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Saturday, 09 May 2009 11:19

                                          No Name Jive 

                                     WELCOME TO NO NAME JIVE!

                  1930's,40's & 50's Jitterbug, Swing,

                             Jive & Stroller Classes. 


We are No Name Jive and we teach Jitterbug

Swing Classes at Biggin Hill, Sevenoaks & Caterham.

Please see our CLASSES page for more information.

 

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.

No Name Jive enjoy 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, interested in

dancing with a partner or 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, workshop’s , 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 10 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  NATALIE ROSS'S POP VIDEO....

                                                  ' YOU'VE GOT THAT FEELING'

                                 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4E9vt8BcTc 

    ' IN PASSING'  WITH LESLEY SHARP,   A CHRIS CROUCHER FILM

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:-             

  • The Jive Aces 
  • John Miller ( Nephew of Glenn Miller ) 
  • Duxford Imperial War Museum 
  • The Bluebell Railway 
  • The Watercress Line
  • Jazz festivals 
  • Schools
  •  
  • The Rotary Club
  • Country House Hotels
  • Corporate days
  • 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!  

 

 


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