Jive Tutorial: Kicks and Flicks

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In this video, Amanda goes over the difference between kicks and flicks in International Jive. She also demonstrates the three different actions of both a kick and a flick: knee action of the standing leg, knee action of the free leg, and the footwork of the standing leg.

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[michelefaulkner]

Best instruction on kicks and flicks ever! Thank you

[victoriagallipani]

I learn more and get stronger each time I do one of the many tutorials. Thanks.

[victoriagallipani]

Demonstration and explanation coordinated really well making it easy to follow. Thanks.

[rab]

Amanda you are a great Dance instructor. Keep up the good work. I am a big Fan of yours.

[ylchen]

and Slip ，kick ball change 該怎樣完成。78 歲了仍躍躍欲試。😊

[zumbalauren]

It would be helpful if you were to do a quick demo with music first, so we would know what it looks like before the long explanation. Thanks for clear and slow instructions.

[francissantos]

Thank you. This will make my swing a little different looking once I practice the difference between kicks and flicks.

[dadakim]

Wow, thank you so much.. I always wondered the difference between the kick and the flick...

[reikoannamatsuda]

I like this and followed every video. Please keep on making more teaching.

[ericbush]

Suggestion: After you show the two parts, can you do them to music? Would love to see the step done to music at the end. Thanks.

[stephenpreston]

With 375 I'm loving learning to Jive, now I just need to get my wife on board!

[francissantos]

Excellent demo on the proper technique of jive.

[zwyuugz]

Огромное спасибо, красавица! Очень красивое профессиональное исполнение, и мне есть, к чему стремиться. Благодарю!

[elan]

Thanks a lot for the video.

I have two off-topic questions for the native English speakers here:
I have never heard a word like “straight” being pronounced with a sh-sound like in „shoe” before. In this video it is always pronounced with “sht” instead of “st“. Is that something regional?

When she says “the flicks” (0:29), “the standing leg” (2:26) and “the change” (6:38), she pronounces “the” like “ði“ like it is normally done before a vowel sound. Before consonants it is usually “ðə”. Why has she changed the pronunciation in “the flicks”, “the standing leg” and “the change“?
At 4:46, she says it vice versa when she pronounces “the” in “the ankle” like ðə instead of ði, as it should be before a vowel sound.

I have always learned: If the indefinite article is “a”, the definite article the is pronounced ðə.
If the indefinite article is “an”, the definite article the is pronounced ði.
This rule can be found in every English book. How does it come that there are examples here that don’t follow this? Thanks a lot!!

[cynthiazhang]

Suggestions: Thanks learned a lot from your channel very educational. Can you make some pratice vedio, with only step, or with short or no explanation for people to fellow to practice? Thanks

[nlgcjzh]

I learn more kicks and flicks, thank you

[charlessmith]

Egais Smargis, a ballroom dance expert, realizes that there are two types of jive dancing especially in dancesport jive -
Swinging jive - where the chasses, kicks, rocks, and ball changes are more grounded with less "tic" feeling across the rest of the body, and using little or no flick actions, and;

Jumping jive - much more competitive and demanding, with a lot more "flicks" than kicks, and you have more "flick" ball changes than just regular kick ball changes, and there are even flick ball changes even in the basic jive actions. This means moves like the Mooch, Chugging, and maybe even the Coca Rola have more "lifting" in the flicks than anything else.

[vickynomikou]

Great! Perhaps you can demonstrate along to the music to see how the kicks and flicks are done quickly. Thanks so much!

[dadakim]

I wonder the counts and beats. Thanks.

[veronicageorge]

I don't have ballroom shoes, so what do recommend wearing? Or can I dance barefoot?