Onsite registration

Choose any of the options below, use the buttons to add them to your shopping cart, then check out using PayPal.

Entire festival admission for 1 person, including all teaching sessions and parties:
  • $150 if you register on or before March 8
  • $200 if you register after March 8
Admission for 1 person to all events on Saturday -- $100
Dance review materials for onsite registrants, including syllabus, music, and video, distributed digitally after the festival -- $40
Dorm rooms for Friday checkin and Sunday checkout (see below for rules and details):
Shared room, we provide linens -- $110Sold out
Shared room, you bring your own linens -- $80Sold out
Private room, we provide linens -- $220Sold out
Private room, you bring your own linens -- $160Sold out
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Dorms

As in years past, OLLU has granted us rooms in Pacelli Hall, a nearby student dormitory. This dorm is within easy walking distance of the festival, making it a convenient housing option for festival attendees. Staying at these dorms is considerably cheaper than nearby hotels and avoids the need to struggle through the numerous road-construction zones around OLLU.

Here are photos of a typical dorm room. Click on an image to enlarge it.

Here’s what you need to know about renting and staying in the dorms:

  • Typical dorm rental is from Friday, March 22, through Sunday, March 24, inclusive. Use the registration options above.
  • Want to check in on Thursday? Want to check out on Monday? We may be able to accommodate this. E-mail dormrooms@safdf.org and we’ll discuss the necessary arrangements.
  • No early arrivals, no late departures, and no single-night rentals are available.
  • Check-in is between 3 and 10 pm at the MARC ballroom. No late checkin — no exceptions! If you arrive after 10 pm, you will need to plan your own overnight accommodation.
  • Check-out is 12 noon. Get instructions for this at the MARC ballroom.
  • If you sign up for a shared room, you can e-mail dormrooms@safdf.org to indicate your roommate preferences.
  • You will receive two keys — a card key for the building door, and an ordinary key for the dorm room. Don’t lose them! If you do, you’ll be charged key-replacement fees of $10 for the card key and $65 for the ordinary key.
  • The dorm rooms have shared bathrooms. Ladies will share with ladies, gents will share with gents, and married couples will share with married couples. (These are university rules that our host, OLLU, sets for us.)
  • Each room has twin beds, a microwave, and a mini refrigerator, as shown in the photos above.
  • If you choose an option with linens, you will receive bed linens, a towel, a pillow, and a blanket.
  • You can park your car near the dorms for free. We’ll have a “Festival Attendee Dorm Resident” sign for your dashboard so that the OLLU campus police know you’re with SAFDF.
  • No pets are allowed in the dorms.
  • The dorms have central climate control that you cannot adjust. Previous residents have reported the dorms being on the cooler side. So bring warm clothes and a warm blanket to avoid being cold.
  • Bring any toiletries (soap, shampoo, lotion, and so on) that you’d like to use. The dorms don’t provide these.

Hotels

A variety of hotels are also available within short driving distance of OLLU. We provide you the following list based on past attendee experience. The list is always subject to change. If you identify a problem with the list, contact us (use the form on our home page) and we’ll update it.

SAFDF attendees can take advantage of discounted OLLU rates at the following hotels:

Previous festival participants have stayed at the following hotels and had good feedback on their stay:

These hotels do sometimes fill up fairly quickly. If they do, you can also usually find good hotel deals on kayak.com and booking.com.

Refunds

Registration fees are generally nonrefundable except under extenuating circumstances such as illness and airline mishaps. Refunds are at the steering committee’s discretion. If you wish a refund, use our contact form on the main page to reach the steering committee.