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UK Jive - Modern jive dance event and class listings. Details of Ceroc, LeRoc and other jive related dance classes and events.
Jivemania - Swing, jive and rock and roll. Includes gig list, clothing, band links, forum and reviews.
London Swing Dance Society - Swing, Lindy Hop and jive events plus classes, workshops and holidays. Includes club and dance history, reviews and pictures.
Party Weekender - Dance weekends with live bands. Offers several types including jive, rock and roll, Lindy Hop and swing.
Co-op Jive - Jive dancing co-operative covering Lindy Hop, Jitterbug and rock 'n' roll. Information and history, venue and contact details plus links to other similar sites.
Blitz Jive - Modern jive organisation running classes and events in northern England. Information given for each venue with directions or map link supplied and calendar of events.
Jive Riot - Modern jive classes and events in Hampshire and Dorset. Membership area grants access to a discussion forum.
Jive Hive - Leroc classes, workshops and disco near Canterbury, Kent. Includes listings and links for other classes, events, videos, music, dance clothing and shoes, mainly in the South.
Scottish Jive - Dance information including tips, teaching, photos, trivia, quotes and links.
Planet Jive - News, gigs, links and vote for the best dance hit.

Modern Jive - Modern Jive, is a generic term sometimes called French Jive. It is a dance style that derives from Swing, Lindy Hop and Rock and Roll and others, the main innovation being to simplify the footwork.
Chicken walks - Chicken walks is a dance move that is most frequently used in swing dances, such as East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing and jive. Sometimes they can be seen incorporated in samba (where they are known as "plaits").
George Gee (bandleader) - George Gee is a Chinese-American swing big-band leader. He founded the 17-piece George Gee Swing Orchestra (formerly known as the Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra) in 1980 and the ten-piece Jump, Jive, and Wailers in 1998.
Swing the Mood - "Swing the Mood" is a popular single by Jive Bunny
Manhattan Brothers - The Manhattan Brothers were one of the most popular music groups in South Africa during the 1940's and 50's. There sound drew on American ragtime, jive, swing, doo-wop, and several other jazz strains, as well as African choral and Zulu harmonies.