Max & Pamela
Max Pitruzella (France) has been one of the greatest influences in international swing dancing in recent years. With a powerful an...
Hot Sugar Band
The Hot Sugar Band formed in 2010 as a collaboration between Parisian Lindy Hoppers and some of France's hottest jazz musicians, t...
Steve Coombe’s Hot Six
The next big thing to hit the Lindy Hop world, Steve Coombe's Hot Six have arrived! Playing Harlem Swing and the Hot Jazz of the 1...
Nicolas & Mikaela
Nicolas Deniau (France) and Mikaela Hellsten (Sweden) have been winning hearts (and competition titles) since 2009. Mikaela has be...
Thomas & Alice
Thomas Blacharz and Alice Mei (France) are two of the most talented Lindy Hoppers in the world. Known for their dynamic connection...
Ksenia Parkhatskaya
From Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Ksenia is an actress, singer, dancer and choreographer for stage and television. With a background ...
William & Maeva
From France, William Mauvais & Maeva Truntzer have been dancing together since they were 14 years old. First as World Boogie Woogi...
Ali & Katja
Ali Taghavi & Katja Uckermann (Germany) have built an international reputation as stylish dancers, dance floor favourites and thou...
Dax & Sarah
From Los Angeles USA. Dax Hock & Sarah Breck are two of today's top Lindy Hop competitors and in-demand instructors. Known in the ...
Juan Villafane
From Buenos Aires, Argentina. Juan is a dedicated historian of the dance and world renowned for his fast feet, eye-catching slides...
More to be announced!
We will be announcing more ESDC 2013 instructors very soon! Stay tuned......
Space is limited, so book early!
All prices listed are in British Pound Sterling (GBP £).
This is a solo dancing contest, in dances from the American jazz dance vernacular (Charleston, Black Bottom, vernacular jazz steps, soft-shoe, etc.). Dancers register as individuals and will dance to music selected by ESDC. Preliminaries will be in an all-skate format, leading directly into finals in a phrase battle format. Open to all levels.
Entry Fee: £15 per person
Prizes:
1st – £100
2nd – £75
3rd – £50
This is a solo blues and slow dancing contest. Dancers register as individuals and will dance to slow music selected by ESDC, in a variety of styles of slow jazz, swing and blues. Preliminaries will be in an all-skate format, and finals in a phrase battle format. Open to all levels.
Entry Fee: £15 per person
Prizes:
1st – £100
2nd – £75
3rd – £50
This is a social dancing Lindy Hop competition. Dancers register as individuals, and will be randomly matched with multiple partners in the preliminary rounds. Preliminaries will be in an all-skate format, and dancers will be judged individually. For the final round, dancers will be randomly assigned a single partner, and will be judged as a couple in a phrase battle format. Open to all levels.
Entry Fee: £15 per person
Prizes:
1st – £200
2nd – £150
3rd – £100
This is a social dancing Balboa and Bal-Swing competition. Dancers register as individuals, and will be randomly matched with multiple partners in the preliminary rounds. Preliminaries will be in an all-skate format, and dancers will be judged individually. For the final round, dancers will be randomly assigned a single partner, and will be judged as a couple in a spotlight format. Open to all levels.
Entry Fee: £15 per person
Prizes:
1st – £200
2nd – £150
3rd – £100
This is a social dancing Balboa and Bal-Swing competition, open to all levels. Dancers register as couples and will dance to music selected by ESDC. Preliminaries will be in an all-skate format, and finals in a spotlight format.
Entry Fee: £15 per person
Prizes:
1st – £200
2nd – £150
3rd – £100
This is a social dancing Lindy Hop competition. Dancers register as couples and will dance to music selected by ESDC. Preliminaries will be in an all-skate format, and finals in a phrase battle format. Open to all levels.
Entry Fee: £15 per person
Prizes:
1st – £200
2nd – £150
3rd – £100
This is a social dancing slow Lindy Hop and Blues Dance contest. Dancers register as couples and will dance to slow music selected by ESDC, in a variety of styles of slow jazz, swing and blues. Preliminaries will be all-skate format, and finals phrase battle format. Open to all levels.
Entry Fee: £15 per person
Prizes:
1st – £200
2nd – £150
3rd – £100
This is a showcase division, for a couple to perform a choreographed 2-4 minute Lindy Hop routine. No aerials, airsteps or lifts are allowed in this division. Open to all levels.
Entry Fee: £20 per person
Prizes:
1st – £250
2nd – £150
3rd – £100
This is a showcase division, for a couple to perform a choreographed 2-4 minute routine, in any partnered swing dance style. Acrobatics are permitted. Accepted styles include: Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, Bal-Swing, Collegiate Shag, Blues and Slow Lindy. Later dance styles (eg: Boogie Woogie, Jive, etc.) will not be disqualified, but the judges will not be experts in those styles. Open to all levels.
Entry Fee: £20 per person
Prizes:
1st – £250
2nd – £150
3rd – £100
This is a showcase division, for an individual or group to perform a choreographed 2-4 minute jazz roots routine. This division is for original routines of solo dancing styles from the American jazz dance vernacular (eg: Charleston, Black Bottom, vernacular jazz steps, Big Apple, soft-shoe, etc.). Acts can have any number of performers. Open to all levels.
Entry Fee: £20 per person
Prizes:
1st – £250
2nd – £150
3rd – £100
This is a showcase division, for a team of 6 or more people, to perform a choreographed 2-4 minute routine in any partnered swing dance style. Acrobatics are permitted. Accepted styles include: Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, Bal-Swing, Collegiate Shag, Blues and Slow Lindy. Later dance styles (eg: Boogie Woogie, Jive, etc.) will not be disqualified, but the judges will not be experts in those styles. Open to all levels.
Entry Fee: £20 per person
Prizes:
1st – £350
2nd – £250
3rd – £150
This competition division is designed to showcase your ESDC instructors’ social dancing skills! This is a social dancing Lindy Hop competition, open only to ESDC instructors, past and present, and special guests invited by the ESDC organisers. Dancers will be randomly matched with multiple partners in the preliminary rounds. Preliminaries will be in an all-skate format, and dancers will be judged individually. For the final round, dancers will be randomly assigned a single partner, and will be judged as a couple in a spotlight format.
Entry Fee: £15 per person
Prizes:
1st – £200
2nd – £150
3rd – £100
This competition division is designed to showcase your ESDC instructors! This is a social dancing Lindy Hop competition, open only to ESDC instructors, past and present, and special all-star guests invited by the ESDC organisers. Dancers register as couples and will dance to music selected by ESDC.
Entry Fee: £15 per person
Prizes:
1st – £200
2nd – £150
3rd – £100
Gold Pass
£185 per person
Silver Pass
£100 per person
Bronze Pass
£30 per person
Registration is now open. Space is limited, so register early!
When you sign up for a Gold Pass, you must choose a workshop stream. With a Gold Pass, your stream consists of an audition and 3 classes on Saturday, and 3 classes on Sunday. You will have a variety of teachers from our stellar lineup of international instructors (though of course, not every stream will get all the teachers). There will be a group audition on Saturday morning to assign you to your level. When you register you will be asked to answer some questions about your experience, to help us arrange the auditions. See the FAQ for more information about levels. Choose from:
Levels: There will be 4 streams of Lindy Hop, from Improvers/Intermediate to Advanced. There are no classes for absolute beginners this year.
Levels: There will be 3 streams: Intermediate to Advanced. There are no classes for absolute beginners. You can prepare by making sure you are comfortable with some of the classic routines such as the Shim Sham, Trankey Doo or Big Apple.
Levels: For Advanced Lindy Hop couples that dance and train together regularly, comfortable learning routines, and have experience doing airsteps together. Limited spaces.
Levels: For Intermediate-Advanced or Advanced couples that dance and practice together regularly. There will be more than one group, but very limited spaces.
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