The Swing Craze CUP
Swing Craze Cup: where the dream of Swing comes
to life!
Are you ready to experience the thrill of a challenge that vibrates
with rhythm, passion and pure energy?
The Swing Craze Cup is much more than a
competition: it is a journey through the history and soul of Lindy Hop!
Linked
to the reknowed ALHC - American Lindy Hop Championships, the Swing Craze Cup
invites dancers from all over Europe to tell their story through movement,
music and emotion.
Whether you are an emerging talent or a veteran of the dance
scene, here you will find the perfect stage to express who you are.
Accept the
challenge. Let yourself be overwhelmed. This is the Swing Craze Cup and here are the main prizes:The American Lindy Hop Championships
(USA); Vintage Swing Festival-Celje/Slovenia (SLO); LISA-Ljubljana Swing
Festival (SLO); Salamina Swing & Roll Festival-Salamina (GR);
SwingAge Festival-Palermo; Taranto Swing Festival-Taranto; SWING CRAZE
Festival-Montesilvano (Pe); Swing in Spring Festival-Prato;
SWINGIN'FALL-Abano Terme (Pd).
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Swing Craze Festival - Fb event
Miss Norma Miller
Her Majesty the "Queen of Swing", Miss Norma Miller, remains a palpable presence during Swing on the Beach, despite her passing on May 5, 2019. Honorary President of the Italian Swing Dance Academy, her figure and her teachings will continue to guide our path and will remain in the hearts of all those who knew her and who will remember her with pleasure during the evenings of the Festival, thanks to dance, music and talk-show.
V.I.P. 2026
Exclusively at the Swing Craze Festival 2025, the Lord of Swing, the one and only
Chester Whitmore!
A unique Entertainer, Choreographer, Dancer, Cinematographer, Stunt Coordinator,
Historian of Vernacular Dance in America who combines his talents to create every time a
surprising performance.
Association founded in 2010 with the aim of spreading music, dance, culture, customs and style of the 30s and 40s. It has its registered office in Pescara and in recent years has managed to create a vast movement around Swing both national and international.
The Italian Swing Dance Academy boasts an organization and a structure virtually unique in Italy, as it organizes 2 Festivals ("Swing on the Beach" and "LOT - Lindy Old Timers", dedicated to original Swing dancers), manages 2 musical bands (the Billy Bros. Swing Orchestra and the Hoofers Club), has 2 DJs (Lady Swing and Big Daddy), a MC (Big Daddy), has a dance school, organizes weekly dance evenings.
Thanks to the Italian Swing Dance Academy, many musical groups, DJs and dance teachers have come to Italy for the first time, including Norma Miller, Chester Whitmore, Simon Selmon, Per Mogesen, Ian Hartley and the couple Joseph Sewell & Charlotte Middlemiss.
Lady Swing:
Festival’s engine, dance teacher, DJ (Taranto Swing
Festival, Swing on the Beach Festival), singer of the Billy Bros. Swing
Orchestra, event organizer (Swing on the Beach - LOT Lindy Old Timers), organizational consultant of various Festivals (Taranto Swing Festival, Sicialian SwingAge Festival), volcano in continuous eruption!
Big Daddy:
Band leader of the "Billy Bros. Swing Orchestra" and of the "Hoofers Club", double bass player, singer, arranger, MC (Swing Crash - Swing on the Beach - Swing 'n' Milan - Rome Lindy Exchange - You wanna be Americano - Perugia Swing Festival – Taranto Swing Festival – Royal Swing Festival – Rockin’ Summer Fest, - Salamina Swing & Roll (GR)), DJ, dance teacher, artistic director (Swing on the Beach - LOT Lindy Old Timers), radio host on Yotube chanel "All dat's Swing!", "cultural agitator", incurable passionate about the syncopated rhythm and all that makes "SWING"!
website: Italian Swing Dance Academy
info: +39 3479912712
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