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  2. Swing (dance) - Wikipedia

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    Origin. 1920's, Harlem, New York City, U.S. [1] Evita and Michael at 2011 Catalina Swing Dance Festival. Swing dance is a group of social dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s–1940s, with the origins of each dance predating the popular "swing era". Hundreds of styles of swing dancing were developed; those that ...

  3. Zazou - Wikipedia

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    The Vichy regime was very concerned about the education, moral fibre and productivity of French youth. In 1940, a Ministry of Youth was established. They saw the Zazous as a rival and dangerous influence on youth. In 1940, 78 anti-Zazou articles were published in the press, a further nine in 1941 and 38 in 1943.

  4. Swingjugend - Wikipedia

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    A police report from 1940 described the Swing Youth as follows: The predominant form of dress consisted of long, often checked English sports jackets, shoes with thick light crepe soles, showy scarves, Anthony Eden hats , an umbrella on the arm whatever the weather, and, as an insignia, a dress-shirt button worn in the buttonhole, with a ...

  5. Bobby soxer (subculture) - Wikipedia

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    Bobby soxers were a subculture of young women in the mid-to-late 1940s. Their interests included popular music, in particular that of singer Frank Sinatra, and wearing loose-fitting clothing, notably bobby socks. [1][2] Their manner of dress, which diverged sharply from earlier ideals of feminine beauty, was controversial. [3][4] As a teenager ...

  6. Boogie-woogie (dance) - Wikipedia

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    Boogie-woogie in competition is a led, partnered dance, not choreographed. It falls under the umbrella of swing dance, but is distinct from Lindy Hop.It follows a six-beat dance pattern, usually cued as "step-step, triple step, triple step", [4] each word taking one beat but the second syllable of "triple" delayed to match the music's syncopation.

  7. Whitey's Lindy Hoppers - Wikipedia

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    Whitey's Lindy Hoppers. Whitey's Lindy Hoppers was a professional performing group of exceptional swing dancers that was first organized in the late 1920s by Herbert "Whitey" White in the Savoy Ballroom and disbanded in 1942 after its male members were drafted into World War II. The group, taking on many different forms and sub-groups ...

  8. Lindy Hop - Wikipedia

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    Norma Miller and Skip Cunningham 2009. Lindy Hop Dance, 2013. The Lindy Hop is an American dance which was born in the African-American communities of Harlem, New York City, in 1928 and has evolved since then. It was very popular during the swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s.

  9. Jitterbug - Wikipedia

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    Jitterbug is a generalized term used to describe swing dancing. [1] It is often synonymous with the lindy hop dance [2] [3] but might include elements of the jive, east coast swing, collegiate shag, charleston, balboa and other swing dances. [4] Swing dancing originated in the African-American communities of New York City in the early 20th ...

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