Shakedown Swing is an annual West Coast Swing event in Christchurch, New Zealand. Shakedown Swing is proudly brought to you by Code 03 Swing.
21-23 August 2026 (but join us from Thurs 20 Aug!)
WSDC registered West Coast Swing weekend in Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand - the southernmost swing event in the world! The event strives to bring the West Coast Swing community together in a fun, supportive environment to learn from fantastic teachers and grow as dancers.
25/08/2026
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SHAKEDOWN SWING DAY ONE
To recap we had:
🍦 Tom’s Social Club: on tour featuring Ice Cream Charlie
📚 Mini lessons with our advanced private dancers
⭐️ An epic routine division
💃 Epic pro shows
Ready for another epic day today! See you soon - workshops kick off at 10am!
18/08/2026
Are you in Ōtautahi tomorrow? Conor McClure is teaching the Code 03 Swing class - and entry is free for Shakedown attendees!
We're excited to have special guest teacher Conor McClure taking our beginners class tomorrow night, ahead of Shakedown Swing this weekend 🤩
Whether you're a regular Code 03 dancer or you're in Ōtautahi for Shakedown, we'd love for you to join us at The Village Presbyterian, 460 Papanui Road, at 7:30pm 👋
After class, we'll be having extended freestyle with music by DJ Swooney 🎧
📸 Photo credit to Sam Pugmire