Trivia: The Jitterbug dance The catch word "jitterbug" comes from an early 20th-century slang term used0 to describe alcoholics who suffered from the "jitters" (tremors). The term became associated with swing dancers who danced without any control or knowledge of the dance.[3] This term was famously associated with swing era dancers by legendary song stylist and band leader Cab Calloway because, as he put it, "They look like a bunch of jitterbugs out there on the floor," due to their fast and often bouncy movements on the dance floor. In 50's pop culture, it became generalized to mean a swing dancer (e.g., you were a jitterbug), a type of swing dance (e.g., you danced the jitterbug), or the act of swing dancing (e.g., you were jitterbugging).
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In 1957, the American Bandstand featured currently-popular songs, live appearances by musicians, and dancing in the studio. At this time, the most popular fast dance was, in the pre-Beatle pre-British invasion rock & roll era (mid 50's-early 60's) the Jitterbug.
British bop brought about "go-go dancing," essentially doing the Jitterbug, but in one spot (i.e. a cage).



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