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Hi All!

Modern Jive dancing, also known as Ceroc, is returning to Munich. We now have a great new venue: Lacant Night Club in Schwabing. Here are the details:

Modern Jive (Ceroc) Dancing
Every Tuesday Evening 8pm 'til late
@ Lacant Night Club

Entrance only €6 (Students: €3)
Leopoldstrasse 25, Munich-Schwabing
U-Bahn U3,6 Giselastrasse
Tel. +49 (0) 89 873925

Note: there will be no dancing during December 2004.
First night after the holidays will be Tuesday 4.Jan.2005.

We look forward to seeing you on the dance floor!
Joe @ MunichJive.com

Is this jive lessons?

Presh, the evening starts with a class (hour and a half) and then a couple of hours 'freestyle' practice. I often go myself.

cool, might have to give it a whirl... geddit?? whirl!!

Hey, any single guys out there get to it because it is a wonderful way to meet women! I used to do it before I met my wife. The girls often have trouble getting men to come along.

I don't know what it'll be like when this season starts up again, but for info: the group used to be completely mixed as far as sexes and ages were concerned. Also, approximately one third were English-speakers, one-third were German-speakers and the remaining third were mostly French with a few strays and oddities thrown in for good luck.

Starting tonight!

Gentlemen - rumour has it we're expecting to be short on men!

Or do I mean we're only expecting short men?

Can't make it tonight.

But I'm definitely interested. The ones who will go, let us know how it was!

What happened to you girls???

Last week worked out well with even numbers, but last night we had too many men! I'll be going next week if anyone else is interested.

oh no! I hope all the men aren't scared away...

I'll be coming along next week. Have you been to the Tues. night yet or is Thurs the night to go?

that's hilarious - did the guys dance with each other? Did they want to?

@ Bee - I don't think we scared all the guys of 'cos most of them were 'old hands' anyway. Tuesday hasn't started yet... doesn't start until the end of the month!

@ parnell - The guys got to take a break and sit out for a short rest/drink, but the girls were stuck on the dance floor all night!!

Bee are you going to make it tonight?
Anyone else interested?

yep yep. I'll be there - lots of fun last week. Now, we just need some men...

anyone? anyone?

Is there a block of instruction before every session or just the first one in the series?

I give new meaning to the phrase "White Guys Can't Dance".

The lesson is before every session. The 'lesson' is the basic step followed by four or five 'moves'. The moves taught change each time and are repeated at random (I'm sure Joe has a system - but I wouldn't like to guess what it is) so by the time you've been to half a dozen classes you've easily got a collection of twenty moves. All you have to do is remember them all!

So can we count you in for tonight then?

We do include a lesson at the start of each evening. The lesson usually lasts 30 to 45 minutes and comprises 4 or 5 simple moves. The moves are selected to form a simple routine and to ensure that no moves are taught too often or too little. In this manner complete beginners can learn the dance in a short period of time.

Hope to see you on the dance floor!

Joe

p.s. Check out the jive photos in the Toytown gallery

Hi All

If you're thinking of joining us for Jive (Ceroc) dancing at Lacant or Bondi why not check out the new pictures in the Toytown Gallery 'Jive (Ceroc) Dancing in Munich, Germany'. Just click the Gallery link below.

Joe@MunichJive.com
http://www.MunichJive.com/LaCant.html
http://www.MunichJive.com/Bondi.html

Interesting website that www.munichjive.com, especially if you click on the photo of the girl in the red dress with the cigar which brings you to Gallery 3 of 5 and then go to gallery 4 of 5 and click on the same girl at the bottom of the page.

Certainly looks like fun times

from jivedancer seems to add credibility to this truly fantastic example of 'twitching' by keydeck...

And the party continues...

For the second time Munich Lindy Hoppers invite people from all over the world to celebrate LindyHop in the bavarian capital: Thursday, 16th - Sunday, 19th of September.

We will try to even top our last year success with more people, more dancing, more fun ...and of course ...more truly bavarian highlights )

Time is running and we are in the middle of planning this year's events for the Munich Lindy Exchange. So stay tuned and make sure that you save a slot in your personal Lindy Hop Calendar for Munich Lindy Exchange 2004.

To us the most important thing - also this year - is to meet more new people and maintain our "old/new" friendships. So check in, swing out and register now: www.lindyexchange.de. We are looking forward to having you here!!

Verena, Christine, Ingo, Sigi
http://www.lindyexchange.de

Gotta ask. What's a Lindy Hop? Looked at the website, but am none the wiser.

Keydeck

Lindy Hop is also known as Swing Dance or Jitterbug. You've probably seen it if you've seen any of the films Swing Kids, The Mask, Memphis Belle or Malcom X (among many others). Rock'n'roll dancing, boogie-woogie and Jive are all simplified versions of Lindy Hop, and many people who dance one style also dance the others.

There's a good short history at:

http://www.MunichJive.com/TheOriginsOfModernJive.html

Also check out:

http://www.boogie-baeren.de/

The Boogie Bears are Munich's premier Lindy Hop dance club.

The music is also great. Current 'Swing' bands include The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Cherry Poppin Daddies, Indigo Swing and The Royal Crown Revue, among others. Swing/Rock'n'Roll bands include The Stray Cats (also featuring Brian Setzer) and the current chart topping Dick Brave & The Backbeats.

Joe

Hi all

Dancing tonight (and every Tuesday night) from 8 PM at Bondi Bar, Sonnen Str.

And...

Half price cocktails for all those who come along (The manager must be getting generous in his old age!)

See you there
Joe

Minds Eye

Not Salsa, but our Jive classes are along the same lines. (Simple dance instruction, no need to bring a partner, chance to meet lots of members of the opposite sex, lots of time afterwards to practise).

Check out the "Munich Jive Dancing Class (Ceroc)" topic also here in "Going Out - Munich Nightlife" or check out the details at the web-site:

http://www.MunichJive.com

Joe

I can add my recommendation to these classes! OK, so I don't dance myself. But I've been twice to act as an "escort". She dances. I sit back, drink a Weissbier, and admire the moves. Joe's a great teacher. I've seen him get even the clusiest of double left-footers achieving some complex moves. He's been Jiving and teaching for over 12 years in many different cities, including in London's West End.

Turn up to the class on your own, or with a friend or two. Whichever, you'll be made to feel very welcome by him and Marianna. You'll almost instantly be dancing with 10, 20, or more other people in quick rotation.

If you're not into dancing at all, don't bother. But if you are vaguely interested in giving it a go with some proper lessons, highly recommended from me!

Hi All

By popular demand we are announcing another of our popular Jive Dance Workshops:

http://www.MunichJive.com/BeginnersWorkshop.html

Where: Lacant Night Club
When: Saturday 3rd July 14:00-17:00
Cost: ONLY 20 Euro per person (20 places only, so book early!)

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This is a Beginners Workshop for those who have never danced Modern Jive before and would like to get upto speed quickly or those who have already attended one or two evenings of Jive Dancing and can't wait to improve!

And don't worry if you don't have a partner, as we will ensure that there are equal numbers of boys and girls and that we mix everyone up so that all the boys dance with all the girls (and vice-versa)

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The aim of the workshop is to teach the technique and styling points of the
following basic figures

Arm Jive
First Move
Catapult
Yo-Yo

Hatchback
Neckbreak
Comb
American Spin

The workshop will also cover technique of leading (for the men) and following
(for the ladies).

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To ensure the best quality of teaching, this workshop will be restricted to
20 persons.

So, if you would like to attend, send me an e-mail to reserve your place as
soon as possible.

Joe@MunichJive.com
http://www.MunichJive.com

p.s. And don't forget we're jiving @ Bondi Bar every Tuesday evening and Lacant
Night Club every Thursday evening. See you there.

http://www.MunichJive.com/Bondi.html
http://www.MunichJive.com/LaCant.html

Hi Guys

Jiving at Lacant night club just got even better!

We've finally convinced the manager to drop his bar prices on jive dance evenings. Now you can enjoy beer and non-alcoholic drinks at normal bar prices instead of sky high night club prices.

AND... We've also convinced him to drop the entry price on the door to only 6 Euro (was 8 Euro)

[perhaps Thursday evening at Lacant has just become the best chance to enjoy an inexpensive club night out in Munich with no naff music guaranteed... I promise ]

Check out all the details here: http://www.MunichJive.com/LaCant.html

AND... We're now running regular dance workshops for Jive, Salsa and Lindy Hop. Check out the details here:

http://www.MunichJive.com/Workshops.html

Joe

I saw a tv sho about swinging the other night. It didn't have anything to do with dancin' tho. I am confused

Graham

What we do is not entirely dis-similar to swinging. You get to spend some time with every girl on the dance floor.

What you get up to during that time is your own business but I can say that we've started more relationships through our jive evenings than anything else.

I've said it before but our jive classes are really just Speed Dating on a dance floor.

Joe

p.s Swinging on the other hand is Speed Dating without the dating

are any of these "girls" below the age of 30 (or 40 for that matter)?

Graham

Most of these 'girls' are in their 20s or 30s.

Check out the Gallery 'Jive (Ceroc) Dancing in Munich, Germany' here in Toytown (Gallery link directly below) to see recent photos of some of the boys and girls who regularly attend.

Or check out the galleries at:

http://www.munichjive.com/MunichJivePhotos3.html

Our youngest regular attendee is (I think) 20, possibly she's younger. Most of our jivers are in their 20s and 30s. We do have a few older than this.

Joe

Want some free Champagne?

If you bring a 'Birthday' crowd (10 or more) to Lacant on a Tuesday night then a complimentary bottle of bubbly will be presented to the 'Birthday' boy/girl.

And... everyone gets in half price (i.e. only 3 Euros)

And... Drinks prices on a Tuesday night are already reduced to normal bar prices rather than night club prices.

And... The Tuesday night crowd at Lacant is mostly English speaking.

And... The DJs are English speaking and don't play any naff music (i.e. No Chirppy Chirppy Cheep Cheep Guaranteed!)

So what are you waiting for?

Hi all

We continue to generate lots of interest in Ceroc (Salsa/Jive) dancing in Munich @ Lacant http://www.MunichJive.com/LaCant.html with a regular Thursday night crowd of 30+ of which, typically, 5 or 6 new people turning up every week, which is excellent.

At the same time we're getting new members joining the MunichJive mailing list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MunichJive at a rate of 10+ per month, which is also very good.

In recent weeks we've been visited by dancers from the USA, New Zealand, Stuttgart, Vienna, Paris and London http://www.ceroclondon.com/

We've also been asked by Ceroc Australia http://www.cerocaustralia.com.au/ to participate in a video they're putting together showing the best Ceroc teaching around the world. The word is certainly spreading.

I look forward to seeing some more Toytowners joining us on a Thursday evening to see what this Ceroc thing is all about.

Thread split from Party locations for hire:

Mos

If you want to celebrate your birthday with friends why not bring them to Lacant Night Club in Schwabing on Thursday evening? http://www.MunichJive.com/LaCant.html We have our Ceroc evenings there on Thursday from 19:30 and then its dancing all night from then on.

If you bring a crowd of more than 10 persons then you all get in for 3 Euros AND there is a complimentary bottle of Champagne for the Birthday boy.

The Thursday night crowd there is mostly English speaking

AND... The DJs are English speaking and play only the best dance music (No german rubbish at all)

Joe, do you pay extra to advertise your Munich Jive evenings with every 2nd post? Because it's starting to get a little annoying. Mos asked for something very specific and the Ceroc dance evenings don't really seem to be what he's looking for.

Showem

I thought mos asked for


And... I thought I made a reasonable suggestion to answer his query. I did not suggest that mos bring his crowd to a dance lesson, merely that he might consider the chance to have use of a great Schwabing Night Club for 3 Euros per head (pretty damm good value in my humble opion).

The club could certainly accomodate 25+ of his guests. His guests would certainly be able to dance, drink, play music and pretty much party... till whenever [they] please[d].

All in all I think my posting is entirely reasonable. If it is not to mos's liking then fine, but the offer is there for him to consider.

Joe

p.s In the last month the vast majority of my postings have been to the Open University chat thread (which I started) with 1 to the Ceroc thread (which koala started) and 1 to this thread, so your assertion that evry other posting is Ceroc related is wide of the mark.

Showem

I thought mos asked for


And... I thought I made a reasonable suggestion to answer his query. I did not suggest that mos bring his crowd to a dance lesson, merely that he might consider the chance to have use of a great Schwabing Night Club for 3 Euros per head (pretty damm good value in my humble opion).

The club could certainly accomodate 25+ of his guests. His guests would certainly be able to dance, drink, play music and pretty much party... till whenever [they] please[d].

All in all I think my posting is entirely reasonable. If it is not to mos's liking then fine, but the offer is there for him to consider.

Joe

p.s In the last month the vast majority of my postings have been to the Open University chat thread (which I started) with 1 to the Ceroc thread (which koala started) and 1 to this thread, so your assertion that every other posting is Ceroc related is wide of the mark.

p.p.s Yes, I am also a paying advertiser on Toytown, but if anything Editor Bob gives me a harder time with my postings precisely to ensure that the general membership isn't inconvenienced by unreasonable and unwanted postings.

Joe, out of 47 posts you have made on this board, 21 of them include some reference to Munich Jive, not including the ones in this thread. So actually, I think my assertion about every second post is pretty close to the mark.

Showem


Of which 15 of those posts were within the Ceroc chat thread which is hardly unreasonable (How dare I post about Ceroc evenings in the Ceroc thread?)

1 of those posts was in this thread and 5 of those posts in the Where to Meet Girls in Munich thread (of which 2 in answer to comments by yourself!!!).

Joe

p.s. 21 Ceroc related posting since January 11 (about 3 per month) compared to your 1486 postings on everything and anything since September 24 (about 5 per day). But I wouldn't dream of berating you for being annoying with your posts.

Joe

She's on about 2.2 posts a day in actual fact.

I'm the really annoying one...

Jimbo

You're correct, I miscalculated. I hope I haven't offended showem by suggesting that she does nothing all day but post to Toytown when in fact she only does that half the day.

Joe

p.s. 1,909 posting since Sept 03; 6 postings per day average You need to get out more

...I need to get out of work more mate.
But then again - 6 postings a day of this length is hardly a lot, is it?

We are running another Beginners Ceroc (Salsa/Jive) Workshop on Saturday 4th September and still have places left for 2 girls and 4 boys, so if you would like to attend this, then I can put your name(s) down.

Details here: http://www.MunichJive.com/BeginnersWorkshop2.html

Please contact me to indicate your interest and to
reserve your place(s)

A group of us went to the lesson last night and it was a Blast... loads of fun, exellent people and I'd highly recommend it. Great way to meet new people.

After the lesson, there is a freestyle dance where you get chance to mingle and test your (dance) moves out... or it's still early enough to head off to TT Tuesday.

A group of us went to the Jive Lesson last night at Lacant and it was a Blast... loads of fun, exellent people and I'd highly recommend it.

For those that wanna keep supple and exercise this might be a fun winter replacement for Tuesday training and will appeal to those that liked getting up close to the opposite sex... and interfering (JB/Countrygirl??)

Really simple moves that put together, after only an hour, make you look like you can really dance!

If the weather is bad or not enough people show for TR, come join us for fun next Tuesday. (21st 7.45pm) Great way to meet new people... fit men and women!

After the lesson, there is a freestyle dance where you get chance to mingle and test your (dance) moves out... or it's still early enough to head off to TT Tuesday.

Had a really good time last night, loads of fun, and really good exercise too. Thoroughly recommend it.

I will definately get some swing this time...

You missed the fun last time Ume... should be a good crowd on Tuesday.

T-Rex... ya coming to this?