DANCES

LIVE MUSIC
Playing Friday & Saturday night:
Naomi & Her Handsome Devils
Naomi's band, hand-picked from around the country, has been a staple of our event every year and will once again be our house band for the weekend to keep you swingin' all night long. Check out their albums and more HERE.


MIX & MATCH COMPETITION
Prelims Friday & finals Saturday
Mix & Match
$20
to enter
This is a winning-couple-take-all competition and the finals will be danced to the band on Saturday night! All registration money will be donated to the Equal Justice Initiative and the winners will recive free passes to the Uptown Swingout 2026!
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LINE DANCE PICNIC PARTY
Sunday 6:30 - 8:30pm @ Boom Island
Soul line dance lessons with
Tina Jackson
After classes on Sunday, we will head over the Boom Island Park nearby for our final Culture session of the weekend, the Q & A with our dance legends. Immediately following that we will have a truckload of pizza available and Soul line dancing to some great music with the Gotta Dance Soul Line Dancers led by Tina "the Lady of Line Dance"' Jackson. This is definitely a highlight of the weekend and not to be missed!


SOUL PARTY
Sunday night@ the Grain Exchange
Soul Party
Sunday night is a celebration! Classes are over and we are just going to get down to swingin' Soul music all night Djed by our weekend DJ Ryan Swift as well as by our event Director Peter Strom. Come ready to have fun and get loose after a big weekend!


Event Passes
Full Pass
$220
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Saturday & Sunday Workshops
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Friday, Saturday, & Sunday Dances & Picnic Party
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All Culture Sessions
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(Friday Classes NOT Included)
Dance Pass
$120
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Friday, Saturday, & Sunday Dances
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Line Dance Picnic Party
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All Culture Sessions
Add-On Class
$40
Friday
$20
Saturday
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2 hour Friday night Class
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(NOT part of weekend pass)

Event Passes