Jive4All will be holding it’s annual festive celebration on Monday 19th December 2023 in our usual venue (Castle Street Methodist Church, Cambridge) at our usual time (1945 – 2045). The plan and theme for the evening hasn’t been revealed yet but make sure you’ve marked the date in your calendar and watch this space for more news closer to the time.
Jive4All Beginner Classes Return!
We’re delighted to announce that Beginner classes are returning to Jive4All every Monday evening at Castle Street Methodist Church. Starting this coming week (Monday 9th May) our new timetable will be:
19:30 – Doors open
19:45 – Beginner class
20:15 – Intermediate class
20:45 – Freestyle
21:45 – Dancing ends (and we usually head to the pub!)
Whether you’ve been thinking about giving modern jive a go, you haven’t danced for a while but want to get going again or you’re an experienced lead/follow who would like the new challenge of learning the other role…..now’s your chance!
New beginners are welcome every week and no dancing experience is required. We have a special offer for new members so your first 4 nights dancing with us are only £5 each. If you have any further questions please contact the Jive4All committee at info@jive4all.dance and we’ll be happy to help.
Come and join the fun!
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:
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:
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.
Monday 16th December is Jive4All’s last class night of 2019 and we’re making it a special one with a fun Christmas Ceilidh!
Instead of our usual beginners and intermediate Modern Jive classes, our teacher Radley will lead a fun Ceilidh session starting at 7.15pm followed by a special group performance at 8pm. At 8.30pm we’ll have a Modern Jive freestyle running until 9.45pm after which we’ll head to The Waterman pub for a drink or two.
All are welcome to join us at Chesterton Community College for a night of jigs, reels and revelry. Our hardworking door people are taking a break and joining the fun, so we’ll have an honesty box on the door to help cover our costs.
Our theme for the night is tartan and tinsel, so if you’re feeling festive you’re strongly encouraged to wear either or both!
Jive4All will return to Mill Road Winter Fair again this year for some dancing in the street! We’re excited to take part in this brilliant event joining a fantastic line-up of community groups, local businesses and artists.
Join us on Saturday 7th December outside Urban Larder between 14:45 and 15:30 for a dancing demo, find out what our inclusive Modern Jive is all about and have a chat with our lovely team and members.
Find out more about Mill Road Winter Fair here: https://www.millroadwinterfair.org/