One event has been in the planning for four years and had its debut last November. The newer event is now scheduled for the same weekend in 1999. Such scheduling makes no sense since there are plenty of other weekends available. In spite of mediation attempts by Annie Hirsch of the World Swing Dance Council, both venues are planning competing events that will split and hurt the local swing dance community. One of the missions of the World Swing Dance Council is to help schedule events so that dancers wouldn't have to choose and take sides if there is a conflict in dates, especially if they're both in the same area.
Careful planning can help all dance weekends thrive by allowing the dancers to attend all events.
It's pretty damn mean. The dancers should be upset because they'll have to choose one over the other and they won't be able to choose to go to both events. A few brave souls have decided not to take sides. At least one teacher who works for both venues is probably going to stay away. I heard that some of the national people will stay away.