Competition Format
At each event, a prelims will be run as a luck of the draw contest. The top 16 leaders and followers will advance to a finals round. The finals will be held as a tournament. In the tournament, new partners will be randomly assigned and seeded (ranked).
As the music plays, two couples at a time will dance against each other and will be judged immediately following their dance. One couple advances, one couple is eliminated, starting with 16 couples and ending with one winning couple!
Watch the 2010 finals here!
The winners at the qualifier location will receive event passes and travel vouchers for the US Open where they will draw new partners from a list of participating Pros and All-Stars to compete for the top prize money.
You must be advanced or lower at the time of the Qualifier Event. Once you win a qualifier, you can no longer compete in any other qualifiers.
Dancer level will be determined by following the World Swing Dance Council Guidelines. This, however, is not a a World Swing Dance Council Sanctioned J&J.