** All competitions (except for Fast Feet) are only open to Full Weekend and Dance Pass holders **
Formats subject to change
Mix and Match Competition ($15/person)
Format
Competitors enter individually and are randomly paired up -- any swing goes
Prelims: Friday, August 16 at 1st band break (~9:30pm)
3 songs, ranging from 90 to 200 bpm
Finals: Friday, August 16 at 11:30pm
Song: ~160 bpm
5 couples, 2 spotlights - sixteen 8s each + all-skate
Prizes (Top 3 Couples)
2 Full Weekend Passes to Stormy Weather Jazz Festival in Seattle, WA
2 Full Weekend Passes to The BASH: A Swingin' Rockabilly Weekender in Orange County, CA
2 Full Weekend Passes to Salt City Stomp in Salt Lake City, UT
Strictly Competition ($20/couple)
Format
Competitors enter as a couple -- any swing goes
Prelims: Saturday, August 17 at 7:00pm
3 songs, ranging from 90 to 220 bpm
Finals: Saturday, August 17 at 2nd band break (~10:30pm)
Warm-up All-Skate:
Song: ~150 to 170 bpm
Spotlight 1 (mid-slow tempo):
Song: ~120 to 140 bpm
2 spotlights - sixteen 8s each + all-skate
Spotlight 2 (fast tempo):
Song: ~200 bpm
2 spotlights - sixteen 8s each + all-skate
Prizes (Top 3 Couples)
2 Full Weekend Passes to The Great Southwest LindyFest in Houston, TX
2 Full Weekend Passes to Lindy on the Rocks in Denver, CO
2 Full Weekend Passes to Shag Summer Camp in Orange County, CA
Fast Feet Contest
Cost: $5 per couple, FREE for Full Weekend and Dance Pass holders
Format
Competitors enter as a couple and music increases ~20 bpm each round.
Prelims and Finals: Saturday, August 17 (technically Sunday) at 1:00am
Couples are tapped out once they get off-time from the music.
Prizes (Winning Couple)
Winning couple receives 2 Full Weekend passes to Hot Jazz Jamboree in Denver, CO
Any Solo Goes ($5/person)
Format
Prelims and Finals: Sunday, August 18 at 1st band break (~9:15pm)
Prelims (tap-in):
3 songs, ranging from 100 to 200 bpm
Finals (audience-judged):
4 finalists, 1 spotlight song, ~170 bpm
Spotlights: 2 sets of sixteen 8s per finalist + all skate at the end
Prizes (Top 2)
1 Full Weekend Pass to BadAZ Balboa in Phoenix, AZ
1 Full Weekend Pass to SWINGdepenDANCE in Phoenix, AZ