Join us the weekend of June 20-22, for the Summer Ambi Swing Showdown 2025 in Detroit, Michigan!
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Friday Evening 6/20
Venue: Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church
| 8:15pm | Doors open at NWUU |
| 8:30pm | Pajama Party – Welcome to SASS! Dress comfy, and feel free to bring board/card games! |
| ~2:00am | Late night ends, get some sleep |
Saturday Classes 6/21
Venue: Canvas Detroit
| 10:45am | Doors open at Canvas Detroit |
| 11:00am | Class: Queering Lindy Hop (Part 1) “No Lead, No Follow” (includes 15-minute break) …no, you don’t have to be LGBTQ+ to take this class! |
| 1:00pm | Lunch break |
| 2:00pm | Class: Queering Lindy Hop (Part 2): “The Music Made Me Do It!” (includes 15-minute break) |
| 4:00pm | Class: Solo Jazz: Improv-ography |
| 5:00pm | Classes end |
Saturday Evening 6/21
Venue: Detroit Kung Fu Academy
| 6:45pm | Doors open at DKFA |
| 7:00pm | DJ music begins, sound checks for band |
| 8:00pm | Live music with the Aston Neighborhood Pleasure Club! |
| ~9:00pm | Jo & Jo competition prelims during first band break |
| ~10:30pm | Jo & Jo competition finals during second band break |
| ~11:30pm | Competition winners announced |
| 12:00am | DJ late night begins |
| ~2:00am | Late night ends, get some sleep |
Sunday 6/22
Venue: Canvas Detroit
| 11:45am | Doors open at Canvas Detroit |
| 12:00pm | Class: That One Lindy Hop Class You Were Hoping For… |
| 1:15pm | Class: Charleston: Kicks and Giggles |
| 2:30pm | Presentation: LGBTQAI+ History in Jazz, Swing & Blues (You do NOT need to be taking classes to attend this presentation; it is included in admission to the Sunday farewell dance!) |
| 4:00pm | DJ music begins for farewell dance |
| ~6:00pm | SASS 2025 ends, see you next year! |
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