Modern Jive News December 9 2007 - Weekenders, Holidays, Competitions

Date: December 9th 2007

modernjive.com Newsletter - 9th December 2007

* New or Moved Clubs

* 2008 Weekenders, Holidays and Competitions
        Nearly 50 major events for 2008!

* Modern Jive Party Week on the Australian Gold Coast

* Dance DVDs and Video Tapes
        The Perfect Christmas Presents!

* 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

Added to the "Clubs by Country" pages:

Hong Kong:
Hong Kong - Ceroc Hong Kong
Two venues now open - another coming in March 2008
http://www.ceroc.hk

New Zealand:
Christchurch - Addictive Dance
Venues in Woolston and Merivale
http://www.addictivedance.co.nz/

Republic of Ireland:
Dublin - Ceroc Dublin
Opens at The Laughter Lounge, Basement 4-8 Eden Quay, O'Connell Bridge, Dublin 1 on Monday 14th January 2008.
http://www.cerocdublin.com/

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Added to the UK maps at http://www.modernjive.com since the last newsletter:

Brigg - JiveMania
Every Thursday at The Shires, Gainsthorpe Road West, Nr Kirton Lindsey, Brigg, North Lincolnshire DN21 4JL
Starts Thursday 3rd January 2008
http://www.jive-mania.com/

Buckley - DanceJive
Every Sunday at The Academy, Mold Road, Buckley, Clwyd CH7 2JA
http://www.dancejive.co.uk/

Colchester - Ceroc Essex
Every Wednesday at Marks Tey Village Hall, London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex CO6 1EN
http://www.cerocessex.com/

Connah's Quay - LeRoc Merseyside
Every Sunday at The Civic Hall, Wepre Drive, Connah's Quay, Deeside, Clwyd CH5 4HA
http://www.lerocdeeside.co.uk/

Frome - Mad About Dance
Every Tuesday at Oakfield School, Oakfield Road, Frome, Somerset BA11 4JF
http://www.madaboutdance.co.uk/

Herne Bay - Ceroc Kent
Every Tuesday at Kings Hall, Beacon Hill, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 6BA
http://www.cerockent.co.uk

Market Rasen - JiveMania
Every Monday at The Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire LN8 3JA
Starts Monday 7th January 2008
http://www.jive-mania.com/

Newcastle Emlyn - Movin and a Groovin
Every Friday at Betws Ifan Community Hall, Betws Ifan, Nr Newcastle Emlyn, Ceredigion, Wales
Dates vary - check before going
01239-810-393        Honkybearwiseman@aol.com

Northwich - Revolution Dance
Every Wednesday at Northwich Memorial Hall, Chester Way, Northwich, Cheshire CW9 5QJ
http://www.revolutiondance.co.uk

Ramsgate - Dance Riviera
Every Wednesday at theRed Arrow Club (next to Swimming Pool), Newington Road, Ramsgate, Kent CT12 6EE
Starts Wednesday 9th January 2008
http://www.danceriviera.com/

Rochester - Ceroc Kent
Every Monday at Dance Junction, 681 Maidstone Road, Rochester ME1 3QJ
http://www.cerockent.co.uk

Telford - Ceroc Midlands
Every Monday at Shifnal Village Hall, Aston Street, Telford TF11 8DW
http://www.cerocmidlands.co.uk

Ware - Just Jivin'
Every Wednesday at Wodson Park Sports and Recreation Centre, Wadesmill Road, Ware, Hertfordshire SG12 0UQ
http://www.justjivin.co.uk

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2008 Weekenders, Holidays and Competitions

modernjive.com has just been updated with all the Modern Jive Weekenders, Holidays and Competitions that have been announced so far for 2008 – nearly 50 of them!

Visit England, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, Barcolona, Granada, Sierra Nevada, the French Alps, Turkey, Malta, Portugal or Wales!

Combine your dancing with sunshine on the Australian Gold Coast, snow sports in the French Alps, cruising in the Mediterranean, scuba diving off the Great Barrier Reef or just relaxing and enjoying the local atmosphere.

There are competitions in Australia, the UK and New Zealand. Most of them are weekends of dance with workshops and freestyles as well.

All these events are great opportunities to learn from great teachers, make new friends and dance the night away.

If you are planning a holiday in 2008, why not check the list of holidays, weekends and competitions at modernjive.com and see if you can take in some dancing while you are there.

As well as the countless clubs in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, there are now Modern Jive clubs in Canada, Cyprus, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Spain and Dubai. They are all listed at modernjive.com.

Here is what is planned for the next 6 weeks:

December 2007
Xmas Ski & Dance La Plagne 22-29 December 2007 La Plagne, French Alps, France The Ski & Rock Co.	Ski lifts 5 minutes walk Free mini bus service 225 km of Ski Runs, + Les Arc via Cable Car After Ski Jive, Salsa, Cha Cha & Tango classes Evening Dance class & Party nights
Modern Jive Christmas Break 28-30 December 2007 Somerset, England Holiday Rock	The Best Western Webbington Hotel, Somerset Dance instruction from top teaching couples, Mark & Jackie and H & Becky Live Music
January 2008
Rock Bottoms 11-14 January 2008 Torquay, England Rock Bottoms	Our 3-2-1 promise: 3 whole nights with the best DJs we can find 2 full days with today's top teachers 1 super weekend of fun, frolics and dancing! Advanced warning that the Saturday night theme is PANTOMIME. "Oh! No, it isn't." "Oh! Yes, it is."
Ski & Dance 19-26 January 2008 Tignes, Val Claret, France The Ski & Rock Co.	Ski virtually to & from the door Ski lifts 2 minutes walk 300 km of Ski Runs After Ski Jive, Salsa, Cha Cha & Tango classes Evening Dance class & Party nights
Swingin' the Blues 26 January 2008 London, England Swingin' the Blues	"Swingin' the Blues" is an annual event offering a whole day of Blues & Swing style workshops from some of the very top UK Blues teachers, followed by an evening of Blues & Swing dancing with allegedly the best DJs in the world. Now in its 8th year 'Swingin' the Blues' is presently the only truly dedicated "Blues" event on the UK dance calendar and attracts a diverse and interesting crowd. The workshops will start at 11am and run through until 7pm with a break for lunch when we have some suprises in store! The "Swingin' Blues Ball" will kick off from 8pm and run through in three rooms until 12.30am. 12 hours of workshops from Nigel & Nina, Simon & Taina, Dave & Val Rokov.

Check modernjive.com for the rest of the year.

Note to organisers:
Is your event listed at modernjive.com? If not, please send me the details as above (with up to 500 characters of description).
(But please check first at modernjive.com - you may be listed already!)
We do not list individual workshops or freestyles - they are listed well at lots of other sites (see the bottom of this note for a list).
Events in this list are Competitions, Dance Holidays, and major Weekend Events: ones with multiple workshops from multiple teachers, together with an evening dance.

P.S. Rena says if you are into Lindy, please check http://www.jumpnjive.co.uk/ for details of dancing in the sunshine at La Santa Swing 08.

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Modern Jive Party Week on the Australian Gold Coast

From Mick French - Le Step - Brisbane:
Queensland is a brilliant place to party! The friendly people, the dancers, the sunshine, the beaches, the theme parks...

So, in 2008 we're planning to have a massive Modern Jive Party Week incorporating our Queensland Dance Camp and biennial "Queensland Open Modern Jive Championship - Dance Spectacular" - as well as a whole swag of other party events!

The Queensland Dance Camp is a nationally-acclaimed camp that brings Australia's best teachers together over a weekend to inspire and develop the skills of students. And because our Championship event is only held every second year, it has a reputation of attracting the "Who's Who" of Modern Jive.

So, we figured that since you're already paying for one airfare to Queensland, why not combine the two events, add a few extras and encourage you to come to sunny Queensland for a week to ten days? September is a great time for a Gold Coast or Sunshine Coast holiday: the weather's warming up but not too hot, the beaches are great and there are many other attractions to see and things do too. For overseas visitors, Queensland has lots to see (tropical islands in the sun, world-heritage-listed rainforest, whale-watching, scuba-diving on the Great Barrier Reef) and you can get cheap flights to interstate. It's well worth tripping around Queensland if you're coming to Australia for an extended holiday.

If you are interested please fill out the survey at
http://www.lestep.com.au/content/standard.asp?name=Modern_Jive_Party_Week_2008
There are lots more details at that link.

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Dance DVDs and Video Tapes - New: Double Trouble V2 & V3, The Modern Jive Toolkit

Order Now For Christmas!

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 Freestyle and Workshop 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

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.

South Wales & surrounding area: http://www.planetleroc.biz for information and events

South West: http://www.southwestswing.org.uk/

Southern UK Jivers Calendar: http://www.southernjive.co.uk

Forums:
Ceroc Scotland Forum
LeRoc in Bristol Forum
UK Jive 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

John and Karen Sweeney are freelance Modern Jive teachers, running workshops for countless organizations across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and America.

Their successes include multiple Double Trouble championships, Aerials medallists, Jive Masters finalists, and Dance With A Stranger winner.

Modern Jive Resource Centre