COMPETITIONS 

Balboa Contest

Advanced Couple Routine

Rhythm & Blues Open

M&M Rookie

Vintage Routine

Pro Couple Routine

Rhythm & Blues Advanced

M&M Open

Chorus Line

Jazz/Charleston Open

Strictly Lindy Open

M&M Advanced

Duo Jazz Battle

Jazz/Charleston Advanced

Strictly Lindy Advanced

M&M All-Star

Team City Battle

Team Routine

Champions Cup
Balboa Contest

1st Prize : 200€ – 2nd Prize: 100€ – 3èrd Prize : 60€
30€/Couple
A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
The Balboa contest is a Stritcly competition where participants register as a couple and perform to random music. Participants are judged for their ability to improvise, adapt to music and present new and personal movements. The final will be in spotlight format The final will be in spotlight format
Balboa Contest

1st Prize : 200€ – 2nd Prize: 100€ – 3èrd Prize : 60€
30€/Couple
A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
The Balboa contest is a Stritcly competition where participants register as a couple and perform to random music. Participants are judged for their ability to improvise, adapt to music and present new and personal movements. The final will be in spotlight format The final will be in spotlight format
Vintage Routine

1st Prize : 200€ – 2nd Prize: 100€ – 3èrd Prize : 60€
30€/Act
A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
In this unique competition, dancers faithfully recreate a choreography from an original vintage video, which is projected on a large screen behind them. The goal: to pay tribute to the pioneering dancers and choreographers who inspired entire generations. This artistic competition places special emphasis on staging and costumes, which help in recreating the video.
Each performance is a celebration of swing heritage, a meeting between past and present. The Vintage Routine is also a wonderful opportunity to recreate iconic movie scenes and present large-scale performances featuring many dancers.
Length : Between 1 and 3 minutes
⚠️ Important: Participants must ensure that the chosen video contains no discriminatory, racist, or offensive content or messages. Historical research must be conducted thoroughly, and the video must be submitted before March 23, 2026 to the organization. The Savoy Cup team is available prior to the festival to assist you in selecting your video.
Chorus Line

1st Prize : 200€ – 2nd Prize : 100€ – 3rd Prize: 80€
60€ / team
⚠️ A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
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. he elements that will be judged are symmetry , synchronization, creativity & technique. Aerials and lifts are allowed. Duration : between 2 and 3 minutes.
Duo Jazz Battle

1st Prize : 200€ – 2nd Prize : 100€
30€ / Duo
⚠️ A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
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.
Advanced Couple Routine

1st Prize : 200€ – 2nd Prize: 100€ – 3èrd Prize : 60€
40€ / couple
⚠️ A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
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.
Pro Couple Routine

1st Prize : 200€ – 2nd Prize : 100€ - 3rd Prize : 60€
40€ / couple
⚠️ A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
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.
Jazz/Charleston Open

1st Prize : 150€ – 2nd Prize : 100€ – 3rd Prize : 50€
17€/person
⚠️ A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
⚠️Registration is possible in only for one level per 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 finalists from the previous editions, 2022 to 2024, must register in the Advanced level.
Jazz/Charleston Advanced

1st Prize : 150€ – 2nd Prize : 100€ – 3rd Prize : 50€
17€/person
⚠️ A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
⚠️Registration is possible in only for one level per 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.
Rhythm & Blues Open

1st Prize : 200€ – 2nd Prize: 100€ – 3èrd Prize : 60€
30€/couple
⚠️ A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
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 like 4X8 counts, are not recommended and will be penalized. This competition will be focused on improvisation essentially.
The first round will be a classic heat format (3 songs per heat) as well as the semi-final.
The final will be on live music. Chaque couple finaliste passera 2 fois et fera 12X8 une fois le dernier couple passé, il y aura un all skate pendant un chorus blues de 6X8.
The tempo of this competition will be between 140 and 160 BPM.
Rhythm & Blues Advanced

1st Prize : 200€ – 2nd Prize: 100€ – 3èrd Prize : 60€
30€/couple
⚠️ A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
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 like 4X8 counts, are not recommended and will be penalized. This competition will be focused on improvisation essentially.
The first round will be a classic 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 between 140 and 160 BPM.
Strictly Lindy Open

1st Prize : 200€ – 2nd Prize: 100€ – 3èrd Prize : 60€
30€/couple
⚠️ A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
⚠️Registration is possible in only one level per couple, including Champions Cup, which is considered the level above Strictly Adv.
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. Prelims and semi final will be in a classic Heat format. The final will be in spotlight format.
All Strictly Open finalists from the 2022 to 2025 editions are required to compete at least in the Advanced category.
Strictly Lindy Advanced

1st Prize : 200€ – 2nd Prize: 100€ – 3èrd Prize : 60€
30€/couple
⚠️ A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
⚠️Registration is possible in only one level per couple, including Champions Cup, which is considered the level above Strictly Adv.
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. Prelims and semi final will be in a classic Heat format. The final will be in spotlight format.
Mix & Match Rookie

1st Prize : 200€ – 2nd Prize: 100€ – 3èrd Prize : 60€
17€/person
⚠️ A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
⚠️Registration is possible only in one level and one role per person for all M&Ms.
For all those who have started the dance recently and want to come and compete.
To give access to the competition to all, this year we added this level “Rookie” for all beginners dancers who want to challenge themselves.
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 finalists from the 2023 and 2025 editions are required to compete at least in the Open category.
Mix & Match Open

1st Prize : 200€ – 2nd Prize: 100€ – 3èrd Prize : 60€
17€/person
⚠️ A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
⚠️Registration is possible only in one level and one role per person for all M&Ms.
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 finalists from the 2023 and 2025 editions are required to compete at least in the Advanced division.
Mix & Match Advanced

1st Prize : 200€ – 2nd Prize: 100€ – 3èrd Prize : 60€
17€/person
⚠️ A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
⚠️Registration is possible only in one level and one role per person for all M&Ms.
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. All finalists from the 2023 and 2025 editions are required to compete in the All-Star division.
Mix & Match All-Star

1st Prize : 200€ – 2nd Prize: 100€ – 3èrd Prize : 60€
17€/person
⚠️ A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
⚠️Registration is possible only in one level and one role per person for all M&Ms.
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. All participants who have reached the Advanced final during the previous edition of the Savoy Cup should register in this division as well as the dancers used to place in finals divisions in advanced level in diferents contest.
Team City Battle

1st Prize : 200€
60€/équipe
⚠️You need at least a Saturday Pass to register and take part in this competition
As it name suggests, dancers from different cities will take turns competing in the middle of the dancefloor of the Savoy Cup. The number of participants per city is not limited, but we strongly advise to be at least 8 to have a chance to give enough material. Each battle takes place in two rounds where the teams make mulitple chorus of 16×8 per round (so 3 chorus per battle). The first round at 200bpm (2 chorus, and taking turns per team) and the second round at 220bpm (1chorus and taking turns per team). The competition format is a direct elimination tree.
Team Routine

1st Prize : 200€ – 2nd Prize : 150€ – 3rd Prize : 100€
60€/Team
⚠️ You need at least a Sunday Pass to register and take part in this competition.
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.
Champions Cup

1st Prize : 200e – 2nd prize : 100e
30€/couple
⚠️ A Premium Pass or Evening Pass is required to register and take part in this competition.
Qualifying phase for the 2025 Champions Cup final.
This qualifying phase takes place in this way : a prelim of small heat format with 1 song, and for the selected couples to access to the 1/8 final phase of Champions Cup, a battle format with 2 chorus of 16×8 from 1/8 final until the final.



