jiving

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The contrasts between the walkouts was stark, with Thainara enthusiastically jiving her way to the octagon and McCann showing typical focus and intensity.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025

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 • Dec. 17, 2021

Is hand jiving to Dancing Queen from inside a stationary Ford Focus on your bucket list?

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2020

The young guard Irving can call to mind a young Earl Monroe, a nervous breakdown collection of jiving sidesteps and spins and jukes.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2016

It was rather like someone’s dad turning up at the school disco and jiving awkwardly with the kids.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall