Jookin to whoop that trick6/16/2023 ![]() While based on Lindy Hop, it does have clear distinctions. Later on the term – East Coast Swing – was coined to initially to distinguish the dance from the street form and the new variant used in the competitive ballroom arena. Jitterbug is mostly based in 6-count patterns that are simplified forms of the original patterns copied from Lindy Hop. ![]() There is also the term Double Swing using a tap-step footwork pattern which is seen primarily in Boogie-Woogie, Rockabilly and Jive in the form of Double Step, Double Step, Rock-Step. Other variations of Jitterbug that use altered footwork forms are known as Single Swing or “Single-step Swing” (where the triple step is replaced by a single step forming a slow, slow, quick, quick rhythm common to Foxtrot). ![]() ![]() The 6-count footwork pattern can be seen as Triple-Step, Triple-Step, Rock-Step. – Eastern Swing, East Coast Swing, Single Time, American Swing, Lindy (not to be confused with Lindy Hop) and Triple Swing. Jitterbug can be referred to by many different names in different regions of the United States and the World. Jitterbug is a a 6-count basic style of social partner dance form the 1920s that evolved from the 8-count Lindy Hop. JITTERBUG / BOOGIE-WOOGIE / EAST COAST SWING
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