found: Random House(jitterbug; -bugged, -bugging)
found: Javna, J. How to jitterbug, 1984:t.p. (jitterbugging)
found: International encyc. of dance, 1998(Lindy hop: also known as the jitterbug or swing dancing, this exuberant, sometimes wild, social dance is done to swing music)
found: a DC Hand Dance Club website, viewed Dec. 14, 2009history page (D.C. Hand-Dance; a regional and time-period specific version of the swing/jitterbug; originated in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area in the early to mid-1950s; swing dance has existed in many different styles, versions and cultures since swing music began; from its beginning, was referred to and called: D.C. Hand-Dance/Hand-Dancing; D.C. Swing; D.C. Style (swing); SE Style; Queenstown; and Fast dance; this was the first time a version of "swing" dance was termed "Hand-Dance"; characterized by very smooth footwork and movements, and close-in and intricate hand-turns, all danced to a 6-beat, 6 to 8 count dance rhythm; it is a close-contact swing dance; the footwork consists of smooth and continuous floor contact, sliding and gliding-type steps (versus hopping and jumping-type steps, and there were no aerials); partners generally move to, from, around, and/or in front of each other while executing smooth footwork, hand-turns and other dance moves; the partners' hands (either one or both) are always joined in some way, thereby called "Hand-Dance") - http://www.dchanddanceclub.com
