Jumpin’ jive music and dance has kept children and fogeys at Upton junior school in Broadstairs alert.
Year 6 pupils studying World War Two as his or her topic this term turned their focus on the party area look around the craze that swept through Europe inside late 1930s and 1940s.
The popular syncopated rhythms in the Lindy Hop and the Jitterbug were imported using their homeland by American soldiers serving abroad during wartime.
In the us the expression ‘swing’ took over as the most popular word accustomed to describe the dance, as well as the term ‘jive’ was utilized in great britain.
Parents were invited into school to enjoy understanding the jive using children, with dance trainer Lizzie Davies taking them through the steps.
Head of the season 6 Athanasia Papa-Adams and her fellow year group leaders organised case. Miss Papa-Adams said: “The session saw children pair up and educate yourself on the steps before putting it all up. It turned out tricky, but we worked hard and also the spins in too.
“Each class, their teacher and also their parents thoroughly enjoyed it. Lizzie was brilliant at teaching your kids the choreography, they were so engaged and gave it their all.”
Year 6 pupils have studied a number of topics because of their in-depth research for the World War Two topic.
Miss Papa-Adams added: “It has opened their eyes about what life was like for young adults and families during wartime Britain.”
