modernjive.com Newsletter
- April 24 2009
"Dance with all the might of your
body, and all the fire of your soul, in order that you may shake all
melancholy out of your liver; and you need not restrain yourself with
the apprehension that any lady will have the least fear that the
violence of your movements will ever shake anything out of your
brains." Lola Montez, "Hints to Gentlemen or the Art of Fascinating"
(1858)
* New or
Moved Clubs
* Male Dancer Needed in Capetown
* Competitions
Australia, England, New
Zealand, Scotland, South Africa
* Weekenders & Holidays
* Dance DVDs
New: Ladies' Styling, Viktor (Style, Freestyle Moves,
Crowd-Pleaser Moves), Australian (Very) Close Moves, UK Smooth - Step
It Up!
* Information Sources
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Information
provided by event organizers - please confirm or discuss details with
them!
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Please
Help Me Keep The Maps Up To Date!
Please let me know of any errors in
the maps at http://www.modernjive.com
for
your area.
The feedback I am getting says that they are a great
way to finding new places to dance during the week.
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My apologies
if you sent me information and I haven't added it to the
Web site - I lost a couple of e-mails while we were on holiday in
February.
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New or Moved Clubs
New
Zealand:
Akaroa French Jive
Christchurch, New Zealand
http://www.frenchjive.co.nz
UK:
Added to the UK maps at http://www.modernjive.com
since
the last newsletter:
Ealing - Ceroc London
Every Wednesday at Ealing Town Hall, New Broadway, Ealing Broadway,
London W5 2BY
http://www.ceroclondon.com/
Edinburgh - LeRoc Scotland
Every Tuesday at the B M C Club, Westfield Street, Edinburgh EH11 2QY
http://www.lerocscotland.com/
Mansfield - Blitz East Midlands
Every Thursday at Ladybrook Community Centre, Ladybrook Lane,
Mansfield, Notts. NG18 5JJ
http://www.blitzjive.com
Mansfield - Ceroc UK
Every Thursday at The Regency Ballroom, Market Place, Sutton in
Ashfield, nr. Mansfield, Notts. NG17 1AQ
Starts Thursday May 7 2009
http://www.ceroc.uk.com/
Peterborough - Sara White's Jive Nites
Every Tuesday at The City Club, 21 Priestgate, Peterborough,
Cambridgeshire PE1 1JL
http://www.jivenites.co.uk/
Peterlee - SalsaJive
Every Thursday at Easington Social Welfare Centre, Easington Colliery,
Peterlee, County Durham SR8 3PL
http://www.salsajiveuk.com
Portchester - Jiveasy
Every Monday at Portchester Community Centre, Westlands Grove,
Portchester, Hampshire, PO16 9AD
http://www.jiveasy.com
Stevenage - Just Jivin'
Every Monday at Marriotts School, Telford Avenue, Stevenage, Herts. SG2
0AN
Starts Monday April 27 2009
http://www.justjivin.co.uk
Sunderland - SalsaJive
Every Monday at the Roker Hotel, Roker Terrace, Seaburn, Sunderland,
Tyne & Wear SR6 9NB
http://www.salsajiveuk.com
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Male Dancer Needed
in Capetown
From Helen Els (Ceroc Dance South Africa):
We have an opportunity out here for a male Ceroc or Modern Jive dancer
in Cape Town.
There is a female doctor down there who competed in the Ceroc Champs in
the UK and is planning to start classes in Capetown. I am
training her in July and she is looking for a keen sidekick who might
like to spend four months from August helping her get started.
It won't pay loads but I think there might be some cheap accomodation
on offer, a weekly allowance and loads of dancing.
If you are interested then email me at cerochq@gmail.com.
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Competitions
Interested in competing? Planning a holiday and want to see some
great dancing and dance with the best? Here are some of the
competitions coming up this year.
There seem to be more competitions every year - this year sees the
first South African one and they would love to see competitors from
overseas - please contact Helen Els
at cerochq@gmail.com if you are
interested.
Ceroc UK Dance Championships - 3
May 2009 - London, England
http://www.cerocchamps.com/
PPS Hairwear NZ Ceroc Dance Champs - 23
May 2009 - Auckland, New Zealand
http://www.ceroc.co.nz/
Ceroc Dance Xtreme - 30 May -
1 June 2009 - Rotorua, New Zealand
http://www.dare2dance.co.nz/
UK Open Jive Competition Weekend - 5-7
June 2009 - Blackpool, England
http://www.achance2dance.co.uk/
Ceroc International Dance
Championships - 5-8 June 2009 - Sydney, Australia
http://www.ceroc.com.au/championships/
GDS Nationals Open Competition - July
18 2009 - Canberra, Australia
http://www.gabysdancestudioclub.org/dance_comp.html
LeRoc UK Dance Championships - 24-25
July 2009 - Weston-Super-Mare, England
http://www.lerocuk.com/
South African Ceroc Championships - 15
August 2009 - Pretoria, South Africa
http://www.ceroc.co.za/
East & South Auckland Champs - 5-6
September 2009 - Auckland, New Zealand
http://www.dancer.co.nz/
Australasian Open Modern Jive
Championships - 12 September 2009 - Sydney, Australia
http://www.cerocaustralia.com.au/champs
Ceroc Scotland Championships 2009 - 19
September 2009 - Edinburgh, Scotland
http://www.cerocscotland.com/
BRITROCK '09 Independent Modern Jive
Competition - 30-31 October 2009 - Hove, England
http://www.britrockcompetition.co.uk/
Ongoing UK competitions:
Check out http://www.jivemasters.com/
for details of Jive Masters
and http://www.trinityleroc.co.uk/
for The Best in the West.
Did I
miss any?
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Weekenders and
Holidays
Just added to the list at modernjive.com:
Huge
Dance Birthday Weekend: 9-10 May 2009, Shrewsbury, England
Spectacular Albrighton Hall Hotel & Spa Shrewsbury.
A beautiful ambient setting, together with impressive Hotel's Grand
Décor sets the scene for:
- Saturday May Ball "Grease Proms"
- Sunday Birthday Dance Party with Sizzling Hog Roast
- Variety of Workshop: Saturday Smooth Blues & Sunday Flashy Moves
and Aerials
Together with the variety of magical tunes of Top 3 DJs
Ceroc
Shrewsbury: http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=92504870655&mid=593d6eG2ac3c8c5G188f2d3G7
Ford
Castle Dance Weekend: 6-7 June 2009, Northumberland, England
Set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, Ford Castle is one of the
most attractive residential centres in the country. The castle’s
history is well documented dating back to the 14th century. The castle
stands in five acres of private grounds and gardens which offer a
relaxing environment. The Cheviot Hills provide a spectacular scenic
backdrop.
Beginners & Improvers Welcome:-
- Leroc French Jive
- Ballroom Styles
- Line Dancing
- Ceilidh Dancing
LeRoc
Scotland: http://www.fordcastle.org.uk/events/dance.aspx
Message from StylzJive:
Our second Modern Jive Mediterranean Cruise (2nd July 2009) is going
well and we have
various dancers from around the UK who want to go on the cruise and
would be interested in sharing a cabin to reduce costs - for example we have a
lady in Bournemouth who wants to go for 14 nights; flights are available
from
regional airports.
If you are interested in the cruise and in sharing a cabin, please
contact derekdavies@ukonline.co.uk.
http://www.stylzjive.co.uk/
2010:
Ceroc UK have started taking bookings for some 2010 events, for example
Swish in Norfolk on 19th Feb 2010 is already over 90% sold out!
Check http://ceroc.com/escape/
for details of all events
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2009
Dates
Whether you want
sunshine, skiing or cruising, or just lots of dancing, you will find
plenty of choice, all over the world.
Over 50 events now listed for
2009! Check modernjive.com for the details.
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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Dance
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
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New DVDs
Click
on the images to get these great DVDs - buy online from modernjive.com
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Club
Organisers: Price reduction:
Please note that the packs of 10 Beginner DVDs (for only £74) and
10
Modern Jive Toolkits (for only £104) can be purchased on the
Web
site - down at the bottom of the list of DVDs.
Note:
You can pay online
(credit card/debit card/PayPal)
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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
Kingdom of
Dance: As well as a great
selection of
shoes, the site also has a dance diary at http://www.kingdomofdance.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