Swing through the Seattle Swing Dance Club (SSDC) for our annual weekend of West Coast Swing (WCS) tournament to win Easter Swing tickets with a California WCS Champion teacher, leveled Jack & Jill (J&J) competitions, dinner potluck, Westie social dancing and so much more! We also have day 2 at SSDC Sunday 3/3.
Workshops with pro Tara Trafzer (check out a video of Tara dancing w/ Leo Lorenzo)
Hours of social dancing with DJ JAmes Atwill from Vancouver, BC
Two leveled J&J competitions: Intermediate-below (Newcomer/Novice/Intermediate) & Advanced-plus (Advanced/All Star/Champion) with Chief Judge, Wren Newman
Community dinner party family-style potluck so please bring your favorite dish to share
Easter Swing pass comp + raffle prizes, plus other ticket discounts
Find late-breaking updates at our Facebook Ticket Tournament event.
SCHEDULE: Saturday March 2nd
Fri/Sat/Sun private lessons available with Tara! To schedule, please email info@seattlewcswing.org
11:00 am Registration, warmup, & setup
12:00 pm 2 hour All Levels Fantastical Footwork Intensive with Tara: Focus on footwork technique and rhythm variations to have a better understanding of swing footwork and how to elevate your dance through rhythm variations.
2:00 pm Break, registration, & warmup
3:00 pm All Levels Workshop #1 w/ Tara: Rock ’n’ Go
4:00 pm All Levels Workshop #2 w/ Tara: Starting Off Right
5:00 pm Potluck & Social Dance starts w/ DJ JAmes
6:30 pm Comp registration ends w/ Mark Slater
7:00 pm Newcomer/Novice/Intermediate J&J w/ DJ JAmes
8:00 pm Advanced/All Star J&J w/ DJ JAmes
9:00 pm J&J finals, Social dance continues, and awards
10:00+ pm Social dance ends and cleanup
COME BACK TOMORROW SUNDAY MARCH 3, 2024! Day 2 with Tara!
POTLUCK & SOCIAL DANCING
Potluck is family-style community dinner so please bring any of the following to share:
Main dish
Appetizers
Salads
Desserts
Social dancing with DJ JAmes from Canada! There’ll be open dancing all night long in between potluck and competitions.
Also, all active SSDC members will be entered into a drawing for 1 Easter Swing ticket! Make sure your membership is up to date to be eligible to be selected in the raffle.
location
Alki Masonic Hall
4736 40th Avenue Southwest
Seattle, WA, 98116
Jack & Jill Prizes (competition rules)
This is your competitive chance to WIN Easter Swing 2024 passes! Top 5 winners in each division can earn this year's 3-day event ticket or cash, according to prize pool selection order and other non-placement competitors all get entered into a raffle for another Easter Swing ticket!
Level 1: Newcomer/Novice/Intermediate Jack & Jill
Level 2: Advanced/All Star Jack & Jill
6:30 pm Comp registration ends w/ Mark
7:00 pm Level 1 J&J w/ DJ JAmes
8:00 pm Level 2 J&J w/ DJ JAmes
9:00 pm
J&J finals (with Adv/All Star Spotlight)
Social dance & potluck continues
Competition awards
PRICING
Dance admission included with purchase of 1 or more workshop! We also honor affiliated swing club memberships!
Credit card, cash, or check accepted on-site only. See below how it pays to be a Swing Dance Club Member! Members Only Drawing: All active SSDC members will be entered into a drawing for 1 Easter Swing weekend pass as well!
Members
$50 Two-hour Intensive (dance not included)
$35 Two 1-hour workshops + dance
$20 One 1-hour workshop + dance
$10 Social dance only
Guests
$60 Two-hour Intensive (dance not included)
$40 Two 1-hour workshops + dance
$25 One 1-hour workshop + dance
$15 Social dance only
Qualifying WSDC All Stars+ and recent SSDC staff get free dance admission
Competitions
$5 First-Time contest (reduced fee for brand new competitors to encourage you to compete!)
$10 Members
$15 Guests
VOLUNTEER
Your support of the 100% volunteer-run club for just an hour gets you into the dance for FREE! Thank you for providing your time and effort to our non-profit 501(c)(3) organization here.
WIN TICKETS & DISCOUNT
You have FOUR ways to earn a free or discounted Easter Swing 2024 weekend pass! Here are all the ways you can get your ticket:
*Place top 5 in Jack & Jill (prize pool includes 1 weekend full pass so 1st place gets to select prizes first then second place chooses second and so on, etc.)
*Competed and didn't place? You're also entered into a drawing
*Active SSDC members get entered into another drawing
Buy with Ticket Tournament-only discount code
*Must be present to win.