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NSW Ceroc Modern Jive & West Coast Swing Championships
2017 DATE JUST ANNOUNCED:
Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th June 2017
Please note that due to venue availability this is ONE WEEK EARLIER than usual, and is not a Long Weekend.
With more than 250 competitors across two days of competitions, the annual championships is one of the entertainment highlights of our year!
Whether you’re a competitor or a spectator, this amazing spectacular of dance talent is sure to inspire you all weekend long! With impressive dancing and choreography from all over Australia and New Zealand, it’s an event not to be missed!
More details coming very soon.
Sponsors
Thank you to our 2016 event sponsors. If you are interested in sponsoring the 2017 event please contact us at [email protected]
Modern Jive Sponsors:
Jomon Architectural Hardware, with thanks to Joe Monorchio – overall event sponsor
Pepes Ducks, with thanks to Pepe Bonaccordo – overall event sponsor
Maui Jim – sponsoring the winning male and female student in Mix n Match
West Coast Swing Sponsors:
Asia West Coast Swing Open 2017
Event Footage
2016 Event Results
2016 Modern Jive Competition – Saturday
Mix n Match (student and teacher combination)
Female Students
1st – Emily Glover & Mervin Almeida (Gold Coast)
2nd – Cherise Paga & Matt Fairburn (Gold Coast)
3rd – Meow Kueh & Jason Haynes (Gold Coast)
Mix n Match (student and teacher combination)
Male Students
1st – Rhys Fallavollita & Nicky Haslam (Newcastle / Sydney)
2nd – Evan Lister & Julie Gunn (Sydney)
3rd – Paul Beanland & Helen Guscott (Melbourne)
Beginner Dance With A Stranger
1st – Simon McKay (Gold Coast) & Mary Rocca (Melbourne)
2nd – Daniel Firth (Sydney/Canberra) & Bel Williams (Newcastle)
3rd – Caleb Jamieson (Newcastle) & Meow Kueh (Gold Coast)
Beginner Freestyle
1st – Joshua Balbin & Mary Rocca (Melbourne)
2nd – Matthew Gibson & Meow Kueh (Melbourne/Gold Coast)
3rd – Daniel Firth & Jocelyn Norman (Canberra/Sydney)
Intermediate <2 years Dance With A Stranger
1st – Rhys Fallavollita (Newcastle) & Gwladys Renaudon (Canberra)
2nd – Evan Lister (Sydney) & Cherise Paga (Gold Coast)
3rd – Paul Beanland (Melbourne) & Emily Glover (Gold Coast)
Intermediate <2 years Freestyle
1st – Rhys Fallavollita & Sandy He (Newcastle/Sydney)
2nd – Evan Lister & Tania Lloyd (Sydney/Melbourne)
3rd – Paul Beanland & Cherise Paga (Melbourne/Gold Coast)
Intermediate Plus Dance With A Stranger
1st – Andrew Srbic (Sydney) & Reasmey Tith (Sydney)
2nd – Mark Priems (Melbourne) & Nicole Mansour (Sydney)
3rd – Grant Walker (Sydney) & Venessa Lee (Gold Coast)
Intermediate Plus Freestyle
1st – Grant Walker & Lilian Chia (Sydney)
2nd – Jayden Walsh & Nicole Mansour (Sydney)
3rd – Brent Harding & Jenny Gainford (Gold Coast)
Intermediate Plus Over 40s Freestyle
1st – Garry Temple & Debra Bierling (Sydney)
2nd – Graham Millar & Marisa Toffoli (Sydney)
3rd – Don Fuggle & Maria D’Angelo (Sydney)
Advanced Dance With A Stranger
1st – William Wu (Sydney) & Alana Muir (Gold Coast)
2nd – Moses Mkusa (Melbourne) & Allison Davis (Brisbane)
3rd – Mark Hodges (New Zealand) & Beata Khaidurova (Melbourne)
Advanced Freestyle
1st – Grant Luck & Julia Fifoot (Brisbane)
2nd – Rowan Marshall & Beata Khaidurova (Melbourne)
3rd – Moses Mkusa & Kaarin Goode (Melbourne)
Champions Dance With A Stranger
1st – Zac Skinner (Gold Coast) & Kirri Robinson (Sydney)
2nd – Matt Fairburn (Gold Coast) & Debbie Keal (New Zealand)
3rd – Anthony Truong (Sydney) & Emma Keating (Gold Coast)
Champions Freestyle
1st – Zac Skinner & Emma Keating (Gold Coast)
2nd – Anthony Truong & Amanda Truong (CMJ Sydney)
Equal 3rd – Dan Rippon & Debbie Keal (New Zealand)
and Shaun Diaz & Wendy Allen (Melbourne/Sydney)
Triples
1st – Dan Rippon, Debbie Keal & Nikita Grindle (New Zealand)
2nd – Zac Skinner, Matthew Fairburn & Emma Keating (Gold Coast)
3rd – Moses Mkusa, Kaarin Goode & Hadas Danziger (Melbourne)
Showcase
1st – Seven Nation Army – Beata Khaidurova & Rowan Marshall (Melbourne)
2nd – Never Forget You – Catherine Azzopardi & David Mun (Melbourne)
3rd – If I Ever Fall In Love – Kaarin Goode & Moses Mkusa (Melbourne)
Teams
1st – Push Da Button (Melbourne) Choreography: Helen Guscott
2nd – Dance Off (Gold Coast) Choreography: Emma Keating & Matt Fairburn
3rd – Run The World (Melbourne) Choreography: Deb Cantoni & Sarah Birtles
2016 West Coast Swing Competition – Sunday
Pro Am (student and teacher combination)
Female Students
1st – Dominique Trauer & Charles Gil (Sydney)
2nd – Roz Hicks & Anthony Truong (Sydney)
3rd – Katie Cooling & Allan Skinner (Brisbane)
4th – Sandra Guerreiro & Craig Schubert (New Zealand/Adelaide)
5th – Helen Guscott & Dan Rippon (Melbourne/New Zealand)
Pro Am (student and teacher combination)
Male Students
1st – Mackenzie Sharp & Maddy Platts (Brisbane)
2nd – Grant Walker & Amanda Truong (Sydney)
3rd – Taylor King and Elysia Somerfield (Sydney)
4th – Mark Hodges & Kate Foster (New Zealand/Sydney)
5th – Jure Lucic & Emma Collyer (Sydney)
Novice Jack n Jill
Tier 2 WSDC Points for leaders and followers
1st – Mackenzie Sharp (Brisbane) & Dominique Trauer (Sydney)
2nd – Jure Lucic (Sydney) & Raushaniya Maksudova (Sydney)
3rd – Taylor King (Sydney) & Ali Rowe (Melbourne)
4th – Wayne Carstens (Newcastle) & Jacqui Treagus (Adelaide)
5th – Alan Smith (Brisbane) & Courtney Roper (Brisbane)
Intermediate Jack n Jill
Tier 2 WSDC Points for leaders and followers
1st – Ian Lee (Sydney) & Debbie Keal (New Zealand)
2nd – William Wu (Sydney) & Nicole Mansour (Sydney)
3rd – Matt Fairburn (Gold Coast) & Reasmey Tith (Sydney)
4th – Lachlan McInnes (Sydney) & Tanya Dodi (Adelaide)
5th – Thomas Reardon (Adelaide) & Victoria Upton (Sydney)
Advanced/All Star Jack n Jill
Tier 1 Advanced WSDC Points for leaders and followers
1st – JP Masson (Sydney) & Kate Foster (Sydney)
2nd – Sylvain Pele (France) & Maddy Platts (Brisbane)
3rd – Zac Skinner (Brisbane) & Emma Collyer (Sydney)
4th – Craig Schubert (Adelaide) & Michelle Fletcher (Sydney)
5th – Dan Rippon (New Zealand) & Dani Cosford (Sydney)
Novice Strictly Swing
1st – Mackenzie Sharp & Edie Cheng (Brisbane/Sydney)
2nd – Taylor King & Jess Armstrong (Sydney)
3rd – Jure Lucic & Helen Guscott (Sydney/Melbourne)
4th – Paul Feitz & Roz Hicks (Sydney)
5th – Mark Hodges & Sandra Guerreiro (New Zealand)
Intermediate Strictly Swing
1st – William Wu & Nicole Mansour (Sydney)
2nd – Lachlan McInnes & Fiona Raphael (Sydney)
3rd – Thomas Reardon & Tanya Dodi (Adelaide)
4th – Matt Fairburn & Emma Priest (Brisbane/Melbourne)
5th – Josh Maynard & Emma Keating (Brisbane)
Advanced/All Star Strictly Swing
1st – Zac Skinner & Maddy Platts (Brisbane)
2nd – Craig Schubert & Kylie Davey (Adelaide/Gold Coast/Byron Bay)
3rd – JP Masson & Michelle Fletcher (Sydney)
4th – Anthony Truong & Kate Foster (Sydney)
5th – Mervin Almeida & Amanda Truong (Brisbane/Sydney)
Pro Am Routine
1st – Tony Schembri and Elysia Somerfield
2nd – Tracey Neate & Peter Fradley
3rd – Hilary Miller & Peter Fradley