VENUE UPDATE: UPDATED!

We have a new venue and a change of weeknight. The new venue has 150 square meters of parquetry floor, an open bistro, bar and barista, off street parking and air conditioning. The Venue is Merewether Golf Club in Adamstown and we are starting classes there on Wednesdays from the 15th Feb. $10 pizza and Pasta.

For those of you who still travel from Port Stephens (faithful followers) or even Foster!, the new venue is only 5 minutes past the old one. The simplest way is to continue straight up the pacific highway and turn right onto Glebe Rd. Literally 5 minutes will see you there. See the map below.

The floor and the bistro will be open from 6 and the last dance will end at 10. Please come and check it out. We think you will love it. The dance floor itself looks out over the city lights. Sweet.

Now for those of you who know that our friends at Dance Vibe also hold classes on Wednesdays:

We do not want to send an unfriendly message to Dance Vibe, and you all know that we openly promote all dancing in Newcastle. There is no politics with Jivemecrazy. We were hoping to get a venue for Thursday night to avoid this clash but were simply unable to do it. There is a good possibility that this will change at some stage through the year. But let it be known that we seek to maintain a friendly and co-operative relationship with Dance Vibe and regret this present weekday clash.

The Map:

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At Jivemecrazy we teach Modern Jive every Wednesday night from 7 at Merewether Golf Club, King Street Adamstown. The venue, boasts a 150 square Meter parquetry floor, airconditioned and serviced by a restauranta dn bar and plenty of parking. The floor has plenty of room for 60 students.

The name “Modern Jive”:
There are well-know companies that teach Modern Jive under their company name like “Ceroc” “Le Roc” and “Blitz” but these are all essentially the same style of dancing.

Modern Jive is influenced by many other forms of dancing. It gets some body movements from Salsa, some patterns from rock ‘n roll, some heat from dirty dancing and etc. It’s distinctive is that the footwork is ultra simple and the tempo and rhythm are also simple like that of our top 40 hits. The beauty of this is that you can dance Modern Jive at almost any party, club or pub.

The dance itself is made up of a collection of moves with fairly universal names. These moves are strung together on the floor as the couple see fit. This is called “free-style” and it makes for great diversity and fun in dancing.

For Beginners
We teach just 27 moves at beginner level and several hundred at intermediate and advanced level. We sell a DVD which helps to consolidate all the principles of dance and the 27 beginner moves. Click here to find out more about that DVD

Partner Not Required
You don’t need a partner to learn Modern Jive because it is taught on a rotational basis. This is a great way to learn and to meet people too. Don’t be shy, because we were all beginners once and many of us still are. The pressure to “do it right” doesn’t exist at our venues. Each person learns at their own pace and for their own enjoyment.

Dancing shoes are not essential at beginner level. Sticky rubber soles are difficult to dance in while slick leather soles are a little too slippery at times. The best sole is suede and you can have your local boot maker fit suede to your own shoes for a lot less than it costs to buy a good pair of dancing shoes.
Most students come dressed in jeans or trousers and a casual shirt but some people take the opportunity to dress up a little which is very welcome.
Our venue has a cafe which serves cakes and good coffee which you can enjoy before or after the class.

Our classes are on Mondays. Schedule is as follows:

• 6:00 pm Cafe open, dance floor open for practice
• 7:00 pm Beginners class
• 8:00 pm free dancing and consolidation time.
• 8:30 pm Intermediate class
• 9:30 pm Free dancing
• 10:00 pm Dancing ends

Beginners is $13 per head with concessions available for students and pensioners.

Intermediate students pay $14 and get the beginners class free.
For more information please call us on 0408 826455.