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Swing Festival

 

*Win $100 for first place on June 27 & 28, 2008 in *North American Same Sex Ballroom Championships™
at 1st Nor Am Same Sex Dance Camp & Festival at Various Locations listed below!
Workshops now only $100 advance or $125 at door for 4 hours of classes ($40 per class)
SCHEDULE:
  • Saturday Night @ Hotel Whitcomb 1231 Market St at 8th Street, San Francisco, CA 94588:
    6:30pm sign up & Contests from 7pm to 8pm
    Contests in Open 1 dance: Country, All Swing (EC, WC, Lindy, Bal or Shag), Argentine Tango, American Rhythm & International, American Smooth & International Standard Ballroom! Plus Formation Teams and Line Dances!
    8pm Sundance Saloon Pride Pre Party Dance $10 suggested donation; A benefit for the Positive Resource Center (www.positiveresource.org)
  • Sunday Day: SF Pride & Country & other dance floors...
    Watch Queer Jitterbugs perform @ 2pm Grove at Larkin!
  • Sunday NIght: Sundance Saloon Pride Dance at Hotel Whitcomb!


Kurt Popp (pictured here) is our head judge; He is adjudicator for international ballroom and latin dancing with NDCA and terpsichore. A dance teacher education in germany (ADTV certification) and over 25 years of teaching experience of amateurs and professionals in International and American style! Kurt currently teaches Same Sex International Dance in San Diego with his dance partner, a support of Same Sex Dancing, Tammy Luckett (pictured here).

 

REGISTRATION at the door al'a cart:

  • Dancer/Spectator contest Entrance NOW FREE!
    (Must pay per contest fee's to compete)
  • Competition Fees $10 USD per dance per person
    (does not include dance)

    Registration opens at 6:00pm and cuts off at 6:30pm
  • Friday Dance NOW FREE!
  • Saturday Dance purchase at door only by Sundance Saloon!

WORKSHOP preregistration discounts online only at http://signmeup.com/59129:

2 workshops Saturday
@ Studio-151 Potrero Ave.
10am-3pm lunch at noon:


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  • International Latin by Kurt Popp
    or
  • Latin into Lindy Swing Workshop (includes: North American orginated dances plus: salsa, cha-cha and rumba into Lindy Hop & Charleston (a bit of Balboa & Shag too!)
  • Full Pass Workshop preregistration discounts online
    -
    click here (includes workshops & all contest fees):

    $100 by June 26th;
    $125 at door or $40 per class.

*$100 Prize per Dance contest only available if 5 couples competing.

*Full Pass only FREE to Youth if under 15 with adult registration & ½ off to students with id by preregistration only!

*North American Same Sex Ballroom Championships™ were started in 2007 at our Balboa Swing Festival with the Swing portion of the contests.

Venues, Schedule, Instructors all subject to change.