One of the great things about modern jive is the music. Because it can be danced to any music – from golden oldie to contemporary pop, from dance to latin. While main room music tends to stick to a similar 4 count beat, within a tempo range, more and more modern jive organisations offer specialist…
Dance musicality in modern jive
Modern jive is often looked down on by dancers from other genres. Or that’s the feeling you can sometimes get. I have to be honest, I’ve personally not had anyone say anything derogatory towards modern jive itself, more about the lack of dance technique that many modern jivers have unless they’ve done a lot of…
Does Ceroc music deserve its bad reputation?
The music played at any dance venue plays a big part in a person’s enjoyment of the class or event. In particular once people have been dancing a while they seem to get more discerning, helped by them quite often wanting more of a challenge. I know for me dancing to salsa music all the…
