As a child, Phil Berry of Medina happened upon a dance that would later become a lifelong passion of his. He became mesmerized by The Lindy Hop, a dance characterized by fast rotations, swing outs and ...

You’ve probably seen old video footage from after World War II of couples whirling across the dance floor to old-school R&B tunes, doing dances called Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, or Boppin’. By the 1970’s a ...

They’ll make your dancin’ dreams come true! Brooklynites can get down with some of the world’s best swingers next weekend, when the American Lindy Hop Championships jitterbug their way onto the ...

Jean Phelps Veloz is an icon of 'Hollywood-Style Lindy Hop' for the current swing dancing generation. She dances West Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Tanga and Ballroom. Jean trained with legendary ...

On Wednesday nights, the old Underwood typewriter factory on Arbor Street in Hartford comes alive with the sounds of Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Lionel Hampton and Duke Ellington.

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 ...

First it was the introverted Finns coming out of their shells and dancing close to the Tango. Then, the shy Japanese getting into latin music and swing. Now it’s the Swedes getting into the Lindy Hop.

John Land has attended the New Orleans Swing Dance Festival & Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown every year since the event came to New Orleans a decade ago. This year, he will be hosting dancers from ...

Swing dancing was big back during the jazz era of the 1920-1950s, and still makes a revival from time to time. There are true fans of the dance, and with no particular Swing Dance Clubs in the city, ...