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The next part of the class was the basic style points. This covered holding the hand, start move, eye contact, leading and keeping relaxed. The one thing here that really stood out was keeping relaxed. In the fact that a lot of the women always feel so tense. To me it's not a sexy dance which may be embarrassing if done with a stranger or even someone to hardly know. I just put a warm smile on my face and make it all out to be not such a big deal. Next on the list is returns. I hate returns. T… Continue

Well to catch up on where I'm at. I did the extra coaching lesson on the Sunday and boy,it really did help. I'll leave out the part about nearly not finding the place with the (lack of) help from google map. The lesson was held in a church hall. There were 20 people taking the lesson and the teacher and his dance partner for the day. We started out as I recall having a quick dance, which I danced with Karen the teacher's dance partner. I suddenly forgot all the moves and stood for 5 seconds try… Continue

Hi guys Well I've been doing modern jive for nearly three months now and enjoyed every minute of it. I still feel nervous when we move from the beginners lesson to freestyle. I Find it hard to think of what move to do next. Everyone at the lessons are so helpful and they are always encouraging me to keep going regardless of making mistakes. At the moment I feel frustrated due to how assertive I should be when I lead. From my point of view, I don't wish to hurt anyone so tend to lead as gently… Continue

Great video shot at the ULHS 2006 finals of fast swing dancing. I've placed one video on this site but if you wish to see more follow the link below. www.LindyLibrary.com Continue

As a newbie jiver I don't know what makes good music to jive to. I started looking for information on jive music and . The following article talks about what music they think is suitable to dance to for modern jive. I thought it was very helpful. If you think agree or disagree leave comments below. JIVE MUSIC ARTICLE Also found a website that states it has the the 300 most… Continue

This top ten is featured due to the growing popularity of ballroom dancing with Strictly Come Dancing being shown on BBC1 on saturday evening. The list includes ballroom dancing,tango,samba,American smooth,salsa,latin and jive. TOP TEN WEBSITES FOR DANCE BY TELEGRAPH.COM Below i've added all the websites covered: STRICTLY COME DANCING… Continue

If your interested in taking part go to jivefever.com for full details. You can also see the jive aces performing at www.jiveaces.com. Continue

Troubled star Britney Spears taught a dance class to a group of five-year year-olds on Monday in Hollywood. Though Britney Spears is currently banned from seeing her own sons Jayden James and Sean Preston, she kept her hand in on Monday when she taught a dance class to a group of five-year year-olds at North Hollywood’s Millenium Dance Complex. Robert Baker, co- owner of the studios said, “She comes in, she winds them up, and then tells them, ‘I guess I have to introduce myself to you guys!’” S… Continue

Statement from Patrick Swayze’s Representatives: " WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5TH: (Los Angeles): “Actor Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and is currently undergoing treatment. Patrick’s physician Dr. George Fisher states, “Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far. All of the reports stating the timeframe of his prognosis and his physical side effects are absolutely untrue. We are considerably more optimistic.” Patrick… Continue