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The HistoryWhere did LeRoc come from? As its name suggests, LeRoc evolved in France after American Gi's brought the jitterbug to France during the war. In the UK 60's dance crazes like the Twist encouraged people to dance alone, without a partner and a whole generation forgot how to partner dance. But in France many people carried on jiving, adapting it to suit slow, heavy disco beats and smaller dance floors. The dance became relaxed, with less emphasis on what the feet were doing but with new and exciting moves. LeRoc was discovered by British people holidaying in France, and was also admired being danced by London's French community. Specialised clubs in London began promoting the French style of jive, such as LeRoc, Ceroc, and Cosmopolitan Jive. As the British embraced it, so they gave the moves their own custom made names like Wurlitzer, Swizzlestick and Yoyo. The original moves are the basis of LeRoc but the dance is still growing. There are now hundreds of named moves which are found as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and even Brazil. The dance is so verstaile that it can borrow ideas from other dance styles and adapt them to fit the LeRoc style. There is always something new to learn. If you would like to read more information on the history of LeRoc, dance historian Christine Keeble has written an excellent article called Spotlight on LeRoc.
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