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I find relaxing the grip on the bars, hold them firm but not tight, relax the hips and think moving your feet in circles and getting them out of the way of the pedals as they come up on the back stroke., Powering into it can help especially if near the bottom of a hill.
Sitting slightly further back on the saddle can help too.
I also find that there are almost harmonic cadence speeds as I start bouncing a little bit around 130-140rpm then it smooths out and start bouncing again around the 170 - 180 rpm, anything higher than that and everything is so manic that bouncing is the least of your worries :D
The angles of your frame can effect it I can spin high cadences on my Ron Cooper but on my Holdsworth I just can't spin it up.