JIVE

Kenn Louis Navarro

Zyrah May Calubayan
Gr.12-ABM
(ACCEPTANCE)
In latin dancing, the jive is a dance style that originated in the
United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s. It was
popularized in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited
variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance. Glenn Miller
introduced his own jive dance in 1938 with the song "Doin' the
Jive" which never caught on.
Jive is a lively, and uninhibited
variation of the jitterbug. Many of
its basic patterns are similar to
those of the East Coast swing. Jive
is one of the five International Latin
dances, although it has an African-
American origin.
Characteristics of Jive Dancing
Jive and East Coast swing share many figures, as well as
the same music style and tempo. The basic look and feel
of jive are that it is performed with lots and lots of
energy, with the legs portraying a pumping action. Both
the East Coast swing and basic jive consist of two triple
steps and a rock step. The jive differs in that the count
begins with the rock step, which is counted "1, 2." The
two triple steps are counted "3 and 4" and "5 and 6." In
competition, it is danced at 176 beats per minute
Today The Jive is one of the five
International Latin dances. In competition it
is danced at a speed of 176 beats per
minute, although in some cases this is
reduced to between 128 and 160 beats per
minute.
History of Jive
Jive was first demonstrated by Cab Calloway in
1934. It caught on in the United States in the
1940s and was influenced by the Boogie, Rock
& Roll, African/American Swing, and Lindyhop.
The name either comes from jive being a form
of glib talk or from African dance terms. Jive
became a generic term for swing in the United
Kingdom.
In International Style ballroom dancing
competition, jive is grouped with the Latin
dances but it is danced to Western music, with
42 bars per minute in 4/4 time.
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 Distinctive Jive Dance Steps
The basic jive step (jive basic) is a 6-beat pattern:

• The man and woman face each other with

arms in the closed position and the man
leads.
• Rock step (counts 1 and 2): Step one foot
behind the other and lift the front foot up.
The man steps back with his left foot while
the woman steps backward with her right
foot.
• Chasse to the left (counts 3 and 4) The
man goes left, the woman goes right.
• Chasse to the right (counts 5 and 6)
The man goes right, the woman goes
left.
A few distinctive Jive steps:
-American Spin
-Throwaway
-Comb
-Chicken Walks
-Arm Breaker
-Jig Walks
Jive Music and Rhythm
Jive can be danced to swing music and jump blues in the
tempo range of about 200 beats per minute. Depending
on the style preferred, Jive can be danced to a variety of
upbeat music including Boogie-woogie, Swing and Rock
and Roll. The most important thing for beginners is to get
familiar with the rhythm of the music. Listen to the drum
line rather than the melody, the drum provides the beat
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