Just as older generations tried to save American youth from the dangers of the lambada and the twist, even-older generations were in tizzies over different dances. They feared the worst when young ...

Jitterbug proper is a dance that was made famous by Cab Calloway (of "Minnie the Moocher" fame). But, as I always understood it, jitterbug is also a general term for any kind of swing dance. They say ...

Dance historians who research such things credit American jazz singer and bandleader Cab Calloway for coining the term “jitterbug.” In 1934, he recorded a lively tune, “Jitter Bug,” that some credit ...

Lower Salford >> Millie Stunkard is ready for most of the moves in the jitterbug dancing class at Encore Experiences at Harleysville. Don’t try to dip her, though. “The only thing I dip is doughnuts,” ...

CARTERVILLE - When she was younger, Georgette Verley of Marion went dancing only about once a year. Now that she's 84, her new boyfriend, Raymond Boner, takes her dancing seven days a week. That may ...