Named by Ray Bolger, after Colonel Lindbergh's flight
across the Atlantic. This Swing had as much "getting into the air" as possible.
However, the violently acrobatic style used for exhibitions is not the same as
the quietly rhythmic Lindy enjoyed by good dancers on the ballroom floor. The
rhythmic patterns takes place over two measures of music. The more acrobatic
versions were limited to ballrooms of which the most famous was the New York's
Savoy Harlem. At one time the Jitterbug included the Charleston, Black Bottom,
Shag and Lindy Hop. It has now been consolidated into Lindy Hop in eastern U.S.
and on the west coast the West Coast Swing.
