modernjive.com Newsletter
- 20th January 2008
* New or Moved Clubs
* Jango DVD now available from modernjive.com
* Drops and Double Trouble Workshops from John
& Karen Sweeney
* 2008 Weekenders, Holidays and Competitions
New JiveTime Weekenders
* Move It 2008 - London
* Extravadance 2008 - Southport
* Dance DVDs
* Information Sources
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Information
provided by event organizers - please confirm or discuss details with
them!
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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.
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way to finding new places to dance during the week.
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New or Moved Clubs
Added to the UK maps at http://www.modernjive.com
since
the last newsletter:
Alcester - Want2Dance
Every Thursday at Greig Hall, Kingwarton Road, Alcester, Warwickshire
B49 6AD
http://www.want2dance.co.uk/
Bramshaw (New Forest) - Mo'jive
Every Wednesday at Bramshaw Village Hall, Row Hill, Bramshaw, New
Forest SO43 7JE
http://www.mojive.co.uk/
Cheshunt - Just Jivin'
Every Thursday at Rosedale Sports Club, Andrews Lane, Cheshunt, Herts
EN7 6TB
Starts Thursday
February 7th 2008
http://www.justjivin.co.uk/
Connah's Quay - Strictly Modern Jive
Every Tuesday at The
Civic Hall, Wepre Drive, Connah's Quay, Deeside,
Clwyd CH5 4HA
http://www.strictlymodernjive.org
Goole - Dance Dedication
Every Thursday at The Vikings Hotel, Western Road, Goole DN14 6RG
http://dancededication.co.uk/
Hickstead (south of Crawley) - Jive
Craft
The Beethoven Suite, Hickstead Ltd, All England Jumping Course,
Hickstead, West Sussex RH17 5NU
Starts
Wednesday February 20th 2008
First event is Valentines
Charity Freestyle on Saturday 16th February, entry by donation only,
with ALL proceeds going to the venue's charity.
http://www.jivecraft.co.uk/
Knutsford - LeRoc Latin Jive
Every Wednesday: Knutsford Civic Centre, Toft Road,
Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 0PE
Starts
Wednesday January 30th 2008
http://www.hotlatinjive.co.uk/
Lowestoft - Ceroc Fusion
Every Monday at The Hotel Victoria, Kirkley Cliff, Lowestoft, Suffolk
NR33 0BY
http://www.cerocfusion.co.uk/
Lowestoft - Ceroc Fusion
Every Thursday at The
Wherry Hotel, Bridge Road, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 3LN
http://www.cerocfusion.co.uk/
Maidstone - Ceroc Kent
Every Tuesday at Flaming Henry's, 62-63 High Street, Maidstone,
Kent ME14 1SR
http://www.cerockent.co.uk
Nottingham - Ceroc UK
Every Wednesday at Sir Julien Cahn Pavilion, West Park, Loughborough
Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7JE
Starts
Wednesday February 6th 2008
http://www.ceroccentral.com
Solihull - Jive Fever
Every Monday at The Meadows Function Suite, Solihull Ice Rink (access
through car park at rear), Hobs Moat Road, Solihull B92 8JN
Starts Monday
February 4th 2008
http://www.jivefever.com/
Woodstock (Near Oxford) - Jive+
Every Monday at Marlborough Enterprise Centre, Marlborough School
Annex, Shipton Rd, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1LP
Starts
Monday January 21st 2008
http://www.jiveplus.com
Worthing - Jules Jive
Every Monday at The Thomas Beecham (GSK) Social Club, Off Dominion Way
(by entrance to GSK), Worthing, West Sussex BN14 8QH
Starts
Monday February 4th 2008
http://www.evolutiondance.co.uk/
Yeovil - Dance Le Beat
Every Wednesday at Sparkford Inn, High Street, Sparkford, Yeovil,
Somerset BA22 7JH
Starts
Wednesday February 20th 2008
http://www.dancelebeat.net/
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New Freestyle Clubs
LB Jive - weekend Modern Jive
freestyles at Northwich Memorial Hall - next dance is March 1st 2008.
Details from 07842-135-927 or lbjive@hotmail.com
Check the Links page at http://www.modernjive.com for lots of sites
that list freestyle dates.
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Jango DVD now
available from modernjive.com
Add a touch of drama and class to your
Modern Jive with this exclusive workshop DVD!
Amir and Kate guide you through the fundamentals and flash moves of
this exciting new fusion of jive and tango, ensuring you stand out on
the dance floor with sexy slides and fancy footwork. With over 90
minutes of detailed instruction you are guaranteed a dancing guide you
will come back to again and again.
This comprehensive DVD includes the exclusively filmed theatre
performance of the acclaimed cabarets Big Spender and All That Jazz,
and includes detailed tuition on style, technique and moves normally
only available in limited number workshops.
What is Jango?
Jango is a unique fusion of Modern Jive with Argentinean Tango. It
allows you to dance intricate footwork patterns as well as turns,
twists, and arm styling. You will recognise many movements from Modern
Jive, but with a big difference: there is a very clear lead and follow
of the footwork through out, which creates a strong connection and a
smooth and elegant style. You will also recognise many tango steps and
moves, but in a more open and relaxed style, using a more malleable
embrace that can shift into turns, pretzels and baskets!
The important foundation moves, that allow you to mix Modern Jive moves
with tango moves easily, are on this amazing DVD.
You can see the full contents list and order the DVD online at http://www.modernjive.com/videos-Jango.html
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Drops and Double
Trouble Workshops from
John & Karen Sweeney
John & Karen Sweeney
will be teaching at the following workshops in the near future:
Saturday 26th January at The Rover
Sports & Social Club, Emperor Ballroom, Roman Way, Horspath Rd,
Cowley, Oxford, England
Dips 'n'
Drops workshop
2.30 - 6.00 pm
This workshop os aimed at dancers with at last 6 months regular jive,
and ideal for those wanting to expand their reportoire and look
impressive on the dance floor.
John has been dancing Jive for since the early '90s and has been
teaching freelance for the last 10 years. He has competed and been
placed in competitions in the UK and Australia and now teaches with his
wife Karen.
John and Karen teach these moves step-by-step so you can dance them
safely and with style, starting with some easy ones and progressing to
more complex and difficult patterns. They are then incorporated into
fun routines.
And stay for the evening:
Rover Club freestyle
8.30 - 12.30 pm
with resident DJ: Jon Brett.
* Oxford's most prestigious venue
* Great, large wooden dance floor
* Spacious comfy socialising area
* Best music from UK's leading Jive DJ - 'the' Jon
Brett
'Simply the Best' - best venue, best DJ, best teachers, best dancers...
Details from http://www.jiveplus.com/
coralie@jiveplus.com
07767-360-854
Sunday 24th February at Edith Bankes
Memorial Hall, Northop, Near Mold, Clwyd, Wales
Beginners
Double Trouble Workshop 12noon to 4pm
1 Man dancing with 2 Ladies! Learn all the basics plus how to lead and
follow a wide range of moves including double seducers.
Double Trouble is challenging for the men, but ladies also find lots to
learn: left-handed moves; working stylishly with another lady; filling
the gaps; new signals; choreographed moves; etc.
The emphasis is on lead-and-follow so most of the moves can be used
easily in freestyle. No previous experience of Double Trouble is
required, but you should be able to dance Intermediate Modern Jive
moves well.
The workshop covers
* the basic principles
* lots of simple moves for freestyle
* some more challenging moves for you to work on.
Learn from the champions!
Details from http://www.strictlymodernjive.org
pjjv@btinternet.com
07776-442-634
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2008 Weekenders,
Holidays and Competitions
modernjive.com has been
updated with all the Modern Jive Weekenders, Holidays and Competitions
that have been announced so far for 2008 – nearly 50 of them!
Visit England, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, Barcolona, Granada,
Sierra Nevada, the French Alps, Turkey, Malta, Portugal or Wales!
Combine your dancing with sunshine on the Australian Gold Coast, snow
sports in the French Alps, cruising in the Mediterranean, scuba diving
off the Great Barrier Reef or just relaxing and enjoying the local
atmosphere.
There are competitions in Australia, the UK and New Zealand. Most
of them are weekends of dance with workshops and freestyles as well.
All these events are great opportunities to learn from great teachers,
make new friends and dance the night away.
If you are planning a holiday in 2008, why not check the list of
holidays, weekends and competitions at modernjive.com and see if you can
take in some dancing while you are there.
As well as the countless clubs in the UK, Australia and New Zealand,
there are now Modern Jive clubs in Canada, Cyprus, France, Germany,
Hong Kong, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Spain and
Dubai. They are
all listed at modernjive.com.
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The
latest additions are:
New
JiveTime-Jive Holiday Club Next Generation Jive Weekends
After 10 years of superb weekenders at
Camber and Bognor, JiveTime is moving to the Warner Brothers Lakeside
Resort on Hayling Island:
JiveTime Riot Jive
Weekend, 18-21 April 2008 - Hayling Island (Portsmouth), Hampshire,
England
JiveTime
Spree Jive Weekend, 10-13 October 2008 - Hayling Island (Portsmouth),
Hampshire, England
Lakeside is a beautiful Resort with a charming village feel and FIVE
venues, the largest of which has a mammoth size sprung dance floor - 3
times the size of the main dance floor at Camber.
Riot will be a superior experience in terms of accommodation compared
to what you have been accustomed in the modern jive weekend market so
far. The Resort is geared up to provide a more personal service with
accommodation for 432 dancers.
Our Top Teachers and DJs will deliver a vast range of daily workshops
on various styles, with particular attention to Modern Jive.
Dedicated venues for daily freestyle in Jive and other dance styles,
followed by evening freestyle until the early morning.
Details from http://www.jivetime.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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Move
It 2008 -
London
Get ready for 2008's most incredible dance experience! March
7th-9th at Olympia.
In March 2008 the UK's biggest dance exhibition will bring together
every style of dance under one roof for three amazing days.
At MOVE IT 2008 you can catch 100 spectacular performances, take part
in 160 exciting dance classes and learn more about dance at a series of
in-depth seminars. Also meet up to 150 exhibitors offering the latest
dance information, advice and products. Everything you need to know
about dance and much, much more!
With more exhibitors, more dance classes and a bigger venue - visit
MOVE IT 2008 and experience the breathtaking range of dance styles from
bollywood to ballroom, jazz to street, ballet to salsa.
The full programme of performances, classes and seminars is now LIVE!
Go to the Web site to book your tickets and classes now and save up to
a third off the admission price! Class places are limited and last year
many sold out early on. Avoid disappointment and book your tickets
today.
http://www.dance-london.co.uk
Last year when I listed the 2007 event I said ""every style" - hmm…
can't see any Ceroc/LeRoc/Modern Jive on the schedule - hopefully
someone will fix that for next year!" Well, somebody took notice,
and this year Christine Keeble is
organising a shared Modern Jive / LeRoc
exhibition stand. Christine says "Well known Modern Jive
champions will be performing on stage and the Modern Jive workshops
will provide taster classes. From our exhibition stand we will
distribute thousands of leaflets with information on where to dance
Modern Jive so if you want your club to be included please contact us
as soon as possible." If you want to participate please contact
Christine at christine.keeble@wanadoo.fr
as soon as possible.
Christine has been a major contributor to Modern Jive since it began -
see http://www.modernjive.com/history/history1.html
and http://www.howtojive.com/about.htm
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Extravadance
2008 - Southport
AN INFUSION OF MUSIC DANCE AND DRAMA - 18TH & 19TH OF OCTOBER 2008
- THE NEW CONFERENCE CENTRE - SOUTHPORT
The most lavish Dance Extravaganza ever to take place in the North of
England will be staged at the brand new Southport Conference Centre at
the Southport Theatre & Floral Hall complex over the weekend of
October 18th & 19th 2008.
Incorporating every style of Dance being performed today, this will be
the dance event of the year for everyone with a passion for dance from
beginners to professionals and teachers.
Free seminars, demonstration theatre and taster classes make a weekend
of it and take in our West-End musical 'Magic of the Musicals' in the
Southport Theatre or The Big Dance Show featuring local schools and
supporting the children's charity 'Children with Leukaemia'.
http://www.extravadance.co.uk
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Dance
DVDs
Choose from over 30 DVD titles,
covering Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Dips & Drops, Close
Moves, Hot Moves, Lifts & Aerials, Style & Musicality, Double
Trouble and Weekenders. Details
of all these great DVDs are at http://www.modernjive.com
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 now be purchased on the
Web
site - down at the bottom of the list of DVDs.
Note:
You can now 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