Jive

Jive evolved from the popular American dances of the 1930’s such as Jitterbug, Boogie-Woogie, Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Shag, Rock “n” Roll etc. Eventually all of these styles of dance would be coupled under the Hat of “Jive”, but in the 1940’s a combination of these styles was given the name “Jive” and the dance was born.

During World War II American G.I’s took the dance to Europe where it soon became very popular, especially among the young. It was new, fresh, and exciting. It was adapted by the French and became very popular in Britain and eventually in 1968 it was adopted as the fifth Latin dance in International competitions. 

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The modern form of ballroom jive is a very happy and boppy dance, with many flicks & kicks, a spot dance that does not move along the line of dance but rather is danced in place. The Jive music is written in 4/4 time and should be played at a tempo of about 38 – 44 bars per minute. 

 Relaxed, springy action is the basic characteristic of the International Style Jive with lots of flicks and kicks in the advanced style. Give us a call at Fred Astaire – Pinecrest, and get started today with our special introductory offer, just for new students!