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How To Jive Le Roc French Jive
The Original Modern Jive DVD

Jive to any music

Easy-to-learn routines


The Modern Jive for parties, that looks great and is so easy to learn!




This was the first Modern Jive instructional video.

Many of the people on it are very well known in the Modern Jive world today. Check the list and see if you recognise any names:

  • Modern Jive Demonstration
    • Christine Keeble
    • Simon de Lisle
  • Air Steps Demonstration
    • Sing Yuen Lim
    • Vince Roper
  • Dancers
    • David Barker
    • Richard Becker
    • Elizabeth Bellavia
    • Dominique Corolleur
    • Janie Cronin
    • Vicky Cunliffe
    • Mike Ellard
    • Simon Erland
    • Tim Flach
    • David Fregene
    • Paul Gollege
    • Nicky Haslam
    • Derek Holwill
    • Kate Hutton
    • Tom Jennings
    • Grazielle Jones
    • Angela Kyte
    • Marcelle Lakmaker
    • Louise Mackenzie
    • Victor Martinez
    • Neil McClusky
    • Shuko Nogoolhi
    • Jan Paulden
    • Lilly Saw
    • Deborah Sharpe
    • Sarah Sienesi
    • John Stephenson
    • Katherine Tan
    • Andrea Tyers
    • Glenn Wright
    • Michel Ange Lau
    • Henry Yong
    • The Jiving Lindyhoppers, with Frankie Manning, Artistic Direction by Warren Heyes
    • The London Jitterbugs - Simon Selmon & Amelia Hill
    • Zoots & Spangles - Artistic Direction by Ryan Francois
  • Dance Consultants
    • Michel Ange Lau
    • Roger Chin
    • Vince Roper
    • Janie Cronin
    • Simon Selmon
    • Dominique Corolleur

This DVD is packed with moves that look great and are easy to learn.

Each move is explained carefully and then shown in action and with DVD it is so easy to stop and practice each move.

Party scenes will inspire you to create your own style. They feature champions of modern jive, ballroom jive, European rock'n' roll and Lindy Hop (including Frankie Manning who first invented airsteps in the 1930s, The Jiving Lindyhoppers and Simon Selmon.

So grab a partner and get ready to bop.

Be outrageous. Be original!

Why just dance when you can modern jive?

Featuring music by the Firebirds

26 Great Moves

  • Set 1
    • Push and Pull
    • American Spin
    • Tope Turn and Return
    • American Spin variation
  • Set 2
    • First Move
    • Figure of Eight
    • Yo Yo
    • Lady Spin
  • Set 3
    • Comb
    • Neckbreaker
    • Lady's Comb
    • Sway
  • Set 4
    • Wurlitzer
    • Hatchback
    • Swizzle Stick
  • Set 5
    • Backhander
    • Wrapper
    • Drop Kick
  • Set 6
    • First Jump
    • Change Places
    • Pretzel
    • Twirl
  • Set 7
    • American Spin
    • Butterfly
    • Overhead Change
    • Seducer


Endorsed by Le Roc French Jive Federation



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