Instructional Videos
Welcome to my Instructional Video Series’! I’ve been creating instructional content for dance since 2000. But instead of charging for this online information now, I want to gift it to you all, to better help the community and the dancers who strive for this knowledge. Please share this page with everyone! And if you find this information massively helpful in your dancing, I’d love it if you sent a donation and bought me a cup of coffee 😉
THE SILTON INTENSIVE
Welcome to TSI: THE SILTON INTENSIVE. A video series detailing the cumulation of 25+ years of dance philosophy and technique created and compiled by Doug Silton, with the intention of creating the most efficient platform for stretch and linear partner dancing.
- Dance: West Coast Swing
- Level: Novice through Champion
Grounding & Balance for WCS
In these ten chapters, Doug Silton & Tess Minnick are on a quest to give you techniques and philosophies for you to be a better grounded and better balanced dancer on the West Coast Swing dance floor!
- Dance: West Coast Swing
- Level: Advanced
Carolina Shag Footwork for WCS
Welcome to your instructional Shag Footwork for WCS instructional video! Join Doug & Nicki Silton as they break down stylings and footwork and teach you how to incorporate it into your West Coast Swing dancing.
- Dance: West Coast Swing
- Level: All
LEARN 2 LINDY HOP
Join Doug Silton as he goes through all the basics of Lindy Hop to get you moving on the social dance floor!
- Dance: Lindy Hop
- Level: Beginner
WCS COMPETITION PREPARATION FOR LEADERS, Vol. 1: “Don’t Do That”
Join Doug Silton (assisted by Tess Minnick) as he goes through the Do’s and mostly Don’ts for Competition Preparation for Leader’s, Volume 1!
- Dance: West Coast Swing
- Level: Competitors
WCS COMPETITION PREPARATION FOR LEADERS, Vol. 2: “Presentation”
Join Doug Silton (assisted by Tess Minnick) as he goes through Presentation preparation for WCS Competition for Leader’s, Volume 2!
- Dance: West Coast Swing
- Level: Competitors
Repetitions For WCS, Vol. 1
Drilling basics can be challenging to do alone – even when there isn’t a global pandemic. So run drills with Doug Silton and Tess Minnick for all of your basics to log more hours of practice!
- Dance: West Coast Swing
- Level: Competitors
Repetitions For WCS, Vol. 2
Drilling basics can be challenging to do alone – even when there isn’t a global pandemic. So run drills with Doug Silton and Tess Minnick for all of your basics to log more hours of practice!
- Dance: West Coast Swing
- Level: Beginners
Repetitions For WCS, Vol. 3: Adv. Footwork - Chapter 1
Drilling basics can be challenging to do alone – even when there isn’t a global pandemic. So run drills with Doug Silton and Tess Minnick for all of your basics to log more hours of practice! Volume 3 has three chapters – each for advanced footwork variation reps!
- Dance: West Coast Swing
- Level: Intermediate / Advanced
Leader's Styling Vol 1
Welcome to Leader’s Styling, Vol. 1 with Doug Silton (assisted by Nicki Silton) In this volume Doug breaks down the techniques needed to add these amazing stylings to your dancing.
- Dance: West Coast Swing
- Level: All
Leader's Styling Vol 2
Welcome to Leader’s Styling, Vol. 2 with Doug Silton (assisted by Nicki Silton) In this volume Doug breaks down the techniques needed to add these amazing stylings to your dancing.
- Dance: West Coast Swing
- Level: All
Slides for WCS And Lindy Hop, Vol. 1
Welcome to some sick slides for West Coast Swing and Lindy Hop! In this volume Doug Silton breaks down the techniques needed to add these amazing stylings to your dancing. Doug is assisted by the amazing Tess Minnick.
- West Coast Swing & Lindy Hop
- Level: Intermediate / Advanced
Theraband Dancing, Vol. 1
Dancing with a Theraband – not only is it great for drills to enhance connection and stretch, but it’s just super fun to do socially as well! Join Doug (assisted by Nicki) as we take you through the ins and outs of dancing with stretch bands.
- Dance: West Coast Swing
- Level: Intermediate / Advanced
Hand Shines for West Coast Swing, Vol. 1
Doug Silton & Tess Minnick bring you Hand Shines for West Coast Swing, including techniques to make the lead / follow feel amazing and how to better rock these movements on the social and competitive dance floor!
- Dance: West Coast Swing
- Level: Intermediate / Advanced
Complex Looking Combinations for West Coast Swing, Vol. 1
Doug Silton & Tess Minnick bring you 5 Complex Looking Combinations for West Coast Swing, including techniques to make the lead / follow feel amazing and how to better rock these movements on the social and competitive dance floor!
- Dance: West Coast Swing
- Level: Advanced
Stealing In, Volume 1.
Join Doug Silton, Phoenix Grey, and Cassie Winter in this West Coast Swing instructional video … all about how to steal into social dances!
- Dance: West Coast Swing
- Level: Intermediate+
Lead/Follow Switches, Vol. 1
Join Doug Silton, Phoenix Grey, and Cassie Winter in this West Coast Swing instructional video … all about how to switch from being a leader to a follow and vice versa! You should already be a social dancing leader/follow in West Coast Swing to work through the theories and movements in this video.
- Dance: West Coast Swing
- Level: All
Lead/Follow Switches, Vol. 2
Join Doug Silton, Phoenix Grey, and Cassie Winter in this West Coast Swing instructional video … all about how to switch from being a leader to a follow and vice versa! You should already be a social dancing leader/follow in West Coast Swing to work through the theories and movements in this video.
- Dance: West Coast Swing
- Level: All
Line Dances with Doug Silton
Join Doug Silton, Phoenix Grey, and Cassie Winter in this West Coast Swing instructional video … all about how to switch from being a leader to a follow and vice versa! You should already be a social dancing leader/follow in West Coast Swing to work through the theories and movements in this video.
- Dance: Line Dances
- Level: Varies
Scrolling, Vol. 3
Welcome to Scrolling, Vol. 3. In this video Doug Silton (assisted by Nicki Silton) takes you through a variety of patterns and movements with the concepts of Scrolling for the leaders.
- Dance: Scrolling
- Level: Varies
Scrolling, Vol. 4
Welcome to Scrolling, Vol. 4. In this video Doug Silton (assisted by Nicki Silton) takes you through a variety of patterns and movements with the concepts of Scrolling for the leaders.
- Dance: Scrolling
- Level: Varies
Signature Moves for WCS & Lindy Hop, Vol. 7
Welcome to Signature Moves for Swing Dancing (Both West Coast Swing and Lindy Hop)! In this video Doug Silton and Malia Jameson takes you through a variety of patterns and movements along with techniques and stylings.
- Dance: Signature Moves
- Level: Varies
Signature Moves for WCS, Vol. 8
Welcome to Signature Moves for West Coast Swing! In this video Doug & Nicki Silton take you through a variety of patterns and movements along with techniques and stylings.
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- Dance: Signature Moves
- Level: Varies
Social Spins & Tricks for WCS & Lindy Hop, Vol. 4
Welcome to Social Spin and Tricks, Vol 4! Doug Silton (assisted by Brittany Leavitt) takes you through a variety of spins and tricks along with techniques and stylings for both West Coast Swing and Lindy Hop.
If you like this instruction and you want to buy me a cup of coffee here’s a link!
- Dance: Signature Moves
- Level: Varies
Musicality
Musicality with Mary Ann Nuñez & Doug Silton
Join Mary Ann Nuñez and Doug as they take you through various musicality methods and styling in West Coast Swing … featuring live improv dancing and explanations with Brother Yusef.
WCS Rueda
Coming Soon!