Swing

Competitor List

2023 Registration Deadlines

  • WSDC Jack & Jill: Friday, August 18, 7PM (prelims are Friday night!)
  • Strictly Swing:  Saturday, August 19, 3PM
  • Pro-am Swing and Hustle:   Saturday, August 19, 3PM

All competitors must purchase a weekend pass.

Chicagoland Country and Swing Dance Festival reserves the right to combine or cancel divisions with five or fewer entries. 

Prizes

  • Cash prizes for the top 3 places all Strictly Swing, Strictly Hustle  and Jack & Jill divisions. Amount is based on number of total entries received.
  • Top teacher cash prizes for swing and hustle pro-am.

Rules

Pro-Am Strictly Swing and Hustle

  • There are 3 Open categories: Newcomer, Novice, and a combined Intermed/Advanced.
  • The pro partner is limited to a maximum of 5 different am partners per division.
  • This is a lead/follow category and choreographed routines are not allowed.
  • This contest will be danced in a heated format. No lifts, drops or aerials.
  • Couples will dance to music provided by the Chicagoland Country and Swing Dance Festival.
  • The music will be selected at random at the time of the contest

Pro-Am Open Routines – Swing and Hustle

This open division is for West Coast Swing and Hustle routines. There are not separate divisions for swing and hustle.

  • Students enter with their instructor and perform a choreographed routine to music of their choosing,
  • Routines are spotlighted.
  • Dance order will be determined at random and posted prior to the competition start time.
  • Music must be at least 2 minutes and no more than 3 minutes long. Competitors will provide music to the DJ as a single track 24 hours prior to the performance. 
  • Costumes are encouraged.
  • Lifts and drops are allowed, but not required.
  • Time starts with the first performance movement.

Strictly Swing and Strictly Hustle

  • There are three open categories: Novice, Intermediate and Advanced. 
  • There is a Masters category for dancers 50-and-over.
  • This is a lead/follow category and choreographed routines are not allowed.
  • Same-gender leaders/followers are allowed.  However, each person is allowed only one partner per level.  (ie, same person cannot dance as a leader AND a follower at the Novice level).
  • This contest will be danced in a heated format.
  • No lifts, drops, or aerials.
  • Couples will dance approximately 2 minutes to music provided by the Chicagoland Country and Swing Dance Festival.
  • The music will be selected at random at the time of the contest.

WSDC Jack and Jill Swing

  • Divisions offered: Newcomer, Novice, Intermediate, Masters, Advanced and All Star.
  • This contest will be danced in a heated format and comply with the rules and regulations of the World Swing Dance Council.