Ballroom Dance Tip #1

This set of Tiers is going to focus on the 10 recognized forms of Ballroom Dance.  Each day I will go after a different style and will give a sampling of the movements and music.  Find a partner and practice.

-Jive-

The Jive is one of 5 International Latin dances and it originated with African-Americans in 1930s United States.  In competition it has a pace of 176 beats per minute, but it may be slowed down for different events.

Music:  The music has been called "an expression denoting glib or foolish talk" or picked up from the traditional African dance Giouba

Give the above tune a listen as you continue

Dance Steps:  There are several steps for the dancers to practice before putting it together on the dance floor.

Here is a video showing it all put together

Now let's break it down

For the men:

For the ladies:

These are the basic steps and should be enough to get you started, continue to practice with these and as you get better add in some of the more complicated steps.

Tomorrow I will go over the Paso Doble.

Grab you partner and hit the dance floor. Let's Dance!