Refresh Dance Weekend

14 - 16 November 2025
Christchurch, NZ

Workshops ~ Competition ~ Social Dancing

Following the phenomenal response to Refresh 2023 and the Team Challenges we're back again with another Refresh Dance Weekend for 2025.

What Is Refresh?

The idea of Refresh is to present something a little bit different both in the workshops and on the competition floor with plenty of dancing in between to Refresh your love of dance.

New for Refresh '25:

♻️ New team challenges

♻️ New approach to judging

♻️ International teacher

♻️ Levelled workshops

♻️ New larger central venue

New Venue

The photos below are from 2023, this year we're at the spacious Ara Rec Centre with plenty of hotels, shops, cafes, restaurants and supermarkets all within easy walking distance. This is the same venue we use for our Christchurch Modern Jive Championships but we'll present it in quite a different way!

Level 4 Spotlights

Battle of the Themes

Friday

Get set to party, meet your workshop teachers and have some top class entertainment on the opening night.

• Doors open 7:15pm
• Large dance floor
• Meet your Lucky Dip partner
• First competition event

Saturday

Workshops to refresh your knowledge of dance related subjects followed by some fun competition categories for everyone to have a go.

🎓 Workshops from 9:45am

🏆 Competition from 1:15pm

Dance with a stranger (DWAS)

Battle of the Themes (BOTT)

Team Challenges

🥳 Dance Party from 7:30pm

Level 4 DWAS finals

Dancing till midnight

Sunday

More workshops and competition categories

🎓 Workshops from 9:45am

🏆 Competition from 1pm

More events and Team challenges

🥳 Social Dancing

Dancing throughout the day and until 6pm

Spectators

Spectators are welcome throughout the weekend, follow the link below for more information: