Join us for a free* low-key competition! (Must pay cover for Thursday Swing)

Sign up and dance any of the styles in the swing family-lindy hop, balboa, collegiate shag, solo jazz, etc.  If you are entering with a partner, you must register together as this is NOT a mix-and-match competition.

Registration Check-In

Contestants will check-in at the front desk by 9:30 PM and be assigned a bib number.  If you arrive after the designated time, you will be turned away.

Contest Meetup

Contestants will meet near the front of the stage at the beginning of the 2nd band break at 9:50 PM. Check-in will be confirmed with a PDXLX committee member.

All-Skate Prelims

During the preliminary round, competitors will be given three songs and dance each song with the same partner or dance solo if registered as such.  Judges will tap in who moves on to the final round.

Spotlight Finals

Each couple or solo dancer will get a spotlight over two rounds.

For this competition, be prepared to dance between 165-190 bpm.

Judging will be based on attention to your partner, attention to the music, technique, and entertainment. Aerials are permitted. Judges will confer and announce winners by the end of the band break, or shortly thereafter.