NZ Latin Dance Championships 2025

New Zealand's official international Latin Dance Championship 2025 is on SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22nd at the Auckland Netball centre, 7 Allison Ferguson Drive, St Johns, Auckland. Latin dancers from around NZ will be joined by competitors from abroad to contend for national titles in Salsa, Bachata, and Latin (Zouk, Kiziomba, Chacha, Reggaeton, Samba) Competitors of all levels (Amateur to Professional) and ages (Youth to Masters) are invited to participate in various Solo, Duet, Couple and Team Categories, in Freestyle / Jack n Jill or Choreographed sections. 2025 RULES & CATEGORIES: http://www.nzlatindancechampionships.co.nz/competitor-info/ COMPETITOR REGISTRATIONS + SPECTATOR TICKETS available on our APP: [email protected] Competitors MUST REGISTER by 1pm November 7! All Day Spectator Tickets will be available for purchase at the door on Saturday from 9.30am $25 SCHEDULE FRIDAY 21st - Warm Up Party 8pm at Viva Dance Studios $10 entry SATURDAY 22nd - Competition Day 9.30am – Doors Open 10.45am – BRIEFING: Freestyle and JnJ 11.00am – Salsa & Bachata Freestyle + JnJ 12.30pm – PRIZEGIVING: Freestyle and JnJ 12.45pm – Judges Full Briefing 2.00pm – Youth Categories 2.45pm – PRIZEGIVING: Youth 3.00pm – BRIEFING: Solos, Duets, Couples, Teams 3.15pm – Solos, Duets, Couples 5.30pm – Teams: Salsa, Bachata, Latin, Reggaeton 7.00pm – PRIZEGIVING: Solos, Duets, Couples, Teams Times are estimates and may vary on the day National & International JUDGES Panel: Alex Bryan - Head Judge (Brisbane) Georgina Woods, Justin Thomas (Sydney) Yohei Mikawa, Farya Zaman, Ricardo Grecco, Alyx Ty, J Armando Escobedo, Dominique Benavides, (Auckland) Donna Frost, Lucy Duncan, Scott Suen (Christchurch) Irina Kapeli (Whanganui) 9.00pm – AFTER-PARTY at Viva Dance Studios. $10 Entry **Competitors FREE**