BadAZ SPONSORS/Contest Prizes
A huge THANK YOU to all our sponsors this year! Check out these amazing events!
Lindy On The Rocks, September 13-16, 2025 – Colorado
Hot Jazz Jamboree, November 22-24, 2025 – Colorado
Camp Jitterbug, May 23-26, 2025 – Seattle, Washington
Salt City Stomp, February 20-22, 2026 – Utah
Breaking Bal, October 17-19 2025 – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Swinco de Mayo, May 3-4, 2025 – Albuquerque, New Mexico
San Diego Balboa & Lindy Exchange, June 20-22, 2025 – California
Intercollegiate Swing Battle, April 25-27, 2025 – Colorado
Swingdependance, July 3-6, 2025 – Arizona
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DISCLAIMER: EVERYTHING SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. TEMPOS MIGHT BE DIFFERENT THAN EXPECTED OR OUTLINED HERE; CONTEST FINALS OR SPOTLIGHTS OR THE FORMAT MIGHT BE TWEAKED TO ACCOMODATE THE TIME WE HAVE. THANKS!
Balboa Mix and Match $10/person
*FIRST PLACE WINS SALT CITY STOMP PASSES*
At least six leads and six follows must sign up!
Prelims (Saturday 4:15pm @ Kaleidescope):
Dancers will dance 3-4 songs from 190-220 bpm with three different partners in an all-skate format. Follows will rotate the number of spaces selected at random by the contest official to determine their partners.
A judging panel will select finalists and results will be posted and announced before the contest finals.
Finals (Saturday 9:30pm First Band Break):
Dancers will have a brief warm-up song, then dual spotlights consisting of 8-8’s twice through and ending with an all-skate.
Shag Mix and Match $10/person
*FIRST PLACE WINS BREAKING BAL PASSES*
At least six leads and six follows must sign up!
Prelims (Saturday 4:30pm @ Kaleidescope):
Dancers will dance 3-4 songs from 190-220 bpm with three different partners in an allskate format. Follows will rotate the number of spaces selected at random by the contest official to determine their partners.
A judging panel will select finalists and results will be posted and announced before the contest finals.
Finals (Saturday midnight):
Dancers will have a brief warm-up song, then dual spotlights consisting of 8-8’s twice through and ending with an all-skate.
Balboa Strictly Contest $20/couple
*FIRST PLACE WINS LINDY ON THE ROCKS PASSES*
At least six couples must sign up!
This is a couples contest.
Prelims (Saturday 5pm @ Kaleidescope):
Dancers will dance to 3-4 songs, varying tempos.
A judging panel will select finalists and results will be posted and announced before the contest finals.
Finals (Saturday 10:45pm Second Band Break):
Dancers will have a brief warm-up song, then dual spotlights consisting of 8-8’s twice through and ending with an all-skate.
Shag Strictly Contest $20/couple
*FIRST PLACE WINS HOT JAZZ JAMBOREE PASSES*
At least six couples must sign up!
This is a couples contest.
Prelims (Saturday 5:30pm @ Kaleidescope):
Dancers will dance to 3-4 songs, varying tempos.
A judging panel will select finalists and results will be posted and announced before the contest finals.
Finals (Saturday 10:55pm Second Band Break):
Dancers will have a brief warm-up song, then dual spotlights consisting of 8-8’s twice through and ending with an all-skate.
Pure Balboa &/or Shag Endurance Contest *Free*
Saturday Late Night 1am
This is an all-skate couples contest. The rules are simple: you must dance balboa the entire time, and you must stay on the beat, no matter how fast the music gets. Judges will tap out contestants when either of these rules is broken. The contest will continue, with progressively increasing tempos, until judges have eliminated all but one couple. The last couple standing can continue to dance as long as they wish or until the end of the song, whichever comes first.
Judging criteria:
-partnership (both dancers are working together and listening to each other)
-timing and technique (dancers are demonstrating a knowledge of balboa and are dancing in time with the music)
-showmanship (dancers are having fun and engaging the audience)
-musicality (styling and dancing choices highlight what it happening in the music).