Labor Day Weekend
August 30th, 31st, and Sept 1st 2008
Orange County, CA

Inspire
verb - synonyms
animate, arouse, elate, embolden, enliven, exalt, excite, exhilarate, fire up*, give impetus, hearten, imbue, impress, inflame, inform, infuse, inspirit, instill, invigorate, motivate, provoke, quicken, reassure, set aglow, spark, spur, stimulate, stir, trigger, urge, work up, * = informal or slang

Welcome to Inspiration Weekend!
Get stoked on Lindy Hop!

No IW in 09. Keep your eye out for Inspiration WORKSHOPS instead this fall!

The Latest News

August 29th: Pre-party starts tonight. ONLINE registration ends tonight. Missed it? We take credit, cash, and check in person. You can also register AND check in tonight at ATOMIC!

July 9th: The class schedule is now posted!!!

April 22nd: Updated Mikey's Bio

April 22nd: That WAS fast! Only 25 promo code sign ups left!

April 22nd: I've added contest descriptions and send out the e-mail blast.

April 11th: Inspiration Weekend website goes green! Phase one of the website is up. I still need to add classes and contest descriptions! Find errors? Email shesha@ocswing.com

March 25th: Started reworking website for 2008 event. I have all the teachers, bands, and contests arranged. Nikki is going to have our baby girl either 10 days before IW or while I'm announcing a contest! Don't worry I've got people!

September 5th '07: Click HERE for the Event Photos from 2007!

September 4th: Click HERE for the review video from 2007!

September 4th '07: The event was a smashing success. There are two ways to look at the numbers. We used over 50 rolls of toilet paper or our workshop and competition head count was just over 300. Our dances brought even more people. So thanks for coming! More info on pictures tomorrow.

Inspiration Weekend is a lindy hop swing dance camp and contest weekend held over Labor Day in Orange County California. The venue is a beautiful art deco ballroom in historic downtown Fullerton with multiple dance rooms and an amazing grand ballroom. We are flying out international instructors from France, Seattle, Pittsburgh, and Montreal Canada, as well as hiring world traveling instructors that live locally.

In addition to the workshops especially designed to get you stoked on your dancing, we are hosting The California Inspiration Cup, a series of contests intended to be accessible to social dancers. We hope that the format and staff for the weekend will forever change the focus of local lindy hop and transition us from a mostly social dance scene into a breeding ground of lindy hoppers motivated by innovation and inspiration.