Dance, language, and interests beyond the engineering bench.
Jack & Jills and Strictlies
August 27, 2026
Contest videos from West Coast Swing events. A Strictly is when you choose your partner but not the music. A Jack & Jill is when you do not choose your partner.
Making Your Phrase Changes Impactful
February 23, 2026
As a lead, your job is to architect the high-level structure of the dance. Align the dance to the music, hit the phrase changes. This article builds on the orig…
My Journey Building Vocabulary Through Literature
December 23, 2024
After achieving conversational fluency in Italian through daily life in Italy, I took an unconventional approach to deepening my language skills: reading entire…
The Theory Behind Nailing Every Phrase Change
February 14, 2024
Music in WCS has big moments where it is fun to hit the music. These moments usually happen on the major one , directly after a phrase, which is a collection of…