Skip jive is a British dance, descended from the jazz dances of the 1930s and 1940s jive and ultimately from the

Lindy Hop The Lindy Hop is an American dance which was born in the African-American communities of Harlem, New York City, in 1928 and has evolved since then. It was very popular during the swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Lindy is a fusion of ...

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trad jazz Trad jazz, short for "traditional jazz", is a form of jazz in the United States and Britain that flourished from the 1930s to 1960s, based on the earlier New Orleans Dixieland jazz style. Prominent English trad jazz musicians such as Chris Barb ...

music, it was popular in England in the 1950s and 1960s in jazz clubs in London; notably Jazzshows (now the 100 Club, 100 Oxford St) and the Ken Colyer Club (Studio 51 Gt Newport St., now closed). Jazz club events were also held at most large towns, especially in the south of England (e.g. Guildford Surrey, Farnborough Hants, Bexley Kent). Trad jazz enthusiasts congregated in these venues and would "skip jive" all evening. It is still danced to a limited extent today.

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