SPANISH  JIVE
        © 2008    Larry E.Taylor

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    This progressive, two-hand, sixteen-bar dance is danced in various holds around the
             perimeter of the dance floor a big circle / oval with gents on the inside.  (At some
             sites, and when not danced progressively, the dance is danced free in the available
             space while others dance another 4/4 rhythm pattern.)
    SET FORMATION The line of dance (LOD) is anticlockwise.
    SET FORMATION Gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies initially dance on the right foot.
    SET FORMATION Bar counts (quantities of measures) for patterns are shown in bold.
    Documentation is based upon a workshop led by Gerard Butler November 1, 2008,
              at Ellenville, New York USA.  Ger reported the dance is neither "Spanish" nor "jive."
    SET FORMATION Edition of December 25, 2008 Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com 
 
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FORWARD IN THE LOD
All couples : REPEAT "MARKER" partners face and take uncrossed, open-palmed hands (may casually interlink
          fingers) at shoulder-height; dance forward in the line of dance
          swaying/rolling hands in rhythm2;
AGAINST THE LOD
still holding hands as above, partners dance backward in the LOD2;
JIVE
form and arch with the gent's left and the lady's right arms and the lady
          dances a half-turn clockwise under the arch (in-place; partners
          don't change places); the gent dances in-place2;
still holding hands as above, ladies dance a half-turn anticlockwise under the
          arch to her place; the gent dances in-place2;
FORWARD IN THE LOD
take inside hands and dance 1-2-3-kick forward in the LOD2;
AGAINST THE LOD
still holding inside hands, partners dance 1-2-3-tap backward against the LOD2;
DANCE AWAY FROM THE LOD
all dancing 1-2-3-clap/clap/clap, gents dance sideways toward the center (left)
            and ladies dance sideways to the outside of the files (right)2;
CHANGE PARTNERS
ladies dance sideways toward the center (left) to their original place and
          gents dance on an angle (right and forward) the the next lady in the
          files of dancers2;
REPEAT
repeat from   REPEAT "MARKER"   as desired.


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