barSWINGona will feature the 6th BarSwingOpen championships.

This will feature only two categories with radically different approaches:

  • Jack & Jill: You just get out there on the floor and compete for fun.

  • Strictly lindy hop: You dance with your partner your best lindy hop BUT to the music played buy our DJ master. Being musical, being swingy and being creative will be the goal.

  • Teams: People will work on putting together an impressive routine (coreography, costumes, music, suprising moves, syncronized evolutions, perfect timing, ...) to get the amazing cash prizes that will go to the best teams.

The barSWINGona team member responsible for the contests is Lluís. Contact him at lindyvill at gmail.com if you have any question.

 

Teams Contest

2nd barSWINGopen teams contest with amazing cash prizes

After the great success of the first edition of barSWINGOpen teams division, barSWINGOpen is increasing even more the cash prizes to make it even more spectacular.

  • DESCRIPTION: It is a dance formation teams contest of swing style.
  • NORMS:
    • A team is a minimum of 3 couples.
    • The team can dance any coreography and music based on swing music and dance.
    • The dance must be no longer than 5 minutes.
    • No constraints on the attrezzo.
    • Each team will have an assigned rehearsal time of 15 minutes at the contest hall.
  • JURY: 4 internacional lindy hop teachers or judges + 1 professional non-swing dancer + 1 member from the show business + 1 membre del BSF'08 team.
  • DATES:
    • Semifinals (if needed) Friday, March 21th 2008 at the Casino Hall, during the party.
    • Final: Saturday, March 22th 2008, at the Casino Hall during the party.
    • The winner will be asked to perform on sunday march 23th evening.
  • CASH PRIZES:
    • Winner team:  1000 €
    • 2nd team:     500 €
    • 3rd team:     250 €
  • REGISTRATION
    • FEES: None*.
    • DEADLINE: March 1st 2008 (extended till March 18th).

* Participants must only puchase the standard party ticket.

 

Strictly Swing

Continuing the tradition.

 

  • DESCRIPTION: New STRICT LINDY division for couples: no choreography, strict lindy, aerials allowed, musicality, versatility and creativity in swing should be the goal.
  • DIVISIONS: Just one but you can combine any style of original swing, namely Lindy hop, Balboa, Charleston, Shag, ...
  • JURY: Some of the festival teachers.
  • DATES: To be announced.
  • CASH PRIZES: No cash prizzes but trophies. You compete for the glory.
  • REGISTRATION
    • Procedure: Do it when you register or once you get to Barcelona.
    • Fees: None*.
    • Deadline: One week before the contest.

* Participants must only puchase the standard party ticket.

 

JACK & JILL

Continuing the tradition.


 

 

 

  • DESCRIPTION: You just dance lindy hop to the partner randomly assigned to you ;-)
  • DIVISIONS:
    • lindy hop
    • balboa
  • JURY: Some of the festival teachers.
  • DATES: To be announced.
  • CASH PRIZES: No cash prizzes here. You compet for the fun of it.
  • REGISTRATION
    • Procedure: Do it when you register or once you get to Barcelona.
    • Fees: None*.
    • Deadline: Right before the contest.

* Participants must only puchase the standard party ticket.