SCHEDULE

Thursday, May 21
3:00 PM Open registration & Contest Sign In Manhattan Center Lobby
6:30 PM Ballroom Opens Manhattan Center-Grand Ballroom
6:45 PM Special screening of the documentary Frankie Manning:
Never Stop Swinging
Manhattan Center-Grand Ballroom
7:30 PM Talk with Norma Miller Manhattan Center-Grand Ballroom
8:00 PM Hellzapoppin' contest registration ends Manhattan Center Lobby
9:00 PM Dancing begins with The New Orleans Jazz Vipers and Gordon Webster;
Performances;
Manhattan Center-Grand Ballroom
9:00 PM Competitors' Meeting Grand Ballroom-Balcony Level
11:30 PM Hellzapoppin Wildcard round Manhattan Center-Grand Ballroom
1:00 AM Registration Closes Manhattan Center Lobby
3:00 AM Dance Ends
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Friday, May 22
9:00 AM Memorial Service Jam begins, featuring Benny Powell, Frank Wess, Yvette Glover, and others. Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
(5th Ave & 55th st)
10:00 AM Memorial Service Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
12:00 PM Second Line From Church to Park led by David Ostwald's Gully Low Jazz Band Fifth Avenue
12:30 PM Central Park Dance with George Gee & His Make Believe Ballroom Orchestra & David Ostwald's Gully Low Jazz Band Central Park Naumberg Bandshell
1:30 PM Break World Records Central Park Naumberg Bandshell
3:45 PM World's Biggest Jack and Jill Central Park Naumberg Bandshell
4:00 PM Registration Check In Opens Manhattan Center Lobby
5:00 PM Central Park Dance Ends Central Park Naumberg Bandshell
6:30 PM Competitors' Meeting Hammerstein Ballroom-3rd floor Balcony Level
6:30 PM Ballroom Opens Manhattan Center-Hammerstein Ballroom
7:00 PM Presentation: Remembering Frankie Manhattan Center-Hammerstein Ballroom
9:00 PM Dancing begins with The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn and Ron Sunshine & Full Swing;
Performances
Manhattan Center-Hammerstein Ballroom
12:30 AM Hellzapoppin Semi-Finals Manhattan Center-Hammerstein Ballroom
1:00 AM Late Night Entry (As space permits) Manhattan Center Lobby
12:40 AM Late Night beings with The Cangelosi Cards and The Paul Tillotson's Trio;
Performances
Manhattan Center-Hammerstein Ballroom
2:00 AM Registration Closes Manhattan Center Lobby
4:00 AM Dance Ends
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Saturday, May 23
9:00 AM Masters Auditions Alvin Ailey School
9:00 AM Registration Check In Opens Manhattan Center Lobby
10:00 AM 1st Workshop begins Alvin Ailey School/LaGuardia High School/424 West 34th St.
11:30 AM 2nd Workshop begins Alvin Ailey School/LaGuardia High School/424 West 34th St.
1:00 PM 3rd Workshop begins Alvin Ailey School/LaGuardia High School/424 West 34th St.
2:30 PM 4th Workshop begins Alvin Ailey School/LaGuardia High School/424 West 34th St.
4:30 PM World's Biggest Jack and Jill Rain back up. 424 West 34th St.
4:30 PM Lindy Hop & Big Apple: A History Program for Kids by Cynthia Millman Professional Children's School
6:00 PM Competitors' Meeting Hammerstein Ballroom-3rd floor Balcony Level
6:00 PM Ballroom Opens Manhattan Center-Hammerstein Ballroom
6:30 PM Savoy Era Panel Discussion Manhattan Center-Hammerstein Ballroom
8:30 PM Dancing with George Gee & His Make Believe Ballroom Orchestra, The Harlem Renaissance Orchestra, and Frank Foster & The Loud Minority;
Hellzapoppin Finals (approx. 9:25PM);
Videos;
Performances;
Frankie95 Worldwide Routine;
Birthday Presentations;
All Band Super Finale
Manhattan Center-Hammerstein Ballroom
1:00 AM Late Night Entry (As space permits) Manhattan Center Lobby
2:00 AM Registration Closes Manhattan Center Lobby
4:00 AM Dance Ends
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Sunday, May 24
10:00 AM Registration Check In Opens Manhattan Center Lobby
11:00 AM 1st Workshop begins Alvin Ailey School/LaGuardia High School/424 West 34th St.
12:30 PM 2nd Workshop begins Alvin Ailey School/LaGuardia High School/424 West 34th St.
2:00 PM 3rd Workshop begins Alvin Ailey School/LaGuardia High School/424 West 34th St.
4:00 PM Presentation:
The Story of the Big Apple
The Gymnasium at 424 W.34th street (between 9th and 10th avenue)
5:30 PM J & J Competitors' Meeting Manhattan Center-Grand Ballroom
6:00 PM House doors open for seating to the show (first-come first-serve basis) Grand Ballroom/ Hammerstein Ballroom
7:00 PM Ambassador of Swing: The Frankie Manning Story
Starts
Manhattan Center-Grand Ballroom
9:15 PM World's Biggest Jack and Jill Semi-Final Manhattan Center-Hammerstein Ballroom
10:00 PM Dancing with The Boilermaker Jazz Band and Jonathan Stout & His Campus Five featuring Hilary Alexander;
Performances;
Competition Awards
Manhattan Center-Hammerstein Ballroom
12:00AM World's Biggest Jack and Jill Final; Manhattan Center-Hammerstein Ballroom
1:00 AM Late Night Entry (As space permits) Manhattan Center Lobby
1:30 AM All Star Band Jam with Evan Christopher;
Performances
Manhattan Center-Hammerstein Ballroom
2:00 AM Registration Closes Manhattan Center Lobby
4:00 AM Dance Ends
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Monday, May 25
10:00 AM Open registration Sign In Manhattan Center Lobby
11:00 AM 1st Workshop begins Alvin Ailey School/LaGuardia High School
12:30 PM Presentation:
Dawn Hampton: Bhangra
The Gymnasium at 424 W.34th street (between 9th and 10th avenue)
12:30 PM

Informal Picnic in the Park;
unguided Harlem Tour (explore on your own)

Central Park-Sheep Meadow
12:30 PM 2nd Workshop begins Alvin Ailey School/LaGuardia High School
1:30 PM Presentation (Tentative) 424 West 34th St.
2:00 PM 3rd Workshop begins Alvin Ailey School/LaGuardia High School
2:00 PM Presentation:
Everything Remains Raw:
Connecting Jazz Dance and Hip Hop
The Gymnasium at 424 W.34th street (between 9th and 10th avenue)
3:00 PM Presentation 424 West 34th St.
3:30 PM Presentation:
The History of Swing Dance
led by Peter Loggins
The Gymnasium at 424 W.34th street (between 9th and 10th avenue)
6:30 PM Ballroom Opens Manhattan Center-Hammerstein Ballroom
7:00 PM Discussion Panel: The 80's Revival: Re-Discovering Frankie and Lindy Hop Manhattan Center-Hammerstein Ballroom
9:00 PM Dancing with the Houston Person Quartet and the Wycliffe Gordon Quartet & the Battle of the 'Bones;
Performances
Manhattan Center-Hammerstein Ballroom
11:59 PM Birthday Countdown Manhattan Center-Hammerstein Ballroom
1:00 AM Registration Closes Manhattan Center Lobby
2:00 AM Event Ends
2:00 AM Afterhours Party: Frankie Forever with Kim Nallie Dance Sport Studios (22 W. 34th st, 4th floor)
6:00 AM Afterhours End
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