Staten Island Ballroom Dancers - Jive Basic Dance Steps

Learn The Basic Dance Steps
of The Jive

Jive is a faster and livelier version of swing and shares many things with it, from footwork to underarm turns, swivels, etc. It evolved from early swing dances like Boogie-Woogie and Jitterbug. Jive is an exciting partner dance, fun, easy to learn, and playful in nature.

The basic rhythm is 4/4 timing utilizing a basic 6 count step. The basic step sequence is 1,2,3 and 4,5 and 6. The basic step begins with the rock step (left foot step back, right foot in place), followed by the two triple steps that are counted: 3 and 4, 5 and 6.

Staten Island Ballroom Dance Basic Instructions