24/08/2026
🏆🎶 2026 Australian National Rock’n’Roll Championships 🎶🏆
The 2026 Australian National Rock’n’Roll Championships, hosted at Hampton Park, Victoria, were held over the weekend of 22nd & 23rd August.
What a fantastic weekend of Rock’n’Roll dancing! We had some wonderful results from our local dancers, and we would like to congratulate each and every person who stepped onto the competition floor. 💃🕺❤️
Here are the results from our locals:
🌟 Matt Higgins & Ashlee Kelly Team Richard’s
🥇 1st – Slow Traditional, 18yrs & Over – Dance Only
🥇 1st – Slow Traditional, 30yrs & Over – Dance Only
🥇 1st – Slow Jumps, 18yrs & Over – Jumps, Props & Drops
🥇 1st – Fast Traditional, 30yrs & Over – Dance Only
🥈 2nd – Slow Restricted, 30yrs & Over – Drops, Props & Slides
🥇 1st – Slow Restricted, 18yrs & Over – Drops, Props & Slides
🥈 2nd – Fast Restricted, 30yrs & Over – Drops, Props & Slides
🥈 2nd – Fast Restricted, 18yrs & Over – Drops, Props & Slides
🥇 1st – Fast Jumps, 18yrs & Over – Jumps, Drops & Props
An incredible achievement for Ashlee & Matt — six 1st places and three 2nd places! 🏆👏
🌟 Dean & Darhlene Kelly Lakeside Rockers
🥈 2nd – Social Slow Traditional, 50yrs & Over – Dance Only
🥈 2nd – Social Fast Traditional, 40yrs & Over – Dance Only
🥈 2nd – Social Slow Traditional, 40yrs & Over – Dance Only
🥈 2nd – Social Fast Traditional, 50yrs & Over – Dance Only
Four events and four 2nd places! 🥈🥈🥈🥈
🌟 Nicky Kiker Lakeside Rockers & Mandy Kelly Hooked on Rock
🥉 3rd – Open All Girls Slow Traditional, Any Age – Dance Only
🌟 John & Jenny Kerville – Gatha Rock
🥉 3rd – Fast Traditional, 60yrs & Over – Dance Only
🥉 3rd – Slow Restricted, 70yrs & Over – Drops, Props & Slides
🥉 3rd – Fast Restricted, 70yrs & Over – Drops, Props & Slides
🌟 John Kerville, Jenny Kerville & Mandy Kelly Gatha Rock/Hooked on Rock
🥈 2nd – Open Triples, Any Age
🥉 3rd – Senior Triples, 40yrs & Over
👯 Social Teams – Any Age
🥇 Nun Better QLD – 1st Place
🥈 Dream Team (Lakeside Rockers & Team Richards) VIC – 2nd Place
Darhlene Kelly, Matthew Higgins, Nicky Kiker, Kylie Richard’s, Dean Kelly & Ashlee Kelly
🥉 Hooked & Gathaed VIC – 3rd Place
John Kerville, Jenny Kerville, Anne Hermans (Truex), Rein Herman’s, Rod Bethyne, Mandy Kelly, Diana Reardon, Ross Berryman, Leo Argento, John Dunne, Jannett Morrison & Karen Argento
A huge congratulations to all of our local dancers on such fantastic results! 🏆
There is so much work, practice and dedication that goes into preparing for a competition like the Australian Nationals, and every one of you should be incredibly proud of what you achieved.
Whether you came home with a 1st, 2nd or 3rd placing, simply getting out there on the Nationals floor and giving it your all is something to be proud of. ❤️
A very special thank you to Maryanne Richards for hosting the 2026 Australian Nationals. You did a fantastic job putting together such a wonderful weekend for the Rock’n’Roll community. We truly appreciate all the time, effort and hard work that goes on behind the scenes to make an event like this happen. 👏❤️
What a fantastic weekend for our Rock’n’Roll community and a wonderful collection of results to bring home from the 2026 Australian National Rock’n’Roll Championships!
Congratulations everyone, and thank you Maryanne for a fantastic Nationals! 🏆💃🕺🎶👏
Photos and Videos to come
