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 WELCOME TO NO NAME JIVE! 1930's,40's & 50's Jitterbug, Swing, Jive & Stroller Classes We are No Name Jive and we hold Jitterbug Swing classes every Wednesday at Biggin Hill ( The Sugar-Candy Club ) Thursday at Sevenoaks ( Flat-top Boogie's ) , and Friday's at Caterham followed by social dancing til 11.30pm (The Swing Joint). Please see our CLASSES page for more information. As No Name Jive go from strength to strength we are now expanding our horizons to offer you a Dance & Cabaret Night at Caterham on the first Friday of every month. Top rated Bands, Singers and Entertainers from all over the country, spirited to Little Ol' Caterham for you to enjoy! No Name Jive offers you the cream of Acts specialising in 1930's, 40's & 50's music ~ Swing, Jump Jive, Rockabilly, Tribute Acts , Magic, Burlesque and More....A great way to kick off the month! ( See our EVENTS ) Please note there will be NO lessons on these Club Nights. Our beginner's lessons are taught as 10 week courses at Biggin Hill and Sevenoaks. We have found this to be a most effective way of teaching, offering thorough instruction and systematically building up confidence. At Caterham it is not possible to hold the 10 week course on consecutive weeks due to the monthly Swing Joint Dance & Cabaret Nights but the content of the classes is the same! The man's part is very masculine in style which is great for chaps who don't want to look too ' poised ' in their dancing. And No Name Jive are fast gaining a good reputation for teaching our male dancer's a clear, firm leading style, which means that our chaps are in great demand on the dance floor even by Ladies from other dance genre's! If you are wild about the 1940's and 50's, or interested in dancing with a partner or even just looking for a joyful way to keep fit, we extend a warm invitation for you to come along and give Jitterbug a try.... Our website is frequently updated by us so you know that the information on it is the most up to the minute. Events, classes, workshops , the photo gallery, contacts and all the other spurious details are constantly refreshed to be bang up to date for you! Let us introduce ourselves to you. We are Mark Tann and Julie Candy. Between us we have over 20 years of swing dance experience including 9 years teaching (Mark). Our passion for all things 1940's and Jitterbug has led to exciting adventures that we could never have dreamed of..... Film and T.V work :~ The latest being ' IN PASSING' WITH LESLEY SHARP Stage and Theatre shows - appearing at The London Palladium, Her Majesty's and regional theatres with the inimitable ''DEBBIE CURTIS RADIO BIG BAND''. Previous clients have included:- - John Miller ( Nephew of Glenn Miller )
- Duxford Imperial War Museum
- Croydon Council
- Lewisham Council
- Bromley Council
.... and many more. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you think we can promote your event and help it go with a swing ( pun intended! ). We can provide a dance couple through to a dance troupe (The Candy-Bombers ) wearing authentic vintage costume, including wartime uniforms. A music system, the D.J. A dance floor and gazebo. Wartime spivs and re-enactors and military vehicles. Also for your delectation, burlesque performers and an Afternoon Tea Company. We have found that our passion for swing has permeated to all other aspects of our lives.....Beware, Its infectious! Contact Mark 07954 591 631 or Julie 07804 593 503 A Brief History of Swing Dance. Swing dancing dates back to the 1920's as dancers cavorted to swinging Jazz at dance halls such as The Savoy Ballroom in New York. The Charlston and Lindy Hop were all the rage. Then in 1934 a bouncy six beat variation was named the Jitterbug by band leader Cab Calloway after a tune he debuted. In old Jazz parlance a Jitterbug was a drunk! ( Hey-ho...make mine another Gin and tonic please! ) These differing styles of dance were not formally recognized by the Ballroom community until the 1940's when the Arthur Murray studios taught what was being danced in each respective city. Hence the variations on the same theme. And then of course the G.I's brought it over to the U.K in WWll...... The rest, is history! |
