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About HSF and CJC


 

Mission
The Heartland Swing Festival preserves vintage Swing dance by providing a venue for dancers to share their passion for the Swing culture through classes, dances and competitions, thus inspiring a new generation of Swing dancers in the Iowa community.

Vision
To be the definitive destination in Iowa where swing dancers can learn, grow, and share their passion for the swing culture that spawns a ripple effect of swing dance education and preservation.

Heartland Swing Festival

Des Moines, IA

In April of 2006, Michael Brafford and Matthew Fuld brought to the Iowa community for the first time a Swing dance event that provided classes with world-renowned dance instructors and dances with premiere Swing bands. Since the inaugural year, the event has educated and inspired Midwest dancers of all ages and experience levels. It has become one of the largest and most well-attended Swing events in the region and has proved to be the best opportunity to expose Iowans to the Swing culture.

Des Moines welcomes this event in 2012 and is excited to share their love of lindy hop with the national swing dance community. The Collegiate Jitterbug Championships and HSF provides a venue for Swing dancers to make new friends and visit with old ones; it gives dancers an outlet to learn and grow; and it gives amateur competitors the opportunity to compete on a national stage. Through classes, dances, and competitions we hope to continue to promote the swing dance scene in Iowa and throughout the Midwest. Please join us in March and experience the joy of swing dancing in central Iowa.

FUTURE DATES:
March 1-4, 2012

  Staff  
Michael Brafford (Executive Director)
michael@heartlandswingfestival.com
Michael
Jeff Camozzi (Managing Director)  
Rae Mullica (Housing Coordinator)
housing@heartlandswingfestival.com
Rae
Eve Johnson (Contest Coordinator)
cjc@heartlandswingfesetival.com
Eve
Kate Jochum (Volunteer Coordinator) Kate
Matthew Fuld (Technical Director)
Matthew
   
Edward Brafford (Graphic Designer)
Edward
Amanda Arthur-Struss (Massage Therapist) Amanda

 

  Sponsors  

Swingcopation
The Firefly Creative
Step Into Swing
Swing Des Moines!
Madhatballroom.com
Des Moines Ballroom Dance Studio
dancestore


  Contest Sponsors  

Beantown

CAMP HOLLYWOOD

COWTOWN JAMBORAMA

Greenwod

JUMPTOWN INVASION

KISSME

LOTR

MIDWEST LINDY FEST

MILE HIGH BLUES

THE RHYTHM IS JUMPIN'

SOUTHERN FRIED SWING

SHOW ME BLUES

Stompology

SUNFLOWER SWING

Sving

SWINGIN

 

 

Acknowledgments  

The Heartland Swing Festival would like to thank the many organizations and volunteers that made this event possible.

DANCE EVENT CREATOR

DANCESTORE.COM

This project supported in part by a grant from the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. http://www.iowaartscouncil.org/


If you would like to make a donation or sponsor our event please let us know!


  Contact  

If you would like to contact us, just shoot us an email at info@heartlandswingfestival.com!

Snail Mail Address:
Heartland Swing Festival
C/O Michael J. Brafford
1702 Hague Ave #2
St. Paul, MN 55104

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