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Dance Name		Origin	Date	Creator / Choreographer	Note: See Also
Jaleo de Jerez		Xeres, Spain	n/a	n/a	Spanish Dance, Fandango, Jota, Bolero
Jalisco, the		Jalisco	n/a	Male dancer places his hat on ground, female dances around it, if she touches hat, she accepted his love.	Spanish Dance, Jose Greco
Jam, The		America	1840s	Minstrel Shows	Hoe-down, Barn Dance, Swing, Lindy
Jarabo Tipatio		Mexico City	1900s?	n/a	Mexican Hat Dance, Spanish, Folk
Jarana		Yucatán, Mexico	n/a	aka: Merry Chatter	Folk Dance
Java Dance		India	200 AD	Seven Widaharis	Chaya-Nataka, Hindu, Mime, Folk
Jazz, The		Pittsburgh?	1917	Miss Francis White?	Novelty dance
Jazz Dance		USA	1920's	n/a	Ballet, Modern, Tap
Jazzarimbo		USA	1910s	Ragtime Dance	Bunny Hug, Grizzly Bear, Turkey Trot
Jazzbo Glide		USA	1900s	Simple Couples Step snapping Fingers	mentioned in Bradfords Bullfrog Hop in 1908
Jelly Glide		USA?	1913	n/a	Bunny Hug, Grizzly Bear etc.
Jelly Roll		USA	1915	Dancing The Jelly Roll	n/a
Jibao, Pie De		Spain	1560	Also known as Gibao	Sarabande, Chacone, Spanish, Court
Jig		Ireland	1580's-1880	aka: Gigue	Gigue, Clog, Reels, Giga Tap, Buck, Slop, Jiggs
	Jig Walk	USA	1930S	Rock/Step-Kick/Step-Kick-Step (Mainly done in Closed Position)	Swing, Shag, Balboa Variation
Jimmy Creepers		USA	1954	John Bull	Fad
Jitterbug		USA	1934-95	(Umbrella term for Swing Dances/ Dancers)	West Coast Swing, Lindy, Push, Whip New Yorker, East Coast, Jive
Jitter-Jive		USA	1930s	Astaire & Leslie	Jitterbug, East Coast, Jive
Jiu Jitsu Waltz		USA	1910's?	Mademoiselle Dazie did this dance in the 1907 Zigfeld Follies	Jiu Jitsu Dance, Dazie, Zeigfeld Follies
Jive		Europe/USA	1940's on	n/a	East Coast, Le roc, Ce roc, Swing, Euro Rock & Roll, Boogie Woogie
Joanelle		USA	1914	Joan Sawyer	Waltz??Minuet, Corps de ballet
Joc De Legana		Romania	n/a	aka: Dance of the Cradle	Rustemul, Alunelul, Folk
Joe Louis Truck		USA	1930's	Don Redman wrote the song which was just the Truckin' Dance	Truckin', Swing Dance, Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, L'Africain
Jonah's Band		USA	1910s?	Similaritys to the Juba Dance, Circle dance	??
Jota		Aragon, Valencia, Spain	1700s	(National Dance)	Spanish Dance
Ju-Jitsu Waltz		USA	1907	Mlle. Dazie & Tokio	Waltz
Juba, Pattin'		USA	1845	Master Juba	William Henry Lane, Jig, Clog, Tap, Buck & Wing
Jump Swing		Ihaca, NY ?	c.2000?	Originally (and still known as) East Coast Swing (with kicks) then later as Retro Swing! (see Retro/ Neo Swing) ... More of a Musical style than a dance.	aka: East Coast Swing, Retro Swing, Double Time Swing, Neo-Swing, Jitterbug. [Link]
Junkman Rag, the		USA	191?	Maurice Mouvet	??

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