Lindy Luck of the Draw

Draws are fun social dance contests where you join as an individual. In the prelims, you will dance with random partners and be rotated in heats; each dancer is judged individually. In the finals, you will randomly draw a partner and be judged as a couple. The finals will be danced in spotlight format for the newcomer, intermediate, crossover, and invitational. The advanced and all-star divisions will be danced in a jam format to the band.

NEWCOMER – $10 entry fee

The Newcomer division is for dancers who have never placed in a Draw competition and are relatively new to competing. Even if you are new to competing, if you teach swing dance, please enter the intermediate division or higher to keep this division beginner-friendly.
Prizes: $25 for 1st, $20 for 2nd, $15 for 3rd

INTERMEDIATE – $20 entry fee

The Intermediate division is for dancers who have competed before – potentially placed or made finals. If you teach any style of swing dancing, you must dance in this division or higher.
Prizes: $50 for 1st, $40 for 2nd, $25 for 3rd

ADVANCED – $20 entry fee

The Advanced division is for dancers who have placed or won competitions – potentially even at the national level.
Prizes: $50 for 1st, $40 for 2nd, $25 for 3rd

ALL-STAR – $20 entry fee

The All-Star division is for the most experienced competitors. The lead and follow who place first in the finals will instantly enter the Invitational division.
Prizes: $75 for 1st, $50 for 2nd, $30 for 3rd

INVITATIONAL – Invitation Only

The Invitational division is for dancers invited by the organizer.

CROSSOVER DRAW - Placement only

The Crossover Division is a contest in which the 1st and 2nd place winners of both the intermediate and advanced division contests will randomly draw and dance with invitational-level dancers. The dancers will be judged as a couple.
Prizes: Pride

*You may only enter one division per role. If you’d like to enter multiple divisions, you must dance them in different roles (lead vs follow).

Solo Jazz

Our solo jazz contest is open to anyone who would like to enter. Everyone will dance solo in the prelims and in a jam format to the band in finals.

Open – $20 entry fee

Open division for any level dancer.
Prizes: $50 for 1st, $40 for 2nd, $25 for 3rd

Strictly Social

Strictlys are contests that you enter with a partner of your choosing. At Lindyfest, we really value the unique skill of improvised social dancing, so we kindly ask for no choreographed routines in these contests.

Open – $40 entry fee per couple

This division is open to any level of dancer. Only one person needs to register for the partnership to be entered into this division. Finals will be a jam format to the band on Friday night.
Prizes: $100 for 1st, $80 for 2nd, $50 for 3rd

Advanced/All-star – $40 entry fee per couple

This division is for couples who regularly compete or teach together. Only one person needs to register for the couple, and finals will be in a spotlight format to curated songs.
Prizes: $150 for 1st, $100 for 2nd, $60 for 3rd

Late Night Contests

We have a few fun competitions that will be free to enter!

Thursday Night

At 10:30 PM during our Free Community Night, we will host a any-style, all-level, strictly contest. Enter with a partner and try to be the last one standing!

Friday Night

During our late-night dance at 1:30 AM, you can join our H-town drill-down contest! Enter with a partner and hold on for dear life.

Sunday Night

To kick off our DJ relay at midnight, enter our Lindy hop battle. Grab a partner or enter solo, and go head-to-head in this winner-takes-all battle.