Day 8
Jive
Posture
- Weight Forward to balls of feet
- Hips dropped back with back tilted forward
- Straight (but tilted) Back
Rock Step
- Timing – 1, 1 (counted 1,2)
- Rotational Movement
- Body Weight Back
- Heel comes down
Triple Step
- Timing – 3/4, 1/4, 1 (counted 1a2) Bounce Action – Up on 1, Down on a, Down to Up on 2
- Hips can swing across body
- Keep Head as steady as possible
Flick Ball Change
Practice each action separately, then put them together to make things easy
Flick
- Fast loose action with both a movement and recoil
- Make sure to flick down and not at your partner
- Knee up before and after flick
Ball Change
- 1 Foot slightly ahead of other foot
- Lowering action on the ball change
- Action starts with a slight upward movement to get the weight to other foot
Stop and Go
- Lead must place hand on follow’s back to lead Stop and Go otherwise the step will turn to become Left to Right
- Follow’s free arm comes up or out, but be careful not to smack partner in face
Hip Bump
- Same Triple step movement as your basic (no need to actually throw hips at partner)
- Flick Ball Change if you feel comfortable instead of rock
Routine
- Stop and Go x2
- Hip Bump x2
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