By saying “5678” I am saying to my dancers “Here are the last 4 beats of the intro or right foot measure and the timing. Get ready to start on 1 with your left foot”. If I am rehearsing a figure and I need my dancers to start on their right foot, I would actually count “1234” and they would know that the next count is 5. This is done very often when practicing but rarely when performing.
Dancing is a way to express myself and fully enjoy the music I hear. I prefer partner dancing (since I’m not so skilled in other forms of single dancing such as contemporary, ballet, hip-hop etc…). The better you get though, there is a bit of an ego boost where the attention draw from onlookers is appreciated. You get to show-off a little too!
Let’s set the vibe straight.Jive socials—whether in Malad, Bandra, Andheri, or anywhere else—are meant to be fun, social, and safe.
If you’ve ever led a jive at a Bandra or Malad social dance, a wedding in Andheri, or one of
Once I was in the Catholic Gymkhana dancing and whilst the band was playing, one of the couples stopped dancing only to grab the microphone from the lead singer and start singing!
If you’ve spent any time on the Mumbai jive scene — at Bandra jive nights, Malad social dances, a
If you’ve danced on social floors in Mumbai long enough—gymkhanas, weddings, socials, random pop-up jive nights—you start noticing patterns. Not
In our urban Mumbai culture, there is a sense that “women dance, men play football.” It’s unfortunate, but it is a reality that keeps a great many men from exploring dance when they are young.
