We're delighted to welcome an amazing contingent of Master dancers from all over Aotearoa to Simply Weekend 2025. Our Masters will teach a roster of workshops across the weekend that will have you dancing like a pro at the Secret Agent Ball.
This year we're introducing an Advanced Workshop stream to the schedule. Advanced Workshops will include more advanced techniques and moves, and for that reason they will be restricted to the most experienced dancers only. See below for entrance criteria.
Registrations for Simply Weekend 2025 are now open!
Register now!We're honoured to invite the following incredible dancers to Simply Weekend 2025! Stick around on Saturday night for our Jive Masters event, where each of these amazing couples will show off their skills!
Guido and Cherise
teaching "Dancing Fast and Slow" and "Co-creation" (adv)
Logan and Grace
teaching "Diagnose your dancing with Dr Clarricoats's"
James and Zoe
teaching "Drive your Jive" and "Critical Timing" (adv)
Hati and Ruby
teaching "The Art of Connection"
Ryan and Hannah
teaching "Musical Onions" (adv)
Make sure your partner leaves the dance floor with a smile, not a concussion. Learn some key skills to navigate a busy dance floor, while still having a great time. Build on directional skills that can also be taken to the competition floor, to help navigate to the best spot to be seen.
Starting a new social dance and something doesn’t feel quite right, but you can’t put your finger on it? Let’s explore how to identify aspects in a dance partnership that makes a social dance go from no to woah!
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A beginner friendly workshop with drills and tips on how to create a clear, comfortable link with your partner and start to deepen your understanding of connection.
Dust off those dancing boots and bring your cowboy hats, we’re going line dancing! Come and learn some fun routines and explore how this style can enhance your modern jive. PSA no Cotton-Eyed Joe to be heard!
This year for the first time we'll be running an advanced workshop stream at Simply Weekend.
⚠️ Hold up! These workshops assume a good understanding of advanced Modern Jive technique, and for that reason entry is restricted to only advanced dancers. Please check that you meet the criteria below to either take or experience these workshops. If you don't, you won't be attending these workshops.
If you have recently competed at an MJPI event at Level 3 or 4, you are invited to take the class as normal. You will be rotating through the class, and may ask questions.
If you do not meet this requirement, but you're dancing at an advanced level and have been assessed for your studio's most advanced class, then you can experience our advanced workshops. You must bring a partner with you, you will be dancing with this person for the whole class, and we ask that you save any questions you have until the workshop has concluded.
Music has many layers: Lyricism, percussion, melody, instrumentation, motifs, repetitions, syncopation, stories, energy shifts, Easter eggs and more! In this workshop we will explore how to get on the same frequency as your partner, acknowledge these different layers, and shape each dance to match the specific song you’re dancing to
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Use the nuance of the up and down beat to drive your musical play, ensuring that both parties communicate effectively, remaining in sync with both the partnership and the music. This workshop explores how to use the traditional structure of Modern Jive, while also playing with new advanced communication and partnership styles.
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