Competitions
Asian Cup Qualifier
Open Couple Routine
Adv/Pro Couple Routine
Chorus line
Duo Jazz Battle
Trio Challenge
Charleston – Jazz Roots
Open
Charleston – Jazz Roots
Advanced
Strictly Open
Strictly Advanced
Team Routine
Team Battle
M&M Rookie
M&M Open
M&M Advanced
Rhythm & Blues Contest
Duo Jazz Battle
1st Prize : 500,000 KRW – 2nd Prize : 300,000 KRW
50$ / couple
For this competition, It will be a battle format 2 VS 2. After the success of this format, which has been installed for years for the semi-final of the advanced jazz solo, this format deserves fully to be a competition on its own.
Prepare yourself for the same format as Champions Cup and Team City Battle, that is to say a chain of Battle from the beginning to the end of the competition: 1/8 final, ¼ final, ½ final and final.
In each battle each team will go 16X8 two times trough. Half a chorus of improvisation will be required per round.
Open Couple Routine
1st Prize : 300,000 KRW -2nd Prize : 200,000 KRW – 3rd Prize : 100,000 KRW
50$ / couple
In this competition the participants register as a couple and will present a lindy hop choreography. Aerials and lifts are allowed. Duration between 1.45 and 2 min.
Adv /Pro Couple Routine
1st Prize : 300,000 KRW -2nd Prize : 200,000 KRW – 3rd Prize : 100,000 KRW
50$ / couple
In this competition the participants register as a couple and will present a lindy hop choreography. Aerials and lifts are allowed. This competition is reserved for advanced dancers who are used to perform. Duration between 1.45 and 2 minutes.
Chorus Line
1st Prize : 400,000 KRW -2nd Prize : 200,000 KRW – 3rd Prize : 100,000 KRW
80$ / Team
In this competition, participants register in groups (minimum 6 people). They will present a choreography of Solo Jazz/Charleston in the style of a Chorus line. The elements that will be judged are symmetry and synchronization. Aerials and lifts are allowed. Duration : between 2 and 3 minutes.
Cabaret
1er Prix : 200$ – 2ème Prix : 100€ – 3ème Prix : 80€
50€/acte
Showtime !
Sur cette compétition les participants (4 minimum) seront jugés la qualité de la mise en scène, la touche artistique ainsi que sur la qualité à faire plonger l’audience dans votre univers.
(Possibilité d’utiliser micros et objet)
Durée : 2 à 3 minutes
Vainqueur 2023 : Full Course
Voir la performance
Trio Challenge
1st Prize : 400,000 KRW -2nd Prize : 200,000 KRW – 3rd Prize : 100,000 KRW
65$/Trio
This division will happen in 2 rounds, a prelim round and a final round. It will be a spotlight format where 5 teams will take turns performing 2 times through a chorus(16X8) on the same music. Any type of swing dance is allowed.
Charleston / Jazz Roots Open
1st Prize : 300,000 KRW -2nd Prize : 200,000 KRW – 3rd Prize : 100,000 KRW
25$/person
Solo dance competition, combining Jazz Roots and Charleston. During the prelims, competitors will be judged in different heats. There will be a semi-final in the same format. The final will be in spotlight format. The Open level is for all those who want to try competing and who have few experience in solo performance at other festivals.
All the finalists of the 2 last editions of Savoy cup 2023 & 2024 in this division are kindly invited to compete in the Advanced level.
Charleston / Jazz Roots Advanced
1st Prize : 300,000 KRW -2nd Prize : 200,000 KRW – 3rd Prize : 100,000 KRW
25$/person
Solo dance competition, combining Jazz Roots and Charleston. During the prelims, competitors will be judged in different heats. There will be a semi-final in the same format. The final will be in spotlight format. The advanced level is for experienced dancers.
Strictly Open
1st Prize : 300,000 KRW -2nd Prize : 200,000 KRW – 3rd Prize : 100,000 KRW
50$/couple
The Strictly is a competition where participants register as a couple and perform on random music. Participants are judged for their ability to improvise, adapt to music and present new and personal movements. The prelims will take place in a classic format. The final will be in spotlight format.
All the finalists of the 2 last editions of Savoy cup 2023 & 2024 in this division are kindly invited to compete in the Advanced level.
Strictly Advanced
1st Prize : 300,000 KRW -2nd Prize : 200,000 KRW – 3rd Prize : 100,000 KRW
50$/couple
The Strictly is a competition where participants register as a couple and perform on random music. Participants are judged for their ability to improvise, adapt to music and present new and personal movements. The prelims will take place in a classic format. The final will be in spotlight format.
Team Battle
1st Prize : 500,000 KRW -2nd Prize : 300,000 KRW
80$/team
As it name suggests, dancers from teams/crew will take turns competing in the middle of the dancefloor of the Savoy Cup Asia. The number of participants per crew is not limited, but only between 6 and 12 dancers can be on the stage at once. Each battle will be composed by 2 chorus of 16×8 per team taking turns . The competition format is a direct elimination tree.
Mix’n’Match Rookie
1st Prize : 300,000 KRW -2nd Prize : 200,000 KRW – 3rd Prize : 100,000 KRW
25$/person
For all those who have started the dance recently and want to come and compete.
To give access to the competition to all, we added this level “Rookie” for all beginners dancers who want to challenge themselves. Dancers who have been dancing for less than 2 years can participate in this division (those who started dancing after December 1, 2022).
The M&M is a social competition where leaders and followers are drawn randomly, to dance to random music. This competition highlights the participants’ ability to Lead/follow, improvise and music listening. For this year, the prelims and semi-finals will take place in a classic heat fomat. The final will be in spotlight format.
All the finalists of the 2024 Savoy Cup edition in this division are kindly invited to compete in the open level.
Rhythm & Blues Contest
1st Prize : 300,000 KRW -2nd Prize : 200,000 KRW – 3rd Prize : 100,000 KRW
50$/couple
For this competition, as its name suggests, the participants will dance on rhythm & blues as a couple.
The judging criteria will be: Creativity, improvisation, musicality and groove.
Pre-choreographed movements of 4X8 etc… are not recommended and will be penalized. This competition will be focused on improvisation essentially.
The first round will be a claasic heat format (3 songs per heat) as well as the semi-final.
The final will be on live music. Each finalist couple will dance to a full piece of the orchestra of about 1 minute.
The tempo of this competition will be on songs between 150 and 165 BPM.
Mix’n’Match Open
1st Prize : 300,000 KRW -2nd Prize : 200,000 KRW – 3rd Prize : 100,000 KRW
25$/person
The M&M is a social competition where leaders and followers are drawn randomly, to dance to random music. This competition highlights the participants’ ability to Lead/follow, improvise and music listening. For this year, the prelims and semi-finals will take place in a classic heat fomat. The final will be in spotlight format.
All the finalists of the 2 last editions of Savoy cup 2023 & 20234 in this division are kindly invited to compete in the Advanced level.
Mix’n’Match Advanced
1st Prize : 300,000 KRW -2nd Prize : 200,000 KRW – 3rd Prize : 100,000 KRW
25$/person
It is a competition with a draw of the lot of the partner; it is intended for those who wish to test their skills as a leader or follower. You will dance with different random partners on several songs of different tempos. The dancers will be judged individually during the prelims and semi-final rounds in several heats. The dancers who go to the final will be assigned a new partner slected randomly, will dance the whole final with this partner and will be judged as a dancing couple in a spotlight format. This level is recommended for dancers used to compete for several years.
Mix’n’Match All-star
1st Prize : 150€ – 2nd Prize : 100€ – 3rd Prize : 50€
15€/person
C’est une compétition avec tirage du sort du partenaire; elle est destinée pour celles et ceux qui souhaitent tester leurs compétences en tant que leader ou follower. Vous danserez avec différents partenaires aléatoires sur plusieurs morceaux de différents tempos. Les danseurs seront jugés individuellement lors des tours préliminaires et demi-finales lors de plusieurs heats. Les danseurs qui se rendront en finale se verront attribuer un nouveau partenaire au hasard, danseront intégralement avec ce partenaire et seront jugés en tant que couple dansant sous un format spotlight.
Ce niveau est recommandé aux danseurs habitués à la compétition depuis plusieurs années et ayant déjà gagné certaines compétitions et avoir déjà été finalistes dans les niveaux avancés.
Team Routine
1st Prize : 400,000 KRW -2nd Prize : 200,000 KRW – 3rd Prize : 100,000 KRW
80$/Team
This competition is for teams composed of at least 10 people to present a choreography. The teams can represent different styles of swing dance, from balboa to lindy-hop… Aerials and lifts are allowed.
Duration : between 2.30 and 3 minutes.
Asian Lindy Cup
1st Prize : 500,000 KRW -2nd Prize : 300,000 KRW
50$/couple
Qualifying phase for the 2024 Asian Lindy Cup.
This qualifying phase takes place in this way : a prelim of 3 heat in classic format, and for the selected couples to access to the final phase, a battle format with 2 chorus of 16×8 from 1/8 final until the final.