Competition Description
Over $13,000 in prize money!
General Lindy Competitions
Routines must be a minimum of two-minutes and a maximum of four-minutes in length. Competitors select their own music. This is a no-holds barred competition. All lifts, drops, aerials, airsteps and acrobatics are allowed.
Entry Fee: $50/couple
Prizes:
1st - $600
2nd - $300
3rd - $100
Lindy Hop Classic (non-showcase) - Register Now!
Competitors will display their choreographed creativity without aerials, air-steps and lifts in this division. Competitors will select their own music. Routines must be a minimum of two-minutes and a maximum of four minutes in length.
Entry Fee: $50/couple
Prizes:
1st - $600
2nd - $300
3rd - $100
This division will be for Lindy Hop routines of 3 or more couples. Competitors will select their own music. Routines must be a minimum of three-minutes and a maximum of four-minutes in length.
Entry Fee: $200/per team
Prizes:
1st - $1000
2nd - $500
3rd - $300
This is a solo American vernacular jazz dance contest. Dancers must include Charleston variations and may also include black bottom and vernacular jazz movements. Dancers will dance to music selected by ILHC in the preliminary rounds. The finals will be danced in a spotlight format and judged by audience applause.
Entry Fee: $20/individual
Prizes:
1st - $250
2nd - $150
3rd - $100
Cabaret -
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This division is open to all other types of dancing not covered in the other divisions performed by any number of dancers. Routines can have any number of dancers. Routines must be a minimum of two-minutes and a maximum of four-minutes in length.
Entry Fee: $50/1-2 persons or $20 per 3+ members
Prizes
1st - $500
2nd - $250
3rd - $100
Strictlys, Lindy Hop
This will be a social dance competition open to all levels. Dancers register as couples and will dance to music selected by ILHC. The finals will be danced in a jam format to a live band.
Entry Fee: $50/couple
Prizes:
1st - $500
2nd - $250
3rd - $100
This will be a social dance competition open to anyone that has placed in the top three at ULHS, WLHC, Camp Jitterbug, NJC, ALHC, or other competitions determined by the organizers. Dancers register as couples and will dance to music selected by ILHC. The finals will be danced in a jam format to a live band.
Entry Fee: $50/couple
Prizes:
1st - $700
2nd - $300
3rd - $150
Qualifying Events:
• Camp Hollywood, Pro Lindy Division
• The Boston Tea Party
• American Lindy Hop Championships, Champions Division
• Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown, Liberation Division
• Boston Tea Party, Invitational Lindy Division
• Camp Jitterbug & the Jump Session Show 2008
Memorial Day weekend
May 23-26th 2008
Seattle, WA
The 9th Annual Camp Jitterbug & the Jump Session Show are right around the corner. Join us this Memorial Day Weekend for an unforgettable event that will inspire you with workshops, top talent from around the world, competitions, spacious evening venues for the dances, live music, and the Jump Session Show-a theatre production celebrating the history of Lindy Hop and Jazz dance. Camp Jitterbug is truly an experience...don't miss out!
Competitors 17 and under. Competitors will display their choreographed creativity without aerials, air-steps and lifts in this division. Competitors will select their own music. Routines must be a minimum of two-minutes and a maximum of four minutes in length.
No entry fee.
Prizes:
trophy
Jack & Jills
This will be a social dance competition open to everyone. Leaders and followers will be randomly drawn to dance together to several songs of varying styles and tempos, but will be judged as individuals in the preliminary rounds. Dancers selected to dance in the finals will be randomly assigned a partner again, but will be judged as a couple as they dance in a spotlight format.
Entry Fee: $20/individual
Prizes:
1st - $500
2nd - $250
3rd - $100
This will be a social dance competition open to advanced dancers. Leaders and followers will be randomly drawn to dance together to several songs of varying styles and tempos, but will be judged as individuals in the preliminary rounds. Dancers selected to dance in the finals will be randomly assigned a partner again, but will be judged as a couple as they dance in a spotlight format.
Entry Fee: $20/individual
Prizes:
1st - $500
2nd - $250
3rd - $100
Pro Leaders will dance with their Amateur follows. Pro Follows will dance with their amateur Leaders. Only the amateur will be judged. Routines must be a minimum of two-minutes and a maximum of four minutes in length. Music to be selected by competitors.
Entry Fee: $50/couple
Prizes:
1st - $300
2nd - $200
3rd - $100
Invitational J&J
This will be an Invitational social dance competition open to dancers determined by the organizers. Leaders and followers will be randomly drawn to dance together to several songs of varying styles and tempos and judged as a couple as they compete in a jam format to a live band.
Entry Fee: $20/individual
All entry fees will be donated to The Lindy Hoppers Fund.
Prizes:
1st - $700
2nd - $300
3rd - $150
Balboa
This will be a social Balboa/Balswing competition open to all levels. Dancers register as couples and will dance to music selected by ILHC. The finals will be danced in a spotlight format.
Entry Fee: $50/couple
Prizes:
1st - $500
2nd - $250
3rd - $100
Champions Strictly Balboa - Register Now!
This will be a social dance competition open to anyone that has placed in the top three at NJC, ALHC, All Bal Weekend, or other competitions determined by the organizers. Dancers register as couples and will dance to music selected by ILHC in the preliminary rounds. The finals will be danced in a jam format to a live band.
Entry Fee: $50/couple
Prizes:
1st - $700
2nd - $300
3rd - $150