Modern Jive Dance - Learn The Easist Style! Teach Yourself

http://www.jivenation.co.uk Wed 23 Jan 2008. Here is a walk-through of the BEGINNERS lesson of JiveNation's routine.
Sandra G teaching, assisted by Nick . The DJ was Sophie Yates.

Moves List

take hold of both hands
BASKET CARESS
pull the lady to your right,
step back & at the same time " comb the ladies hair " ( Caress ) let go with left hand. Your Right hand has a complex movement now: first turn the lady at right-angles to you, then immediately start pulling your right arm to turn the lady 1 an a half turns clockwise. Catch right
RETURN ( returns are always anti-clocwise turns )

YOYO (..ask me to describe fully )

RETURN ( anti-clockwise )
as lady is turned go straight into a
COMB with your left hand
Ladies hand slides down your left arm to catch Left
CHANGE PLACES by turning lady anti-clockwise
catch her left arm with your right & slide down it to catch. You are now holding both hands to
Repeat...

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[gerryn]

Hi

This is MODERN-jive which is also called CEROC, LEROC or FRENCH-jive. Although in this video above, Nick is putting in some sort of footwork, CEROC is free of footwork , Obviously you need to move around to keep balanced during the moves, but that is all. Have a look at the Wikipedia entry for CEROC.

In the UK we have BALLROOM JIVE alias COMPETITION JIVE. This is a completely different dance to the one shown here in this video

[Czerniakowska]

Terrific routine and clip. Pity it didn't last long enough for Nick to finish his lunch.