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 ...
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 ...
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer Broadway Keep Off the Grass 1940 "A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Singer Broadway Keep Off the Grass 1940 "Clear Out of This World" Dancer ...