Chris
13th-August-2003, 03:50 AM
Dancing in my mother’s day was a way to get pleasantly close to lots of nice young men but with a certain safety factor – you could always walk away. This was obviously a shortcoming to all the young men who believed the whole point of the exercise was to make sure they didn’t get away . . . Hence the Seducer.
Not every guy can seduce the girl of his dreams, but it’s good practice to go through the motions – in other words: gently manoeuvre her into a position where she has no choice but gaze up into his eyes whilst hanging on to him for dear life.
With the advent of Ceroc and other modern jive groups, this art somehow became relegated to the same level as shuffling feet and waving arms, none of which established the male as the dominant master - to whom the female of the species should practice expressions of pure delight as beads of manly sweat dripped onto her from his fevered brow.
Then arose Sir Peter (well, just Peter actually, a lizard like creature with a formidable headscarf). His mission: to bring seducers back to their rightful place on the dancefloor! Although he has never been certified for this strange affliction, his company, Drop in Jive teaches these and nothing else.
Peter might have known that asking me to review his DVDs for my website when I’m a fruit-and-nutcake addict to the Kiwi Method is like being put into a death drop at double speed and no hands. (Peter kindly refers to this particular move as a ‘nosebleeder’, which inclines me to think he has not hit the floor hard enough yet). In reality though, I, like many Ceroccers before and after me, once made the lonely pilgrimage to Peter’s windswept town, amazed that someone could find enough drops to fill a whole day’s workshop.
There were some sound problems on the review copy of the DVDs - they were clear enough but breathing into the microphone was also very audible. Not sure if this is to be fixed on the retail copies (which should also have lists of the moves on the covers). There's also some fabulous freestyle (non-drops) moves in the opening and closing freestyle sequences.
Drop in Jive have been teaching drops, and nothing but drops, in their inimitable style for many years and so have become something of an institution in Britain. Some would say they epitomise the British jive style when it comes to drops. Many find the style of the Australasian videos far too serious (and there are few other videos that teach drops); others just want a straightforward introduction to something more exotic than a first move seducer. This moves-packed set of DVDs/videos doesn't spend much time on theory, technique or style, but it introduces you to a large number of dips, drops and seducers (about 80 in all) in standard Leroc / Ceroc format from basic to complex ones. If you like Peter's classes these DVDs are a must.
My mother would be horrified . . .
Send £35 for 3 DVD's + £2 P&P payable to:
Peter Phillips
65 Great Cliffe Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN23 7BA
0776-735-8079
dropinnjive@btinternet.com
NB: The lovely Alina has locked Peter in the cellar until he burns sufficient copies, so if you want one of the first batch, send your cheque off now!
Not every guy can seduce the girl of his dreams, but it’s good practice to go through the motions – in other words: gently manoeuvre her into a position where she has no choice but gaze up into his eyes whilst hanging on to him for dear life.
With the advent of Ceroc and other modern jive groups, this art somehow became relegated to the same level as shuffling feet and waving arms, none of which established the male as the dominant master - to whom the female of the species should practice expressions of pure delight as beads of manly sweat dripped onto her from his fevered brow.
Then arose Sir Peter (well, just Peter actually, a lizard like creature with a formidable headscarf). His mission: to bring seducers back to their rightful place on the dancefloor! Although he has never been certified for this strange affliction, his company, Drop in Jive teaches these and nothing else.
Peter might have known that asking me to review his DVDs for my website when I’m a fruit-and-nutcake addict to the Kiwi Method is like being put into a death drop at double speed and no hands. (Peter kindly refers to this particular move as a ‘nosebleeder’, which inclines me to think he has not hit the floor hard enough yet). In reality though, I, like many Ceroccers before and after me, once made the lonely pilgrimage to Peter’s windswept town, amazed that someone could find enough drops to fill a whole day’s workshop.
There were some sound problems on the review copy of the DVDs - they were clear enough but breathing into the microphone was also very audible. Not sure if this is to be fixed on the retail copies (which should also have lists of the moves on the covers). There's also some fabulous freestyle (non-drops) moves in the opening and closing freestyle sequences.
Drop in Jive have been teaching drops, and nothing but drops, in their inimitable style for many years and so have become something of an institution in Britain. Some would say they epitomise the British jive style when it comes to drops. Many find the style of the Australasian videos far too serious (and there are few other videos that teach drops); others just want a straightforward introduction to something more exotic than a first move seducer. This moves-packed set of DVDs/videos doesn't spend much time on theory, technique or style, but it introduces you to a large number of dips, drops and seducers (about 80 in all) in standard Leroc / Ceroc format from basic to complex ones. If you like Peter's classes these DVDs are a must.
My mother would be horrified . . .
Send £35 for 3 DVD's + £2 P&P payable to:
Peter Phillips
65 Great Cliffe Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN23 7BA
0776-735-8079
dropinnjive@btinternet.com
NB: The lovely Alina has locked Peter in the cellar until he burns sufficient copies, so if you want one of the first batch, send your cheque off now!