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  • Illumination plus Jive4All two room freestyle for November

    Illumination plus Jive4All two room freestyle for November

    We’re delighted to announce our next date for Illumination plus Jive4All two room freestyle.

    Illumination plus Jive4All features a main expressive-style room run by DanceXcess plus an added up-tempo Modern Jive room run by the friendly and inclusive Jive4All team, ideal for those who love to dance to both music styles and perfect for those new to expressive dancing who want to give it a try in a friendly and welcoming environment.

    This is our third joint freestyle with local independent dance club DanceXcess, adding an up-tempo room to its regular expressive freestyle, ‘Illumination’ at Storey’s Field Centre, Cambridge. Our first two events were very popular, with high volumes of dancers in both rooms throughout the evening. We received some very positive feedback from dancers who attended the events:

    “Was a great night, well worth the drive, looking forward to next time”

    “Great first time for me but well worth the 140 mile round trip, can’t wait to do it again”

    “2 rooms worked great and hope it can be done again “

    Our next event will be held on Friday 8th November at the stunning Storey’s Field Centre from 8pm until late.

    The details:

    Location: Storey’s Field Centre, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge CB3 1AA

    Date: 8th November 2019

    Time: 20.00 until midnight

    Price: £10. Buy at the door with cash on entry.

    More about Illumination Dance:

    Illumination Dance is a new concept for the Cambridge and St Albans, Bedworth, Harlow and Leicester areas where we aim to play music which teases your inner dancer to come out. You may be looking for something a little more chilled, lyrical or expressive, enabling you to dance more musically to what you hear. We welcome dancers that want to explore musical expression, and enjoy music that is always interesting and occasionally challenging. You’ll find dancers of all levels of experience and ability, with the common aim that they enjoy dancing to good music.

    Find out more about Illumination: https://dancexcess.co.uk/illumination

    More about Jive4All:

    Cambridge not-for-profit Modern Jive club Jive4All explicitly promotes an inclusive culture, and we encourage our members to make everyone feel welcome. As such the culture is to accept any dance as long as you feel comfortable. Equally, we believe that a dancer’s gender is not relevant to their choice of dance role: core to our ethos is that you choose whether you learn to lead, follow, or both!

    We hope to see you there!

    Much dance love,

    The Jive4All committee

  • Jive4All is moving to a new venue!

    Jive4All is moving to a new venue!

    Jive4All is moving to a new venue! Same day, same time, same lovely people but a fab new venue! Join us on Mondays from 7.15pm at Chesterton Community College from next Monday 23rd September.

    Chesterton Community College is serviced by the Citi 1 bus route. Car and bicycle parking is available in the school car park, which can be accessed from Gilbert Road. Once on the school grounds, turn right and continue to the car park. We will have volunteers in the car park to direct you to Rex Hall where our classes and freestyle will take place.

    Follow the link for directions on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/vjRfnDYb3MjSxsFCA

  • Illumination plus Jive4All two room freestyle for September

    Illumination plus Jive4All two room freestyle for September

    Following the success of our first freestyle collaboration with DanceXcess, we are excited to announce that we will be running Illumination plus Jive4All for a second time!

    Illumination plus Jive4All is a two-room freestyle, featuring a main expressive style room run by DanceXcess plus an added up-tempo room run by the friendly and inclusive Jive4All team, ideal for those who love to dance to both music styles and perfect for those new to expressive dancing who want to give it a try in a friendly and welcoming environment.

    On 10th August 2019, we joined forces with local independent dance club DanceXcess, adding an up-tempo room to its regular expressive freestyle, ‘Illumination’ at Storey’s Field Centre, Cambridge. The event was very popular, with high volumes of dancers in both rooms throughout the evening. We received some very positive feedback from dancers who attended the event:

    “Was a great night, well worth the drive, looking forward to next time”

    “Great first time for me but well worth the 140 mile round trip, can’t wait to do it again”

    “2 rooms worked great and hope it can be done again “

    Our second event will be held on Friday 27th September at the stunning Storey’s Field Centre from 8pm until late.

    The details:

    Location: Storey’s Field Centre, Eddington Avenue, Cambridge CB3 1AA

    Date: 27th September 2019

    Time: 20.00 until midnight

    Price: £10. Buy at the door with cash on entry.

    More about Illumination Dance:

    Illumination Dance is a new concept for the Cambridge and St Albans, Bedworth, Harlow and Leicester areas where we aim to play music which teases your inner dancer to come out. You may be looking for something a little more chilled, lyrical or expressive, enabling you to dance more musically to what you hear. We welcome dancers that want to explore musical expression, and enjoy music that is always interesting and occasionally challenging. You’ll find dancers of all levels of experience and ability, with the common aim that they enjoy dancing to good music.

    Find out more about Illumination: https://dancexcess.co.uk/illumination

    More about Jive4All:

    Cambridge not-for-profit Modern Jive club Jive4All explicitly promotes an inclusive culture, and we encourage our members to make everyone feel welcome. As such the culture is to accept any dance as long as you feel comfortable. Equally, we believe that a dancer’s gender is not relevant to their choice of dance role: core to our ethos is that you choose whether you learn to lead, follow, or both!

    We hope to see you there!

    Much dance love,

    The Jive4All committee

  • August Bank holiday ‘Tango-ish’ class and extended freestyle

    August Bank holiday ‘Tango-ish’ class and extended freestyle

    This coming Monday is a bank holiday, and we’re celebrating with a special fun ‘Tango-ish’ class – Modern Jive with a Tango twist. Following the class we’ll have an extended freestyle of almost two hours to practice your new moves.

    Our teacher Radley Edwards is taking Modern Jive and shaking it up with some Tango-inspired moves to spice up your dancing in those slower freestyle tracks. Next time a Tango-style track comes on, you’ll be taking to the floor in style, confident in your suave new moves.

    The fun class, suitable for most levels, will run from 7.15 until almost 8pm, then we’ll have a longer-than-usual freestyle until 9.45. Everyone is welcome to join us at The Clarendon Arms after for a drink and a chat.

  • Jive4All has a brand new website!

    Jive4All has a brand new website!

    We are proud to present the new Jive4All website! Our new website has exciting new features such as a news page to keep you up-to-date on our latest news and will feature an online shop for ticket sales direct from our site for any future events.

    Thanks to Richard Hindle of Square Socket who designed, created and hosts the site for us, and to our own committee member Andrew Oakley who has made sure it stands up to our strict privacy and data collection standards. You can read our privacy policy here.

    If you follow us on Facebook you may be aware of our regular ‘Wednesday Wisdom’ posts featuring articles and blog posts related to dance. Now that we have a platform we can publish on, we hope to publish some blog posts on our own website. If you would like to write a blog post or article to feature on our website, please get in touch with Claire McGuinness, our marketing and advertising officer at claire@jive4all.dance for more information or to submit an idea.