jitterbug

Example Sentences

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“Oh man, that kid’s a little jitterbug,” senior running back Travis Dye said.

From Los Angeles Times

Dorothy WhiteHorse, 89, a Kiowa who attended Riverside in the 1940s, said she recalled learning to dance the jitterbug in the school’s gymnasium and learning to speak English for the first time.

From Washington Times

She can’t play the piano or dance the jitterbug the way she used to, but music is still her go-to place.

From Seattle Times

Today, the “damas” or “big mothers” as the dancers are known, can be found dancing in the early mornings and evenings, blasting stereos, waving fans and scarves, while jitterbugging, waltzing and jiving.

From Washington Post

Today, the “damas” or “big mothers” as the dancers are known, can be found dancing in the early mornings and evenings, blasting their stereos, waving fans and scarves, while jitterbugging, waltzing and jiving.

From Seattle Times