Tricks & Treats Dance Weekend

/ Swing Ann Arbor

WHAT: Swing Ann Arbor and Friday Night Swing are partnering to bring world-renowned instructors Kate Hedin and David Rehm to Ann Arbor to teach a two-day workshop on SoCal Lindy Hop and Balboa!

This workshop weekend will also include a Saturday night Halloween Dance with live music from the Easy Street Jazz Band, a costume contest, and a mix-and-match competition.

It is recommended that dancers attending the Saturday So Cal Lindy workshops be at an intermediate dance level or above and be familiar with swingouts. The Sunday Balboa workshops are open to anyone at or above a beginner Balboa level. 

Thank you to AACTMAD for sponsoring this event.

WHEN: October 28th + 29th, 2023

WHERE: Concourse Hall, Ann Arbor 

INSTRUCTORS: Kate Hedin and David Rehm

COVID PROTOCOL: Masks welcome, Covid vaccination suggested 

SCHEDULE: 

Saturday:

  • 11am-1pm: So Cal Lindy Session I
  • 1pm-2pm: Lunch 
  • 2pm-4pm: So Cal Lindy Session II 
  • Dinner Break: 4pm-7pm 
  • Mix + Match Prelims: 7-8pm 
  • Social Dance: 8pm- midnight 
  • Costume Contest: 9-9:30pm
  • Mix + Match Finals: 10:30pm-11:00pm 

Sunday:

  • 1:00-2:45 pm: Balboa Session I 
  • 2:45-3:15 pm: Break
  • 3:15-5:00 pm: Balboa Session II
  • 5-7pm: Social hour

ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION TIERS: 

  • Whole Weekend Pass, General Admission: $80
  • Whole Weekend Pass, Student or SAA/AACTMAD Member: $70
  • Just the Saturday workshop, General Admission: $40
  • Just the Saturday workshop, Student or SAA/AACTMAD Member: $35
  • Just the Saturday Dance, General Admission: $25
  • Just the Saturday Dance, Student or SAA/AACTMAD Member: $20
  • Just the Sunday workshop, General Admission: $40
  • Just the Sunday workshop, Student or SAA/AACTMAD Member: $35
  • Mix & Match Competition: $5 

REGISTRATION: https://tinyurl.com/TricksTreatsWeekend

VOLUNTEER: If you volunteer, you can save money! For each hour you volunteer, you get $5 off your admission. (Volunteers will be reimbursed after the weekend.) Sign up to volunteer in the registration form and we’ll be in touch! 

CARPOOL: Do you need a ride to the venue? Or, can you offer folks a ride? Fill out this form to sign-up for carpool: https://forms.gle/Mw1UbE27PoPr7naYA

MIX & MATCH COMPETITION: This comp will be Lindy Hop-focused. $5 entry. Prelims on Saturday, October 28th, from 7-8pm and finals from 10:30-11pm. 
Winners will have the option of receiving a free pass to Dayton Swing Smackdown 2024, a free pass to KissMe in Ann Arbor 2024, or a free pass to our Winter Dance this December. 

COSTUME CONTEST: Show us your best! Winners will have the option of receiving a 4-week pass to one of SAA’s progressive lesson series, free entry coupons to SAA or FNS, or candy.