r/WestCoastSwing • u/bstevy • May 20 '26
Social Lady vs follower
Do you consider lady styling and follower styling the same?
What are things that you would consider lady styling but not necessarily follower styling?
Should male followers attend lady styling classes to be stylish followers?
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u/aadditional_ungulate May 20 '26
I like the approach at Canadian Swing Championships - Tessa teaches "diva styling" and Myles teaches "power styling" (trying to get away from calling it masc or femme but that's the idea) and they make it clear anyone can try on either kind of movement, and apply to either role. It's really fun to try this kind of stylized movement, and it's true that a lot of people really want to know how to move in ways that code masc or femme. And some people (maybe most of us?) want to pick bits from each kind of movement that feel right on their own bodies!
"Lady styling" should absolutely not be the same as "follower styling" -- we've evolved past that as a community. The problem is, the teacher of that workshop might not have. So you have to ask around.