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Doing the Jitterbug

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (97908) • Daytona Beach, Florida 11 Feb

This dance was fast and kind of crazy and considered to be a swing dance. The Jitterbug became popular outside of Harlem in NYC when the dance started being featured in Hollywood films and in Broadway theater. And for your...

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What Were You Doing in the 1950's?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 25 May 17

What Were You Doing In The 1950s? Some of you weren’t even born way back then. But, for those of you who were teenagers in the 1950s you might really enjoy this link. https://biggeekdad.com/2013/01/the-best-of-times/ I was a...

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A to Z Challenge: The Letter J

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 23 Apr 16

Jackson Hole, Wyoming is one of my favorite places in the world. We stayed at a campgrounds there for several days, on a 5 ½ week camping trip. We traveled over 7000 miles from Virginia, taking the northern route, all the way to...

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Do You Know How To Dance the "Jitterbug?"

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 17 Dec 15

Jitterbug was the most popular dance of the 50s. I met my husband on the dance floor and we danced the jitterbug. Later, in the 70s we updated the steps to the Disco beat. We both loved to dance and many people thought we were...

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Which branch does Jitterbug belongs to?

smilinglulu @smilinglulu (65) • China 4 Aug 07

I like dancing Jitterbug everyday. One day my friend asked me Is Jitterbug a kind of Latin dance or modern dance or social dance and I couldn't give her answer.I think the style is the combination of Latin dance and modern dace,...

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Jitterbug cell phone

brothertuck @brothertuck (1257) • United States 14 May 07

We are thinking of getting a Jitterbug phone for my mother. She is 70 something and has trouble with her cell phone. It is a pre-pay virgin mobile cell phone. I know that if it was my phone or even my kids phone, it would get...

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