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The jive is a dance style that originated in the United States from African Americans in the early 1930s. The name of the dance comes from the name of a form of African-American vernacular slang , popularized in the 1930s by the publication of a dictionary by Cab Calloway , the famous jazz bandleader and singer. [ 1 ]
The Stroll was both a slow rock 'n' roll dance [1] and a song that was popular in the late 1950s. [2] Billboard first reported that "The Stroll" might herald a new dance craze similar to the "Big Apple" in December 1957. [3] [4] In the dance two lines of dancers, men on one side and women on the other, face each other, moving in place to the music.
"The Stroll" is a song written by Nancy Lee and Clyde Otis and performed by The Diamonds. It reached No. 1 on the Cashbox chart, [1] #4 on the U.S. pop chart, and #5 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1958. [2] The song was ranked #48 on Billboard magazine's Top 50 singles of 1958. [3] The Diamonds were the first to record "The Stroll". [4]
Skip Jive is a British variant of the Jive, popular in the 1950s and 1960s, danced to trad jazz. Modern Jive (also known as LeRoc and Ceroc©) developed in the 1980s, reputedly from a French form of Jive. Modern Jive is not technically of the Jive family, which typically use a 6-count pattern of various combinations of walking and triple steps ...
Sha Na Na was an American rock and roll and doo-wop revival group formed in 1969. The group performed a song-and-dance repertoire based on 1950s hit songs that both revived and parodied the music and the New York City street culture of the 1950s.
Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik is not only light on his feet in the Dancing With the Stars ballroom, but also has the biggest heart. Nedoroscik, 25, danced a jive with pro partner Rylee Arnold during ...
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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.