Although there are turning figures, they still keep the woman on her line. The tempo is 28-32 mpm. The style is very casual and sometimes overtly sexual. Danced in a narrow slot so is suitable in a crowded night club. Blues is a traditional style of music for WCS .
Individual styles vary widely.
Most of the finalists at the US Open Swing competition have radically different styles. In WCS , the underarm turn of ECS is straightened out so the lady moves straight down a narrow slot and the man passes the lady only a few inches outside the slot. WCS is danced anywhere from extremely slow, e.g. 15, to fast Jive , e.g. 50. Annie Hirsch, who with Jack Carey, represents the golden days of west coast swing, mentioned Dean Collins as a leading figure in establishing the west coast swing. According to Annie the dance remains pretty much the same since its creation sometime in the 40's.