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    Jive Is A Lively, and Uninhibited Variation of The Jitterbug. Many of Its Basic Patterns Are

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    Jive is a lively dance that originated in the United States in the 1940s, influenced by styles like boogie, rock & roll, and Lindyhop. It shares patterns with East Coast swing and is performed at a fast tempo with lots of energy and knee lifts. The basic jive step is a six-beat pattern that includes a rock step followed by two chasses moving in opposite directions. Distinctive jive moves include spins, throws, and footwork like chicken walks and jig walks.

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    Jive Is A Lively, and Uninhibited Variation of The Jitterbug. Many of Its Basic Patterns Are

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    Jive is a lively dance that originated in the United States in the 1940s, influenced by styles like boogie, rock & roll, and Lindyhop. It shares patterns with East Coast swing and is performed at a fast tempo with lots of energy and knee lifts. The basic jive step is a six-beat pattern that includes a rock step followed by two chasses moving in opposite directions. Distinctive jive moves include spins, throws, and footwork like chicken walks and jig walks.

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    Jive is a lively dance that originated in the United States in the 1940s, influenced by styles like boogie, rock & roll, and Lindyhop. It shares patterns with East Coast swing and is performed at a fast tempo with lots of energy and knee lifts. The basic jive step is a six-beat pattern that includes a rock step followed by two chasses moving in opposite directions. Distinctive jive moves include spins, throws, and footwork like chicken walks and jig walks.

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    Jive is a lively, and uninhibited variation of the jitterbug.

    Many of its basic patterns are


    similar to those of the East Coast swing. Jive is one of the five International Latin
    dances, although it has an African-American origin.
    Characteristics of Jive Dancing

    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. Both the East Coast swing and basic
    jive consist of two triple steps and a rock step. The jive differs in that the count begins
    with the rock step, which is counted "1, 2." The two triple steps are counted "3 and 4"
    and "5 and 6." In competition, it is danced at 176 beats per minute.

    History of Jive

    Jive was first demonstrated by Cab Calloway in 1934. It caught on in the United States
    in the 1940s and was influenced by the Boogie, Rock & Roll, African/American Swing,
    and Lindyhop. The name either comes from jive being a form of glib talk or from
    African dance terms. Jive became a generic term for swing in the United Kingdom.

    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.

    Jive Action
    Jive is a very happy, boppy, energetic dance, with plenty of knee-lifting, bending, and
    rocking of the hips. The fastest of the Latin dances, jive incorporates lots of kicks and
    flicks, even twirling of the woman, and doesn't move around the dance floor like other
    dances. Although jive dancers may appear to be moving their feet haphazardly in every
    direction, the feet are actually well-controlled under the body with the knees close
    together.
    Distinctive Jive Dance Steps

    The basic jive step (jive basic) is a 6-beat pattern:

     The man and woman face each other with arms in the closed position and the
    man leads.
     Rock step (counts 1 and 2): Step one foot behind the other and lift the front foot
    up. The man steps back with his left foot while the woman steps backward with
    her right foot.
     Chasse to the left (counts 3 and 4) The man goes left, the woman goes right.
     Chasse to the right (counts 5 and 6) The man goes right, the woman goes left.

    A few distinctive Jive steps:


     American Spin
     Throwaway
     Comb
     Chicken Walks
     Arm Breaker
     Jig Walks

    Angelie Magsoling
    Jhonpol Aruta
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    Janet Adrales
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