A long weekend of workshops and freestyle at an incredibly cheap price. A vast assortment of workshops to choose from, multiple dance floors for freestyle, and full self-catering accommodation are all included in the price. Details from: the JiveTime website.

The Jive Time Festival is probably the biggest jive event in the world! For a TASTER: Click here

Monster Jive Cocktail

Held every year, the Monster Jive Cocktail crams up to 20 workshops into one day (6hrs of workshops in 4 rooms), followed by a selection of dance floors for evening freestyle.

See JiveBug site for details.
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Scotsman article about Ceroc

http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/jhunt/scot1.htm

"This is the welcoming world of ceroc, derived from the French c'est le rock, a phenomenon that is sweeping a generation of twenty- and thirtysomethings away from the show-off exhibitionism of clubland and straight into the arms of a stranger."

Dance related movies and videos

Shall we dance?
He's an overworked accountant. She's an accomplished dancer. Passion is about to find two unlikely partners. An all-time modern favourite exploring the pitfalls and delights of modern partner dancing with remarkable humour.

Strictly Ballroom
Another dance classic--superb routines set around an Australian championship.

Swing
Lisa Stansfield plays her first acting role with style. Clarence Clemons is sax protagonist to Hugo Speer in prison, the beginning of a new career for Speer as leader of a swing band. 

Dirty Dancing
Classic of a specific dance style within jive. Patrick Swayze learnt dance long before his acting career took off and his mother ran a dance school.

Swayze Dancing
Hard-to-find video where Swayze and colleagues teach some of the routines from Dirty Dancing. Order from video shops – PES 35126.