LIKE most teenagers, Billie Scott loved going to nightclubs.

But after a while she started to tire of the repetitive beats and men wanting to talk to her for only one thing.

Her search for something different lead her to turn her back on techno for the glamour and sophistication of the Forties.

It was not long before Billie, now 25, got into the swing of jive. She said: "Clubs today seem to be banging beats with people staring at the DJ box.

"There is no sense of pleasure like there is at Forties dances."

To learn the steps Billie, who lives off Lewes Road, Brighton, dragged her flatmate Gordon Coomber to classes held in Hanover Community Centre.

The Brighton Jive sessions were run by Colin Tenn and his dancing partner Janneke Saebo.

Earlier this month Colin and Janneke appeared in a BBC film starring Dame Judi Dench - The Last Of The Blonde Bombshells.

It was not long before Billie and Gordon caught the dancing bug but found there was little in Brighton for Forties enthusiasts.

Instead they were forced to travel to London with Janneke and Colin - dressed head to toe in Forties gear - to attend dances.

Now the friends are trying to bringing the Forties and Fifties revival to Brighton.

Last night Janneke, Billie and Gordon, who have formed a company called Radio Swing, were organising their first dance - The Memphis Ball - at the community centre at Saltdean Lido.

They thought the art deco building would be a perfect backdrop to get people in the dancing mood.

The girls hope their enthusiasm for the Forties and Fifties will catch on.

Janneke said: "If it goes well we hope to put on a lot more dances and give people in Brighton an alternative."

For information about Brighton Jive classes in Brighton and Worthing, phone 020 898 2415.