Hand jive

Hand jive

The Hand jive is a dance particularly associated with rock and roll and rhythm and blues music of the 1950s. It involves a complicated pattern of hand moves and claps at various parts of the body, following and/or imitating the percussion instruments. It resembles a highly elaborate version of Pat-a-cake. Hand moves include thigh slapping, cross-wrist slapping, fist pounding, chest slapping and pounding, hand clapping, elbow touching and hitch hike moves.

The hand jive was particularly popularized by Johnny Otis's 1958 hit "Willie and the Hand Jive". Eric Clapton did a version of the song in 1974 that reached the Top 40. [Citation|url =http://www.ericclaptonfaq.com/songs/top-forty-singles-top-40-hits.html| title =Eric Clapton Top 40 Singles ] It is also featured prominently in "Grease", in which the song "Born to Hand Jive" is performed by Sha Na Na.

Additionally, the Hand Jive was played on several occasions by the Grateful Dead and also by the Jerry Garcia Band. fact|date=July 2008

Laurin Rinder & W. Michael Lewis made a disco version of "Willie and the Hand Jive" for their 1979 album "Warriors". [ [http://www.disco-funk.co.uk/r/Rinder_.htm Rinder & Lewis ] ]

The term is also used by some jugglers in reference to certain hand motions in the Mills Mess juggling pattern.

ee also

*Juba dance
*Manualism (hand music)

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