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SWINGdepenDANCE 2025 – Potluck Pool Party + Wet-N-Wild Dance Contest
Let’s dance!
6:00PM – 11:00PM
Potluck Pool Party
9:00PM
Wet-N-Wild Dance Contest
Full schedule below!
No partner required! All ages welcome
Get ready for Arizona’s hottest workshop weekend! SWINGdepenDANCE 2025 kicks off with a casual meet and greet at The Hopkins House. Dive into the best poolside dance contest (shoes optional!), and bring a dish to share, a towel, and your best dance moves for a splashing good time!
SWINGdepenDANCE 2023 Pool Party Photos
SWINGdepenDANCE 2025 Weekend Schedule
Thursday July 3rd 2025
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 4th, 2025
The Guild of the Vale – 200 N Macdonald Mesa, AZ 85201
2:00PM – 5:00PM Classes
8:00PM – 11:00PM: DJ dancing
9:00PM: Mix-N-Match Prelims
10:00PM: Mix-N-Match Finals
Saturday July 5th, 2025
The Guild of the Vale – 200 N Macdonald Mesa, AZ 85201
1:00 – 4:30PM Classes
5:00PM: AZ Swing Dance Championships Prelims
7:15 – 8:00PM: Beginning Swing Lesson
8:00 – 12:00PM: Dance to Howard Alden’s All-Stars
9:00PM: Gangbusters Performance
11:00PM: AZ Swing Dance Championship Finals
12:00AM – 3:00AM: DJ dancing
Sunday July 6th, 2025
The Guild of the Vale – 200 N Macdonald Mesa, AZ 85201
1:00 – 4:30PM Classes
8:00PM – 12:00AM: Dance to DJs (FYI, Mesa has a noise ordinance starting at 10PM – please be considerate of the neighbors when walking to your car)
SWINGdepenDANCE 2023 Saturday Night Social Dance
🔥 SWINGdepenDANCE 2025 is Fire 🔥
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.
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.
