
Join the Arizona Swing Dance Championships!
All contest sign ups will be taking place at the event.
Prizes – Subject to change
AZ Swing Dance Championship – (partnered contest)
- Cash prize for first place winners
- Passes to SWINGdepenDANCE 2026
Wet and Wild Solo Jazz
CONTEST DESCRIPTIONS:
Get your JITTERBUG oN! Contest music provided by Morgan day of the ‘mad hat hucksters’!
Wet and Wild Solo Jazz – Thursday, July 3, 9pm, Hopkins’ Residence
Competition fee: FREE
This contest is open to everyone and is a TON of fun! Self expression is key! Don’t hold back– Charleston your heart out and show us what you are made of! Dancers will be judged as individuals and by audience applause. Whoever captures the audience’s attention and admiration will win! Limited to the first 15 people to sign up!
Arizona Swing Dance Championships – Prelims Saturday July 5th, 5:30pm Guild of the Vale, Finals Saturday July 5th, 10pm Guild of the Vale
Contest fee: $20/couple
This contest is open to everyone, this is a partnered contest! This will be the biggest throw-down AZ will see this year! ANY SWING GOES! Time to take out all of your stops and show AZ what you’re made of!! PRELIMS Saturday, July 5th 5:30pm: Open to the first 10 couples. Couples will dance to 3 different tempos in an all skate format. FINALS: Top 5 couples will make it to finals. We will have one all skate then it will be a phrase battle. Each couple will spotlight twice to throw their best tricks! First spotlight will be 16 eight counts (4 phrases) the second spotlight will be 8 eight counts (2 phrases)!
Mix-N_Match
Prelims Friday 9:30pm
Finals Friday 11pm
Rotate partners during prelims. paired randomly in finals, judged as a couple. All skate, then spotlights, 8-8’s twice through, all-skate.
***ALL PASSES WON AS PRIZES ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE***