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- 2010-09-26
SOCIAL QUICKSTEP
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- 2010-09-04
SEPTEMBER DANCE
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About us
What is Pub Jiving?
JDK Pub Jiving provides an opportunity for people of all ages to learn to dance Rock'n Roll / Jive, best known as "Pubjive", in a relaxed, fun environment.
JDK runs eight social dance classes each week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday), teaching people, often with the proverbial "two left feet", how to dance.
Our focus is on teaching "social" dancing leaving out the "strictly ballroom" stuff, but more importantly teaching people to laugh when mistakes are made.
If, you complete a six week set of lessons and still can't dance BUT have a smile on your face then we've been successful!
Bring a partner if you prefer, although it is not necessary as many single people attend regularly. Male to female ratios are usually even. This is complimented with rotating partners at regular intervals, providing greater chance of sharing experienced dancers.
...just come along and enjoy meeting lots of new people, enjoy the music and the exercise!
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Beginner Classes
We take new people into the beginners classes until week three, you can join in after week three, only if you've danced before.
JDK Beginners classes cater for the complete beginner up to mid-level social dancing.
Most people feel they have 'two left feet'...
Society has conditioned us to expect instant gratification and we want to be a proficient dancer after one lesson - NOT possible! (...but we will have you dancing)
Being self-conscious, we also tend to judge ourselves more harshly than we judge others. At JDK no one has expectations of your ability. WE EXPECT YOU TO HAVE A GOOD TIME
There is always someone better than you and always someone worse than you and WHO CARES ANYWAY RIGHT?
...enjoy the music, enjoy the people and enjoy the exercise!
We recommend you complete at least two six week courses of ‘Beginners’ classes before moving into Improvers. As we teach different moves in each new course, we recommend you continue doing Beginners classes as well as Improvers - remember, the cost for the lessons is per night not per class.
The best dancers in our ‘Improvers’ classes still join in the Beginners classes too.
Improvers classes
Classes for people wanting to be challenged with more difficult moves. Most people participating in the Improvers classes still do the beginners classes, just for the warm up or simply for the fun and to meet the new people and help them up to speed. (But please don't overwhelm them by trying to impress them with every move you know).
Remember, the cost for the lessons is per night not per class.
Some people feel the step up from beginners to improvers is too big. To give yourself a head start, we have a few suggestions: Before attempting the Improvers class, complete at least two beginners courses, then on week six stay for the new move to be taught in Improvers (the move we teach in Improvers on week six is repeated on week one of the next set). Be sure to only do the part of the lesson where the new move is taught, this way you'll have some insight on the move for the next week.
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NEW INTERACTIVE JDK INFORMATION LINE
Our new interactive JDK information line is now up and running! Now you can call one phone number (08 XXXX XXXX) and find out information about what week we are currently on, news bulletins, when the next course begins, details about venues and upcoming events, and much more – all at the press of a button! (or two). Please bear in mind it is still being tweaked for maximum performance. So please inform us only of major problems (that’s very unlikely).
If you try calling the number & get a busy signal, it is most likely that someone else is on the system. Please give us feedback simply by leaving a message that you had to try ‘x’ number of times before connecting, we might need to consider connecting another line.
Below is a summary of the menu options – now when you call up, you can immediately enter the numbers required to get you to the information you want (e.g. If you want to know about the Tuesday venue, simply press “2” – “3” – “2” to go straight to that information.).
Overview:
Welcome menu
Press “1” to leave a message.
Press “2” to enter the interactive information menu.
Information menu:
Press “1” to find out what week we’re on.
Press “2” to hear news broadcasts (that’s any important temporary changes to venues etc and any special announcements).
Press “3” to hear about venue addresses and class times.
Press “4” to find out our web and postal addresses.
Press “5” to hear about upcoming events.
Venues and class times menu:
If you chose to hear about venues and class times (“3” in the previous menu):
Press “1” for the Sunday.
Press “2” for the Monday.
Press “3” for the Tuesday.
Press “4” for the Wednesday.
Helpful buttons:
In any menu, at any time:
Press “*” to return to the previous menu.
Press “7” to restart whatever recording you’re listening to.
Press “9” to fast forward five seconds
Press “#” to leave a message
Note:
When leaving a message try to get in the habit of pressing the “#” button. This will allow you to review your message, delete it, re-record it or send it. It will also overcome the only known glitch in the program known so far. That is, it will give you the option of ending the call by pressing “9” if this is not selected the system will not allow another incoming call for 1½ minutes after you hang up.
We will be expanding the system to include the whole year’s events.
Eg. Press “5” for more events
…then press “1” for Jan – Mar, “2” for Apr – Jun, “3” for Jul – Sep, & “4” for Oct – Dec etc