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The NOLA Jitterbugs Share the History of Dance

March 31, 2015 by: Brittney Schering

Nothing defines the joie-de-vivre of New Orleans so much as traditional jazz music, and nothing gives life to jazz like swing dancing.

For the first time in French Quarter Fest history, the NOLA Jitterbugs will take the stage on Thursday, April 9, in Jackson Square.

The jitterbug is known as an exuberant ballroom dance made popular in the ’30s, having originated in the United States and spread like w...

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