Does Ceroc music deserve its bad reputation?
Does ceroc music deserve its poor reputation, and is there really a difference between ceroc and independent modern jive music
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Handy tips on how to dance with more control
While dancing with abandon is a great way to feel free and release any angst, when partner dancing, even socially, there needs to be some semblance of control from each person. It can be interesting to watch people who dance with no worries in a loose and relaxed way, and we may want to be…
Making dancers feel welcome – essential or not?
With the number of modern jive options available in many areas now, venues are having to work harder to retain their dancers as well as to get beginners in. If beginners don’t get hooked that first visit, the likelihood is they may find something else to do instead of dancing. And the better dancers become,…
Why social dancers should learn choreographed routines
Apart from as a child and teen, being in my dance school annual shows, I’ve never done choreographed dances.. Certainly not within a partner dance context. But this weekend I went to the local west coast swing flash mob workshop. I probably can’t make the actual flash mob in September, but I thought it would…
Dance blogs you should read or follow
When I started this blog, there was only one other standalone modern jive blog which launched around the same time. Ok, so some modern jive organisations have a few articles on their websites but none seemed to be regularly updated. With lots of discussions going on in Facebook groups or forums about modern jive, I…
Modern jive – judged by other dance styles
If you’ve been dancing ceroc or modern jive for a while you may have heard dancers from other genres pouring scorn on it. ‘Modern jive is easy’ ‘there’s no technique’ ‘it’s just for people who can’t dance’ ‘everyone who’s any good moves on to argentine tango or wcs, that’s where the good dancers are’. But…
Filling the ceroc dance funnel – getting and retaining dancers
We all come to ceroc or modern jive via different routes. Some have danced forever but want to try something new, or a friend has asked them to come along for moral support. Others have never danced but have been inspired by a tv show, or theatre performance or have even seen a display at…
