Jive Buddies

Kate joins us for the New Year Eve's celebrations with Revolution Dance at Stockport Town Hall. We tell you about the reception, the venue, the dancers and the Auld Lang Syne. And there's a few words from Janey and Keith Davies too!   Listen to Janey talk about the preparation she does for all her freestyles at https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rxIA1OWF24QHCqFdeBRV9?si=OhIPADemSFyOqopADVVPAQ     G...

David Rokov, along with his wife Val and DJ Vince Silva, created the Utopia brand of chilled music. Hear about the people, dance styles and tunes that influenced and helped fashion this very successful mix of chilled music and dancing.   Listen to a review of the Lux weekend 2025 at https://open.spotify.com/episode/1PGUXXrJSmNDBFYpAUfFuM     Find out more about the upcoming 2026 Pure weekend, also...

The Jive Buddies meet a new beginner, Sarita, at their local Ceroc venue and she says she "loves it"! We find out what her background is, how her first class went, and what she thought of her first freestyle at Burton Town Hall.   Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast  so you get the links to every new episode.

Our special guest, Sue O'Reilly, is the franchise owner of Ceroc Heaven in Nottinghamshire, but we wanted to find out how the Heaven Angels came about. There are many names, such as Prosecco Angel, Devine Angel, Suggestive Angel and Angel Faux-Pas. Find out what Sue O'Reilly and Paul's angel names are!   Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodca...

The Jive Buddies bump into a researcher and creative arts therapist, and wonder what that is all about. Listen to the benefits of dance; learn what "social prescription" is; hear what we can do to get more people into this happy hobby.   Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast so you get the links to every new episode.

The Jive Buddies speak to Matthew Butler again to find out ideas on how to keeping people dancing by catching the dancing bug. Listen to some of the games that Matthew does in his classes, and what kind of social activities bring a sense of community. It's a great conversation - what keeps you dancing?   Buy your Fuego dance shoes with a 10% discount at https://fuegodance.com/discount/JIVEBUDDIES1...

The Jive Buddies spoke to two newbies about their first experience of a Ceroc weekender, after they went to Ceroc Bliss at Norbreck Castle in Blackpool. Find out what they talked about in the car on the way up, who they met there and what they'd do differently next time!   Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast so you get the links to every...

It's a very different episode today! The Jive Buddies talk to their favourite guest, Holly, on the topic of "connection in dance". Listen to her thoughts about the physical, musical and emotional connection. It's a fascinating discussion as we all learn a bit more about our favourite hobby.   Hear Holly talking in an earlier episode about Etiquette on the dance floor at https://open.spotify.com/ep...

Listen to Shannon Finn's story of how she got dragged by her mum to a Le Roc class and fell in love with jive dancing. After taking a break, she entered the world of Ceroc, doing competitions, co-teaching in workshops before co-owning a franchise in Somerset. It's a great story!   Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast so you get the links...

Sometimes, you just have to go for it! Listen to Steph talk about how she just up and went to her first Ceroc class, how she learnt to enjoy letting go, and how she overcame her nerves at her first freestyle!   Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast so you get the links to every new episode.  

Whilst at the Rock Bottoms weekender, the Jive Buddies interview the well-loved teacher pairing, Lee and Dawn, to find out how they got started and what makes their crazy classes so much fun!   Listen to the review of the Rock Bottoms 2025 weekender at https://open.spotify.com/episode/385msM1geODZy0c3TMLhQv?si=T8Hg2fIbQpmEf4lg4N2row     Go to our Facebook page to see the rehearsal of the Pyjama Cl...

It's another great review of another great weekender! The Jive Buddies, with our special guest Lisa, give their thoughts on the Rock Bottoms weekender in Torquay, organised by Hev Mate. Spoiler alert: they all had a fantastic time!   Listen to Hev Mate's interview last year for some of her secrets: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7xonN2CPge4g5lEs5cTMfN     Go to our Facebook page and hit our Foll...

Matthew, a Ceroc teacher, gives us his view on dance etiquette. He tells us about the banner he displays at his Shrewsbury class night, which spells out how he would like everyone to treat each other. We discuss with him the tricky question of whether you can say "no" to a dance. This is a conversation you'll want to hear - it's a very uplifting chat as you'll hear so many good ideas!   Listen to...

We speak to Linda about her love of the smooth slotted style of dancing and find out how she came to be a SILC teacher.   Listen to how SILC got started from Kieran Moore at https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wg5PydncuqBqE4Im7S4jQ?si=GpTO2dIBSeWKOGIbdAwM2w   Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast so you get the links to every new episode.

Scottish Ceroc franchise owner Nicola Di Folco tells us how her dance journey got started. It’s not how you would have thought. Nicola never expected to be a franchise owner, let alone a DJ or dance teacher, but she tells how each of these opportunities were presented to her. it's another fascinating story of how someone's dance journey can take unexpected turns.   Learn more about the Scotland Ce...

The Jive Buddies are in Scotland and get an insider view of the Ceroc dance scene, including a review of the Elevate Weekender near Glasgow.   Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast so you get the links to every new episode.

Hear how Thelma's dance journey went from Burton-upon-Trent to Buenos Aires. It started with Ceroc but went through West Coast Swing, Blues and Tango. Her love of dance comes shining through!   Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast so you get the links to every new episode.

The Jive Buddies were blown away by Bronwyn’s dancing. Where did she learn to dance? How did she develop her styling and musicality? It's an amazing journey, which includes inspiration and teaching from Max Rycroft, Matt Evans, Deej Moors, Chrissy Styling and Karen Toto. Enhanced with Bronwyn's determination to continuously improve.   Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://ww...

Listen to our highlights for July and August, with special co-hosts Lucy and Simon.   Our highlights were: * Lucy's bingo moment during a SILC lesson, taught by @Linda Wright [00:52] * Ton meeting Bill's daughter, Bev, in a class at SwingRoc in Warrington [02:43] * Lucy dancing in unusual places! [04:01] * Simon's garden party with his daughter [07:02] * Ton at ASPIRE in Leamington, run by MJ Danc...

Exclusive! The Jive Buddies interview Ben Davies and Emily Attwood about how they established B60 Blends as one of the biggest must-go-to Sunday chill-out events in the country. What was their motivation, who inspired them and what does Blends even mean? All those questions will be answered, and more!     Go to our Facebook page and hit our Like button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcas...

The Jive Buddies, and our special guest Holly, give their opinions on the August Bank Holiday LUX Weekender. What an amazing time we had!   Listen to our previous review of another great holiday, the NRG weekender in Windsor: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4omCoRNYe0Mvz3FvxdWdVN?si=H8gz7ew5TNCfYp9wAi8DjQ   Go to our Facebook page and hit our Like button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespod...

The Jive Buddies go behind the scenes as Kieran Moore tells the story of how his ‘Effortless Style’ workshops with Charlie Brownlee were developed in to the SILC style of smooth slotted dancing. We get to hear some fascinating background to how Kieran, Charlie and Tim Sant put the SILC Syllabus together and how it led to a boom in chill-out dance venues and events like the Hemsby Chill weekender....

Jive Buddy Paul and our special friend Debbie were on the Ceroc River Cruise holiday. Hear what they and other dancers had to say about his combination of sightseeing, fun and dancing all set on the beautiful River Danube.   Go to our Facebook page and hit our Like button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast to keep up to date with our community.

Hear how this much-loved entertainer established the first ever successful jive class in Liverpool. This modest, self-effacing figurehead has always recognising the team around him: "I'm so blessed by these people".   Go to our Facebook page and hit our Like button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast to keep up to date with our community.  

Listen to Lucy as she tells the Jive Buddies the exact moment she realised she found herself again after dancing. Discover which songs brings out her fun side, her sassy side and her powerful side.   Got a tax return to do? Deal with it tomorrow. Give yourself permission to enjoy yourself with your dancing and this podcast first!   Go to our Facebook page and hit our Like button at https://www.fac...