Paolo & Laurentina showcase their 1950s style Rock n' Roll Lindy. Danced to Rockin' Robin by Bobby Day. © 2019 Jumpin Entertainment LLC.

At this time, the most popular fast dance was jitterbug, which was described as "a frenetic leftover of the swing era ballroom days that was only slightly less acrobatic than Lindy".

Teen dances in the '50s fell into two categories: slow and fast. With slow dances couples held each other close and moved slowly around the dance floor in a type of box step. Fast rock and …

In the 50’s, rock and roll including Elvis, Chuck Berry and others brought a whole new type of music and dancing to the country. Jitterbug or swing dancing were used interchangeably for …

In the Carolinas, for example, huge groups of '50s teens had independently taken a dance they called JITTERBUG (unique in style, and eventually re-named CAROLINA SHAG) to incredible …

Apr 12, 2025 · But for those who grew up watching American Bandstand, the Jitterbug lived on well into the 1950s and even the early 60s—a beloved staple of youthful self-expression. The …

What a lively song! Bill Haley and His Comets always get ya dancin'. This was a little 1950s jitterbug swing and boogie woogie number for our dance studio's ...