Catapult Duck

Put your hand centrally behind your back when ducking.

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Catapult Return

More eleborate return.

Jive demo then Salsa style

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Comb

Easy element to add to a turn or pretzel for example.

You will meet resistance with lots of beginners. There is a way you can ease them in.

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Dame

An element of rueda.

When used in Jive, many will add a flick spin to it.

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Figure 8

I turn, you-turn.

Simple popular move.

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The knee

Credit to Alistair who can't do a single dance without putting this in.

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Mambo (Modern Jive)

Easy easy easy, yet lots, shall we say, feign lead and follow.

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Puja

Prostrate.

Honour your favourite leader.

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Return

The return to undizzy the follower. Video includes Travelling return too.

Whilst ultra easy - absolute beginners will need to do this a fair few times to get it right.

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Salsa Curtsy

Seen more often in Salsa than jive, but excellent as expressive move.

See end of video - you can do multi drops.

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Side to side

Basic fill move.

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Sabotage (Flying)

Go into reverse gear.

Video with and without sabotage

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All Together Now

From standing start or catapult and stall.

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Two-Step

Ultra easy but nice to do from time to time. Follower need not know the steps beforehand - just copy along.

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Tunnel

Slow-mo shown of the tricky bit.

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Great dance floor at the rear of the pub.

We have a jolly fine sound system.

Find us on the main A465 nr Bromyard.

The Plough Inn, Stoke Lacy, HR7 4HG