Jive is the foundation of a range of genres. Salsa, Lindy-hop, Rock n’ roll you name it. The difference is the music, the speed and style of the moves.

MaxJive blends smooth with quick. Expressive - slower to some tracks. Faster energetic when the music invites it. Dance to the beat or the piano or the guitar or the lyrics. A demo of dancing to the lyrics is above: Darkness at the edge of town.

We encourage people to do moves left-handed as well as right-handed. Useful for those with one arm perhaps. We are working on a routine for those with one arm. There are a few one-armed souls about. Learning to do the moves left handed brings back some memories of your first lessons. It helps those that feel a bit ‘leaded-out’. Those that are doing the same, same, same and want something to re-spark the vigour to dance more.

Once you have mastered left-handed moves you can try moves inverted. It is called MaxJive as the aim is to expand what you can do to the limit. Do not worry. You can spread the learning out over a few years if you want. A little at a time at your own pace.

Jive is truly global. I have seen many youngsters in the far east perform Jive on TikTok. Our moves page enables anyone in the world to get inspiration for a new move to add to what they do. More moves is more variety. More variety is more fun. Add one move a week. Or one move a month. You choose.

Filming ‘all moves in dance’ has been most enjoyable. The past couple of years on this project has been a most excellent experience. I will always be thankful to Caz (and Gina, before she moved away, for her assistance in the early period).

Do something man, woman.

Do something with your life and join us.

All we need is numbers. 6 maybe 8 people to set things in motion.

We can make dancing easier to learn. Mick went from zero to dancing a full song in five weeks. It works. More dancing less nervous waiting to get better. Quicker to learn whilst also creating ‘proper’ dancers that dance ‘properly’. Yes, I have to say it. I have been dancing decades and danced with all. All kinds. The good, the great, the sublime and of course a few, a good few, that could be so much better with some nudges in the right direction.

Dance lessons ought to be much more fun. They can be. They ought to be. We know how. We also know how to make the time fly faster, Concorde speed. With variety, rather than the same, same, same formula.