About The Australian Hellzapoppin' Prize

The Australian Hellzapoppin' Prize 2003 will be presented in conjunction with The Melbourne Lindy Exchange 2003 on Monday November 17 at 8pm at Central Hall, 20 Brunswick St Fitzroy. The prize consists of attendance at to Steven and Virginie's Lismore Dance Camp, 23-27 January 2004, including travel costs from an Australian capital city.

The second annual AHP is a national contest to support the development of Australian Lindy Hop, and to encourage dancers from around the country to compete in the Hellzapoppin' World Championship. In 2002 two dancers received a grant to compete at the Hellzapoppin' World Championship, held this year in Harlem.

The Australian Hellzapoppin' Prize is run in adherence to the rules and criteria of the HJDF, and endorsed by the American Institute for Vernacular Jazz Dance (AIVJD), founded by world-renowned Lindy Hopper Janice Wilson.

The Australian Hellzapoppin' Prize is NOT a qualifying round for the Hellzapoppin' World Championship.