About Surrey Jive
Nicola & Paul Shepherd
Paul and Nicola are the owners and directors of Surrey Jive and they have extensive experience of dancing and teaching vintage jive, spanning many years. Both were asked to teach jive at The Royal Academy of Dance and they have performed in a number of high profile public and corporate events, that include both theatre and television.
As previous dance competitors Nicola and Paul are winners of both the ‘War & Peace Show’ and ‘Jivemania’ jive competitions. Their dance troupe ‘The Jive Squadron’ were choreographed by Paul and reached the quarterfinal stages of ‘Got to Dance’ a national dance competition.
Nicola and Paul now coach and previous students have reached national jive finals, whilst others have chosen to teach themeselves and opened their own dance schools
The Surrey Jive Team's Curriculum Vitae
2024
September 2024 – Jive Performance at the Surbiton Festival.
September 2024 – Jive Performance at Brooklands Museum, America Day.
July 2024 – Jive Performance and DJ at Surrey Mustang Show, Cobham, Surrey.
July 2024 – Jive Performance and workshop at a private party, Banstead, Surrey.
June 2024 – Jive Performance at the 100th Anniversary of Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, Ashtead, Surrey.
June 2024 – Jive Performance and DJ at Brooklands Relived, Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey.
June 2024 – Jive performance to commemorate the D-Day Landings, Redhill, Surrey.
May 2024 – Jive performance for the Royal British Legion, Banstead, Surrey.
April 2024 – Guest DJ at Ravens Rock n’ Roll Club, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire.
April 2024 – Performed at 60 Years of Ford Mustang, Brooklands Museum, Surrey.
March 2024 – Performed at Oaks Lodge Care Home, Berkshire.
February 2024 – Jive & Strolls workshop, performance and dance. Wallington, Surrey.
January 2024 – Performed at the Wells Centre, Epsom, Surrey.
2023
December 2023 – Guest DJ at Raven’s Rock n’ Roll Club, Ruislip, Middlesex.
December 2023 – Teaching for the Royal Academy of Dance, London.
December 2023 – Performed at Oaks Lodge Care Home, Berkshire.
November 2023 – Dance Teachers workshop for the Royal Academy of Dance, London.
November 2023 – Performing in the 6-5 Special Theatre Show, The Other Palace Theatre, Victoria, London.
September 2023 – Brooklands America Day, Epsom, Surrey – DJ & Performance.
August 2023 – Wedding DJ and Performance.
July 2023 – Capel Military Fair (organised by the RAF) DJ and Performance.
June 2023 – Performed at Ladies Day & The Derby, Epsom, Surrey.
January 2023 – Cabaret Private Party.
2022
October 2022 – Sandy Balls, Weekend Event, New Forest – DJ and Jive Classes.
September 2022 – Vintage & Retro Festival Weekend – DJ and Jive Classes.
September 2022 – Brooklands Museum America Day – DJ and Performance.
July 2022 – Capel Military Fair (organised by the RAF) DJ and Performances
2021
October 2021 – Wedding DJ.
October 2021 – DJ and Cabaret Private Party.
September 2021 – Tattershall Lakes Country Park, Lincolnshire (Guest DJ and Dance Teachers).
September 2021 – Capel Military Fair (organised by the RAF) performed and ran jive classes over 2-day event.
2020/2019
May 2020 – DJ set on radio to celebrate 75th Anniversary of VE Day.
February 2020 – Mill Rythe Holiday Village (Guest DJ over 3 nights and Teachers for 6 Dance Classes).
November 2019 – Judges at the Chessington Jukebox Show jive competition.
July 2019 – Capel Military Fair (organised by the RAF) performed and ran jive classes over 2-day event.
2018
December 2018 – Dancing at Coutts Bank, Strand, London.
November 2018 – Audition stage for ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, Excel Arena, London.
October 2018 – Judges at the Chessington Jukebox Show jive competition.
July 2018 – Capel Military Fair (organised by the RAF) performed and ran jive classes over 2-day event.
May 2018 – Performed as cabaret, dance workshop and DJ at Queen’s Eyot Island (Eton College), Berkshire
2017/2016
November 2017 – Finalist at the Epsom & Ewell Business Awards.
November 2017 – BBC Radio Interview on Surrey Jive.
November 2017 – Performed at RAF Odiham as cabaret for a benefit night.
October 2017 – Judges at the Chessington Jukebox Show jive competition.
June 2017 – Performed at Kingswood Golf Club as cabaret for a private party.
June 2016 – Performed at Kew Gardens, London as cabaret for a wedding.
2015
June 2015 – Perfomed at ‘Ladies Day’ Epsom Racecourse.
May 2015 – Perfomed at ‘Ladies Day’ Lingfield Park Resort, Surrey.
April 2015 – Surrey Jive and their dance troupe The Jive Squadron perform at Epsom Playhouse Theatre.
March 2015 – Surrey Jive students reach the National Jive finals at Atomic.
2014
December 2014 – Performed at Sandown Racecourse over 6 nights (Rock n’ Roll Cabaret).
December 2014 – Guest Dance Teachers at the ‘Holiday Rock’ Dance Weekend.
June 2014 – Performed at ‘Ladies Day’ Epsom Racecourse.
April 2014 – Performed at the Coulsdon Manor Hotel.
March 2014 – Dance Judges at the Heats for the UK Jive Championships.
2013
October 2013 – Guest Dance teachers at the Savvy Stage School for a National Theatre Production.
September 2013 – Guest Dance Teachers at the Boogaloo, Jump Jive and Boogie Weekend.
July 2013 – Surrey Jive performed at the British Heart Foundation fundraising dance as filmed by the BBC.
2012
October 2012 – Surrey Jive performed with the Rockabellas, Reigate, Surrey.
October 2012 – Dance Extras on Taxidermessen Film Shoot, London.
September 2012 – Guest Dance Teachers at the Boogaloo, Jump Jive and Boogie Weekend.
February 2012 – Caroline & Phil Stone Jivemania, Jive Winners.
January 2012 – Guest Dance Teachers at Dance Options of Cheam.
2011
September 2011 – Guest Dance Teachers at the Boogaloo, Jump Jive and Boogie Weekend.
September 2011 – Quarter Finalists Sky TV Dance Competition ‘Got to Dance.’
May 2011 – Surrey Jive performed with Si Cranstoun at The Dragonfly Ball, Kent.
2010
June 2010 – Caroline & Phil Stone War and Peace Show Jive Winners.
March 2010 – Performed at the RAC Club, Epsom.
February 2010 – Nicola & Paul Shepherd Jivemania, Jive Winners.
2009
December 2009 – Performed at the Park Plaza Hotel, London.
2008
September 2008 – Performed at the Cafe Royal, London.
July 2008 – Nicola & Paul Shepherd War and Peace Show Jive Winners.