The Jive syllabus
These are the figures of the International-style Jive in the ISTD syllabus, grouped by level. Each level adds new figures to the ones before it, and most dancers start with the first.
Bronze
- Basic in Place
- Fallaway Rock
- Fallaway Throwaway
- Link
- Change of Places Right to Left
- Change of Places Left to Right
- Change of Hands behind the Back
- Hip Bump (Left Shoulder Shove)
- American Spin
- Walks
- Stop and Go
- Mooch
- Whip
- Whip Throwaway
Silver
- Reverse Whip
- Windmill
- Spanish Arms
- Rolling off the Arm
- Simple Spin
- Miami Special
Gold
- Curly Whip
- Shoulder Spin
- Toe Heel Swivels
- Chugging
- Chicken Walks
- Catapult
- Stalking Walks, Flicks and Break
Figures follow the ISTD Syllabus Outlines for Modern Ballroom and Latin American (September 2024), checked October 2026. Bronze covers the Student Teacher and Associate figures, Silver the Licentiate figures, and Gold the Fellowship figures.
Learning East Coast Swing with us
On our schedule this appears as East Coast Swing: we teach it with Jive figures and Jive technique. See this season's schedule.
Dance with us on Sundays
Friendly group classes in north Vancouver, an easy drive from Salmon Creek and Ridgefield.
- Start here: Beginning / Beyond Beginning, Sundays 4–5 PM
- Keep growing: Intermediate / Advanced, Sundays 5–6 PM
$15 per person, per class. Ages 12+. Bring a partner or come on your own.
Dance Fusion/Northwest Classical Ballet, 14511 NE 10th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98685