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LONDON DANCE NIGHT FORMAT
Every Monday Tueday Wednesday & Thursday nights, Modern Jive partner Dancing Classes followed by awesome freestyle.
7:30pm Beginner Class
8:30pm Progression
CHALLENGING Intermediate class
9.30pm Pumping freestyle
Cheapest Central London Dance Night
£8 Class and freestyle (£6 Students)
£5 Freestyle only
No need to book or bring a partner
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JIVE NATION run lessons followed by freestyle dancing,every Monday to Thursday in central London. Click website above for further details.
Here, in this video, Svetlana & Simon demonstrate the beginner’s and intermediate lessons, at Jive Nation on Monday March 12 2007 at 7-30 pm in the Hippodrome Theatre/ Nightclub in London’s Leicester Square.
Simon Borland, Susie Kable, Seamus Waldron www.jivenation.co.uk
The style of dance here is called MODERN JIVE which is very popular in the UK, Australia & New Zealand etc. The dance is a fusion of Jive, Swing and Latin styles of dancing. …. Ballroom, disco and Northern Soul influences too!
“Ceroc” is a patented, franchised tradename for this style of dance.
BEGINNER’S ROUTINE :
FIRST MOVE FLICKSPIN
Same as a normal first move, but when lady is back facing you again,
Leaders left hand low and pulled to your right.
Also Leaders right hand placed on ladies left hip ( to steady her ).
Flick spin ( & releasing ) lady clockwise with your left hand. Also push slightly with your right hand at smae time to help with the clockwise spin ( & also avoid confusion for the lady )
(r.h. catch)
FALSE CLEAVER
(with your left hand on ladies left shoulder)
CATAPULT into a check? push ( push out holding both hands)
(…then contiue with the catapult finish)
return
LEFT HAND COMB
INTERMEDIATE:
FIRST MOVE BACKHANDER
(the signal is to turn ladies r hand with thumb down at start of move)
DOUBLE RETURN (by man using continuous backpass with right to left hand change)
WURLITZER ASTAIRE SURPRISE
AMERICAN SPIN with step across
TRAVELLING K J DIP
Duration : 0:3:2
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
thanks for your …
thanks for your nice comment
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
That song is ” …
That song is “Lola’s Theme” by Shapeshifters
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Does anyone know …
Does anyone know the title of the first music?
thx
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Nice move
…
Nice move
whats that move called after the step across? The rotating K K dip??? Couldn’t make it out!
Al
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Jem – They “so …
Jem – They “so sorry”
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
you can watch me do …
you can watch me do basically anything on cam..
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March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Hi
Where in the UK …
Hi
Where in the UK are you ? Come & visit us at JiveNation, either in Central London, or Harlow. We have a busy week this week. also Ealing TOwn Hall Friday 31 st Halloween Ball.
Keep Dancing !
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Been doing Ceroc …
Been doing Ceroc for over 3yrs now 3/4 nights a week and I am 73 love it wish I’d found it sooner
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Does anyone know …
Does anyone know the name of the second song playing at 2:30 of the video?
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
That was awesome, i …
That was awesome, i wish we had something like that here in Chile
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
she s amazing
she s amazing
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
I’ve tried both thx …
I’ve tried both thx. It wasn’t as hard as it looked actually. I was surprised to find that two girls were discussing who would be my dance partner while I was still dancing with a third girl 0.o Thank you so much for the suggestions!
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Hi
Have a look at …
Hi
Have a look at username patrickdelano and his Jive Recap 3 clip
Different sort of thing to this.
Also try Kav Kavanagh in youtube search.
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Excuse me, this is …
Excuse me, this is a BEGINNERS dance lesson?! I hope my P.E. classes won’t get this complicated 0.o
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
having read this
i …
having read this
i really am confused !
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
I am sure the …
I am sure the signal is :
Leaders left hand low and pulled to your right.
Also Leaders right hand placed on ladies left hip ( to steady her ).
Flick spin ( & releasing ) lady clockwise with your left hand. Also push slightly with your right hand at smae time to help with the clockwise spin ( & also avoid confusion for the lady )
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Simon twice …
Simon twice referred to a “signal” that precedes or accompanies the Flick Spin, yet I couldn’t spot what the signal actually was. Was it the girl raising her right arm? I just supposed she wanted to be excused for five minutes.
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Hi
Next time you …
Hi
Next time you come up to London, Visit us at JiveNation & have a free evening dancing.
Gerry
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
great we do this in …
great we do this in devon fantastic evenings
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Thanx for that info …
Thanx for that info wOOdface
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Lots of ECS in Uk. …
Lots of ECS in Uk. You just have to look for it. lol
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
That second routine …
That second routine should bring smiles to the faces of every osteopath in London. Don’t try this at home, as they say!
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
That woman is a …
That woman is a hottie! I would definitely dance with her!
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Hi,
Thank you for …
Hi,
Thank you for your comment.
This shown above is known as CEROC or MODERN JIVE in the UK.
I expect you do more footwork than shown here, in your dancing in Canada & US ??
We do have WCS now in the UK, But no ECS !
March 16th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Cool, In canada …
Cool, In canada though they call it the east coast swing!