Intercollegiate Swing Weekend 2025!

Formerly known as the Intercollegiate Swing Battle, join us as we foster the next generation of swing dancers! Boulder Swing Dance; CMDance have joined forces for this inspirational event! We invite ALL AGES to gather, learn, have some fun in friendly competition – and most importantly – have a blast social dancing! Competitors and attendees range from dancers that just started to those with years of experience. We offer dance lessons from world-class instructors, contests, performances, and social dances with live music. And hey! This event is open to the public! Yes! It is a community event open to all, not just college students, so come show your support and share your love of swing dancing with our next generation. There is a limited amount of online discounted pre-sale tickets! Student passes are for currently enrolled students and will need to show valid ID when checking in or will be upgraded to a public pass. You must have a full weekend or dance pass to compete in any contest.

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Weekend Schedule - FRIDAY

*all times are approximate and subject to change

Full weekend passes:

Student $65 online/$75 door
Public $120 online/$140 door
Dance pass: $30 online/$35 door

Individual Tickets:
Friday Dance Only $12 online/$15 door
Saturday Classes Only $60 online/$70 door
Saturday Dance Only $20 online/$25 door
Saturday All Day/Night $80 online/$90 door
Sunday Classes Only $60 online/$70 door

Friday
Colorado School of Mines
Ben H. Parker Student Center
Ballrooms D and E

1200 16th St. Golden, CO 80401

5:30p-10:30p Social Dance to DJs Miranda & Alan

8p Collegiate Mix & Match Prelims
9p Solo Charleston Battle
9:45p Open Mix & Match Prelims

Saturday

1:00p-5:15pm Classes
The Avalon (various ballrooms)
Classes on Saturday are 1hr15min each.
Elaine & Stefan
1:00-2:15 Sodal Hall “Sixes, Eights, & Beyond”
2:30-3:45 Sodal Hall “Swingout Clinic”
4:00-5:15 Sodal Hall “Solo Jams & Breakaway”

Karen & Dabney
1:00-2:15 North Hall “Jazzin’ Up Your Lindy”
2:30-3:45 Tango Studio “Swivels, Switches, and Slides! Oh My!”
4:00-5:15 Tango Studio “Left-To-Left & Beyond”

SATURDAY NIGHT
The Avalon - Sodal Hall
7:00 Doors Open

Social Dance to the Crystal Swing Band
—Team Routines at 7:30pm
—Band begins 8pm
—Collegiate Mix & Match Finals 9pm
—Performance by The Denver Diamond Dolls
—Open Mix & Match Finals 10pm

Sunday

11-1:00p LUNCH SOCIAL!

Wild Pastures Burger Co.
2805 Pearl St., Suite 5B Boulder, CO 80301 (self-pay)

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1:30p-5pm Classes
The Avalon (various ballrooms)
Classes on Sunday are 1hr each.

Karen & Dabney

1:30-2:30 Main Ballroom “Shagadelic Intro to Collegiate Shag”
2:45-3:45 Main Ballroom “Shag Me Right Round Baby Right Round”
4:00-5:00 Main Ballroom “Classic Shag Moves Everyone Should Know”

Elaine & Stefan
1:30-2:30 Tango Studio “Charleston Foundations”
2:45-3:45 Tango Studio “Macro & Micro Musicality”
4:00-5:00 Tango Studio “Spins & Turns”

Elaine & Stefan

Elaine Buchignani is a full-time Lindy Hop & Jazz Dance instructor,
organizer, choreographer, and program director. She is the co-founder
of Swing Dance SCT, one of Seattle’s largest Lindy Hop & Jazz Dance
schools, and the co-founder and organizer of Stormy Weather Jazz
Dance Festival. She is also the founder and choreographer of
Evergreen Rhythm performance team, a group focused on exploring
the full range of jazz dance styles.
Since the age of three, Elaine has spent her life diving deep into the
diverse worlds of Ballet, Modern, Circus, Pilates, and Ballroom, but
nothing captures her heart like jazz dance. As an instructor, she’s
known for her keen eye for body mechanics and ability to break down
complex concepts. As a dancer, she’s known for her versatility,
dramatic stylings, creativity within the connection, and full body
musicality. She’s won many contests at events over the years, but her
heart belongs to performance, social dance, and building community.

Stefan Huynh is a Lindy Hop and Jazz Dance instructor and performer
specializing in partner and solo dances of the jazz age. As a co-
founder of Swing Dance SCT, one of the largest swing dance schools in
Seattle and the U.S., he teaches and designs innovative curriculums for
dancers of all levels. Additionally, Stefan serves as a coach for the
Evergreen Rhythm performance troupe, nurturing the next generation
of Seattle jazz dancers and performers.
Stefan has two decades of partner dance experience and has been
swing dancing since 2010. He has been a member of renowned
performance groups like The Big Apple Lindy Hoppers, Yeah Man, The
Amazebals, and others. His passion has earned him accolades in
major contests at festivals such as Camp Jitterbug, Lindyfest, and
Inspiration Weekend.
An avid social dancer, Stefan deeply values the art of conversational
dancing, prioritizing genuine connections with both the music and his
partners above all else. His background includes a master’s degree in
psychology from NYU, which informs his innovative teaching methods
and fosters a supportive and efficient learning environment in his
classes.

Karen & Dabney

Dabney started dancing during the swing revival of the late 90’s. His
career peaked when, in the early 2000’s, he placed in some awesome
contests at some awesome events. He was the first recipient of the
Golden Budgie ‘Rock the House’ Award at Camp Hollywood and is in
the Camp Hollywood Hall of Fame. His loves include Charleston, Lindy
Hop, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, and anything involving slides. If you don’t
have slick shoes, GET SLICK SHOES.
Dabney has been running weekly venues in his hometown of Mesa, AZ
for 25 years and runs three annual events: BadAZ Balboa,
Swingdependance, and the Phoenix Lindy Exchange.
One of his career highlights has been being involved with ICSB. It has
been almost a decade that he has been teaching and judging for
Intercollegiate, and it is always one of his favorite events of the year.

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Live Music with The Crystal Swing Band!

The Crystal Swing Band will transport you to the heyday of the swing
era when couples danced cheek to cheek or cut a rug on ballroom
floors all over the country to the popular big bands. Performing the
swing music of the 1930s & 1940s big band era, they’ll bring back
memories with tunes like In the Mood, Don’t Get Around Much
Anymore, Stompin’ at the Savoy, Satin Doll and Tuxedo Junction. Led
by drummer Kristin Anderson-Bohan, The Crystal Swing Band consists
of the finest professional musicians from the metro area. Pleasing
audiences for over 30 years, the band has been featured at hundreds
of events including the Boulder Creek Festival, Cherry Creek Arts
Festival, Louisville Fourth of July, Denver Jazz Club, Boulder County Fair
and the Longmont Jazz Festival, as well as many other public and
private events.

DJ Miranda Whiting

Friday Night Contests & Social Dance DJ

Miranda’s love for jazz began at a young age listening to records and
watching old movie musicals. Her early collection of jazz music helped
her meet the need for DJs at her local dance scene in South Carolina,
and it quickly fueled a passion for finding songs to inspire dancers to
hit the floor. Since then, she has livened up dance venues from the
Southeast to New England and now calls Colorado home. She has a
knack for finding the feeling of the room and playing to it as if it was
tailored for each individual dancer, and she can’t wait to do the same
for you.

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Friday Night Social Dancing

Alan has been dancing and DJing at events, nationally and
internationally for over 20 years. He found his love for Swing Jazz at the
age of 14 and had never looked back!

DJ Leea Kuronen

Saturday Night Contests & Social Dancing

Leea started dancing when she was just 6-years old. She had been
begging her parents to enroll her to ballet classes, and finally they
gave in. After a few years of ballet training Leea wanted to explore
other dance styles, so she picked up hip hop, and later, street dance,
show dance (theatrical jazz dance), and later returned to adult ballet.
In 2013 Leea signed up for Lindy hop classes and immediately fell in
love with the dance form. She soon dived deeper into vernacular jazz
and started learning blues, balboa, and solo jazz. Leea has been
teaching and DJing since 2015. She's currently teaching as well as
choreographing and performing vernacular jazz dances in the Denver
metro area.

The Avalon

6185 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder, CO 80303

The School of Mines

Ben H. Parker Student Center

Ballrooms D and E
1200 16th St. Golden, CO 80401
Map below!
The blue star is the student center. Green stars are where people can
park after 5 pm on Friday evening (free).

Flying into Denver International Airport

The nearest major airport to Denver is the Denver International Airport
(DIA). You can find deals at respective discount airfare sites or directly
from your preferred airline. We suggest checking fares often and
signing up for low fare alert services. Research shows that the ideal
time to buy your airline tickets is generally about 54 days before travel.
After 54 days, prices begin to rise and then shoot up 30 days before
the flight. Remember to check out package discounts for hotels and

car rentals, if you wish. Here are some sites you can use to find deals
and set up price alerts:

www.southwest.com – www.farecast.com – www.orbitz.com
–www.kayak.com – www.priceline.com – www.hotwire.com
–www.travelocity.com

Getting to Boulder from DIA

There are several shuttle options: Boulder Shuttle, Denver Airport
Transportation, Super Shuttle, and more! Here is a page by the
university with more options: Transportation To And Around Boulder
Getting Around Boulder
Rideshare programs like Uber or Lyft are highly active in the area. We
also have Car2GO, a convenient smart-car rental service providing
over 400 2-person cars spread throughout Denver; just take it, drive it,
and park it, within the designated city area (membership required).
RTD Buses – For public transportation, our RTD buses and light rail
system are an effective and inexpensive method of getting around
Denver. Check out the RTD website for a helpful Trip Planner and more
details on Denver public transit.

Bird Scooters are an efficient/affordable option to get around
downtown. App download required.
Lime Scooters are another app based scooter option to get around
downtown. App download required.

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Contests!

Contests:
Solo Charleston $15

Collegiate Mix & Match $15
Open Mix & Match $20

Thank you for your continued support. Attendance to our events (besides
being a fun time for you!) supports our school programming, student
showcase, student teams, volunteers, organizers, and the instructors,

performers, and musicians we employ.

There will be both Collegiate and Community level Mix & Matches, and
an open Solo Charleston battle!

Prelims for the Mix & Matches will be Friday evening. You must have a
full weekend or dance pass to enter. Finals for the Mix & Matches will
be Saturday night.

Final for the Solo Charleston competition will be battle style on Friday
evening. You must have a full weekend or dance pass to enter. *This
contest has limited entry of 16 max competitors.
For all contests, you must have a full weekend or dance pass to
compete in any contests.

You can either register online in advance or at the event. Each contest
has an entry fee.
All contests are judged on timing, teamwork, and technique as well as
authenticity and musicality. Placements will be 1st-3rd or winner takes

all depending on the contest format. Win prize passes and merch for
these awesome events!

Team Competition
All participants/performers within any particular competition team
must be made up of registered students from each respective team’s
university.

No more than 25% of a team’s choreography can be directly
choreographed by an outside source (professional instructor, online
performance, local swing club, etc.) However, gaining insight from
experienced/professional dancers is allowed in the process of crafting
your choreography. For example, bringing in someone to see your
choreography and provide a few tips or pointers for stylistic choices,
vocals, or particular adjustments for certain performers to “clean up”
the choreography.

Air steps, aerials, lifts, and drops ARE allowed in a team performance.
No electro swing music.
Performances cannot be longer than 3.5 minutes.

Must consist of majority lindy hop based stylistic performance
(elements of other jazz dance ok, ie. Charleston, shag, balboa, blues,
etc)
No more than 12 performers allowed, not including alternates for
competition teams.

No member of a competition team can have competed in more than
4 years of collegiate team battles.

Solo Charleston

Mix and Match
Collegiate Mix & Match participants must be currently enrolled in a
university and have less than 4 year's of lindy hop dance experience.
Everyone else must compete in the Open/Community Mix & Match.

Finals will be to live music with a warm up, spotlights, and then all
skate.

Solo Charleston

All levels, anyone come show us what you got, battle style. Judges vote
at the end of each battle. The winner moves onto the next round, finals
= the last two remaining.

Prize passes include the following: Summer Swing Fest 2025, LOTR 2025,
Swingdependance 2025, Salt City Stomp 2026, ICSW 2026, HJJ 2025,
Diversion 2026, Stormy Weather 2025/26

Elaine & Stefan’s Classes:

SATURDAY1:00 PM - 2:15 PM “Sixes, Eights & Beyond”

How can you tell the difference between 6 and 8 count moves? This
class answers that common question and more to open up creative
freedom in your dancing.

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM “Swingout Clinic”

Level up your swingout technique and style!

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM “Solo Jams & Breakaway”
Solo dancing is a big part of jazz dance culture, but you don't have to
do it alone! Learn how to liven up the party with social solo jazz games.

SUNDAY
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM “Charleston Foundations”
Deepen your understanding of both 20s and 30s Charleston
vocabulary and technique.

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM “Macro & Micro Musicality”
Swing music has very predictable structures. Learn how to recognize
and respond to these musical changes.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM “Spins & Turns”
Level up your turning technique, and apply it with some fun fancy

Karen & Dabney’s Classes

Saturday
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM “Jazzin’ Up Your Lindy”
Join us as we break down some of the most common vintage jazz
steps and then discover some fun places to apply them in your partner dancing.

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM “Swivels, Switches, and Slides! Oh My!”
We will be breaking down some of our favorite swivels, switches, and
slides and going over some of our favorite places to utilize them in our
partner and solo dancing.

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM “Left-To-Left & Beyond”
This class will explore some of the more eccentric and under-utilized
ways to connect with your partner and how we can use them to add
something different and new to your dancing.

Sunday
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM “Shagadelic Intro to Collegiate Shag”
Starting at the basics we will get everyone familiar with closed and
open positions and moving those around the floor. Really driving the
basic pattern into our muscle memory, then season it with some style
and variations.

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM “Shag Me Right Round Baby Right Round”
Building on our basics we will add outside and inside turns, as well as
other rotational moves/patterns, into our shag mix.

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM “Classic Shag Moves Everyone Should Know”
There are some moves you just HAVE to know as a shag dancer.
Inspired by clips of Shag “back in the day (it was a Wednesday)” we
will go over some of the most well known moves and styles.

Work-Trade

Teamwork makes the dream work!

Our helpers are the face of the event! We value our helpers and
seriously cannot function without you. Help us make a fun and

successful weekend and get to know your organizers and artists a little
better. You will be able to sign-up after reading the following!
Important notes related to work-trade:

 If you would like to work in exchange for a pass, please do not
purchase a pass until given your promo code after being
assigned shifts for the weekend.

 Workers will be given credits equal to $20 per hour to be used
towards purchasing event tickets. (no cash value)

 Workers will have the opportunity to select shifts in the first
stages of volunteer sign-up, but the schedule will be locked for
editing as the event approaches.

 Those who do not show up for shifts will not be allowed to work
for CMDance events in the future and may be asked to pay for
part or all of their attendance.

 We will accept your support and helping hands at any time,
even when you are not scheduled, of course!

 The commitment is a minimum of 4 hours and a maximum of 12.

Event Manager

Robinson Merillat

began his dancing career in the Colorado School of
Mines Ballroom Dance Club and Performed for the Sliderulers
throughout His university years. He joined the Mercury Cafe
Quicksilvers under Ceth Stifel and performed at many events in Denver
Colorado exploring his love for Lindy Hop. He began traveling to events
worldwide, teaching the very classes that he started in at Colorado
School of Mines, and managing the annual collegiate event, ICSB.

Event Manager

Joanne Chiao

Joanne’s dance journey began in ballet classes at age 3. Since then
she has explored various dance forms and styles from ballet, modern,
house, and hip hop. She stumbled upon Lindy Hop on a Sunday
evening at Denver’s beloved Mercury Café in 2019. Having danced
since childhood, Joanne strives to be a lifelong learner and student in
all forms of movement, its history, and culture. She considers dance an
invaluable asset to life as through it, it keeps you healthy, happy, and
lively. She is grateful to be a part of the team for Intercollegiate Swing
Weekend and looks forward to dancing with everyone on the social

CU Boulder Team

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School of Mines Slide Rulers

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The Denver Diamond Dolls

An adult dance group that aims to provide an inclusive and
encouraging learning environment open to all feminine energy focused
individuals including cis and transgender women, and members of the
gender-non-binary/non-conforming community. Our dancers are all ages,
race identities, backgrounds, lifestyles, body shapes, and skill levels. If you
align with our mission and your heart tells you to dance, then welcome to our
party!

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