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Welcome to the official event page for THE Capital Swing Convention 2026!!! Make sure you click "Going" on this page, so you can easily be updated on all things Capital! We also encourage attendees to use this page to set up carpools, room-sharing, Strictly Swings, and/or any other useful form of crowd-sourced preparation leading up to the event.
To find a partner for our NEW cross level strictly post here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1317283249939998/
This will be the 32nd annual Capital Swing Convention, and we have an amazing West Coast Swing experience in store this year that you won’t want to miss. For any information you don't find on this page, please refer to our website:
www.CapitalSwingConvention.com
~If you don't find an answer to your question here or on the website, please reach out to us directly at [email protected]~
When?
February 12-15, 2026
Where?
Doubletree by Hilton Sacramento
2001 Point West Way
Sacramento, CA
Who?
YOU! (Hopefully)... Along with a significant chunk of our beautiful West Coast Swing community traveling in from all over the world...
~Workshop Instructors~
Austin Kois & Estelle Bonnaire
Ben Morris & Victoria Henk
Ben & Cameo McHenry
Christopher Dumond & Emily Huang
Hugo Miguez & Stacy Kay
Joel Torgeson & Chantelle Pianetta
KP Rutland & Bryn Anderson
Kyle Redd & Sarah Vann Drake
Maxime & Torri Zzaoui
Thibault & Nicole Ramirez
Brandi Guild
Conor McClure
Demetre Souliotes
Larisa Tingle
Robert Royston
Samantha Buckwalter
~Judges~
Courtney Adair *Head Judge*
Andy Bouman
Bella Viramontes
Dani Canziani
John Kirkconnell
Katie Schneider
Kelly Casanova
Michelle Kinkaid
Tara Trafzer
Tony Schubert
With More TBA...
*Note that many of our workshop instructors will also be competition judges*
~DJs~
Ray Byun *Head DJ*
Aidan Keith-Hynes
Forrest Hanson
Helen Tocco
Kathleen Sun
Ruben Sison
Taylor Taylor
Event Directors/Hosts:
Cameo & Ben McHenry, on behalf of The Capital Swing Dancers
What?
This will be the fourth year for Capital Swing under the McHenry’s direction, and we look forward to building on a wonderful 2026 experience. There will be tons of amazing learning opportunities with some of the best WCS instructors in the world. We will be offering competitions including Jack & Jills, NEW Cross Level Strictly Swings, Pro/Am & Rising Star Routines, as well as Classic and Showcase routine divisions. For reference, Capital 2026 competitions are affiliated with WSDC, The Rising Star Tour, and NASDE associations respectively for the relevant competitions.
Most importantly, we will be facilitating a tremendous weekend-long experience, centered around gathering together, and celebrating our amazing art-form and our incredible community. Capital has been doing an exceptional job of that for 31 conventions, and we are optimistic year 32 will be the best one yet.
Why?
Because it will be awesome :-)
We hope you will join us!!!
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Sacramento, 2001 Point West Way, Sacramento, CA 95815-4702, United States
Tickets
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.
