Jive

Group III presentation

jive
/jīv/

Introduction
Jive
to
What is Jive?
Jive‌‌is‌a ‌lively‌‌and‌‌fast-paced‌d‌ ance‌‌that‌
‌is‌‌typically‌‌danced‌‌to‌‌up-beat‌‌swing‌‌
or‌‌contemporary‌‌music‌‌in‌‌the‌‌competitive‌
‌ballroom‌‌dancing‌‌communities.

It is considered‌‌a‌‌Latin‌‌dance,‌‌however,‌‌it‌
‌also‌‌belongs‌‌to‌‌the‌s‌ wing‌‌dancing‌‌family.‌‌
 What is Jive?
Jive is a popular‌ ‌d ance‌ ‌o n‌ ‌s hows‌ ‌s uch‌ ‌a s,‌
 What is Jive?
Jive is a popular‌ ‌d ance‌ ‌o n‌ ‌s hows‌ ‌s uch‌ ‌a s,‌

So you think
you can dance
 What is Jive?
Jive is a popular‌ ‌d ance‌ ‌o n‌ ‌s hows‌ ‌s uch‌ ‌a s,‌

So you think Dancing with

you can dance the stars
History
Jive
of
 History
Jive‌ ‌h as‌ ‌b een‌ ‌a round‌ ‌f or‌ ‌n early‌
‌o ne‌ ‌h undred‌ ‌y ears,‌ ‌a nd‌ ‌h as‌
‌e volved‌ ‌a nd‌ ‌
changed‌ ‌t hroughout its lifetime.
 History
There are at least three different
main threads of the jive.
 History
There are at least three different
main threads of the jive.

Lindy Hop/Jitterbug
 History
There are at least three different
main threads of the jive.

Lindy Hop/Jitterbug

Ballroom Jive
 History
There are at least three different
main threads of the jive.

Lindy Hop/Jitterbug

Ballroom Jive

Modern Jive/Ceroc
 History
The word “Jive” was slang often associated
swing music and early jazz, as well as
imitation, exaggeration, and foolish talk.

The word “Jitterbug,” is believed to be

coined by Cab Calloway’s band’s trombonist
Harry White
 History
In 1930s, the Jitterbug Jive
expanded into different
styles, dancers began to
include personal touches
including:
History

Tap steps
History

Jazz Moves
History

Acrobatics
History

Ariels
 History
The 1940s brought a lot of change to
the Jive. The UK developed a style of
Jive in the 1940s that was simpler
and used mostly six or four beat
patterns with lots of repetition.
 History
The “Jive,” also known as
“Jitterbug” , began to be called “Rock
‘n’ Roll” as Bill Haley’s hit record Rock
Around the Clock released in 1956.
Origin
Jive
of
 origin

Jive was first

demonstrated by Cab
Calloway in 1934.
 origin
The name either comes from jive being a
form of glib talk or from African dance
terms.

In International Style ballroom dancing

competition, jive is grouped with the
Latin dances but it is danced to Western
music, with 42 bars per minute in 4/4
time.
 Dance
characteristics
of
Jive
dance characteristics
Very Happy
Energetic
Plenty of knee lifting
lots of kicks
Twirling
Flicks
Bending and rocking of the hips
dance characteristics
dance characteristics
Jive and East Coast swing share many
figures, as well as the same music
style and tempo.

The basic look and feel of jive are that

it is performed with lots and lots of
energy, with the legs portraying a
pumping action.
dance characteristics
dance characteristics
Both the East Coast swing and basic jive
consist of two triple steps and a rock
step.

Jive can be danced to a variety of

upbeat music including Boogie-woogie,
Swing and Rock and Roll.
End.
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