Jive Buddies

Ton and Paul chat about their fun on the Ceroc & Modern Jive dance floor. Go to our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast and hit the Like button to follow for more information.

Jive Buddies is a leisure podcast hosted by Ton Voon & Paul Jeffery, with 110 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Ton Voon & Paul Jeffery hosts Jive Buddies, a leisure show with 110 episodes published.

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  Episode #110

  Episode 110: Bernie and Sally - Leaving Their Husbands Behind

  Aug 18, 202623 minS3

  Our guests today, Bernie and Sally, go out dancing without their husbands. We find out how they manage it. Chapters: Where did Bernie first go dancing without her husband?[1:06] And Sally started a class and asked her husband Ian to come [2:50] Using a planner allows Sally to look ahead for when she can go to events [6:32] Does Bernie's husband ask what dancing is about? [9:22] Listen to Bernie's memories of weekenders, while Sally pines for the opportunity in future [14:31] Do single and married people mingle with each other? [18:23] Summary [20:51] Up next [23:27] What did you think? Add your comments at https://www.facebook.com/share/1H2ikmq5x8/?mibextid=wwXIfr Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast so you get the links to every new episode.

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  Episode #109

  Episode 109: Gary and Julie Wharton - The Story of Pirate Jive

  Aug 11, 202637 minS3

  Gary and Julie Wharton run the successful Pirate Jive freestyle events in the East Midlands. Listen to find out how they purchased it from Ian Macleod, their venues such as The Shed and the Post Mill, their branching out into smoother music and, most importantly, how this duo got together. Chapters: How did Gary and Julie meet? [0:47] Listen to Gary explain how he got his first gig as a DJ [4:30] The opportunity to buy the Pirate Jive business came up [9:16] What did they do with the first gig of the newly purchased Pirate Jive freestyle? [13:45] Julie has an interesting way of finding out what people's feedback of the night [19:00] How did they find the Post Mill venue? [22:43] Branching out into a slower, Sunday chill out event [26:55] Summary [33:49] Up next [36:24] Find out about their upcoming events at https://www.piratejive.com/ , or on the calendar at https://ukjive.co.uk/ What did you think? Add your comments at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast so you get the links to every new episode.

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  Episode #108

  Episode 108: Ashley Davis - Moving Into West Coast Swing

  Aug 4, 202636 minS3

  We continue Ashley Davis' story in this 2nd part, talking about his memories of weekenders, introduction to West Coast Swing, and starting a regular WCS class at Kegworth. Chapters: Does Ashley remember his first weekender teaching gig? [0:26] Ton recalls Ashley teaching a cha-cha-cha workshop on stage at Southport [4:02] Paul goes nostalgic about Ashley's DJ SILC set, dancing outside at Southport [7:22] On a Ceroc holiday in Medfest, Ton and Ashley cross paths! [12:41] Ashley tells us about his move to West Coast Swing [17:07] Learn how WCS dances on the up and down beat, rather than Ceroc just on the down beat [20:55] Ashley starts teaching WCS with his partner Georgina [23:45] Is there a sense of building a community at their new classes? [29:07] Summary [34:31] Up next [35:43] Find out about Ashley's West Coast Swing classes at https://www.evolveswing.com/nottingham-class What did you think? Add your comments at https://www.facebook.com/share/1c9xsqfMkQ/?mibextid=wwXIfr Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast so you get the links to every new episode.

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  Episode #107

  Episode 107: Ashley Davis - Bursting onto the Nottingham Dance Floor

  Jul 28, 202636 minS3

  A big influence on the Jive Buddies was Ceroc teacher Ashley Davis. Paul remembers Ashley starting as a dancer in Nottingham and then, within a few months, was on the stage delivering his first class! We finally solve the mystery of how Ashley became a teacher so quickly... Chapters: Listen to how Ashley started sequence dancing at the age of 7 [1:02] Gran takes Ashley to ballroom classes [4:40] Someone suggests trying Ceroc [8:22] Guess how long it took Ashley to go to his first freestyle! [12:35] Did dancing play a part in Ashley's university choice? [16:08] Ashley makes a mistake on his very first class as a teacher [19:57] When did Ashley first do DJing? [21:29] Paul tells a story of Ashley's first freestyle as a DJ: Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton [25:33] When SILC started in the Midlands, Ashley was involved in the first classes [30:20] Summary [34:07] Up next [35:28] What did you think? Add your comments at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast so you get the links to every new episode.

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  Episode #106

  Episode 106: Richard Chatland - Dancing And Teaching 14 Different Dance Styles

  Jul 21, 202636 minS3

  Teacher Richard Chatland, who knows 14 dance styles, tells us his story of how he first got into ballroom and latin dancing, with its serious competitions, before he moved into modern jive and Ceroc. Try out his Change Dance freestyles, held in Nottingham, which caters for lots of different styles. Chapters: How did Richard first start dancing? [0:47] Richard as a child use to do ballroom and latin competitions [4:34] Find out how Richard got started in modern jive [8:16] Richard cheats when trying to remember women's names [14:00] Why does it seem like people don't move to ballroom and latin dances? [19:27] Some thoughts on slotted versus rotational dances [28:54] Richard runs Change Dance events, with a fusion of ballroom and latin dances [33:00] Summary [34:58] Up next [36:09] Find out more about Richard's multi-dance fusion freestyles, Change Dance, at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086463674478 What did you think? Add your comments at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast so you get the links to every new episode.

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