Jive (dance)

Jive is a social and competitive dance in 4/4-time which is divided ternary. In dance schools it is danced at about 32 to 44 cycles per minute, at tournaments in 42 to 44 cycles per minute (according to TSO DTV eV). The Jive is one of the Latin American dances.

History

Jive is a name for a dance, the variety of related precursors African-American origin has. These include at the beginning of the 1930s Lindy Hop, Blues, Swing, in the 1940's the boogie-woogie, followed in the 1950s by the rock ' n ' roll. Was characteristic of all these dance forms and is still the stimulating music. American soldiers brought the US-based dances around 1940 to Europe, where they became popular quickly among the youth. The Boogie after the war became the dominant music. But as " vulgar " dance he did not just friends. Dance Pope Alex Moore commented that he had never seen anything " Grässlicheres ". English dance teacher developed with some slower music and the elegant yet lively Jive. He was inducted as the fifth competition dance to Latin American dances in 1968, since 1976 the Jive is part of the World Dance Program. In England, another Jive enjoys great popularity: Instead of the usual six beats of Modern Jive is like the Lindy Hop dancing in eight beats.

Characteristics and technology

The Jive brings robust joy of life expressed. Characteristic are open figures, various kicks and twist. The main feature is the easy - loose swing of the hip on two and four.

In contrast to Rumba and Cha -Cha -Cha Merengue Hüftaktionen be danced so that the hips remain on the standing leg and goes to the other side until the weight change. The steps in Jive are recognized on the ball and the inner edge of the feet. The Jive is danced in the open dancing pose, with the Lord with his left hand grasps the right hand of the lady. A close relationship exists for boogie -woogie and rock ' n ' roll.

Although the music has a ternary rhythm, the rhythm of this dance almost dotted for clarity and magnification. The straight beats are accented by a swing of the hips ( " through the knee swing ").

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