JIVE
TECHNICAL QUALITIES
ACTION USED IN LATIN ACTIONS
Imagine that your body is water. Depending on the temperature you expose the water to, it has the capacity of turning into ice, vapor or fluid. It happens the same with your own body.
Depending on the Action Used you expose your body to, it has the capacity of transforming into Rumba, ChaChaChá, Samba, Jive, or Paso doble. By this way we will define the Action Used as the different characteristic actions for each style of dance.
The Action Used will be used at the “Latin Actions” which are the steps created in base of each style of dance and the possible actions where to transfer our weight from foot to foot. In short, the “Latin Actions” are for example a “Forward walk”, or a “Side Step”…
The combination of all of them create the figures and the mix of the figures make a choreography.
In this section we will study the characteristic of the Action Used in each dance style applicated to each “Latin Action”.
ACTION USED IN JIVE
In this class we explain in a general and theoretical way the most representative movement action of Jive that we must learn to know how to apply to all the steps in Jive.
LEVELS OF THE ACTION USED IN JIVE
This is an introductory class to the levels. We will explain in a general and theoretical way our objective and we will see how we will reach it through the levels.
LEVEL 1 OF THE ACTION USED IN JIVE
In this class we will fully understand Level 1 work. We will apply it to exercise and use the speed learning system that helps us internalize the information into the body.
Concentrate on the footwork of Level 1, because if you internalize it, the next levels will be much easier and more effective.
LEVEL 2 OF THE ACTION USED IN JIVE
In this class we will add Level 2 to Level 1. We will add the Swing Action Of the Hip to our exercise also using the speed learning system. We will explain in detail how to apply it in a simple and effective way. Remember that before applying Level 2 we must understand and internalize the LEVEL 1 OF THE ACTION USED IN JIVE .
LEVEL 3 OF THE ACTION USED IN JIVE
Today we come to the last Level of the Jive. Level 3 will be easy and comfortable if you have previously worked and trained the LEVEL 1 and the LEVEL 2 of the Action Used in Jive.
In that class we will learn also 3 types of options to interpret the Action Used in Jive, it’s very important that you understand all of them because in the next classes we will learn and practice more about it.
LEVELS IN MUSIC OF THE ACTION USED IN JIVE
Today we will practice everything we have learned in the LEVEL 1 OF THE ACTION USED IN JIVE , LEVEL 2 OF THE ACTION USED IN JIVE and LEVEL 3 OF THE ACTION USED IN JIVE . We will remember the 3 levels of Jive in a general way and we will dance them all in music, in Slow Motion, in Double Beat and in Normal Tempo. It is a class that will help you understand how to train everything before starting to apply the Action Used in all the steps. If you want to internalize everything before starting with the steps, we recommend that you do the PLAN OF 19 DAYS TO GET THE HIGHEST QUALITY USED JIVE ACTION . If you follow this plan, you will be fully prepared to start the next job.
RULES OF DIRECTION
This class is a must. It contains 6 exercises that teach us which rules to follow as we move forward, to the side or back. It is very important to know how to move in all directions, it doesn´t matter which dance. That´s why in this class we find 6 key exercises that will teach us to achieve it.
ACTION USED IN ROCK ACTION, JIVE
ACTION USED IN SIDE CHASSÉ, JIVE
In this class we will work on the Side Chassé in Jive. It is very important to understand all the details well and know how to apply the Levels ( LEVEL 1 , LEVEL 2 and LEVEL 3 ) in the Side Chassé because later we will see that we will use this information in all the steps of the Chassé family in Jive.
ACTION USED IN SIMPLE SPIN, JIVE
Today we are going to work a simple Spin in Jive. As we normally do, we first explain the essential details that help us to be able to perform the step correctly, then we apply the 3 levels ( LEVEL 1 , LEVEL 2 and LEVEL 3 ) of the Action Used in Jive and at the end we will see all the exercises in music in the three speeds that help us to correctly acquire all the information.
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ACTION USED IN DRUNKEN SAILOR, JIVE
Today we look at the Drunken Sailor, made up of three weight changes. We apply the 3 Levels of the Action Used (LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2, LEVEL 3). It is very important to pay close attention to all the details and indications because the Drunken Sailor is a basic step that we will use as a reference to understand more complex steps.
To see all the exercises in music, continue with the next class: ACTION USED IN DRUNKEN SAILOR, PART 2
ACTION USED IN DRUNKEN SAILOR, PART 2, JIVE
This is the continuation of the previous class ACTION USED IN DRUNKEN SAILOR. Today we will see all the exercises in music.
ACTION USED IN KICKS, JIVE
Today we learn how to dance kicks through the Levels (LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2, LEVEL 3) of the Action Used in Jive. At the end of the class we work all the exercises in music.
BASIC CHOREOGRAPHY 1, JIVE
In this class we present the first basic choreography of Jive that includes all the steps worked in the previous classes: WEIGHT CHANGE ON PLACE (LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2, LEVEL 3), ROCK ACTION, SIDE CHASSÉ, SIMPLE SPIN, DRUNKEN SAILOR, DRUNKEN SAILOR PART 2, KICKS. It is very important that you pay attention to the indications of the directions and the details of the choreography. It is recommended that you memorize and train the routine because in the next class: ACTION USED IN BASIC CHOREOGRAPHY 1: KEYWORD AND IN MUSIC we will apply all levels in music.
ACTION USED IN BASIC CHOREOGRAPHY 1: KEY WORD AND IN MUSIC, JIVE
In this class we will dance the 4 levels of the Action Used in Basic choreography 1. It is important that the choreography is learned, you can study it in the previous class: BASIC CHOREOGRAPHY 1.
If you have doubts about any of the steps or levels, you can go into detail in the previous specific classes for each step: WEIGHT CHANGE ON PLACE (LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2, LEVEL 3), ROCK ACTION, SIDE CHASSÉ, SIMPLE SPIN, DRUNKEN SAILOR, DRUNKEN SAILOR PART 2, KICKS.
Today we will work on the Keyword, a concept that will help us interpret the choreography in music with a clear objective and result.