modernjive.com Newsletter
- September 10 2009
"Dancing is the poetry of the
foot." John Dryden
* New or
Moved Clubs
* Weekenders & Holidays
Competitions: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand,
Scotland
* Dance DVDs
New from Jive Nation: Beginners' Course DVD and
Intermediate & Advanced Routines DVD
* 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
Lots this time as I have been checking all clubs for new and moved
venues.
UK:
Added to the UK maps at http://www.modernjive.com
since
the last newsletter:
Ayr - LeRoc in Scotland
Every Wednesday at The Ivy Rooms Hotel, 11 Miller Road, Ayr KA7 2AX
Starts
Wednesday September 16 2009
http://www.leroc-scotland.co.uk/
Birmingham - Ceroc Birmingham Central
Every Monday at Tally Ho Conference and Banqueting Suite, Pershore
Road, Birmingham, West Midlands B5 7RN
http://www.cerocbirmingham.co.uk
Bristol - Strictly Ceroc
Every Tuesday at The Greenway Centre, Doncaster Road, Southmead,
Bristol, Avon BS10 5PY
Starts Tuesday
October 13 2009
http://www.strictlyceroc.com/
Bury St Edmunds - Foot-loose
Every Thursday at The British Sugar Sports and Social Club, British
Sugar, Hollow Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 7BB
http://www.foot-loose.org.uk/
Cannock - Ceroc Midlands
Every Monday at St Mary's RC Club, Hunter Rd, Off Avon Rd (behind
Asda), Cannock, Staffs WS11 0AB
Starts Monday
October 5 2009
http://www.cerocmidlands.co.uk/
Caterham - Simply LeRoc
Every Monday at Caterham Ex-Servicemen & the Royal British Legion,
15 Town End, Caterham, Surrey CR3 5UJ
Starts
September 21 2009
http://www.simplyleroc.co.uk
Darlington - Ceroc Xtra
Every Monday at The Dolphin Centre, Horsemarket, Darlington, County
Durham DL1 5RP
http://www.ceroc-xtra.com/
Deal - Dance Dedication (Deal)
Every Sunday at The Landmark Centre, 129 High Street, Deal, Kent CT14
6BB
Starts Sunday
September 27 2009
http://dancededication.co.uk/
Hartlepool - SalsaJive (Modern Jive)
Every Tuesday at the Grand Hotel (The Best Western), Swainson Street,
Hartlepool, County Durham TS24 8AA
http://www.salsajiveuk.com/
Hemsby-on-Sea - Ceroc Fusion
Every Thursday at Seacroft Holiday Village, Beach Road, Hemsby-on-Sea,
Norfolk NR29 4HR
http://www.cerocfusion.co.uk/
Kendal - Lakes Jive
Every Wednesday at Ibis Sports & Social Club, Mintsfeet Road,
Kendal, Cumbria LA8 6DE (Except 1st Wednesday every month)
Starts
September 16 2009
http://www.klubjive.co.uk/lakes_jive_home_page.htm
Kilmarnock - LeRoc in Scotland
Every Thursday at the New Farm Loch Community Centre, 2 Fraser Walk,
Kilmarnock KA3 7PH
http://www.leroc-scotland.co.uk/
London - Jive Nation
Every Tuesday at the Pitcher & Piano, 28-31 Cornhill, London EC3V
3ND
http://www.jivenation.co.uk/
Lowestoft - Ceroc Fusion
Every Monday at Kessingland Sports & Social Centre, Francis Road,
Kessingland, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 7PU
http://www.cerocfusion.co.uk/
Northampton - Dance Synergy
Every Monday at the Hilton Hotel, 100 Watering Lane, Collingtree,
Northampton NN4 0XW
http://www.dancesynergy.co.uk
Northampton - Ceroc Passion
Every Tuesday at Cripps Social Club, Cliftonville, Northampton,
Northamptonshire NN1 5BD
http://www.cerocpassion.com
Poole - The Thing
Every Wednesday at the Conservative Club, 36-40 Wimborne road, Poole,
Dorset BH15 2BU
http://www.thething.uk.com/
Trowbridge - Ginger Jive
Every Tuesday at The Civic Hall, St. Stephens Place, Trowbridge,
Wiltshire BA14 8AH
http://www.gingerjive.co.uk/
Wellingborough - Ceroc Passion
Every Wednesday at The Wellingburian Embankment Club, The Embankment,
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire NN8 1LD
http://www.cerocpassion.com
West Malling - Ceroc Kent
Kings Hall Community Centre, 70 Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, West Malling,
Kent ME19 4LG
Re-opens Sunday
September 20 2009
http://www.cerockent.co.uk/
Wigan - Learn2Jive
Every Wednesday at Newtown Labour Club, 156 Scot Lane, Wigan, Greater
Manchester WN5 0UB
http://www.learn2jive.co.uk/
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Weekenders, Holidays
& Competitions
Whether
you want
sunshine, skiing or cruising, or just lots of dancing, you will find
plenty of choice, all over the world.
Over 70 events are listed for
2009! Check modernjive.com for the details.
Just added to the
list at modernjive.com:
Dance Fever: 16-18 October 2009, Perth, Scotland
A fabulous luxury residential weekend full of dance tuition,
parties, cabaret, competitions, socialising...
Paul Warden, Catriona Wiles, Keith Davies, Nigel Anderson, CJ,
Yliander, Lindsay Brown, Ross Carlin, Bill Foreman, Fran Ranaldi,
Chalky Whyte, Dee Easton, Pauline Roddy...
West Coast Swing, Modern Jive, Advanced Jive, Blues, Dips and Drops,
Boogie Woogie, Rueda, Double Trouble, Ballroom Styles, Exotic Dance,
Flamenco, Musicality
http://www.capitalswing.com/dancefever.htm
Ceroc
Canada Dance Champs: 26 September 2009, Vancouver, Canada
Ceroc Canada is excited to announce its first National Ceroc Dance
Championships!
It's about time we showed the rest of the Cerocers around the world how
fabulous our dancers are.
The Ceroc Champs will take place at the Billy Bishop Hall on Saturday
September 26th 2009. The event will combine competition dancing with
breaks where everyone can take to the dance floor, culminating in a big
dance party in the evening. So there is plenty of entertainment for
competitors and spectators alike.
http://www.cerocvancouver.ca/champs/
There are lots of competitions coming
up.
Even if you are not competing these events are a great way to see
fantastic dancing and usually include some freestyle/dance party time
so that you can dance with lots of new people, including some of the
best dancers around:
Australasian Open Modern Jive
Championships: 12 September 2009, Sydney, Australia
http://www.cerocaustralia.com.au/champs
The Best in the West: 18 September
2009, Bristol, England
http://www.trinityleroc.co.uk/
Ceroc Scotland Championships 2009: 19
September 2009, Edinburgh,
Scotland
http://www.cerocscotland.com/
Ceroc Canada Dance Champs: 26
September 2009, Vancouver,
Canada
http://www.cerocvancouver.ca/champs/
BRITROCK '09 Independent Modern Jive
Competition: 30-31 October 2009, Hove,
England
http://www.modernjive.biz/britrockcompetition/index.html
4th Taranaki Regional Ceroc
Championships: 13-14 November 2009, New Plymouth, New Zealand
http://www.danceclasses.co.nz/cerocchamps.html
Midlands Ceroc Champs IV 2009: 21
November 2009, Stoke-on-Trent,
England
http://www.cerocmidlands.co.uk/midlandschamps.htm
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From Dance Vibe
Champions Modern Jive Weekend: October 23 24 25 with Allan and Holly
(from Le Step on the Gold Coast) in Warners Bay, Newcastle, Australia.
http://www.dancevibe.com.au/
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2010
Dates
I'll soon
be starting to put the 2010 dates together - if you have an event
planned please let me know the details
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
Choose from over
50 DVD titles,
covering Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Dips & Drops, Close
Moves, Hot Moves, Lifts & Aerials, Style & Musicality, Ladies'
Styling, Jango,
Latin for Jivers, Double
Trouble and Weekenders.
Details
of all these great DVDs are at http://www.modernjive.com
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New DVDs
Jive
Nation Beginners' Course DVD
Learn Modern Jive Dancing with London’s Top LeRoc Teachers.
The well-crafted five week lesson plan is carefully structured to
introduce new content while building on and reinforcing previous
teaching, accelerating the speed of your learning.
The Complete Beginners' Course: 40+ beginners' moves - in 20 bite size
classes!
Full details at http://www.modernjive.com/videos-JiveNation.html
Jive
Nation Intermediate & Advanced Routines DVD
Learn Modern Jive Dancing with London’s Top LeRoc Teachers.
Take your freestyle and confidence to a whole new level.
Sensational routines taught to camera by our resident teachers.
Full details at http://www.modernjive.com/videos-JiveNation.html
Recent DVDs
Click
on the images to get these great DVDs - buy online from modernjive.com
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Club
Organisers: 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.
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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