Jitterbug and Hustle: The common dances performed all over the world

The Jitterbug dance was inspired much from Lindy Hop, while they have some differences. Although jitterbug was referred originally from Lindy Hop, Jitterbug is the term less specific for swing dancing. People have developed their own styles of Lindy Hop across North America in various parts along with other swing dances like Balboa and Shag. In the 1940s and 1950s, many dancers was used the term ‘Lindy Hop’ and considered it as old generation. In this way, the term “Jitterbug” was quite different form of dancing as the way to be danced by the parents. This dance form was basically the same. Though the term “Lindy Hop” is famous among the dancers but Jitterbug Princeton is still alive.

Hustle dance
One of the most common line dances is Hustle Dance Princeton which is danced all over the world. The limits of hustle dance are far beyond the TV shows like “Dancing with the Stars” and the movie ‘Saturday Night Fever’. The first and foremost thing to know about hustle dancing is that it is a solo dance. It means, you don’t need any partner to dance or you can dance with hundreds of partners. It will look fantastic if you are dancing towards the same direction for the long term. The best part is that you don’t need any special clothing, dance floor and shoes. So, get groove with fastest disco beats.

Basic steps of Hustle dancing
1. Forward and Back: In this step, you can begin with standing up and hands at your sides. Then, turn around with right foot, with your right then left and end with bringing together your feet. From the start, you have to go at the end with three to five steps. This is also good enough if you add some jaunty moves of your arms or hips or simply walk along backside by following the beat. Next up, you have to step forward start with left foot and move three simple steps on the front and bring your right foot.

2. Turn three-step and clap: This is another three-step combination in which you have to go right and then come back to the left instead of going forward and back. With your right foot, step up at the side with pointing your toe along the side and then point it towards the back. Let this momentum go around you and then finish this with clapping by your hands on your right shoulder.

3. Roll and Chicken: Keep going with back-and-forth weight lift for the next two movements. Let the roll go around your hips from the right to the left at the angle of 45 Degree. Hold your forearms parallel to the floor, bent your elbows and keep them rotated around each other so that you can roll over the long paper towel. Basically, this motion of rolling usually goes from the right to the left as your weight lifts for at least two beats. In addition, the chest isolation is termed as ‘chicken’ in which your arms move down to the sides.