Autumn Swing Challenge 2026
WSDC & Rising Star Tour event
13-15 November 2026 -
SOLD OUT!*
SOLD OUT!*
Joao Parada & Savana Barreau Kyle Fitzgerald & Melodie Paletta Miguel Ortega & Irina Puzanova Ludovic Pelegrin & Coleen Man Philipp Wolff & Ekaterina Wolff Marina Motronenko Attila Kobori
*: We are sold out, but Allstars and Rising Star competitor registrations still accepted.
Our staff
West coast swing professionals, who will make your weekend unforgettable!
Teachers
Kyle Fitzgerald & Melodie Paletta
Teachers
Joao Parada & Savana Barreau
Teachers
Miguel Ortega & Irina Puzanova
Teacher
Ludovic Pelegrin & Coleen Man
Teacher
Philipp Wolff & Ekaterina Wolff
Teacher
Attila Kobori
Teacher
Marina Motronenko
MC
Piotr Lenart
Chief Judge
Marta Nita
Head DJ
Kevin Town
DJ
Tana Abeni
DJ & Guest Teacher
Olga Ruban
Guest Teacher
Ivan Katrunov
Scorer
Andreas Kasper
The Organizing Team
We are a team of West Coast Swing enthusiasts and close friends who have been running this weekend event together for over 10 years. Feel free to reach out to us if you need any help during the event – we want you to have the best time possible!
Zsigmond Máriás
Event Director
Attila Pártos
Event Coordinator
Melinda Máriás-Szanyi
Event Coordinator
Andrea Pártos
Event Coordinator
Robert Tóth
Event Coordinator
Eszter Koltai
Event Coordinator
Gabriella Madarász
Event Coordinator
Verdi Budapest Aquincum
The Verdi Budapest Aquincum is located in a charming area alongside the River Danube, adjacent to Margaret Island, on the Buda side. The hotel offers an excellent base for exploring Budapest but more importantly has a very nice ballroom with wooden floor and multiple other rooms where workshops and private classes can be held. Altogether it is the perfect place for hosting a west coast swing event.
The main feature of our glorious hotel is the renowned thermal spa, that's therapeutic water comes directly from Margaret Island. With its 310 guestrooms, a restaurant and bar, 14 versatile meeting rooms and Spa & Wellness Center, the hotel caters for both business and leisure guests alike.
Rooms can be booked at the hotel from Wednesday at the earliest until Monday at the latest at the rate provided by the event. Half board means that the hotel will provide dinner in addition to breakfast.
Book your room
Open hotel booking link!
IMPORTANT: the booking interface under the link is misleading! It looks like you can only book until Sunday, because Monday appears crossed out with an X. Even so, you can still change the Check-Out date to Monday, and the price is valid for that day too.
Address: Budapest, Árpád fejedelem útja 94, 1036
Room for 2 people (with breakfast)
134 €/night
Room for 1 person (with breakfast)
118 €/night

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Workshop levels
Workshop level descriptions are approximate, and the given time intervals are estimations. Every individual needs a different amount of time to achieve a certain level, which depends on their dancing background, dedication, motivation, etc. We want everybody to join the group which suits them the best, from which they can profit the most. If you are unsure about your level, please ask your teachers or consult with us via email.
Level 2
You have learned the basics of West Coast Swing, but you still need to improve your technique. You want to learn more footwork and pattern variations. You need detailed explanations for leading or following new movements. You need ideas for styling and musical interpretation.
If you compete, you enter the Newcomer division or have just started to enter the Novice division, typically after a minimum of 6 months, usually 12-24 months, of active West Coast Swing practice.
Level 3
You have rock-solid West Coast Swing basics, know a lot of footwork variations and complex patterns, and lead/follow well. You are able to social dance with dancers of any level. You want to improve your own style, master your technique, and understand the mechanics of the dance.
If you compete, you enter the Novice division with a good chance of reaching the finals (usually making at least the semifinals). You have a minimum of 1.5 years, typically 2-4 years, of active West Coast Swing experience.
Level 4
You are an advanced dancer, with international event and competition experiences. You have no problem to lead/follow, you can adapt your dance to your partner from newcomer to rockstar level. You are taking workshops to learn advanced styling, musical interpretation, technic and your goal is to develop your own style.
The level is available for dancers with WSDC intermediate points and above or via pro teacher decision.
Advanced & Allstar
We offer a few dedicated classes for higher levels. As the name suggests, you may enter these classes if you are at the respective levels according to your WSDC points.
Rising Star Choreography Division at Autumn Swing Challenge 2026!
This year, we’re thrilled to bring back our rising star division for its third year! For the first time we are part of the Rising Star Tour, awarding RST points for all placements, according to the RST rules. All competitors can showcase their best routines under the rising star rules in a single, open category.
We want to keep encouraging our community and dancers to prepare and participate. Creating and performing a choreography is a fantastic way to elevate your dancing skills to the next level. Watching great choreography will inspire the next generation of dancers.
Plus, there’s a cash prize! The top 3 placements will win 600, 400, and 200 euros, respectively.
Get ready, get creative, and let’s make this another memorable event!
Important note: if you don't have an event pass yet but you would compete in RST, sign up and we will register you for the event.
Rising Star Registration
Please Sign Up!
Passes and prices
Prices stand for Quick Bird / Normal Bird / Late Bird respectively.
Workshop pass - sold out
Learn, compete and social dance!
160 / 180 / 190€
  • 6 levelled workshops
  • 3 parties
  • Competitions
40 Quick Bird, 80 Normal Bird and 50 Late Bird Workshop Pass tickets are available until sold out.
We accept couple registrations only.
Party Pass ‒ sold out
Compete and social dance
120 / 130 / 140€
  • No workshops
  • 3 parties
  • Competitions
40 Quick Bird, 80 Normal Bird and 50 Late Bird Party Pass tickets are available until sold out.
We accept couple registrations only.
Allstars pass
Get the show on, get paid
Free / 70 / 80€
We offer free passes for the first 12 Allstars dancers (judging expected) & discounted passes for all WDSC Allstars dancers. Pass pricing: €70 (until Sep 15) / €80 (after). Includes workshops & mandatory Allstars J&J entry. Individual registrations accepted.
J&J competitions
20€ / competitor
Strictly competitions
40€ / couple
Rising star choreo
50€ / couple
Competition registration and payment is handled separately on site.
Quick bird: first 80 (40+40) registrations until 15th of August or until sold out
Normal bird: the next 160 (80+80) registrations until 15th of September or until sold out
Late bird: the next 100 (50+50) tickets after the 15th of September until 1th of November or until sold out
WSDC Allstar level dancers get a special discounted price for passes.
First 6+6 allstars get a free pass, some judging at the event is required in exchange for the free pass.
The Allstar discounted pass price is 70 eur until 15th of September, 80 eur after.
If you reach the Allstar division before the event, we will reimburse you the difference.
WSDC Allstars above 100 Allstars points automatically get a free pass. They also don't need a partner, just register for the waiting list and we'll register you.
WSDC Champions automatically receive a free pass and hotel room reimbursement. Contact us for details.
Levelled workshops: 4 workshops are single level workshops, 2 workshops are mixed with other levels.
Transferring your registration, selling your ticket
Things to know if you want to buy or sell a pass:
As a Seller
Find someone who wants to buy a pass. You can advertise your pass, for example, on the ASC event Facebook page.
As a Buyer
Look for someone who wants to sell their pass. Many people advertise their passes on Facebook, on the ASC event page or elsewhere. Before paying anyone, make sure the person you’re talking to is who they say they are and really owns the pass. You can check this by sending us an email at info@asc-budapest.com or messaging Máriás Zsigmond on Facebook. BE CAUTIOUS if someone without any connections to the community is advertising a ticket or claiming to have multiple tickets (nobody has, why would they..?).
If both of you are sure that everything is correct, take care of the payment between yourselves. As the event organizers, we cannot and do not want to be involved in this process.
Once you’re done, the buyer should register on the waiting list and mention in the comments whose ticket they are buying. The seller must send us an email to inform us who they sold their pass to.
After this, we will remove the seller from the registered list and add the buyer. This process cannot be undone.
Admin fee:
Until September 30, this process is free of charge. After that, it costs a 10 EUR admin fee, which must be paid in cash at the event.
Other rules
The event has a balanced structure, and we want to keep it that way. So, a leader can only sell their pass to another leader, and a follower to another follower. For workshop passes, try to ensure the buyer is at the same level as the seller.
Draft Schedule
This is a high level preliminary schedule so that you can plan your trip before publishing the detailed schedule. The schedule is subject to change, however we are not planning to move blocks between days.
Thursday
21.30-02.00 Event registration Preparty
Friday
12.00-06.00 Workshops Strictly Swing comps (evening) Teacher show Party
Saturday
10.00-06.00 Workshops Jack&Jill prelims (afternoon) J&J finals (evening) Champions J&J Rising Star Party
Sunday
10.00-06.00 Workshops Awards Party
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Registration info - read before registering:
Participants have to register in couples (Leader + Follower).
One member of the couple has to register the couple via a Google Form providing all info for both of them.
For the registration you will need the following data for both dancers:
First name, Last name, Country of residence, Email address, WSDC level, WSDC number, Workshop level (in registering for workshop pass)
WSDC level: select newcomer / novice, whichever you are going to enter if you don't have points yet.
WSDC number: you can leave it blank if you don't have one yet.
If you won a pass somewhere, you will be able to provide that data in the comment.
Quick and Normal Bird Passes are sold out.
Party Pass - SOLD OUT
Unfortunately, we cannot accept any more registrations for Party Pass.
Workshop Pass - SOLD OUT
Unfortunately, we cannot accept any more registrations for Party Pass.
Allstars Pass
70€
If you are at WSDC Allstar level, you can still register for the discounted Allstar Passes.
Allstar registration - Register Now!
Individual registration
WAITING LIST - Single leader / follower
NO PAYMENT
Individual signup for single Leaders and Followers to go on the Waiting List. This does not ensure your spot at ASC 2026!
As the event is sold out, we can only let you in from the waiting list in case someone cancels their registrations or don't pay until the deadline.
Waiting List Signup - Register Now!
Individual registration
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