Not to be confused with the Jitterbug dance from the 1920s and '30s, this dance was created in the 1970s in Detroit that is more acrobatic, stylish (see the video below for the matching outfits), and ...
Jitterbug proper is a dance that was made famous by Cab Calloway (of "Minnie the Moocher" fame). But, as I always understood it, jitterbug is also a general term for any kind of swing dance. They say ...