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 ...

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) ...

Greasers and gals performed dance styles that defined the decade like the Jitterbug, Swing and the Stroll.

Jim Byrne, who made a living installing sprinkler systems and made a name for himself as a jitterbug dancer and a boxer, died Saturday (April 11,2009) at Christian Hospital of ...

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.