Jack and Jill (J&J) is a format of competition in partner dancing, where the competing couples are the result of random matching of leaders and followers. Rules of matching vary. The name comes from the popular English nursery rhyme, “Jack and Jill”. In venues with same-sex dance partners, the ambiguous names “Pat and Chris” have been used, or event could be called “Mix and Match”.
In dance competitions J&J is included as a separate division (or divisions, with additional gradations). J&J is popular at swing conventions, as well as at ballroom dance competitions in the United States.
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