That's it for 2019 - we hope you had a great time!
A BIG Thank you to:
- all competitors, judges and spectators for coming to our competition.
- all our support crew for making it happen.
See you at the OMJ Winter Weekender
in July or Champs next year!
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.
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).
- Friendly, welcoming atmosphere.
- Great variety of music.
- Fanatical attention to detail.
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.
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
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.
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, BOTS, 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.
140+, Triples, Aerials plus dedicated Masters Competition and final party
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 around 11:00 a.m.
- Battle of the Ditch
- Final Party for social dancing
Chch Champs Group
Definitely join if you're interested in attending, competitors enjoyed the regular updates however all information will also be available on our website as well.
This is a closed group so you can click on the "+ join group" button to send us a membership request.
Chch Champs Event
Let your friends know you're attending and put this in your FB events calendar.