r/Unexpected • u/MyNameGifOreilly • 2h ago

Do you wanna see my signature move?

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u/Casul_Tryhard 2h ago

For those who aren't familiar with this dance, it's called West Coast Swing as it originated in California. When competing at an event like this one all of this is improvised on the spot with a random partner.

The couple here is KP Rutland and Bryn Anderson, two well-established champion level dancers (the highest level in competition). They've done more serious dances before but often times improvised dances get a little goofy. As someone who's been doing this for a few years now, it's a ton of fun!

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u/KH10304 1h ago

Wow I would’ve definitely assumed that was choreographed

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u/Casul_Tryhard 1h ago

There are a shit ton of tiny cues they give each other. It may also look like he's leading her around but she's actually subtly influencing what he should and shouldn't do. It's a big learning curve for beginners haha

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u/QuotidianPain 1h ago

The majority of the dance is socially led (not choreographed). The move at the end is just a goofy move they both know that they decided to do at the end. It wasn’t led, but just them having fun.

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u/dakoellis 1h ago

Really? As someone with absolutely no dance training it seemed obviously improvised. I feel like choeographed dance has a ton more simultaneous moves, whereas this seems to be a lot of back and forth

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u/OGoneeightseven 57m ago

They definitely had that twerk part pre-planned.