SWINGdepenDANCE 2025
July 3, 2025 - July 6, 2025
Let’s dance!
Thursday Night
Pool Party + Wet-N-Wild Dance Contest
Friday Day and Night
Workshops + Social Dancing + AZ Swing Dance Prelim’s
Saturday Day and Night
Workshops + Social Dancing + AZ Swing Dance Final
Sunday Night
Social Dancing + Strictly Shag Contest
Full schedule below!
No partner required! All ages welcome
SAVE THE DATE!
Don’t miss SWINGdepenDANCE 2025, Arizona’s hottest workshop weekend! This year boasts another incredible lineup of instructors from across the Southwest brought to you by Dabney and Karen Hopkins of Kat’s Korner.
SWINGdepenDANCE 2023 Competition
AZ Swing Dance Championship Finals SWINGdepenDANCE 2023
Weekend Schedule
Thursday July 4th, 2024
Hopkins House: 3145 E Fountain St Mesa, AZ 85213
6:00pm – 11:00pm: Pool Party Potluck
9:00pm: Wet and Wild Solo Jazz Contest (Shoes optional)
Friday July 5th, 2024 (DAYTIME)
The Z Room Mesa: 1337 S. Gilbert Rd #116 Mesa, AZ 85204
11:00 – 11:05am: Registration/Check-In/Stretch/Warm-Up
11:05 – 12:05: Nadiya & Josiah *ALL LEVELS* – Playful Peabody
12:15 – 1:15pm: Laura & Paul *ALL LEVELS* – Lindy Moves
1:25 – 2:25pm: Ashley & Jacob *ALL LEVELS* – Carolina Shag B’s and Beyond
2:35 – 3:35pm: Nick Peterson *ALL LEVELS* – Social Dance 101
3:45 – 4:45pm: Silke & Bandi *ALL LEVELS* – Gettin’ Funky with New Orleans Jazz & Soul
Friday July 5th, 2024 (EVENING)
The Z Room Mesa: 1337 S. Gilbert Rd #116 Mesa, AZ 85204
8:00 – 11:00pm: Dance to live music from The Howard Alden All-Stars
11:00 – 1:00am: DJ dancing
Saturday July 6th, 2024 (DAYTIME)
Kaleidoscope Dance: 2448 S Carriage Ln. Mesa, AZ 85202
12:00 – 12:10pm: Registration/Check-In/Stretch/Warm-Up
12:10 – 1:05pm: Laura & Paul *ALL LEVELS* Charleston For Lindy
1:15 – 2:10pm:
TRACK 1: Silke & Bandi *ALL LEVELS* Forward Swingouts
TRACK 2: Nadiya & Josiah *INTERMEDIATE* Simply Shag
2:20 – 3:15pm:
TRACK 1: Nick & Karen *ADVANCED* Charleston
TRACK 2: Laura & Paul *INTERMEDIATE* Swivels & Switches
3:25 – 4:20pm:
TRACK 1: Nadiya & Josiah *INTERMEDIATE* Lightning Lindy
TRACK 2: Karen Vizzard *ALL LEVELS* “Who’s Leading?”
4:30 – 5:30pm: Mix – N – Match & AZ Swing Dance Championships prelims
Saturday July 6th, 2024 (EVENING)
The Z Room Mesa: 1337 S. Gilbert Rd #116 Mesa, AZ 85204
7:15 – 8:00pm: Beginning Swing Lesson
8:00 – 12:00am: Dance to Ken Levine’s JUMP, JIVE, AND WAIL BAND
9:00pm: Mix and Match Finals
11:00pm: AZ Swing Dance Championship Finals
12:00am – 3:00am: DJ dancing
Sunday July 7th, 2024 (DAYTIME)
Kaleidoscope Dance: 2448 S Carriage Ln. Mesa, AZ 85202
12:00 – 12:05pm: Registration/Check-In/Stretch/Warm-Up
12:05 – 1:05pm: Julie & Jacob *ALL LEVELS* Developing Musicality
1:15 – 2:10pm:
TRACK 1: Laura & Paul *ADVANCED* Transitions Between Lindy/Bal/Shag
TRACK 2: Nadiya & Josiah *INTERMEDIATE* Momentum Moves
2:20 – 3:15pm:
TRACK 1: Nadiya & Josiah *ADVANCED* Reliable Redirects
TRACK 2: Julie & Jacob *INTERMEDIATE* Breaking Patterns
3:25 – 4:20pm:
TRACK 1: Laura & Paul *INTERMEDIATE* Redefining Moves and Style
TRACK 2: Silke & Bandi *BEG-INTERMEDIATE* Tuck-Tuck-Tuck…Turn!
4:30 – 5:25pm: Nick Peterson *ALL LEVELS* Swing & Jazz History Appreciation
Sunday July 7th, 2024 (EVENING)
The Guild of the Vale: 200 N Macdonald Mesa, AZ 85201
8:00pm – 12:00am: Dance to live music by COME BACK BUDDY and DJs
9:00 pm: Strictly Shag Contest
11:00pm-12:00am DJ dancing
SWINGdepenDANCE 2023 Saturday Night Social Dance
The Z Room dance floor
One more thing about SWINGdepenDANCE 2025…
It gets REALLY HOT – it’s Arizona after all – especially during the summer, so please do everyone a favor: Bring deodorant, extra shirts to change into, a sweat towel, etc.
Food and Drinks
If you are looking for dining options, there are a few restaurants in the same shopping centers of Kaleidoscope and Z-Room
Air Conditioning
Yes
Parking
Parking is free and plentiful, in a well-lit shopping center.
Dance Guidelines
- Masks encouraged but not required
- If you feel even slightly sick, please stay home
- Code of Conduct
New Dancer FAQs
New to swing dancing? We have answers to your questions.
Last Minute Changes
Last minute changes can happen and we don’t always hear about them to update our calendar in time. Just in case, make sure to check the event link below before heading out the door.