Congratulations to all the competitors for bringing it at the first annual O-Town Showdown! And here are your 2013 O-Town Showdown champions:

Champions

Prop & Jill

1. Eileen Jones
2. Genevieve Robillard
3. Gabrielle Kern

Jill & Jack

1. Meghan Gilmore and Phil Bourassa
2. Gabrielle Kern and Jasper Palfree
3. Genevieve Robillard and Alec Mills

Solo Division

1. Catherine Desjardins
2. Meghan Gilmore (tie)
2. Phil Bourassa       (tie)

Short Showcase

1. Turlough Myers & Meghan Gilmore
2. Travis Matte & Josianne Lapierre
3. Olivier Didur & Émilie Lesage

OSDS Spirit Award

• Tea Laurila

O-Town Showdown Throwdown Attitude Award

• Genevieve Robillard
• Phil Bourassa

The Showdown

The Showdown champions will be determined at the Saturday Night Swing dance tonight.

1. Phil Bourassa & Eileen Jones
2. Turlough Myers & Meghan Gilmore

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Welcome

Welcome to O-Town Showdown, an afternoon of competitions in Ottawa focusing on great social dance skills, awesome attitude, creativity, and fun!

Competitions will include a battle-style solo Charleston division, a Jill and Jack, a Short Showcase, and a Prop and Jill. The "main event" will be a tiered, tournament-style Jack and Jill, featuring limited heat sizes (12 couples max) and multiple rounds of competition. Each competitor will have more time in front of the judges, better odds of moving up, and more chances to dance! The final round will take place in front of a live band at Swing Dynamite's Saturday Night Swing!

O-Town Showdown is modeled on the success of Swing Riot in Montreal, and in turn on other battle-style competitions such as the Savoy Swing Jam in Seattle, Lindy Bout in Vancouver, and the Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown in New Orleans.

We're super excited for these comps, and look forward to seeing you there! Registration is now open... so get ready to throw down at the showdown!