The competition categories at Refresh are split into two groups:
Open categories
These are open to every competitor, examples include:
- Dance with a Stranger (DWAS)
- Freestyle
- Levelled Lucky Dip
- Battle of the Themes
Team categories
These form part of the Team Challenges, examples include:
- Broken Wing, Tight Spot
- Music Mashup, Partner Blind
- Steals, Triples
- Infinity, Break The Dial
The final list of categories in each group will be confirmed by April 2025.
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
MJPI Event
The competition at Refresh is a Modern Jive Points Index (MJPI) scored event where results and points are transferred automatically to the MJPI which keeps track of dancers' points and levels.
