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 ...

Known for exquisite weddings and other elegant events, the Houmas House and Gardens have ventured into the world of East Coast Swing and Jitterbug dance techniques. Beverly Cook, a dance instructor ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Alice Apodaca “was a character and a ham,” said her daughter Barbara Robb of Centennial. Other relatives echoed the assessment of Apocada, who died June 26.

I’VE DONE THE basics of East Coast swing, and I’ve Lindy Hopped my way around the dance floor. But swing has so many styles of movement, I’ve discovered there’s always more to explore. When I realized ...

Newbies can learn to jitterbug at no cost Sundays at 5 p.m. at d.b.a. and at 8 p.m. at the AllWays Lounge, as well as 8 p.m. Mondays at Mimi’s in the Marigny. And free country western dance lessons ...

We squeezed onto Cubanisimo Vineyards' outdoor dance floor with nearly 50 dancers. With zero salsa experience between the two of us, we wondered whether we’d made the right choice to take Tom and ...

There's a new dance craze in town and it's called Ceroc. What's that? According to one local organiser, it's a dance that's been around since after the second world war. 'It originated in France,' ...