modernjive.com Newsletter - 15th July 2007

* New or Moved Clubs

* History of Modern Jive
 
* Still Places Available for Ceroc in Barcelona, 5-12 August or 9-12 August 2007
            Teachers: Marc Forster and Rachel Pears & John & Karen Sweeney
 
* Modern Jive Workshop & Dance Party in New York - August 4th
 
* Even More Dance Weekends and Dance Holidays
 
* Dance DVDs and Video Tapes
 
* 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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New or Moved Clubs

Just added to the maps at http://www.modernjive.com

Bicester - Ceroc Oxford
Every Tuesday at Bicester Ex-Serviceman's Club, 67a Sheep Street, Bicester OX26 6JW
07974-388-340         http://www.cerocoxford.com/         ceroc_oxford@hotmail.com


Bideford - Atlantic Jive
Every Wednesday at The Durrant House Hotel, Heywood Road, Northam, Bideford, Devon EX39 3QB
07968-819-123         http://www.atlanticjive.co.uk/         kat@atlanticjive.co.uk


Eastbourne - Peter Phillips
Every Thursday at The Hampden Park community Centre, Broderick Road, Eastbourne BN22 9NR
Starts Thursday 2nd August 2007- Free Admission throughout August
01323-760-700         http://www.peterphillips.dj/                peterphillipsdj@btinternet.com


Exeter - Coaver Jive
Every Tuesday at The Coaver Club, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter EX2 4QX
Re-opens on Tuesday 4th September 2007 after the summer break
http://www.southwestswing.org.uk/coaver/         pj.emmett@hotmail.co.uk       steve.raine@devon.gov.uk


Gillingham, Dorset - Mad About Dance
Every Thursday at St Mary The Virgin Primary School, Pheasant Way, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham SP8 4LP
01747-839-910            http://www.madaboutdance.co.uk/               mad.mail@tiscali.co.uk


Isle of Wight - Team LeRoc
Every Monday at The Riverside Centre, The Quay, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 2QR
Starts Monday 16th July 2007
02392-365-904         http://www.teamleroc.co.uk/            info@teamleroc.co.uk


Milton Keynes - CJ's Jive
Every Sunday at The Woughton Centre, Rainbow Drive, Chaffron Way, Leadenhall, Milton Keynes MK6 5EJ
0845-837-7443         http://www.cj-jive.co.uk/                  info@CJ-Jive.co.uk


Nailsea - Nailsea Le Roc
Every Thursday at Scotch Horn Leisure Centre, Stockway, Nailsea, Bristol  BS48 1BZ
07816-649-077         http://www.nailsealeroc.co.uk/            djbath@hotmail.co.uk


Penge - Ceroc Kent
Every Sunday at The Royston Ballroom, Royston Road, Penge, London SE20 7QW
020-8466-5030         http://www.cerockent.co.uk             team@cerockent.com


Poynton - Stylz Jive
Every Thursday at The Community Centre, 107 Park Lane, Poynton, Cheshire SK12 1RB
Starts Thursday 19th July 2007
07989-622-107         http://www.stylzjive.co.uk/             roy@stylzjive.co.uk


Scunthorpe - Blitz Yorks & Humberside
Every Monday at Appleby Frodingham Works Social Club, "The Reburn Club", Cemetery Rd, Scunthorpe DN16 1NU
Starts Monday 3rd September 2007
07828-996-826         http://www.blitzjive.com            nick@nickdow.orangehome.co.uk


Southampton - Mo'jive
Every Monday & Tuesday & Wednesday & Thursday at Mo'jive Southampton, West Quay Road Industrial Estate, Southampton SO15 1GZ
023-8086-8068         http://www.mojive.co.uk/            info@mojive.co.uk


Weston-super-Mare - Weston Le Roc
Every Tuesday at Kewstoke Village Hall, Kewstoke, Weston-super-Mare  BS22 9XJ
Starts Tuesday 24th July 2007
07816-649-077         http://www.nailsealeroc.co.uk/            djbath@hotmail.co.uk


Wilmslow - Salsajive
Every Thursday at Honford Hall, South Acre Drive,Handforth, Wilmslow SK9 3HN
07947-609-108         http://salsajive.org.uk/                 paul@salsajive.org.uk


Wrexham - Affinity
Every Thursday at Wrexham Cricket Club, Brymbo Sports and Social Club, College Hill, Wrexham LL11 5TF
07802-903-523            http://www.affinitydance.co.uk/            dave@affinitydance.co.uk

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History of Modern Jive

Were you there in the late 1970s and early 1980s when it all started? Were you involved in spreading it outside the UK?
We would love to hear from you!

If you have any memories of how Modern Jive/Ceroc/Le Roc began or spread, please send them to me at john@modernjive.com and I will publish them at modernjive.com.

Part 1 - "The History" - from the "Original Le Roc Dance Manual" - by Michel Ange Lau (written in 1996)

Available at http://www.modernjive.com/history1.html or you can find it at modernjive.com by clicking on "Articles" then "History of Modern Jive".

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Ceroc in Barcelona, 5-12 August or 9-12 August 2007

There are still places left on the legendary Dance Holidays Barcelona Ceroc experience now in its sixth year - don't miss it in 2007!
 
Ceroc through funky and cosmopolitan Barcelona! In addition to Ceroc classes, your holiday can include fantastic nights out Ceroc-ing in hot clubs, tapas bar hopping in local bars, parties on the beach, opportunities to buy delicious meals in carefully chosen restaurants with wonderful food and fantastic views, sunset cocktails, cultural tours and sight seeing, and great social nights out which will can last all night long if you want to. Live it up at the champagne tasting and compare the best of Cava which originates from Catalunya with what France has to offer.
 
One of the factors that makes the Ceroc Barcelona experience such a good event is that all in one place are loads of Cerocers from all over the UK (each year there are about 100 people coming on this trip!) on holiday, letting their hair down, and there solely for one reason - to dance Ceroc!   
 
Your teachers for the week will be Marc Forster and Rachel Pears, and, joining them on August 9th, John & Karen Sweeney (http://www.modernjive.com/js.html).  With classes aimed squarely at transcending the boundaries of freestyle, regardless if you've been in the game for 6 weeks or 6 years, expect to come away enthused about the world of dance.   
 
Marc, a former club DJ, is one of the most versatile and best-loved DJs on the Modern Jive scene, so expect music of the highest calibre as well.  Following impromptu sets at "Chill" and "The Champs", we believe Rachel has what it takes to mix it up with the very best. Barcelona will be her international debut as a DJ.
 
What's included:
 http://www.danceholidays.com                0870-286-6000               info@clubdanceholidays.com
7 Nights: http://www.danceholidays.com/Holidays.asp?HolidayId=861
3 Nights: http://www.danceholidays.com/Holidays.asp?HolidayId=930
 
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Modern Jive Workshop & Dance Party in New York - August 4th

Visiting Modern Jive Champions John & Karen Sweeney will be teaching a workshop in the afternoon, plus beginner and fun (intermediate) lessons during the evening.

4pm to 6pm: "Flashy Freestyling" workshop
Lots of flashy moves and variations for you to add to your repertoire, with style points to make you look great!

 A two-hour workshop packed with an abundance of hints, tips, technique and trade secrets that you won’t learn at regular classes, combined with a series of stylish and unusual moves to take your dancing to a new level.

7:30pm to Midnight: Modern Jive Dance Social with:
            Beginner lesson
            Fun lesson (intermediate level)
            Short Modern Jive cabaret performance

Full details and booking information from Empire Dance:
(212) 645-2441               info@empiredance.com              http://www.empiredance.com
127 West 25th Street, 11th Floor (Bet 6th & 7th Aves) NY, NY 10001

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Even More Dance Weekends and Dance Holidays

These are just the ones I have added or updated recently - there are lots more great holidays - for the full list please see http://www.modernjive.com

"Party In The Potteries IV", 1 September 2007, Stoke-on-Trent, England
The Kings Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
13 hours of 5 Classes, Freestyle and entertainment inc the Fabulous Frank Sinatra and Robbie Williams Tribute Show.
Top name Teachers and DJ's 11am til Midnight.
http://www.cerocmidlands.co.uk        07990-554-459            Cerocmidlands@aol.com


LeRoc Weekender, 8 September 2007, Glasgow, Scotland
Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollman are holding a weekender with LEROC Scotland in September 2007 at the Bearsden Burgh Hall.
This is to celebrate LEROC in Scotland's 10th Birthday.
http://www.leroc-scotland.co.uk/        0141-331-0608        leroc@leroc-scotland.co.uk


Dance Fever, 16-18 November 2007, Perth, Scotland
A luxury residential dance weekend in Perth, Scotland.
Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Tango, Blues, Tap, Styling/technique, Cha Cha, Cheer Dance, Dips/Drops
http://www.boogienights.net      07900-215-566      edinboogie@yahoo.co.uk

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I haven't added any 2008 dance weekends or dance holidays to modernjive.com yet, but please be aware that some organisations, such as Jive Addiction and Rock Bottoms are already taking bookings for 2008!
 
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Dance DVDs and Video Tapes - New: Lifts & Aerials, Musicality & Style, Double Trouble V2 & V3, The Modern Jive Toolkit
 
Choose from over 30 DVD titles, covering Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Dips & Drops, Close Moves, Hot Moves, Lifts & Aerials, Style & Musicality, Double Trouble and Weekenders.
 
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.
 
Beginner tapes are still on sale for £6.50 (inc. p&p), but all the other tapes have sold out!
 
Details of all these great DVDs and video tapes are at http://www.modernjive.com
 
Note:  You can now pay online (credit card/debit card/PayPal)

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Modern Jive 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
 
National Dance News Letter: contact keith@revolutiondance.co.uk for a regular newsletter detailing not only Modern Jive events around the UK, but all kinds of dance events, including Salsa, WCS, etc., along with Weekenders & Holidays.
 
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.

Southern UK Jivers Calendar: http://www.jdunlop.net/jivecal.htm

Forums:
http://www.cerocscotland.com/forum/
http://www.ceroc.com.au/forum
http://www.leroc-in-bristol.co.uk/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