hand jive
Rhythmic hand movements
Hand jive is a dance performed mainly with the hands and arms rather than the feet, involving rhythmic clapping, slapping the thighs, and crossing hand motions.
It originated in 1950s rock and roll clubs where crowded floors left no room to move.
The term also refers to expressive hand gestures used while talking: He was doing some serious hand jive trying to explain the accident.
Informal school dance
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
- boogieRhythmic blues music
- swingSuspended recreational seat
jitterbug · lindy hop · bop · shimmy · stroll · mashed potato · pony · locomotion
Decade after WWII
- greasersMachine lubricators or rebels
- doo-wopFifties vocal harmony genre
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
- poodle skirtsFull skirts with appliquéd dogs
drive-in · hot rod · soda fountain · bobby socks · Elvis Presley · Chuck Berry · rock 'n' roll · diner
Rhythmic palm strikes
- slappingStriking with open palm
- pattingLight repeated touching
- rhythmic clappingPatterned palm strikes
- finger snappingSharp sound from digits
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- pulseArterial blood throb
- timingArt of choosing moments
groove · backbeat · downbeat · upbeat · percussion · four-four time · keeping time · musical timing
sock hop
Informal school dance
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
- boogieRhythmic blues music
swing · jitterbug · lindy hop · bop · shimmy · stroll · mashed potato · pony · locomotion · shake
1950s
Decade after WWII
- greasersMachine lubricators or rebels
- doo-wopFifties vocal harmony genre
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
poodle skirts · drive-in · hot rod · soda fountain · bobby socks · Elvis Presley · Chuck Berry · rock 'n' roll · diner · letterman jackets
clapping
Rhythmic palm strikes
- slappingStriking with open palm
- pattingLight repeated touching
- rhythmic clappingPatterned palm strikes
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- pulseArterial blood throb
timing · groove · backbeat · downbeat · upbeat · percussion · four-four time · keeping time · musical timing · call and response
- hand gamesrock paper scissors, cat's cradle, thumb war, thumb wrestling, patty cake
- American dancesCharleston, twist, jitterbug, cakewalk, lindy hop
- kids dancedance class, dance recital, ballet, dance teacher, young dancers
- music gameskaraoke, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, sing-alongs, rhythm games
- Step Dancestepdance, tap dance, Irish step, jig, reel
- swing danceslindy hop, Lindy Hop, jitterbug, east coast swing, Charleston
hand jivefootwork
Skilled lower-limb movement
tap dance · Irish step dance · clogging · shuffling · stomping
hand jiveline dance
Group choreography in rows
waltz · foxtrot · square dance · conga line · promenade
hand, handle, handy, hands, handsome, handful, jive, handprint, handcraft