Jive Basic Step

Pictures and teaching cues
basic start
Teaching Cues:

-Closed position to start

- listening to the beat

- leader initiates 1st step

- head up
- good posture
basic 1
1st step (slow)

- leader takes a slow step with the left foot

- follower mirrors with right foot

- steps are towards the partner
- on the ball of the foot
basic 2
2nd step (slow)

- leader left foot forward

- follower mirrors with right foot

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basic 3
3rd step (quick)

- leader back with left foot

- follower mirrors with right
basic finish
4th step (quick)

- leader steps back with right foot
- follower mirrors
-should return to starting/closed position
-Start again: slow-slow -quick- quick