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Fresh and Fast News

  1. (Added-02/04/2024) April 2024 Aniversary Weekend dates, workshops, and pros have been announced and REGISTRATION IS OPEN. Click here for details and registration.
  2. (Added-03/10/2024) Social Dance: Third Friday, March 15th, 2024, is the next regular Rebels social dance. Details are in the Dance section below.
  3. (Added-03/10/2024) The First Friday Rebels social dance is on April 5th, 2024.
  4. (Added-03/10/2024) Registration for the April Classes has been added today.
  5. (Added-01/14/2024) The waiver in the Health section now has all three pages.
  6. (Added-04/23/2023) – Scroll down this page for the details and links.

West Coast Swing Examples

The videos cover a range of styles but do recognize that all are at a very high level of skill and do not represent the majority of social dancers.

West Coast Swing evolved from Lindy (Lindy Hop) at a time when resources like YouTube didn’t exist. Local variations evolved and variations continue to evolve.

West Coast Swing adapts to many (MANY) styles and speeds of music.


Twin Cities Rebels Health Policies

Masking is optional.

COVID Vaccination Is Optional

Signing of waiver is required


Code of Conduct
April, 21, 2023

The Activities of the Twin Cities Rebels Swing Dance Club (‘Club’, or ‘we’) are a place to dance, socialize, and enjoy each other’s company. The Club expects attendees to behave in a safe manner using common-sense hygienic protocols.

We celebrate inclusion and diversity, please act accordingly.

The club expects all attendees to be respectful to one another at all times. Comments on a person’s appearance, age, flirtatious or sexual comments, misusing or ignoring preferred personal pronouns, or other behavior that could make a dance partner uncomfortable will not be tolerated. If an individual or a situation is causing you distress at a Club dance or class please see any person in charge.

Please do not bring outside issues into the Activity. The Club does not comment or address attendees’ personal, political, postings, or other issues that are outside of our dance, class, or event.

We love our attendees, and we love having fun. As the final arbiter, we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone who behaves rudely, unsafely, or inappropriately.

FYI: The people in charge of a Rebels activity are typically wearing a professionally produced Rebels branded name badge and labeled as “Board Member” or “Instructor”

Safety Protocols

  • If you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or any illness, DO NOT ATTEND.
  • Use hand sanitizer frequently.
  • Wash hands for 20 seconds using soap/warm water.
  • Use other common-sense hygienic protocols.
  • If you have been around someone who is ill or exposed to Covid 19, or are not feeling well, stay home.
  • If you live with others who are not vaccinated or have other risk factors, consider their safety first!

Waver PDF


Dance Classes

Registration is open for April classes, WCS Whips, or WCS Tuck Turns.

The Next Dance & The Calendar

The next Rebels social dance is on Friday, March 15th, 2024.

The music played by the DJ is suggested to generally follow this format. One slow West Coast Swing, two medium tempo West Coast Swing, one fast West Coast Swing, and one variety song (Nightclub Two Step, Country Two Step, Waltz, Cha-Cha, or other). At least 25% of the music should be new (less than a year old).

Cost for Regular Dances:
$10 for members and students with ID
$15 for non-members

Date: Friday, March 15, 2024
Place: Duende Dance Studio (TC Rebels Rents it for this time.)
8:00 PM Lesson Instructor: Eric B Jacobson
8:30 PM Dance DJ: Eric B Jacobson
11:00 PM Is the hard cut-off for this social dance.
Door Staff: Liz, Tim

KP Rutland & Bryn Anderson

Twin Cities Rebels Anniversary Weekend April 26th and 27th, 2024
Featuring KP Rutland and Bryn Anderson Workshops

Membership

Annual memberships are $25 and are available for purchase at all Rebels dances, classes, and events. Members receive an immediate discount on fees for dances, classes, and events.

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Rebels Outreach Events

No events are currently scheduled. Check back soon!

Music Licensing

The pool of music writers gets paid for Twin Cities Rebels’ use of their copyrighted music at about 30 cents per attendee.

Dancing to music is priced at a higher value than just having music playing in the background in a store.

The National FastDance Associationsm (NFA) has worked with the three USA licensing organizations to get the most reasonable pricing for our use of music at our various dances and educational events. (The NFA website notes they do not license streamed events.)

The three USA performance-rights organizations are:

  1. ASCAP – America Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers – www.ascap.com
  2. BMI – BMI (Originally: Broadcast Music Incorporated) – www.bmi.com
  3. SESAC –  Society of European Stage Authors and Composers – www.sesac.com

Canada’s regulations and licensing organizations are different.

The Email List

The TC Rebels email list is used to announce upcoming events and other important club information using the GetResponse tools.

Though most everything is also distributed via select social media, email may be our most reliable information distribution stream.

To subscribe to the email list, add your email address using the form. (Form is to the side or below)

To remove your email from the TC Rebels GetResponse list, use the unsubscribe option at the bottom of an email you receive from the TC Rebels.

Location!

Classes and social dances are currently held at Duende Dance Studio. There are several businesses in the building, and the entrance for Duende is at the back of the building where there is a 40-car parking lot. Enter the parking lot from the side street: Yosemite Ave. S.

5808B W 36th St
St Louis Park, MN 55416
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About Us

Who we are


The Twin Cities Rebels is a 501(c)7 not-for-profit West Coast Swing dance club, run by and for a group of people who love dancing and community.

Mission Statement


The mission of the Twin Cities Rebels is to provide a fun, friendly, energetic, and supportive community where members and guests can share a love for dance, with a primary focus on West Coast Swing. The club promotes dancing through a variety of social and educational activities.

Private Instruction


Many Rebels instructors are available for private West Coast Swing instruction. Private instruction can accelerate your social dance learning. There are also instructors in the Minneapolis/St Paul area who can provide priviate lessons for the competitive level of West Coast Swing. Ask for the instructor list at your next Rebels event.