Anthrocon 2025

6:30pm EDT

J-Pop 7-to-Smoke Dance Battle

Thursday July 3, 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm EDT

"A 7-to-Smoke is a King of the Hill-style dance battle where the winner stays on the floor and keeps on battling. First to 7 total (or if time runs out, whoever has the most points) wins! Prize: $100 gift card

This panel will have prelims followed by the actual 7 to smoke. Please note that there may be an attendance cap due to time constraints."

Speakers

Shiori

Thursday July 3, 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
DLCC 403-405

Dance, Competition

9:00pm EDT

Shake Your Tails Off W/[LuLu] - Category is: Dance Like Crazy

Thursday July 3, 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

Hear Ye‼️ Hear Ye‼️
Come one, come all as we dive into some new grooves with your dance teacher; [LuLu]‼️

In this session, we will be focusing on the basic moves within the ballroom dance scene, the history behind it and who knows what else is in store for our lesson. 👀

So what are you waiting for?!
Come on down and “shake your tails off” with [LuLu]‼️

Speakers

[LuLu]

Thursday July 3, 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
DLCC 403-405

Dance, Instructional

10:30pm EDT

Dancer Warmup Meet ("Session")

Thursday July 3, 2025 10:30pm - 11:30pm EDT

Come warm up with other dancerfurs for the rest of the con and shake off the rust! Here you can meet other dancers and shake off that stiffness from traveling.

There will be quick warm-ups, and then the music will start. You can join a cypher, just kinda do your own thing, or even just chat away in the corner if you want!

Speakers

Shiori

Thursday July 3, 2025 10:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
DLCC 403-405

Dance, Instructional

9:30am EDT

Popping with Strobes

Friday July 4, 2025 9:30am - 11:00am EDT

Come one, come all to learn the basics of the dance style of popping, including history, foundational moves, and time to practice and learn together in various ways. This workshop is taught by Strobes, one of the members of the AC 2024 Floor Wars' winning crew Paws For Effect.

Speakers

S

Strobes

Friday July 4, 2025 9:30am - 11:00am EDT
DLCC 403-405

Dance, Instructional

11:30am EDT

Dissecting Dance

Friday July 4, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT

Dive into this educational panel on dance and experiment with new perspectives on movement. This panel will consist of a guided warm up, a short lecture/demonstration and (mostly) time for exploration/practice.

This workshop is taught by Atsu, one of the members of the AC 2024 Floor Wars' winning crew Paws For Effect.

Speakers

Atsu

Atsu is a choreographer, dancer and fursuit performer. Relatively unknown in his earlier years, he first took the stage at Anthrocon’s 2012 dance competition and since then has been making appearances at many conventions. He is most well known for his performances with the dance... Read More →

Friday July 4, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT
DLCC 403-405

Dance, Instructional

1:30pm EDT

Animation Dance Workshop

Friday July 4, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT

Step into the uncanny valley as Jamage teaches the foundations behind Animation Dance! Learn about speed control and dimestops as a way of evoking robotics, illusions, and glitches within movement. This information will help you to take most dance moves and change their timing and texture, so you can dance to anything.

This workshop is taught by Jamage, one of the members of the AC 2024 Floor Wars' winning crew Paws For Effect.

Speakers

Jamage

Jamage is a coyote pup who loves to dance and make people smile with silly antics!Professionally, he works as a VR/AR game developer.As a primary hobby, Jamage has been dancing for 13+ years. While he specializes in Animation and Waving, he enjoys studying many styles to create performances... Read More →

Friday July 4, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
DLCC 403-405

Dance, Instructional

4:00pm EDT

Floor Wars Prelims

Friday July 4, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

It's time for the Annual Floor Wars Prelims! If your team has signed up online, you must compete in the preliminaries in order to qualify for the main event. There are NO sign ups in-person. For group performances and pre-approved exceptions for the Fursuit Dance Competition, they will be covered in this event.

Speakers

Atsu

Atsu is a choreographer, dancer and fursuit performer. Relatively unknown in his earlier years, he first took the stage at Anthrocon’s 2012 dance competition and since then has been making appearances at many conventions. He is most well known for his performances with the dance... Read More →

Ronnie Noodles

Board Secretary, Director of Digital Services, Anthrocon, Inc.

Your friendly and wiggly noodle that does lots of things, including organizing for the convention and running Floor Wars and the Fursuit Dance Competition!Part of the Anthrocon, Inc. leadership and Board of Directors, a veteran fursuit performer/dancer and stage presence of 15+ years... Read More →

Friday July 4, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
DLCC 403-405

7:00pm EDT

Grooves and Footwork Foundations Dance Workshop

Friday July 4, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT

This workshop is a class to teach those attending to develop and apply an understanding of foundational movement within improvised street dance. This workshop (presented through a popping lens) will give dancers of all levels and styles the opportunity to develop grounding in how to use and create your own grooves, and to actively move around in space with rhythm. This workshop will be a participatory panel, so please be prepared to use your body to be one with the funk.

This workshop is taught by Theome, one of the members of the AC 2024 Floor Wars' winning crew Paws For Effect.

Speakers

T

Theome

Friday July 4, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
DLCC 403-405

Dance, Instructional

9:00pm EDT

Fursuiting 101: The Basics

Friday July 4, 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

Ever wanted to fursuit but didn't know how? Now you can!

Join Sylox in this informative and somewhat hilarious panel as he goes over the basics of fursuiting:
- Commissioning a fursuit
- Making the DTD
- Fursuit maintenance
- Health & safety
- Public fursuiting
- Performance

Anything and everything else!!!

Speakers

Sylox

My name is Sylox!I love sports, fursuiting, music production, DJing and traveling. I like meeting new folks and making friends!Feel free to hit me up!

Friday July 4, 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
DLCC 403-405

Fursuiting, Performance

12:00am EDT

Hypno Furs Meet and Greet (18+)

Saturday July 5, 2025 12:00am - 1:00am EDT

Do you like pocketwatches and spirals? Come meet your fellow fans of hypnosis. Whether you're a pro or just curious, this is a great chance to hang out with others who are into this unique and mind-bending interest of ours!

Speakers

Aristoth

Jazz Big Band Leader

A dragon wearing many metaphorical hats, and up to two literal ones.

Saturday July 5, 2025 12:00am - 1:00am EDT
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Social, Meet and Greet

9:00am EDT

Salsa Dancing Basics with JD Puppy

Saturday July 5, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EDT

Dancers of all skill levels are welcome to participate in a tutorial class on salsa on 1 basics. After a brief warm up, JD Puppy will invite all dancers to learn foundational salsa steps that can be performed solo as well as as pairs of partners. No partner or experience necessary! Wear comfortable shoes and clothing - fursuiters may participate but is not necessarily encouraged.

Speakers

JDPuppy

Saturday July 5, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
DLCC 403-405

Dance, Instructional

11:00am EDT

K-Pop Random Dance!

Saturday July 5, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Want to show off your dance skills and knowledge of K-Pop choreo? Come join for a furry-themed KPRD! Even if you don't know the dances, you're still free to join in and jump around as you wish :) All fursuit types are welcome, including non-suiters!

Please bring water and keep cool as you participate!

Speakers

M

Miko

Saturday July 5, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
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Dance

4:00pm EDT

Yoga For All Bodies

Saturday July 5, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Yoga to connect deeper with yourself and your fursona

Speakers

Meet Me In The Middle Counseling

Therapist, Mental Health Counseling

Mental Health Counseling that is Queer Friendly and Queer owned. Our therapist are well versed in sexuality and working with people who are not vanilla. We offer Acceptance And Commitment Therapy. We offer somatic therapy that can include yoga movements with our certified yoga therapist... Read More →

Saturday July 5, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
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Fandom, Special Interest

5:30pm EDT

WV Furs Meet and Greet

Saturday July 5, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

Hi mountaineer floofs! It's the 2nd annual WV Furs Meet and Greet. Last year's was great so let's make this year's even better. If you're one of our neighbors (PA, OH, VA, MD, KY) you're invited too.

Speakers

Amaruk

WV Furs Meet and Greet Host

Saturday July 5, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
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Social, Meet and Greet

8:00pm EDT

Ponder's Boppin' Retro Sock Hop

Saturday July 5, 2025 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

Shake your tails to a curated playlist of danceable tunes from the 1950s & early 1960s — a mix of hits and obscurities — rhythm ‘n blues, doo wop, rockabilly & early rock ‘n roll. Fursuiters & non-suiters welcome!

Speakers

Ponder

Busy beaver from DC. Doodler, art appreciator, future fursuiter. Consultant & freelancer in the rail industry. Loves travel (particularly by train), music, animals and nature.

Saturday July 5, 2025 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
DLCC 403-405

Dance

10:00pm EDT

Steel City Pups & Paws and Claws Romp (18+)

Saturday July 5, 2025 10:00pm - 11:30pm EDT

An 18+ event is geared towards pet players, animal role players, handlers and the open minded to provide space to engage in our headspaces. Foam mats and toys will be provided, so just bring your gear and yourselves to have a romping good time. Not sure what pet play is? Well just come out and see what all the fun's about!

Speakers

Asami_fox

Primal, pet player, kinkster, furry, event organizer and educator. I run a local pet play group in Pittsburgh PA called PGH Paws and Claws and host events/teach classes all about animal role play. President of Steel City Pups

Saturday July 5, 2025 10:00pm - 11:30pm EDT
DLCC 403-405

Social, 18+

9:00am EDT

Undersea HipHop 101

Sunday July 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

Ever wanted to learn how to dance a little bit, and show it off to your friends at the rave? Come learn basic hip hop moves with an experienced dinosaur!

Speakers

Tommy

24 Year Old. He/They.Known as a grey dinosaur in dance comps! And a brown angel dragon named Kualii in other spaces outside the dance scene.

Sunday July 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
DLCC 403-405

Dance, Instructional

10:00am EDT

Fursuit Games Registration

Sunday July 6, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Anthrocon's classic Fursuit Games returns for another year!

Speakers

S

Sharky

Sunday July 6, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
DLCC 403-405

11:30am EDT

Fursuit Games

Sunday July 6, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT

Anthrocon's classic Fursuit Games returns for another year!

Speakers

S

Sharky

Sunday July 6, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT
DLCC 403-405