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Jiving in a British dance hall, 1945. To the players of swing music in the 1930s and 1940s, jive was an expression denoting glib or foolish talk. [2] American soldiers brought Lindy Hop/jitterbug to Europe around 1940, where this dance swiftly found a following among the young. In the United States, "swing" became the most common word for the ...
KPXM-TV (channel 41) is a television station licensed to St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area. The station is owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company, and maintains a sales office on 176th Street NW near Big Lake; its transmitter is located in Nowthen, Minnesota.
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Jitterbug dancing competition, Trocadero, Sydney, 1948 Jitterbug dancers, Trocadero, Sydney, 1948. In 1944, with the United States' continuing involvement in World War II, a 30% federal excise tax was levied against night clubs that featured dancing. Although the tax was later reduced to 20%, "No Dancing Allowed" signs went up all over the country.
Talent search/competition (dance only) America's Ballroom Challenge: 01-02-2006 United States-- Competition America's Best Dance Crew: 07-02-2008 United States-- Talent search/competition (dance only) American Bandstand: 01-08-1952 United States-- Musical variety The Arthur Murray Party: 20-07-1950 United States--
America's Ballroom Challenge is a competitive ballroom dance television series that aired on Public Broadcasting Service in the United States between 2006 and 2009. It is part of the annual Ohio Star Ball, [ 1 ] a festival of DanceSport in Columbus, Ohio .
Bob’s ‘Wild West’ history. A hot-pink neon sign glows behind the darkened stage in Bob’s backroom as Snake nails the final chorus of “Ex’s & Oh’s” by Elle King.
Hand jive, a dance particularly associated with music of the 1950s; Jive (dance), a dance style that originated in the United States from African Americans in the early 1930s; Modern Jive, a dance style derived from swing, Lindy Hop, rock and roll, salsa and others; Skip jive, a British dance, descended from the jazz dances of the 1930s and ...