Swing Dance Competition: Jack & Jill

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Last weekend, Stir It! 2011 was happening here in Zurich Switzerland and I was in charge for the Jack & Jill (J&J) competition, which we organized for the third time this year. Many attendees at the weekend started swing dancing just recently and never have heard about Jack & Jill competitions before. I also got asked quite often, why to enter such a competition at all. So, I thought why not writing a post about this topic, in the hope that next year, there will be no doubt about signing up. You have to know, that Swiss people usually are [...]

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Competing at ABW and ESDC

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Until two years ago I didn’t compete at all, in fact I considered it silly and unnecessary. But this is a story I will tell you another time. Within one week I was competing four times in Balboa, two times at All Balboa Weekend (ABW) in Cleveland OH, USA and two times at the European Swing Dance Championships (ESDC) in Barcelona, Spain. The latter were held for the first time this year. All Balboa Weekend It was my second time at ABW after 2009 and it’s a killer. Only Balboa, all day and all night – this is Balboa heaven [...]

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