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 ...

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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 ...

Margot McGraw-Toppen and Riley Wimes Jr. offer a free hour-long jitterbug lesson at Grant Park’s Spirit of Music Garden (601 S. Michigan) this Saturday night starting at 6 PM, followed by a live ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Jim Byrne, who made a living installing sprinkler systems and made a name for himself as a jitterbug dancer and a boxer, died ...