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GET HEP TO THE SWING SPEAK
ace: number one, an expert
Big Apple: dance move
bobby soxers: young female swing fans who wear bobby socks
cool: demonstrably causing a good effect, especially while unserious and nonchalant
cut a rug: to dance well
dig: to like, to understand
fedora: a type of wide brim hat
Flat Foot Floogie: a song by Slim Gaillard
hepcat: a cool one, a digger of swing, someone in the know
Jitterbug: a dance punctuated by splits, twirls and somersaults danced to swing or boogie-woogie music
jive: best expressed by its geographical location, a universe somewhere between rock and jazz where the climate is fast and hot, cool and smooth - just like living is
Lindy Hop: fast style swing dance involving aerials (acrobatic throws) named after Charles Lindbergh, the pilot
saddle shoes: a type of shoe worn mainly by bobby-soxers but also by hepcats
square: much could be said but basically someone who doesn’t dig swing music or dancing, they are generally boring or conservative and have little style or cool
Sing, Sing, Sing: famous swing song written by Louis Prima and most well-known as played by Benny Goodman
swing: music that has a “swinging beat” as played by the big bands of the 1940s and early 1950s; to dance to this music
two-tones: two-tone shoes
zoot suits: long drape shape jacket and high-waisted baggy pants, the clothes of the hepcat
