September 20th, 2024
September marks 13 years since a couple of scrappy kids in their mid twenties gathered volunteers to build one of the best dance floors in the country and started the Mobtown Ballroom in Pigtown. Since 2011 we’ve had countless events, opened the bar, and now moved to Station North and added a cafe. We’re incredibly proud of both what we’ve pulled off and of the community we’ve all built, and we are excited to celebrate with you.
Schedule:
7:30-9pm - Doors Open, Happy Hour
9pm-12am - Live music by the incredible Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Band
Band Breaks - The Intergalactic Lindy Hop Championships (Details here)
12:30-3am - Live music by Baltimore's own Jon Tigert and the Corner Pocket Jazz Band
REGISTRATION OPENS AT 7PM ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 23rd. This event WILL sell out, so please don’t take your time getting your tickets. We won’t be able to make exceptions once the event is sold out (looking at you, friends of the staff who like to ask at the last minute).
Contest: The Intergalactic Lindy Hop Championships
As part of the Mobtown Ballroom’s 13th Anniversary Celebration on September 20th we will be hosting the Intergalactic Lindy Hop Championships: a Strictly Lindy competition (meaning that you sign up with a partner and are judged as a pair) with a $500 prize for first place.
REGISTRATION OPENS AT 7PM ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 23rd.
Format:
Band Break 1 - Fast Dancing. Couples will all dance in a group and get at least 3 songs increasing in speed.
Band Break 2 - Slow Dancing. Couples will all dance in a group to at least three slow songs of varied styles.
After the First Band - Finals. Five couples (to be posted during the band’s final set and picked based on a combined score of their fast and slow dances) will compete jam-style to a mix of fast and slow songs.
Winning couple takes it all and gets $500.
***Both contestants must be registered for the anniversary celebration in order to compete.