Put on your dancing shoes! Dance Instructor Tim Pattison is back at the Y and excited to be teaching 50’s jitterbug dance. Classes will be from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays, Oct. 5, 12, and 19. Y ...

Variations of the jitterbug remained popular in the '50s, despite the dance's controversial wave of notoriety and a Cedar Rapids City Council ban of the dance in the late 1930s. (The History Center) ...

Known for exquisite weddings and other elegant events, the Houmas House and Gardens have ventured into the world of East Coast Swing and Jitterbug dance techniques.

Cost: Suggested donations to learn the jitterbug dance are $5 for individuals, $8 for pairs and $10 for families. Can't make it?