List of (non-obvious) things that we generally don't do in West Coast Swing. In particular, things that other dances do, but we don't.
- Don't bounce
- As West Coast Swing evolved from Lindy Hop, it lost its characteristic bounce. Instead, it acknowledges beat with other forms of pulsing: leg extension, movement speed, etc.
- Don't raise hands above elbows
- In West Coast Swing, the connection point is kept low, generally by allowing hands to fall down with the gravity. Hands above elbows is a sign of artificially and unnecessarily holding them up.
- Don't autostart on 1 (as a follower)
- Don't expect the follower to go on 1 (as a leader)