Variations of the jitterbug remained popular in the '50s, despite the dance's controversial wave of notoriety and a Cedar Rapids City Council ban of the dance in the late 1930s. (The History Center) ...

”I love to dance, and that`s the objective here,” says Joanie Plotke, a bit breathless from a spin around the dance floor to some Elvis. Indeed, dancing the jitterbug is what Chicago`s Windy ...

Put on your dancing shoes! Dance Instructor Tim Pattison is back at the Y and excited to be teaching 50’s jitterbug dance. Classes will be from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays, Oct. 5, 12, and 19. Y ...