Main Classes
Your core track. You choose a level when you register, follow your bracelet color, and stay with your group. No separate sign-up for each class.
5th Anniversary Edition
Come jump
with us.
Five years of Lindy Hop, live jazz and late nights in Istanbul. The floor is warming up.
Registration
Find the pass that works for you.
Choose from Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz, Performance Tracks, or the Party Pass, and check what’s included in each option below. Tap a pass to read it full screen.
Registration opens 16 August at 14:00 (Istanbul time).
Payment is due within 10 days of registration. Passes cannot be transferred or shared. Refund & cancellation terms
The room
Teachers
The people who will pull you onto the floor, then send you back out swinging.
Live
Bands
The sound that turns a wooden floor into a weekend.
The weekend
Special events
From Wednesday’s anniversary night to Sunday’s last song — this is how JAI moves.
Wed 13 Jan · DasDas
5th Anniversary Party
Five years. Five parties. For our 5th Anniversary Edition, we’re starting the weekend one day earlier — live music & DJs, raffles and surprises, before the festival officially begins.
Requires separate registration Not included in Full Pass or Party Pass Limited capacity ThuOpening Shows
We open Jumpin’ at Istanbul with a night of shows that set the tone for the entire weekend. And the stage is open to you, too.
Read more → Thu–SunCompetitions
Ready to compete? Mix & Match, Strictly, Jazz Roots and Pro Mix & Match — different divisions, different heat. Buckle up.
See divisions → SatThe Show Night
JAI’s signature one-act performance show on Saturday evening before the party — original creations prepared especially for the JAI stage.
Read more → SunClosing Shows
A cozier, more intimate round of performances. Performance Tracks take the stage, plus creations from the JAI weekend.
Read more → NightsJAI Jazz Club
A cozy, intimate club with a world of its own. Clubmasters at the decks — step inside, stay for a song, or spend the whole night there.
Read more → Special classR&B Musicality Class
Martín Burguez & His Rhythm Combo with Markus & Katja. Live music and dance in the same room — a conversation created especially for JAI.
Limited spots TalksSmash Talks
Artists step away from the floor to talk history, journeys, culture, music and the ideas that shape their work.
Read more →Learn
Classes
Your Full Pass is a track, a color, a home base — and a wide-open set of Theme Classes where the tracks meet.
Theme Classes
Open Level, large-capacity sessions. Rhythm, musicality, partnership, jazz history — or something unexpected. Every bracelet color is welcome.
Placement
Class levels
Choose the room where you will feel comfortable, challenged and inspired in January — not only where you are today.
Fundamentals are in, social dancing is starting to feel like home. Around 6 months or more by January.
Lindy is a regular part of your life. You can play with music and partners without planning every step.
Experienced social dancers ready to be challenged — not only dancers who have already mastered everything.
The fastest room. Placement is invitational and subject to approval.
When
Schedule
The weekend at a glance, then each day from Wednesday through Sunday. Tap a poster to read it full screen.
Community
Code of Conduct
Everyone should feel safe, respected, and joyful on the floor. These are the guidelines we dance by — tap a topic for the short version, or read the full page.
Mutual respect and consent
Invite politely, accept a “no” the same way, and ask again if you want another song. Physical contact stays within the dance and only with mutual consent.
Inclusive and safe space
All gender identities, orientations, ages, bodies, and experience levels are welcome. Racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, or any exclusionary behavior will not be tolerated.
Alcohol, substances, and care
Drink moderately and respectfully. Illegal drugs are prohibited. Close partner dancing also means clean clothes, deodorant, and looking after one another.
How to get support
A Safety & Support Team will be available throughout the festival. You can report boundary crossings confidentially — for yourself or someone else.
Where
DasDas
All of Jumpin’ at Istanbul happens at DasDas — a performing arts center inside Metropol Istanbul Mall, Ataşehir. One building. Workshops by day, the main stage by night.
- 600 m² wooden dance floor on the main stage
- Excellent acoustics for live music
- High-quality air conditioning that keeps the floor dancing
- Istanbul: two continents, one city that never sits still