We're really excited about the way we're presenting various aspects of competing, we've thought this through extensively and we're sure you'll find the changes just as refreshing 😉

More dancing

• 2 dance parties
• larger dance floor

Refresh your knowledge

• dance adjacent workshops to keep us in better shape, avoid and recover from injury
• dance workshops presented by a guest teacher focussing on cross-discipline dance skills and techniques
• free individual biomechanical screening from a top dance podiatrist
• private lesson opportunites throughout the weekend with a variety of teachers both local and visiting
• Judges' Intensive covering judging and notation systems, judging criteria, the scrutineering process and more - open to all dancers

Refresh your competing

• new competition categories: Prepared Freestyle and Battle of the Themes
• a new take on Lucky Dip: grouped Lucky Dip where you'll be matched with someone of a similar level
• competitors get 2 songs for Freestyle, DWAS and Lucky Dip right from the start instead of repechages giving just as much time on the dance floor whilst gaining more time for social dancing and workshops

Judges' Intensive

We are running judge training in preparation for a slightly different format for the competition and to help with judges' professional development

The Intensive is free for Refresh judges but will be open for non-judges as a separate paid workshop not included in the weekend pass

This is not just for judges - anyone who is interested in behind the scenes activities is welcome to attend

More about Judges' Intensive

Dance Party

For most people the weekend will start here at 7:30pm at the main venue, meet your fellow dancers and lucky dip partners

💥 New event 💥 - Prepared Freestyle where couples perform a spotlight where they prepare, choreograph or freestyle as much of their dance as they wish

More about Prepared Freestyle

Saturday Competition

Freestyle Level 1 - 3

DWAS Level 1 - 3

Music Mashup intermediate (sum of levels 2-4) and advanced (sum of levels 5-8)

Our refreshed approach will mean all finals (except Level 4 Freestyle) will be completed by the dinner break

Grouped Lucky Dip

💥 New event 💥 - Battle of the Themes where dancers pick their own theme and dance / dress according to the theme

Fevah Fun Family Freestyle Challenge comprising a child and a parent/caregiver (non-MJPI category!)

Competition Categories

Dance Party

Dancing until 11pm

Battlew of the Themes final

Prize giving

Lower limb biomechanics

with Geogina Barr

join a top podiatrist focussing on injury prevention, strengthening and maintenance

Flexibility, movement, stretching

with Mike Stevenson

join a top physiotherapist covering warming up, injury prevention, strengthening for partner dancing

Dance Workshop

with Vanessa Cole

dance skills, techniques and partnering from the 2015 winner of Dancing with the Stars

More about Workshops

Private Sessions

Free lower limb screening and assessment (limited availability)

Free physio assessment (limited availability)

Bookable private lessons with a variety of teachers throughout the day

Social Dancing and Farewell

Final session of social dancing till 5pm

Survivors' social dinner - let's sit down, eat and chat about the weekend