Posts made during February, 2009

Mariachi Lite @ Oxford with Jive+

March 22, 2009
7:30 pmto10:30 pm

Just the way to finish of a weekend with the smooth and delicious indulgence that is Mariachi Lite!

Also on offer 2.30pm to 5.30 pm is CJ’s Musicality Workshop “Give me a break”

The focus of this workshop will be to encourage you to explore the 16 bar structure that is the basis of a lot of pop music. By understanding the structure you will start to discover a new layer in modern pop music that has a wealth of opportunity for breaks that you may not have found before.

This workshop will show you some of the rules, let you hear what to listen out for then get you up on the floor as soon as possible. Once we get on the floor, we use your moves to hit the breaks

to book for this workshop or freestyle contact Coralie on 07767 360854

http://www.jiveplus.com/

Mariachi @ Oakham with JiveNites

March 14, 2009 7:30 pmtoMarch 15, 2009 1:30 am

the usual delicious blend of guitar based tracks from CJ in the lovely Victoria Hall in Oakham, hosted by Sara White’s Jive Nites.

7.30pm - 1.30am

and to get yourself in the mood why not do the workshop 2pm til 6pm

“Big-Up the Breaks”
Maybe you know the rules of music, maybe you know where to expect breaks, mini breaks, choruses, etc… but what then??

This workshop will show you some of the rules, let you hear what to listen out for then get you up on the floor as soon as possible. Once we get on the floor, we use your moves to hit the breaks. We then give you new, exciting moves especially for breaks, we talk about silence, about wiggles, eye contact, etc..

Once we give you the moves, and what to look out for, we then give you filler moves just in case you happen to not know exactly when the break is coming… we will also look at covers and different ways of hitting the break, of doing dips and drops, of emphasising the silence within the song…

So, we learn music, we learn moves, we learn how to hit the breaks, we learn fillers to help our timing, we learn different approaches to dips and drops, and we learn to have even more fun with our dancing…

Venue for both events is

Victoria Hall
39 High St
Oakham
Rutland
LE15 6AH

To book a ticket contact Sara - www.jivenites.co.uk

and so the lion goes from strength to strength..

Mariachi is bracing itself for March… After a hugely successful Rock Bottoms, we are getting it together for 3, yes THREE, events in march - this has now become 2 with the chance 2 dance comp moving to later in the year

Sat 14th sees us in Oakham on the east side of the country with Sara White’s Jive Nites. Full Phat Mariachi… on the hr experimental tracks… the whole gamut of genres, tempi, and some of the best dancers in the country…

Sun 22nd sees us in Oxford for Jive + doing another musicality workshop, then a lovely Mariachi Lite set…