The Jive Buddies, with special co-host Dan Dearing, discuss their favourite highlights of May and June 2025. This includes:
Hemsby Chill Weekend (00:31)
EOS in Nuneaton (02:50)
Fuego dance sneakers (04:58)
Hemingford workshop by Own Your Dance (07:49)
Dan's teaching at Illumination Dance (10:52)
Stockport classes at Stockport Town Hall for Revolution Dance (15:07)
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Episode 50: Simon - High Energy Sportsman to Smooth Dancer
Have two left feet? Like sports but don't know if you can dance? Join us as we hear how sporty Simon started his dance journey. He applied his motivation techniques from his hockey background to learning in classes, and then moved to workshops to enhance his smooth techniques and is now entering competitions with his taxi dancer friend Christine. It's an inspirational story.
Listen to Christine talking about Simon in her episode at https://open.spotify.com/episode/53blE8qRX6Obh9Bsfx77O3
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Episode 49: Essie Jo - Not Just the Blues
Essie Jo is a much-loved dance teacher and puts on what we think is the best Sunday afternoon freestyle in the East Midlands. Essie, is, of course, known for her Blues Teaching but we find out about all the other styles of dancing and music she loves which is the foundation for her must-go-to "Essie's" Sundays.
The video in this episode can be found at https://www.facebook.com/share/r/198KqoHLDY/
Details for Essie's charity fundraiser on 22nd June 2025 can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/s/essies-tangomoon-fundraiser-2-/9137999246235487/
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Episode 48: Jan - Why We Love the NRG Windsor Weekender
This was one of the best weekenders! It's called NRG, organised by Jive Addiction, and it is based in the Beaumont Hotel in Windsor. We ask one of the dancers here, the effervescent Jan, to help us review our time here.
Listen to our previous episode of another dance holiday organised by Jive Addiction in Fuerteventura: https://open.spotify.com/episode/13FwAyjeBVKmcL2weAu7lw
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Episode 47: Lesley - A Female View of Dating on the Dance Floor
Is dancing being used as a pick up joint? When is it okay to slip into DMs? Some people come just to dance. Lesley tells us what it is like to be propositioned.
Listen to the previous episode about Dating at https://open.spotify.com/episode/3e5uA1hgjzaIcdycj3DHF8
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