Registration is now open!

We've made a few changes to Fest this year to make it better than ever! Please review the information on this page to get up to speed on the options and limitations, then click on the link below to register.

Have a question or having trouble registering? Email us: info@upartnerdance.org.

Registration closes on February 16th, at 11:59 p.m.

Pricing

All prices are per person unless otherwise noted.
All competitors receive unlimited Amateur and Mixed Proficiency event entries and admission to all sessions.
If you are dancing only Mixed Proficiency and only as the more proficient partner, your event entries are free and you may spectate at all sessions for free.
If you are only dancing in one event and that event is Mixed Proficiency, your event entry and ticket to that session are free.
A student is anyone who is under the age of 18, has a valid college ID, or is an alumnus currently affiliated with a student group.
Lodging with University students and/or financial assistance is available for schools that would experience financial hardship. Financial assistance is awarded on a case-by-case basis. For more information, please contact us at info@upartnerdance.org.

Limits

You may enter each event only once.
You may enter up to two consecutive proficiency levels per style in Amateur events.
You may only enter one level of Mixed Proficiency as the less proficient partner. You may enter multiple levels of Mixed Proficiency as a more proficient partner.
You may enter only one proficiency level of Jack and Jill.
You may not dance Mixed Proficiency and Amateur with the same partner.
A note for college teams: we may make exceptions to these limitations on a case-by-case basis in order for all members of your team to dance as much as possible. Please contact our registrar at info@upartnerdance.org for any assistance.
Costumes are allowed in Silver and above. No costumes will be allowed in Newcomer, Beginning Bronze, or Advanced Bronze. This will be strictly enforced.

Available Events

Ballroom and Latin

	Smooth	Standard	Rhythm	Latin
Syllabus Events
Newcomer	Waltz Tango Foxtrot	Waltz Foxtrot Quickstep	Cha Cha Rumba Swing	Samba Cha Cha Rumba
Bronze	Waltz Tango Foxtrot	Waltz Foxtrot Quickstep	Cha Cha Rumba Swing	Samba Cha Cha Rumba
Advanced Bronze	Waltz Tango Foxtrot	Waltz Foxtrot Quickstep	Cha Cha Rumba Swing	Samba Cha Cha Rumba
Silver	Waltz Tango Foxtrot	Waltz Foxtrot Quickstep	Cha Cha Rumba Swing	Samba Cha Cha Rumba
Gold	Waltz Tango Foxtrot Viennese Waltz	Waltz Tango Foxtrot Quickstep	Cha Cha Rumba Swing Bolero	Samba Cha Cha Rumba Jive
Open Events
Novice	Waltz Tango Foxtrot	Waltz Foxtrot Quickstep	Cha Cha Rumba Swing	Samba Cha Cha Rumba
Pre-Championship	Waltz Tango Foxtrot Viennese Waltz	Waltz Tango Foxtrot Quickstep	Cha Cha Rumba Swing Bolero	Samba Cha Cha Rumba Jive
Championship	Waltz Tango Foxtrot Viennese Waltz	Waltz Tango Viennese Waltz Foxtrot Quickstep	Cha Cha Rumba Swing Bolero Mambo	Samba Cha Cha Rumba Paso Doble Jive
Mixed Proficiency Events
Newcomer	Waltz Tango Foxtrot	Waltz Tango Foxtrot Quickstep	Cha Cha Rumba Swing	Samba Cha Cha Rumba
Advanced	Waltz Tango Foxtrot Viennese Waltz	Waltz Tango Viennese Waltz Foxtrot Quickstep	Cha Cha Rumba Swing Bolero Mambo	Samba Cha Cha Rumba Paso Doble Jive
Jack and Jill Events
Newcomer	Waltz Foxtrot		Cha Cha Rumba
Bronze	Waltz Foxtrot		Cha Cha Rumba
Silver	Waltz Tango Foxtrot		Cha Cha Rumba Swing
Gold/Open	Waltz Tango Foxtrot		Cha Cha Rumba Swing

Strictly Dances

Hustle Salsa West Coast Swing

Team Matches

For Colleges and High Schools only. Enter four couples in a team match. Each couple dances one dance. Team members competing in the first two listed dances must have competed no higher than Silver in those dances. Team matches are non-scholarship events. Entry price is $30 per team. Multiple teams can enter from the same organization.

American	International
Foxtrot Rumba Tango Swing	Waltz Samba Quickstep Cha Cha

Exhibition Dances

Perform in the evening session with any number of dancers.

$250 per performance Performance length is limited to 2.5 minutes All performing dancers must pay for entry to the ballroom

Travel Advice

Destination

Union Depot
214 East 4th Street
Saint Paul MN 55101 (Map)

Parking

Ample paid parking is available at the event and in the surrounding downtown area.

Just a reminder:

Schedule (this may change a bit)

Saturday: Day Session

8:00 AM	Welcome! Registration opens
9:00 AM	Latin Syllabus begins
10:00 AM	Seminar
10:45 AM	Latin Syllabus continues
11:30 AM	Lunch Break
12:30 PM	Smooth Syllabus begins
2:15 PM	Seminar
3:00 PM	Smooth Syllabus continues
5:00 PM	Dinner Break

Saturday: Evening Session

6:00 PM	Welcome Back! General Dancing
6:30 PM	Open Rhythm, Latin, Smooth and Standard
8:30 PM	Team Events
10:00 PM	Good Night!

Sunday: Day Session

8:00 AM	Good Morning! Registration opens
8:30 AM	Standard Syllabus begins
09:45 AM	Seminar
10:30 AM	Standard Syllabus continues
11:15 AM	Lunch Break
12:00 PM	Rhythm Syllabus begins
1:30 PM	Seminar
2:15 PM	Rhythm Syllabus continues
4:15 PM	Strictly Dances
5:00 PM	Good Evening! We hope to see you at Minnesota Ballroom Blast in Fall 2023!