Competitions That
Celebrate Social Dancing
Friday Night: L'il Damn Social | Saturday Night: Big Damn Social | Sunday Night: BYOP (Strictly)
L’il Damn Social Dance Competition
We’re trying something new this year! Meant to better reflect our values and open up the playing field a bit more than just “newcomer,” this competition is open to anyone who hasn’t placed (1st, 2nd, or 3rd)* in a Blues competition above the newcomer/beginner/local level. We’re also moving the prelim time later on Friday evening to allow you a little more time to make it to the dance.
Still a good way for newbies to get their feet wet, this competition will start with prelims in a side room, but the finals will be in the main room and danced to LIVE MUSIC. Three leads and three follows will be selected from prelims, and instead of being watched by our instructors, they’ll dance with them! Rotating between songs, our finalists will share a social dance with three different instructors.
Prelims will be from 11:00-11:30pm in the side room Friday night; Finals will be shortly after midnight to LIVE MUSIC.
*Dancers may compete in either role (lead or follow) in which they have not placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in a competition above the newcomer/beginner/local level.
We’re trying something new this year! Meant to better reflect our values and open up the playing field a bit more than just “newcomer,” this competition is open to anyone who hasn’t placed (1st, 2nd, or 3rd)* in a Blues competition above the newcomer/beginner/local level. We’re also moving the prelim time later on Friday evening to allow you a little more time to make it to the dance.
Still a good way for newbies to get their feet wet, this competition will start with prelims in a side room, but the finals will be in the main room and danced to LIVE MUSIC. Three leads and three follows will be selected from prelims, and instead of being watched by our instructors, they’ll dance with them! Rotating between songs, our finalists will share a social dance with three different instructors.
Prelims will be from 11:00-11:30pm in the side room Friday night; Finals will be shortly after midnight to LIVE MUSIC.
*Dancers may compete in either role (lead or follow) in which they have not placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in a competition above the newcomer/beginner/local level.
Big Damn Social Dance Competition
A competition for the serious social dancer. If you love to dance with everyone and look good doin' it, this competition is for you! Prelims are going to be a little unconventional, in that you'll be dancing with everyone at the dance, including and especially non-competitors! You'll be judged on your ability to social dance with dancers of varying skill levels, your Blues aesthetic, quality of movement, musicality, and partnering. So get out on the dance floor, pin a number to your back, and DANCE!
For the finals, you’ll be dancing with your peers who made it to that level, rotating between each song. In addition to the standard watching judges and criteria, you’ll influence the results of this competition by voting for your favorite partner.
Prelims will be from 10-11pm on the social dance floor Saturday night; Finals will be at Midnight to LIVE MUSIC.
There will be a competitor's meeting at 9:40pm before prelims - this is mandatory, and if you miss it you can’t compete so...don't be late!
A competition for the serious social dancer. If you love to dance with everyone and look good doin' it, this competition is for you! Prelims are going to be a little unconventional, in that you'll be dancing with everyone at the dance, including and especially non-competitors! You'll be judged on your ability to social dance with dancers of varying skill levels, your Blues aesthetic, quality of movement, musicality, and partnering. So get out on the dance floor, pin a number to your back, and DANCE!
For the finals, you’ll be dancing with your peers who made it to that level, rotating between each song. In addition to the standard watching judges and criteria, you’ll influence the results of this competition by voting for your favorite partner.
Prelims will be from 10-11pm on the social dance floor Saturday night; Finals will be at Midnight to LIVE MUSIC.
There will be a competitor's meeting at 9:40pm before prelims - this is mandatory, and if you miss it you can’t compete so...don't be late!
B.Y.O.P. (Strictly)
It's Bring Your Own Partner time! We'll give you the whole weekend to find someone you *love* dancing with, and then on Sunday night you’ll have the opportunity to show us why! Or heck, feel free to bring your preferred partner along with you to the entire event! We just want to see you dancing with someone who makes the dance feel magical to you, and share a little bit of that magic with the rest of us.
Prelims will be held on Sunday at our workshop venue from 6-7pm, directly after the last workshop class, and we won't close entry until 5 minutes before the prelims start (so you have even more time to find a partner, if you didn't have one at the start of the weekend). Finals will be at 10:30pm to DJed music.
Tickets for this event include both partners
It's Bring Your Own Partner time! We'll give you the whole weekend to find someone you *love* dancing with, and then on Sunday night you’ll have the opportunity to show us why! Or heck, feel free to bring your preferred partner along with you to the entire event! We just want to see you dancing with someone who makes the dance feel magical to you, and share a little bit of that magic with the rest of us.
Prelims will be held on Sunday at our workshop venue from 6-7pm, directly after the last workshop class, and we won't close entry until 5 minutes before the prelims start (so you have even more time to find a partner, if you didn't have one at the start of the weekend). Finals will be at 10:30pm to DJed music.
Tickets for this event include both partners
