Modern Jive lessons for complete beginners and intermediate dancers at Exeter's Corn Exchange. With plenty of time to put your new found skills into practice.

The evening kicks off when the doors open at 7:30pm. With 30 minutes before the Beginner Class starts there is plenty of time to get a drink at the bar, find a seat and generally find you way around the venue getting to know a few people along the way.

Then at 8pm the Beginners Class starts and everybody gets to learn a routine of 4 of the 21 beginner moves which takes about 40 to 45 minutes. During the class people move round every couple of minutes so you learn faster and get to meet the rest of the class. After the class a few minutes of music is played during which time some people dance, some practice and some just chat.

Then at about 9pm the second class starts. This is for intermediate dancers and again covers 4 moves and lasts about 40 to 45 minutes. Whilst this class is going on there is additional help for beginners in the coaching sessions which are held in separate rooms alongside the main hall. The Intermediate Class on a Thursday is graded for difficulty, 1 being Easy up to 4 being Hard. This makes it easier to know when is a good week to jump from being a beginner to an intermediate for the first time. The difficulty of the intermediate class goes up 1 every week and from 4 drops back to 1. Also, we have intermediate coaches who are available during the main freestyle to help with general technique and the content of the Intermediate Class.

When the Intermediate Class has finished the music starts up again and people dance and socialise until 11pm. The music played covers most styles of music from the 1940's right through to the current chart. There are tunes to cater for everybody's taste and if there is a specific song you would like to hear you just have to ask.