Swing in the South Bay

04/28/2026

Congratulations to all of our 2026 Luck of the Draw Contest Winners!

Novice
1st Sarah Kwok & Emily Chern
2nd Nadia Geiger & Kathy Li
3rd Karen Gee & Mariah L.
4th Ravi Kawade & Toni Watt
5th Diane Fu & Emily Kim

Intermediate
1st Vincent Stefan & Sarah Kwok
2nd Sal Criscione & Heather Sabel
3rd Sarah Remple & Karen Gee
4th Sidney Peng & Brian Nuyen
5th Andrei Dumitriu & Joanna Lancanster

Advanced
1st Yushi Wang & Kerrie O’Donnell
2nd Sanmit Narvekar & Alexis Munn
3rd Cameron Riddle & Patty Houston
4th Hewson Ju & Nicole Heuga
5th Tony Chen & Alison Gibson

Please tag yourself and your friends!

Huge thanks to all our sponsors including: South Bay Dance Fling, Sharky Swing, Groovy Tuesdays, Moonlit Moves, Lakeside Swing, 916 Swing, Capital Swing Dancers, Allegro Ballroom, Dance Boulevard, and Michael Kennedy!

Thank you to all our wonderful staff, teachers, DJ’s and judges:
Austin Kois, Estelle Bonnaire, Shanna Porcari, Paul Nunez, Edwin Li, Andy Bouman, Heather Powers, Richard Kear, Peter Yin, Anya Crane, Kathleen Sun and Alexus Munn!

And of course, thank you to everyone that come out to dance and support! Hope you had an amazing time!

If you have any constructive criticism or positive feedback you’d like to share, please send us an email:
[email protected]
We would appreciate your input on how we can improve for next year and would also like to know what you loved!

04/24/2026

West Coast Swing Workshops
3:00 - 4:00 PM: Joanna Meinl & Edwin Li
4:00 - 5:00 PM: Shanna Porcari & Paul Núñez
​5:00 - 6:00 PM: Estelle Bonnaire & Austin Kois

--- 6:00 - 7:00 PM: Dinner Break ---

7:00 PM: Ballroom Opens for Social Dancing
Featuring DJ's: Anya Crane, Kathleen Sun & Alexus Morgan
9:00 PM: Luck of the Draw Contests (sign ups 7-8pm)
10:30 PM: Performances
11:00 PM: Awards & Late Night Dancing!

04/24/2026

Get ready for Saturday!
Swing in the
South Bay
April 25th at Dance Blvd

03/28/2026

Join us for the 14th Annual Swing in the South Bay, Saturday April 25th at Dance Boulevard! Registration is Open! Early registration discount offered until April 5th!
https://www.swinginthesouthbay.com

01/04/2026

Save the Date!
Swing in the South Bay 2026
Saturday, April 25th!

04/06/2025

Congratulations to our 2025 “Luck of the Draw” Contest Winners!
In addition to Cash prizes, winners received dance passes from one of our generous sponsors, including: 916 Swing, Capital Swing Dancers, Dance Boulevard, Groovy Tuesdays, Kane Swing, Moonlit Moves, South Bay Dance Fling, Sharky Swing and Westie House Party!

Intermediate / Advanced WCS
1st Place: Zach Arredondo & Ania Niedzaialek
2nd Place: Jon Hsieh & Kerrie O’Donnell
3rd Place: Jonah Deitz & Bobby Leitman
4th Place: Toby Ziegler & Karen Gee
5th Place: Jong Char & Dana Johnson

Newcomer / Novice WCS
1st Place: Jake Rehwoldt & Marian Pearcy
2nd Place: Alison Gibson & Vlad Sitalo
3rd Place: Elisa Tabor & Hikari Iwasaki
4th Place: Adam Armijo & Krista Rigsbee
5th Place: Aaron Yip & Traci Mar

03/30/2025

Thank you everyone for coming out and dancing the night away ! 💕

03/29/2025

Hi friends,
folks are asking, so here are more details on the competitions offered at Swing in the South Bay!
We plan to have two WCS Jack & Jill divisions newcomer/novice and intermediate/advanced combined.
In the event we have more than 10 couples in any given level we may consider splitting divisions.
Sign ups will be from 7:30-8:30pm.
Fee is $10 per person (cash or venmo).
You do not need to have a full event pass to compete, although we would love to see you in class!
Performances & Contests will start at 9pm!
These are luck of the draw contests, you get who you get and you have fun!
We have some amazing prizes and sponsors including South Bay Dance Fling, Sharky Swing, Groovy Tuesdays, Moonlit Moves, Kane Swing, 916 Swing, Capital Swing Dancers and Westie House Party! 🥳

03/28/2025

Saturday’s Schedule! We have have some great workshops in the afternoon followed by some fun contests with awesome prizes, lots of social dancing and a few special performances!

03/03/2025

Swing in the South Bay 2025 is coming up on March 29th! Early Registration is open!

Swing in the South Bay is a local West Coast Swing dance event held in San Jose, California. This all day event offers Workshops with top Swing professionals, Jack & Jill competitions, special...