llyaK. Internationa Jive . Use the knees a bit like a bike pump. Knees are never straight. A good teacher is needed. Learn to stand correctly. It has been called an A Frame, meaning your foreheads are nearer to each other than your feet. The conection between the hands are at about waist level, completing the A Frame. When you check back leave the head where it is. In other words don't move away from each other on a Link or a Fallaway Rock. I have put all of this in, just to let you know that a good teacher is essential.You might be interested to know that in a competition Flick Jive is being used more that the side together side which is Swing Jive. The main difference is the steps are done more on the spot, and it is better for handing the music if it is fast. This is according to former British Champion Karen Hardy commenting at a recent IDSF Championship. She also added that even though with her former partner Brian Watson Jive was one of their good dances, she didn't particulaly like the Jive at all.