Registration & pricing
Why Attend NYFF?
- Thoughtful Competition
- Expert Feedback
- Leveled Learning
- NYC Experience
New York Flow Festival is designed for West Coast Swing competitors, and we’re putting thoughtful touches on the weekend experience:
- A Dedicated Community: All Novice to Champion attendees will be full weekend pass holders and must compete in a skill-based WSDC Jack & Jill contest, creating an immersive environment for dancers.
- Capped & Balanced Divisions: Jack & Jill contests are capped for leader and follower roles to ensure balanced and manageable competitions with smaller heats.
- Expert Judges: All J&J contest judges will have significant WSDC judging experience.
- More Floor Time: Enjoy smaller heat sizes with four songs, giving you more time to showcase your dancing.
- A Level Playing Field: We’ll ensure fairness through consistent music genres and BPMs among division heats, and fully-randomized partnering before the first dance.
- Mental Health & Anxiety Workshop: Benefit from a unique workshop on managing competitor anxiety and improving your mental game.
We’d like all competitors to go home feeling like they have next steps to improve their competition dancing.
- Direct Q&A Sessions: For Novice to All-Star competitors, attend a dedicated Q&A session with your division’s judges to ask questions and get direct insights on what they value.
- Personalized Comments: All Jack & Jill finalists will receive personalized, written comments for our dedicated note-taking judge that provide clear, actionable feedback.
- Finals Videos: We’ll share high-quality, social media-ready videos of your finals dances.
Your full weekend pass includes a curated educational path to help you grow alongside your division peers, taught by top-tier professional instructors.
- Leveled Intensives: Participate in a 2-hour intensive with a Champion instructor, exclusively for dancers in your skill level.
- Focused Workshops: Receive targeted instruction in two 50-minute leveled workshops,
Our midtown Manhattan location places you in the heart of one of the world’s greatest cities. Outside of the ballroom, you’ll have direct access to incredible restaurants, bars, and iconic cultural attractions.
Key Registration Details
Full Weekend Pass Required
All attendees must purchase a full weekend pass and compete in the skill-based Jack & Jill contest. Passes include J&J entry. Besides the Sunday Newcomer Experience, we will not offer day, spectator, and social-only passes.
Novice Eligibility
We strongly recommend Novice competitors have at least 1 Newcomer point or prior West Coast Swing competition experience. If you’re brand new to competing, start with our Newcomer Program on Sunday or gain experience at other regional WSDC events first.
One Skill J&J Entry Per Competitor
Due to space and scheduling constraints, you may enter only one skill-based Jack & Jill division and role. You’re welcome to enter a different role for Strictly or All-American competitions.
Multiple Venues
Our partner hotel and dance venues are within few minutes walking distance in Midtown NYC. Be prepared for outdoors walking. See Venue & Travel for travel tips.
Division Caps
To ensure balanced, high-quality competitions, we cap registrations by role:
- Novice & Intermediate: 42 per role (WSDC Tier 4)
- Advanced: 30 per role (WSDC Tier 3)
- All-Star: 22 per role (WSDC Tier 3)
- Champion: 12 per role (WSDC Tier 2)
- Newcomer: 25 per role (WSDC Tier 2)
Pricing
Full Weekend Passes
| WSDC Level | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novice 42 passes per role | $223 First 10 per role | $249 Next 12 per role | $272 Next 20 per role |
| Intermediate 42 passes per role | $223 First 10 per role | $249 Next 12 per role | $272 Next 20 per role |
| Advanced 30 passes per role | $223 First 10 per role | $249 Next 12 per role | $272 Next 8 per role |
| All-Star 22 passes per role | $145 | — | — |
| Champion 12 passes per role | $75 | — | — |
Sunday Newcomer Experience
Newcomers to West Coast Swing competition, join us on Sunday for all-levels workshops, contests, performances, and the opportunity to compete in the Newcomer Jack & Jill (J&J) contest.
- Comfort leading or following WCS basics socially required
- Newcomer Pass – $75
- J&J Newcomer – $25 per entry
Competition Add-Ons
- Strictly Swing – $50 per couple
- Pro/Am Performances – $50 per Pro/Am couple
- New York Rat Race (All-American J&J) – $25 per entry
Policies
Refunds & Transfers
- Refund requests made prior to February 1 will receive a refund minus processing fees.
- Refund requests made on or after February 1 will have the pass transferred to next year.
- You may transfer your pass to another dancer in your WSDC division.
- We will verify the passholder’s purchase and faciliate pass transfers.
- Submit refund & transfer requests on our contact page.
Level Changes
- If your qualifying WSDC level changes after pass purchase, contact us to update your contest entries and pass level.
Registration
- All prices are in USD and include applicable processing fees.
Competition
- See our Event Rules page for complete details.