Jive Dancing Steps for Men

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Hello I am Sarolta Eke. Hello I'm Tamas Kassai, we are here on behalf of Expert Village. We are going to show you how to dance Jive. We are here to show you the Jive basic step. Tamas will show you the man's step. 1-2-3 and 4-5 and 6, 1-2-3 and 4-5 and 6, 1-2-3 and 4-5 and 6. The foot positions for this step is left foot back, right foot in place, left foot to the side, close right foot to left foot and left foot to the side, right foot in place, left foot closes to right foot, right foot to the side, and now you can start from the beginning. Once more it's back, in place, side, close, side, in place, close, side. The foot technique for this step is ball flat, ball flat, ball, ball, ball flat and ball, ball, ball flat. Once more it's ball flat, ball flat, ball, ball, ball flat, ball, ball, ball flat. The first two steps are called rock. Rock back and then the next steps are called chasse. This is a chasse to the left and this is a chasse to the right. Chasse to left, chasse to right, chasse to left, chasse to right. So the basic step consist of three parts. It's a rock back and the chasse to the left and then a chasse to the right. Chasse means stepping to the side, closing the feet and stepping to the side. It doesn't always mean you have to go to the side, you can even go forward. So it's forward, close, forward. Or you can go backwards. Back, close, back. In any direction you are using the chasse is always a step, a close and a step. Jive has many ancestors, Lindy Hop, Blues Swing, Boogie-Woogie and later Rock-n-Roll. American Soldiers drove them to Europe and this freestyle movement became very popular amongst the youth. Later English teachers made them more moderate and so it became more elegant, but still lively and active. 1-2-3 and 4-5 and 6, 1-2-3 and 4-5 and 6.

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