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{{About|the ballroom dance style|other dances that go by the name and other uses|Jive (disambiguation){{!}}Jive}}
[[File:Jive Suvorovs Bazokina 9348.JPG|thumb|upright|Austrian Open Championships Vienna, 2012 WDSF World Dancesport Championships Latin,  16–18&nbsp;November 2012]]
The '''jive''' is a [[dance]] style that originated in the United States from [[African American]]s in the early 1930s. The name of the dance comes from the name of [[Glossary of jive talk|a form of African-American vernacular slang]], popularized in the 1930s by the publication of a dictionary by [[Cab Calloway]], the famous jazz bandleader and singer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sorene|first=Paul|date=2017-04-26|title=Cab Calloway's Hepster's Dictionary: A Guide To The Language Of Jive (1938)|url=https://flashbak.com/cab-calloways-hepsters-dictionary-a-guide-to-the-language-of-jive-1938-378657/|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Flashbak|language=en-US}}</ref> In competition [[Ballroom dance|ballroom dancing]], the jive is often (mistakenly) grouped with the Latin-inspired ballroom dances, though its roots are based more on [[Swing (dance)|swing dancing]] than Latin dancing.

==History==
[[File:New Style Dancing Arrives- the Introduction of the Jive Into British Dance Halls, 1945 D23830.jpg|thumb|left|Jiving in a British dance hall, 1945]]

To the players of [[swing music]] in the 1930s and 1940s, jive was an expression denoting glib or foolish talk.<ref>[[Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development]]. by Gunther Schuller. 1968. Oxford University Press. page 379. {{ISBN|0-19-504043-0}}</ref>

American soldiers brought [[Lindy Hop]]/[[jitterbug]] to Europe around 1940, where this dance swiftly found a following among the young. In the United States, "swing" became the most common word for the dance, and the term "jive" was adopted in the UK. Variations in technique led to styles such as [[Boogie-woogie (dance)|boogie-woogie]] and swing boogie, with "jive" gradually emerging as the generic term in the UK.<ref>Paul Bottomer. 1997. Black Dog & Leventhal. page 157. {{ISBN|1-57912-049-0}}</ref>
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==See also==
*[[Modern Jive]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Jive}}
* {{YouTube|rxvQ6yNGIes|Jive performance video}}
* [http://www.jivetreasurebox.com The Jive Treasure Box - A comprehensive database of Modern Jive moves illustrated].

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