Wednesday November 5th - December 3rd, 2014

Nov/Dec 2014 - Finals on Dec 3 to Live Music!

Event Details

Wednesday Night Hop presents its fourth annual Harvest Moon Jack & Jill Derby! This Lindy Hop competition is open to all amateur level competitors. If you are not sure whether you qualify, please ask.

What is a Jack and Jill contest?
In a Jack and Jill contest, competitors are randomly matched to their partners. Dancers are to show their social dance skills with their partner to a variety of music picked by the competition DJ. As such, it truly tests your skills as a social dancer. It's very friendly and extremely fun!

Our derby format will determine finalists in a series of prelims each week.

Registration
Contest registration begins at 9:15pm and closes at 9:50pm Wednesday November 5, November 12, and November 19 at Wednesday Night Hop. Contest spots are available on a first come, first served basis. To prevent time overruns for the contest, we will be limiting the number of participants each week. A limited number of spots will be reserved for in advance registration to help out dancers who have long distance commutes and cannot make it in person for the 9:15pm sign up time at Wednesday Night Hop's discretion.

Registration costs $3 for each preliminary round contest and is open to any eligible dancers, who haven't yet won a preliminary round.

How does the contest work?
The Harvest Moon Jack and Jill Swing Derby consists of 3 preliminary rounds and 1 final round.

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Preliminary rounds take place Wednesday November 5, November 12, and November 19. Participants can keep entering every week, as long as they don't win. Contestants will be paired with 3-4 partners, at random. The music style and tempo will vary for each partner. Each week, we will select 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners from our Jacks and Jills. If you win a prelim round, you automatically qualify for the finals. You are also not allowed to enter any other prelims. If you don't win, but place, you are encouraged to enter again. Earning a placement wins you points. In the end of the preliminary rounds, we will be adding up your total points over three weeks to determine any additional finalists and alternates for the finals.

Preliminary round format:

• Each Jack will be randomly paired with 3-4 Jill's and dance for 1 minute and 30 seconds to a different song picked by the competition DJ.
• Jacks and Jills are judged separately in the preliminary contests.
• Judging for the preliminary rounds will be scored by relative placement.

The final round takes place on December 3, 2014 to LIVE MUSIC. Registration is not required for the final round. Each contestant will be assigned one partner, at random.

Final round format:

• Finals begin with a brief all skate warm-up, followed by a spotlight phrase battle to LIVE MUSIC performed by Clint Baker's New Orleans Jazz Band. We go until the judges and crowd are satisfied!
• Phrase battle format T.B.D.
• Judging for the final round will be scored by relative placement.

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Great Prizes
The top 3 finalist couples will get to choose between passes to these fabulous lindy events:

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Swingin' At The Savoy Dance History Workskop Feb 20 - 22, 2015 - Mountain View, CA

Schedule:

Finalists:

Hanah Yendler & Justin Lebar advance to finals. The 2nd/3rd place holders get points towards a spot in the finals.

Elena Hernandez & Dmitriy Goliy advance to finals. The 2nd/3rd place holders get points towards a spot in the finals.

Tomoko Narui & Andrew Huang advance to finals. The 2nd/3rd place holders get points towards a spot in the finals.

Location: Cheryl Burke Dance 1400 N Shoreline Blvd #A Mountain View, CA 94043 Directions »