In existence since the early 1930s, Jive styles have evolved and adapted with Modern Jive finding immense popularity over the last two decades. The Jive category includes 1940s Jive, Leroc, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll and Smooth Modern Jive.
Classes, dances and other dance events in or near Portsmouth for Jive. Please click on the event name for more information which may include a map.
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Sat 29 Nov |
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Ambience- Pure SILC freestyle Tracie's Latin Club Lodge Road, Hampshire Ceroc Fever |
Dedicated Saturday SILC night until 1am! Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Contemporary Blues, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive |
18.0 |
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D.Y.D Empire Hall Totton Freestyle The Empire Hall, Totton Totton, Nr Southampton, Southampton Dance Yourself Dizzy |
Non Stop Freestyle from 8pm - 11.30pm at this legendary venue. Modern Jive |
20.0 | |
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Freestyle Dance Heene Community Centre Worthing, West Sussex Leroc Sussex |
Freestyle Dance Leroc, Modern Jive |
30.0 | |
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Saturday Special Newell Centre Chichester, West Sussex Jive 'n' Boogie |
Our popular Saturday Special featuring Class Of '58 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
13.0 | |
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Saturday Night Dance Colman Redland Centre Reigate, Surrey Court Dancing |
Saturday Night Dance (Ballroom and Latin) Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Salsa, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz |
49.0 | |
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Petersfield social & taster Lindy Petersfield methodist church Petersfield, Hampshire Portsmouth & Petersfield Lindy Hop |
Petersfield Charity Social Dance & taster – in aid of Adfam 1940s Jive, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop |
15.0 | |
Sun 30 Nov |
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Beginners Workshop Chanctonbury Leisure Centre Storrington, West Sussex Leroc Sussex |
Beginners Workshop Leroc, Modern Jive |
28.0 |
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Sunday Tea Dance in Newbury Shaw Social Club, Newbury Newbury, Berkshire Ginger Jive |
Sunday Afternoon Modern Jive Tea Dance in Newbury Leroc, Modern Jive |
43.0 | |
Mon 01 Dec |
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Leroc Sussex Class Night Heene Community Centre Worthing, West Sussex Leroc Sussex |
Weekly beginners and intermediate class with freestyle time to socialise. Leroc, Modern Jive |
30.0 |
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D.Y.D. Modern Jive Classes Basingstoke Basingstoke, Hampshire Dance Yourself Dizzy |
Beginners 8 - 8.45pm. Freestyle 8.45 - 9pm. Intermediates 9 - 9.40pm. Freestyle 9.40 -11pm Modern Jive |
31.0 | |
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Reading Jive Park United Reformed Church Reading, Reading Berkshire Swing Dance |
Accessible authentic Jive. Rockin', jumpin' retro music. Starts with 6-count figures. 1940s Jive, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll |
45.0 | |
Tue 02 Dec |
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D.Y.D. Modern Jive Classes Titchfield Community Centre FAREHAM, Portsmouth Dance Yourself Dizzy |
Beginners 8 - 8.45pm. Freestyle 8.45 - 9pm. Intermediates 9 - 9.40pm. Freestyle 9.40 -11pm Modern Jive |
7.0 |
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D.Y.D. Modern Jive Classes Winchester Winchester, Hampshire Dance Yourself Dizzy |
Beginners 8 - 8.45pm. Freestyle 8.45 - 9pm. Intermediates 9 - 9.45pm. Freestyle 9.45 - 11 Modern Jive |
20.0 | |
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Jive-by-Day Social Modern Jive Goring Conservative Club Worthing, West Sussex LeRoc Modern Jive with Dance with Stacey |
Daytime Modern Jive Class and Social Dancing Leroc, Modern Jive |
28.0 | |
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Messaround at The Duke & Rye Duke & Rye Chichester, West Sussex Jive 'n' Boogie |
This tastefully transformed church has the perfect quirky vibe for a relaxed messaround 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
13.0 | |
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Ceroc Salibury Ceroc Salisbury Wilton, Wiltshire Ceroc Live |
Weekly Ceroc Dance Classes Modern Jive, Partner (with Disability), Smooth Modern Jive, General Dance Fitness |
40.0 | |
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Jive Frenzy Modern Jive Class Night Adastra Hall Hassocks Hassocks, Sussex Jive Frenzy |
Jive Frenzy Modern Jive Class Night Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
45.0 | |
Wed 03 Dec |
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Jiveasy / Strictly Jive Fever The Fishbourne Centre Chichester, Sussex Jiveasy |
Modern Jive Classes Leroc, Modern Jive |
10.0 |
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Evening Dance / Practice Jubilee Ballroom New Milton, Bournemouth New Milton Community Association |
Ballroom and Latin practice dance. Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz |
25.0 | |
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Modern Jive Kings Mytchett Community Center Mytchett, Surrey Modern Jive Kings |
Beginner and intermediate lessons followed by freestyle. Modern Jive |
37.0 | |
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Partnered Jive Social Night Fairlands Community Centre Guildford, Surrey The Surrey Swing Dance Society |
A chance to practice your dancing to Swing & Jive tunes 1940s Jive, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Strolls |
44.0 | |
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Intermediates class The Shed Ashtead, Surrey Hanna's Dance School |
Intermediates level class, gold level Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Salsa, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz |
48.0 | |
Thu 04 Dec |
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Weekly MJ Class and Freestyle Night Arena Sports Centre Bognor Regis, West Sussex LeRoc Modern Jive with Dance with Stacey |
Come and join us for our weekly Modern Jive class night. Beginners welcome any week! Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
18.0 |
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D.Y.D. Modern Jive Classes Minstead Minstead, Hampshire Dance Yourself Dizzy |
Beginners 8 - 8.45pm. Freestyle 8.45 - 9pm. Intermediates 9 - 9.40pm. Freestyle 9.40 -11pm Modern Jive |
23.0 | |
Fri 05 Dec |
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Suzie Q's at Locks Heath Park gate RBL Club Park Gate, Portsmouth Jive 'n' Boogie |
Suzie Q's Record hop at The Locks heath WM Club 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
10.0 |
Sat 06 Dec |
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Modern Jive Christmas Freestyle Oving Jubilee Hall Oving, West Sussex LeRoc Modern Jive with Dance with Stacey |
Modern Jive Christmas Freestyle Leroc, Modern Jive |
15.0 |
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D.Y.D Empire Hall Totton Freestyle The Empire Hall, Totton Totton, Nr Southampton, Southampton Dance Yourself Dizzy |
Non Stop Freestyle from 8pm - 11.30pm at this legendary venue. Modern Jive |
20.0 | |
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Peter & M Social Ballroom Dance Nice N Easy Dance Studios Bournemouth, Bournemouth Bournemouth Social Dance Events |
Social Ballroom, Latin, Sequence, Line, and a little modern jive Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, Modern Sequence |
33.0 | |
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Christmas Party + DWAS Fun Comp! Burghfield Community Sports Association Burghfield, Reading, Berkshire Ginger Jive |
Christmas Party with Mike Nova as Elvis and all-genre Freestyle Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
44.0 | |
Sun 07 Dec |
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The Lazy Sunday Club Southwick D-Day Memorial Hall Fareham, Portsmouth Ceroc Fever |
A laidback Sunday afternoon of dance with SILC class Contemporary Blues, Smooth Modern Jive, Expressive |
5.0 |
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Washington Club 'Tea Dance' Dial Post Village Hall Horsham, West Sussex Eight Beat Jive Lindy Hop |
We play music to Jive, Lindy Hop, Swing, Balboa & Rock 'n' Roll. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing, Strolls |
36.0 | |
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60’s, Swing & Latin Thing Canford Heath Community centre Poole, Poole The Thing |
Sunday afternoon Dance, featuring 60s swing and Latin music for modern 1940s Jive, Cha Cha (Club), Charleston, Leroc, Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Salsa, West Coast Swing, Smooth Modern Jive |
40.0 | |
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The Honey Hop Burghfield CSA Reading, Berkshire Berkshire Swing Dance |
Afternoon dancing to mostly 50's-style music in company. Includes hot drinks +snacks, bar. 1940s Jive, Boogie Woogie, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Rock n Roll |
42.0 | |
Mon 08 Dec |
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Ceroc MasterClass @ The Hilt The Hilt Chandlers Ford, Southampton Ceroc Fever |
Monthly Masterclass - more advanced moves & techniques Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
16.0 |
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Leroc Sussex Class Night Heene Community Centre Worthing, West Sussex Leroc Sussex |
Weekly beginners and intermediate class with freestyle time to socialise. Leroc, Modern Jive |
30.0 | |
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D.Y.D. Modern Jive Classes Basingstoke Basingstoke, Hampshire Dance Yourself Dizzy |
Beginners 8 - 8.45pm. Freestyle 8.45 - 9pm. Intermediates 9 - 9.40pm. Freestyle 9.40 -11pm Modern Jive |
31.0 | |
Tue 09 Dec |
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D.Y.D. Modern Jive Classes Titchfield Community Centre FAREHAM, Portsmouth Dance Yourself Dizzy |
Beginners 8 - 8.45pm. Freestyle 8.45 - 9pm. Intermediates 9 - 9.40pm. Freestyle 9.40 -11pm Modern Jive |
7.0 |
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D.Y.D. Modern Jive Classes Winchester Winchester, Hampshire Dance Yourself Dizzy |
Beginners 8 - 8.45pm. Freestyle 8.45 - 9pm. Intermediates 9 - 9.45pm. Freestyle 9.45 - 11 Modern Jive |
20.0 | |
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Jive-by-Day Social Modern Jive Goring Conservative Club Worthing, West Sussex LeRoc Modern Jive with Dance with Stacey |
Daytime Modern Jive Class and Social Dancing Leroc, Modern Jive |
28.0 | |
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Ceroc Salibury Ceroc Salisbury Wilton, Wiltshire Ceroc Live |
Weekly Ceroc Dance Classes Modern Jive, Partner (with Disability), Smooth Modern Jive, General Dance Fitness |
40.0 | |
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Jive Frenzy Modern Jive Class Night Adastra Hall Hassocks Hassocks, Sussex Jive Frenzy |
Jive Frenzy Modern Jive Class Night Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
45.0 | |
Wed 10 Dec |
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Jiveasy / Strictly Jive Fever The Fishbourne Centre Chichester, Sussex Jiveasy |
Modern Jive Classes Leroc, Modern Jive |
10.0 |
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Summer Sessions Messaround-Fareham Harpers Steak House Lower Swanwick, Hampshire Jive 'n' Boogie |
Everyone;s welcome at our popular Thursday Messaround 1940s Jive, Balboa, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
11.0 | |
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Evening Dance / Practice Jubilee Ballroom New Milton, Bournemouth New Milton Community Association |
Ballroom and Latin practice dance. Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Lindy Hop, Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz |
25.0 | |
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Modern Jive Kings Mytchett Community Center Mytchett, Surrey Modern Jive Kings |
Beginner and intermediate lessons followed by freestyle. Modern Jive |
37.0 | |
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Partnered Jive Social Night Fairlands Community Centre Guildford, Surrey The Surrey Swing Dance Society |
A chance to practice your dancing to Swing & Jive tunes 1940s Jive, Modern Jive, Rock n Roll, Strolls |
44.0 | |
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Intermediates class The Shed Ashtead, Surrey Hanna's Dance School |
Intermediates level class, gold level Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Salsa, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz |
48.0 | |
Thu 11 Dec |
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Weekly MJ Class and Freestyle Night Arena Sports Centre Bognor Regis, West Sussex LeRoc Modern Jive with Dance with Stacey |
Come and join us for our weekly Modern Jive class night. Beginners welcome any week! Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
18.0 |
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D.Y.D. Modern Jive Classes Minstead Minstead, Hampshire Dance Yourself Dizzy |
Beginners 8 - 8.45pm. Freestyle 8.45 - 9pm. Intermediates 9 - 9.40pm. Freestyle 9.40 -11pm Modern Jive |
23.0 | |
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Thursday Messaround at AJ's AJ's American Diner Havant, Hampshire Jive 'n' Boogie |
Our newest Messaround venue with that cool American Diner 'feel' 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
5.0 | |
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Swing Thing Double Seven Club Redhill, Surrey Swing Thing |
Learn To Lindy Hop with Swing Thing! 1940s Jive, Charleston, Lindy Hop |
49.0 | |
Fri 12 Dec |
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Freestyle Dance Heene Community Centre Worthing, West Sussex Leroc Sussex |
Freestyle Dance Leroc, Modern Jive |
30.0 |
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Suzie Q's at Havant ESM Havant ExServicemans Club Havant, Hampshire Jive 'n' Boogie |
Suzie Q's Record hop at The Havant ESM Club 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
5.0 | |
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IOW Jump Jive & Boogie Weekend Norton Grange Yarmouth, Isle of Wight Boogaloo Promotions |
A weekend of music and dancing, with live bands, DJ and dance classes Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll, West Coast Swing |
20.0 | |
Sat 13 Dec |
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Peter & M Social Ballroom Dance Nice N Easy Dance Studios Bournemouth, Bournemouth Bournemouth Social Dance Events |
Social Ballroom, Latin, Sequence, Line, and a little modern jive Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz, Modern Sequence |
33.0 |
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The Mix @ Salisbury Ceroc Salisbury Wilton, Wiltshire Ceroc Live |
The Mix @ Salisbury Freestyle Leroc, Modern Jive, Partner (with Disability), General Dance Fitness, Expressive |
40.0 | |
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Saturday Night Dance Colman Redland Centre Reigate, Surrey Court Dancing |
Saturday Night Dance (Ballroom and Latin) Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Jive, Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Salsa, Samba, Viennese Waltz, Waltz |
49.0 | |
Sun 14 Dec |
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Tilehurst Xmas Sunday Tea Dance British Legion, Tilehurst Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire Ginger Jive |
Freestyle - Modern Jive Leroc, Modern Jive |
45.0 |
Mon 15 Dec |
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Leroc Sussex Class Night Heene Community Centre Worthing, West Sussex Leroc Sussex |
Weekly beginners and intermediate class with freestyle time to socialise. Leroc, Modern Jive |
30.0 |
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Monthly Monday Freestyle Shaw Social Club Newbury, Berkshire Ginger Jive |
Fun Freestyle in Thatcham nr Newbury Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
43.0 | |
Tue 16 Dec |
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Jive-by-Day Social Modern Jive Goring Conservative Club Worthing, West Sussex LeRoc Modern Jive with Dance with Stacey |
Daytime Modern Jive Class and Social Dancing Leroc, Modern Jive |
28.0 |
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Ceroc Salibury Ceroc Salisbury Wilton, Wiltshire Ceroc Live |
Weekly Ceroc Dance Classes Modern Jive, Partner (with Disability), Smooth Modern Jive, General Dance Fitness |
40.0 | |
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Jive Frenzy Modern Jive Class Night Adastra Hall Hassocks Hassocks, Sussex Jive Frenzy |
Jive Frenzy Modern Jive Class Night Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
45.0 | |
Wed 17 Dec |
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Jiveasy / Strictly Jive Fever The Fishbourne Centre Chichester, Sussex Jiveasy |
Modern Jive Classes Leroc, Modern Jive |
10.0 |
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Modern Jive Kings Mytchett Community Center Mytchett, Surrey Modern Jive Kings |
Beginner and intermediate lessons followed by freestyle. Modern Jive |
37.0 | |
Thu 18 Dec |
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Weekly MJ Class and Freestyle Night Arena Sports Centre Bognor Regis, West Sussex LeRoc Modern Jive with Dance with Stacey |
Come and join us for our weekly Modern Jive class night. Beginners welcome any week! Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
18.0 |
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D.Y.D. Modern Jive Classes Minstead Minstead, Hampshire Dance Yourself Dizzy |
Beginners 8 - 8.45pm. Freestyle 8.45 - 9pm. Intermediates 9 - 9.40pm. Freestyle 9.40 -11pm Modern Jive |
23.0 | |
Fri 19 Dec |
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Suzie Q's at Havant ESM Havant ExServicemans Club Havant, Hampshire Jive 'n' Boogie |
Suzie Q's Record hop at The Havant ESM Club 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
5.0 |
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Jiveolution Christmas Ball Testbourne Community School WHITCHURCH, Hampshire Jiveolution |
Modern Jive Freestyle at Whitchurch Hants Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
31.0 | |
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3RS Reading Rock 'n' Roll Burghfield CSA Reading, Berkshire Berkshire Swing Dance |
Jive, Stroll, Bop or whatever to rockin', jumpin' retro-style music at a club-style venue. 1940s Jive, Balboa, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, East Coast Swing, Jive (Ballroom), Rock n Roll |
42.0 | |
Sat 20 Dec |
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Saturday Night Main Hall MJ Dance The Old Barn Hall Great Bookham, Surrey LeRoc Surrey (The Jive In Dance Co) |
Main Hall only Modern Jive Dance is being held at the Excellent Old Barn Hall Leroc, Modern Jive |
46.0 |
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The Big Thing Canford Heath Community centre Poole, Poole The Thing |
The Big Thing, Big free carpark, Big sprung dance floor,. Music Modern jive magic 1940s Jive, Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
40.0 | |
Sun 21 Dec |
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Not-SO-Late Lounge Marwell Hotel Winchester, Hampshire Ceroc Fever |
A Sunday afternoon of pure dance indulgence Leroc, Modern Jive, West Coast Swing, Contemporary Blues, Blues Fusion, Smooth Modern Jive |
18.0 |
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Beginners Workshop Chanctonbury Leisure Centre Storrington, West Sussex Leroc Sussex |
Beginners Workshop Leroc, Modern Jive |
28.0 | |
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Tea Dance Themed Ballroom & Latin Angmering Community Centre Angmering, West Sussex Chance2Dance |
Theme "Yuletide Favourites", tea/coffee/biscuits or byo, Free onsite parking 1940s Jive, Argentine Tango, Cha Cha Cha (Ballroom), Foxtrot, Jive (Ballroom), Modern Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba, Popular Sequence, Viennese Waltz, Waltz |
26.0 | |
Mon 22 Dec |
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Leroc Sussex Class Night Heene Community Centre Worthing, West Sussex Leroc Sussex |
Weekly beginners and intermediate class with freestyle time to socialise. Leroc, Modern Jive |
30.0 |
Tue 23 Dec |
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LeRoc Eve of Christmas SnowBall Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall Ashtead, Surrey LeRoc Surrey (The Jive In Dance Co) |
The amazing Annual Ball Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
49.0 |
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Ceroc Salibury Ceroc Salisbury Wilton, Wiltshire Ceroc Live |
Weekly Ceroc Dance Classes Modern Jive, Partner (with Disability), Smooth Modern Jive, General Dance Fitness |
40.0 | |
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Jive Frenzy Modern Jive Class Night Adastra Hall Hassocks Hassocks, Sussex Jive Frenzy |
Jive Frenzy Modern Jive Class Night Leroc, Modern Jive, Smooth Modern Jive |
45.0 | |
Sat 27 Dec |
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The Christmas Inbetweeny Party Havant ExServicemans Club Havant, Hampshire Jive 'n' Boogie |
For your dancing pleasure in that dull bit between Christmas and New Years Eve 1940s Jive, Boogie Woogie, Charleston, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Rock n Roll |
5.0 |
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