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Move with the Moys!

Chris and Melissa Moy are premier West Coast Swing Dance Instructors

AUGUST 14-15, Halifax, NS

Apply below, spots will be confirmed after July 20

Moys

Win a 25-minute private feedback session!

The first 10 local leads and 10 local follows (or “any role” local dancers) to submit a workshop application, are accepted to attend and who and pay for their registration by August 26, 2025, will be entered to win one of three 25-minute private feedback sessions with either Keerigan or Mia!

Are you an out-of-town guest, travelling from outside NS? If you’re registered and paid by August 26, 2025, you’ll also be entered into a draw to win a 25-minute private feedback session with either Keerigan or Mia.

Only 20 people will be entered to win, so apply now!

See full contest details

Workshop details

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS
Moys

Known for their entertaining style and emotionally captivating musicality, Chris and Melissa Moy are premier West Coast Swing Dance Instructors in the Ann Arbor and Metro Detroit area for over 10 years.

After closing their Ann Arbor based studio in 2021, they now run a pop-up studio that promotes and supports a variety of social dances, including West Coast Swing, Hustle, Country Two Step, and Social Ballroom.

Their teaching focuses on technique, purposeful practice, and fun, with a unique ability to adapt their instruction to each student’s needs. They are passionate about sharing the love of dance with others while growing the Michigan dance community and building connections with other studios and dancers.

You can find them teaching and hosting regularly at Second Saturday Swing and other local venues.

Find more information and connect with the Moys

This workshop is for you if:

  1. You’re competent in these basic patterns: push break, left side pass (plus inside turn variation), right side underarm pass, tuck turn, free spin, and whip (with inside and outside turn variations).
  2. You can dance continuously through a song.
  3. You’ve taken Basics Plus and/or Improver-level classes or have equivalent experience.
  4. You’re an experienced Westie who is working on your technique and skills for dancing with other levels of dancers, and you’re looking for opportunities to develop your skills and repertoire.


This event is not for absolute beginners. Check with your instructors if you are uncertain about any of these competencies.

OPTIONS:

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14

Waterfront Social Dance, All Levels

  • This special West Coast Swing social welcoming our guests, Chris and Melissa Moys, is for everyone! (You do not need to be attending the workshop to join in.)
  • 7:00-9:00 PM
  • FREE to attend, drop-in
  • Gazebo at the bottom of Morris Street, near Water Polo Restaurant

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15

Lesson, All-Levels

  • Focus: technique that strengthens what you can do on the dance floor, and having even more fun in your dances!
  • 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a 30-minute lunch break (bring your lunch)
  • Limited space and role balance applies
  • $80, dancer application and registration required
  • Fusion Dance and Wellness (i.e. Arthur Murray Halifax Dance Center): 59 McQuade Lake Crescent, Halifax

Limited private instruction and feedback sessions available with Chris and/or Melissa.

Indicate your interest in the application form and we’ll be in touch about session length, dates, and cost when details are available.

Dancer application to join

Each dancer must register individually, please do not submit for two people on one form. Spots will be confirmed after July 20, 2026.


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