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For the very best in Modern Jive and Lindy Hop

We offer weekly classes, monthly freestyles, specialist workshops, and fabulous dance holidays.

The Jump'n'Jive Team

 

Nigel & Nina 1997 UK Modern Jive - classic winners 1997 UK Modern Jive - showcase winners 1999 UK Modern Jive - classic winners 1999 UK Modern Jive - cabaret winners
	Nigel & Nina have been a dance partnership since 1996, originally concentrating on Modern Jive before diversifying into a number of other styles. Their repertoire now includes Lindy Hop, Charleston, West Coast Swing, Boogie Woogie, Balboa, and most notably Blues.
Their first teaching assignment came in August of 1997 when Andy & Rena invited them to share the load in the early days of the now infamous Beach Boogie. This tough challenge early in their dance career did not break them - in fact it was the start of a formidable teaching team. Nigel & Nina now teach across the UK (and abroad) and have designed a number of specialist workshops to bring together many of the various swing styles and show how they can be used in the modern jive idiom.
Andy & Rena 1995 UK Modern Jive - airsteps - winners 1996 UK Modern Jive - airsteps - winners 2000 UK Lindy Hop Open - winners 2000 World Lindy Hop - 7th place 2002 Uk Lindy Hop Open - winners
	Andy & Rena first met when Rena landed on Andy while he was dancing with somebody else - this was their first aerial. They carried on doing aerials because Rena wanted to and Andy was scared of her. Since then they have added over a hundred aerials to their repertoire, but Rena still enjoys doing that very first one - so watch out!
They have been teaching and performing as Jump'n'Jive since 1996, during which time their flamboyant style has brought them 4 national titles and lots of bruises.  Their unlimited energy is most obvious in their daring aerials, though it comes across in every dance style they perform, be it jive, lindy hop, swing jive, jazz, charleston or sumo wrestling. Their clear teaching & infectious personalities  has more recently brought them great success in teaching Lindy Hop, both at home and abroad. And they still know how to entertain - even if Andy does keep bringing out that same old bag (the suitcase of course).