2013 Seattle’s Easter Swing Ticket Tournament

SES Ticket Tournament – January 6, 2013*

Open West Coast Swing Jack & Jill competition – Novice to All-Star welcome – Judged as couples

1st Prize: 3-Day Pass to 2013 Seattle’s Easter Swing and 2-night stay at the Bellevue Hyatt
2nd Prize: 3-Day Pass to 2013 Seattle’s Easter Swing
3rd Prize: 2013 Seattle’s Easter Swing workshop bonus band

2013 SES Ticket Tournament Flyer – (SES-Tournament-Flyer.pdf)
2013 SES Ticket Tournament Registration Waiver – (SES-Tournament-Waiver.doc)
2013 SES Ticket Tournament Rules – (SES-Tournament-Rules.doc)

$20 for members (All NW West Coast Swing club memberships honored) / $25 non-members
Registration deadline: Dec. 23, 2012

Location
Alki Masonic Hall, 4736 40th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98116 (Map)

*Inclement weather backup date: March 3, 2013 – please mark both dates on your calendar.

Questions concerns or cancellations? Contact tournament@seattlewcswing.org. Please put “SES Ticket Tournament” in your subject line. (If you get a “return” message from this email address, please email the SSDC Board at board@seattlewcswing.org and let us know.)

Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How do I register?
A: Pay with cash, check or credit card at the SSDC booth at Seattle’s Easter Swing or at any SSDC dance. You must have your fully completed and signed registration form when you pay.
You can mail a check and registration form to:
Seattle Swing Dance Club
PO Box 16759
Seattle, WA 98116
We will also offer online registration starting June 1, 2012 at www.seattlewcswing.org

Q: What is the competition format?
A: Open Jack and Jill. There will be multiple rounds (number determined by the chief judge.) In the first round, you will dance with a randomly selected partner and be judged as a couple. Everyone who advances to Round 2 will dance with a new partner and will again be judged as a couple. This format continues through the finals.

Q: Can any level of competitor enter?
A: Whether you are a Novice, Intermediate, Advanced or All-Star, you can enter.

Q: Can I choose whether I lead or follow?
A: The contest will be standard role designations: males lead, females follow.

Q: What time should I be at the tournament?
A: We anticipate a big crowd for this tournament. Therefore, all competitors must complete the sign-in process no later than 30 minutes prior to the competition start time. Check our website for any adjustments to the scheduled start time.

Q: Do I still need to pay admission to the dance?
A: No. Admission to the dance is included in your tournament entry fee.

Q: Will I have time between rounds to go get something to eat?
A: Probably not. You’re encouraged to eat before the dance or bring something with you. We’ll also provide some food at the dance.

Q: Why is there a backup date?
A: We can’t know when the snow and ice are going to hit, so we want to make sure we have an alternate date. Mark your calendar for both dates and provide your email address and cell number. We will contact you via email or phone if we have to reschedule. If the weather forces us to cancel both dates, everyone will receive a refund.

Registration & Refund Request Deadline:  December 23, 2012
If contest is rescheduled to back-up date, the Registration & Refund Request Deadline will move to February 17, 2013.
If inclement weather on January 6 and March 3 necessitates a complete cancellation of the tournament, all contestants will receive refunds.

Meet your 2012 Board of Directors

Congratulations to the newly elected 2012 Seattle Swing Dance Club Board of Directors. They are:

 

Trula Schafer

President

 

 

Kevin Wright

Vice-President

 

 

Pat Garrett

Treasurer

 

 

Andy Vanosdale

Secretary

 

 

David Buchthal

Member-at-Large

 

 

 

Susan Graham

Member-at-Large

Gene Lunsford

Member-at-Large

 

Bonnie Mather

Member-at-Large

 

 

Continuing from the 2011 Board will be:

Wren Newman, Member-at-Large

Robb Bryan, Member-at-Large

Travis Pittman, Member-at-Large

Scot McKay, Member-at-Large

We look forward to serving the Seattle swing dance community in the new year.

Show Seattle how to West Coast Swing at NW Folklife Festival

NW Folklife Festival has invited the SSDC and Seattle Westie community to showcase West Coast Swing dancing.

Be there and be a part of the show! Show Seattle how to West Coast Swing!

We’ll have demo’s, a mini-workshop and open dancing. But it’s your participation that will help make our presentation spectacular! Here’s what you need to know to participate:

• Arrive on Sunday May 27^th by 3:45 PM at Seattle Center’s Rainier Room. We start at 4PM sharp.
• Put on your dancin’ shoes.
• Grab a partner for the group performance. The group performance will be a  “lead/follow demo” performed by all of YOU!
• Participate in the mini-workshop.
• Social Dance after. Invite observers to join the fun. We dance until 6PM!
• Direct curious observers to the SSDC table for more information about dancing in Seattle.
• Have Fun Promoting West Coast Swing!

Folklife is FREE so enjoy the event.

For more info and a map check out the Flyer.

See you there!

 

Seattle Swing Dance Club “Hall of Fame”

The SSDC Board of Directors recognizes individuals who have made a lasting contribution to the Seattle West Coast Swing community.  A Seattle Swing Dance Club member may submit a nomination petition with signatures of at least 20% of the membership to the board. Members may be nominated posthumously.  The board must vote on any nominations.

There are no criteria for Hall of Fame members but is up to the board’s discretion to approve a nomination. The board must approve any nomination by a 2/3 majority vote.

Hall of Fame members receive lifetime membership status, including, but not limited to, complimentary yearly membership dues and complimentary admission to dances.