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Date: May 20th 2008

modernjive.com Newsletter - 20th May 2008

"One may judge a king by the state of dancing during his reign." 
Chinese proverb

* New or Moved Clubs

* LeRoc Teaching Course
       Learn to teach Modern Jive

* Workshops from John & Karen Sweeney - book now
       Dips & Drops, Leans & Lunges, Lambadas & Seducers
       Double Trouble
       Double Trouble Cabaret

* 2008 Weekenders, Holidays and Competitions
       Even more holidays announced!

* Dance DVDs
       "How To Jive" DVD now available from modernjive.com
       How To Jive DVD
      
        "The Modern Jive Toolkit" DVD - The "bible" for Modern Jivers!


* 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

Worldwide:

Spain:
Marbella - LetsDanceRoc
http://www.letsdanceroc.com

Costa Blanca (Teulada/Moraira) - Peñon Roc
+34-(0)965-740-614 (UK 0844-734-6276)        perrydic@terra.es

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

Bolton – Jive North
Every Sunday at Birchfields, Francis street, Farnworth, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancs. BL4 7NG
http://www.jivenorth.co.uk/


Carrickfergus – Ceroc Northern Ireland
Every Tuesday at the Clarion Hotel, 75 Belfast Road, Carrickfergus, County Antrim BT38 8PH
http://www.cerocni.com/


Chigwell – Ceroc Metro
Every Sunday at The Hainault Forest Centre, 100B Manford Way, Chigwell, Essex IG7 4DF
http://www.cerocmetro.com/


Derby – Derby Jive
Every Monday at The Moon Hotel, Station Road, Spondon, Derby DE21 7NE
http://www.derbyjive.co.uk/


Derby – Derby Jive
Every Thursday at Alvaston Methodist Church (Behind the Roundhouse Pub), Brighton Road, Alvaston, Derby DE24 8SY
http://www.derbyjive.co.uk/


Falmouth – Total Rhythm and SMJ Modern Jive
Every Tuesday at The Function Room M.I. Bar, Upstairs Function Room , Church Street, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 3DS
http://www.modern-jive-cornwall.co.uk/


Harrogate – Harrogate Jive
Every Monday at St. Georges Social Club, St. Georges Road (off the A61), Harrogate HG2 9ER
07739-152-140        john.holgate3@ntlworld.com


Ilminster - Dance le Beat
Every Monday at Ilminster Parish hall, Ilminster, Somerset TA19 0DG
Starts Monday June 2nd 2008
http://www.dancelebeat.net/


Keyworth (Nottingham) - Time 2 Jive
Every Wednesday at Keyworth Village Hall, Elm Avenue, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5AN
http://www.time2jive.com/


Loughborough - Time 2 Jive
Every Thursday at The Garedon Suite, Thorpe on the Hill, Loughborough, Leics. LE11 4SQ
http://www.time2jive.com/


Newport - South Wales Modern Jive
Every Monday at the Redwood Club, Rogerstone, Newport, Gwent, Wales NP109EL
http://www.southwalesmodernjive.co.uk/


Porchester – Team LeRoc
Every Sunday at Portchester Community School, White Hart Lane, Portchester, Fareham, Hants. PO16 9BD
http://www.teamleroc.co.uk/


Redruth – Total Rhythm and SMJ Modern Jive
Every Wednesday at Redruth Community Centre, Foundry Row, Redruth, Cornwall TR15 1AN
http://www.modern-jive-cornwall.co.uk/


Wadebridge - KC Jive
Every Friday at St Tudy Village Hall, Wadebridge Road, St Tudy, Cornwall PL30 3ND
http://www.modern-jive-cornwall.co.uk/


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LeRoc Teaching Course

Do you want to become a Modern Jive teacher with a nationally recognised qualification?

Would you like to train with a professional instructor who has a 100% pass rate for her students?

Are you prepared to put in time and effort to develop a level of skill and knowledge that will equip you to teach confidently and consistently?

This training course leads to the LeRoc teaching examination (ratified by the UKA - United Kingdom Alliance of Professional Dance Teachers).

The next Modern Jive (LeRoc) teaching course will be held on August 8-11 (4 days) plus 2 further days by agreement with the group.
The course is held in Cheshunt, Herts - just north of J25 of the M25. Please let Cheryl know if you are interested, as she will only take 5-6 people at a time.

For full details of the course and the LeRoc exam syllabus please contact Cheryl Healy on 01992 627 598 or at justjivin@justemail.net

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Workshops from modernjive.com - book now!

Learn Champions John & Karen Sweeney's TRADE SECRETS!

Dips & Drops, Leans & Lunges, Lambadas & Seducers
Add that "Wow!" factor to your dancing with style, safety and technique


Double Trouble
Learn all the basics plus how to lead and follow a wide range of moves including double seducers.

The following workshops are available from modernjive.com - click on the title to see a full description and booking details at http://www.modernjive.com/workshops:

Sunday May 25 2pm - 5pm Dips & Drops, Leans & Lunges, Lambadas & Seducers
Sunday July 20 2pm - 5pm Double Trouble

All workshops are held at St Agatha's Hall, Hurst Green RH8 0LB - only a few minutes from J6 on the M25.

Easily accessible from Surrey, Sussex, Kent, London and elsewhere.

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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.

John’s clear and detailed teaching means that you can benefit from three hours of excellent personalised tuition in a small group environment.

Extend your repertoire; improve your technique; develop real style with empathy for your partner and the music - become a truly great dancer!


Flashy

Or contact Karen at karen@modernjive.com or 01233 625 362.


Double Trouble in Bristol
John & Karen will also be teaching a Double Trouble Workshop for LeRoc UK on Saturday 28th June from 2pm - 6pm.
Contact LeRoc UK to book: http://lerocuk.com/   0845 431 3010

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2008 Weekenders, Holidays and Competitions

Lots more events have been added to the listing at modernjive.com:

June:
Modern Jive with Mo'jive in Granada - Spain
Ceroc Hafan 2008 - Wales

August:
South Coast Shout! - England
Ceroc in Barcelona - Spain
DanceMania 2008 - Australia

September:

Queensland, Modern Jive Party Week - Australia
Modern Jive in Malta
Southport - Jiving You WILD! - England
Dance Action Holiday - Greece
Ceroc Med Fest in Lloret de Mar - Spain
Modern Jive Weekender in Devon - England

October:

Jive Addiction Dance Holiday - Spain
Ceroc Breeze - England
JiveTime Spree Jive Weekend - England
Easy Dance Weekender - England
Modern Jive Dance Cruise - Australia
Simply Ceroc 2008 - New Zealand

November:

Ceroc in Portuguese Algarve - Portugal
Ceroc Bliss - England
Modern Jive Party Weekender - England
Rock Bottoms - England
Ceroc Splash - England

December:

Jive Addiction Dance Holiday - Canary Islands
Modern Jive Christmas Break - England

Details and links at modernjive.com.

Note:
I haven't started listing 2009 events at modernjive.com yet, but if you have a favourite holiday then check the company's Web site for details of their 2009 plans.  Some events like RockBottoms Jive and Swing weekender (Torquay) in January 2009 are already close to selling out for "female only bookings".

If you are going on holiday, check
at modernjive.com for local clubs - 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, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Spain and Dubai. They are all listed at modernjive.com.

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Note to organisers:
Is your event listed at
modernjive.com?  If not, please send me the details (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.


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Dance DVDs
 
How To Jive Le Roc French Jive
The Original Modern Jive DVD - by Christine Keeble

Worth it just for the great mix of swing and jive styles in the demonstration video.  See how many people you can recognise from 1990!  Can you pick out the young Mike Ellard, David Barker, Nicky Haslam, Simon de Lisle, Michel Ange Lau, Janie Cronin, Simon Selmon and lots more?

And the first ever documented use of the term Modern Jive to refer generically to Ceroc and LeRoc: "This video is going to teach you Modern Jive."

       How To Jive DVD
      
Featuring music by the Firebirds - 26 Great Moves

You can now buy it from modernjive.com

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The Modern Jive Toolkit DVD
The Ultimate Guide to Smooth Jiving continues to gain accolades.

See below for some of the things people are saying about it. Then order your copy from modernjive.com

How To Jive DVD

Unsolicited Comments on The Modern Jive Toolkit

Roy (Stylz Jive):
"Thought it was excellent. I particularly liked the way you gave terminology to each aspect of modern jive. I found this so helpful. I have been teaching for about 6 years now. Sometimes you know what you want to put across but the way to describe exactly what you want to say, without causing any misunderstanding, can be difficult. I thought the clear way you described the various aspects of lead & follow was brilliant.
"Every teacher should watch this."

Steve (Corporate Dance Company ):
"I was impressed by your DVD it was very informative and echoes my feelings about what new and other dancers need to know."
And "I have now seen the DVD all the way through and I think that it is even better than before as it informs us more mature dancers who may, may mark you, have thought we knew it all."

Janice (Northern Jive):
"The DVD is really good for all levels of dancers - I've been dancing 10 years and I was surprised how much I learned from watching it."

Nikki & David (Want2Dance Burton):
"Just wanted to say we thought the "Toolkit" DVD was very good - not just because it reinforced so much of our own personal approach with teaching smooth Modern Jive, but as an invaluable tool for Beginners and more experienced dancers alike."

David Cronshaw:
"I really like the John Sweeney DVD 'Modern Jive Toolkit' - I have a feeling that this will become a Modern Jive 'bible' for intermediate dancers."

Richard Brown:
"I would just like to take this opportunity to say how much I appreciate yours and John's "Modern Jive Toolkit" DVD. It really is an excellent guide to dancing modern jive with more style. I have found John's emphasis on "the gentle hand" very sound advice, particularly when dancing with more experienced partners."

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Choose from over 30 DVD titles, covering Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Dips & Drops, Close Moves, Hot Moves, Lifts & Aerials, Style & Musicality, Jango, Latin for Jivers, Double Trouble and Weekenders. 
Details of all these great DVDs are at http://www.modernjive.com
 
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 be purchased on the Web site - down at the bottom of the list of DVDs.

Note:  You can 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

 

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