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Traffic jam! Performance Teams

2026–2027 Season

Looking for a bigger commitment in your dance journey? Our performance teams are a great way for our intermediate and advanced dancers to dive into dancing for 5 months at a time, expanding your skills through choreography and performance.

Our team “season” runs from October through February (with auditions in September) and culminates with the teams traveling to Dayton Ohio to compete in the team competition at the Dayton Swing Smackdown event the last weekend in February. The teams also perform locally around Chicago during the month of February!

Join the 2026–2027 Team!

It’s TIME!! We are gearing up for another season of Performance Teams!

Here’s what you need to know: 

  • This year we’re doing “call outs” where anyone interested in participating in a performance team can come try learning some choreography, get all their questions answered, and give us their rehearsal availability. This will also help us get an idea of how many folks are interested in participating, so that we can build the appropriate number of teams and group folks together with their peers. 

  • The team “season” is October through February, culminating in a bunch of local performances and participating in the Team Competition at Dayton Swing Smackdown February 26–28, 2027. 

  • Rehearsals are typically 1 weeknight per week but require individual practice outside of rehearsals. There will also be optional “open studio” time available weekly for team members to utilize for their own practice. 

  • Performance teams are geared towards dancers who currently attend advanced plus classes up through the most advanced dancers in our local community. 

  • You will learn an original choreography designed for your team choreographed and coached by two Traffic Jam! Swing instructors. 

Interested? Come to a call out at the studio! 

  • Tuesday, August 25, 9:15–9:45 PM

  • Thursday, September 3, 6–6:45 PM

  • Monday, September 7, 4:30–5:15 PM

Can’t make it to any of the call outs? Video submissions can be submitted until September 7. Follow this link to view the audition choreography and see how to submit your video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0LW8Mj9EOg

Past Performances

Want to see what our teams have been up to these last few years? Check out some past years’ routines!

2025–2026 Team Performances

2024–2025 Team Performances

2023–2024 Team Performances