# Let's Dance!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-dance/20662>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 27, 2000, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-dance/20662 "2000-05-27T04:18:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2000, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-dance/20662/1 "2000-05-27T04:18:23Z")

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Does anyone know how to do the jitterbug? Also, is the jitterbug significantly different from the lindy hop?

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**Author:** ![Argeable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Argeable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argeable)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2000, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-dance/20662/2 "2000-05-27T04:29:01Z")

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In the interests of being social, I’ll answer your question:  
No one has a clue. Sorry, try Cecil.  
However, I consutled [http://www.dictionary.com](http://www.dictionary.com) and:

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> jit·ter·bug (jtr-bg)  
> n.
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> A strenuous dance performed to quick-tempo swing or jazz music and consisting of various two-step patterns embellished with twirls and sometimes acrobatic maneuvers.
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> Lindy Hop n : an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)

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Hope that clears everything up.