Lindy Bout XV Event Passes and Kids Passes includes admission to all daytime events on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. 

In addition to competitions, Lindy Bout XV daytimes will feature jazzy events of all sorts, including workshops. Descriptions are below, but check out the schedule for additional details.

Workshop Descriptions

Our classes are intended for the entire Lindy Bout Family, from the freshest face in the Haymaker Jack & Jill to the most experienced Barnburner finalist. We are assuming that you can hold your own on the dance floor; basics, 8-counts, 6-counts, Charleston. Likewise, if you’re looking for a challenge, our instructors also have some tricks up their sleeves just for you.

Our Favourite Jams
Saturday 11:00-12:30

with Ben & Ariel, Eric & Edina, Meghan & Kofi, and Anais & Alain F.

Woooo jam circles!! Get ready to throw down with couples from across the country (and a bit to the South). Each couple will take turns leading the class teaching their own favourite flavour of jam. Learn some cool moves, expand your repertoire, and don’t forget the toast.

Gentle Stretching for Lindy Bouters
Sunday 11:00-11:30

with Claudia

Stretch out your ITs, visualize winning, and in the words of the immortal Lisa Marks, dance without pain for the rest of the day! All levels, bodies and genders welcome. This is gonna be chill and awesome.

A Mess o’ Jazz
Sunday 11:45-13:15

with Doug, Calico, Julie, Kofi, and Lucy

Everyone’s all-in for this jazz class of mini-routines taught by five different instructors. This class will endow you with the kind of superpowers that only a Edmonton-Seattle-Vancouver-Ottawa Lindy Bout collaboration can bring. You’ll be dancing by yourself but you won’t be alone. Expect to dance hard and play nicely with your peers. It will be inspiring, challenging, and a whole mess ‘o fun. Instructors will assume that you know basic jazz moves and are familiar with at least the Shim Sham.

Daytime Events

Lindy Hop Events – where have we come from and where do we go? (Community Discussion)
Friday 11:00-13:00

Start your Lindy Bout Friday with a community discussion and thoughtfully engage with fellow dancers from across Canada and the Pacific Northwest. 

A lot has changed since the last in-person Lindy Bout (in 2019!); the role of events has changed and we’ve had a lot of time to think about events and our community. It’s also the last Lindy Bout, so let’s get together to discuss and explore:

• How do the values and intentions of an organizing team show up in our events? (Think specifically about your own experience at Lindy Bout or another event that has had an impact on you or your local scene.) Where can you see that an intentional choice has been made?
• What is needed in our Lindy Hop and Jazz scenes now? What types of events do you need, do you like, do you want?

We’ll facilitate a session that delves into these questions. You will be invited to self-organize around topics that resonate with you. Through this session, we are hoping to document ideas for events and guidance around community priorities that can be shared with current and future event organizers and scene leaders.

Lindy Bout Family Hootenanny
Friday 14:15-16:45

The Hootenanny features live music by Joe Abbott & Friends, jazz family fun, games, bubbles, singalongs, shenanigans, and more! Bring your families, dancing shoes, ukuleles, egg shakers, and a joyful spirit.

• First band set: jazz tunes
• Second band set: games, called dances, and jazz tunes
• Third band set: singalongs and jazz tunes

Weather-permitting, the Lindy Bout Family Hootenanny will happen in Ron Basford Park, adjacent to Performance Works.

Want to practice the singalong tunes? Join the Lindy Bout Singalong Practice Group on Facebook, led by Read Fenton, or practice at home with the song sheets.

Sunday Afternoon Shenanigans
Sunday 13:30-17:30

Sunday afternoon kicks off with the Short & Sweet match, followed by a sushi lunch, a djed dance party, lots of hanging out, the awards ceremony, and plenty of good Lindy Bout family vibes. We’ll have the photobooth open for most of the afternoon, with a photographer on-hand to capture memories of you and your friends.