SATURDAY JUNE 7, SUNDAY JUNE 8 & MONDAY JUNE 9, 2025
Press Release
OC 2025 – 8th Outside Change Cup & Freedom To Dance Ball
The 2025 Outside Change Cup & Freedom To Dance Ball will be held on the weekend of Saturday June 7, Sunday June 8 & Monday June 9, the competition will once again be held at the magnificent Plaza Ballroom at 191 Collins Street Melbourne, and Private Lessons and Workshop/MasterClasses once again to be held at the Space Dance & Arts Centre in Prahran. You will be able to find out more information on our facebook events page at OC 2025 – 8th Outside Change Cup & Freedom To Dance Ball | Facebook or, visit one of the following links below;
Tickets for the evening’s “Freedom To Dance Ball” (includes day ticket) are now officially OPEN. Please note, if you would like a table or table seat, you will need to go on our wait list. To do this, you can email us at info@outsidechange.com and we will put you on our list.
The evening ticket includes a fabulous 3 course Dinner, unlimited Drink Package of free-flowing Red, White & Sparkling Wines, Beers, Juices and Soft Drinks. This is a Red Carpet, Black Tie Formal event, featuring the Grand Finals of some of the best dancing you will see in Australasia plus, plenty of social dancing for all. Ticket prices can be found below, VIP Packages are also available on request.
The evening ticket also includes entry to the day session of the Outside Change Cup. To book your table or to find out more information on any VIP and Advertising Packages and rates as well, please email info@outsidechange.com
Day Only Tickets are also available, and we advise that you pre purchase these tickets to avoid any delays on the day. Day session seating is not reserved and there is no limit on tickets. Please note that the Day Only ticket is purely for the Day session ONLY. The “DAY ONLY” ticket DOES NOT get you entry in the evening session (Freedom To Dance Ball).
Ticket Prices: Day Session Adults AUD$70pp, Under 16 AUD$30pp.
Tickets can be purchased through your studio or directly through us at Outside Change by emailing info@outsidechange.com
Freedom To Dance Ball Tickets (includes day session): Front Row – AUD$270pp, All Other Rows – AUD$250pp
We just want to say a huge thank you to each and every one of you for your wonderful support these past 7 years, it really does mean so very much to us here at Outside Change. We look forward to presenting another fabulous first-class event in 2025, and we are looking forward to seeing you all again very soon.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us on either of the email addresses below.
Jason Beaman & Brent Olifent
Organisers – Outside Change Cup & Freedom To Dance Ball
For Ticketing, Master Classes, Private Lessons and all other enquiries, please do not hesitate to email Jason and Brent on either of the following emails, jason@outsidechange.com or info@outsidechange.com
Please see some of the wonderful memories from 7th Outside Change Cup & Freedom To Dance Ball.
Here is a look at some of the wonderful memories from the 2024 Outside Change Cup…
2024 Amateur Ballroom Line Up Left to Right: Gail McGeachy & Verity Mills (DanceSurance) 1st. Mitchell Kirkby & Brieanna Pincer (Western Australia), 2nd. Franco Hou & Irene Change (Taiwan), 3rd. Brad Humphreys & Emily Thomas (NSW), 4th. Lucien Maart & Chelsea Moores (Western Australia), 5th. Justin Liu & Maggy Hu (New Zealand), 6th. Eric Fon & Molly McMenamin (NSW), 7th. Jayjay Jiang & Jessie Li (China). Photo courtesy of Kerrie Rolls Bourke Photography
2024 Adjudicators Left to Right: Paul Green, Tony Gauci, Kerry Clarke, Kym Smith, Ross Heidke, Maria Pople, Alex Hou, Brent Olifent, Dr Adele Hyland AM, Wendy Johnson, Jason Beaman, Karen Hardy, Lu Ning, Laurie Peterson, Julie Patchett, Graham Thomas, Donna Shingler, Brad Dawes & Anna Longmore.
2024 Professional Ballroom Line Up Left to right: Thomas & Stephanie Werner (Integris Group Services). 1st. Michal Le & Sandra Jablonska (Poland), 2nd. Pin Shen & Paggie Hu (Taiwan), 3rd. Noriyasu Tanaka & Michiko Kato (Japan), 4th. Lyneham Forrest & Nikita Byrnes (NSW), Christopher Wilson & Jordan Kopp-Collins (QLD), 6th. Justin Bourke & Jenny Kirillova (VIC).
2024 Professional Rising Star Latin Line Up Left to Right: 1st. Steven Greenwood & Michael Chen (China), 2nd. Francesca Vocisano & Timothy Cole (VIC), 3rd. Paggie Hu & Pin Shen (Taiwan), 4th. Christina Morrissey & Leon Spratt (Western Australia)
