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

How about switching onto a jitterbug of a point guard?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 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

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 • Jul. 8, 2022

“And we don’t want to have this game breaking down into a two man jitterbug contest. We saw what happened against Trinity. We can win because we have the best team effort in the league.”

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers