CNZ Ceroc Championships Workshops
On Sunday the 29th November after the Champs you will get a chance to learn from some of the top dancers from Australia. Introducing Emma Keating & Quentin Lovett!
The workshops will be held at Edmonton Primary School, 1 School Road, Te Atatu South, Auckland.
Starting at 12.30 pm and finishing at 4.00 pm, the following instructors will be running 3 off 60 minute workshops with a 15 minute break in between.
Workshop Order: FEEL IT. MEAN IT. OWN IT.
Workshop 1: INSTINCT — Feel It. Don’t Think It.
12:30 – 1:30 pm Instructors Emma Keating & Quentin Lovett
What happens when you stop doing moves and start actually feeling the dance?
Strip away the autopilot and sharpen the instincts that make great dancers great — reading movement, reacting to your partner and trusting the information travelling between you.
Let’s mess with expectations, challenge your reactions and put your lead/follow skills to the test. No predicting. No rescuing. No choreography-by-habit.
For social dancers, it means dances that feel ridiculously good.
For competitors, it means being ready for whoever and whatever gets thrown at you.
Stop thinking. Start listening. Trust your INSTINCT.
Workshop 2: INTENTION — Don’t Just Move. Mean It.
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Instructors Emma Keating & Quentin Lovett
You hit the beat. You know the moves. You can dance.
So what are you actually trying to say?
This workshop is about turning movement into choices. Change the timing. Steal a pause. Redirect the energy. Stretch something out. Cut something short. Make the obvious choice… then dare yourself to make another one.
We’ll explore how timing, dynamics, direction and contrast can transform familiar Modern Jive into something far less predictable.
Because advanced dancing isn’t about how many moves you know.
It’s about knowing why this move, why now, and why like THAT?
Make a choice. Commit to it. Dance with INTENTION.
Workshop 3: IDENTITY — Make It Unmistakably Yours.
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Instructors Emma Keating & Quentin Lovett
Who do you watch?
Technique can make you good. Musicality can make you interesting. But the dancers we remember have something else — identity.
This is where connection, musicality, movement quality and personality collide. We’ll explore how to amplify what is naturally you, create stronger visual moments and project beyond your partnership — without sacrificing the connection that makes Modern Jive work.
For competitors, it’s the difference between being seen and being remembered. For social dancers, it’s the freedom to stop dancing like everyone else.
You don’t need to dance bigger. You don’t need to dance harder. You need to dance like YOU.