Christchurch Modern Jive Championships

What's different for 2025

New schedule / start times

We've aligned our times with domestic flights so dancers can fly in Saturday morning getting two days of competing with one night's accommodation.

  • On Saturday the first event starts at 10:45am
  • On Sunday the first event starts at 9:45am with the last final around 3pm

45+ has been replaced with 90+

90+ is where the sum of the ages of each partner has to be 90 or more on the day of the competition. This means that pretty much anyone can enter this category.

Partner Blind on Saturday, Music Mashup on Sunday

These two categories are equally popular. We've swapped them around for 2025 for a slightly different feel.

Prepared Freestyle

  • Only available to competitors who are also competing on Saturday and/or Sunday
  • Limited to 6 entries, see the category for more information

Showcases

  • A proportion of the marks will be for the representation of Modern Jive content
  • Limited to 6 entries, see the category for more information

Teams

  • A proportion of the marks will be for the representation of Modern Jive content

Venue Improvements

  • Slightly larger dance floor
  • Air conditioning throughout the weekend
  • Even better lighting!