Skip jive


A British dance, descended from the jazz dances of the 1930s and 1940s jive and ultimately from the Lindy Hop. Danced to trad jazz music, was popular in England in the 1950s and 1960s in jazz clubs in London; notably Jazzshows and the Ken Colyer club. There were also jazz club events at most large towns, especially in the south of England where trad jazz enthusiasts congregated and would "skip jive" all evening. It is still danced to a limited extent today.