Maintained by Gareth Eastwood, a rock 'n' roll dance teacher in Adelaide, South Australia.

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Gareth & Jeryl

Gareth & Jeryl

Make new friends and widen your social circle. Learn to Rock 'n' Roll!

Rock 'n' Roll is:
- easy to learn. Most people can do it -

- extremely versatile. It suits a large range of modern and older popular music -

- a great social activity for meeting new friends and partners -

- inexpensive. Anywhere there is suitable music you can dance -

- suitable for young and old -

- well established. Its practised around the world -

- very suitable for amateurs as well as pro dancers. You don't need to be perfect for fear of being laughed at -

- a great fitness activity -

- a socially acceptable way for ladies to show their knickers in public (but gentlemen don't notice!) -

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Gareth Rock n Roll Lessons Sandra1

Sandra trusts Trevor
to have a firm grip on things

james & ann

James and Ann
dance with color and style

Sandy & Annette

Sandy and Annette
strut their stuff!

Sandy & Annette

No butterfingers here!
Hands Up

Hands up those who
love to dance!

George & Sue

George & Sue can step
with the best of them

Sandy & Annette

Sandy & Annette have a
laid back approach

Dance time

Gareth & Jeryl
What time is it? Time to dance!

Dancing Doubles

Dancing Doubles
Heather, Rod & Leslie

Experienced dancers

Experienced dancers
can make it look fabulous!

Promenade Your Partner

Demonstrated by Michael & Cheryl

When you have a pleasing partner it's natural to want to 'promenade' them. Forget the boardwalk, you can do it on the dance floor. Rock 'n' Roll dance is generally about spins and turns but too many of those can become monotonous, so it's good to have a move or two in your routine to break the cycle. The camera captured Michael and Cheryl slipping in a quick Promenade at Lorna's Dance Studio in Somerton, South Australia where they were sharpening their Jive skills.

To initiate the move, Michael pulls the lovely Cheryl towards himself (what man wouldn't?), right hand to right hand. Cheryl simply performs a half-turn anti-clockwise, lifting both her hands to just above her shoulders and Michael catches her left hand with his.

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Cheryl now takes a single step to her left and Michael takes a single step to his right so that she effectively moves from his right side to his left side. Michel then raises his right hand and slips under it, pulling Cheryl behind him as he does so. She now has him in a Promenade. A Victorian ballroom might have rung with raucous laughter at such a thing!
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But Michael isn't beaten yet! By extending his left arm he remains stylishly in control. He then slips his left hand over his head, turns Cheryl through a full circle anti-clockwise and the couple face each other with hands crossed over ready for some further ado. A number of moves can follow from here.
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Note the two fire extinguishers on the wall behind them. With hot dancers performing hot moves anything could happen!


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