Jive Buddies

Episode 43: Britta - A Female View of Good and Bad Dances

What makes a good dance? What makes a bad dance? We get a female perspective from Britta. She also talks about her strategy of picking the right dancer for the right songs to ensure a fabulous dance.
 
Listen to the original Good Dances at https://open.spotify.com/episode/33etaKYNcOSDVfrn2kr2K5 or the Bad Dances at https://open.spotify.com/episode/7a8PYzgYQVYqZq3nuxU39o
 
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Episode 42: Anna - Rebuilding Confidence on the Dance Floor

Anna had her confidence destroyed, when her dancing was critisiced. Find out how she got her self-belief back and was able to enjoy herself on the dance floor again.
 
Listen to the original episode from Season 1 about Confidence at  https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ePRfOZhFYE9J4ohox92Pr.
 
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Episode 41: Joanne - From Shy Little Girl to a Dancer with Outstanding Musicality

Joanne tells us how she was a shy little girl who wouldn’t even go to ballet classes. She eventually does line dancing before gingerly starting Ceroc, but some confidence-busting belly dancing and burlesque along the way changes everything!
 
Want to dance? Just do it!
 
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Episode 40: Dan Akers - My Journey to be a Ceroc Teacher

Hear about Dan's introduction to dancing, the event that finally made him addicted to Ceroc and what is the most satisfying part of teaching new dancers.
 
Dan's bachata classes can be found at https://www.jddance.co.uk/.
 
Listen to more about Dan's local venue, Ceroc Inspire, when we interviewed their owner in 2024 on their launch party: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1S0n2ecgg6fkfLkj4O9lBh
 
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Episode 39: Christine - A Taxi Dancer's Story of Helping Beginners Get the Dancing Bug

All beginners at Ceroc love their taxi dancers - dancers who give their time and effort to help newbies feel welcome and confident. Christine tells us some of her secrets.
 
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Episode 38: Melanie - A Ceroc Newbie

It all starts with the beginners. How did you find out about Ceroc? Why did you to give it a try? What was that first class like? Melanie gives us all these answers and more!
 
Find your local Ceroc class at https://www.ceroc.com
 
Listen to the previous episode where the Jive Buddies give their thoughts on classes: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4xZqJ4MVT7MqFMPhXPEdBT
 
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Episode 37: Dan Dearing - From Anxious Beginner to Competition Winner

Listen to Dan's dance journey from his first steps at Ceroc to his competition winning performance!
 
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Episode 36: Rose Everett - A Roller Skating Dancer!

The Jive Buddies interview Rose, as she reveals some of her secrets in dancing, where she found out about Ceroc and how roller skating helped her take off.
 
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Episode 35: Tony Riccardi - One of theTop Ceroc DJs!

While at the SWISH weekender the Jive Buddies chat with one of Ceroc’s top DJ and teacher. You’ll hear how he almost gave up dancing at his first freestyle and that he had no intention of ever being a DJ. It’s another great dance story. 
 
If you want to hear more about the Ceroc team at SWISH then listen to last year's Episode 7 where we chat with organiser Paul Brooks about the history of this amazing weekender: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-7-paul-brooks/id1726754861?i=1000648035687
 
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Episode 34: Monica - A Gen Z Dancer Who's Fallen in Love with Ceroc

While at the Ceroc Swish Weekender 2025, the Jive Buddies interview a Gen Z dancer about how she started on her dance journey and it became the highlight of her week: "Tuesdays were the weekend for me"! Hear how her Nan was so influential. It's a heartwarming tale of 3 generations of women - 100%!
 
If you want to hear more about last year's Swish 2024, listen to Episode 6 where we chat with our Jive Buddy Ian about the most wonderful weekend of fun on the dance floor: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-6-swish/id1726754861?i=1000647189899
 
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