Harvest Moon Mix & Match 2026

Wednesday, October 14 at 10:00 PM · First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, Palo Alto

Event Details This Lindy Hop competition is open to all amateur level competitors. If you are not sure whether you qualify, please ask . What is a Mix & Match contest? It’s a very friendly, supportive, and extremely fun event where dancers are randomly matched to their partners to show their social dance skills with their partner to a variety of music picked by the competition DJ or live band. As such, it truly tests your skills as a social dancer. How does it work? It will consist of 3 preliminary rounds and 1 final round. Preliminary rounds will be held on October 14th, 21st, and 28th. With the final round on November 4th to LIVE MUSIC! Participating dancers will be paired with 3-4 partners at random. The music style and tempo will vary for each partner. Each week, we will select 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners from our Leads and Follows. If you win a prelim round, you automatically qualify for the finals and will not be allowed to enter any other prelims. If you don’t win but place, you are encouraged to enter again. Earning a placement wins you points. In the end of the preliminary rounds, we will be adding up your total points over three weeks to determine any additional finalists and alternates for the finals. Who is allowed to participate? For this competition, Amateurs are defined as dancers who have not taught swing dance classes regularly at a weekly event and who have not placed in the top three at any regional competition or made finals at a national dance…