Winners Circle

Outside Change Cup & Freedom To Dance Ball

The Past Champions. Please note that the 2020 and 2021 events were both cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PROFESSIONAL

  • BALLROOM
  • 2016 – Steven Grinbergs & Rachelle Plaass (New South Wales)
  • 2017 – David Rozycki & Sarah Whiter (Victoria)
  • 2018 – No Event
  • 2019 – Blair Petterd & Jane Hume (New Zealand)
    • Closed Champion: Joe & Helen Mallaby (Victoria)
  • 2022 – David Smith & Hannah McClellan (England)
    • Closed Champion: Joel Tongue & Cassandra Donnelly (New South Wales)
  • 2023 – Stanislav Zelianin & Irina Cherepanova (Singapore)
    • Closed Champion: Felix & Christina Park (New South Wales)
  • 2024 – Michal Le & Sandra Jablonska (Poland)
    • Closed Champion: Lyneham Forrest & Nikita Byrnes (New South Wales)
  • 2025 –
  • NEW VOGUE
  • 2016 – Leighton Stevenson & Elise Browning (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Blair Petterd & Jessie Wong (New Zealand)
  • 2018 – Daniel & Kirstin Wilks (New Zealand)
    • Closed Champion: Barry & Vanessa Davy (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Crawford Hill & Monique Savill (Victoria)
  • 2022 – James Van Elswyk & Jody Rollason (Queensland)
  • 2023 – Cameron Rennie & Rochelle Murdoch (Western Australia)
  • 2024 – Christopher Wilson & Jordan Kopp-Collins (Queensland)
  • 2025 –
  • LATIN
  • 2016 – Craig Monley & Sriani Argaet (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Craig Monley & Sriani Argaet (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Craig Monley & Sriani Argaet (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Justin & Amy Sharrock (Queensland)
  • 2022 – Justin & Amy Sharrock (Queensland)
  • 2023 – Massimo Arcolin & Laura Zmajkovicova (Italy)
    • Closed Champion: Thabang Baloyi & Chang Wan (New South Wales)
  • 2024 – Massimo Arcolin & Laura Zmajkovicova (Italy)
    • Closed Champion: Thabang Baloyi & Chang Wan (New South Wales)
  • 2025 –

PROFESSIONAL RISING STAR

  • BALLROOM
  • 2024 – Pin Shen & Paggie Hu (Taiwan)
  • 2025 –
  • NEW VOGUE
  • 2024 – Justin Bourke & Jenny Kirillova (Victoria)
  • 2025 –
  • LATIN
  • 2024 – Michael Chen & Steven Greenwood (China)
  • 2025 –

AMATEUR ADULT OPEN

  • BALLROOMWinners receive the Richard & Anne Gleave ‘Freedom To Dance” Perpetual Trophy donated by Anna Longmore
  • 2016 – Alan Tentser & Yulia Vitebksy (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Julian Tsotsos & Sheree Selemba (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Julian Tstosos & Sheree Selemba (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Alan Tentser & Emily Zhang (Victoria)
  • 2022 – Bradley Humphreys & Emily Thomas (New South Wales)
  • 2023 – Andrew Nolo & Sarlote Jakse (Victoria)
  • 2024 – Mitchell Kirkby & Brieanna Pincer (Western Australia)
  • 2025 –
  • NEW VOGUE
  • 2016 – Crawford Hill & Monique Savill (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Crawford Hill & Monique Savill (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Jaxon Putland & Nicola Foxwell (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Nicholas Mountain & Stefania Olivieri (New South Wales)
  • 2022 – Cameron Rennie & Rochelle Murdoch (Western Australia)
  • 2023 – Samuel Brown & Henley Warner (Victoria)
  • 2024 – Cameron May & Paula Thompson (New South Wales)
  • 2025 –
  • LATINWinners receive the Kerrie Rolls Bourke Photography Perpetual Trophy donated by Kerrie Rolls Bourke
  • 2016 – Lyu Masuda & Siobhan Power (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Lyu Masuda & Siobhan Power (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Mathew Nicholson & Wendy He (New South Wales)
  • 2019 – Steven Greenwood & Jessica Bull (Western Australia)
  • 2022 – Kevin Diluvio & Jam Flores (South Australia)
  • 2023 – Daniel Ryan & Maria Gabriela Maglahus (Victoria)
  • 2024 – Xingyu Liu & Chengcheng Li (China)
    • Closed Champion: Lil Le Xing & Ella Ding (Victoria)
  • 2025 –

UNDER 21

  • BALLROOM
  • 2016 – Demitri Meyers & Emily Zhang (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Nicholas Mountain & Sasha Paunovic (New Zealand)
    • Closed Champion: Lucas Cheng & Rebecca Liu (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Jaxon Putland & Nicola Foxwell (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Daniel Slachov & Lisa Kalinina (New South Wales)
  • 2022 – Samuel Brown & Berkley Wood (Victoria)
  • 2023 – Ryan Zimmerman & Tanika Kramer (Queensland)
  • 2024 – Ryan Zimmerman & Saffron South (Queensland)
  • 2025 –
  • NEW VOGUE
  • 2016 – Michael Fryer-Watson & Isabella Koikas (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Lucas Cheng & Rebecca Liu (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Jaxon Putland & Nicola Foxwell (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Max Oldham & Henley Warner (New South Wales)
  • 2022 – Samuel Brown & Berkley Wood (Victoria)
  • 2023 – Ryan Zimmerman & Tanika Kramer (Queensland)
  • 2024 – James Bardill & Isabella Zammit (Western Australia)
  • 2025 –
  • LATIN
  • 2016 – Demitri Meyers & Emily Zhang (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Justin Rafol & Lili-Grace Brennan (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Carson Chen & Rebecca Liu (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Luke Stoksik & Alexia Femia (Western Australia)
  • 2022 – Samuel Brown & Berkley Wood (Victoria)
  • 2023 – Justin Chen & Nina Zhou (Victoria)
  • 2024 – Jiacheng Liang & Bomiao Shen (China)
    • Closed Champion: Jonathan Herz & Gisele Messina (New South Wales)
  • 2025 –

UNDER 16

  • BALLROOM
  • 2016 – Lucas Cheng & Rebecca Liu (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Lucas Cheng & Rebecca Liu (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Jarraed & Saffron South (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Aidan & Ebony Falzon (Victoria)
  • 2022 – Aleksander Hughes & Angelina Huynh (Victoria)
  • 2023 – Ethan Ng & Wendy Zhu (Victoria)
  • 2024 – Jayjay Jiang & Jessie Li (China)
    • Closed Champion: Ethan Ng & Wendy Zhu (Victoria)
  • NEW VOGUE
  • 2016 – Lucas Cheng & Rebecca Liu (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Lucas Cheng & Rebecca Liu (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Sean Swanson & Ruby Cartner (Queensland)
  • 2019 – Aidan & Ebony Falzon (Victoria)
  • 2022 – Aleksander Hughes & Angelina Huynh (Victoria)
  • 2023 – Ethan Ng & Wendy Zhu (Victoria)
  • 2024 – Ethan Ng & Wendy Zhu (Victoria)
  • LATIN
  • 2016 – Lucas Cheng & Rebecca Liu (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Lucas Cheng & Rebecca Liu (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Luis Ng & Christine Cher (Singapore)
  • 2019 – Aleksander Hughes & Isabella Macri-Mihai (Victoria)
  • 2022 – Daniel Likhorovitch & Alexandra McKenzie (New South Wales)
  • 2023 – Daniel Likhorovitch & Alexandra McKenzie (New South Wales)
  • 2024 – Jayjay Jiang & Jessie Li (China)
    • Closed Champion: Yuma & Masaki Nakakoji (New South Wales)

MASTERS 1 OPEN

  • BALLROOM
  • 2016 – Jonathon Fox & Yumiko Nishiyama (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Jonathon Fox & Yumiko Nishiyama (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Dean Anderson & Danielle Devine (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Daniel Moloney & Anna Edwards (Victoria)
  • 2022 – Matt McMahon & Belinda Kendrick (Victoria)
  • 2023 – Lewis Callaghan & Chante Mueller (New Zealand)
    • Closed Champion: Matthew McMahon & Belinda Kendrick (Victoria)
  • 2024 – Jonathon Fox & Chante Mueller (Victoria)
  • 2025 –
  • NEW VOGUE
  • 2016 – Dean Anderson & Danielle Devine (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Dean Anderson & Danielle Devine (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Michael & Roslyn Cocks (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Daniel Moloney & Anna Edwards (Victoria)
  • 2022 – Matt McMahon & Belinda Kendrick (Victoria)
  • 2023 – Matt McMahon & Belinda Kendrick (Victoria)
  • 2024 – Matt McMahon & Belinda Kendrick (Victoria)
  • 2025 –
  • LATIN
  • 2016 – Shaun Peacham & AJ Whitty (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Paul Zaidman & Anna Selleck (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Dean Anderson & Danielle Devine (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Sean Heiford & Sharron Weight (Victoria)
  • 2022 – Sean Heiford & Sharron Weight (Victoria)
  • 2023 – Sean Heiford & Sharron Weight (Victoria)
  • 2024 – Sean Heiford & Sharron Weight (Victoria)
  • 2025 –

MASTERS 2 OPEN

  • BALLROOM
  • 2016 – David Powell & Elsa Mariani (Victoria)
  • 2017 – David & Susanne Stokol (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Peter McIver & Karan Bartlett (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Michael & Roslyn Cocks (Victoria)
  • 2022 – Michael & Roslyn Cocks (Victoria)
  • 2023 – Michael & Roslyn Cocks (Victoria)
  • 2024 – Michael & Roslyn Cocks (Victoria)
  • 2025 –
  • NEW VOGUE
  • 2016 – Mike Donnelly & Helen New (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Steve Winzar & Helen Karatja (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Michael & Roslyn Cocks (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Michael & Roslyn Cocks (Victoria)
  • 2022 – Michael & Roslyn Cocks (Victoria)
  • 2023 – Michael & Roslyn Cocks (Victoria)
  • 2024 – Michael & Roslyn Cocks (Victoria)
  • 2025 –
  • LATIN
  • 2016 – Frank Sorrentino & May Ker (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Xavier Serrallach & Barbara Thacker (New Zealand)
  • 2018 – Xavier Serrallach & Barbara Thacker (New Zealand)
  • 2019 – Xavier Serrallach & Barbara Thacker (New Zealand)
  • 2022 – Frank Sorrentino & May Ker (Victoria)
  • 2023 – Frank Sorrentino & May Ker (Victoria)
  • 2024 – Frank Sorrentino & May Ker (Victoria)
  • 2025 –

MASTERS 3 OPEN

  • BALLROOM
  • 2016 – Ivan & Elizabeth Ciurlino (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Trefor & Barbara James (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Peter Verdolini & Susan Sun (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Peter Poon & Vidya Man (New South Wales)
  • 2022 – Peter Poon & Vidya Man (New South Wales)
  • 2023 – Hiroyuki & Mayumi Takeuchi (New South Wales)
  • 2024 – Knut Moeller & Yuka Greene (New Zealand)
    • Closed Champion: David Powell & Elsa Mariani (Victoria)
  • 2025 –
  • NEW VOGUE
  • 2016 – Ivan & Elizabeth Ciurlino (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Ivan & Elizabeth Ciurlino (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Paul & Vicki Raleigh (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Steve Winzar & Helen Karatja (Victoria)
  • 2022 – Steve Winzar & Helen Karatja (Victoria)
  • 2023 – Steve Winzar & Helen Karatja (Victoria)
  • 2024 – Hiroyuki & Mayumi Takeuchi (New South Wales)
  • 2025 –
  • LATIN
  • 2016 – No Event
  • 2017 – Nigel & Jenny Murray (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Maurice & Lorraine Vallaro (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Ian Raggett & Diane Watt (Queensland)
  • 2022 – Donald Hew & Lily Burton (Victoria)
  • 2023 – Donald Hew & Lily Burton (Victoria)
  • 2024 – Donald Hew & Lily Burton (Victoria)
  • 2025 –

DANCESURANCE OUTSIDE CHANGE CUPDonated by DanceSurance and the late Dennis Foley

  • 2016 – Jonathon Fox & Yumiko Nishiyama (Victoria)
  • 2017 – David Rozycki & Sarah Whiter (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Michael & Roslyn Cocks (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Crawford Hill & Monique Savill (Victoria)
  • 2022 – Cameron Rennie & Rochelle Murdoch (Western Australia)
  • 2023 – Cameron Rennie & Rochelle Murdoch (Western Australia)
  • 2024 – Christopher Wilson & Jordan Kopp-Collins (Queensland)
  • 2025 –

LADY OF ELEGANCE / Best Dressed Lady

  • 2016 – Stephanie Leyden (Victoria)
  • 2017 – Monique Savill (Victoria)
  • 2018 – Danielle Devine (Victoria)
  • 2019 – Taylah Jackson (Victoria)
  • 2022 – Joanne de Jager (Western Australia)
  • 2023 – Kathleen Zhang (Victoria)
  • 2024 – Isabella Zammit (Western Australia)
  • 2025 –

MOST DYNAMIC MALE

  • 2018 – Mathew Nicholson (New South Wales)
  • 2019 – Aleksander Hughes (Victoria)
  • 2022 – Kevin Diluvio (South Australia)
  • 2023 – Andrew Nolo (Victoria)
  • 2024 – Mitchell Kirkby (Western Australia)
  • 2025 –

UNDER 16 LADY OF ELEGANCE

  • 2022 – Ann Zhao (Victoria)
  • 2023 – Alexandra McKenzie (New South Wales)
  • 2024 – Diana Shtengelova (Queensland)