Jive Buddies

By Ton Voon & Paul Jeffery

Ton and Paul chat about their fun on the Ceroc & Modern Jive dance floor.

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Jive Buddies episodes:

September 08, 2026Episode 113: Kerry - Fun Dancing in the North West
Kerry is a fun dancer from the North West. We find out about why she started dancing, how she keeps her friends informed of events, and what flow states are.

Chapters:
After her kids were all grown up, Kerry looks for a new hobby [0:46]
Kerry introduced to modern jive at Jive Teddy's before going to Rainford [3:42]
Using a WhatsApp group to keep people informed of what dancing is on [10:26]
Being part of the crew at the iJive classes [17:02]
What makes a good dance for Kerry? [21:34]
Kerry explains what flow states are [24:04]
Using her camper van to visit new dance venues [27:26]
Summary [30:59]
Up next [32:48]

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34min
September 01, 2026Episode 112: Sam - Challenging Herself As A Dancer
Sam is a dancer who also demos at Keith Davis' classes in Stockport Town Hall. Her dance journey involves trying lots of different things and challenging herself. And this interview is another challenge!

Chapters:
How did Sam first started dancing? [0:48]
Sam gets involved in some ballroom competitions [5:17]
First ever beginner class of Modern Jive for Sam [8:56]
Sam reveals she's been training as a personal therapist and how that links to her dancing journey [11:12]
Hear how Sam was being "auditioned" for being the demo for Keith Davies' classes [16:18]
Sam gives her thoughts on how Keith teaches dancers about stretch and connection [21:18]
Choreographed routines make Sam terrified! [24:21]
Where does Sam get her musicality from? [27:09]
Summary [32:23]
Up next [34:03]

Listen to an interview with Keith Davies' Stockport event at https://open.spotify.com/episode/093hWscFd6FLwcQogOdMSZ?si=4ivrASVpQfCxemiIiS0djA

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35min
August 25, 2026Episode 111: Matthew Butler - Introduction to Ceroc Champs Series
To find out how the Ceroc Champs series of competitions work, we have Ceroc teacher Matthew Butler to help us. He explains the various categories, as well as telling us about his experiences at the Northern Champs with one of his partners, Mel.

Chapters:
What is the Ceroc Champs Series? [0:54]
There's a random element to the Northern Star competition [3:50]
Matthew competes with Mel [4:35]
Lucky Dip competition on the Saturday morning [10:35]
Who is allowed to be in the Intermediates category? [14:33]
Find out the rules for the category of Newcomers [18:43]
Ceroc X [24:10]
Matthew explains what the Open category is [27:47]
Are flashy moves necessary? [30:43]
Find out why Scottish Champs is Matt's favourite competition [33:26]
Top Cats [36:40]
Summary [40:52]
Up next [42:10]

Watch the reel with Matthew dancing with Mel in the Northern Star competition: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CNBzn8hDV/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Find out more about the Ceroc Champs competitions at https://www.cerocescape.com/champs/

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43min
August 18, 2026Episode 110: Bernie and Sally - Leaving Their Husbands Behind
Our guests today, Bernie and Sally, go out dancing without their husbands. We find out how they manage it.

Chapters:
Where did Bernie first go dancing without her husband?[1:06]
And Sally started a class and asked her husband Ian to come [2:50]
Using a planner allows Sally to look ahead for when she can go to events [6:32]
Does Bernie's husband ask what dancing is about? [9:22]
Listen to Bernie's memories of weekenders, while Sally pines for the opportunity in future [14:31]
Do single and married people mingle with each other? [18:23]
Summary [20:51]
Up next [23:27]

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23min
August 11, 2026Episode 109: Gary and Julie Wharton - The Story of Pirate Jive
Gary and Julie Wharton run the successful Pirate Jive freestyle events in the East Midlands. Listen to find out how they purchased it from Ian Macleod, their venues such as The Shed and the Post Mill, their branching out into smoother music and, most importantly, how this duo got together.

Chapters:
How did Gary and Julie meet? [0:47]
Listen to Gary explain how he got his first gig as a DJ [4:30]
The opportunity to buy the Pirate Jive business came up [9:16]
What did they do with the first gig of the newly purchased Pirate Jive freestyle? [13:45]
Julie has an interesting way of finding out what people's feedback of the night [19:00]
How did they find the Post Mill venue? [22:43]
Branching out into a slower, Sunday chill out event [26:55]
Summary [33:49]
Up next [36:24]

Find out about their upcoming events at https://www.piratejive.com/, or on the calendar at https://ukjive.co.uk/

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37min
August 04, 2026Episode 108: Ashley Davis - Moving Into West Coast Swing
We continue Ashley Davis' story in this 2nd part, talking about his memories of weekenders, introduction to West Coast Swing, and starting a regular WCS class at Kegworth.

Chapters:
Does Ashley remember his first weekender teaching gig? [0:26]
Ton recalls Ashley teaching a cha-cha-cha workshop on stage at Southport [4:02]
Paul goes nostalgic about Ashley's DJ SILC set, dancing outside at Southport [7:22]
On a Ceroc holiday in Medfest, Ton and Ashley cross paths! [12:41]
Ashley tells us about his move to West Coast Swing [17:07]
Learn how WCS dances on the up and down beat, rather than Ceroc just on the down beat [20:55]
Ashley starts teaching WCS with his partner Georgina [23:45]
Is there a sense of building a community at their new classes? [29:07]
Summary [34:31]
Up next [35:43]

Find out about Ashley's West Coast Swing classes at https://www.evolveswing.com/nottingham-class

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37min
July 28, 2026Episode 107: Ashley Davis - Bursting onto the Nottingham Dance Floor
A big influence on the Jive Buddies was Ceroc teacher Ashley Davis. Paul remembers Ashley starting as a dancer in Nottingham and then, within a few months, was on the stage delivering his first class! We finally solve the mystery of how Ashley became a teacher so quickly...

Chapters:
Listen to how Ashley started sequence dancing at the age of 7 [1:02]
Gran takes Ashley to ballroom classes [4:40]
Someone suggests trying Ceroc [8:22]
Guess how long it took Ashley to go to his first freestyle! [12:35]
Did dancing play a part in Ashley's university choice? [16:08]
Ashley makes a mistake on his very first class as a teacher [19:57]
When did Ashley first do DJing? [21:29]
Paul tells a story of Ashley's first freestyle as a DJ: Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton [25:33]
When SILC started in the Midlands, Ashley was involved in the first classes [30:20]
Summary [34:07]
Up next [35:28]

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36min
July 21, 2026Episode 106: Richard Chatland - Dancing And Teaching 14 Different Dance Styles
Teacher Richard Chatland, who knows 14 dance styles, tells us his story of how he first got into ballroom and latin dancing, with its serious competitions, before he moved into modern jive and Ceroc. Try out his Change Dance freestyles, held in Nottingham, which caters for lots of different styles.

Chapters:
How did Richard first start dancing? [0:47]
Richard as a child use to do ballroom and latin competitions [4:34]
Find out how Richard got started in modern jive [8:16]
Richard cheats when trying to remember women's names [14:00]
Why does it seem like people don't move to ballroom and latin dances? [19:27]
Some thoughts on slotted versus rotational dances [28:54]
Richard runs Change Dance events, with a fusion of ballroom and latin dances [33:00]
Summary [34:58]
Up next [36:09]

Find out more about Richard's multi-dance fusion freestyles, Change Dance, at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086463674478

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37min
July 14, 2026Episode 105: Jan Campling - From Classical Ballet To Having Fun On The Modern Jive Dance Floor
Jan Campling comes from a ballet background, and the Jive Buddies reminisce about attending her workshop at a weekender in York. We find out how Jan has taught ballet to footballers, rugby players, mixed martial arts fighters, as well has her experience with underwater scuba dancing!

Chapters:
Jan remembers Paul and Ton doing a ballet class on a weekender [0:45]
When did Jan start ballet? [2:00]
Paul wonders if ballet is good practise for social dancing [7:05]
Ton admits to going to a couple of ballet classes [10:15]
Hear about Jan's underwater scuba dancing! [14:19]
When did Jan move to partner dancing? [19:40]
Jan explains how she plans the workshops at weekenders [26:08]
Summary [31:05]
Up next [32:58]

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34min
July 07, 2026Episode 104: Stuart - Dancing With His Model Aircraft
We noticed one of our local dancers, Stuart, dancing lots of different styles during a freestyle and we thought we'd find out about his history - we didn't realise it was going to include salsa, modern jive, ballroom sequence, bachata, cha-cha-cha and waltz! And wait till you hear about his line model aircraft flying!

Chapters:
When did Stuart start dancing? [0:55]
Hear about Stuart's hobby: line model aircraft flying [6:05]
Stuart tries modern jive [10:29]
Cramming in lots of lessons pays off when you first start dancing [13:11]
Covid impacts on Stuart's dancing [15:25]
Bachata comes into Stuart's repertoire [19:00]
How does Stuart know which followers can do which dance? [20:42]
Doing a competition will keep things fresh [25:25]
Stuart recognises the similarities of leading in various partner dances [29:08]
Summary [31:59]
Up next [33:22]

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34min

FAQs about Jive Buddies:

How many episodes does Jive Buddies have?

The podcast currently has 114 episodes available.