modernjive.com Newsletter
- April 16 2010
"To watch us dance is to hear our
hearts speak." Hopi Indian Saying
* DanceVote 2010
Ask your local
candidates what they are doing about dance
* Try
Something New?
Blues, Contra Dance
* Weekenders, Holidays & Competitions
New events in
Australia, Canary Islands, Carribean, England, Mediterranean, South
Africa, Wales
* LeRoc is NOT a
Brand Name
* Dance DVDs
Musicality
& Style DVD and Double Trouble DVDs now back in stock
* Dancing in the
UK - April Edition
* New or
Moved Clubs
* Information Sources
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Information
provided by event organizers - please confirm or discuss details with
them!
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DanceVote 2010
Even
if you don’t want to get involved it is worth watching the great dance
video at http://www.danceuk.org
DanceVote 2010 is the national
advocacy campaign to put dance on the agenda of our future MPs. If you
love dance – have danced, dance now, want to dance or love watching
dance – this is the campaign for you to join.
Have a look at this: http://www.dancevote2010.co.uk
They want you to write to your local political candidates who are
standing for election and asked them how they will support dance and
the arts if they become MPs. With difficult funding decisions ahead, it
is important to act now and tell our local politicians why dance is
important to us as voters and how public funding for dance offers value
for money and real benefits to local communities.
Will you
e-mail your local candidates too and tell them why dance is important
to you?
It only takes a couple of minutes and
is very easy. Just go to http://www.dancevote2010.co.uk/contact/get-involved
and it will compose most of the letter and route it to your local
politicians for you.
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Try Something New?
Blues
Fancy
trying the blues? Workshop during the day and fabulous music
to dance to from 8pm!
Blissfully
Blues On Tour - In Dartford! Saturday May 22nd
Details at http://www.jivenites.co.uk/events.php
Contra Dance
Imagine a dance where you don’t need to go with a partner and you don’t
need to learn any footwork. All the men and women line up and the
caller gives simple instructions from the stage; then the music starts
and you get to dance with lots of different partners. You don’t even
need to think about what move to use next as the caller tells you what
to do during the dance. No, it’s not Modern Jive! It’s American
Style Contra Dancing!
Contra dancing? American-influenced barn dancing with attitude!
Saturday
17th
April - Ashford, Kent - Contra Dance with great live band Chesapeake and American caller Henry
Morgenstein
It starts with a free
beginners’ workshop at 7:30pm so everyone can join in and have fun.
Plus afternoon workshops!
Details at http://www.contrafusion.co.uk
You can find lots more dances like this in your area at http://www.setandturnsingle.org.uk
and http://www.webfeet.org.
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Weekenders & Holidays
Whether
you want
sunshine, skiing or cruising, or just lots of dancing, you will find
plenty of choice, all over the world.
Over 60 events are now listed
for 2010! Check modernjive.com
for the details. Let me know if
your event isn't listed!
Move events just added to the
list at modernjive.com:
The 16th Annual South West and Wales LeRoc Challenge, 1 May 2010, Bristol, England
Clifton LeRoc in association with Planet LeRoc http://www.cliftonleroc.co.uk/special.htm
Dance Holiday in La Palma, 28 June - 5 July 2010, La Palma, Canary Islands
Jive Addiction http://www.jiveaddiction.com/
Sydney Dance Camp, 6-8 August 2010, Sydney, Australia
Ceroc Australia Dance Company http://www.cerocaustralia.com.au/dance_camp/
South African Ceroc Championships, 17 September 2010, Pretoria, South Africa
Ceroc Dance South Africa http://www.ceroc.co.za/
Ceroc Welsh Champs, 25 September 2010, Cardiff, Wales
Ceroc South Wales http://www.welshchamps.com/
Mediterranean Dance Cruise, 2-9 October 2010, Venice, Italy + Olympia, Greece +
Istanbul, Turkey
Jive Addiction http://www.jiveaddiction.com/
Easy Dance Holiday, 29-31 October 2010, Scarborough, England
Easy Dance http://www.easydancechesterfield.co.uk/
Beach Dance Holiday, 17 November (7 or 14 nights) 2010, Antigua, Carribean
The Ski & Rock Co. http://www.skiandrock.co.uk/
Gran Canaria Dance Holiday, 29 November - 6 December 2010, Gran
Canaria, Canary Islands
Jive Addiction http://www.jiveaddiction.com/
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And a quick note about one happening this weekend:
Advance
& Dance Weekend,
17-18 April 2010, St
Neots, UK
An
entire
weekend aimed at
the advancement of your dance: mix & match to suit your needs. Four
workshops covering Musicality & Style, Connection, Unity &
Drama,
Beyond the Blues, and Advanced Dips & Drops. On Saturday evening
there is a
glamorously themed freestyle event and on Sunday, the regular class
session
will become an extended freestyle session.
The entire
weekend is aimed
at experienced dancers. Those who are becoming bored with moves
focussed
classes, or feel that they don't benefit any more from learning moves
alone.
Each of the workshops is technique focussed, improving your all-round
dancing.
Details from Sara White's Jive Nites: http://www.jivenites.co.uk
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Note to
organisers:
Is your event listed at modernjive.com?
If not, please send me the details (with up to 500 characters
of description).
(But please check first at modernjive.com - you may be
listed already!)
We do not list
individual workshops or freestyles - they are listed well at lots
of other sites (see the bottom of this note for a list).
Events in this list are Competitions, Dance
Holidays, and major Weekend Events: ones with multiple workshops from
multiple
teachers, together with an evening dance.
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LeRoc
is NOT a Brand Name
OK, this shouldn't be news, but it seems that it is to a lot of people!
I keep seeing articles, Web pages, etc. with sentences such as “Modern
Jive classes and events are often franchised or run under various brand
names - including "Ceroc", "LeRoc", "Mo'Jive", "Jive Nation…”.
LeRoc is not a brand
name! It is the original name Michel Lau
gave to this dance style. He wanted it to be in the public
domain, and various legal challenges over the years have confirmed that
it is. LeRoc is a word that anyone can use, like waltz or tango,
to describe a type of dance. Anyone can use the name LeRoc in
the name of their club.
There is also confusion about the LeRoc
Modern Jive Federation. It is not a business, it does not run
any classes and it has no control of the use of the word LeRoc.
Some of its members use the name LeRoc in the name of their club, some
of them don’t; and there are clubs that are not members of the
Federation that do use LeRoc in their name. Whether or not you use the
word LeRoc in the name of your club you could benefit by being a member
- check it out at http://www.leroc.org.uk.
I hope that will help to remove some of the confusion :-)
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Dance
DVDs
Over 50 Great DVDs!
Choose from over
50 DVD titles,
covering Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Dips & Drops, Close
Moves, Hot Moves, Lifts & Aerials, Style & Musicality, Ladies'
Styling, Jango,
Latin for Jivers, Double
Trouble and Weekenders.
Details
of all these great DVDs are at http://www.modernjive.com
Musicality & Style DVD and
Double Trouble DVDs now back in stock
Click
on the images to get these great DVDs - buy online from modernjive.com
Ceroc & Modern Jive's Musicality &
Style for Modern Jive DVD
On this DVD champions Nicky Haslam and Robert Winter use their over 20
years of experience of Modern Jive styling and musical development to
show you all of the essential techniques needed to learn how to phrase
your dance and style that phrasing.
Have Fun Learning Double Trouble!
The best selling Double Trouble
DVDs are back in stock! Get Volume 1 to learn the basics; expand
your repertoire with Volumes 2 & 3!
Double Trouble Volume 1:
Over 30 moves & variations. This DVD focuses on the
freestyle aspects of Double Trouble - basic principles to allow you to
lead well or follow well in Double Trouble, and moves that are based on
simple Modern Jive moves that you probably know already. Anyone
can do it!
Double Trouble Volumes 2 & 3:
Each has over 20 great Double Trouble moves & variations, including
drops and lifts, most of which you can use in freestyle.
Amazingly easy
& great fun!
Details
of all these great DVDs are at http://www.modernjive.com
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Dancing in the UK -
April Edition
The latest edition is available online at http://dancingintheuk.digitaleditions.co.uk/april2010/
If you run a dance organisation and
wish to list your clubs and events at "Dancing in the UK" then add your
details by registering
at http://www.dancinginkent.co.uk/register/index.php
When it asks who recommended the site please select “OTHER” and put “modernjive.com” or “John Sweeney” in the box. |
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New or Moved Clubs
UK:
Added to the UK maps at http://www.modernjive.com
since
the last newsletter:
Blandford Forum - Jive Riot
Every Tuesday at The Corn Exchange, Market Square, Blandford Forum,
Dorset DT11 7AH
http://www.jiveriot.com
Faversham - Dance Dedication
Every Monday at Village Hall, Bull Ln, Boughton-under-Blean, Faversham;
Kent ME13 9AH
Starts Monday
May 3 2010
http://dancededication.co.uk
Hatfield - Comet Jive
Every Thursday at Club de Havilland, Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield;
Hertfordshire AL10 9EU
http://www.boxmoorbeat.co.uk
Louth - JiveFusion
Every Thursday at The Town Hall, Eastgate, Louth; Lincolnshire LN11 9NL
Starts Thursday
April 22 2010
http://www.jivefusion.co.uk
Newbury - Ginger Jive
Every Friday at the Catholic Hall, Bath Rd, Thatcham, Newbury;
Berkshire RG18 3AG
http://www.gingerjive.co.uk
Purley - Simply LeRoc
Every Tuesday at Christ Church Hall, 861-863 Brighton road, Purley;
Surrey CR8 2BN
http://www.simplyleroc.co.uk
Sara White's Jive Nites
Every Tuesday Conservative Club, Bedford Rd, Sandy; Bedfordshire SG19
1EL
Starts Tuesday
April 20 2010
http://www.jivenites.co.uk
Sittingbourne - Evolution Dance
Every Wednesday at The Wyvern Hall, (Swallows Leisure Centre), Central
Avenue, Sittingbourne ME10 4NT
Starts
Wednesday May 19 2010
http://www.evolutiondance.co.uk
Southend - LeRoc Southend
Monthly freestyles
http://www.lerocsouthend.co.uk
Tamworth - Want2Dance Burton
Every Thursday at Dosthill Cosmopolitan Club, 69 High St, Dosthill,
Tamworth; Staffordshire B77 1LG
http://www.want2danceburton.co.uk
Westbury - Ginger Jive
Every Thursday at Westbury Labour Club (Paragon Hall), Haynes Rd,
Westbury; Wiltshire BA13 3HA
Starts Thursday
April 29 2010
http://www.gingerjive.co.uk
Worthing - Rocsters
Every Thursday at Thomas Beecham (GSK) SC, Dominion Way, Worthing; West
Sussex BN14 8QH
http://www.rocsters.com
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Modern Jive Freestyle
and Workshop Information
Sources
Worldwide:
Lists of Dance Weekends, Dance
Holidays, Modern Jive Clubs across the UK and around the world at http://www.modernjive.com
UK Jive: Jon White's site at http://www.uk-jive.co.uk
has
class and event listing for the whole
of the UK. The information is
provided by the
dance organizations - if you run one make sure you have your
information on the site!
Bristol
(and surrounding area): http://www.leroc-in-bristol.co.uk/
Kent,
Surry & Sussex: Jive Hive - http://www.jivehive.co.uk
London
& the South Coast: Lynda's
List - http://www.lyndaslist.com/
Midlands: contact Wes on Wes@jivestyle.co.uk
or 07973 254195 for a monthly listing of what's on
SalsaJive: http://www.salsajive.co.uk/
has a
goal to bring comprehensive, up-to-date and independent listings of
clubs/classes, special events, news and more, for the UK. The site is
free to use and is run by dancers, for dancers.
South Wales & surrounding area:
http://www.planetleroc.biz for
information and events
South West: http://www.southwestswing.org.uk/
Southern UK Jivers Calendar: http://www.southernjive.co.uk
Forums:
Ceroc Scotland Forum
LeRoc in Bristol Forum
UK Jive Forum
Are there any more Modern Jive
information sources that I should list here?
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Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer
john@modernjive.com
http://www.modernjive.com