Club Newsletters
To view Spring/Summer 2018 newsletter, click here
To view Fall 2018/Winter 2019 newsletter, click here
Special Event
Our 38th Anniversary Dance and also our regular scheduled dances have been cancelled due to COVID-19.
We look forward to resuming club events as soon as possible after it is safe to do so.
Want to brush up on you WCS moves? Check out our link to WCS Online
selecting the Videos link in the top menu.
There are some online lessons there for WCS, Country and Ballroom.
Also you can view some photos from past club events by selecting the
Photos link in the top menu
Spotlight on club members
Just for fun
Members of our club volunteered to help make a promotional video for the city of Anoka. To view, click here
Thank You Volunteers:
Maryann Kudalis
Ray Stiff
In Loving Memory:
Loren Greenberg
Loren Greenberg passed away on October 18, 2019. Loren joined the MWCSDC on March 21, 1982; Member #14. He was elected the Club’s first President in 1983 and was our only DJ and dance instructor for 20 years.
Loren retired from teaching and playing music in 2014. He came up through the Arthur Murray system as an instructor. He worked there for six years before he taking a job with the US Post Office. He taught West Coast Swing and ballroom dancing at various places in the Twin Cities. Loren was awarded a Lifetime Membership for his dedication and long-time service to the MWCSDC. He was a big part of our dance community, a mentor and friend to so many of us!
Eleanor Grace Van
Elle passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at the age of 99 years! Elle moved to an assisted living home in Pocatello, Idaho in 2015 to be closer to her son. She was a dear dancing friend of the Club for many years and an inspiration to all of us!
Elle joined the Minnesota West Coast Swing Dance Club on September 17, 1982 and was elected to the first Board of Directors in 1983. She and Dorothy Hoffman coordinated the refreshment table at the B-Dale dances for 15 years, starting in 1984. Elle was awarded a Lifetime Membership in 2006 for her dedication and service to the Club. She loved to dance and was still dancing into her 90s before moving to Idaho. She was always excited to dance at the State Fair. The dance community in Minnesota loved Elle! Always dressed to the nines and greeted us with a hug at the B-Dale dances. A sweet sweet woman. She will be missed.
Janet Winjum
Janet passed away on January 3, 2018 at the age of 83. Janet and her husband, John, were long-time members of the Minnesota West Coast Swing Dance Club, about 30 years. They were avid West Coast Swing dancers and hardly missed a dance!
Janet was known for her friendliness and cheerfulness at dances, as well as her great energy! She and John were admired in the dance community as they were good dancers! In the last few years, they also became interested in dancing Argentine Tango.
Biography's by Paul Gorgos