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Jive (June 2019)
| Week 1: | Basic Swing, Beginner pattern. Change of Places and Hip Bump | ||
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| Swing hips, side to side - | |||
| Rock step with hip swing (unlike Cha Cha rock step or chasse) | |||
| Note: "left"/"right" below are relative to lead, normal opposite for follow | |||
| 1) | Basic Step (Rock Step on left foot, Chasse left, Chasse right.) | 1 2 3&4 5&6 | |
| Change of Places right to left (finish side to side) | 1 2 3&4 5&6 | ||
| 2 open basics with hip bump | 1 2 3&4 5&6 1 2 3&4 5&6 | ||
| Change of Places left to right (finish face to face) | 1 2 3&4 5&6 | ||
| Week 2: | Review Swing and Hip Bump, add Change Hands Behind the Back and American Spin | ||
| Note that hip swing in the Basic Step puts emphasis on 1, 4, and 6 | |||
| 2) | repeat twice: | ||
| Change Hands Behind the Back | 1 2 3&4 5&6 | ||
| American Spin | 1 2 3&4 5&6 | ||
| Week 3: | Stop and Go; Triple Chasse; Rolling off the arm | ||
| Practice chasse with hip swing moving forward and backward for triple chasse and American spin. | |||
| 3) | repeat twice: | ||
| Change Places Left to Right | 1 2 3&4 5&6 | ||
| Stop and Go | 1 2 3&4 5 6 7&8 | ||
| 4) | Change Places Left to Right with Triple Chasse | 1 2 3&4 1&2 3&4 5&6 | |
| Right-to-Right-hand American Spin | 1 2 3&4 5&6 | ||
| Right-to-Right-hand Rolling Off The Arm regular | 1 2 3&4 5 6 7&8 | ||
| Right-to-Right-hand Rolling Off The Arm extended | 1 2 3&4 1 2 3 4 5&6 | ||
| Week 4: | Catapult and chicken walks | ||
| 5) | Right-to-right hand Catapult with walks ending | 1 2 3&4 5&6 1 2 3&4 5 6 7&8 | |
| Change Places Left to Right overturned | 1 2 3&4 (overturn) 5&6 (return) | ||
| Chicken Walks SS QQQQ | (12) (34) 5-6-7-8 | ||
| American Spin Ending | 1&2 3&4 | ||
| Week 5: | Various promenade walks and review. | ||
| 6) | Link and Fallaway Rock to Promenade Position | 1 2 3&4 5&6 7 8 | |
| twice: | 2 Delayed Promenade Walks and 2 Flick-Ball-Change | 12 34 5&6 7&8 12 34 5&6 7&8 | |
| 4 Promenade Chasse + 8 Swivels (line or circle) | 1&2 3&4 5&6 7&8 12345678 | ||
| Throughaway Ending | 1&2 3&4 | ||