The competition categories at Refresh are split into two groups:
Open categories
These are open to every competitor, examples include:
- Freestyle: Level 1, 2, 3, 4 & Invitational
- Dance with a Stranger (DWAS): Level 1, 2, 3 & 4
- Levelled Lucky Dip: three Levels of equal size
- Battle of the Themes: combined level of 7 (invitational competitors are level 5)
Team categories
These form the Team Challenges for 2025:
- Go Fast
- Go Slow
- Not 4/4
- Partner Blind
- Steals
- Tight Spot
- Travelling (anticlockwise round the dance floor)
- Triples
The Teams of Refresh
If we're not competing then the next best thing is to cheer someone else on and give lots of encouragement! So we're putting everyone into teams made up of all the competitors. This was a resounding success at Refresh 23.
Each competitor will be randomly assigned to a team. You'll probably know a number of your team mates but chances are there'll be a few whom you've never met or danced with before.
Teams nominate couples / triples to represent them in the Team Challenges above.
You can't enter them all! Competitors will be limited to how many team challenges they can enter so there's a bit of strategy involved as to who enters which challenge to represent the team.
Team Challenges are open level straight finals held throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday. The team that gains the most points/placings will be the winners.
Team Jungle
Battle of the Themes
With or without a partner
We have two categories where you don't need one.
Alternatively use our unique Find a Partner feature when you register to see who else is looking for a partner.
Levels
Most categories are split into levels so dancers get more chances to progress through the competition.
A dancer's level is set by the Modern Jive Points Index (MJPI). See the section lower down the page for more information.
Levels 1 - 4
You enter at your own level (or that of your partner if their level is higher).
