In this video, you will learn basic rhythm and timing, basic push, hand connections ('pistol grip'), compression and leverage, and finishing the Anchor Step. No experience necessary! This video is the easiest and most thorough instruction for anyone wanting to learn West Coast Swing. With tons of instruction and multiple camera views, Shawn and Joanna Trautman will have you dancing along with them as you learn to lead and follow the sugar push, tuck turn, starter step and much more. Shawn Trautman has been a coach and mentor to numerous World Champions as well as countless social dancers since the early 1990s. Shawn welcomes people from all walks of life regardless of shape, size, or ability to his classes. His broad experience in both dance and advanced learning techniques makes his methods of instruction innovative, easy, and fun.