And there are plenty of classes to get people into the swing — or the jitterbug, waltz or two-step. Lessons for beginners, often held at bars before bands take the stage, are free or cheap. A folk ...

If you know anything about south Louisiana you know we're all about good music, good food, good people and good dancing. Chances are, you won't run into one without the other, and when they do ...

This week, we celebrate Fats Waller's tune "Jitterbug Waltz," recorded 81 years ago this week, with interpretations by Cécile McLorin Salvant, Eric Dolphy & Tyshawn Sorey; we'll also check out a set ...

There’s something endlessly exciting about the dance floor, where people meet, mingle, and sometimes show off in social dances like the tango, foxtrot, or jitterbug. Although ballrooms were once the ...

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 ...