Jitterbug Song

This has led to confusion within the dance community since jitterbug can refer to different kinds of swing dances.

Jitterbug song. It is danced with uptempo songs. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Jitterbug snap snap jitterbug snap snap jitterbug snap snap jitterbug snap snap jitterbug snap snap jitterbug snap snap jitterbug sn. The jitterbug is featured at dance camps dance competitions swing dance workshops and festivals every year.

The song the jitterbug written in a swing style was intended for the sequence in which the group is journeying to the witch s castle. For more examples of swing era songs please visit our best of the 1940 s song. Due to time constraints the song was cut from the final theatrical version. Http bit ly 2gdtdrd musicworks grade 4 at th.

Jitterbug can be used as a noun to refer to a swing dancer or various types of swing dances for example the lindy hop jive west coast swing and east coast swing. Https goo gl 8e7yrd to purchase download and print instantly. Other variations include jitterbug boogie woogie jive and lindy hop. Michael s inspiration for the song was a scribbled note that his wham partner andrew ridgeley had left for his parents intended to read wake me up before you go but with up accidentally written twice so ridgeley wrote go twice on purpose.

It can also be used as a verb to mean someone dancing to swing. The dancers dance in a circular pattern and utilize a large area. The swing era is from 1935 1945. East coast swing is a faster dance than west coast swing.

In 1984 george michael had this to say on the development of the song. Swing dance festivals and camps allow dancers to exchange dance ideas and continue the evolution of swing dancing. The jitterbug continues to be used as a social dance a competition dance and a performance dance.