Contest Registration opens on Wednesday, February 25th at 2pm Pacific Time
(One day after tickets go on sale)
*We offer more than the usual divisions! Click here for rules and descriptions of all the divisions we offer!
*The more you enter the more points you can earn for the Carlito Challenge & the O’Rama Cup!!!
WSDC J&Js are $32 per person
Non-WSDC J&Js are $30 per person
Strictly Swings are $60 per couple
- You can add contests at any time online until registration cuts off at 5pm Friday for Friday contests, 11am Saturday for Saturday contests before the dinner break, and 6pm Saturday for all remaining contests
- Be sure to download the SwingDancer App (Android, Iphone) for updates and heat/semis/finals lists.
- Please select your O’Rama Cup regional team when registering.
- Check the schedule for contest times and be sure to head to the Staging area if your contest says STAGED or you will be scratched.
- Click here for contest guidelines and descriptions.
- Weekend pass required to compete
We allow you to enter different contests in different roles however…
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- We allow dancers to enter different contests in different roles, but be aware that in order for us to have enough time in our schedule it is necessary for us to run the semis for several divisions in a separate room during prelims of a different division in the main room
- We do our best to notice competitors that are in two divisions running simultaneously and stagger the heats they are in…but you will likely NOT have a break between dancing so be prepared. We also do our best to keep contests that are running simultaneously in different rooms in sync with each other so that the same heats run at the same time. However…
- YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOUBLE CHECKING AND MONITORING THIS.
If you end up sorted into two simultaneous heats and don’t notify us before the contest starts we may be unable to fix it and you might have to scratch from one.
If for some reason the contests begin to run with their heats out of sync it’s possible that the different heats you are in might end up conflicting and you’ll have to scratch from one.
DOUBLE CHECK THE HEAT SHEETS AND HAVE A FRIEND MONITOR WHAT HEAT THEY ARE ON IN THE OTHER ROOM FOR YOU. - For Pro-Am you cannot dance in the same level for 2 different roles as an Am (because the finals are simultaneous), but you can do different levels
- For Pro-Am you can dance in both roles as a Pro (if qualified) but if you make finals multiple times in the same level an alternate pro will be used for your extra Ams because of how finals are scheduled/run.
- For Pro-Am you cannot enter in one role as an Am and the other as a Pro because that would be the same contest. That means if you have purchased an All Star/Champion pass you cannot compete in Pro-Am as an Am.
- For what levels to enter in different roles we follow the WSDC guidelines.
- You ARE allowed to enter BOTH Newbie & WSDC Novice in the SAME role if you DON’T have any WSDC points in that role.
- You cannot enter the same contest in two different roles.
For 2026 we might have to cap contest entries in order to maintain our schedule.
However, we did not hit these caps in 2025, and our attendance cap for 2026 is the same as 2025, so it’s very unlikely this will be necessary.
For transparency, we have listed tentative 2026 caps for each division below compared to the number of entries in 2025.
For WSDC divisions sign up for your current level…if your level changes after signing up we will let you move even if we hit a hypothetical cap.
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We think it’s highly unlikely we will actually hit/need these tentative caps but we are publishing them now just in case so people are aware of the possibility. Even if we do hit the cap for one division…we might be able to accommodate more entries if we don’t also hit the cap for other divisions around the same time block. If we see that we are getting close to these caps and going to need go use them we will make sure to announce it and let people know.
- Novice JJ: 2026 Cap= 150L/150F vs 2025 Signups = 119L/120F
- Intermediate JJ: 2026 Cap= 120L/120F vs 2025 Signups = 65L/85F
- Advanced JJ: 2026 Cap= 90L/90F vs 2025 Signups = 75L/68F
- All Stars JJ: 2026 Cap= 60L/60F vs 2025 Signups = 51L/56F
- Champions JJ: 2026 Cap= 50L/50F vs 2025 Signups = 19L/16F
- Masters JJ: 2026 Cap= 40L/40F vs 2025 Signups = 19L/27F
- Open Jackpot JJ: 2026 Cap= 180L/180F vs 2025 Signups = 124L/150F
- All American JJ: 2026 Cap= 180L/180F vs 2025 Signups = 115L/122F
- Pro/Am Followers JJ:
2026 Cap= 120 Novice, 90 Intermediate, 60 Advanced
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2025 Signups = 86 Novice, 67 Intermediate, 45 Advanced - Pro/Am Leaders JJ:
2026 Cap= 90 Novice, 60 Intermediate, 60 Advanced
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2025 Signups = 67 Novice, 52 Intermediate, 50 Advanced - Sophisticated JJ: 2026 Cap= 90L/90F vs 2025 Signups = 44L/56F
- Role Reversal JJ: 2026 Cap= 60L/60F vs 2025 Signups = 24L/40F
- Open Strictly Swing: 2026 Cap= 90 Couples vs 2025 Signups = 55 Couples
- All Stars/Champions Strictly Swing: 2026 Cap= 60 Couples vs 2025 Signups = 40 Couples
- Newbie JJ: 2026 Cap= 60L/60F vs 2025 Signups = 41L/58F
- Country Swing JJ: 2026 Cap= 40L/40F vs 2025 Signups = 25L/37F
Due to our insane schedule and us wanting to maintain plenty of social dancing time be aware that:
There will be NO Quarterfinals for any division during the weekend regardless of the size of any divisions.
There will be NO Semifinals for Country Swing, Newbie, Role Reversal J&J, Sophisticated J&J, All American/60s Era J&J, Pro-Am J&J, Open Strictly, or All Star/Champions Strictly despite these being potentially large divisions.
If you purchased an All Star/Champion Pass you will automatically be signed up for:
Pro/Am (as a pro for ALL levels) and All American/60s Era…you do NOT need to register yourself for them.
You DO still need to register for your WSDC divisional J&J if you plan to enter though.
You may pay by Check/Zelle until May 21st to avoid processing fees
Check must be received within 2 weeks of your order or your order will be cancelled.
To pay by Zelle select check option then send payment to [email protected]
Contest fees are refundable (minus processing fees) IF you let us know you need to scratch more than 1 hr before the division starts (they are not transferable to another person or year).
Prior to the event email us to let us know.
Once the event has started talk to registration, the contest coordinator, or the scorer.
***Thanks to an Anonymous Sponsor we will refund the $25 entry fee for Nov/Int/Adv/Mas finalists and alternates that don’t place!***
Click for more info on our sponsors or to become one!