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Happy New Year… again.

It’s back to Brown’s field for us on Monday 12th!

Thank you to all of those who braved the cold on Monday to dance together. As you will know, the conditions both floor and heating at the Church were suboptimal!

To rectify this the trustees have taken the decision to return to Brown’s field. We will stay here until such time as the issues at the Church have been resolved, or an alternative venue is located. We have also decided to credit all that attended on Monday 5th with free entrance to their next class night as we are aware the conditions did not lend themselves to a pleasant event.

Thank you so much for your patience over the last six months while we search for a suitable home.

As ever we look forward to sharing the joy of dance with you all. 

Timings remain unchanged:
Jan 12th 2026
Doors open 1930
Beginners 1945
Fundamental/Intermediate/BegRecap 2020
Social dancing 2045
Music ends 2145

Address:
Browns Field Community Centre
31A Green End Road
Cambridge
CB4 1RU

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Parking for bikes & cars is available on site .

Much dance love

Jive4All Trustees

Hello lovely dancers

We hope you’ve had a wonderful Christmas and happy new year.

With the post Christmas Covid bloom upon us, we’re extending our Christmas closure to February. No dancing in January. Our provisional first night back dancing is now Monday 7th February 2022.

Come join us on the 7th February at Castle Street Methodist Church, Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AH – https://www.castlestreet.org.uk with your LFT message and vaccination details. For further details please check our policy at https://www.jive4all.dance/covid-19.

If you have any questions please reach out to us at info@jive4all.dance.

Much dance love,

The Jive4All committee

Hello lovely dancers!

Christmas is coming and we will be celebrating with the now traditional Ceilidh and freestyle on Monday 13th December at 7.30pm. Dress for Christmas, dress to Ceilidh or just dress however you want(!) and come and join us for some festive fun. 

After our Christmas party we will be taking a break until the new year and (viruses permitting!) we hope to be back again on Monday 10th January 2022.

To re-cap:

• 6th December 2021 – final standard Jive4All evening of 2021
• 13th December 2021 – Christmas party!
• 10th January 2022 – first session of 2022 

As always, our Covid-safe policies apply; proof of double vaccination (NHS travel pass or vaccination card) and a negative LFT in the preceding 24 hours logged with the NHS. See www.jive4all.dance/covid-19 for further details and thankyou to everyone for your assistance in keeping us all as safe as possible.

Much dance love,

The Jive4All committee

Dear fabulous dancers

The long awaited moment is here!

Jive4all returns Monday Nov 1st!

Our new home is:
Castle Street Methodist Church, Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AH- https://www.castlestreet.org.uk

Our first night will be a fantabulous freestyle fiesta!
Doors open from 730 with music from David and dancing until 930

From November 8th we plan to ease everyone back in and refresh a few grey cells with a beginners plus class at 730 and dancing from 8-9.30pm

How much will it cost?
As was the case before our pandemic pause, we’ll be charging £7 for each of our weekly events at this time. Please bring cash as we can’t take card payments yet (but we’re working on it!).

What about COVID-19?
We’ve adopted a COVID-19 policy that tries to make dancing as safe as reasonably possible. Please read the policy page for more information and for what we’ll need from you.

Can I park?
Yes! Yes you can! The church itself has an attached car park, accessible via St Peter’s Street. You can also park in the nearby Shire Hall Car Park which is free after 7pm.

Anything else?
If you have any questions please reach out to us at info@jive4all.dance.

Otherwise, that’s it! We look forward to seeing you and getting back to some Jive4all grooving.

Much dance love,

The Jive4All committee

The Jive4All committee has taken the difficult decision to cancel Jive4All Monday nights until further notice.

We have a duty of care to everyone who attends our classes and unfortunately the nature of dancing means it’s impossible to practice the “social distancing” that the WHO and Public Heath England are recommending.

We apologise for the short notice (for tonight’s class night – 16/03/20) and for any inconvenience caused.

We can’t wait to #MakeMondayMagical with you all when the situation improves and we re-open.

See the latest up-to-date information on coronavirus from the NHS here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

We’re monitoring the situation carefully, and currently we are expecting our classes to go ahead as usual based on the latest information from Public Health England and the NHS. If anything changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible. Keep an eye on our social media and website for any updates. In the meantime, below are some guidelines to keep us all healthy at classes:

• Please wash your hands as soon as you arrive and frequently throughout the evening, for example, between classes and every 3 – 5 tracks during the freestyle. You need to wash your hands with soap and water thoroughly for at least 20 seconds (or as long as it takes to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ twice). A guide to thorough hand washing here.
• If you can’t get to a sink with soap, sanitiser gel with an alcohol content of over 60% is a good backup if you can’t wash your hands with soap and water.
• Avoid touching your face, particularly your eyes, mouth and nose as much as possible.
• If you need to cough or sneeze, either use a tissue to cover your nose or mouth and bin it immediately afterwards, or cover your nose and mouth with your inner elbow if you can’t grab a tissue on time.
• If you think you have been to one of the affected areas within the last couple of weeks, or have recently been in contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus, please complete this questionnaire from the NHS, which will tell you if you need to take any action such as self isolation.
• If you have a compromised immune system, for instance you have a pre-existing health condition such as asthma, diabetes or heart disease, you are at a higher risk from the virus, so please keep an eye on the NHS and Public Health England websites for latest advice. We’ll understand if you feel it’s better to stay away from class for a while to reduce your risk.

Want to know more?
Latest up-to-date information from the NHS here and Public Health England here.

Happy new year! We’ve got lots of news to start 2020 with including our first class of the new year on Monday 6th January, new committee members and our brand new teacher trainee scheme.

We’re excited to welcome you all back with our first class of 2020 this coming Monday, 6th January. We’ll be running to our usual timetable at Chesterton Community College in the Rex Freeman Hall:

19.00 – Doors open

19:15 – Beginner class

20:10 – Intermediate class and beginners’ mentor session

20:40 – Freestyle

21:45 – Ends, drinks at The Waterman pub, all welcome!

Following the Jive4All AGM held in November, several new members joined the Jive4All committee. A huge welcome to Alison Schreter, David Norton, Justin Clark-Casey and Nickie Sexton joining the team running Jive4All! A new volunteer position of marketing assistant was also created and we welcomed Bobbie Fulton to the volunteer team in this new role.

Teaching dance classes every single week is a huge task, so our head of dance and head teacher Radley has started a brand new teacher training scheme starting this year and we welcome our first group of new teachers taking to the stage with him every week. Our new teacher trainees are Andrew Oakley, David Norton, David Murray, Ian Manning and Melissa Dring who will be the first to grace the stage with Radley on Monday!

With many people making new year’s resolutions to learn new skills, get out and meet new people and get more active, you may have friends, family and colleagues who would be interested in joining Jive4All. Remember our great special offers – All new members get their first 4 sessions for only £5 each! Don’t forget, if you are an existing member and bring a new person, you get in for free. We also have a loyalty card scheme to reward our regular dancers so there’s something for everyone!

We look forward to welcoming you to Chesterton Community College for fun and dancing very soon.