Jive
The Bronze · Bronze · International Latin
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Tempo — studio
- 42–44 MPM
- Tempo — NDCA
- 42–44 MPM
- Count
- Q Q Q a Q · 1 2 3 a 4
Origin
An energetic partner dance of fast footwork, kicks, and syncopation from the swing family — rooted in American Lindy Hop and standardized as the International Jive.
Music
4/4 time — fast and up-tempo.
Character
Fast, happy, and bouncy — kicks, flicks, and rapid chassés.
Figures
- 1
Basic in Place
- 2
Fallaway Rock
- 3
Fallaway Throwaway
- 4
Link Rock / Link
- 5
Change of Place (Right ↔ Left)
- 6
Change of Hands Behind the Back
- 7
Hip Bump
- 8
American Spin
- 9
The Walks
- 10
Stop and Go
- 11
The Mooch
- 12
The Whip
- 13
Whip Throwaway
Elsewhere in The Bronze
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