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The hand jive was invented in 1957 by a group of teenagers at the Cats Basement in London. They had no room to dance so they created the hand jive to have some fun!

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
October 4, 2018
Photo Credit: Photo via Wikipedia under Creative Commons License
The hand jive was common in the 50’s.

How to do the hand jive? It’s easy! Clap your hands on your thighs twice, clap twice. switch your hands, bump your fists over one another, and then make a thumbs up sign and shake them over your shoulder.

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Kelly Branco
Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
Kelly Branco is a senior and this is her first year working on The Declaration. Branco is a fan of theater, she loves to perform and watch Broadway shows whenever she can. She is an anchor for Patriots Television and does the fun fact every morning. She is in the Colonia High School Theater Department, sings for the Harmony in Motion Show Choir, and AcaPatriots, A Capella Choir. Last year, Branco got the Seal of Bi-Literacy in French and she speaks Portuguese.  She loves to read in her spare time. She is going to Fairleigh Dickinson University in the Fall of 2019 with a Musical Theater major.
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The hand jive was invented in 1957 by a group of teenagers at the Cats Basement in London. They had no room to dance so they created the hand jive to have some fun!