-weight:bold; \n\tfont-style:normal; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_heading_69e7757e091358_95746182 .cmsmasters_heading_divider { \n} \n\n<\/style><div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69e7757e0262f7_95513225\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_right_diagonal cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_heading_69e7757e027a77_83848941\" class=\"cmsmasters_heading_wrap cmsmasters_heading_align_center\">\n\t<h2 class=\"cmsmasters_heading\">A Look Back at the Origins of the Style<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">West Coast Swing (WCS) is a modern, versatile partner dance with a strong element of connection and improvisation. 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