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Re: Jitterbug to Jive
Posted by terence2
10/28/2008  9:42:00 AM
tamed is an understatement !!

having grown up with J/ B and jive thru american style swing (East and WC ), it , Jive, has a smattering of several swing forms in its makeup, Lindy being a good and dominant e.g.
Lifts are not permitted in any of the standard five latin dances or B/room . They are in theatrical performances .

The "swing " genres roots are very deep, and there are excellent articles on the Dance Forums web site
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