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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