The Christchurch Modern Jive Championships (or Chch Champs) is one of the most popular Modern Jive competitions in Australasia with over 200 competitors regularly attending.
- Friendly, welcoming atmosphere.
- Great variety of music.
- Fanatical attention to detail.
We're looking forward to welcoming you back to Papa Hou at the Central YMCA, Central Christchurch with our 3 day format (there's no need to attend all three days in order to attend or compete).
We're moving BOTS to Sunday, which means:
- More social dancing and more relaxed schedule on Saturday
- 9:30pm competition finish time on Saturday with more social dancing at the end
- Another fun category on Sunday
New split and rule for BOTS and Music Mashup to make it more fun and encourage greating mixing:
- The sum of the levels of each partner is what counts
- Lower group: the sum is in the range 2 - 5 (so a Level 4 dancer can partner a Level 1 dancer)
- Upper group: the sum is in the range 6 - 8
- Enter with someone other than your freestyle partner
Lucky Dip:
- Entries will be capped so get in early
- Meet your partner on Friday night
- Repechages
DWAS:
- Competitors can enter either as a lead or as a follow
Along with this we'll have separate Lead and Follow points on the MJPI.
If you're aiming to survive the whole weekend, give yourself a day off on Monday, take time to recover and savour the amazing time you will have had.
If you're visiting take the time to have a look around on the Monday and see how our new city is taking shape or visit some of the many attractions we have here.
Everyone Welcome
Spectators and Social Dancers
Tickets are available on the door (cash and EFTPOS available - sorry no credit cards).
- Friday: $20.00
- Saturday: $10.00
- Sunday: $10.00
There is social dancing throughout the weekend between competition events.
Competitors must register in order to compete. You don't have to pre book the Friday night party though. Your competition entry allows you to attend both Saturday and Sunday.
- Friday: $20.00
- Saturday & Sunday pricing: see Competitors
- Early bird discount if you pay before Thursday, 31 Jan 11:59 pm.
- Entries close Friday, 22 Mar 11:59 pm.
The Christchurch Modern Jive Champs uses the Modern Jive Points Index (MJPI) which is an open system that comprises four levels.
3 Days of Awesomeness
Welcome Party and Showcases
- Champs Welcome Party at the competition venue
- Showcases from 9pm
- Social dance with a judge
Main Competition: Freestyle, DWAS, Lucky Dip, Music Mashup, Steals, Teams etc.
- We'll start around 9:30 a.m.
- Plenty of social dancing with people from around NZ and Australia.
- You can stay at the venue over the dinner break to eat and / or dance to our chillout mix.
BOTS, 140+, Triples, Aerials, Masters and Tea Dance
Sunday has a different vibe and the new format introduced in 2018 proved to be very popular.
We'll have our 140+, triples and aerials categories open to all ages and also some dedicated age categories for the growing number of more mature dancers!
- End of Daylight Savings - clocks go back 1 hour
- Competition from 10:30am
- Battle of the Ditch
- Tea Dance until 6pm