jitterbug

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It references to Audrey Hepburn and British supermodel Twiggy, and the frenetic editing and jitterbug choreography make it a unique entry in her videography.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

In the Tigers’ huddle, coach Norm Stewart’s plan was to disrupt the jitterbug point guard.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2023

The Germans banned jazz, but wherever they went, U.S. soldiers, known as GIs, introduced locals to jazz and the jitterbug, popular back in the States.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

It grew out of the jitterbug and the Lindy Hop of the 1930s and ’40s, said D.C. filmmaker Beverly Lindsay-Johnson, who made the 2010 documentary “Hand Dance: A Capitol Swing.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2022

You can cross over, or do some corny dips, or even jitterbug a little, and she stays right with you.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger